Tag: youth

CCP’s Latest Headache, Youth Embrace the ‘Lie-Down’ Movement

June 1, 2021
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Commentary Young people in mainland China are adopting a growing movement called 躺平 (tang ping) which literally translates to lie down. Like many modern movements, it sprung from the internet. The name of the movement originated from a now-deleted post on a popular Chinese forum site, Tieba. The author of the post said that he…

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Mentorship Program Pairs Students With Police

May 10, 2021
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A mentorship program to expose young people to career paths in law enforcement has teamed up with select North Orange County, Calif., schools. The Bigs with Badges program, a partnership between Big Brothers Big Sisters and the North Orange County public safety taskforce, aims to expose students to potential careers in public safety and law enforcement. The program matches young participants to one-on-one mentors…

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As Young as You Feel

May 5, 2021
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I have always appeared younger than my chronological age. At 17, and high school graduation, I still looked 15. It did nothing for my dating life, but my mother consoled me saying I would someday reap the benefits of a youthful appearance. When I worked undercover in the FBI as a college-age student, and I…

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Gascon Pushes to Eliminate Juvenile Strikes, Reorganizes Gang Unit

April 9, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—District Attorney George Gascon outlined plans April 9 to reorganize his office’s gang unit and co-locate prosecutors in police stations in hopes of creating closer community ties. Gascon’s remarks came during a news conference he co-hosted to promote Assembly Bill 1127, which would eliminate the use of juvenile offenses to impose tougher sentences on…

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US Youth Testifies He Stabbed Italian Officer in Defense

March 4, 2021
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ROME—A young American on trial in Rome for the slaying of an Italian police officer has told the court that he stabbed the victim because he feared he was being strangled by a thug. Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and a friend from California, Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, are charged in the murder of a Carabinieri paramilitary…

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