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Essentially, children orphaned or in danger at home are institutionalized rather than placed in foster care or family settings, despite the fact that such settings are universally considered inappropriate, especially for the youngest children. Almost ninety percent of children removed or given up by their parents are placed in these institutions, and fostering is rare and often fails. At certain crisis centers the children are quite literally locked up without recourse to schooling and can be held there indefinitely....

While the Poosh founder has been vocal on social media about caring for the environment, there have been several instances where her environmentalist agenda have been squashed. Kardashian was most recently under fire after a report revealed that her home in Calabasas used 245 percent of its water budget in May, the fourth month it had gone over budget since water restrictions were introduced in December to battle the ongoing drought in California....

The Hubli Tigers will go into the event with the minimum available balance, whereas the Belagavi Panthers have the maximum amount of finances to avail on the day. Here is a photograph that represents the players retained by the seven franchises as well as the balance remaining with each team: The seven teams were given the option of retaining four players each, and they have made their decisions on the same....

Letang, speaking to the media for the first time since his condition was disclosed on Feb. 7, said that he's taking it "day by day" and will have more tests in the next 2-3 weeks, but that doctors told him he should make a full recovery. "He's working out. He's active. He's normal," coach Dan Bylsma said. All told, that's good news — especially considering that Letang's wife found him on the floor of their home the morning of his stroke....

A box of twelve Original Glazed doughnuts typically costs around $7.99, and a dozen specialty doughnuts can cost around $11.39. This means that today only, you could buy 24 original glazed donuts for $8.99 instead of $15.98. Additionally, all doughnuts in the holiday collection are also included so you could try the Holiday Dozen—including a Santa Belly, Reindeer, Green Present or a White Glazed with Sprinkles. The Santa Belly is filled with chocolate creme dipped in red icing and sugar, the Reindeer is the original chocolate glazed decorated with pretzels, the Green Present is the original glazed filled with creme, decorated with green and red icing, and the final holiday doughnut is simply an original glazed dipped in white icing and decorated with white, red and green sprinkles....

“I guess that’s what Phil does, gets guys to work hard and [get fired] up. That fired me up," Porzingis said of the comparison, via ESPN. “I’m like, I’m not Shawn Bradley, you know.” MORE: Phil Jackson through the years | NBA Draft grades Bradley was the second overall pick in the 1993 draft. He wasn’t even a bad player. He was in the league for 12 seasons and is currently 14th all-time in NBA career blocks with 2,119....

Just over two years since he landed in Dallas, Kristaps Porzingis could find a new squad this season, per Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer. Fischer reports that the Mavericks are gauging trade interest in Porzingis, potentially hoping to retool the squad to fix its ailing defense. The Mavericks sit at 14-15 (ninth in the Western Conference). “They’ve definitely sniffed around on him,” an NBA exec told Fischer. “They’re taking the temperature, because they know at some point it’s gonna come around....

Most of your work on Robert Zemeckis’ The Witches was done during the pandemic. What was it like working on it? It was really interesting because corona had stopped us all in our tracks right around the time I was to begin work on it. So my poor boyfriend blanketed my closet to make it as soundproof as possible, Zemeckis and his whole team sent the equipment so they could film me, have the computer, have the microphone and watch so that the animators could maybe be inspired by some of my literal physicality....

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“The reason for the two and two split, even though it is not ideal, was the agreement I had with the previous selection committee when I was discussing my future,” Sangakkara explained, according to NDTVSports. “I had plans to retire immediately after the World Cup, but they wanted me to try and play a bit more Test cricket. Four Tests was all I could offer them and they were okay with that....

The 2004 Cup champion failed to race his way into the second round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup as he finished the first round 14th in the standings, six points out of 12th, to become one of the four drivers eliminated following the AAA 400. MORE: Gordon wins, Kahne survives | Dover results | Ward family lashes out As Kasey Kahne rallied over the last 100 laps after a loose wheel put him in a hole, Busch’s car went away and he lost six spots over the final 100 laps to finish 18th....

MORE: Daytona 500 lineup breakdown | Must-see wrecks Nine of those 27 ran fewer than 10 laps as drivers didn’t want to damage their cars for the 200-lap race Sunday. Three of the drivers who ran laps — Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip and David Ragan — were in backup cars for the first time after an accident Thursday. Waltrip was the only driver who had any sort of incident as his roof hatch popped up as he was on the track....

Busch, a five-time winner at the track, led 218 of the first 301 laps. MORE: Bristol race weekend images On Lap 190, though, NBC reported that Busch had told his team that he had a headache. “He radioed in and said, ‘Next time in, guys, give me a bottle of water with some Goodies headache powder in it. I’ve got a pretty bad headache right now,” the network reported during the broadcast....

Busch arrived at Bristol trying to add to his career 21 national victories on the bullring. He led the Xfinity Series race Friday before an early accident knocked him out. He faced even more ups and downs Saturday in the Cup race. Busch, looking to win a Cup event at Bristol for the eighth time, started a 15-car wreck on the second lap. He later made contact with Martin Truex Jr....

Larson, who earned his first career Nationwide Series victory Saturday by holding off Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, went from ninth on a restart with two laps remaining to challenging for the victory Sunday in the Auto Club 400. MORE: Busch wins | Race results | Bowyer mad about tweet | Hamlin illness He came up just a bit short, finishing second to Busch. “I just watched (the replay) on TV and it was pretty wild,” Larson said....

The Cardinals on Thursday announced they have signed their rookie draftees, including former Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray. The quarterback’s contract includes a $23.59 million signing bonus and $35.2 million guaranteed in addition to a fifth-year team option for the 2023 season. “Everything I dreamed of,” Murray said. “For me, being in Arizona and being a Cardinal, I can honestly say there is no place I’d rather be. It brings a smile to my face knowing I’ll get the opportunity of a lifetime to quarterback this team....

Until then, new coach Kliff Kingsbury is keeping the team’s offensive tactics under wraps, but one thing has leaked out — rookie quarterback Kyler Murray knows the system inside and out. Veteran receiver Larry Fitzgerald teased last week about how knowledgeable Murray is of the offensive playbook, which he confirmed during mandatory minicamp. “Is it true? I’d say obviously I’m more familiar with it,” Murray told reporters Tuesday . “Coach Kingsbury obviously knows it the best....

According to local news outlet the Houston Chronicle, the famous couple took their three-year-old on a VIP tour of the zoo that saw the carousel shut down to the public twice, angering other guests. A spokesperson for the Zoo said that extra security precautions were taken due to the rapper and reality TV star’s visit. “While we never like to close any part of the Zoo, sometimes security measures must be taken for everyone’s safety,” Houston Zoo spokesperson Jackie Wallace told the publication....