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April 14, 2023

Coachella 2023: See Shawn Mendes and More Stars Take Over the Festival

This weekend, Hollywood’s top destination is the desert.

Coachella 2023 is officially here and thousands of festival goers are packing their bags and heading to Indio, Calif., to experience three days of non-stop fun.

Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean will serve as headliners, plus talented artists like Becky G, Rosalía, Blink 182 and Charli XCX will take the stage. 

When VIP festivalgoers aren’t dancing the night away, they will experience plenty of star-studded parties, too. Like when Kourtney Kardashian brings Camp Poosh to life on April 15, while Rachel Zoe is hosting her annual ZOEasis daytime celebration close by.

Ariana Madix and Scheana Shay kicked off the weekend on April 14, when they were seen hanging out with a group of friends at CELSIUS Oasis Vibe House. The Vanderpump Rules stars appeared to be in great spirits while smiling, laughing and taking photos together.

And it wouldn’t be Coachella weekend without some fabulous fashion. For many influencers, it’s the perfect weekend to bust out bold accessories and colorful ensembles. 

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Published on April 14, 2023 19:10

Arnold Schwarzenegger repaired a utility trench, not a pothole, officials say

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This video still image provided by The Office of Arnold Schwarzenegger, shows former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, repairing what he called a pot hole on a street in his Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. The Office of Arnold Schwarzenegger via AP

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “giant pothole” that Arnold Schwarzenegger said he recently filled on a street in his Los Angeles neighborhood was actually a trench that had been dug for utility work, according to the city.

Southern California Gas Co. had covered the trench with temporary asphalt that was to be replaced with a permanent surface, the Los Angeles Department of Public Works said in a statement.

“We have notified the Gas Company of the issue and the need for them to maintain the site pavement until their permanent paving is constructed,” the statement said.

After months of heavy rains that have turned roads into tire-popping swiss cheese for many commuters, Schwarzenegger struck a chord when he released a video of himself and a crew filling a depression on a street with packaged asphalt patch.

“Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it,” he wrote on Twitter. “I always say, let’s not complain, let’s do something about it. Here you go.”

A passing motorist paused to thank the actor, who also filled another smaller hole.

SoCal Gas said in a statement that an upgrade of a pipeline system there was completed on Jan. 26 but rain delayed permanent paving, which is usually done in about 30 days. The utility’s crews returned to the site on Wednesday, a day after Schwarzenegger posted his video, and leveled off the patch he’d completed to make it stronger. It expects to finish permanent paving of the site on Tuesday.

“Teamwork. Happy to help speed this up, and thanks to the crew for pumping up my fix,” the former governor tweeted Friday.

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Published on April 14, 2023 18:59

Joe Joyce went from first-round knockout by Anthony Joshua to Juggernaut of the heavyweight division

Joe Joyce’s rise from “Slow Joyce” – the amateur who used to get beat up by Anthony Joshua – to the danger man of the heavyweight division is remarkable and unexpected.

The undefeated Briton, who takes on the towering Chinese Zhilei Zhang live on talkSPORT on Saturday, has become the president of boxing “Who Needs Him?” club. Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Deontay Wilder and Joshua all call each other out – and even fight sometimes – but none of them really want to fight Joyce.

Joshua and Joyce are former sparring partners, but AJ is the one who has become one of the faces of the heavyweight division

You can understand why. But it’s a stunning change considering where Joyce was when he turned pro late at age 31 in 2017, a noted amateur but widely known to be firmly in Joshua’s shadow.

AJ stopped Joyce in the first round of their only amateur contest, an ABA final in London. “I would do the same today! Nothing has changed,” Joshua tweeted optimistically in 2022.

However, things have changed. Should Joyce fight Joshua later this year, it would be Joyce who would start the fight as the bettors’ slight favorite.

Leaked fight footage of AJ beating Joyce when the pair were British athletes together has been derided by Joyce as a flattering video edited by Joshua’s team. But the stories you hear from all of their many fight streaks confirm that Joshua almost always had the upper hand.

The young boxer was certainly Britain’s No. 1 choice, winning silver at the World Championships and then gold at London 2012. Joyce, who became Britain’s top super heavyweight only after he ‘AJ turned professional, also had a decorated amateur career. But it seemed telling that his best medals (world bronze, Olympic silver) were exactly a cut below AJ’s.

Joshua looked the most explosive, dynamic, quickest and most athletic fighter. However, at this point in their career, it is – unexpectedly – Joyce who seems to be the most dangerous professional heavyweight.

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He wants the big names in boxing, but doesn’t understand why they don’t want to face him

The soft-spoken, 6ft 6in Londoner – who has a college fine arts degree and only started boxing when he was 22 – has other qualities to recommend him. An apparently granitic chin as a professional, a formidable engine, an innate self-confidence and heavier hands than it seems.

In fact, with 14 knockout wins in 15 fights, Joyce has a 93% knockout ratio – better than Fury, Usyk, Joshua and even Wilder. Part of that is the greater length and quality of this quartet’s boxing careers, of course. But Joyce did not feast on companions.

He’s been hard-matched from the start, taking on the tough Ian Lewison on his professional debut. Joyce also won as an underdog – when he beat previously undefeated banger Daniel Dubois – knocked out teak-resistant Carlos Takam faster than anyone, then became the first fighter to stop Joseph Parker after a memorable war. Last year.

Parker went the distance with Joshua and Dillian Whyte. It is this KO11 victory that seems to sum up Joyce’s qualities. Not all boxers live up to their nickname, but “Big Juggernaut” fits Joyce like a glove (or iron helmet).

He is relentless, snarling forward and denying space to his opponents, pressuring them as a fight unfolds in a way rarely seen in the heavyweight division. Joyce’s feet aren’t quick but he positions them well. He possesses a muffled and precise blow which is what he used to bludgeon the less experienced Dubois.

It’s a remarkable difference between Joyce in 2023 and his former amateur rival/teammate Joshua. While Joyce seems absolutely comfortable in his pro style, knowing exactly what he needs to do to defeat an opponent, AJ seems stuck between being an aggressive puncher or a Klitschko-type long-range boxer – and unable to mix both styles.

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Joyce could land a fight with Tyson Fury if he passes his next test against China’s Zhilei Zhang

The other major contrast is what happens when they get hit. Even countered by Jermaine Franklin, Joshua looked troubled. When Joyce is hit, it tends to have the opposite effect, pulling him out and bringing him back to life.

Joyce tends to start fights slow, which wouldn’t help if he ever faced a heavyweight with Wilder’s extraordinary power. This fight has unstoppable force against a pull for an immovable object – but the real fight for Joyce is trying to get these guys in the ring.

Assuming he gets through Zhang – who has only suffered one disputed defeat – Joyce is 37 and time is not on his side. He may be the freshest of the world’s top five heavyweights in ring wear, but he’s also the oldest (a month ahead of Wilder).

“Usyk won’t fight me because he says I’m a tank,” Joyce told Steve Bunce in the build-up to Saturday’s fight. “Fury mentioned my name – said I’m the No. 2 heavyweight, so let’s do this fight. Or alternatively, AJ needs a way back…Wilder also looks good.

Not one to shy away from a challenge, Joyce thinks the heavyweight division needs to see the best fight the best

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Not one to shy away from a challenge, Joyce thinks the heavyweight division needs to see the best fight the best

“It has to go back to what Mike Tyson said: don’t worry about losing, you have to have those big fights. If everyone is fighting everyone else, then it’s something fun.

Joyce, unlike the quartet he aspires to fight, has never held a world heavyweight championship belt. But his self-confidence appears as solid as his chin – in direct contrast to the struggles Joshua endured.

“When I was in Team GB, I wasn’t a threat to him,” Joyce admitted to the Metro a year ago. “As a pro he was always here and I was there so it was about catching up. Now we’re on the same level…he sees me as that threat.

Joshua is not alone there. The man he used to bounce for fun in amateur fights may still seem too easy to hit. But as his relentless progress through the heavyweight ranks has shown, there’s absolutely nothing easy about sharing a boxing ring with Joe Joyce.

Joyce vs Zhang is live on talkSPORT on Saturday April 15

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Published on April 14, 2023 18:40

Pakistan arrests woman claiming to be Islam’s prophet

Pakistani police say they arrested a Muslim woman in the eastern province of Punjab on charges of blasphemy for allegedly claiming to be an Islamic prophet

MULTAN, Pakistan — Pakistani police arrested a Muslim woman on Friday on charges of blasphemy after claiming she was an Islamic prophet, a charge that carries the death penalty under the country’s laws.

The woman was arrested at her home in the city of Faisalabad, in the eastern province of Punjab, shortly after a mob gathered outside to demand that she be lynched after news broke of the his claims of prophecy, said a senior police official, Nasir Ali Rizvi.

Rizvi identified the woman as Sana Ullah and said two other people were arrested with her. He said she would be brought before a judge to face the charges against her.

Meanwhile, video footage has circulated on social media showing the woman wearing a headscarf, or hijab, seen as a sign of piety.

Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws prohibit anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or the Prophet Muhammad from being sentenced to death or life in prison, although the country has not yet implemented capital punishment for blasphemy.

However, mere allegations of infringement are often enough to provoke mob violence and even deadly attacks. International and domestic rights groups say blasphemy charges have often been used to intimidate religious minorities and settle personal scores.

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Published on April 14, 2023 18:35

Watch – Hunter Biden bails out dad over Irish boy question

President Joe Biden had a confused exchange with a boy in Ireland this week when he answered a question about success.

Speaking to a crowd of kids at a get-together, a boy asked the president ‘what’s the best step to success’ and Biden seemed to have no idea what he was talking about and made a random mention of the coronavirus.

“What is the first step to success? asked the boy.

“What’s the top what?” the president responded.

“Step – steps – step to success,” the boy retorted.

“Oh, well, making sure we don’t all have COVID. What – why – what are we talking about here? the president said.

Just then, the president’s son, Hunter Biden, stepped in to rephrase the questions as the “key to success,” which the president seemed to understand. To be fair to the president, he got a pretty reasonable answer.


Oh, what’s the key to success? You know what I discovered is the key to success? And I’m not sure I’m in the best position to explain it; these guys can tell you.


The key to success is that whenever you disagree with someone, it’s okay to question their judgment – whether they’re right or wrong – but it’s never okay to question them. question his motive. If you question their motivation, you can never agree.


For example, if you say to someone, “The reason you disagree with me is because you’re stupid, you’re bad, you’re — you just don’t like People I like.


Instead of saying I just didn’t, just say why, I disagree with you for the following reasons. Because once you question someone’s motive – why they do something – because you don’t know. In fact, what happens after that, we can never get along, get together.


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Most Americans want Ukraine to join NATO

A Newsweek A survey revealed US voter support for Ukrainian and Georgian ambitions to join NATO and for continued US involvement in the alliance.A slight majority of Americans polled support Ukraine’s ambition to join NATO, with 27% strongly agreeing that the country’s defense is “vital” to US national interests.Ukrainian leaders believe that the collective defense clause of NATO’s Article 5 is the only sufficient protection against repeated Russian aggression.

More than half of American voters polled in a Newsweek poll said they want Ukraine to join NATO – a contentious issue with colossal implications that persists after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country.

The survey, conducted on April 4 by Redfield & Wilton Strategies on behalf of Newsweek, surveyed 1,500 eligible US voters. He found broad support for NATO expansion and for continued US involvement in the 74-year-old alliance, despite growing calls for the US to prioritize the Asia-Pacific region. Pacific because of its latent confrontation with China.

A slight majority of Americans polled supported Ukraine’s ambition to join NATO, saying they were either strongly in favor (30%) or in favor (25%). One in 10 was either strongly opposed (5%) or opposed (5%), with 26% indifferent. Seven percent said they didn’t know.

Respondents also said defending Ukraine is “vital” to US national interests, with 27% strongly agreeing and 29% agreeing. Twenty-two percent neither agreed nor disagreed, 7% disagreed, 5% strongly disagreed, and 9% said they didn’t know.

Ukrainian servicemen are pictured aboard a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun near Bakhmut in Ukraine’s Donetsk region March 15, 2023. More than half of U.S. voters polled in a Newsweek poll said they wanted Ukraine to join NATO.
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Ukrainian leaders believe that the collective defense clause of NATO’s Article 5 is the only sufficient protection against repeated Russian aggression. These NATO ambitions enjoy broad support among Ukrainian voters, and the intention to join the bloc is enshrined in the national constitution.

Kyiv has long been denied even a membership action plan for fear of provoking retaliation from Russian President Vladimir Putin, and after 2014 to avoid direct conflict with Russian forces and local proxies occupying Crimea. and parts of eastern Ukraine.

Russia’s full-scale invasion has again raised the question of Ukraine’s NATO membership, although it is highly unlikely that the alliance members will agree to admit Kiev as it is in a state of war with Russia. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine would one day join the bloc, but stressed it was a “long-term” proposal.

James Rogers, co-founder and research director of the UK Council on Geostrategy, said Newsweek that the “absolute majority in favor of NATO enlargement to Ukraine” is particularly noteworthy given the political debate surrounding the proposal.

“I know that in the UK, at least, there wasn’t much awareness of Ukraine until last year,” he added, noting that Kiev’s resistance against the he large-scale invasion has caught and held the attention of Westerners. .

President Joe Biden and other NATO national leaders have made it clear Ukraine’s membership is not imminent, though they have staunchly refused Russian demands to exclude Kyiv from future membership .

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office is working with foreign partners on alternative security guarantees – for example through the Kyiv Security Pact – as stopgap measures, though they have stressed they see no acceptable alternative full membership in NATO.

Fabrice Pothier, former Director of Policy Planning at NATO, said Newsweek that Allied policymakers eventually admit kyiv, despite fierce Russian opposition and traditional Western hesitation.

“Even the G7 leaders and European leaders realized there was no other way,” he said. “It’s clear from my conversations over the last few months that you can talk about NATO membership in places like Berlin – where before it was completely taboo, you could get people off the table – and now they nod their heads.”

“They won’t agree at the time, but I think there’s now a more fundamental notion that given how far Putin is willing to go, nothing can stop him but the wall being built. by NATO.

Ukraine, EU flags with Kyiv NATO symbolThe NATO four-pointed compass rose is pictured above the Ukrainian and European flags in the European Square in Kiev, Ukraine August 22, 2022. More than half of U.S. voters polled in a Newsweek poll have said they want Ukraine to join NATO.
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“It makes some leaders uncomfortable, including the Americans, to admit that we have to contain Russia as much as possible, but that’s the reality,” Pothier added.

“If we continue to do what we’re doing, which is this kind of ad hoc, non-NATO framework, it’s actually going to cost us a lot more in terms of resources and support than doing come Ukraine.”

Respondents to Newsweek the survey had an equally positive sentiment for Georgia’s NATO candidacy; an ambition that has prompted Russian officials to repeatedly threaten another war against its neighbor in the southern Caucasus.

A large minority of respondents were either strongly in favor (23%) or in favor (25%) of Tbilisi’s membership ambitions, with 31% indifferent and 8% strongly opposed (3%) or opposed (5%). Twelve percent said they didn’t know.

Respondents were also positive about the prospects of Sweden joining Finland during its recent NATO membership. Although Stockholm and Helsinki initially planned to join, a long-running dispute with Turkey and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has left Sweden in NATO limbo.

More than half of the respondents were either strongly in favor (36%) or in favor (28%) of Swedish membership in NATO. Twenty-two percent were indifferent, 2% strongly opposed, and 4% opposed. Nine percent didn’t know.

Respondents were also positive about Finland’s formal NATO membership, which took place on the same day the survey was conducted. Thirty-two percent strongly support, 29% support, 23% indifferent, 3% strongly oppose, 4% oppose, and 9% don’t know.

Newsweek contacted NATO by e-mail to seek comments on the results of the investigation.

US troops in NATO exercise in LithuaniaU.S. troops are pictured taking part in NATO’s Iron Wolf exercises October 26, 2022 in Fabrade, Lithuania. More than half of American voters polled in a Newsweek poll said they wanted Ukraine to join NATO.
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Published on April 14, 2023 00:08

Stephen Colbert spots the exact moment that could mean Fox News is screwed

Stephen Colbert has spotted bad news for Fox News in its legal battle against Dominion Voting Systems, which is seeking $1.6 billion from the right-wing media company in its defamation lawsuit.

In the recording, she asks if he has any evidence that then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) is interested in Dominion.

“I read that, I can’t prove it,” Giuliani replied.

Colbert teased a clip of Bartiromo then said on air of Dominion, “I understand that Nancy Pelosi is interested in this business.”

Colbert called it “the phrase that pays,” which in this case could be the phrase that forces Fox News to shell out $1.6 billion.

The judge plans to appoint a special master to examine whether Fox News lied in court.

“So the job is to figure out if Fox News is lying?” Colbert said. “Wait, am I a special master? »

See his full teardown in his Thursday night monologue:

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April 13, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill banning abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on March 7, 2023, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Phil Sears/AP

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal signed into law later in the day by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run.

The ban gives DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch a presidential candidacy built on his national brand as a conservative standard bearer.

The governor’s office said in a statement late Thursday that he had signed the legislation.

The six-week ban will take effect only if the state’s current 15-week ban is upheld in an ongoing legal challenge that is before the state Supreme Court, which is controlled by conservatives.

The policy would have wider implications for abortion access throughout the South in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year overturning Roe v. Wade and leaving decisions about abortion access to states. Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy, while Georgia forbids the procedure after cardiac activity can be detected, which is around six weeks.

“We have the opportunity to lead the national debate about the importance of protecting life and giving every child the opportunity to be born and find his or her purpose,” said Republican Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, who carried the bill in the House.

Democrats and abortion-rights groups have criticized Florida’s proposal as extreme.

“This ban would prevent four million Florida women of reproductive age from accessing abortion care after six weeks — before many women even know they’re pregnant,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement issued after Thursday’s vote. “This ban would also impact the nearly 15 million women of reproductive age who live in abortion-banning states throughout the South, many of whom have previously relied on travel to Florida as an option to access care.”

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A group activists gathered outside the Tallahassee City Hall building to protest SB 300, which would place a ban on abortions after six weeks, Monday, April 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. Alicia Devine/AP

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The law contains some exceptions, including to save the woman’s life. Abortions for pregnancies involving rape or incest would be allowed until 15 weeks of pregnancy, provided a woman has documentation such as a restraining order or police report. DeSantis has called the rape and incest provisions sensible.

Drugs used in medication-induced abortions — which make up the majority of those provided nationally — could be dispensed only in person or by a physician under the Florida law. Separately, nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone is being challenged in court.

“I can’t think of any bill that’s going to provide more protections to more people who are more vulnerable than this piece of legislation,” said Republican Rep. Mike Beltran, who said the bill’s exceptions and six-week timeframe represented a compromise.

Abortion bans are popular among some religious conservatives who are part of the GOP voting base, but the issue has motivated many others to vote for Democrats. Republicans in recent weeks and months have suffered defeats in elections centered on abortion access in states such as Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin.

“Have we learned nothing?” House Democratic Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell said of recent elections in other states. “Do we not listen to our constituents and to the people of Florida and what they are asking for?”

DeSantis, who often places himself on the front lines of culture war issues, had said he backs the six-week ban but had appeared uncharacteristically tepid on the bill. He has often said, “We welcome pro-life legislation,” when asked about the policy.

DeSantis is expected to announce his presidential candidacy after the session ends in May, with his potential White House run in part buoyed by the conservative policies approved by the Republican supermajority in the Statehouse this year.

Democrats, without power at any level of state government, had mostly turned to stall tactics and protests to oppose the bill, which easily passed both chambers on largely party-line votes. The Senate approved it last week, and the House did so Thursday.

A Democratic senator and chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party were arrested and charged with trespassing during a protest in Tallahassee against the six-week ban. In a last ditch move to delay the bill’s passage in the House on Thursday, Democrats filed dozens of amendments to the proposal, all of which were rejected by Republicans.

“Women’s health and their personal right to choose is being stolen,” said Democratic Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson. “So I ask: Is Florida truly a free state?”

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All the Happy Couples in the Sister Wives Universe

“She looked like a soccer mom,” Kody Brown once joked on Sister Wives of meeting then-single mom Robyn in 2009. “She had a van, three kids and was divorced. I thought, ‘I didn’t need a van, a divorced woman, and three kids in my life—that’s just trouble.'”

Nearly a decade and a half on, though, they’re still kicking it, the pair adding son Solomon, 11, and daughter Ariella, 7, to the squad. As for bringing on other teammates, it’s not in the game plan. “I really, really struggle with it because it feels, like, ‘Oh, well. Those didn’t work. So, on to [someone] new,'” Robyn said on the December Sister Wives: One on One special of Meri, Janelle and Christine leaving the fold. “That’s hard for me. That’s really, really hard for me. It feels disrespectful.”

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Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher arrested in Virginia

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who fatally shot his teacher in Virginia has been officially arrested for child neglect and failing to secure his handgun, police said Thursday.

The Newport News Police Department released a booking photo of the 25-year-old woman and a brief statement saying she turned herself in to the local jail. She was released after posting $5,000 bond and has a status hearing scheduled for Friday in Newport News Circuit Court, said James Ellenson, her attorney.

“She’s nervous and scared because she’s never been charged before, but she’s holding on,” Ellenson wrote in an email Thursday.

Authorities announced on Monday that Deja Taylor was charged with criminal child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by the careless storage of a firearm.

Her arrest comes more than three months after police said her son shot and injured first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner as she sat at a reading table in her classroom. Police say the child used his mother’s gun, which was purchased legally.

Abigail Zwerner.Carlos Bernate for NBC News

Zwerner filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school system last week, accusing school officials of gross negligence and ignoring multiple warnings from teachers and others that the boy had took a gun to school that day.

The city attorney’s office said Tuesday it is investigating whether the “actions or omissions” of any school employee could result in criminal charges.

The January shooting at Richneck Elementary rocked Newport News, a shipbuilding town of about 185,000 near the Chesapeake Bay.

Police Chief Steve Drew has repeatedly called the shooting “intentional”. He said there was no warning and no struggle before the child pointed the gun at Zwerner and fired a bullet, hitting her in the hand and chest.

Zwerner, 25, hustled her students out of the classroom before being rushed to hospital, where she remained for nearly two weeks.

The criminal negligence charge filed against the boy’s mother carries a sentence of up to five years in prison. The misdemeanor charge of carelessly storing a firearm carries a sentence of up to one year in prison.

Ellenson has previously stated that she does not have a criminal record. He also stated that his gun was secured to an upper shelf in his closet and had a trigger lock.

The family said the boy suffered from an “acute disability” and was on a care plan that included his mother or father accompanying him to class every day. The week of the shooting was the first that a parent was not in class with him, the family said.

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Published on April 13, 2023 18:09

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