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The Wyoming Valley West School District (WVWSD) last week sent letters to 1,000 parents that stated they could be “sent to dependency court for neglecting your child’s right to food.” The WVWSD reported it had a total of $22,467 in delinquent food-related debts, and the district’s attorney said the letter was a way to get attention of parents since other methods of collection seemed to fail. Todd Carmichael, the CEO and co-founder of La Colombe Coffee Roasters and Philadelphia, penned an opinion piece in the Wilkes-Barre Citizen Voice that says he contacted the district to pay off the debts and “restore the dignity” of those parents....

In drafts of Bolton’s upcoming book, the former national security adviser claims Trump told him in August that he wanted to continue withholding $391 million in military assistance to Ukraine until its officials opened an investigation into his Democratic rivals, according to the New York Times on Sunday. Hours later, Schumer called the allegation “a massive White House cover-up” in a series of tweets, where he also said “Bolton has the evidence” to prove it....

So much of space-faring fiction comes from the simple art of taking real-world concepts and firing them into the depths of space. Modern everyday life, fun ideas from history, or even tropes from other genres of fiction make the transition to space pretty easily. The only limitation is imagination when it comes to the often beloved “thing but in space” model of science fiction. RELATED: 5 Underappreciated Space Western TV Shows...

In a previous article ran by The Guardian, writer Keith Stuart posed the same question, positing that choosing the option to invert controls could be a result of one of two subconscious choices: either the player grew up with games like Microsoft Flight Simulator, which had the Y-axis inverted as the default option, or it is based on how the player perceives their relationship with the avatar. Dr. Jen Corbett of Brunel University suggested that people who don’t invert are “fully inhabiting” the player character’s body while inverters control it more like a vehicle....

Cagri Kilic, a postdoctoral research fellow in robotics at West Virginia University, calculated a figure of 15,694 pounds of trash, according to an online article on The Conversation. Kilic, who specializes in Mars and moon rovers, added up the mass of all spacecraft that have been sent to Mars (22,000 pounds) and subtracted the weight of the currently operational craft on the surface (6,306 pounds). Humankind has now sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over the course of 14 missions, according to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs....

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) announced in June the common names for the moth Lymantria dispar and the ant Aphaenogaster araneoides, “Gypsy moth” and “Gypsy ant,” had been removed from their Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms List. The ESA confirmed the names had been scrapped as they contained an “ethnic slur,” and were “identified as containing a derogatory term for the Romani people.” The moth is native to Eurasia, but has become a pest in North America in recent years, with the caterpillars feasting on hundreds of species of vegetation....

Pope Francis said last week that the deadly worldwide coronavirus pandemic is one of “nature’s responses” to humans’ mistreatment of Planet Earth, telling a Catholic U.K. publication that “God always forgives, but Nature never forgives.” This sentiment was echoed by environmental researchers, politicians and activists who are urging world leaders to permanently reduce carbon emissions, air pollution and fossil fuel burning in order to “flatten the curve” of climate change....

Researchers from the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research in Bremen, Germany, have been investigating these hardly-used food resources from the sea and their potential to become part of the human diet. Scientists say that fertile land, fresh water and mineral fertilizers are becoming increasingly scarce as the world population is expected to reach 10 billion in the next 30 years. Because resource scarcity raises major concerns for global food security, the Leibniz Center team focused on more sustainable food sources from the sea....

The research, published in the journal Nature, shines a light both on brown fat as well as compounds called branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), which are among the nine “essential” amino acids which human proteins are made up of. BCAAs—valine, leucine and isoleucine—mainly come from meat, fish, dairy products and eggs, and are also found in some fitness supplements. High levels of BCAAs in the body have been linked to obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in both humans and rodents....

Former world number one and 23-time grand slam champion Williams steamrolled the Australian in straight sets in just over an hour. Azarenka – the 2013 winner – outlasted Carla Suarez Navarro to book her spot in the second round of the tournament. Latvian 11th seed and 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko surrendered a lead as she lost to Alize Cornet, but 10th seed Madison Keys survived against Bethanie Mattek-Sands....

In addition to reducing the appearance of varicose and spider veins, sclerotherapy is sometimes used to treat malformed lymph vessels, hemorrhoids, and hydroceles (swelling of the scrotum). What Is Sclerotherapy? Sclerotherapy (sclero- meaning hardness and -therapy meaning treatment) is an in-office procedure used to address venous swelling or the abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissues. It purposefully scars the inner lining of a problematic vein so that it is eventually reabsorbed by the body....

Lavrov said on Wednesday that the scale of economic sanctions imposed by the United States, the European Union and others could not have been “predicted” ahead of Russia’s nearly monthlong assault on Ukraine. He singled out actions taken against Russia’s Central Bank, which contributed to devastating economic effects that have included the collapse of the ruble. “When the reserves of the Central Bank were frozen, no one who was predicting what sanctions the West would pass could have pictured that,” Lavrov said during a speech to students at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, according to Russian newspaper Kommersant....

Scott came up short with his long putter on Saturday, three-putting twice in the first four holes and tumbled down the leaderboard at the Masters. Scott needed 35 putts to get through the third round and finished with a 4-over 76 that left him 1 over for the tournament. He is six strokes behind co-leaders Jordan Spieth and Bubba Watson heading into the final round. "It's not the end of the world," Scott said....

With that, let’s open up the mailbag. MORE: What we leared on RAW this week | Saraceno frustrated about ‘Tough Enough’ ouster Letter No. 1 Everyone says that the Clique “used their power” to manipulate story lines, bury people, etc. My question is: HOW? Did they cozy up to Vince? Was Shawn really Vince’s boy, to the point that Vince listened to everything that a drug-fuelled HBK said? Was it also the Clique members deciding they wanted all the titles and main event matches?...

The Scottish Open, which has been won by Americans two of the last three years, is one of the flagship events on the European Tour, and a great tune-up for those competing in next week’s British Open. MORE: PGA Tour winners of 2015-16 | Spieth trying to speed up his game Phil Mickelson, who is competing this week, won the event in 2013 and Rickie Fowler won last year. Patrick Reed, Jamie Lovemark, J....

In an unsigned opinion issued in the early hours of Tuesday, the Supreme Court said an earlier preliminary injunction from a District Court should be lifted, stating scheduled executions can go ahead as planned. Four inmates are set to be executed, the first of them Daniel Lewis Lee, who had been set to receive a lethal injection of pentobarbital on Monday. However, a District Court moved to prohibit the executions on the grounds such injections could constitute cruel and unusual punishment, which is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment....

MORE: Get FantasyAlarm.com’s Draft Guide | Closer Depth Chart The lefthanded Norris pitches off a mid-90s fastball which he complements with a sharp slider and average changeup. He’s still working on his command, but his stuff is good enough to be successful even without perfect location. As a rookie Norris should be at least league average with double-digit wins and high strikeout totals. Long-term, he profiles as a No. 2 or 3 starter depending on how much he can improve his command....

MORE SPRING REPORTS: Byron Buxton | Jung-ho Kang | Yankees trio While Souza doesn’t have any elite tools, he does everything well and profiles as a solid corner outfielder. Before Thursday’s spring training game against the Orioles, Souza told me that the transition to his new club has been smooth. He also said he’s focused on keeping things simple and not trying to do too much this spring. Souza’s pre-game batting practice rounds reflected that approach; a simple, direct swing path and good core strength that produces above-average power without a lot of extra effort....

With the fifth film’s focus on requels and how to ease back into a franchise, and with the exciting news that Scream 6 will hit theaters in March 2023, what will the new movie be like? There are a few things that Scream 6 should include, and it will be interesting to see what the latest film brings. RELATED: Scream 2022 Proves Not All Horror Needs To Be Elevated...

SD Huesca are currently rooted to the bottom of the La Liga table and have plenty of work to do to stay in the Spanish top flight. The newly-promoted side showed glimpses of its potential against Granada last weekend and has a point to prove going into this fixture. Deportivo Alaves, on the other hand, have pulled off a few surprising results in La Liga this season and are currently in 12th place in the La Liga table....