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☆ Former San Antonio officer indicted in shooting of teenager outside McDonald’s
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Phil Helsel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A former San Antonio police officer who shot a teenager in a McDonald’s parking lot in October was indicted on assault and attempted murder charges, prosecutors said Thursday. Of the charges, the aggravated assault counts are the most serious and carry up to life in prison if convicted. Brennand allegedly shot Cantu, 17, after he ordered the teenager, who was eating a hamburger, out of a vehicle. Brennand was arrested in October on two counts of aggravated assault by public servant. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the Cantu family, said Thursday’s indictment was a significant step toward justice.

☆ 10-year-old student may face battery charge after hugging school counselor
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A 10-year-old boy was suspended from his Florida elementary school and faces a charge of misdemeanor battery after he was accused of inappropriately touching a school counselor during a hug, an allegation his family denies. NBC News is also not naming the counselor because she invoked Marsy’s Law, which in Florida allows alleged crime victims to remain anonymous. They further said the school never properly investigated the incident and suspended the child for 10 school days despite his denying the claims. The 10-year-old’s teacher was in the room during the alleged incident but did not witness what happened, according to the police report and suspension letter. The incident has left the child fearful about returning to school, his grandmother said.

☆ Italian parents sue New York boarding school where son died by suicide
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

An Italian family is suing the elite New York boarding school where their 17-year-old son died by suicide in February, accusing the school of keeping him in “solitary confinement” while waiting for them to arrive after he was expelled for cheating on a math assignment. The statement went on to characterize the filing as containing "multiple inaccurate statements," and disputed the claim that Mandia was "placed in solitary confinement." “As EF Academy knew, [Claudio's] term was off to a difficult start and that he was under extreme stress,” the complaint states. A person reads funeral posters for Claudio Mandia in Battipaglia, Italy, on Feb. 25. The suit also accuses of EF Academy of negligence in retaining, supervising and training those staffers and others.

☆ Nunez making 'big steps' at Liverpool, says Klopp
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Big steps, big steps, the boy's an incredible package. He's a real threat in the finishing area, involved in a lot of things," Klopp told reporters ahead of Sunday's league trip to Tottenham Hotspur. He came on (against Napoli), didn't play extremely long but was involved in both goals, so big steps." The victory against Napoli eased the pressure on Klopp following two straight league defeats against relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest and Leeds United. Liverpool, who finished second last season, have 16 points from 12 games, eight points adrift of the final Champions League qualifying place.

☆ North Carolina man arrested after 4-year-old boy dies of gunshot wound
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Police arrested a North Carolina man after a four-year-old boy died of a gun shot wound on Wednesday, NBC affiliate WCNC of Charlotte reported. Authorities responded to the scene on Charleston Place, in southeast Charlotte, on Wednesday around 7:30 p.m., according to a news release from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Emergency medical personnel transported the boy to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. WCNCPolice earlier said they were investigating the incident after walking back the department’s initial determination that the boy’s gunshot wound was self-inflicted, WCNC reported. NBC News could not immediately reach the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for comment.

☆ Chances of finding missing toddler Quinton Simon's body 'low,' police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Chatham County Police Dept. The update came just over two weeks after Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley said investigators had “every belief” they would find Simon's remains at the landfill. "The landfill search has been a task more grueling (than) anyone could imagine," police added. The search for the missing toddler began on Oct. 5 when his mother, Leilani Simon, called 911 and said the boy had gone missing from his playpen. The effort to find her son has marked the "largest search and most far-reaching investigation in the history of the Chatham County Police Department," authorities said.

☆ Russian soldier spoke of drunkenly killing civilians in phone call near Bucha: 'I think I'm going crazy'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Intercepted phone calls detail a Russian "cleansing" operation in Bucha, the AP reported. "I've already killed so many civilians," one soldier told his wife. Survivors told Insider that Russian soldiers initially acted as if they believed themselves liberators, their government having convinced them that Ukraine is run by Nazis. In a March 14 phone call, another soldier, going by the name Lyona, told his mother about a child who was stopped at a Russian checkpoint. On the boy's phone, soldiers found information about the "location and logistics" of Russian forces, the AP reported.

☆ I’m a 23-year-old nanny for a wealthy family in Nantucket. I get to fly on private jets and document my daily adventures on TikTok.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Evellyn Singleton, 23, began working as a nanny for an affluent, Nashville-based family last fall. She watched their son, Jacob, during their vacation in Nantucket and posted about it on TikTok. Jacob's mom told me she was initially drawn to my profile because it really focused on who I was as a person rather than just listing my nanny experience. The family was living in Nantucket, Massachusetts, for the month, but they're based in Nashville during the rest of the year. Courtesy of Evellyn SingletonFlying is definitely part of the job, as Jacob's family enjoys travel.

☆ Father blames China's COVID policy for son's death that sparked online anger
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Martin Quin Pollard | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The boy's death is the latest incident to trigger blowback over China's strict zero-COVID policy, with one critical hashtag racking up 380 million reads on Wednesday on the Twitter-like Weibo platform. At around midday on Tuesday, after his wife slipped and fell after being affected by gas fumes while cooking, Tuo noticed that his son, Wenxuan, was also unwell. Tuo said he tried desperately to call for an ambulance or police, but could not get through. One hashtag, "Three years of COVID was his entire life", became a trending topic before being scrubbed, a common occurance on China's heavily censored Internet. Tuo said he rejected the offer, instead demanding an explanation for his son's death.

☆ Atthaya Thitikul: Thai teen becomes second youngest women's world No. 1 golfer
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In doing so Thitikul becomes the second youngest golfer to reach the summit of the women’s game. Already a two-time winner on the LPGA Tour, Thitikul is also only the second player – after Park Sung-hyun – to have reached the world No.1 slot in their rookie season. Henderson has since racked up eight wins on the LPGA Tour, her most recent coming at the LA Open in April 2021. She won her first LPGA Tour event in March 2022 at the JTBC Classic in Southern California (pictured), and in May, rose to No. 1 ranking in 2015, and today boasts 17 victories on the LPGA Tour.

☆ Family questions death of domestic violence victim whose case made it to Supreme Court following yearslong custody battle
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Narkis Golan outside the Supreme Court after the unanimous decision in her domestic violence case. But domestic violence victims, advocates and experts say that today, abusers and judges weaponize the clauses to punish women who flee domestic abusers to protect themselves and their children. Though there are no definitive statistics, research estimates that domestic violence could be a factor in up to 70% of Hague Convention child abduction cases. Both Fidler and Weiner criticized the ruling, alleging it did not take into account the realities of domestic violence. Golan also hoped, once her custody battle was over, to establish an organization to help protect kids and their mothers from domestic violence, Morin said.

☆ Boy dies after being infected by a rare brain-eating amoeba, people warned about swimming in fresh water
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A boy from Las Vegas as died after being infected by a brain-eating amoeba. The fatal amoebas can be found in bodies of fresh warm water and enter the brain through the nose. "People need to be smart about it when they're in places where this rare amoeba actually lives." The Southern Nevada Health District said that the amoeba is typically found in bodies of fresh warm water and that precautions can be taken to avoid the risk of infection. These include avoiding jumping into bodies of warm fresh water, keeping your head above the water, and avoiding digging or stirring sediment in shallow warm fresh water.

☆ Billionaire Melinda French Gates wants to create an alternative to Silicon Valley: 'To change it would be incredibly hard'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Melinda French Gates wants to shake up the tech industry, starting in Silicon Valley. "To re-create Silicon Valley or to change it would be incredibly hard," French Gates said. The idea is that a broader and more equitable range of voices in a boardroom equals more ideas, which betters technology, French Gates added. French Gates committed $1 billion of her own money to Pivotal in 2019, four years after launching the firm. French Gates has been vocally persistent about the need for more female and diverse tech leaders for years.

☆ Ronaldo charged with improper conduct after smashing fan's phone
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Ronaldo, 37, apologised to the 14-year-old fan via social media after the incident, which took place after United's 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park in April. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Registerloading"It is alleged that the forward's conduct after the final whistle was improper and/or violent." Video footage appeared to show Ronaldo angrily slapping the phone out of the boy's hand as he walked down the tunnel. The boy's mother said he had been left with a bruised hand and that his phone screen had been smashed. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Alabama grandfather is charged in hot car death of toddler, drove vehicle 3 times that day, prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

An Alabama grandfather charged in connection with his grandson’s hot car death returned to the vehicle three times without realizing the 2-year-old boy was still inside, officials said. Arrest warrants were issued Wednesday for William "Bill" Wiesman, one day after Ian Wiesman's death. She told reporters that Wiesman got in his truck and drove it three times throughout the day on Tuesday. "Upon arrival, Ian's aunt came out to the truck and found Ian deceased in the back-driver's seat of Wiesman's truck," the documents state. There have been at least 26 hot car deaths this year, according to Kids and Car Safety.

☆ A man was fatally shot in Houston. Hours later, a boy thought to be his son was found dead in an SUV.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A gunman is wanted in the deaths of a man who was fatally shot Tuesday and a toddler, thought to be the victim's son, who was found dead in the back seat of an SUV, Houston authorities said. The unidentified gunman hasn’t been apprehended, Houston Executive Assistant Police Chief Larry Satterwhite told reporters. Police are searching for a gunman accused of fatally shooting a man who was found dead southwest of downtown Houston on Tuesday afternoon. Five hours later, as authorities were investigating the shooting, a woman called police and reported that her husband and her 2-year-old son were missing, Satterwhite said. Authorities quickly determined that the missing husband and the shooting victim were the same person, Satterwhite said.

☆ Is this Nigerian teen the next women's golf prodigy?
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-22 | by ( Jackie Prager | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

She remembers the day her dad took her to a golf course in Abuja, where she saw a boy teeing off. As she continues to make a name for herself and her country, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari is taking notice. "He just keeps playing golf and he really loves the sport, even though he's not winning." Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: Golf's greatest-ever prodigies Arguably the greatest golfer never to go pro, Bobby Jones is one of the sport's most influential figures. According to the Nigerian Golf Federation, there are only 58 courses in the country.

☆ He was my high school journalism teacher. Then I investigated his relationships with teenage girls.
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-16 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

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☆ Women in venture capital who made partner or higher at firms like Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-06 | by ( Melia Russell | Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Each year, more women barrel through the doors of venture capital's boy's club. However, progress slowed in a tough macro environment. PitchBook data indicates that the share of women in decision-making roles at venture firms held steady year over year, with women representing 16% of general partners at firms with more than $50 million in assets in the US. To toast their success, Insider is recognizing the women in venture capital who made partner or general partner for the first time in 2022. Let us know who we missed — investing partners or general partners only, please — by contacting Melia Russell at mrussell@insider.com

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