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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Savannah Chrisley Having 'Hard Time' with Grayson Wanting to Go to College - PEOPLE

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Grayson Chrisley is ready to begin his life as a college student, but his big sister Savannah Chrisley isn't quite ready to send him off.

On the latest episode of her Unlocked podcast airing April 30, the two Chrisley Knows Best alums went back and forth over their differing opinions regarding Grayson attending college in January 2025.

"You going into school halfway through the year is not good," Savannah, 26, said, as Grayson, 17, responded, "My thing is I wish sometimes you would let me learn my own mistakes."

Savannah believed her younger sibling only wants to go to college so he can "party," suggesting he's "not mature enough" for the experience. But Grayson begged to differ, noting that he's "been working since I was 6 years old" and that his sister still has "yet to give me one single reason how it will negatively affect me."

"You want to go so you can go to football games and so you can party. You can't even get up," Savannah argued. "It would be different if you could keep your room clean [or] if you could get up to an alarm clock. You're wanting to go to college, but you can't even do the basic, bare minimum."

"But I will be able to when it's just up to me when I have to do it," said Grayson, as Savannah replied, "It's very selfish if you're sitting here saying that I'll do it when I need to."

Grayson, however, revealed his big "plan" for his future: he aspires to be a sports agent.

"I told you I'm majoring in business and minoring in sports management," he explained. "So I do have a plan. I already have an internship set up with Lee [White] at WME in their sports section. So I do have a plan. That's what I wanna do."

Savannah, who stated that she doesn't want to financially "subsidize" Grayson's collegiate endeavors since she doesn't "agree with" it, then resolved: "I will let you learn from your own mistakes and when you learn from your own mistakes, that means you learn from your own mistakes. You don't get help. It will be just like I did with dad. I did it all on my own."

After Grayson noted how their situations were "not the same," the pair continued to go back and forth. Savannah then concluded that the two siblings would have to "agree to disagree."

Grayson is set to turn 18 on May 16. He, along with 11-year-old Chloe Chrisley (the biological daughter of Kyle Chrisley), have remained under Savannah's care since their parents Todd and Julie Chrisley reported to prison in January 2023.

Amid Savannah's turn as Grayson and Chloe's legal guardian, her younger brother praised her parenting abilities.

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(L-R) Grayson Chrisley and Savannah Chrisley.

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"There's no good way around both of your parents being in prison," Grayson said on a previous episode of Unlocked. "That's one thing that there's no good solution to ... until they get out. There's no way around it."

Savannah continued, "But also too, I think one thing that I appreciate from you and love you so much for is you said, 'Hey, you're doing a really good job. I know it may feel like you're not, but you're doing a good job.'"

"Yeah, because you're a kid raising two kids," Grayson responded, adding, "It pisses me off, is things you have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. Everybody else thinks that you're just sitting around, going out to nice dinners and going on vacation all the time."

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University of Florida Comes Down Hard On Protesters: 'Not A Day Care' - Newsweek

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The University of Florida has said it is "not a day care" after nine people were arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on campus on Monday.

Video footage posted on Instagram showed what appeared to be state troopers arresting protesters on the Gainesville campus.

The charges range from failure to obey a lawful command and resisting without violence to trespass after warning, The Tampa Bay Times reported. The newspaper reported that three of the arrested protesters had been sitting in chairs—which the university included on a list of prohibited items and activities during protests last week.

In a statement, university spokesperson Steve Orlando said the protesters had been warned that "clearly prohibited activities" would result in a trespassing order, interim suspensions and banishment from campus for three years.

"This is not complicated. The University of Florida is not a day care, and we do not treat protesters like children—they knew the rules, they broke the rules, and they'll face the consequences," Orlando said.

Pro-Palestine protests — Hundreds of students took part in pro-Palestinian protests at San Francisco State University this week. The University of Florida has said it is "not a day care" after nine protesters were arrested on Monday. Hundreds of students took part in pro-Palestinian protests at San Francisco State University this week. The University of Florida has said it is "not a day care" after nine protesters were arrested on Monday. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images

"For many days, we have patiently told protesters—many of whom are outside agitators—that they were able to exercise their right to free speech and free assembly. And we also told them that clearly prohibited activities would result in a trespassing order from [the University Police Department] (barring them from all university properties for three years) and an interim suspension from the university.

"For days, UPD patiently and consistently reiterated the rules. Today, individuals who refused to comply were arrested after UPD gave multiple warnings and multiple opportunities to comply."

The University Police Department has been contacted for comment via its website.

Student encampments to protest Israel's war in Gaza have popped up on college campuses across the country since more than 100 demonstrators were arrested at Columbia University after university officials called in police to clear a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 18. Early Tuesday, dozens of protesters took over Hamilton Hall at Columbia University after the university said it had started suspending students who defied an ultimatum to leave an encampment on the campus by a Monday afternoon deadline.

Students are demanding their universities cut financial ties with Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the war in Gaza. The war began after Hamas' attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, when militants killed about 1,200 people and took roughly 250 hostages. In the ensuring war, Israel has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Associated Press reported, citing the local health ministry.

Universities have sought to shut down demonstrations and clear encampments, and those in Republican-led states like Texas and Florida appear to be cracking down hardest. The number of arrests nationwide has neared 1,000 since the initial arrests at Columbia.

At the University of Texas in Austin on Monday, campus police officers and state troopers in riot gear arrested at least 40 protesters who had erected tents on the campus.

"No encampments will be allowed," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. "Instead, arrests are being made."

The Republican governor came under fire for calling in state troopers to crack down on student protesters on the university's campus last week. More than 50 students were arrested and charged with criminal trespassing, but those charges were all dropped.

Update 4/30/24, 5:45 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.

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April 30, 2024 at 06:10PM
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Monday, April 29, 2024

Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms - The Associated Press

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SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — When a monster nighttime tornado came roaring into the southern Oklahoma town of Sulphur, Sheila Hilliard Goodman, a grandmother and casino worker, hunkered down inside Raina’s Sport Lounge with about 30 other customers in the popular downtown hangout.

The roof of the bar collapsed Saturday as other brick buildings down the block crumbled. Family members who arrived Sunday to search for her learned she was the only one inside who didn’t survive.

“She loved her family, loved to cook,” said her cousin Wes Hilliard, who confirmed Monday that Goodman was one of the four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, who lost their lives in the storm. “She lived a good life. She was an amazing person who loved big.”

The storms, part of an outbreak of severe weather across the middle of the U.S., also left at least 100 others injured, authorities said. The deadly weather in Oklahoma followed dozens of tornadoes that raked Iowa and Nebraska on Friday, killing one person.

At least 22 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, the most powerful of which ripped through Holdenville, Marietta and Sulphur, said National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Smith.

Those tornadoes were rated as EF3 or higher, meaning they were powerful enough to uproot or snap large trees, remove roofs and knock down walls of well-built homes and easily toss cars and heavy vehicles. They were particularly dangerous because they hit after 10 p.m.

AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on deadly weekend tornadoes in Oklahoma.

“It’s human nature to want to see the tornado before you take action,” Smith said. “And you’re not going to be able to see these tornadoes at night.”

In Sulphur, a town of about 5,000 people south of Oklahoma City, a tornado crumpled many downtown buildings, tossed cars and buses, and sheared the roofs off houses across a 15-block radius.

“We live less than a mile away, but last night it took us more than an hour to get here,” said Kathy John, the publisher of the local weekly newspaper, the Sulphur Times-Democrat, who spent Monday helping her staff move equipment from the downtown newsroom to her nearby home.

The paper hasn’t missed a printing in 82 years, she said, and “we’re not going to now.”

Hospitals across the state reported about 100 injuries, including people apparently cut or struck by debris, according to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. A baby was among those killed, Hughes County Emergency Management Director Mike Dockrey told Oklahoma television station KOCO.

At least 17 tornadoes touched down Friday in Iowa, the National Weather Service in Des Moines said in a preliminary report issued Monday. The agency said damage to homes was reported in several counties. Crews are continuing to evaluate damage and a final count may take weeks.

Several tornadoes also were reported in Kansas and Missouri over the weekend, but crews were still determining how many.

In Sulphur, a 1930s natural springs fountain continued to pump on Monday, but the landscape around it was devastated. Giant trees that shaded the park were uprooted and splintered, with branches scattered across the forest floor.

In town, the sound of chainsaws echoed through neighborhoods as residents cut up fallen trees that blocked entry to their homes. A creek that runs through the center of town was filled to its banks with muddy water churned up during the weekend storms. The area also was battered with heavy rain, and many residents spent the day Monday sifting through soggy belongings or pumping standing water from basements.

“How do you rebuild it? This is complete devastation,” said Kelly Trussell, a lifelong Sulphur resident as she surveyed the damage. “It is crazy, you want to help but where do you start?”

Farther north, a tornado near Holdenville killed two people and damaged or destroyed more than a dozen homes, according to the Hughes County Emergency Medical Service. Another person was killed along Interstate 35 near the southern Oklahoma community of Marietta, state officials said.

White House officials said President Joe Biden spoke to Gov. Kevin Stitt on Sunday and offered the full support of the federal government. Stitt declared a state of emergency in 12 counties.

On Monday, Vicki Combs sat on a pink trunk of records that a first responder salvaged from her consignment store while her husband, Larry, pulled up his truck to help load what was left inside the crumpled building. The retired couple moved to Sulphur a few years ago to start their business, which they hope to eventually reopen.

“We’re just devastated, like it can’t be,” said Larry, a retired pastor. “All my life I’ve ministered to people who have gone through stuff like this, but it never really hits home until it happens to you.”

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Associated Press journalists Sean Murphy and Ken Miller in Oklahoma City and Jim Salter in O’Fallon, Mo., contributed to this report.

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April 30, 2024 at 03:33AM
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Suns to reportedly take 'hard look' at firing Frank Vogel after players questioned offense - Arizona Sports

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After the Minnesota Timberwolves’ sweep was completed on Sunday, the Phoenix Suns are facing some tough decisions about how to move forward, and Frank Vogel’s future as coach is on the line.

Not long after the final buzzer, speculation started flying about the team’s unclear future. The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Doug Haller detailed what they were hearing.

But the buck stops at the head coach, and for the second offseason in a row, sources briefed on the situation told The Athletic that Phoenix will take a hard look at making a full coaching change or, at the very least, discuss adjustments to Vogel’s staff.

One adjustment to Vogel’s staff that is assured is the departure of associate head coach Kevin Young, who will move on to be the men’s basketball head coach at BYU.

Vogel told reporters before the Game 4 loss he was “very” confident in his job security, saying he has the “full support” of team owner Mat Ishbia.

According to Charania and Haller, the issues tied into the team struggling to find its own identity. Vogel wanted to play scrappy but the players too infrequently showed enough urgency to be classified as “scrappy.”

Players were also unhappy with how they were utilized in the offense, namely Kevin Durant.

Meanwhile, Durant, among the best scorers in NBA history, was not always happy with how he was used. Sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic that Durant never felt comfortable with his role in Phoenix’s offense alongside Booker and Beal this season. Those sources said Durant had persistent issues with the offense, feeling that he was being relegated to the corner far too often and not having the proper designs to play to his strengths as the offense was built around pick-and-rolls. At the same time, some teammates and people close to the organization believed Durant needed to voice his concerns more adamantly and directly with Vogel and his coaching staff.

Durant finished the regular season averaging 27.1 points per game on 41.3% 3-point shooting, having played his most games in a season since 2018-19, which was before his Achilles injury. The Suns’ offensive rating was 10th over the season.

The Big 3 is all under contract for at least the next two years, each with cap hits around $50 million for 2024-25, essentially guaranteeing an extended stay for Phoenix in the second apron.

Vogel signed a five-year contract last summer worth $31 million.

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April 29, 2024 at 01:18PM
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Suns find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place after getting swept - Arizona Sports

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The Suns did not rally the Valley. They did not end up in a winner’s circle or a victory parade.

They ended up in a dustpan. What a disgrace.

Good riddance to one of the most unsatisfying seasons and unlikeable teams in franchise history.

The Suns were unceremoniously swept out of the postseason on Sunday, falling to the Timberwolves 122-116 at Footprint Center. It was an ignoble ending for our very first super team in Phoenix.

“Everybody talks about (our) firepower,” Devin Booker said. “But if you look around the league, (winning) comes down to the details.”

Clearly, the Suns flunked the details.

It was little consolation prize, but the Suns went down swinging in Game 4. Booker attacked the rim all night long, accumulating 49 points and 21 free throw attempts. Unlike his previous two elimination-game vanishing acts at Footprint Center, Booker is absolved from this defeat.

Still, it is little consolation for Suns fans who have now endured 58 years without a championship. And it’s a shame Booker didn’t show this kind of ruthless aggression earlier in the series.

Kevin Durant added 33 points while playing over 46 minutes, but Bradley Beal was dreadful. The bench was unproductive. Per usual, the Suns committed a handful of reckless, disastrous turnovers in the closing minutes. Meanwhile, Anthony Edwards continued his ascension with a spectacular 40-point performance, allowing the Timberwolves to complete a stunning triumph.

The Suns dominated the Timberwolves during the regular season, leading many to believe this series would be a welcome reprieve for an unfocused, underwhelming basketball team.

Instead, it was a death sentence.

Alas, Edwards has now surpassed Booker in the NBA hierarchy. And after a season where the Suns showed little cohesion and connectivity, where their leaders failed to lead and rarely showed any emotion at all, it will be interesting to see how they’re perceived at the 2024 Olympics.

How will Suns fans feel if Booker and Durant seem far more motivated and invigorated playing for a gold medal in Paris? Will it be a source of pride or a really tough swallow?

The future is murky on many levels. The Suns are an extremely expensive team with very little depth or roster flexibility. Before Game 4, there was a report that head coach Frank Vogel might lose his job with a first-round ouster, especially with the championship expectations of the owner.

Vogel was asked how confident he was that he’ll be the Suns head coach in 2024-25, and he didn’t flinch.

“Very,” he said. “I’ve got full support of Mat Ishbia.”

Vogel might be in denial. It’s hard to imagine this joyless team returning with the same leadership void next season. Especially after getting swept in the first round. Especially when they inspire so little civic confidence.

But it’s not like the Suns have options. They blow it all up or run it back again. They’re stuck with the lesser of two evils. And that’s the scariest part of all.

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Sunday, April 28, 2024

Canucks’ Hughes pushing through hard Predators forecheck - Sportsnet.ca

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It’s hard being black in France, says Omar Sy after Aya Nakamura racism row - The Guardian

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The French actor Omar Sy, the star of the hit Netflix series Lupin, has said France must move away from the individualism that is fragmenting society and rebuild a sense of the collective if it is to hold back the far right.

In a series of media interviews to promote a new book about his life, Sy said the notions of justice, equality and fraternity had been shaken, and it was hard to be a black person in France.

In an interview in Sunday’s Le Parisien, Sy, one of France’s most popular celebrities, was questioned by readers. One asked him if it was difficult to be black in France, even for him. He said it was a dangerous question that required nuance but replied: “Of course there are instances when it’s difficult to be black in France. That doesn’t date from today and unfortunately it’s ongoing. It can happen at any time in one’s life.”

He cited the example of the racist row over the French pop star Aya Nakamura, the most listened to French artist in the world, who recently faced a backlash from the far right and the right after it was rumoured she might sing at the Olympics opening ceremony. “She has succeeded in her life, she has transcended her social background and she finds herself in a position where she’s victim of racism,” Sy said.

Asked about the far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is expected to run again for the presidency in 2027 and who polls show is gaining in support, he said: “My optimism is a bit shaken at the moment, but I’m still optimistic.”

Sy, 46, released a book this week, Viens, on se parle, with the journalist Elsa Vigoureux, in which he talks about growing up in the banlieue outside Paris with his parents from Mauritania and Senegal, and friends who went on to be stars such as the footballer Nicolas Anelka and the comedian and actor Jamel Debbouze.

In a series of media interviews in recent days, Sy was asked about his political engagement, after he has supported justice campaigns over police violence in France, including the case of Adama Traoré, a 24-year-old black man who died in police custody in 2016, and Nahel, a 17-year-old of Algerian background, who was shot dead by police during a traffic stop in Nanterre, outside Paris last summer.

Sy told Le Quotidien TV show that the notions of justice, equality and fraternity were lacking in France today. Asked about the rise of the far right in French politics, he warned against people “spewing hatred” and peddling an image today of a “France of the past”. Sy said those ideas historically had “led France to dark places”.

He said: “We must all ask ourselves how do we want to be together, to interact, to be part of a group. Because today everyone in the public space is talking about the individual, about themselves and has forgotten the group.” He said it was crucial in France to rebuild a sense of the collective.

Sy told Nouvel Obs magazine that he was aware that his background made him a kind of symbol: “The son of immigrants from west Africa, who grew up in the banlieue, black and Muslim. If you add all that together, you get a cocktail that you call symbolic and that becomes political.”

In 2012, Sy became the first black French actor to win a best-actor César award for the comedy Intouchables (Untouchable). His performance in Lupin as a gentleman thief with a conscience has made the show one of the most successful French series worldwide.

He lives between France, the US and Senegal.

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John Mulaney praised girlfriend Olivia Munn for 'fighting so hard' during her breast cancer battle - USA TODAY

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Saturday, April 27, 2024

'Hard closure' of Cal Poly Humboldt campus, violators to be cited, arrested - KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco

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Cal Poly Humboldt closes campus for semester amid protests

Cal Poly Humboldt is moving to remote classes and shutting down its campus following the pro-Palestinian protesters occupying Siemens Hall and Nelson Hall East.

ARCATA, Calif. - Cal Poly Humboldt is enforcing the university's "hard closure," saying violators can be cited or arrested.

The hard closure prohibits people from entering or being on campus without permission or authorization from University Police.

The university is closed due to antiwar protests from demonstrators who've taken over Siemens Hall and Nelson Hall East, part of a larger movement nationwide with several universities moving to remote learning with the increasing amount of pro-Palestinian protests occurring on campuses.

Students who reside in the dorms are to remain in the limited area of their dorm building and its dining areas.

The hard closure also impacts certain roads; Harpst and B roads are closed, along with the Plaza and LK Wood.

More information about the school's closure can be found here.

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(UPDATING) Cal Poly Humboldt Issues Hard Closure of Campus; Law Enforcement Converges - Lost Coast Outpost

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UPDATE, 4:10 p.m.: As protestors wait for the cops to show up, Michihiro Clark Sugata, associate professor of sociology at the university, urged protestors to be realistic about what happens next.

“Any stand at this point is symbolic,” he said to a crowd gathered around the UC Quad. “You can choose to deal with that however you want but … [for] legal counsel to protect you as best they can, the most effective thing you can do is to sit down, lock arms and not resist. … Once you fight back – even hitting with another water bottle – you will be charged with assault and everything escalates.”

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UPDATE, 3:40 p.m.: One of the protestors – as seen in the video above –provided some additional information about the administration’s decision to end negotiations, adding that police intervention is imminent.

“We don’t know when that is, but we can confirm it is going to happen,” she said. “So, do with that information what you feel is best. I don’t want anyone to compromise their safety more than they are willing, but if you plan on staying make sure you have a plan.”

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UPDATE, 2:30 p.m.: Michihiro Clark Sugata, an associate professor of sociology at the university, told the Outpost’s Ryan Burns that he’s been working with the protesting students to “push for some form of negotiation” with administrators. Students were in active negotiations with administrators when the police showed up this afternoon and “disrupted that process,” he said.

“This is incredibly disheartening because there was engagement,” he said. “There was a good faith effort by the students there to actually consider very tangible outcomes to try to bring this to a close.”

A student protestor shared the following statement in response to the administration’s decision to impose a hard closure on campus:

We are disappointed to receive an email from campus administration announcing a “hard close” of campus. Allowing only those with permission to enter campus at this time. Anyone on campus is subject to citation or arrest. Police were present at the time the email went out, setting up concrete barriers at all campus entrances. Students living on campus are restricted to their dorms and residential areas.

We have and remain to be a peaceful protest. In negotiations with administration yesterday we were given the impression that negotiations would continue however, they have recently informed us that they refuse to negotiate further. We are concerned for the potential of police escalation at this time. We showed good faith in our negotiations and deescalation yesterday but reopening Siemens Hall. Administration has not kept their end of the agreement.

We love and care for our community and continue to stand in solidarity with other campuses for a free Palestine. Shame on administration for silencing the free speech of our brave students. We, as ever, are not afraid.

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California State University police stage at the perimeter of Cal Poly Humboldt campus Saturday afternoon | Photo: Ryan Burns

UPDATE, 1:29 p.m.: The Outpost is at Cal Poly Humboldt where numerous officers with California State University insignia have begun staging on the outskirts of campus. We will continue to update.

A police vehicle blocks the B Street entrance to campus at Harpst Street. | Photo: Ryan Burns.

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Original Post: Cal Poly Humboldt administrators have imposed a “hard closure” of campus in response to the ongoing pro-Palestine occupation of Siemens Hall, prohibiting any individuals from entering campus without authorization from University Police. According to the full announcement:

A hard closure of campus is now being enforced. Individuals are prohibited from entering or being on campus without permission.
This includes road closures at Harpst and B as well as Plaza and LK Wood.

This closure means that nobody without authorization by University Police is allowed on the campus. Anyone on campus without permission is subject to citation or arrest.

Students who live on campus in residence halls are presumed to have permission to remain in the limited area of the hall they live in and dining facilities. Until further updates, student residents do not have permission to be in other parts of campus.

The campus is closed due to ongoing occupation of Siemens Hall and Nelson Hall, as well as continued challenges with individuals breaking laws in the area surrounding the buildings and the quad.

Ongoing updates are available at humboldt.edu/emergency.

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The barricade at the east entrance of Siemens Hall was back Saturday morning | Photos/video: Andrew Goff

University administrators and protestors were in active negotiations on Friday afternoon, according to Jackie, one of the students involved in the occupation. Protestors spent much of the morning preparing for a police attempt to expel them from the building, but the anticipated raid never came. Instead, protestors decided to remove the barricade from the main entrance of Siemens Hall and allow other campus dwellers to come inside.

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In an interview this morning with the Outpost’s Andrew Goff, Jackie confirmed that the occupation is ongoing and criticized administrators for mischaracterizing protestors’ actions.

“We opened [the barricade] mainly to show that the university is lying about our actions,” she said. They have accused us of looting and mass destruction of property and we [wanted] to show that that wasn’t true. … There is no destruction beyond graffiti which we are discussing painting over right now. … We haven’t been destroying computers … or taking anything.”

As of this writing, the Outpost has received word that law enforcement has been seen on campus. We’ll continue to update this post.

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WASHINGTON -- Matt Rempe was surrounded by a group of reporters following the New York Rangers practice at Capital One Arena on Saturday. It was the second time the rookie fourth-line forward has been the center of attention in the Eastern Conference First Round.

The first time was so he could talk about the goal he scored and the impact he made in the Rangers' 4-1 win against the Washington Capitals in Game 1.

On Saturday, it was so he could answer questions about his hit on Capitals defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk in New Yorks' 3-1 win in Game 3 that put it up 3-0 in the best-of-7 series going into Game 4 on Sunday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, MNMT, truTV, MSGSN, TBS, MSG, SNP, SNO, SNE, SN360, TVAS).

That's just the way it is for Rempe because, despite his limited ice time, he is the most polarizing player in this series; a 6-foot-7 fan favorite at home, a villain on the road, a player who has the eyes of the national hockey media on him.

"I play my game," Rempe said. "If it's more attention, I have no issue with that. If there's good media, bad media, whatever, I don't care what anyone has to say. If it's bad or anything, it is what it is. I'm just trying to go and play my game. If I'm being effective and making big hits and clean hits and hard hits, then people, other teams aren't going to like that. But I've got to make sure it's clean. I've got to make sure it's clean and I thought that was clean yesterday. Obviously, you never want to see a guy hurt, but I thought it was clean."

The hit in question knocked van Riemsdyk out of Game 3 at 12:08 of the first period and potentially out of the series with an upper-body injury. Rempe received a two-minute minor penalty for interference. It was one of six the Rangers killed off.

The NHL Department of Player Safety has not deemed the hit to be worthy of supplemental discipline as of Saturday afternoon.

Rangers coach Peter Laviolette said he has no reason to believe Rempe wouldn't be available for Game 4.

Van Riemsdyk did not practice Saturday. He's out for Game 4.

The Capitals, obviously, do not like it.

"I think it's really close on a bunch of different fronts, from the interference, charging, late," Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said. "It's such a fine line because the game is so fast and the physicality is such an important part of the game of hockey in the NHL, but there is a line and player safety is a big, big issue with our league and protecting players and the players’ onus on that. It's tight. It's really, really tight. So, I don't know. I haven't heard anything on supplemental discipline or how they're handling that. Because he just turns. I don't know if there's a set amount of time that they put on a stop clock of when a guy gets rid of a puck and then it's one-one thousand, two one-thousand and bang. Yeah, really close."

That's Rempe's game. He's going to live on that fine line Carbery talked about. The Rangers have accepted it. They feel when he's on the right side he's effective even in limited ice time (7:08 per game in the series, 5:38 per game in 17 regular-season games).

"We're just trying to manage him and make sure he understands that he's important when he's on the ice as well," Laviolette said. "If you watched him from when he first got here to when he plays now, even when he practices now, it's just completely different. He's elevating his game on the ice and so we need him on the ice as well for his game, for his size, for his physicality, for his speed. We need to make sure he's on the ice."

The NHL ruled Rempe went over the line on March 11, when he elbowed New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in the head and received a four-game suspension for his actions.

Rempe said he regularly watches his hits to try to learn from them.

"Because the big thing for me is I've got to keep everything compact, that's what I'm always looking for," he said. "No elbows I guess is one thing I've got to make sure. I'm so big that once I'm committed to a hit, I've got to make sure that everything's tucked and if guys are jumping out of the way I've got to make sure, hey, I can't stick anything out as a reactionary thing. I've got to just miss the hit. I've just got to miss it. I've got to pull out of it."

He didn't on the hit on Siegenthaler. The NHL Department of Player Safety video on the hit and suspension referenced that point, saying he raises his elbow up and with force after recognizing he was going to miss the hit entirely.

Rempe said he feels the hit on van Riemsdyk was different, that he feels his elbows were tucked, he was compact and he went through the body.

"My job is to finish hits there and be hard on the forecheck," Rempe said. "I thought it was a clean hit. It was a quick play. I just went through the body. Obviously, you never want anyone to get hurt, and that's terrible that he's hurt and I'm sorry to hear about that. But I think it was a clean hit."

There will be differing opinions on that, just as there are on Rempe's game in general, but he was clear talking in front of the gaggle of reporters Saturday that he won't stop playing his game his way.

"In New York there, they love it when I'm playing hard," Rempe said. "And if you go on the road and they don't like it, that means you're playing hard, you're playing physical. That's good. I have no issue with that.

"I play hard, physical and sometimes people don't like that and there's lots of different opinions," he also said. "It does not bother me at all what anyone thinks. Just want to play my game."

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Pokémon Horizons: The Series Part 1 Recap Quiz (Hard Version) - Pokemon.com

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Wales school stabbing: Hard to comprehend events, teachers say - BBC.com

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Teachers Fiona Elias (left) and Liz Hopkin (right) were injured at the school in Carmarthenshire on Wednesday

Two teachers injured in a stabbing at a school in south-west Wales have said it is hard to comprehend what happened and thanked everyone for kind messages.

Fiona Elias, Liz Hopkin and a pupil were injured at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford on Wednesday.

A 13-year-old girl appeared at Llanelli Magistrates' Court earlier charged with three counts of attempted murder.

Assistant head teacher Ms Elias said she could not comprehend what staff and pupils had been through.

She said: "From the bottom of my heart, my family and I would like to say a huge thank you for all the messages we have received from far and wide over the past few days.

"I am deeply indebted to the police, ambulance service, and the NHS staff in Morriston [hospital in Swansea] for their excellent care and quick response."

She also thanked the air ambulance service for its "excellent" care of her colleague, Ms Hopkin.

She added: "I would like to thank all members of staff for prioritising the welfare and safety of pupils at the school for four hours, and the pupils for responding so maturely and sensibly in a situation that no-one expects to happen.

Ysgol Dyffryn Aman with ambulances outside — Pupils were locked down for about four hours

"One of our school's core values is 'resilience', and there is no doubt that pupils have demonstrated this value in coping with a situation they should never have experienced.

"The last few days have shown that there is no other community quite like the Ysgol Dyffryn Aman."

She said those in the school community would be supporting each other in the coming days and weeks.

Ms Hopkin said she was "deeply indebted" to the emergency services.

"It is hard to comprehend that this has happened," she said.

"However, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our school community for all the support and kind messages that I have received.

"I have been overwhelmed by the kindness from the close community that we have here.

"I believe what we need now is time to reflect on what has happened."

Both teachers asked for privacy.

The girl appeared at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on Friday morning

The teenage girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was remanded to youth detention accommodation when she appeared in court on Friday.

She will next appear at Swansea Crown Court on 24 May.

Meanwhile, a 15-year-old boy who was arrested later on Wednesday after police received reports about messages on social media referring to the stabbings has been released on bail.

Dyfed-Powys Police executed a warrant at the boy's home in the nearby Cross Hands area, and recovered a BB gun.

Where is Ysgol Dyffryn Aman?

Ysgol Dyffryn Aman - which translates as Amman Valley School in English - is a bilingual comprehensive school in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire.

The school, which educates 11 to 18-year-olds, has about 1,450 pupils.

It is about 20 miles (32km) from the centre of Swansea and 60 miles (97km) from Cardiff.

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Harvey Weinstein: Ashley Judd leads backlash against quashed rape conviction - BBC

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Hollywood actress Ashley Judd says the overturning of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction is a "hard day for survivors".

"But we live in our truth," Ms Judd told BBC News in an interview.

The case against Weinstein was a landmark moment in the #MeToo movement.

The New York Court of Appeals ordered a new trial, saying the original had been prejudiced by witnesses with claims unrelated to the charges at hand. Weinstein has maintained his innocence.

The 72-year-old remains in prison. He was separately convicted of rape in Los Angeles.

The overturning of the New York conviction was criticised by complainants, lawyers and #MeToo activists as a setback for abuse survivors.

Ms Judd, the first actress to come forward with claims against Weinstein, said her day had been disrupted upon hearing that he had been ordered a new trial.

The actress - who starred in films including Ruby in Paradise, Heat and Norma Jean & Marilyn, and is part of the Silence Breakers group - added that the court's decision was a betrayal for sexual assault survivors.

"Oftentimes survivors say that the betrayal and the moral injury we suffer within the system is worse than the sexual body invasion we experienced in the first place," Ms Judd said.

She also commended those who had come forward in the New York case against Weinstein.

"We know what happened and the truth is consistent," she said.

The New York Appeals court reached a four-three ruling, stating that Weinstein's 2020 trial had "erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes".

It also said the trial judge had allowed Weinstein to be cross-examined in a way that portrayed him in a "highly prejudicial" light. "The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial," it added.

At his trial in 2020, Weinstein was convicted of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 and raping Jessica Mann, a former aspiring actress, in 2013. He was jailed for 23 years.

Weinstein's defence team said sex between the movie executive and the accusers had been consensual.

Weinstein was sentenced in California last year to 16 years for raping an Italian model and actress in a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013.

The later conviction is not affected by the appeal in New York. He will remain in Mohawk Correctional Facility in New York state while the Manhattan district attorney considers launching a new trial.

Complainants, lawyers and campaigners described Thursday's ruling as "tragic" and a "leap backwards" for the rights of victims of sexual abuse by powerful men.

Gloria Allred, a lawyer who represented Mimi Haley, the key prosecution witness in the New York case, said that her client would consider testifying again "even though the process of testifying was gruelling and retraumatising for Mimi".

"I commend Mimi on her courage and willingness to keep standing up for the truth," she said, adding that "although victims have lost this battle they have not lost the war. We will continue to fight for justice".

The Silence Breakers earlier said its members would not be bowed by a decision they regarded as "profoundly unjust".

At a news conference in New York, members including Ms Judd said that they would continue to seek justice for victims of sexual abuse and violence.

Katherine Kendall, who alleged Weinstein had chased her around a hotel room nude, said the decision was a "terrible reminder that victims of sexual assault just don't get justice". "I'm completely let down by the justice system right now," she added.

Tomi-Ann Roberts, a professor of psychology at Colorado College who alleges she was sexually harassed in 1984 by Weinstein, said that she hoped that the quashing of his conviction "re-energises the #MeToo movement".

She added that sexual assault victims "who go up against powerful men rarely get justice. But the important thing is that we do not stop speaking out".

Douglas Wigdor, a lawyer who represented eight of Weinstein's accusers, said the appeal court's decision was "a major step back in holding those accountable for acts of sexual violence".

"Courts routinely admit evidence of other uncharged acts... the jury was instructed on the relevance of this testimony," he added. "It will require the victims to endure yet another trial."

Lindsay Goldbrum, who represented six Weinstein victims, said the appeal court's criticism of the use of witnesses not directly connected to the charges was a "leap backwards" and damaging to future cases.

She said that the witnesses had "nothing to gain personally from participating in the trial. Their only goal was to give a voice to dozens of other women who suffered so much".

Madeline Singas, one of the dissenting judges in the appeal ruling, said that with the decision, "this court continues to thwart the steady gains survivors of sexual violence have fought for in our criminal justice system".

Arthur Aidala, lawyer for Harvey Weinstein

Weinstein's lawyer, Arthur Aidala, however hailed the reversal as a win for the legal system.

"From the bottom of our hearts, from our collective hundreds of years of experience, we knew that Harvey Weinstein did not get a fair trial," he said at a new conference in New York.

"There are still people who are very unpopular in our society, but we still have to apply the law fairly to them. The law was not applied fairly to Harvey Weinstein."

He said his client was ready for a new trial - where he would be able to tell his side of the story.

Before the allegations against him emerged, the producer and his brother Bob were among Hollywood's ultimate power players.

They co-founded Miramax Films, a distribution company named after their mother Miriam and father Max, in 1979. It was sold to Disney in 1993.

Their hits included 1998's Shakespeare in Love, for which Weinstein shared a best picture Oscar. Over the years, Weinstein's films received more than 300 Oscar nominations and 81 statuettes.