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The family of a 13-year-old from Pennsylvania who died in August is now speaking out about what led to his death — and is sending a precaution to other families.

The family stated in a post on Friday that Levi Maciejewski, son of Shippensburg University head football coach Mark Maciejewski, had been the victim of “sextortion,” which ultimately led to his untimely death.

Levi’s death was the result of a heinous and rapidly growing crime known as ‘sextortion.’ An online predator coerced, threatened, and blackmailed him, leading to devastating consequences,” according to the statement.

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Scrolling on your phone for too long could leave people at higher risk of debilitating migraines, a new study has found.

Researchers from Taiyuan Central Hospital in China found that extended phone use was one of two habits associated with increased risk of the painful headache condition – along with eating large amounts of poultry.

Drinking coffee, and consuming oily fish such as mackerel and tuna, on the other hand, were associated with a lower risk.

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A New Jersey law that removes a requirement for teachers to pass a reading, writing, and mathematics test for certification went into effect on January 1^st, 2025.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) signed the law in June 2024.

The law, Act 1669, cleared the state Senate in a 34-2 vote as part of the state’s 2025 budget.

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A 32-year-old was arrested after being accused of assaulting a 13-year-old in Michigan, officials said. The teen’s mom went to check on her daughter and when she walked into the room she saw the window open and the screen popped off, according to a Dec. 30 post by Genesee County Sheriff Christopher Swanson on the sheriff’s office Facebook page.

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Combatting human trafficking of minors involves knowing how this population is uniquely vulnerable. Unlike adult victims, minors have less freedom—the ability to leave home, travel, or make adult decisions—including whether or not someone they meet is safe to spend time with. Traffickers exploit this naiveté through strategic impression managementand interpersonal charm, promising freedom but forcing submission through both physical and emotional bondage.

Initially, however, among the powerful strategies of seduction traffickers use to lure and ensnare victims, is the selective attention they use to beguile young people as well as their families. Unaware of their malevolent intentions, parents may view them as positive “role models” in the lives of their children—who are uniquely susceptible to adult influence. And when it comes to romantic relationships, teenagers have less life experience to determine appropriate relational boundaries. This is especially true if they are being raised in abusive homes or within exploitive relationships—circumstances that investigators and advocates can recognize if they know what to look for.

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Approximately 2300 American children go missing every day. These include custodial disputes, kidnapping, runaways, sex and labor trafficked, etc.

Let us ALL come together and start with circulating Keyla’s picture. Please pray for her and her family.

Vanished in Nashville On April 29, 2003, 13-year-old Tabitha vanished on her way to school in Nashville, TN. She never made it to the bus stop, leaving her family searching for answers for over 20 years.

If you know of, hear, see, or have seen anything, please call 911 immediately. Someone knows something.

Thank you. #BeAWarrior