Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan had 15 children, aged between two months to 13 years, removed from their home
A California couple has been arrested on child abuse charges following an investigation into a surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 kids, police said on Tuesday.
Silvia Zhang and her husband, Guojun Xuan are expected to face conspiracy to commit child abuse charges, according to the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department.
Continue reading...A generation facing unprecedented challenges deserves better than an underfunded education system
One of the most famous slogans in France’s May 1968 student protests declared “L’imagination au pouvoir” (Power to the imagination). In a postwar context of steady growth, the ’68ers dreamed of shaping an egalitarian society, freed from the social constraints of their parents’ generation. Nearly five decades on, in a very different economic climate, the goal for most of the tens of thousands of pupils disrupting schools across the country is more modest. As one placard on display had it: “I’d like to be worrying about my maths exam, not my future”.
A huge turnout of hundreds of thousands of protesters on Tuesday – a number that included many parents and teachers – confirmed the depth of resentment at years of budget cuts leading to crumbling school buildings, overcrowded classes and chronic staff shortages. Other complaints point to a lack of resources to deal with the now frequent heatwaves that make classrooms intolerable in May and June, and the unfairness of an opaque, algorithmically driven selection process for universities.
Continue reading...Minister says they could not see parties cooperating, while official says coalition should be formally ruled out
Senior Labour party figures said it was very unlikely their party would cooperate with the Greens in the future after they adopted a policy treating Zionism as a form of racism.
One Labour minister said they could not foresee how the two parties could work together, while a government official said Labour should formally rule out a future coalition or other arrangement.
Continue reading...Nigeria filed complaint over ineligible players in playoff
Fifa investigators aware of situation before tournament
Fifa allowed the Democratic Republic of the Congo to compete at this summer’s World Cup despite reports suggesting an internal investigation found that the country had fielded an ineligible player in qualifying.
The player in question, the goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi, starred for his nation at the tournament, including against England in the last 32. Mpasi, who was born in France and played for Les Bleus as a youth, had never completed the process of switching nationalities, Fifa reportedly found. No punishment was levied against the Congolese federation, Fecofa.
Continue reading...In light of their failure to appropriately respond to the severity of a 2024 sexual assault case, Cornell University has finally taken action and officially paused its Rape and Assault undergraduate major program.
It’s about time!
Though the Rape and Assault undergraduate program has been a historic part of Cornell’s 161-year tenure, this pause will allow administrators to examine whether or not the program, which includes courses such as Introduction to Molesting and Roofies 301, played a significant role in the 2024 gang rape of a student. Students who have already declared their major in the department will be able to complete their bachelor degrees, but new students will not be permitted to enroll in the major at this time.
Said the University in a statement, “It has come to our attention that undergraduate students in our Rape and Assault program may have used what they learned to commit rape and/or assault. This was never our intent, as seminars like ‘How Much K Is Needed To Make Sure She Forgets Everything?’ and visiting professorships by Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby, were only ever meant to provide students with a well-rounded education. As we assess the situation, prospective Rape and Assault majors should consult with their advisors regarding Cornell’s other exciting academic offerings, such as Hotel Management and Beekeeping.”
For some this might be considered too little too late, but props to Cornell University for trying to make things right.
The Ku Klux Klan is rebranding itself as The Knights Party, centered on “family and faith” along with proud & open white supremacy. 💩🖕
Het kan weer: jongeren aanspreken als debielen. Een ogenschijnlijk willekeurige rugbyvader en het preventieplatform 'vapen #jouwkeuze' proberen uw kind van het vapen af te houden. Vapen is slecht en verboden, maar dat boeit jongeren niet: 85% van de jongeren lurkt zichzelf de acne-astma. "De campagne introduceert nepvapes in de herkenbare, kleurrijke stijl van echte vape reclames, maar met smaken die niet verleiden, maar juist onthullen: Slappe Banaan en Lamme Wortel (erectieproblemen), Acné Aardbei en Psoriasis Peer (huidproblemen)." Acné aardbei roepen naar uw pokdalige puber: een goed idee.
Vapen blijft het gemankeerde, minder esthetische broertje van roken. Het is suikervrije cola drinken in een bruine kroeg. Motorrijden met helm. Autorijden zonder alcohol. Esthetiek zou een goede reden zijn om campagne te voeren tegen de elektronische kankerbode, maar nee. Deze campagne richt zich op slappe pikken bij de jeugd. Jong geleerd, oud gedaan gaat blijkbaar niet op bij erectieproblemen. Het zoveelste goedbedoelde initiatief dat zal sterven in namaakschoonheid. Eerder gefaald campagne-experiment: Nationale Ouderavond 'Nee tegen Vapen' onder leiding van de onvermijdelijke Edson da Graça.
We zijn de beroerdste niet, daarom een campagnevoorstel. Vapen heeft een positief-imagoprobleem. Het is te stoer. We gaan toch al lamentabele BN'ers opofferen om de jeugd te redden. Daarom, in uw plaatselijke bushokje: het hoofd van Chris Woerts met de tekst 'van vapen krijg je afasie'. Of Olcay Gulsen met 'Vapen zorgt voor hersenbeschadiging'.
De vraag waar je sneller een erectiestoornis van krijgt, het vapen of de campagne, blijft onbeantwoord.
Zin in vapen nu.
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