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Post-secondary institutions must face false identity allegations, prof says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

An Inuk university professor says post-secondary institutions must find ways to handle allegations of people falsely claiming Indigenous heritage for financial gain.She made the comment in light of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.’s recent announcement it is investigating what it called the “possible fraudulent enrolment” of two women Inuit beneficiaries under the Nunavut Agreement.Amira Gill, left, and her twin sister Nadya are seen in screen grabs from a June 2021 CTV News report. (Photos courtesy of CTV Ottawa)Karla Jessen Williamson, an Inuk from Greenland, is a professor at the University of Saskatchewan and has contributed decades worth of academic research on various Inuit topics.She has a PhD in anthropology and says she is the first Inuk to become a tenured professor at a Canadian university.Jessen Williamson said she was shocked to read the news that NTI, the organization responsible for enrolling Inuit as beneficiaries of the Nunavut Agreement, is looking into whether Que...

Judge to rule on release of hidden STEM shooting documents Wednesday 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Nearly four years after Kendrick Castillo was killed inside STEM School Highlands Ranch, his parents are pushing for confidential information to be released.The family learned that information after filing a lawsuit against the school, but they say they've been told they can't share it publicly. Teacher’s suspected meningitis death closes Aurora school “The Castillos believe that what they have uncovered will shock the conscience of the public, and will force urgently needed school safety changes," their attorney, Dan Caplis, wrote.On Wednesday, the Castillo family and STEM School leadership will appear before a judge in Douglas County for a special hearing. Judge Christopher Cross will reportedly decide what information, if any, can be released.'Balancing act' on school shooting documents“I think that balancing act is really what Judge Cross is going to have to deal with," said FOX31 legal analyst George Brauchler, who was a special prosecutor...

Arapahoe County commissioners vote down oil and gas moratorium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Update, 9:50 p.m. The Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners voted down the proposed moratorium. The vote was 3-2 in opposition.Original: On Tuesday, the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners will continue a public hearing to approve or deny a moratorium for up to six months on accepting any applications for a "Use by Special Review" for an oil and gas facility. The hearing has been continued from March 28 after the board cut off public comment after about two hours. Since Colorado Senate Bill 181 was passed in 2019, additional authority has been given to each county government to enhance oil and gas regulations. In response, Arapahoe County has drafted an amendment to its Land Development Code to include oil and gas regulations.The moratorium would pause any new submittals and according to the county, "allow time to develop appropriate amendments to further protect public health, safety, welfare, and the environment." Apartment complex had multip...

Dashcam footage shows FHP conducting PIT maneuver on MacArthur after driver refuses to stop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

Dash camera footage exclusively obtained by 7News shows a state trooper conducting a PIT maneuver stop after an impaired driver refused to stop.A PIT maneuver (short for precision immobilization technique) is when law enforcement uses their own car to stop another car. “Hey! Stop! Put the car in park!” said a Florida Highway Patrol trooper. Kevin Palmamolina and a passenger were met by several Florida Highway Patrol troopers, who were on and around the MacArthur Causeway in March assisting during spring break, following an emergency declaration in Miami Beach due to violent crime.“He’s failing to stop,” said the trooper. The video shows the trooper heading eastbound on Interstate 395 past Watson Island, in the causeway’s eastbound lanes, when he attempted to make contact with the driver by pulling next to the vehicle but that didn’t work. “He suspected the driver of that SUV to be impaired,” said FHP Lt. Alex Camacho.The trooper ...

MBTA confirms 2 more derailments on Blue and Red lines  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

Two equipment vehicles derailed on the MBTA Blue Line and Red Line late Monday night and on Tuesday morning, the MBTA confirmed. Officials said a vehicle carrying welding equipment derailed around 11 p.m. on the Blue Line at a track switch near Orient Heights. The vehicle was later rerailed before 1 a.m., officials said. Later, around 7:15 a.m., officials said the back wheels of a piece of work equipment went off the rails on a track siding on the Red Line. Officials said the track siding was not the main line used for passenger service. There were no injuries or damage reported in either incident and service was not impacted. The causes of the derailments remained under investigation as of Tuesday night. Shuttle buses have been replacing Blue Line service between Government Center and Wonderland between 8:45 p.m. and the end of service this week for rail replacement and track alignment work, according to the T. https://twitter.com/MBTA/status/16454113...

Still Boston Strong: Woman seriously injured in marathon bombing shares story of healing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

Ten years after the Boston Marathon bombings, one of the people seriously injured in the blasts is sharing her story of healing.7NEWS’ Adam Williams recently spoke with Rebekah Gregory and her husband about how their family has made it a mission to help others overcome trauma. “I remember I was in a pool of my own blood,”  Gregory said. “There were nails, ball bearings, everything those brothers packed into those pressure cooker bombs. That was so much to be able to get past.”  Gregory, who lost a leg in the bombing, transformed the pain and trauma of the loss into the driving force of her life.“It goes back to the minute that I was waking up from a medically induced coma, knowing that I shouldn’t even have been alive,” she said. “It was just that moment of gratitude for, not only being here, but for my son being here and I just think that as long as we’re breathing, there is a purpose in that, a bigger purpose.”Gregory shielded her five-year-old son,...

Rays hit 4 more homers, beat Red Sox for 11th straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays ran their season-opening win streak to 11 games, using another homer for Brandon Lowe and a strong performance by Shane McClanahan to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Tuesday night.Yandy Díaz and Lowe hit back-to-back solo shots with two out in the fifth inning. Lowe extended his homer streak to four straight games.Isaac Paredes and Josh Lowe also connected for the Rays, and McClanahan (3-0) struck out nine while pitching five-plus innings of one-run ball.The four homers brought Tampa Bay’s total to 29, matching the major league record through 11 games set by the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals. It was the Rays’ third four-homer game of the young season.Tampa Bay’s win streak is one game short of the franchise record set in 2004.McClanahan surrendered two hits, but he walked four. The left-hander has 21 strikeouts in 17 innings so far this season.Rafael Devers opened the Boston sixth with a leadoff walk. He advanced to third on...

Matthew Salerno, Natick net volleyball win over Newton North

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

NEWTON – With a dose of June’s intensity in April, Matthew Salerno and the Natick boys volleyball team showed off Tuesday night not to count them out whenever the going gets tough against anyone.It’s actually when they thrive.Following a lackluster opening frame to trail Newton North in an early battle of Div. 1 state title contenders, the No. 3 RedHawks (3-0) gritted through late-set surges over the next three stanzas to collect a 3-1 (17-25, 25-22, 25-23, 27-25) win over the No. 2 Tigers (3-1) in Bay State Conference action.Salerno (14 kills) delivered his best moments in the closing five points of each set win, highlighted by a kill and the game-winning block in consecutive plays to finish off a marathon of a fourth set.All of it was needed alongside Harrison Landry (17 assists, two kills), Branch Barnes (10 assists, five kills) and solid back-row play from libero Shawn Ferguson, as Newton North frequently flexed its own star power to lead for the most of every frame. Consi...

Tuesday’s high school roundup/scores: Lucas DeGuire powers Mystic Valley past Minuteman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

BASEBALLJunior Lucas DeGuire finished 3-for-3 at the plate, connecting for a triple and a double while driving in a run as Mystic Valley defeated Minuteman 13-3 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.Dylan Major struck out eight batters over four shutout innings, while Matthew Pearson drove in two runs for Southeastern (3-1) in a 5-2 Mayflower Athletic Conference win over Westport.AJ Nash connected for four hits while driving in three runs, as Abington erupted for a 12-3 victory over Middleboro in South Shore League play. … Luc Lefevre went 3-for-3 and drove in five runs while also earning the win on the mound as Cohasset (2-1) cruised to an 11-1 victory over Rockland.Senior captains Stephen Nardelli (2-3, two RBI) and Jason Kelly (2-4, two runs) paced things offensively as Cardinal Spellman pulled away for a 21-10 Catholic Central League victory over Matignon. … Four players had multiple hits for Bishop Stang (3-1), including the starting pitcher Cam Letourneau, in an 8-4 win over...

Hyde5: Charles Barkley loses ‘$1 billion bet’ to Shaq on dismal Miami Heat loss to Atlanta

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:36 GMT

Do we really want to get into that brutal Heat performance? The only entertaining part of that loss to Atlanta in the play-in game was Charles Barkley losing a bet to Shaquille O’Neal over who would win.“They’re going to beat the Hawks, come on, the Hawks stink,” Barkley said on TNT before the game. “Bet it, whatever you want to. A billion dollars.”“Ah-haw,” Shaq said, sort-of sounding like a hawk.At half, when Atlanta led 65-50, Barkley said: “Remember last week we had this conversation. I said neither one of these teams is any good. I thought Miami was good enough to beat the Hawks. Still a long way to go, but neither one of these teams is any good.”No one would argue that. After Atlanta 116, Heat 105, Shaq sat on the set holding his pinky finger against his face to represent the billions dollars.Other quotes on the set:2. ”Obviously, Miami played awful,” Barkley said.3. Added Kenny Smith about Atlanta’s...