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Chris Pizzello/Invision FILE - Britney Spears arrives at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 12, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Spears has asked to address the court to talk about the conservatorship that controls her life and finances. A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, set a June hearing to hear from Spears. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) Posted at 5:25 PM, Sep 20, 2021 and last updated 2021-09-20 20:25:58-04 Britney Spears is back on Instagram. The pop star had deactivated her account for about a week."Couldn't stay away from the gram for too long so I'm back already," Spears said. She had told her fans that she wanted to take a break from social media to celebrate her engagement.In her first post back on Instagram, Spears added pictures from Palm Springs, where she said she celebrated her fiance, Sam Asghari.She also posted two videos of her dancing. Spears is in the midst of a legal battle over conservatorship. Her father has filed legal documents to end the conservatorship. A hearing was last scheduled for Sept. 29. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sign…

Ludhiana: The English question paper of the ongoing Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) mid-term examination of Class X was allegedly leaked on a YouTube channel on Monday. Such a thing has allegedly happened earlier too ever since the exams started on September 13. But no action has been taken so far by the department. At 8am on Monday, the English question paper of Class X was allegedly available on a YouTube channel ‘Education Hub’ which uploaded question papers scheduled for September 20, exactly two hours before the exam. The same question paper was provided to students later. The students had to appear in the exam at 10am for the morning shift and 12pm for the afternoon shift. Later, students also claimed that the question paper was out of syllabus. Anti-cheating teachers’ front also called up the authorities to inform about the same, but no one was available. Front president Sukhdarshan Singh said, “I called up the superintendent to inform about the same, however, no one picked up the call. Earlier, I had filed a written complaint with the chief minister, chief secretary (education), and district education officer (DEO), but no action has been taken so far.” “How can question papers…

Skip to main contentOrange, CTNew Haven, CTMilford, CTEast Haven, CTShelton-Derby, CTBethwood, CTHamden, CTBranford, CTNorth Haven, CTStratford, CTConnecticutTop National NewsSee All CommunitiesWritten by Michael P. WalshWEST HAVEN, CT — What a Fool Believes, the incomparable Doobie Brothers tribute band, came rocking down the highway and took it to the streets of West Haven on Sunday. Well, more like Old Grove Park — dubbed "China Grove" by the New Hampshire-based group, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Doobies' 1973 rocker.Find out what's happening in West Haven with free, real-time updates from Patch.After a trio of rain postponements, the six-piece band performed a hit-packed set of the Doobies' signature chords and harmonies in front of a vibrant crowd of about 1,000 concertgoers in the 151-year-old Grove overlooking Long Island Sound. Billed as "a Doobie Brothers experience," the two-hour show capped the Centennial Concert Series as part of West Haven's 100th anniversary festivities.Find out what's happening in West Haven with free, real-time updates from Patch.Radio personality Brian Smith, the evening's master of ceremonies, entertained the gathering between sets with bursts of quick-witted humor. The show, presented by the City of West Haven Centennial Celebration Committee, was part of a six-month series of free events commemorating…

By FRANK BAJAK Updated: September 20, 2021 05:01 PM Created: September 20, 2021 04:58 PM A ransomware attack by the BlackMatter gang forced New Cooperative, an association of Iowa corn and soy farmers, to take their systems offline but it said it created workarounds to receive grain and distribute feed, a person close to the business said. Member-owned New Cooperative said in a statement that the attack was "successfully contained" and that it had quickly notified law enforcement. It said it took its systems offline out of "an abundance of caution" and was working with data security professionals to quickly remedy the situation. It did not specify when the ransomware was activated. The attack hit just as Iowa's corn and soy harvesting is getting under way, Security researcher Allan Liska of Recorded Future said the criminals demanded a $5.9 million ransom for a decryptor key to unlock files they scrambled. He said a sample of their malware was uploaded to a research site either late Friday or early Saturday. Security researchers believe BlackMatter may be a reconstituted version of the ransomware syndicate DarkSide that disrupted the Colonial Pipeline last spring then announced it was disbanding. BlackMatter claims on its darkweb…

This week in social media news, Facebook adds a handful of new messaging and lead generation tools across Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp while Twitter tests a visual editor process that incorporates the same elements as its retired Fleets product. Also, Facebook integrates Vimeo Create into Business Suite, LinkedIn launches a $25 million creator program and more. To help businesses focus on reaching more customers, Facebook has added new features and tools to Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp including new messaging tools, a cost-effective ad bundle for small businesses, the expansion of Facebook Business Explore, Work Accounts that don’t require business users to have a personal account and more. Why it matters: According to a 2020 Harris Poll, 75 percent of adults globally say they want to communicate with businesses via messaging the same way they communicate with friends and family. To help businesses act on this insight, Facebook says it’s investing in new technologies like automation to simplify how businesses manage their digital presence. The details: Starting with improvements to business communications, Facebook says businesses can now choose all the messaging platforms where they’re available to chat and Facebook will default the chat app in their ad based on where a…

An employee at a school in Newberg went to work in blackface last week and has been placed on administrative leave, according to a message from the district.The Newberg School District wrote in a release, “It is important to remember how Blackface has been used to misrepresent Black communities and do harm. We acknowledge the violence this represents and the trauma it evokes regardless of intention.”According to a staff member who spoke to the Newberg Graphic on condition of anonymity, the school employee claimed to be wearing blackface to protest Oregon’s COVID-19 vaccination mandates, and was attempting to look like civil rights icon Rosa Parks.The school employee’s racist action comes a week after the district acknowledged at least one Newberg High School student was part of a Snapchat group engaged in racist and threatening speech. The so-called “Slave Trade” group posted images of Black students associated with dollar values.The school board has scheduled a special meeting Wednesday night to take public comment on their “recent actions, tabled motions, and upcoming decisions that may include the ban on political or controversial displays, changes to the Anti-Racism Resolution 2020-04 language.”In August the school board voted to ban pride flags, flags reading Black…

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Skip to main contentBirmingham, MIWest Bloomfield, MITroy, MIClawson, MIHuntington Woods-Berkley, MIRoyal Oak, MIFarmington-Farmington Hills, MIRochester-Rochester Hills, MIFerndale, MIOakland Township-Lake Orion, MIMichiganTop National NewsSee All CommunitiesVirtual Read-Alouds Settle in—it's story time! Enjoy a softly read short story, poem, or essay read aloud by an Adult Services librarian. The Virtual Read-Aloud program is designed to celebrate classic stories and traditional storytelling. These short form "audiobooks" offer listeners the chance to enjoy a quick, accessible narrative that combines literature with ambient sounds and seasonally-relevant elements. Sit back, relax, and immerse yourself in a narrative that has been carefully selected just for patrons' pleasure.Find out what's happening in Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills with free, real-time updates from Patch.A new read-aloud will be published every month on the Adult Services Vimeo page, so keep an eye out for new titles! Material selected for these read-alouds are in the public domain and are sourced from Project Gutenberg, so that listeners can read along if they would like. Want to hear what has been read so far? Click on the following links to be taken to previous months' Virtual Read-Alouds on Vimeo.Find out what's happening in Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills with free, real-time updates from Patch.The rules of replying: Be respectful.…

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University News @ Northeastern Homepage Why does Instagram have a negative effect on teenagers’ mental health? 0% Rachel Rodgers is associate professor of applied psychology in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University Since at least March 2020, Facebook officials have known that Instagram—the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook, Inc.—has the power to make teenagers feel worse about their bodies, according to an internal report obtained by The Wall Street Journal. “Thirty-two percent of teen girls said that when they felt bad about their bodies, Instagram made them feel worse,” Facebook researchers wrote in the presentation about the negative effects of Instagram, according to the Journal. The effect may have as much to do with the mechanics of the app itself as with its audience, says Rachel Rodgers, associate professor of applied psychology at Northeastern. The highly visual nature of social media platforms favored by younger people—TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram—put a social premium on appearance, says Rodgers, who studies sociocultural influences on body image and eating concerns. At the same time, the adolescents drawn to them are still developing their sense of identity. “It’s a bit like animals whose shells…

Shares of Facebook Inc. Cl A FB, -2.47% shed 2.47% to $355.70 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP, -2.19% falling 2.19% to 14,713.90 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.78% falling 1.78% to 33,970.47. This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses. Facebook Inc. Cl A closed $28.63 short of its 52-week high ($384.33), which the company achieved on September 1st. The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -1.86% fell 1.86% to $294.30, Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL, -1.48% fell 1.48% to $2,774.39, and Twitter Inc. TWTR, -2.43% fell 2.43% to $60.95. Trading volume (19.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 12.6 M. Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.  » Read More