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Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years
Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages.
That's the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about this unstructured time at school and how it needs to be protected.
The updated po ... (full story)
South Florida officers sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, claiming details in 'The Rip' are too real
MIAMI (AP) — Two South Florida police officers claim Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's recent action thriller “The Rip” used too many real-life details in its fictionalized narrative, causing harm to the officers' personal and professional reputations, according to a defamation lawsuit.
Jason Smith and Jonathan Sant ... (full story)
Bangor public health director reflects on conditions that escalated Maine HIV outbreak
Penobscot County is grappling with Maine’s largest HIV outbreak in its history. Looking back, the top public health official for the county seat of Bangor described how the conditions existed for such an outbreak and how it is now difficult to know the full scope.
In a recent interview, Jennifer Gunderman, Bangor’s d ... (full story)
Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges Tuesday in the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing the Singapore-based operator of a ship and a key employee of making critical decisions that led to the ship crashing into the span and killing six people.
Acting Attorney Gene ... (full story)
What might LeBron James do next? He has plenty of options for next season and beyond
LeBron James has options.
He could stay with the Los Angeles Lakers. He could decide to join another team. He could even retire and end the longest career in NBA history. He knows all this.
He just doesn't know the answer.
“I don't know what the future holds for me, obviously,” James said.
His 23rd season ... (full story)