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Harriette Cole: My friend is too lenient in her parenting, and I don’t want advice from her

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:43 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have found myself in an uncomfortable situation with a friend of mine.We both have children, but my friend seems to be too lenient when it comes to parenting. Lately, she has been giving me unsolicited advice about my own child — with whom I have a great relationship. I appreciate her concern, but her constant input makes me feel undermined as a parent.I understand that she may have good intentions, but it’s important for her to recognize that every parent-child relationship is different. How can I approach this situation without jeopardizing our friendship?Back OffDEAR BACK OFF: Tell your friend you need to talk to her about something serious. If you can be face to face, that is best.Point out that you have noticed that the two of you obviously love your children very much, but your parenting styles are very different. You have chosen to keep your thoughts to yourself about how she parents her child. For whatever reason, she has not been able to extend...

Player of the Week: West Springfield’s Teresa Hines

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:43 GMT

Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on air and online as our Player of the Week. This week’s WTOP Player of the Week is Teresa Hines of West Springfield High School in Virginia.Tess is a precision rifle athlete at West Springfield High School and on a travel rifle team called the Arlington Optimist Acorns. A senior now, she started shooting in her freshman year using both a precision air rifle as well as a smallbore rifle.She is nationally ranked and has participated three times in Junior Olympic competitions, while also shooting regularly at national level competition.This past January, she won the Virginia State Championship in smallbore (women) and air rifle (men and women).Tess won the individual regional championship in the Potomac High School League, breaking the range record in the process.WTOP’s Player of the Week is sponsored by:Are you the parent of an outstanding student athlete? Or do you know a student athlete who deserves recognition? Ch...

Prince William County teenager served murder charge while in court for something else

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:43 GMT

A now-18-year-old man has been charged with murder in a deadly November shooting that happened in Dumfries, Virginia, according to police in William County.The Dumfries teenager was 17 years old at the time of the Nov. 12 shooting. Prince William County police said it happened in the area of Morgan Court and Old Triangle Road just after 5:30 a.m.Officers arrived at the scene to find Demetrious Graham, 44, of Woodbridge, shot dead in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. The teenager sought Graham out after a dispute that happened at a nearby residence involving a family member, according to police.After surveillance footage was released in an attempt to find the teenage suspect, police said they were able to identify him and charge him while he was in court for an unrelated matter on Thursday.The now-18-year-old is charged as a juvenile with murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a juvenile.Police did not identify the teen, who is being hel...

Pistas sugieren que niños sobrevivieron a un accidente aéreo en la selva colombiana mientras rescatistas corren para encontrarlos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:43 GMT

(CNN) — Las fuerzas armadas de Colombia han pasado más de dos semanas buscando sobrevivientes de un accidente aéreo en la selva amazónica, incluso transmitiendo un mensaje grabado por la abuela de cuatro niños que iban a bordo, diciéndoles que permanezcan en su lugar.Este miércoles pareció haber un gran avance, cuando el presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, tuiteó que los niños, de 13, 9, 4 años y uno más de 11 meses, fueron encontrados con vida. Pero luego eliminó el tuit y dijo el jueves que la información que le dio el Instituto de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF), que se encarga de la protección de niños, no había sido confirmada.Lo que sería una extraordinaria historia de supervivencia ahora tiene confundidos a los colombianos, mientras funcionarios gubernamentales luchan contra las malas comunicaciones y aún no tienen contacto directo con los niños.La directora del Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF), Astrid Cáceres, dijo que su equipo recibió confirmación de se...

Trudeau slams Meloni over LGBTQ+ record

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:43 GMT

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out Italian leader Giorgia Meloni’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights in a meeting Friday on the margins of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan.“Obviously, Canada is concerned about some of the (positions) that Italy is taking in terms of LGBT rights,” Trudeau told Meloni, who was visibly annoyed, according to multiple media outlets.“But I look forward to talking with you about that,” he added before the start of the meeting.Canada’s leader restated this point in the official note issued after his bilateral with Meloni.“The leaders also exchanged views on the importance of protecting and defending human rights, including the rights of 2SLGBTQI+ people,” the communication read, referring to an acronym used by the government of Canada for Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual.In her meeting with Trudeau, Meloni said that “her government is following court decisions and is not deviating from previo...

Knock it off! G7 issues ultimatum to Russia’s war enablers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:43 GMT

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Countries supporting the Russian military will bear “severe costs” if they do not cease that activity “immediately,” the G7 countries said in a joint statement Friday, pledging to “further prevent” circumvention of sanctions against Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.The warning from the bloc of rich democracies comes as the EU is considering sanctioning Chinese companies for their role in providing Russia with dual-use goods that have ended up on the battlefields in Ukraine.“We will starve Russia of G7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine,” the G7 countries said in the statement after high-level talks on Friday.“We reiterate our call on third parties to immediately cease providing material support to Russia’s aggression, or face severe costs. We will reinforce our coordination to prevent and respond to third parties supplying weapons to Russia and continue to t...

French lawmakers drag in Uber chief for grilling on lobbying

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:43 GMT

PARIS — France’s lawmakers will next week grill Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about his company’s aggressive lobbying tactics. The hearing, organized by the French National Assembly’s inquiry committee into the Uber Files, will take place on May 25 via videoconference, according to a parliamentary agenda. In July last year, the Uber Files revelations showed how French President Emmanuel Macron, then the economy minister, helped bolster Uber’s growth in France back in 2015. In January, lawmakers from left-wing party France Unbowed decided to set up an inquiry committee to focus on Uber’s lobbying in France, as well as “the social, economic and environmental consequences” of the “Uber model” in the country. In January, Khosrowshahi told POLITICO he would testify in front of the French parliament, if called upon. “I absolutely guarantee you that this company is different and what was happening during that time will not happen while I’m CEO of this com...

TikTok faces EU scrutiny on kids’ privacy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:43 GMT

European regulators are set to decide in the coming months whether video platform TikTok mishandled children’s data, violating the European Union’s landmark privacy rules, the General Data Protection Regulation. The Irish Data Protection Commission told POLITICO it had failed to resolve objections raised by other European data protection authorities on the case. Dublin triggered a dispute resolution mechanism set out in the GDPR and sent the case to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), according to a spokesperson for the authority. The EDPB will have up to two months to issue a binding decision on the case, starting from when it deems to have all the documents.The probe, which started in 2021, examines whether TikTok infringed the GDPR by failing to keep children under 13 off the platform because its age-verification measures may have been insufficient. The investigation also checks if TikTok was transparent enough in how it processed minors’ data and ensured...

Milder, Wet Weather Ahead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:43 GMT

While there’s still a bit of chill in the air this morning, the cold isn’t as prevalent as it was yesterday morning as temps run in the upper 30s to low 40s to kick off the day. Those numbers run about 6-12 degrees higher than the freezing start we had yesterday, and foreshadow a milder day ahead. Temps this afternoon run close to 70 on average, albeit warmer north/cooler south. The reason for the temp difference from south to north? The southerly breeze. That wind will gust 25-30mph and since it comes in off the ocean near the South Coast, it’ll be coolest there. The timing’s not the best, but beneficial rain starts to move in tomorrow as moistures rides up the east coast. Initially, showers in the morning are light and spotty, but by the afternoon, the rain becomes more widespread with localized downpours a possibility late in the day into the evening. Rain totals run 0.50-1.50″ with localized higher totals possible. Beneficial, yes, but could be Trou...

Newborns at Emerson Hospital ready for their #DebutEra ahead of Taylor Swift concerts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:43 GMT

Even the newborns at Emerson Hospital are ready for Taylor Swift! In a post on Facebook, the hospital wrote,”These Emerson newborns may be in their #DebutEra but they are already getting excited to celebrate Taylor Swift’s arrival at Gillette Stadium tomorrow! Thank you to maternity nurse Jen for creating the adorable onesies and bringing some extra fun and joy to the families on our maternity floor today.