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‘Pervasive pornography,’ vulgarity, profanity banned by California school board

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

Pervasive pornography, erotica and “inappropriate vulgarity or profanity” are banned from instructional materials under policy changes passed by Temecula’s school board Tuesday night, Dec. 12.The Temecula Valley Unified School District board’s 3-2 vote followed discussion over the policy’s timing and criticism from residents who fear the policy will censor valuable lessons and classic literature.The revised policy states that the district’s “education program, including all of its instructional materials “shall not include pervavsive (sic) pornography, erotica,” depictions of sexual violence and “inappropriate vulgarity or profanity, or other obscene material.”The policy also calls for learning materials to be “educationally suitable.” View this document on Scribd“The Board recognizes that determinations regarding appropriateness and compliance with this policy with respect to the program and instructional materials often must be made case-by-case and in context,” the policy states...

Former Disneyland boss Dick Nunis dies at 91

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

Dick Nunis learned directly from Walt Disney how to run Disneyland and went on to play a key role in the development of the Anaheim theme park, Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris.The Disney Legend and former Disneyland executive vice president died on Wednesday, Dec. 13 in Orlando, Florida at the age of 91, according to the Walt Disney Company.“Dick took the values and philosophies he learned directly from Walt and incorporated them into everything he did at Disney,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a statement released by the company.Disney Legend and former Disneyland executive vice president Dick Nunis. (Courtesy of the Walt Disney Company) Born in Cedartown, Georgia on May 30, 1932, Nunis made his way west on a University of Southern California football scholarship and took a job at Disneyland on a lark after his dreams of playing professional football were cut short by a broken neck playing the sport he loved.After graduating from USC, Nunis landed a summer job...

Joe Biden Keeps Repeating His False Claim That He Saw Pictures of Beheaded Babies

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

On October 11, four days after the Hamas-led attacks in Israel, President Joe Biden addressed a group of Jewish community leaders in the Indian Treaty Room of the Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. “I’ve been doing this a long time,” Biden said. “I never really thought that I would see and have confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children.”It was a jarring statement. And it was false.Biden had seen no such pictures, nor received any such confirmation. He made those comments after Nicole Zedeck, a journalist for Israel’s i24 News, reported that 40 babies had been decapitated, citing Israeli soldiers at the scene of the attacks at Kfar Aza. A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu subsequently stated that babies and toddlers had been found with their “heads decapitated.”Three hours later, Biden promoted the claim to the world and asserted he personally saw pictures of the horrifying scene, giving the story supreme legitimacy.Hamas denied the ...

Bank of England holds interest rates at a 15-year high despite worries about the economy

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept borrowing rates unchanged Thursday despite mounting worries over the state of the British economy, and it showed little sign that it is contemplating cutting them anytime soon — unlike the U.S. Federal Reserve.The central bank left its main interest rate at a 15-year high of 5.25%, where it has stood since August following the end of nearly two years of hikes. Six of the nine members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep rates on hold while three wanted a quarter-point hike — a clear signal to the markets that rate cuts are not on the agenda yet.That was backed up by bank Gov. Andrew Bailey, who said in a statement that interest rate policy would likely have to remain “restrictive for an extended period of time.”The Bank of England has managed to get inflation down from a four-decade high of over 11% — but there’s still a ways to go for it to get back to the bank’s 2% target. Inflation, as measured by the consumer price ind...

Jabil: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jabil Inc. (JBL) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $194 million.The St Petersburg, Florida-based company said it had net income of $1.47 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.60 per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.54 per share.The electronics manufacturer posted revenue of $8.39 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.35 billion.For the current quarter ending in February, Jabil expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.73 to $2.13.The company said it expects revenue in the range of $7 billion to $7.6 billion for the fiscal second quarter.Jabil expects full-year earnings to be $9 per share, with revenue expected to be $31 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://auto...

Putin says there will be no peace in Ukraine until his goals, still unchanged, are achieved

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation marking the national holiday celebrated on December 12 - Constitution Day, at the Novo-Ogaryovo State residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Mikhail Tereshchenko, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)(AP/Mikhail Tereshchenko) Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation marking the national holiday celebrated on December 12 - Constitution Day, at the Novo-Ogaryovo State residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Mikhail Tereshchenko, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)(AP/Mikhail Tereshchenko) ...

Putin says Russia is in dialogue with the US on exchanging jailed Americans Gershkovich and Whelan

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday Moscow is in dialogue with with the United States on the issue of bringing home jailed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich and the Kremlin hopes to “find a solution,” even though “it’s not easy.” Putin spoke about Whelan and Gershkovich during his year-end press conference in response to a question about a recent offer the Biden administration made to secure the two men’s release. The U.S. State Department reported it earlier this month, without offering details, and said Russia rejected it. Putin said that Moscow is not refusing to bring the two Americans back home, wondering somewhat rhetorically in passing: “Why would they commit offenses on Russian soil?”“We have contacts on this matter with our American partners, there’s a dialogue on this issue. It’s not easy, I won’t go into details right now. But in general, it seems to me that we’re speaking a language each of us understands,” he continued...

Yannick Noah will captain France’s men’s wheelchair tennis team at Paralympic Games

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Yannick Noah will lead the France men’s wheelchair tennis team at the Paris Paralympic Games next year, the French Tennis Federation said on Thursday.Noah, a celebrity in his home country, guided France to Davis Cup titles in 1991, 1996 and 2017. He also captained France to victory in the Fed Cup in 1997.“Yannick Noah is today named captain of the French men’s wheelchair tennis team,” the federation said. “His mission will include leading Les Bleus to victory at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.”Wheelchair tennis will take place from Aug. 30-Sept. 7 next year at Stade Roland Garros, where Noah became the last Frenchman to win a Grand Slam tournament in 1983. “It’s an extraordinary human adventure,” Noah said. “The guys are fantastic. We’re only eight months away from the Games and, for the time being, our aim is to improve on a daily basis. The aim is to put them in the best possible conditions for the week of the tournament, and to perform at their best.”___AP Olympics:...

Captain Lautaro and Inter Milan keen to upgrade contract in season

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

MILAN (AP) — World Cup winner Lautaro Martínez has two targets: To score 100 goals this season and to renew his contract with Inter Milan.One is more realistic than the other.Inter is in discussions with its star striker on a new five-year contract and when asked if it could be sorted before the new year, Lautaro said he would gladly sign a new deal “tomorrow” and is very close to finalising the details.Lautaro was in buoyant mood in the recent interview with Italian broadcaster Sportmediaset, which also asked him if he had a goalscoring target for this season.“Let’s say 100,” the Argentina international responded with a laugh.“I like to score a lot but the important thing is that Inter wins. My aim is to go up a level every year.”Lautaro has certainly stepped up this year and has grown further after being handed the captain’s armband by Inter in the summer.While 100 goals should be out of reach, breaking the Serie A goal-scoring record of 36 could be a distinct possibility.Lautaro ...

Putin advierte que no habrá paz en Ucrania hasta que logre su objetivo

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:17:40 GMT

MOSCÚ — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, advirtió este jueves que los objetivos de Moscú en Ucrania no han cambiado y que no habrá paz hasta alcanzarlos.Putin, que lleva casi 24 años en el poder y anunció hace poco que se presentará a la reelección, fue recibido con aplausos a su llegada a la sala en el centro de Moscú, a escasa distancia del Kremlin, en su conferencia de prensa de final de año.Este año los ciudadanos de a pie tenían la oportunidad de hacer preguntas por teléfono, además de las formuladas por periodistas, y los ciudadanos llevaban dos semanas enviando preguntas. Era la primera vez que el presidente, que ha limitado mucho sus interacciones con medios extranjeros, podría recibir varias preguntas de periodistas occidentales desde antes de que comenzaran los combates en Ucrania. Convocan elecciones presidenciales para marzo de 2024 en Rusia: ¿irá Putin por su 5to mandato? “Tiene un gran interés por los cohetes”: dice Putin...