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South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday said he would lift martial law just hours after he imposed it, in a brief and confusing episode in which he blasted the opposition as "anti-state forces" threatening the country's democracy. The unexpected move from Yoon — the first time martial law has been declared in South Korea in more than four decades — alarmed the United States and the country's other allies. What do we know about the imposition, its lifting and what might come next?Saralynn Boren came to the Stillwater Public Schools Board meeting Nov. 12 to advocate for her son after she found out about the district budget cuts to special education and instructional support, but she had another question. Why were no athletic budget cuts happening? Boren’s son, a fifth-grader in Stillwater Public Schools, is on the autism spectrum, has an Individualized Education Plan and receives special education services. Boren has two other children who attend school in the district. Due to a budget shortfall, the district needs to cut 29% of its budget for student support services, 31% of its instructional support services and 12% of its budget for guidance counselors for the 2025-26 academic school year. The Board approved the cuts, although reluctantly. During the meeting, Boren said she was “alarmed” at what she said were “huge budget cuts” to student support services and instructional support. “I’m also alarmed to see that while we are proposing a 30% reduction in instructional support costs, and a 30% reduction in student support costs, there are no cuts proposed to athletics,” she said. Boren said she researched how many athletic coaches SPS currently employs, and found that there are a total of 91 coaches, 15 of which are high school football coaches and 8 are seventh and eighth grade football coaches. But only 53 of those athletics positions are employed elsewhere as teachers or paraprofessionals in the district, she said. The News Press also verified the information Boren shared with the Board. Boren also cited the Extra Duty Comparison of stipends, a study completed by the Oklahoma Education Association in conjunction with the National Education Association. For extra duty stipends in the 2019-20 academic school year, Boren found that among 6A school districts of comparable size, SPS paid its soccer and swimming coaches a stipend of $7,500, more than any other district of its size. The News Press tracked the numbers for the 2021-22 academic year, and found those numbers hadn’t changed. Head football coaches’ extra duty stipends also remained consistent at $15,500. Other comparable school districts such as Sand Springs and Muskogee had extra duty stipends of $16,000 and $15,000, respectively. In addition, the track and wrestling coaches’ extra duty stipends in the district remain in the top five ranges among 6A schools. “But for some reason, we’re not proposing any budget cuts to athletics,” Boren said. “Our special education students need those supports to be successful, and they deserve to be given the chance to be successful. Not only is the district legally required to provide these supports, but it’s just the right thing to do.” Boren had also attended the special meeting the Board held Oct. 29 at Meridian Technology Center when the budget cuts were first announced, and afterward, she posted about the proposed cuts in a Facebook group called Stillwater Autism Parent Group, prompting another parent to also speak up at the Nov. 12 meeting. “I was there when you talked about doing this in a way that would impact students the least at the Board meeting a few weeks ago, and this proposal does not do that,” Boren told the Board, urging them to reconsider the budget cuts to special education and saying she knew no one in administration or on the Board wanted to make the cuts. Employing paraprofessionals, or instructional support educators, at schools to serve every student who needs the support is already hard enough, Boren said. Will the school lose the paraprofessionals already employed, and will children struggle? “I’ve become pretty passionate about advocating for special education services,” she told the News Press after the Board meeting. “All parents who have to advocate for those things know that it’s hard to get those services, (to) get the support that you need.” Boren said there’s no telling if the budget cuts would directly impact her son. “It might be at a different school that it’s going to impact more,” Boren said. Acting Superintendent Janet Vinson said that the topic of athletics as a possible budget cut was “absolutely a great point.” “Many of our coaches are teaching coaches, so when we’re looking at certified staff, it very well may affect athletics,” Vinson said. “But knowing that that’s a concern of our public, we’ll look even closer at that.”cockfighting chicken breeds 。

Abbotsford teams headed to Tsumura Basketball InvitationalNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tiptoed to more records amid a mixed Tuesday of trading, tacking a touch more onto what’s already been a stellar year so far. The S&P 500 edged up by 2 points, or less than 0.1%, to set an all-time high for the 55th time this year. It’s climbed in 10 of the last 11 days and is on track for one of its best years since the turn of the millennium. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 76 points, or 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.4% to its own record set a day earlier. AT&T rose 4.6% after it boosted its profit forecast for the year. It also announced a $10 billion plan to send cash to its investors by buying back its own stock, while saying it expects to authorize another $10 billion of repurchases in 2027. On the losing end of Wall Street was U.S. Steel, which fell 8%. President-elect Donald Trump reiterated on social media that he would not let Japan’s Nippon Steel take over the iconic Pennsylvania steelmaker. Nippon Steel announced plans last December to buy the Pittsburgh-based steel producer for $14.1 billion in cash, raising concerns about what the transaction could mean for unionized workers, supply chains and U.S. national security. Earlier this year, President Joe Biden also came out against the acquisition. Tesla sank 1.6% after a judge in Delaware reaffirmed a previous ruling that the electric car maker must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package. The judge denied a request by attorneys for Musk and Tesla’s corporate directors to vacate her ruling earlier this year requiring the company to rescind the unprecedented pay package. All told, the S&P 500 rose 2.73 points to 6,049.88. The Dow fell 76.47 to 44,705.53, and the Nasdaq composite gained 76.96 to 19,480.91. In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady after a report showed U.S. employers were advertising slightly more job openings at the end of October than a month earlier. Continued strength there would raise optimism that the economy could remain out of a recession that many investors had earlier worried was inevitable. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.23% from 4.20% from late Monday. Yields have seesawed since Election Day amid worries that Trump’s preferences for lower tax rates and bigger tariffs could spur higher inflation along with economic growth. But traders are still confident the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate again at its next meeting in two weeks. They’re betting on a nearly three-in-four chance of that, according to data from CME Group. Lower rates can give the economy more juice, but they can also give inflation more fuel. The key report this week that could guide the Fed’s next move will arrive on Friday. It’s the monthly jobs report , which will show how many workers U.S. employers hired and fired during November. It could be difficult to parse given how much storms and strikes distorted figures in October. Based on trading in the options market, Friday’s jobs report appears to be the biggest potential market mover until the Fed announces its next decision on interest rates Dec. 18, according to strategists at Barclays Capital. In financial markets abroad, the value of South Korea’s currency fell 1.1% against the U.S. dollar following a frenetic night where President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and then later said he’d lift it after lawmakers voted to reject military rule. Stocks of Korean companies that trade in the United States also fell, including a 1.6% drop for SK Telecom. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.9% to help lead global markets. Some analysts think Japanese stocks could end up benefiting from Trump’s threats to raise tariffs , including for goods coming from China . Trade relations between the U.S. and China took another step backward after China said it is banning exports to the U.S. of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications. The counterpunch came swiftly after the U.S. Commerce Department expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips, chipmaking tools and software. The 140 companies newly included in the so-called “entity list” are nearly all based in China. In China, stock indexes rose 1% in Hong Kong and 0.4% in Shanghai amid unconfirmed reports that Chinese leaders would meet next week to discuss planning for the coming year. Investors are hoping it may bring fresh stimulus to help spur growth in the world’s second-largest economy. In France, the CAC 40 rose 0.3% amid continued worries about politics in Paris , where the government is battling over the budget. AP Business Writers Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed.One week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again DAMASCUS (AP) — A transformation has started to take place in the week since the unexpected overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad. Suddenly in charge, the rebels have been met with a mix of excitement, grief and hope. And so far the transition has been surprisingly smooth. Reports of reprisals, revenge killings and sectarian violence are minimal, looting and destruction has been quickly contained. But there are a million ways it could go wrong. Syria is broken and isolated after five decades of Assad family rule. Families have been torn apart by war, former prisoners are traumatized, and tens of thousands of detainees remain missing. The economy is wrecked, poverty is widespread, inflation and unemployment are high. Corruption seeps through daily life. Christians in Syria mark country's transformation with tears as UN envoy urges an end to sanctions DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians have marked the first Sunday services since Bashar Assad’s ouster in an air of transformation. Some were in tears, others clasped their hands in prayer. The U.N. envoy for Syria is calling for a quick end to Western sanctions as the country’s new leaders and regional and global powers discuss the way forward. The Syrian government has been under sanctions by the United States, the European Union and others for years as a result of Assad’s brutal response to what began as peaceful anti-government protests in 2011 and spiraled into civil war. US agencies should use advanced technology to identify mysterious drones, Schumer says After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is urging the federal government to deploy better drone-tracking technology to identify and ultimately stop the airborne pests. The New York Democrat is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to immediately deploy advanced technology to identify and track drones back to their landing spots. That is according to briefings from his office. Federal authorities have said that the drones do not appear to be linked to foreign governments. After a 15-year pause in executions, Indiana prepares to put to death a man who killed 4 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials are preparing to execute the state’s first death row inmate in 15 years. Joseph Corcoran was convicted in 1999 in the fatal shootings of his brother and three other men, including his sister’s fiancé. If Corcoran is put to death as scheduled Wednesday it will be the state’s first execution since 2009. Corcoran's attorneys have asked a federal court to stay his execution, arguing it would be unconstitutional because he has a serious mental illness. Indiana officials have refused to discuss how they obtained the sedative used for lethal injection. No media witnesses will be permitted under state law. Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Inclement weather has plagued areas of the U.S. in the first half of the weekend, with dangerous conditions including heavy snow, a major ice storm and unusual tornado activity. An ice storm beginning Friday created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska. More than 33 inches of snow was reported near Orchard Park, New York, which is often a landing point for lake-effect snow. On Saturday, a tornado touched down in Scotts Valley, California, causing damage and several injuries. In San Francisco, a storm damaged trees and roofs and prompted a tornado warning, which was a first for a city that has not experienced a tornado since 2005. Israel will close its Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions as Palestinian death toll nears 45,000 DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel says it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorate over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials say new Israeli airstrikes have killed over 30 people including children. Israel's decision to close the embassy came in response to what Israel’s foreign minister has described as Ireland's “extreme anti-Israel policies.” Ireland earlier announced that it would recognize a Palestinian state. And the Irish cabinet last week decided to formally intervene in South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, which accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. The Palestinian death toll in the war is approaching 45,000. The GOP stoked fears of noncitizens voting. Cases in Ohio show how rhetoric and reality diverge AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Republican secretary of state and attorney general sought to reassure voters before the November election that the state's elections were being vigorously protected against the possibility of immigrants voting illegally. That push coincided with a national Republican messaging strategy warning that potentially thousands of ineligible voters would be voting. The officials' efforts in Ohio led to charges against just six noncitizens in a state with 8 million registered voters. That outcome and the stories of some of those now facing charges show the gap both in Ohio and across the United States between the rhetoric about noncitizen voting and the reality that it's rare and not part of a coordinated scheme to throw elections. South Korean leaders seek calm after Yoon is impeached SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition leader has offered to work with the government to ease the political tumult, a day after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol over a short-lived attempt to impose martial law. Liberal Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, whose party holds a majority in the National Assembly, urged the Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on Yoon’s impeachment and proposed a special council for policy cooperation between the government and parliament. Yoon’s powers have been suspended until the court decides whether to remove him from office or reinstate him. If Yoon is dismissed, a national election to choose his successor must be held within 60 days. Small businesses say cautious shoppers are seeking 'cozy' and 'festive' this holiday season With a late Thanksgiving, the holiday shopping season is five days shorter than last year, and owners of small retail shops say that people have been quick to snap up holiday décor early, along with gifts for others and themselves. Cozy items like sweaters are popular so far. Businesses are also holding special events to get shoppers in the door. But there’s little sense of the freewheeling spending that occurred during the pandemic. Overall, The National Retail Federation predicts retail sales in November and December will rise between 2.5% and 3.5% compared with same period a year ago. Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France's Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean island from secular France as a bridge between religious and civic society. The one-day visit to Corsica’s capital Ajaccio, birthplace of Napoleon, on Sunday is one of the briefest of his papacy beyond Italy’s borders, just about nine hours on the ground, including a 40-minute visit with French President Emmanuel Macron. It is the first papal visit ever to the island, which Genoa ceded to France in 1768 and is located closer to the Italian mainland than France.

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QNA DOHA: Minister of Social Development and Family HE Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi honoured the winners of the 7th edition of the Theater Festival for Persons with Disabilities in the Gulf Cooperation Council. The award ceremony was held at the Opera House in the Cultural Village Foundation Katara and was attended by officials from the Ministry of Social Development and Family, the Executive Office of the GCC Council of Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs, as well as several ambassadors accredited to the State. Copy 04/12/2024 10Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved 'Golden Girls' actorElon Musk lost his Tesla pay fight. Here’s what he can do next.

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd expects two Mavericks players to help “pick up the slack” after Luka Doncic’s right wrist injury. On Tuesday night, Doncic, 25, sustained a right wrist sprain in the Mavericks’ 132-91 win over the New Orleans Pelicans at the American Airlines Center. The 25-year-old will be re-evaluated in one week, meaning he’ll miss at least a few games. Kidd’s expectations shouldn’t be a surprise, as he recently name-dropped two Mavericks players to reporters after the Mavericks’ practice on Thursday. Both of these players are rather intriguing due to their scoring potential. Both players could get plenty of open shots, as opponent’s defenses will focus on Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson amid Luka Doncic’s absence. Read on for the two players. Expectations Kidd is a “man of many words,” but his expectations from two Mavericks players — Jaden Hardy and Quentin Grimes, both shooting guards — are reasonable. Hardy, 22, agreed to a three-year, $18 million contract extension on October 21, 2024, and Grimes, 24, is in the final year of a four-year, $11,128,042 contract but declined to accept the Dallas’ three-year contract extension offer. As a result, Grimes will enter restricted free agency in 2025. As Irving and Thompson prepare to lead the Mavericks, Hardy and Grimes should follow Kidd’s lead and help “pick up the slack” amid Doncic’s injury absence. Doncic is an elite scorer and playmaker, but Kidd, 51, seems hopeful that Hardy and Grimes could provide depth for a short-handed Mavericks team. Doncic’s recent comments to the reporters seemingly shut down the injury-related concerns, but we’ll wait for the Mavericks’ updates from the healthcare professionals. Jason Kidd Prioritizes Kidd and the Mavericks received devastating news when Dallas’ medical staff confirmed Doncic’s right wrist sprain on Thursday. Doncic can be described as “injury-prone,” and some, if not most, of his injuries are soft tissue injuries. However, his latest injury disappointed Kidd and the Mavericks. The Mavericks entered the 2024-25 NBA season with high expectations, and they’ve started the season in a subpar manner. There’s optimism for Doncic’s injury recovery . He only missed one game — the Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder game on Sunday night — this season, at the time of writing. The Mavericks’ luck can change with the upcoming three-game road trip starting with Friday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in downtown Denver. However, Kidd can update his game plan for a higher chance of success Friday night and beyond. Kidd might want to prioritize starting center Daniel Gafford, as Gafford, 26, has been delivering strong performances off the bench in recent games. However, the potential prioritization of Gafford shouldn’t discredit the other starting center, Dereck Lively II, as Lively II, 20, had a nice bounce-back game against the Orlando Magic on November 3, 2024. Dallas Makes Do It’s safe to say that Jason Kidd can’t change the past. All he can do is make do with the short-handed Dallas Mavericks ahead of the team’s upcoming three-game road trip to Denver, Miami, Florida, and Atlanta. His expectations for Hardy and Grimes might not be met, as it’s up to Hardy and Grimes and then each game’s circumstances at the end of the day, but Kidd can dream, right? In the meantime, Dallas should focus on getting past the Denver Nuggets in Denver on Friday night. The Mavericks and Nuggets are 1-1 in the NBA Cup’s Group Stage, and Friday night’s game could determine one team’s chances of advancing to the Knockout Stage. The Mavericks will be without Luka Doncic, but they’ve built some momentum this past week with a three-game winning streak. This article first appeared on Total Apex Sports and was syndicated with permission.CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Honor Huff had 24 points in Chattanooga's 85-63 victory against Alabama A&M on Sunday. Huff shot 6 for 12 (6 for 11 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Mocs (7-4). Trey Bonham added 21 points while going 6 of 9 from the floor, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and 6 for 6 from the line while he also had three steals. Makai Richards shot 4 of 6 from the field to finish with eight points. The Bulldogs (4-6) were led by Anthony Bryant, who posted 19 points and four steals. Alabama A&M also got 11 points from Darius Ford. Chad Moodie had nine points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .