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Service of caretakers at Sakrebail elephant camp lauded by NGO, Karnataka officials

Prasanna Krishna Patagar, DCF (Wildlife), said the caretakers play a major role in managing the elephant camp. Their work has turned Sakrebail into a major tourist attraction in Karnataka

The Hindu

Kansas agency investigated girl's family 5 times before she was killed, a report shows

Kansas child welfare officials say they investigated the family of a 5-year-old Kansas girl five times during the 13 months before she was raped and killed

The Independent UK

Dasara: Abhimanyu carries wooden replica of golden howdah

Abhimanyu, lead tusker of Dasara jumbo squad, carried wooden replica of golden howdah during rehearsal for Jamboo Savari in Mysuru. Accompanied by 13 jumbos, Abhimanyu marched till Bannimantap & back. Wooden replica of howdah mounted after puja. DCF said health of all 14 elephants good & exercise of familiarizing them…

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Connecticut Mom Jailed, Charged With Manslaughter After 2-Year-Old Dies From Window Fall

"You don't have to punish me because I am already punishing myself," says Tabitha Frank.

Reason

‘Unconscionable.’ Kansas foster care contractors investigated after kids put at risk

Contractors in charge of handling foster care in Kansas have been investigated dozens of times during the past three years, in some cases leading to changes to protect children they serve.

Tribune News Service

Florida Cop Jails Toddler Son for Poopy Pants

Plus: Snapchat cleared in sex crime case, New Hampshire embraces universal licensing reciprocity, and more...

Reason

Florida is taking sick kids off Medicaid months before planned

Charlotte Douberley, a 2-year-old with cystic fibrosis, lost Medicaid coverage almost a year before she was supposed to, according to Florida’s plan.

Orlando Sentinel

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How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions

A couple whose young children were taken by social workers and police in the middle of the night are suing, arguing they were unconstitutionally removed without a warrant or court order

The Independent UK

'Reprehensible and Plainly Unconstitutional': Child Welfare Agents Took Their Kids. Now They're Suing.

Even though a family pediatrician said she had "zero concerns," child welfare services still seized Josh Sabey's and Sarah Perkins' two young children. It took four months for the couple to regain custody.

Reason

Parents' Lawsuit Against School Social Worker Can Go Forward

The social worker had reported the parents for educational neglect; the parents argue this was knowingly false, because the social worker knew the parents "were in compliance with their statutory obligation to educate their child" by home schooling.

Reason

Hundreds of thousands of Florida children could lose health coverage with Medicaid cutbacks

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Marne Harvich of Orange Park runs a Facebook group for Florida parents like herself who count on Medicaid as health insurance for their children. Though Harvich and her husband work, their income doesn’t cover the high cost of medical care their daughter on a ventilator requires.

Tribune News Service

Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids, Ages 7 and 9, Walk to Dunkin' Donuts

"I have never felt threatened by a single person in this town until meeting those officers and the social worker."

Reason

Cops Question Connecticut Mom Who Let 7-Year-Old Walk a Mile

"She is way too young to be walking this distance by herself," said the cops.

Reason

Doctors Discovered a Baby's Minor Injury. Then Massachusetts DCF Seized Him in the Middle of the Night.

State actors are increasingly willing to seize children even with little evidence of child abuse.

Reason

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Miami Herald

State asks judge not to send US-born baby to Haiti. Judge wants to hear from grandmother

MIAMI — A U.S.-born infant at the center of an international child-custody dispute may get a reprieve from a requirement that he be forcibly relocated to Haiti, the conflict-ridden nation of his mother’s birth.

The Hindu

Jumbo Lakshmi delivers calf in Mysuru palace premises

It is perhaps for the first time in recent years that a female Dasara elephant has delivered a calf on the palace premises

Los Angeles Times

Ezra Miller being investigated over accusation actor is hiding woman and her children

Ezra Miller is the subject of a joint investigation between Vermont police and the state's Department for Children and Families after the embattled actor was suspected of keeping a mother and her three children at their farm.

The Times of India

Delhi HC nod to Dwarka drain on tree transplanting promise

NEW DELHI: Tree felling in the capital for public projects can only be allowed as long as agencies ensure that trees are transplanted, Delhi High Court said on Friday.

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Benzinga

Tuesday Is Your Last Chance To Buy BNY Mellon Alcentra Glb Before The Dividend Payout

Tuesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from BNY Mellon Alcentra Glb (NYSE:DCF).

The Independent UK

Advocate: Massachusetts system 'failed' missing girl Harmony

An independent state agency that represents children says the needs of a missing girl who authorities began looking for two years after she was last seen were not prioritized by the state of Massachusetts

Daily Record

Dundee Cycling Forum launch manifesto in lead up to local elections

The group that champions active travel have proposed changes to the city’s infrastructure.

Benzinga

Wednesday Is Your Last Chance To Buy BNY Mellon Alcentra Glb Before The Dividend Payout

Wednesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from BNY Mellon Alcentra Glb (NYSE:DCF).

Tribune News Service

Autoridades de Florida mantuvieron en secreto expediente de un 'horrible' abuso infantil. Una jueza acaba de reprenderlos

Feb. 17—El 12 de noviembre de 2020, los administradores de bienestar infantil del estado presentaron una moción en el tribunal para solicitar la custodia de siete de los hijos sobrevivientes de Christopher Bryant y Jabora Deris.

The Hindu

Over 1,300 trees part of green urban initiative likely to be axed for metro project on ORR

Forest Dept. had planted saplings 15 years ago to increase city’s green cover

Benzinga

BNY Mellon Alcentra Glb: Dividend Insights

Tuesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from BNY Mellon Alcentra Glb (NYSE:DCF).

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