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NY’s power to regulate religious schools trimmed by judge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:14 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Parents cannot be required to pull their children from private schools in New York that fail to meet state-designated standards, a judge decided, striking down a key provision of rules recently passed to strengthen oversight of such schools, including those specializing in religious education. The ruling in a state trial court in Albany came in response to a lawsuit brought by ultra-Orthodox schools, called yeshivas, and related advocacy groups over education rules enacted last fall. Under the rules, the state’s 1,800 private and religious schools must provide an education that is “substantially equivalent” to that of a public school. Opponents in the ultra-Orthodox community say the rules improperly target yeshivas, some of which focus intently on religious instruction with far less teaching in secular subjects such as English, math and science.Judge Christina Ryba on Thursday rejected an argument that the state regulations were unconstitutional. But she said st...

Trevor Bauer, shunned by MLB, introduced by Japanese team

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:14 GMT

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — The Trevor Bauer era in Japan began Friday at an introductory news conference, where he pulled a blue and white Yokohama DeNA BayStars jersey over a white shirt and red tie. The 2020 Cy Young Award winner is in Japan on a one-year deal that could let him prove himself and return to Major League Baseball, where he was unable to find work this season even after an arbitrator reduced his unprecedented 324-game suspension for violating the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy. He was cut in January by the Los Angeles Dodgers, who still owe him $22.5 million this season.Not a single Japanese reporter asked him about his suspension in the United States or the circumstances surrounding it.The only question about it came from The Associated Press. Bauer disputed the fact the question suggested he was suspended from the major leagues.“I don’t believe that’s accurate,” he said of the suspension. “But I’m excited to be here. I’m ex...

LPGA Drive On Championship Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:14 GMT

ThursdayGold Canyon, Ariz.a-Prospectors Course (Host Course)6,690 yards; Par 72b-Lost Gold Course7,350 yards; Par 72Purse: $1.8 millionFirst RoundNote: Tournament is played on two courses.Alison Lee34a-31a—65Jenny Shin34a-31a—65Gaby Lopez33a-32a—65Jodi Ewart Shadoff34a-32a—66Wei-Ling Hsu32a-34a—66Na Rin An36a-31a—67Peiyun Chien34a-33a—67Carlota Ciganda34a-33a—67Moriya Jutanugarn33a-34a—67Megan Khang36a-31a—67Jeongeun Lee632a-35a—67Maddie Szeryk35a-32a—67Patty Tavatanakit33a-34a—67Lilia Vu35a-32a—67Azahara Munoz34a-33a—67Allisen Corpuz34a-34a—68Albane Valenzuela32a-36a—68Stacy Lewis34a-34a—68Georgia Hall35a-33a—68Frida Kinhult34a-34a—68Stephanie Meadow34a-34a—68Mel Reid32a-36a—68Xiaowen Yin36a-32a—68Perrine Delacour34a-34a—68Ayaka Furue33a-35a—68Caroline Inglis34a-34a—68Minami Katsu33a-35a—68Stephanie Kyriacou35a-33a—68Yealimi Noh33a-35a—68Paula Reto34a-34a—68Pauline Roussin34a-34a—68Ruoning Yin34a-34a—68Emily Pedersen35a-34a—69In Gee Chun35a-34a—69Eun-Hee Ji33a-36a—69Sei Young Kim35...

LPGA Drive On Championship Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:14 GMT

ThursdayGold Canyon, Ariz.a-Prospectors Course (Host Course)6,690 yards; Par 72b-Lost Gold Course7,350 yards; Par 72Purse: $1.8 millionFirst RoundNote: Tournament is played on two courses.Alison Lee34a-31a—65-7Jenny Shin34a-31a—65-7Gaby Lopez33a-32a—65-7Jodi Ewart Shadoff34a-32a—66-6Wei-Ling Hsu32a-34a—66-6Na Rin An36a-31a—67-5Peiyun Chien34a-33a—67-5Carlota Ciganda34a-33a—67-5Moriya Jutanugarn33a-34a—67-5Megan Khang36a-31a—67-5Jeongeun Lee632a-35a—67-5Maddie Szeryk35a-32a—67-5Patty Tavatanakit33a-34a—67-5Lilia Vu35a-32a—67-5Azahara Munoz34a-33a—67-5Allisen Corpuz34a-34a—68-4Albane Valenzuela32a-36a—68-4Stacy Lewis34a-34a—68-4Georgia Hall35a-33a—68-4Frida Kinhult34a-34a—68-4Stephanie Meadow34a-34a—68-4Mel Reid32a-36a—68-4Xiaowen Yin36a-32a—68-4Perrine Delacour34a-34a—68-4Ayaka Furue33a-35a—68-4Caroline Inglis34a-34a—68-4Minami Katsu33a-35a—68-4Stephanie Kyriacou35a-33a—68-4Yealimi Noh33a-35a—68-4Paula Reto34a-34a—68-4Pauline Roussin34a-34a—68-4Ruoning Yin34a-34a—68-4Emily Pedersen35...

Colorado metros among 20 best for home growth and stability

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two Front Range cities are at the top of the national list for the best markets for making a home a lifelong asset.Financial adviser SmartAsset released a list of the 20 best and 20 worst metro areas in the nation for growing a home's value and keeping it high. Analysts compared home value data across 400 metro areas in the U.S. between 1998 and 2022. Colorado 8th in US for how much paycheck it takes to pay the mortgage Cities in Texas and the western U.S. ranked highly, while cities in Midwest fared worse. Colorado's Boulder and Fort Collins were among the best. Boulder had the nation's third-highest ranking for home growth and stability. Since 1998, Boulder area home prices have risen 256.48%, while only losing 1.04% of their value, which is a metric tied to inflation. Fort Collins had the same tremendous growth in prices, ranking fourth in the nation. Its home prices grew 224.17% since 1998, losing only 2.08% of their value. Austin and Midland Texas claimed th...

‘Everything has changed’: Users of recalled eye drops describe permanent vision problems after infections

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:14 GMT

(CNN) — Renee Martray of South Carolina has severe and permanent corneal scarring resulting in vision loss. She says it’s like trying to peer through eyeglasses that have been dipped in oil.Nancy Montz of Ohio developed a corneal ulcer, spent three weeks in the hospital and lost vision in her left eye.Carla Oliva of Florida developed a severe eye infection and, when treatment failed, had to have her right eye removed. She’s now legally blind.The women said their problems began after they used EzriCare Artificial Tears, which is part of a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and US Food and Drug Administration investigation into a multistate outbreak of a rare strain of bacteria.EzriCare said in a statement last month that when it learned of the investigation January 20, it was not aware of any testing that definitively linked the outbreak to its product.“Nonetheless, we immediately took action to stop any further distribution...

Nets fall apart in crunch time vs. Cavs, 5-game losing streak has team facing reality of play-in tournament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:14 GMT

Dorian Finney-Smith said one word: “oof.”Joe Harris took a deep breath.Mikal Bridges said he didn’t have an answer for the question.By the 2:30 mark of the fourth quarter of Thursday’s matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Nets felt they had deserved to win.And by the time the clock struck 0.7 — after Donovan Mitchell rebounded his own missed free throw, and the ball miraculously found Cavs’ guard Isaac Okoro wide-open for the game-winning three — the Nets officially found themselves in play-in tournament territory.The Nets led by 10 with 6:19 to go in the fourth quarter and held an eight-point lead with just over two minutes left. They folded under a series of turnovers that gave the Cavs easy offense in transition, wiping away what the team felt was 45 minutes of good basketball.“I felt like we deserved to win that game because we did a lot of good things throughout the course of the night. Now we have to let that game go and ...

Bruins notebook: This weekend could be a tone-setter for B’s

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:14 GMT

The Bruins’ back-to-back games this weekend had appeared to be a pivotal two-game set for months. They will play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday (1 p.m.) at the Garden and then travel to Carolina to play the Hurricanes on Sunday (5 p.m.).But the importance of these two games has changed. Standings-wise, Saturday’s game does not matter much at all. The B’s have all but sewn up the Atlantic Division (a win on Saturday or a regulation loss by Toronto will clinch the Atlantic). Meanwhile the Bolts won’t be caught from behind by Florida and their hopes of catching Toronto for second-place are dimming.Psychologically, however, a game against a potential second round opponent at this point in the season is not a throwaway.Neither team wants to lay an egg in this situation and, to be honest, both clubs could stand to manufacture a good performance. The B’s are riding a five-game win streak but have needed superb goaltending performances from Linus Ullmark a...

Magic sign Jay Scrubb to a two-way contract to fill out roster

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:14 GMT

The Orlando Magic have signed Jay Scrubb, who plays for the organization’s Lakeland G League affiliate, to a two-way contract, a league source confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel.The Magic confirmed the Sentinel’s reporting, announcing Friday morning they signed Scrubb to a two-way deal.They didn’t disclose the terms of the deal, citing team policy, but a source told the Sentinel that Scrubb’s deal is for two years — the remainder of this season and the 2023-24 season.Scrubb is Lakeland’s leading scorer, averaging 22.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 22 games in the G League this season.He was on the Magic’s preseason roster before joining Lakeland.The 55th pick in the 2020 draft, Scrubb has averaged 3.8 points and 1.4 rebounds (9.3 minutes) in 22 NBA games over the previous two seasons — all with the L.A. Clippers.Scrubb was named the 2019-20 National Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Year, becoming the first jun...

Dylan Cease named opening-day starter for Chicago White Sox: ‘Stress doesn’t bother him. That’s a weapon.’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:14 GMT

Dylan Cease had a breakout 2022 season, finishing second in the American League Cy Young voting.He’ll begin 2023 as the opening-day starter for the Chicago White Sox, who will play the Houston Astros in a nationally televised game Thursday night at Minute Maid Park.“(Cease has an) unbelievable demeanor, great demeanor,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said Thursday. “Stress doesn’t bother him. At least he doesn’t show it. That’s a weapon.“There’s a reason why he’s doing what he’s doing. Really, really locked into his work and committed to being really good.”It’s the first time Cease, 27, has received the first-game opportunity.Cease went 14-8 with a 2.20 ERA and 227 strikeouts in 32 starts last season. He was second in the AL in ERA, strikeouts and opponents average (.190) and third in strikeouts per nine innings (11.1).He had a stretch of 14 starts from May 29 to Aug. 11 in which he allowed one earned run or non...