By Abhirup Roy and Andrew Hay for Reuters A large magnitude 7 earthquake hit off a sparsely populated stretch of northern California coast on Thursday, prompting coastal towns to evacuate low-lying areas amid a tsunami warning that was later cancelled. No deaths or injuries were reported. The National Weather Service said that the tsunami warning that extended along 800km of the California and Oregon coasts was called off about 90 minutes after the earthquake struck. The quake, which hit at a shallow depth of 10km was centred about 63km west of the town of Ferndale, a sparsely populated portion of the northern California coast, the US Geological Survey said. In Ferndale, a town of about 1400 people, residents and business owners were cleaning up broken crockery and merchandise after the quake struck. "It was a big quake, it made you evacuate the building as fast as you could," said Troy Land, a member of the Ferndale's Volunteer Fire Department, who also owns a hardware store and said lumber and cans of paint went tumbling across the shop's floor. In San Francisco, where the quake was not felt, hospitality worker Nicole Steinberg, 25, said she was grabbing a coffee when an alert about the possible tsunami was sent to her phone, along with all the other patrons around her. "I got a call from dad asking me to find higher ground immediately," Steinberg said. "But no one else was freaking out too much. I took a while to decide whether to go back to the office or not. I decided to go to the Salesforce Park, which is higher up, and I waited there for an update." Some 4.7 million residents of California and Oregon had been under the tsunami warning before it was cancelled, the National Weather Service said. The City of Berkeley Police Department issued an evacuation order for parts of the city on the San Francisco Bay, but later sent an alert to residents saying that "no tsunami danger presently exists." In northern California, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office downgraded its evacuation warning for a tsunami to "situational awareness" in low lying areas. About 19,000 clients were without power in Humboldt County - up from near zero before the earthquake struck, according to data from PowerOutage.us. The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom wrote on social media that the governor "is now meeting with state emergency officials and working to ensure Californians are safe". - ReutersThe white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas’ origin story is not. The legends surrounding jolly old St. Nicholas — celebrated annually on Dec. 6 — go way beyond delivering candy and toys to children. St. Nicholas was a fourth century Christian bishop from the Mediterranean port city of Myra (in modern-day Turkey). “Much of the rest is legend. There’s not really a lot of hard historical evidence about St. Nicholas,” said the Rev. Nicholas Ayo, author of “Saint Nicholas in America: Christmas Holy Day and Holiday.” But whether the stories are true is not so much the point, said Ayo, an 89-year-old retired Notre Dame University professor named after St. Nicholas. “There’s no Santa Claus that lands on the roof, but there’s a desire in people’s heart for an unconditional love that doesn’t depend on your behavior, but the fact that you’re somebody’s child.” Devotion to St. Nicholas — also referred to as St. Nick — spread during the Middle Ages across Europe and he became a favorite subject for medieval artists and liturgical plays, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. He is the patron saint of Greece and Russia, Moscow and New York, as well as charities, children and pawnbrokers. He also is the patron saint of sailors. In 1807, Italian sailors took the remains of St. Nicholas from Myra to the seaport of Bari, on the southeast coast of the boot of Italy. They built a church in his honor; relics believed to be his are kept in Bari’s 11th century basilica of San Nicola. St. Nicholas Day is celebrated every year on Dec. 6, typically by filling the stockings and shoes children leave out overnight with sweets and toys. It also is a fitting date for the patron saint of sailors. “The December feast day of Saint Nicholas coincides with the beginning of the winter storm season on the Mediterranean,” Ayo wrote. Legends surrounding St. Nicholas’ generosity appear in texts ranging from medieval manuscripts to modern-day poems, including how he interceded on behalf of wrongly condemned prisoners and miraculously saved sailors from storms. One of the most famous legends, Ayo said, features the aging father of three young women who didn’t have means to pay for their dowry. St. Nicholas is said to have thrown gold pieces into the man’s window. “It is the quintessential Nicholas,” Ayo wrote. “It requires no miracle, no credulity from the hearer, and no superstition at any level. What is needed is only a generous heart ready to give of his wealth in a self-effacing way that others may come to know a deep love in their life.” k inspired Santa Devotion to St. Nicholas seems to have faded after the 16th century Protestant Reformation, except in the Netherlands where his legend remained as Sinterklaas. In the 17th century, Dutch Protestants who settled in New York brought the Sinterklaas tradition with them. “The Dutch had St. Nicholas on the bow of the first ship that went into New York harbor,” Ayo said. Eventually, St. Nicholas morphed into the secular Santa Claus. Artist Thomas Nast, an engraver in Morristown, New Jersey, who illustrated the front cover of Harper’s magazine for many years, played a key role in the transformation, Ayo said. “He followed the description of Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas — and Clement Clarke Moore’s ‘Twas the Night before Christmas’ poem,” Ayo said. “So, that’s how that got changed. But in Europe, the bishop shows up in bishop’s clothing at the door sometimes.”

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Sam Hicks scored on a 53-yard run in the fourth quarter and finished with 171 yards on the ground to lead Abilene Christian to a 24-0 victory over Northern Arizona on Saturday in the first round of the FCS playoffs. The Wildcats (9-4), ranked No. 15 in the FCS coaches poll and seeded 15th, qualified for the playoffs for the first time and will travel to play No. 2 seed and nine-time champion North Dakota State (10-2) on Saturday at the Fargo Dome. The Bison had a first-round bye. Abilene Christian grabbed a 7-0 lead on its second possession when Carson Haggard connected with Trey Cleveland for a 37-yard touchdown that capped a 10-play 97-yard drive. Northern Arizona (8-5), ranked 17th but unseeded for the playoffs after winning five straight to get in, picked off Haggard on the Wildcats' next two possessions but could not turn them into points. NAU went for it on fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line with 9:30 left before halftime, but Jordan Mukes tackled Ty Pennington for a 4-yard loss. That led to a 46-yard field goal by Ritse Vaes and a 10-0 lead at halftime. The score remained the same until Hicks' big run with 10:16 left to play. Haggard passed 6 yards to Blayne Taylor for the final score with 2:16 to go. Haggard completed 23 of 29 passes for 244 yards with three interceptions. Abilene Christian's defense allowed at least 20 points in every game during the regular season and yielded at least 30 six times. The Wildcats lost their season opener to FBS member Texas Tech 52-51 in overtime. Abilene Christian's last shutout came in a 56-0 victory over Lamar on Sept. 25, 2021. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up . AP college football: and The Associated PressBears force OT with 11 points in 22 seconds but still lose their 5th straight, 30-27 to VikingsJennison Associates LLC Invests $1.28 Million in OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT)

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Indiana 73, No. 18 Baylor 65Manipur: Mobile internet suspension extended till Nov 25 in seven districtsFine Gael won 35 seats in the 2020 election, but 18 of those TDs did not seek re-election in Friday’s poll. An exit poll puts the party’s support at 21%, a fraction of a percentage behind the main opposition party Sinn Fein. Mr Harris, the outgoing Taoiseach, was elected with 16,869 first preference votes, well above the quota. He celebrated with his wife Caoimhe, his parents Bart and Mary, his sister Gemma and his political team at the count centre in Greystones, Co Wicklow. Ahead of his re-election, Mr Harris told reporters he was “cautiously optimistic” about the election result and said it was “clear that my party will gain seats”. “It’s also clear that Fine Gael will top the poll in at least 10 constituencies, many more than we did the last time, that we will gain seats in constituencies where we haven’t had seats in many years, like Tipperary South and Waterford, and that we will add second seats in other constituencies as well,” he said. “I think the people of Ireland have now spoken. We now have to work out exactly what they have said, and that is going to take a little bit of time.” In one of the five consecutive broadcast media rounds he did from the Greystones count centre, he said there were a lot of areas where there were “straight shoot-outs” between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael for final seats. He described the Sinn Fein vote as “pretty significantly down”, the Fianna Fail vote as “marginally down” and the Fine Gael vote as “static” compared with its 2020 vote. He said it was “a very close, a very competitive election” and that “we haven’t seen a Sinn Fein surge or anything like it”. He said: “It was predicted by many that I would become the Taoiseach for a brief period of time, take over from Leo Varadkar, and then have to rebuild my party from the opposition benches as Sinn Fein led a government. “We don’t know what’s going to happen on government formation yet, but that is now looking less likely than it was.” He acknowledged that it was “a very difficult day” for the Green Party and paid tribute to their work in the coalition government, alongside his party and Fianna Fail. “Definitely, politics in Ireland has gotten much more fragmented,” he said. Fine Gael minister Helen McEntee said that her party’s campaign had been “positive”. “The feeling on the doors was very much that people were relatively happy with the government,” she said on RTE Radio. “It will come down to the last seats and it will come down to transfers,” she said of the final result, adding that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael were performing better than the exit poll estimated.Mumbai, November 23: Ajit Pawar has finally outsmarted his estranged uncle Sharad Pawar not only is proving that the NCP headed by him is a ‘real’ NCP but also by winning more seats in the state Assembly elections. Ajit Pawar, after deserting Sharad Pawar joined the MahaYuti in July 2023 and worked hard to consolidate his party’s presence in the state even after the oss of his wife and party nominee Sunetra Pawar to his estranged cousin and NCP-SP nominee Supriya Sule in the general elections from Baramati. Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024: Ajit Pawar-Led NCP Surges Ahead of Uncle Sharad Pawar's NCP. His move to turn pink helped to spread wings in the state. Ajit Pawar travelled extensively across the state to promote Ladki Bahin Yojana in a serious bid to lure women voters. He promised his commitment that the Ladki Bahin Yojana would not be scrapped but it will continue for the next five years after MahaYuti comes back to power. The women voters have overwhelmingly supported Ajit Pawar-led NCP as they went by his resolve and commitment to higher financial assistance under the Ladki Bahin Yojana. Maharashtra Assembly Elections Results 2024: 5 Major Factors That Helped MahaYuti To Win Landslide Victory. Of the 59 seats it contested, the Ajit Pawar faction was locked in a direct battle against the Sharad Pawar group in 40 constituencies across the state. Of the 40 seats, Ajit Pawar led faction won 30 seats while the balance 10 by NCP-SP, BJP and an independent. Ajit Pawar will use his might to further outpace Sharad Pawar in the cooperative sector by demolishing the latter’s supremacy and also in the upcoming local and civic body elections. Today’s victory has also helped Ajit Pawar to further tighten his grip on the party and increase bargaining power with MahaYuti partners as well. It was ‘Pawar vs Pawar’ in the Baramati assembly seat where Ajit Pawar was pitted against his nephew and NCP-SP nominee Yugendra Pawar. Sharad Pawar had focused on his grand nephew’s victory but failed as Ajit Pawar won the seat. In Yevala seat, NCP minister and veteran OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal won defeating the NCP-SP nominee Manikrao Shinde, NCP minister Dilip Walse-Patil against NCP-SP nominee Devdutt Nikam from Ambegaon, Maharashtra Deputy Speaker and NCP nominee Narahari Zirwal won against NCP SP nominee Sunita Charoskar from Dindori, NCP minister Hasan Mushrif emerged victorious defeating NCP-SP nominee Samarjeetsingh Ghatge from Kagal seat and NCP minister Dhananjay Munde won against NCP-SP Rajesaheb Deshmukh from Parli constituency. NCP minister Sanjay Bansode won against NCP-SP nominee Sudhakar Bhalerao from Udgir, NCP nominee Babasaheb Patil Maharashtra Assembly Elections Results 2024, Assembly Elections 2024, Assembly Elections Results 2024, Maharashtra, Maharashtra Assembly Election, Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024, Maharashtra Assembly Elections Results 2024, Maharashtra Assembly Election Result 2024, Maharashtra Election Result 2024, Maharashtra Elections Results 2024 against NCP SP nominee Vinayak Jadhav from Ahmedpur, NCP nominee Sachin Patil against NCP-SP nominee Deepak Chavan from Phaltan, NCP nominee Makrand Patil against NCP SP nominee Aruna Pisal from Wai, NCP nominee Shekhar Nikam against NCP-SP nominee Prashant Yadav from Chiplun, NCP nominee Rajesh Patil against NCP-SP nominee Nandita Babhulkar from Chandgad and NCP nominee Manoj Kayande against NCP-SP nominee Rajendra Shingane from Sindkhedraja Further, NCP SP nominee Raju Koremore retained his seat in Tumsar defeating the NCP-SP nominee Charan Waghmare, NCP minister Dharmaraobaba Atram defeated his daughter and NCP-SP nominee Bhagyashree Atram from Aheri, NCP nominee Sana Malik won against NCP-SP nominee Farhad Ahmed from Anushakti Nagar, NCP nominee Aditi Tatkare against NCP SP nominee Anil Navgane from Shrivardhan, NCP nominee Anna Bansode against NCP-SP nominee Sulakshana Shilwant from Pimpri, NCP nominee Chetan Tupe against NCP-SP nominee Prashant Jagtap from Hadapsar, NCP nominee Kiran Lahamte against NCP-SP nominee Amit Bhangre in Akole, NCP nominee Ashutosh Kale against NCP-SP nominee Sandeep Varpe in Kopargaon, NCP nominee Kashinath Date against NCP-SP nominee Rani Lanke in Parner, NCP nominee Sangram Jagtap against NCP SP nominee Abhishek Kalamkar in Ahmednagar, NCP nominee Prakash Solankea against NCP-SP nominee Mohan Jagtap, NCP nominee Dattatray Bharne against NCP-SP nominee Harshvardhan Patil in Indapur, NCP nominee Dnyaneshwar Katke against NCP-SP nominee Ashok Pawar, NCP nominee Indranil Naik against NCP-SP nominee Sharad Mend in Pusad. In Basmat seat, NCP nominee Raju Navghare won as he defeated NCP-SP nominee Jaiprakash Dandegaonkar while in Sinnar NCP nominee Manikrao Kokate retained his seat defeating NCP-SP nominee Uday Sangle. However, the NCP nominee Atul Benke lost to an independent in Junnar, NCP nominee Sunil Tingre suffered a defeat from NCP-SP nominee Bapusaheb Pathare in Wadgaonkar Sheri and NCP nominee Yogesh Kshirsagar lost to NCP-SP nominee Sandeep Kshirsagar in Beed. In the Ashti constituency, NCP nominee Balasaheb Asbe lost to the BJP nominee while NCP nominee Meenal Sathe lost to NCP-SP nominee Abhijit Patil in Madha. In the Islampur seat, the NCP nominee Nishikant Patil was defeated by the state NCP-SP president Jayant Patil. In the Mumbra-Kalwa seat, NCP nominee Najeeb Mulla suffered defeat from NCP-SP nominee Jitendra Awhad. Similarly, in the Mohol constituency, NCP nominee Yashwant Mane lost to NCP-SP nominee Raju Khare while in the Tasgaon constituency NCP nominee Sanjaykaka Patil was defeated by NCP-SP nominee Rohit Patil. In the Morshi constituency, NCP nominee Devendra Bhuyar was defeated by the BJP nominee. (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Nov 23, 2024 10:35 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com ).

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Twin Falls lawmakers help create Idaho DOGEThe New York Post has published what it reports as new footage of the suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson . In the surveillance video obtained from a cigar store on Sixth Avenue, the suspected gunman can be seen leaving a subway station at around 6:15 a.m., 30 minutes before the fatal shooting occurred in front of the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan. The Post writes that it appears the suspect was leaving the 57th Street subway station, which is nearby the hotel’s location. The report did not include comment from the NYPD surrounding the footage. The NYPD previously released photos of the alleged suspect on Tuesday and Wednesday, with some taken at a nearby Starbucks before the shooting and others seemingly showing him unmasked and grinning. The suspect has yet to be identified, but several clues have since risen including the purchase of a gun seemingly linked to that used in the shooting and a phone dropped at the crime scene. A Catholic nun was among a group of 25 people arrested in Italy on Monday as part of a mafia bust for a laundry list of crimes that included extortion, drug trafficking, and money laundering. Anna Donelli, 57, of the Sisters of Charity Institute in Milan, volunteered at prisons around the city of Brescia—but a police investigation determined that her ostensibly spiritual services concealed a seedy criminal underside to her interactions with inmates, according to CNN. Prosecutors allege that she was “exploiting the very spiritual role she carried out” to run information back and forth between mob bosses and imprisoned foot soldiers for the infamous ’Ndrangheta crime syndicate. “She carried orders, directives, moral and material aid to associates, receiving in turn from the prisoners useful information to better plan criminal strategies,” prosecutor Francesco Prete said Thursday, according to CNN. Donelli’s cover story was that she was a liaison between prisoners and prison officials, in addition to refereeing soccer games at the prison. The anti-mafia operation that landed the nun and over two dozen other mobsters under arrest was carried out by over 300 officers and also resulted in the recovery of drugs, weapons, and the equivalent of nearly $2 million in cash. If you’re trying to pick up gifts for the loved ones on your list, here’s a tip: everyone appreciates the gift of softer and more manageable hair and skin. 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Billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times , Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, has announced his plans to launch a “bias meter” for all articles on the outlet’s website as soon as next year. Speaking to CNN’s Scott Jennings on his radio show , the media mogul explained the meter would allow readers to view different perspectives on a news or opinion article in real time and allow them to write or read comments on the subject matter. “What we need to do is not have what we call ‘confirmation bias’ and then that story, automatically, the reader can press a button and get both sides of that exact same story based on that story and then give comments,” Soon-Shiong explained. “Now I’m giving you some little breaking news here but this is what we’re currently building behind the scenes. And I’m hoping that by January we launch this.” The billionaire proceeded to explain his hope for the module in building “respectful disagreement” and starting a “conversation.” Following his announcement, the L.A. Times ’ editorial guild released a statement in response writing, “the newspaper’s owner has publicly suggested his staff harbors bias, without offering evidence or examples” and that they value “an earnest search to understand all sides of an issue.” Soon-Shiong notably blocked the paper from publishing a Kamala Harris endorsement in October which was met with opposition from some staff. Timothée Chalamet thanked Bob Dylan for the shoutout after the legendary singer-songwriter praised his new biopic A Complete Unknown . “Floored. I am so grateful. Thank you Bob,” Chalamet posted on X . The film, set to be released on Dec. 25, stars Chalamet as a young Dylan. “Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me,” Dylan posted on X . 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Minnesota court filings show that in 2017 Brian Thompson was arrested and convicted on charges of fourth-degree driving while impaired, for which he received probation. In addition to legal troubles, the executive, who was gunned down in what NYPD has labeled a “premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack,” also seems to have faced recent marital issues. Based on property records, voter registration forms, and reports from neighbors, Brian and Paulette Thompson had lived in different homes less than a mile apart in Maple Grove, Minnesota, for the past several years, The Wall Street Journal reported . In 2018, Thompson bought a five-bedroom second house for around $1 million, while his wife’s residence remained in another house nearby, also worth about $1 million, based on Zillow listings and public records. Paulette Thompson told MSNBC her husband had received threats related to his company’s “lack of coverage” and said in a statement to a local Fox affiliate in Minnesota that his killing had left her and their two sons “shattered.” About 12 hours after his killing, someone made a bomb threat at his Minnesota home, but authorities did not find any evidence of explosives, TMZ reported . UnitedHealthcare and the Hennepin County District Court did not immediately respond to a Daily Beast inquiry about Thompson’s DUI. A top health insurance provider has scrapped a controversial plan to limit anesthesia coverage for surgical patients in at least one state. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will no longer try to implement the much-ridiculed cap—which would have required patients to pay out-of-pocket for any anesthesia administered after their surgery went over an arbitrary time limit—on plans in Connecticut, the state’s comptroller, Sean Scanlon, shared Thursday. “After hearing from people across the state about this concerning policy, my office reached out to Anthem,” he said in a statement. “I’m pleased to share this policy will no longer be going into effect here in Connecticut.” The controversial plan was announced last month for customers in Connecticut, New York, and Missouri. The pending policy went viral on Wednesday, however, after the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was gunned down in Manhattan in a “targeted attack.” It remains unclear if the cap will still go into place next year for New Yorkers or those in the Show Me State. Anthem is yet to say what drove it to pull its plan in Connecticut. Bill Lawrence, creator of Scrubs , is currently developing a reboot of the widely loved sitcom for ABC, Variety reported. Despite having a deal with Warner Bros. Television, the studio is reportedly carving out space for Lawrence to work on the show. Citing a source familiar with the matter, Variety adds that Lawrence will not be serving as the reboot’s showrunner if it gets fully greenlit. Cast members have also yet to be attached, and no other deals for the reboot are reportedly in place. Running for nine seasons between 2001 and 2008, Scrubs followed the daily hijinks of a hospital staff and starred Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley, and Neil Flynn. A reboot of the show has been thrown around for some time, with Lawrence sharing at a 2022 ATX Festival panel , “We’re gonna do it, you guys know. 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Influencers, the contract stipulated, would post pro-Grenell content and do so during “peak posting times,” ensure that “content must appear genuine,” and not “as an overt advertisement or promotional message.” Grenell denied the alleged influencer conspiracy to Politico. However, his desire for the highly coveted Cabinet position was no secret. Trump’s former ambassador to Germany and acting director of national intelligence spent the past three years reportedly telling people in the president-elect’s orbit that it was secretary of state “or bust.” Despite being one of Trump’s most loyal cohorts, Trump ultimately chose Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to lead the State Department . Grenell is said to have been offered other posts, including director of national intelligence, but has turned the offers down. Actress Amber Heard has announced that she is expecting her second baby. “It is still quite early in the pregnancy, so you will appreciate that we do not want to go into much detail at this stage,” a spokesman for Heard said Thursday to People . “Suffice to say that Amber is delighted both for herself and Oonagh Paige.” Heard welcomed her daughter in 2021. “I wanted to do it on my own terms,” Heard wrote in a post announcing Oonagh’s birth via a surrogate. “I hope we arrive at a point in which it’s normalized to not want a ring in order to have a crib.” Heard has never commented on who the biological father is. The actress relocated to Madrid, Spain after the highly publicized defamation battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp . Heard told NBC News after the trial in 2022 that she was hoping to focus more on her growing family. “I get to be a mom, like, full time, you know? Where I’m not having to juggle calls with lawyers,” she said.None

Though dyslexia is common, it's not always picked up and can be misunderstood. The learning difficulty can mean that your child is struggling with reading, writing and understanding overall. However, if picked up early your child can get the support they need. This is why it's vital to understand the signs which could help identify whether your child has dyslexia. Vasilii Kiselev, CEO and co-founder of Legacy Online School , an online education platform that provides high-quality online education has put together a list of signs to look out for so that your child gets the help they need. 1. Struggling with nursery rhymes If your child struggles to learn or remember nursery rhymes, it could be more than just a temporary issue. Difficulty with rhyming may indicate a challenge with sound recognition, a key reading skill that is often impacted by dyslexia. 2. Little interest in letters or words Children with dyslexia may love listening to stories but often show little interest in letters or words. "They’re drawn to the story itself but have difficulty connecting with written language," says Vasilii. "This can lead to early struggles with reading." 3. Alphabet aversion Learning to sing or recite the alphabet is a common early milestone, but for children with dyslexia, it can be a challenging task. If your child has noticeable difficulty remembering or singing their ABCs, it may be worth paying closer attention. 4. Speech mix-ups Mixing up parts of words, such as saying "cubumber" instead of "cucumber" or "flutterby" instead of "butterfly," can suggest difficulty in processing and recalling sounds. While these word mix-ups can be cute, they may also be early signs of a speech or language challenge. 5. Rhythm roadblocks Children with dyslexia often find it difficult to maintain a simple rhythm, like clapping to a beat. This struggle with rhythm can indicate challenges with sequencing and auditory processing, which are both associated with dyslexia. 6. Two-step tro uble If your child has difficulty following multi-step instructions, such as "put the toys in the box, then place the box on the shelf," they may feel overwhelmed by too much information at once. Frequently struggling with tasks that require following a sequence could be a sign of dyslexia. 7. Forgetfulness with familiar names Children with dyslexia often struggle to recall the names of familiar people, colours, or objects. "This forgetfulness isn’t due to a lack of attention, but rather because they have difficulty linking names with the concepts they represent," says Vasilii. 8. Directional confusion If your child often confuses words like "up" and "down" or other directional terms, it may be more than just typical early learning mix-ups. Difficulty distinguishing directions is common in dyslexia and can be an early indicator of spatial awareness challenges. 9. Family history of reading struggles A family history of dyslexia or reading difficulties can raise the likelihood that a child will face similar challenges. While it's not certain, genetics often contribute, making early observation even more important. 10. Good days and bad days Does it seem like your child has "good" and "bad" days without any clear reason? "Children with dyslexia may have fluctuating performance due to factors like fatigue or stress, which can affect their focus and behaviour," says Vasilii. Vasilii adds: “Identifying dyslexia early on allows parents and educators to introduce support strategies that target a child’s specific needs, rather than letting them struggle silently or lose confidence in themselves. When children feel understood and supported, they begin to realise that their difficulties with reading or writing are just one part of their learning profile, not a reflection of their intelligence. “Early intervention can help them develop the skills they need while preserving their natural curiosity and love for learning. Targeted support, such as phonics-based reading programs, multisensory learning methods, and assistive technology, can open up pathways to success that might otherwise feel blocked. "But perhaps most importantly, when we acknowledge and address dyslexia from the start, we’re sending a powerful message that every child learns differently - and that’s okay.”76ers' star Paul George sidelined the next 2 games with bone bruise in left knee

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Florida knocks No. 9 Ole Miss out of College Football Playoff contentionSinger-songwriter Khalid came out as gay on social media after he was outed, according to his posts on X. The Grammy nominee , 26, posted a rainbow flag emoji and short statement on X on Friday afternoon. "there yall go. next topic please lol," Khalid, whose full name is Khalid Donnel Robinson, wrote. 🏳️‍🌈!!! there yall go. next topic please lol In a later post, Khalid said that he had been "outted," but did not provide any other information or context. "The world still continues to turn," he wrote . He added that he was "not ashamed" of his sexuality, but had not publicly spoken about it because "it ain't nobodies business." He responded to multiple fans' comments to say he was never "hiding" his sexual orientation. In a final post , he said he was done discussing the topic. He also shared some of the posts on his Instagram story, thanking fans for "all of the support." CBS News reached out to Khalid's representatives for any additional comment. Khalid released his third studio album "Sincere" in August. Throughout his career, he has earned critical acclaim and has been nominated for six Grammy Awards. He has won multiple MTV Video Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. In 2019, he was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People. Music LGBTQ+ Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use.None