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Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ parents, sister sue Alec Baldwin over ‘Rust’ shooting
The mom and dad and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed in the “Rust” on-set capturing, have filed a new lawsuit in opposition to Alec Baldwin and the film’s producers, according to the family’s legal professional. The lawsuit, submitted Thursday in Los Angeles County Top-quality Court, alleges negligence, battery, intentional affliction of psychological distress and decline of consortium, their lawyer, Gloria Allred, mentioned. “Halyna was the light-weight in their lives,” Allred reported through a press function Thursday, noting that in filing the lawsuit they hope to “uncover the reality and maintain accountable those who are responsible.” This handout file graphic courtesy of Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Workplace produced April…
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Latest price data on backpacks, laptops and kids’ clothes offers some relief for parents
A university student at Lakewood Elementary College in Cecilia, Ky., works by using her laptop to participate in an emotional test-in at the start of the school day, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Photograph: Timothy D. Easley/AP As summer season attracts to a shut, it is time for many to believe about again-to-school buying, these as notebooks, backpacks and new garments. As an economist who has analyzed client prices for a long time, I questioned how soaring inflation was affecting the charges of standard again-to-school equipment. Client price ranges rose by about 8.5 per cent in July from a yr previously, according to the latest knowledge unveiled on Aug. 10, 2022.…
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‘I’m thankful for the dollar store’: Parents are stressed out shopping for clothes during back-to-school season, and struggle with record-high inflation
India Wayman, 40, a stay-at-home mom in North Syracuse, N.Y. says she’s never felt this much stress buying back-to-school clothes for her daughter. “I have to go through too many avenues to find affordable clothes, way too many avenues,” she said. In prior years, Wayman shopped off-season and in the clearance section. But this year, she said, even the clearance section was out of reach. One pair of jeans cost $40, Wayman said. “My daughter is 11, and she’s rapidly growing. She kind of skipped over the junior phase.” Children will be headed back to school in a matter of weeks in some places, and many parents say they’re stressed…
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French right under fire for claims poor parents blowing school equipment cash | France
Rightwing opposition MPs in France have been accused of stigmatising poorer people by suggesting low-income families are fraudulently using an allowance for school supplies. The government spokesperson Olivier Véran said claims some families spent the money on televisions and alcohol were “discrimination” and “an old chestnut”. He rejected suggestions parents should be given basic supplies or vouchers for specific shops to reduce the possibility of fraud. “The return-to-school allowance is useful and fair. It is a precious help for 3 million families to finance the supplies for the children and cover the expense of the start of the school year. Stop stigmatising them,” Veran tweeted. Fourteen MPs from the opposition…
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Michigan school shooting: Artist accused of ‘harbouring’ Ethan Crumbley’s parents claims he doesn’t watch news
The owner of an art studio where Oxford High School shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley’s parents went into hiding was not aware that the couple were wanted by authorities because he doesn’t watch the news, according to his attorney. Andrzej Sikora, the Detroit-based artist, said he did not know about the charges against James and Jennifer Crumbley or that the two had stayed the night at his studio on Friday after he went home, his attorney Clarence Dass said on Sunday. Mr Dass said the Crumbleys went to his client’s studio on Friday morning when he was not aware of the charges pressed against them. The 65-year-old artist shared a “friendly…
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Lawyer: Artist didn’t know Michigan parents stayed in studio
A Detroit-area artist whose studio was where the parents of the Oxford High School student charged in a deadly shooting were found by police is cooperating with authorities and didn’t know the couple had stayed overnight, his attorney said Sunday. James and Jennifer Crumbley, who face involuntary manslaughter counts, were found early Saturday inside a Detroit commercial building. The couple’s attorneys have said they didn’t intend to flee, countering authorities who accused them of eluding capture for their alleged role in a school shooting that left four students dead. Their 15-year-old son, Ethan Crumbley, has been charged as an adult with murder, terrorism and other crimes. The couple went to…