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A news release from the Bladen County Sheriff's Office said several West Bladen High School students received Instagram messages on Jan. 18 telling them to stay away from school because there would be violence the next morning. Investigators said two teens, aged 17 and 16, were charged as adults with making a false report concerning mass violence on educational properties.

The move is remarkable — and controversial — because it marks the intervention of one sovereign state, the Holy See, into the internal governing affairs of another, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, an ancient aristocratic order that runs a vast charity operation around the globe. The naming of a papal delegate signals a Vatican takeover, harking back to the Vatican’s previous takeovers of the Legion of Christ and Jesuit religious orders when they were undergoing periods of scandal or turmoil. Читать дальше...

(AP) — School choice advocates say they are determined to make charter schools, tax credits for scholarships and education savings accounts part of Montana's education system. Leaders of conservative groups such as the Montana Family Foundation and Americans for Prosperity spoke to the crowd, while U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and Office of Public Instruction Superintendent Elsie Arntzen sent letters of support.

A class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last month calls InterCoast Career Institute's nursing education program a "sham." The lawsuit also claims the company failed to provide about 300 students between 2011 and 2016 with quality education needed to obtain licenses and jobs.

10 Classic Shows You Didn’t Know Mary Tyler Moore Was Involved With Behind the Scenes (Photos) Mary Tyler Moore is well-known as a comedian and actress, but her production company, MTM Enterprises, is responsible for a host of classic TV shows... How Mary Tyler Moore Changed TV's Dress Code for Women... by Wearing Pants The hospital drama often known for starring a young Denzel Washington was produced by MTM. MTM produced the sitcom, set in a struggling radio station. MTM distributed, rather than produced... Читать дальше...

Feijoo’s honors include a bronze medal at the Varna International Ballet Competition and a gold medal at the first Latino American Ballet Competition. “Lorena has always been a very versatile and singular dancer,” said S.F. Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson. In addition to her strength and beautiful technique, she is always the dancer who has an extra dose of passion and spirit — and that intensity draws your eye to her whenever she’s onstage. A strikingly individual performer, Feijoo triumphed... Читать дальше...

NEWPORT, N.C. (AP) — A sheriff's office says a woman narrowly escaped being carjacked after spotting what she thought was a child sitting in the middle of the road in the dark of night. It turned out to be a dummy, dressed in children's clothing. [...] as the woman slowed her car, two men wearing dark hoodies approached and pulled on her door handles.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Winthrop has suspended women's basketball head coach Kevin Cook for what it called a "personnel matter." Cook, who was an assistant coach of the four-time WNBA Houston Comets, has spent five seasons with Winthrop.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-area school trustee said Wednesday she wants to declare the nation's fifth-largest public school district an immigration sanctuary for students and staff, regardless of their citizenship status. Board member Carolyn Edwards said she wants to protect them if President Donald Trump enacts campaign promises to deport people living in the U.S. without legal permission. Edwards, in her third term as a trustee, said she hoped her resolution would highlight for the Las Vegas... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump and his hotel and real estate business on Wednesday separately named ethics counselors, the latest step in the president's plan to address conflicts-of-interest concerns that arise from his decision to maintain financial ties to his company. The moves come two weeks after Trump announced his plan to separate himself from his company and ensure that his two adult sons recently charged with running the company won't use their father's position to help the business. Читать дальше...

How Mary Tyler Moore Changed TV’s Dress Code for Women… by Wearing Pants [...] before that, she helped break another barrier… by wearing pants on TV. Moore told “Fresh Air” host Terry Gross in 1995 that her character was originally going to be “a wife, a television wife… and that really had its classical parameters and dimensions.” [...] I think we broke new ground, and that was helped by my insistence on wearing pants, you know, jeans and capri pants at the time because I said I’ve seen all the... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A proposal to create education savings accounts for children with disabilities has been expanded to include all Missouri students. The money could be used for private or charter school tuition, textbooks, online classes or tutoring.

Hollywood Mourns Mary Tyler Moore: ‘She Turned the World on With Her Smile’ Ed Asner, George Takei, Rachel Bloom and others remember the iconic TV actress Hollywood is showing its love for Mary Tyler Moore after the iconic TV comedian died at the age of 80 Wednesday. “#marytylermoore my heart goes out to you and your family,” said her “Mary Tyler Moore Show” co-star Ed Asner. Know that I love you and believe in your strength. RIP, Mary Tyler Moore, added George Takei, referencing the lyrics to the theme song of her show. Читать дальше...

“Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine,” her longtime publicist, Mara Buxbaum said in a statement. A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile. Following “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Moore stepped into the title role of “The Mary Tyler... Читать дальше...

[...] it might be the only way to get the unvarnished truth. In his role as chairman, he has voiced skepticism about the extent of climate change and the role of human behavior, saying that the Obama administration engaged in alarmism and exaggeration to promote an extreme climate agenda.

Pero lo que ocurre en el Bosque Experimental Hubbard Brook, en Nueva Hampshire, es ciencia, mucha ciencia. Operado por el servicio forestal federal desde 1955, el bosque es ahora el sitio de un proyecto de investigación para examinar el impacto de las heladas, esas tormentas a menudo hermosas, pero devastadoras que alteran bosques, dañan infraestructura y vidas. El objetivo es estudiar cómo esas tormentas afectan el bosque y la fauna que de él depende y, eventualmente, crear modelos sobre el momento y localización de tormentas futuras.

The announcement comes as the federal agency runs out of funds to support the observatory, which features a 1,000-foot-wide (305-meter-wide) dish used in part to search for gravitational waves and track asteroids that might be on a collision course with Earth. "Perhaps in the future, scientists might have to pay to use it," he said, adding that the observatory still plays a key role in research including the study of solar eruptions capable of disrupting electronic equipment. The foundation said... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's tweet indicating he would "send in the Feds" to bring down Chicago's homicide rate (all times local): A Democratic Chicago congressman says he doubts Republican President Donald Trump "has any serious intention" of finding a way to end gun crime. The department's homicide figures do not include officer-involved shootings, shootings considered "justified" such as in self-defense, and shootings investigated by the state police because they occurred on expressways. Читать дальше...

“Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine,” her longtime publicist, Mara Buxbaum said in a statement. A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile. Following “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Moore stepped into the title role of “The Mary Tyler... Читать дальше...

NBC has ordered a pilot for a new comedy series based on the classic 1991 comedy film “What About Bob?” that will feature a female lead, TheWrap has learned. In the series, What About Barb?, a psychotherapist tries to cut ties with her most overbearing patient but is unsuccessful and gains an annoying family member in the process. [...] NBC has given a 10-episode order to a revival of the classic sitcom “Will & Grace,” with the entire main cast returning.

Police: 12 college students face underage drinking charges WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine say a dozen Colby College students received summonses off campus after officers responded to a report of people smashing beer bottles on a city street.

BOSTON (AP) — A story shared on social media that claims a Boston man lost his testicles in an explosion while trying to fill a scuba tank with marijuana smoke is false. An image accompanying the story of the supposed victim being taken into an ambulance by emergency personnel is from a 2010 Boston Globe article about an unrelated incident.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have introduced a bill that would restrict the locker rooms, shower rooms and changing facilities that transgender students could use at school. The measure says that schools could provide accommodations such as a single-occupancy restroom at someone's request because of special circumstances.

‘Fun Home’ opens the new Curran — just the musical for SF There are so many reasons why “Fun Home” might well have failed as a mainstream musical. Former Miss America Kate Shindle stars. To see highlights from the national tour of “Fun Home”: https://youtu.be/1qdD_f-t8ZI To see touring cast members of “Fun Home” talk about what home means to them: https://youtu.be/jNZjIsTorn0 To see students from Oakland School for the Arts sing “Ring of Keys” from “Fun Home” in a tribute to GLAAD Spirit Day... Читать дальше...