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A Florida sheriff is standing by his threat of much harsher penalties for student misbehavior that he delivered outside a prison last month.Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey hosted a live press conference Nov. 28, announcing a swift and brutal crackdown on student behavioral problems in the county’s public schools.Claiming to have received extensive reports of dangerous and sometimes violent student misbehavior from teachers, school staff and administrators, Ivey announced his intentions to reform the county’s discipline guidelines.FLORIDA SHERIFF TAKES STEPS TO IMPROVE TACTICAL GEAR FOR OFFICERS IN SCHOOLS “Our teachers are distracted. They can’t do their jobs anymore, and they…

Like many who missed a television hit the first time round, ITV has needed to play catch-up.Its digital platform ITV Hub, launched seven years ago by former chief executive Adam Crozier, has fallen far short of rivals such as Netflix and the BBC’s iPlayer.It is now up to his replacement, Carolyn McCall, to make a successful reboot. Her bet is that ITVX, the new player launched in full this week, will “supercharge” the UK broadcaster’s online offering.For McCall, almost five years into the job, the stakes are high. ITV has come to epitomise the decline of traditional broadcasters, reflected in…

In 1970, a young Turkish immigrant named Isak Andic began importing blouses from the country of his birth to Spain, bringing something different to people living under a dictatorship. Aged 17, he traded them first as a wholesaler in Barcelona, then opened a store and also sold them from the back of a car he drove around the country. It was the start of a fashion business that 14 years later he would name Mango.Today, Andic’s status as Mango’s sole shareholder has made him one of the richest people in Spain and his empire has expanded to about 2,600 stores…

This story was produced by NBC News’ Elizabeth Chuck as part of the 2022 National Fellowship at the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. A growing number of low-income households have been robbed of the funds they use to purchase food, and with no federal fraud protections for them, most have little hope of ever getting reimbursed.Thieves using hidden “skimming” devices are increasingly targeting benefit cards used by participants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The electronic thefts have risen so much in recent months that the U.S. Agriculture Department, which funds the program, issued a warning about SNAP…

Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly, Fla., who was a Republican but became an independent after leaving Congress, said Friday that non-affiliated voters could help Republicans and Democrats increase their majorities.”Here’s the carrot I would offer to either party and in some ways, I offer it to the Democratic Party today because it seems they’re more likely to grab it,” Jolly said at an event hosted by The Hill. “You could expand your coalition by 5 or 10 points and create a governing coalition for the next 30 years, simply by inviting in much of those independents who today feel disaffected.”Jolly…

Parliament will be recalled next week to pass the government’s $1.5 billion energy plan, which also includes price caps on coal and gas. It comes after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a suite of measures to address rising power bills which were agreed upon at National Cabinet on Friday. Energy assistance will be given to eligible households and small businesses from the middle of next year. Source: Sky News

Croatia score late extra-time equaliser then win penalty shootout to upset the favourites Brazil.Croatia has knocked tournament favourites Brazil out of the World Cup, beating the five-time champions 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals after the score was even after 120 minutes. The 2018 runners-up came through their second consecutive shootout after beating Japan also on penalties in the last 16 and will now face either the Netherlands or Argentina who play each other later. In an evening filled with tension and drama, Brazil superstar Neymar thought he had won the game when he rifled in an extra-time…

TAIPEI: Taiwan may take China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) after the country effectively banned the import of more Taiwanese food and drink products, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Saturday (Dec 10) as Beijing accused Taipei of “political manipulation”. Taiwan has complained for the past two years of Chinese import bans on various agricultural and aquatic goods, including pineapples and grouper fish, saying it is part of a Chinese pressure campaign. The latest bans cover more fishery products, chief among them squid, as well as some beers and liquors, which China has said is due to the Taiwanese companies…

A massive undercover operation focusing on locking up drug dealers in Flagler County, Fla., successfully came to a close after nearly a year in action.The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said $5.7 million worth of illegal drugs are off the streets thanks to the department’s ‘Santa’s Naughty Lil Sellers’ operation. During the investigation, which began in January 2022, FCSO said its Special Investigations Unit seized enough heroin and fentanyl to “potentially kill over 2.3 million people.”The investigation resulted in arrest warrants for 35 suspects and a total of 58 charges. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said most of the suspects are county…

Love at first sight can be a wonderful thing. Problem is, if someone is so beautiful, they steal your heart in a single glance, chances are, they have stolen the hearts of others, too. That’s OK. We’re not deterred. That just means, someone is about to lose a battle with the Madman. Well, at least that’s what our overinflated ego likes to tell us. So when we looked at this week’s NFL schedule, one game jumped out, with a venue that flashes us an alluring smile, a collection of talent that gives us a tempting wink, a Vegas Over/Under that…