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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who was sworn into office on Sunday afternoon, announced her first action in the role on Monday morning will be to declare a state of emergency on homelessness.The newly appointed mayor said there are over 40,000 homeless people in the city of angels, and the declaration will recognize the issue of homelessness as a crisis. “Los Angeles has called me to serve at an infliction point in our history,” Bass said, explaining that the country just went through a pandemic, inflation and the cost of living is rising, and 40,000 people are sleeping in the…

Shutterstock (3) Different perspectives. Danica McKellar has starred opposite Neal Bledsoe in three movies, but she won’t agree with his decision to stop working with Great American Family after Candace Cameron Bure‘s controversial comments. “Neal is a wonderful person. He’s such a great actor, and I have enjoyed working with him so much. He and I both share our love and support of [the] LGBT community, for sure,” the Wonder Years alum, 47, told Fox News Digital in a Saturday, December 10, interview. “You know, I don’t agree with his interpretation of her comments. I just didn’t see them the…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. When we think “extreme,” typically bike stunts and skateboard ramps pop into our minds. Maybe even those few side characters from Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle who loved to make everything they did “extreme.” Anyway, regardless of movie references from 2004, you get the idea. Typically, “extreme” is associated with risky tricks and bold endeavors…not so much comfy clothing. Typically doesn’t mean always though. These sherpa-lined sweatpants? They may not be ready to go all Evel Knievel on us, but when…

Nationals leader David Littleproud says business groups have “every right to be concerned” after the government’s industrial relations bill passed the Senate.“This means that it opens a whole lot of risks up, a whole lot of complexities – particularly to small businesses,” he told Sky News Australia.“They’re the ones that I’m most concerned about.” Source: Sky News

More than 5,600 taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers with arrests on their records claim the Taxi and Limousine Commission unjustly suspended their licenses as their criminal cases played out in court — and are now seeking damages, advocates told The Post. The drivers’ suspensions — which occurred between 2003 and 2020 — were ultimately resolved, but only after months out of work and an arduous legal process, according to the impacted cabbies. A federal judge ruled in 2019 that the TLC’s process for appealing license suspensions was unconstitutional because the agency declined to consider “evidence of a driver’s ongoing danger…

A Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, school board member said she would not vote for “the only cis White male” on the board to serve as president, despite prefacing the comment that he would make an excellent president.Upper Moreland School District, which is in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia, held its most recent school board meeting on Dec. 6. During the meeting, School Board Treasurer Jennifer Solot led the motions as acting president until a new president was elected.PENTAGON PROMOTES CRITICAL RACE THEORY, GENDER IDENTITY, PRAISES THOSE WHO AGREE: ANALYSISTwo names were considered for the top leadership position: April Stainback and Greg…

It was a Purdy good day for “Mr. Irrelevant” and the San Francisco 49ers.Brock Purdy made his first career start on Sunday against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the last pick of the 2022 NFL Draft guided the team to a 35-7 victory. Purdy’s big first half boosted the 49ers’ scoring. He had three touchdowns, two passing and one rushing, as San Francisco got off to a 28-0 lead. San Francisco didn’t really need much from there as they opened the second half with a 38-yard rushing touchdown from Christian McCaffrey.The defense then turned up a notch.…

A survey recently released by the Alberta Teachers’ Association finds that class sizes across the province are too large. The ATA said it’s having a negative effect on students’ abilities to learn, along with their mental health.For many K-12 students in Alberta, the last few years of learning haven’t been straight forward.“They’ve been in and out because of illness, schools have been closed then they are open, they are online then they are not online. That has caused a lot disruptions to student learning,” Alberta Teachers’ Association president Jason Schilling said.He said the survey has pointed out another growing problem.…

WASHINGTON — The Nets have been the worst rebounding team in the league. But on Saturday, little-used Day’Ron Sharpe helped them to a performance on the boards that was dominant and damn-near historic.  With eight rotation players missing — including Nic Claxton and Ben Simmons, the only two Nets who’ve started at center all season — Sharpe had a career-high-tying 20 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks, outplaying Indiana standout Myles Turner and leading the Nets to a 136-133 stunner.  As far as making a statement for playing time, that one was pretty hard to ignore.  “Yeah, what [Sharpe] is…

A very royal Christmas! Britain’s beloved royal family has been spreading holiday cheer over the years through their festive season’s greetings cards. Prince William and Duchess Kate often used the special occasion to document their growing family after their 2011 nuptials. The pair, who share Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, showed how much their children have grown in their festive 2021 photo, writing via Instagram, “Delighted to share a new image of the family, which features on this year’s Christmas card.” In the sweet snap, William and Kate matched in green while their children kept it casual with…