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Shaker, Colonie girls lax team up with 15 for Life Foundation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:06:36 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Shaker girls lacrosse team hosted Colonie on Tuesday night. The two rivals on the field teamed up off the field to help raise awareness for something much bigger than sports. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The game helped raised money for the 15 for Life Foundation, which seeks to normalize discussions around depression and mental health. The foundation was founded by the Kavovit family after Rob Kavovit, a former All-American lacrosse player at Syracuse, took his own life in 2021 at the age of 45. The 15 for Life Foundation describes their mission statement as, "In Rob's honor his family will carry the torch of the 15 For Life Foundation to shed the shame and embarrassment around depression and mental health. By opening dialogue in a fresh and honest way, 15 For Life's mission is to better equip people of all ages to understand and recognize depression and mental illness potentially affecting...

Shenendehowa squeaks past Saratoga on Senior Night

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:06:36 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Two of the top girls lacrosse teams in the Suburban Council faced off in Clifton Park on Tuesday night. Shenendehowa (8-1 in league play) hosted Saratoga Springs (7-1 in league play) on senior night for the Lady Plainsmen. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! After the Blue Streaks struck first, Shen scored six straight to take a 6-1 lead. Saratoga cut the deficit, trailing 7-4 at the half. The Blue Streaks came back to tie it at 10, forcing overtime. Senior Cam Wilders won the game for Shenendehowa on senior night in the extra period, as the Lady Plainsmen came away with an 11-10 win. Saratoga's Carly Wise tallied her 200th career goal in the loss.

US announces $1.2 billion in military aid for Ukraine

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:06:36 GMT

The United States planned as soon as Tuesday (9 May) to announce a new $1.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine that will include air defense systems, ammunition and funds for training, a US official said.Ukraine will receive 155-mm Howitzer ammunition, counter-drone ammunition, and funding for satellite imagery as well as various types of training, said the official.The package is paid from Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funding which allows President Joe Biden's administration to buy weapons from industry rather than pull from US weapons stocks.The military aid, first reported by the Associated Press, comes as Congress and the White House debate ways to avoid a default on the nation's debt, with many Republicans demanding sharp cuts in domestic spending in exchange for lifting the debt limit.However, members of both parties insist they support continued aid for Ukraine including top Republicans House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell, the top Republica...

Opposition member of Parliament arrested the day after elections

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:06:36 GMT

Where? The Republic of Moldova, a "fast-tracked" EU accession country.The deputy chairman of the "SHOR" Party, MP Marina Tauber, was detained for 72 hours on May 1st, her birthday. The “present” was administered by the power-controlled police at the Chisinau International Airport. The opposition politician was on her way to Israel for a scheduled medical appointment and was due to return after a few days. The MP informed prosecutors and the court of her intention to leave the country.In the morning, on May 1st, Marina Tauber announced, in a Facebook live, that she was going to Israel, that she had informed the authorities about this and that she had presented the prosecutors with the round-trip tickets. Moreover, she said she could be detained or arrested. This is because the Sandu-PAS government does not agree with the result of the elections for Gagauzia's Bashkan, held on April 30th, in which the candidate of the "SHOR" Party, Evghenia Guțul, gained the most votes and is due to p...

Ask Amy: I know my parenting anxiety isn’t healthy. Any advice?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:06:36 GMT

Dear Amy: I have trouble insulating myself from the anxiety caused by my young adult sons’ life issues. They are 21 and 26 years old.I’ve done what I could as a mom to raise independent adults. They are doing well for the most part (the younger still in college), but we are close and they confide in me. This can really send me into a tailspin.Our older son has chosen a lifestyle that is built around being outdoors, but his work can be sporadic and he can be very scattered. I believe he may have some depression and doesn’t always take his meds for his ADHD. I’m glad he confides in me, and I prompt him to take care of himself.Our younger son has chosen an extremely competitive academic and professional path. He seems to have built in good options for himself, but recently he had a fender-bender in the car, and I worry about him.My anxiety about my sons really impacts me on a daily basis and is not healthy. (My husband does not worry like this.)Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask A...

UK tabloid group admits it unlawfully gathered info on Harry

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:06:36 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry scored a victory at the outset of his first phone hacking trial Wednesday with the publisher of the Daily Mirror apologizing for unlawfully gathering information about him in its reporting that warrants some compensation.The admission was made in court filings outlining Mirror Group Newspapers defense, in which it said it was contesting claims of “historic” voicemail interception and continuing to argue at trial that Harry and three less-well-known celebrities brought their claims beyond a time limit.But it also admitted that there was “some evidence of the instruction of third parties to engage in other types of UIG (unlawful information gathering) in respect of each of the claimants,” which includes the Duke. It said it “warrants compensation” but didn’t spell out what form that might take. “MGN unreservedly apologizes for all such instances of UIG, and assures the claimants that such conduct will never be repeated,” the court papers said.THIS IS A BREAK...

Serbia, Montenegro punished for fan slurs at Euro 2024 game

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:06:36 GMT

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has ordered Serbia to host a 2024 European Championship qualifier in an empty stadium because of discriminatory chants by fans at a game against neighboring Montenegro. Fans traded ethnic-based slurs at Serbia’s 2-0 win in Podgorica in March, and UEFA also sanctioned the Montenegrin soccer federation for discriminatory behavior in sanctions announced late Tuesday.Serbia will serve the stadium ban when it hosts Hungary in September, activating a probationary sanction for previous racist conduct by fans at a Nations League game last year, UEFA said. UEFA also fined the Serbian federation 50,000 euros ($55,000) and barred it from selling tickets to fans for the team’s next away game in Group G, in Bulgaria next month.The latest UEFA sanction for Serbia fan misconduct follows a stadium closure for one game in Euro 2020 qualifying. Montenegro was fined 20,000 euros ($22,000) by UEFA and must close a section of its stadium when hosting Bulgaria in September. ...

UK tabloid publisher Mirror Group admits unlawfully gathering info on Prince Harry but denies hacking his phone

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:06:36 GMT

LONDON (AP) — UK tabloid publisher Mirror Group admits unlawfully gathering info on Prince Harry but denies hacking his phone.Source

What to know about public service student loan forgiveness

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:06:36 GMT

The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than 615,000 borrowers in the past 18 months as part of a program aimed at getting more people to work in public service jobs, the U.S. Department of Education said this week.The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is open to teachers, librarians, nurses, public interest lawyers, military members and other public workers. It cancels a borrower’s remaining student debt after 10 years of public interest work, or 120 monthly payments.The program is separate from President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, which would wipe away or reduce loans for millions of borrowers regardless of what field they work in. The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering whether that plan can go ahead.The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, known as PSLF, was launched in 2007, but stringent rules meant that more than 90% of applicants were rejected, the Department of Education said in 2019.In...

Retakes, accepting late assignments among proposed changes to Arlington schools’ grading policy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:06:36 GMT

Arlington Public Schools in Virginia is proposing a plan that would enable middle and high school students to retake or redo certain assignments and reduce the weight that homework has on a student’s overall grade.Under proposed changes to school system policies, all teachers would provide “retakes” and “redos” for all students on certain class assignments, and the higher grade would be recorded for the student. The change also calls for a decrease in the percentage of homework in the calculation of a student’s overall grade.And, assignments turned in after the due date but before the end of a teaching unit would have to be accepted for credit, though a student may still be penalized up to 10% for the late submission.The proposed changes, which also include tweaks to the elementary school standards-based grading policy, are part of Arlington’s new approach to grading that emphasizes equity.The Northern Virginia school district has worked to ...