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Orlando teacher fired after student complains about inappropriate lesson

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:15 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (WSVN) – A lesson plan that included having students write their own obituaries has cost a psychology teacher his job at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando.Jeffrey Keene, said there was going to be an active shooter drill at the school and thought he could tie it into a lesson about safety and reflection on what’s important. Keene asked the students, “If they died 24 hours from now, what would they do differently than they did yesterday?” During his first-period class, a student got upset and asked to speak to a counselor, shortly after a supervisor came to observe his lecture during the second period.“I put a disclaimer on the bottom of the lesson saying this is in no way to upset you,” Keen said. He tried to example himself to the supervisor but was shut down. Keene said his intention was never to stress his students out. “When they said you have the option to resign without violating your contract, I said, ‘I didn’t do anyt...

Jeremy Renner says he wrote his ‘last words’ to his family after snowplow accident

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:15 GMT

(CNN) — Jeremy Renner felt so close to death following his devastating snowplow accident on New Year’s Day that he made sure to communicate some final words to his family while in the hospital.In a new teaser clip released on Wednesday for his interview with Diane Sawyer, the “Hawkeye” star said that after the accident, he was “writing down notes in my phone,” calling them his “last words to my family.”Renner, 52, has spent the last three months recovering from the accident, which occurred when he attempted to save his nephew from getting hit by a snowcat the actor had been operating near his Nevada home.A separate trailer for the interview included a description of Renner’s extensive injuries — a collapsed lung, eight ribs broken in 14 places, a broken eye socket and a pierced liver, among others.Late last month, the “Mayor of Kingstown” star posted a video to his verified social media which showed the physical...

Long-distance love: Rollo and Sadie’s heartwarming friendship goes viral

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:15 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (WSVN) — The internet has gone crazy over the adorable love story of two dogs named Rollo and Sadie. Despite living miles apart, the two have been able to maintain their strong bond through weekly FaceTime calls.The duo met during the pandemic when their owners, who were living in separate apartments in the same house in Edmonton, Canada, introduced them to each other. Sadie, a husky and German Shepard mix, immediately fell in love with Rollo, a rottweiler shepherd mix, and the two have been inseparable ever since.“Sadie’s never been the biggest fan of other dogs when she met Rollo she whined and cried and laid on her back like she’d just met the love of her life,” said Kayla McTeer, Sadie’s owner. When Rollo’s owner had to move three hours away for a job opportunity, the two dogs were left heartbroken, but their weekly video calls keep their friendship alive. These calls have become a reunion for both pairs of best friends...

Overfishing threatens a way of life in the Bahamas

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:15 GMT

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the beach and pick up the marine snails from the seabed.But in recent years, Davis, 49, and conch fishers like her have had to go further and further from shore – sometimes as far as 30 miles – to find the mollusks that Bahamians eat fried, stewed, smoked and raw and are a pillar of the island nation’s economy and tourism industry.Scientists, international conservationists and government officials have sounded the alarm that the conch population is fading due to overfishing, and a food central to Bahamians’ diet and identity could cease to be commercially viable in as little as six years.“When I was a child, we never had to go that far to get conch,” said Davis, speaking at a Freeport market where she sold her catch. “Without conch, what are we supposed to do?”Conch’s potential demise reflect...

European Commission signals game over for China investment deal

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:15 GMT

BRUSSELS — A landmark trade and investment pact sealed by the EU and China in recent years is effectively dead.On Thursday, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, who is in Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping, gave her strongest signal yet that the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) deal is dead in the water as the pact had not even been discussed.“The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment did not come up,” she told a press conference following her meeting with the Chinese president. “You know our position. We started negotiations round about 10 years ago and concluded the comprehensive agreement on investment two years ago. A lot has happened since then,” she said, including deterioration in market access for EU companies in the Chinese market.Von der Leyen had made similar comments last week in a keynote speech on China in Brussels, saying the EU needs to “reassess” the pact.“Our position is that we do have to reassess the Comprehensive Agreement...

State police investigating fatal crash on I-495 in Mansfield

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:15 GMT

A man was killed in a single-car crash on I-495 in Mansfield early Thursday morning, according to state police.Police say a preliminary investigation indicates that a BMW was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed around 4 a.m. when the driver lost control of the vehicle.The vehicle went off the road to the left, struck the guardrail, and entered the center median, police say. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.The driver’s name has not been released. The left lanes on both the northbound and southbound sides of the highway were closed for several hours, reopening at 10:30 a.m.The crash remains under investigation.

Authorities search for antelope that escaped western Mass. zoo

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:15 GMT

An antelope often found in the African plains has been roaming western Massachusetts after escaping Lupa Zoo in Ludlow last week.Zoo officials said one of its Eland antelopes got out after a tree fell and damaged the enclosure they were kept.On their Facebook page, the zoo said the female antelope inside the paddock stayed put, but the male “went for a walk” and has since been “touring Ludlow and nearby Wilbraham.”The Town of Ludlow’s Animal Control team said that as of Wednesday night, the herbivore was last seen near the Red Bridge in Wilbraham, near the Chicopee River Reservoir and Three Rivers village.In their own Facebook post, Ludlow Animal Control said the antelope was non-aggressive, but that members of the public should not approach the animal if they spot it and instead call local police.“She can kick if [approached] from behind and startled like a horse, but will not rear on hind legs,” the post stated, referring to the antelope a...

US Army apologizes after soldiers detain wrong person in Boston hotel room during training exercise

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:15 GMT

The U.S. Army has apologized after soldiers stormed into the incorrect Boston hotel room and detained the wrong person during a training exercise Tuesday night.Members of U.S. Army Special Operations Command were “conducting essential military training” with help from the FBI Boston division, according to a spokesperson from the U.S. Army. The training was at the Revere Hotel downtown.“The training was meant to enhance soldiers’ skills to operate in realistic and unfamiliar environments,” Lt. Col. Mike Burns, of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, said in a statement.“The training team, unfortunately, entered the wrong room and detained an individual unaffiliated with the exercise,” Burns added.The person who was detained might be a Delta crew member.“First and foremost, we’d like to extend our deepest apologies to the individual who was affected by the training exercise,” Burns said.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Saf...

It's National Burrito Day! Celebrate with these San Diego deals

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:15 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Hear ye, hear ye! It's National Burrito Day and San Diego is the city to celebrate, especially with deals like these.On the first Thursday in April, the nation celebrates everyone’s appreciation for burritos. This popular Mexican dish is enjoyed all over the world, but as the neighbor of the home place of this international treasure -- San Diegans and burritos go hand-in-hand. Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in San Diego for 2023, according to Tripadvisor Let's get to the fillings! Here's a list of burritos deals that should be celebrated on this annual holiday.-- Chipotle Giveaway: On April 6, Chipotle will be handing out 10,000 free burritos codes. Head on over to @ChipotleTweets, follow the account and then monitor the feed throughout the day for codes that can be texted to 888-222 for the chance to win. As an added bonus, all Chipotle burrito orders will be delivered for free with promo code "DELIVER," according to the restaurant. Find a Chipotle near you with ...

REVIEW: Air, the creation of an iconic shoe

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:47:15 GMT

Air welcomes the viewer in with a 80s montage, showing the setting and details of 1984. That’s when we find our protagonist, Sonny Vaccaro (played by Matt Damon from the Departed and the Martian), a middle-aged man willing to risk it all to win it all. The film shows him living in a world of excess, and he desires to own as much of that excess as possible.Matt Damon in Air, courtesy of Amazon Studios.The film from Amazon Studios depicts Vaccaro’s attempts to convince Michael Jordan (then a rookie with the Chicago Bulls) to sign a deal with them and create an exclusive shoe line, the Air Jordan. Damon plays Vaccaro like a gambling addict, one who wants to win it all. He works in the basketball division of Nike, and he comes to believe that despite their limited budget and lack of success in the basketball shoe world, they can get a rookie who is going to become a star.Playing at times like a more mainstream and less anxiety-inducing version of Uncut Gems, the film shows i...