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Survivors of child sexual abuse in three states are praising opportunities to seek long-delayed justice after lawmakers removed the statute of limitations for such crimes. (9 June 2023) (AP Video: Rodrique Ngowi/Robert Bukaty)

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Delayed justice: 3 states remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press
Thu,06/08/23-11:52PM , 451 Reads
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Ann Allen loved going to church and the after-school social group led by a dynamic priest back in the 1960s.
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Deptford Little League President Don Bozzuffi poses at the Deptford, N.J. Little League complex, May 10, 2023. Baseball is steeped in the tradition of fans wanting to jeer the umpire. One Little League in New Jersey is taking a more hands-on approach. The fans could become the umpires if they won't follow league rules on sportsmanship. (AP Photo/Dan Gelston)

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In this youth baseball league, fans who mistreat umpires are sentenced to do the job themselves
By DAN GELSTON - AP Sports Writer
Thu,06/08/23-11:15PM , 122 Reads
DEPTFORD, N.J. (AP) — The April Facebook post hardly seemed like national news at the time for Deptford Little League president Don Bozzuffi. He’d lost patience when two umpires resigned in the wake of persistent spectator abuse. So he wrote an updated code of conduct.
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Deptford Little League President Don Bozzuffi poses at the Deptford, N.J. Little League complex, May 10, 2023. Baseball is steeped in the tradition of fans wanting to jeer the umpire. One Little League in New Jersey is taking a more hands-on approach. The fans could become the umpires if they won't follow league rules on sportsmanship. (AP Photo/Dan Gelston)

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In this youth baseball league, fans who mistreat umpires are sentenced to do the job themselves
By DAN GELSTON - AP Sports Writer
Thu,06/08/23-11:14PM , 147 Reads
DEPTFORD, N.J. (AP) — Back in Mudville, when mighty Casey took an unheeded pitch for a strike, there went up a muffled roar: “`Kill him! Kill the umpire!' shouted someone on the stand."
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A Corsi-Rosenthal air purifier built by Liz Hradil is seen at her home in Syracuse, N.Y. after the wildfire smoke covered much of New York Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The method involves taping four air filters together with a box fan. Experts say the DIY method is highly effective against filtering air indoors against wildfire smoke. (Liz Hradil via AP)

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Social media and duct tape are helping people make DIY air purifiers that filter out wildfire smoke
By BEATRICE DUPUY - Associated Press
Thu,06/08/23-7:10PM , 137 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Social media users are sharing a surprisingly effective way to protect yourself indoors from the toxic wildfire smoke blanketing much of the East Coast: a box fan, four air filters and a whole lot of duct tape.
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