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Officials from the Maven Lane Childcare facility are frustrated and angered after children were exposed to a stash of “narcotic paraphernalia” that had been hidden on one of the gated and locked playgrounds behind the building. In a letter sent out to parents Monday, Executive Director Hollie Henderson expressed her “deep frustration and regret” about the situation.“Every morning, prior to opening, all outdoor play areas and facility grounds are thoroughly inspected by our facility,” said Henderson.“We check every playground, parking lot and door-well.”The Maven Lane staff declined an on-camera interview, but did tell Global News they have to clean up…

A Westchester County high school student needed to be revived with Narcan after the teen used a vape possibly laced with deadly fentanyl. The student at New Rochelle High School was smoking a vape believed to be marijuana and went unconscious on Monday. Nurses rushed into action to administer Narcan — a treatment that can reverse the effects of a known or suspected overdose, officials said. Superintendent Jonathan Raymond called the incident an“ominous milestone” for the district. “The vape almost cost that student their life. I implore you to speak with your children immediately about the dangers of vaping. It…

During a media session with reporters on Tuesday, Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard acknowledge that he “failed” the team this season. The longtime team executive mentioned that his overall approach to the 2022 season was partially responsible for his shortcomings.Ballard also pointed to the organization’s instability at the quarterback position as one of the reasons for the disappointing seasons. The Colts have struggled for years to find a long-term answer at the quarterback position ever since Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement prior to the start of the 2019 season.Ballard seemed to hint he is willing to execute a trade in the…

Microsoft products tend to be widely used and rarely praised. Messaging platform Teams lacks the rave reviews of rival Slack, for example. Unlike Google, search engine Bing has not become shorthand for online queries.Launched in 2009, Bing’s name is supposed to emulate the feeling of getting an answer right. This feeling is not reflected in the service’s own market share. Google is estimated to have more than four-fifths of the search engine market. In second place, Bing has less than a tenth. Yet a small slice of the search advertising market is still a sizeable business. In the three months…

As production on season 9 of Southern Charm begins, Kathryn Dennis is taking a backseat. Deadline reports that the 31-year-old reality star will be billed as a guest star on the upcoming ninth season. Us Weekly has reached out to Bravo for comment on the casting news. Dennis has been part of the Bravo show since its debut, originally appearing as a featured guest star on the 2014 season after meeting and falling for then-cast member Thomas Ravenel. Dennis, who shares daughter Kensie, 8, and son Saint, 6, with Ravenel, was upgraded to full-time for season 2 and her rocky…

The United States, Mexico and Canada on Tuesday vowed to tighten economic ties, producing more goods regionally and boosting semiconductor output, even as integration is hampered by an ongoing dispute over Mexico’s nationalist energy policies. U.S. President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Mexico City and pledged to beef up supply chains after weathering serious disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic.Lopez Obrador said Mexico would help Biden clamp down on the trade in synthetic opioid fentanyl, which is blamed for thousands of U.S. deaths, as the leaders also promised to reduce their countries’ carbon…

Massive flooding in California has killed at least 17 people and left more than 200,000 homes and businesses without power as of Tuesday.Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed the deaths during a Tuesday visit to the town of Capitola on the Santa Cruz coast that was hard hit by high surf and flooding creek waters last week. CALIFORNIA SCENES SHOW DEVASTATING FLOODING, SINKHOLES AMID BARRAGE OF ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS”We’ve had less people die in the last two years of major wildfires in California than have died since New Year’s Day related to this weather,” the governor said. He also noted that California is “proof…

Hunter Brown, an offensive lineman for Air Force, has died at 21. The school announced that Brown suffered an unspecified “medical emergency” on Monday while leaving his dorm for class and that first responders were unable to save his life. “Our players, staff and entire Academy have been so blessed and fortunate to have Hunter as a part of our lives. He was a pure joy to coach and have as a teammate,” head football coach Troy Calhoun said in a statement. “He was tough, a great worker, and no one unselfishly pulled harder for others than Hunter. His mom…

JAKARTA: Transgender Indonesian woman Chika Ananda Putrie wakes every morning in her decrepit rented room in a Jakarta slum, worried for her safety because of her gender identity. She saw some of her worst fears come true last month, when the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, and its third-largest democracy, banned people from having sex outside marriage or even living together, at the risk of prison time. “I am scared of being jailed,” said Chika, a 28-year-old busker who commutes each day to her preferred spot in a nearby town, and fears being caught living with her partner in a country…

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has paid tribute to Cardinal George Pell.Cardinal Pell died at the age of 81 with Vatican Media confirming he passed away in Rome after complications from hip replacement surgery.Mr Abbott took to Twitter to post his tribute to Cardinal Pell, saying he feels a “deep sense of loss” following Cardinal Pell’s passing. Source: Sky News