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A photo of an almost unrecognizable 15-year-old Natalee Cramer shows her sitting in the back of an Oklahoma City police car in April of 2022, nearly two weeks after she disappeared from the American Airlines Center during a Mavericks game.

Cramer said she vividly remembers the day the photo was taken. An Oklahoma City police officer had found and rescued her after she said she had prayed and begged God for help.

“I had braces at the time, and I was punched in the mouth by one of the guys,” Cramer said of the picture. “My whole cheek was just scratched. My braces were like inside my cheek.”

In the photo, her shoes were off, sitting on the seat next to her.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to face lawsuits from more than 100 people for allegations of sexual abuse and sexual assault.

Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee announced the pending civil lawsuits during a press conference Tuesday. The attorney revealed he’s representing 120 accusers, who are bringing allegations of “violent sexual assault or rape,” “facilitated sex with a controlled substance,” “dissemination of video recordings” and “sexual abuse of minors” against the embattled music mogul, among other offenses.

“We will expose the enablers who enabled this conduct behind closed doors,” Buzbee said. “We will pursue this matter no matter who the evidence implicates.”

Buzbee added: “It’s a long list already, but because of the nature of this case, we are going to make damn sure that we’re right before we do that. But the names that we’re going to name … are names that will shock you.”

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GOOD NEWS. U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the Stop the Scroll Act, to create a mental health warning label requirement for social media platforms. This bipartisan legislation would ensure all users, especially children and teens, are aware of the potential mental health risks associated with social media use and have access to mental health resources. Senators Fetterman and Britt joined Brett Baier on Fox News to discuss the new legislation.

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A House committee probing the ongoing border crisis has subpoenaed Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra for information about tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children who have disappeared inside the US.

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) compelled Becerra, in a Thursday cover letter exclusively obtained by The Post that accompanied the subpoena, to hand over documents related to the “vetting, screening, and monitoring” of migrant sponsors by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).

Without proper vetting, migrant kids are at risk of sex trafficking, forced labor and other forms of exploitation, according to a Homeland Security inspector general’s report released last month.

HHS officials have stalled for more than a month and a half after the Homeland Security panel initially requested the records on Aug. 12. The subpoena responses are due Oct. 3.

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ICE Deputy Director Patrick Lechleitner sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, saying as of July 21, there were 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories on the agency’s non-detained docket (NDD), meaning they are not detained while they await immigration proceedings.

“Of those, 435,719 are convicted criminals, and 226,847 have pending criminal charges,” Lechleitner wrote.

The letter was sent after Gonzales in March asked the Department of Homeland Security for data on migrants with criminal backgrounds. Gonzales is a member of the GOP-led House Homeland Security Committee.

“The data released by ICE is beyond disturbing, and it should be a wake-up call for the Biden-Harris administration and cities across the country that hide behind sanctuary policies,” Gonzales said Friday. “It’s time for Washington to move past rhetoric and toward results. Americans deserve to feel safe in their communities.

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Please use your platforms to show pics of missing kids. Go to National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. (NCMEC)

If you know of, hear or see anything, please call 911 and 1-800-THE-LOST.

Approximately 2300 children go missing every day. These children are counting on us.

Thank you.

Bellwether Research conducted a representative national survey of 1,007 parents with children in the K-12 age range who have access to a smartphone or tablet. The survey was conducted August 17 – 23, 2024.

The survey found that parents are very concerned that devices like tablets and smartphones pose a risk to children due to potential exposure to inappropriate content and unsafe interactions with peers, adults, and strangers online – and they shared the negative experiences their own children have had. Parents overwhelmingly want to see smartphone and tablet manufacturers and social media platforms invest more to protect children from harmful content, applications, and interactions on their devices.

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How emotional wellbeing impacts your children

Emotional wellbeing is the full range of emotions, behavior, ideas, and relationships of a person. Your emotional wellbeing is like your physical wellbeing, where the healthy side of the spectrum means your body and mind are working to perform the tasks and functions to keep you comfortable and able.

Emotional wellbeing impacts every aspect of a child’s life

Learning to take care of themselves and developing empathy is crucial to a child’s growth and education. Teaching children to recognize, manage, and express their emotions in a healthy way can positively affect their life.

When children recognize and communicate their feelings, their path to learning and developing the skills they need to succeed becomes much smoother.

Help your children by normalizing talking about emotions

When you talk to your children about their emotional wellbeing, you can help them develop a way to describe their feelings.

Talking about emotional wellbeing also teaches children that understanding and talking about their feelings is an important life skill.

If you can teach your children to talk about their feelings and emotions in a casual, non-intimidating way, you’ll make it easier for them to come to you when problems arise.

Be patient and vulnerable to encourage your children to talk

Sometimes, a child may struggle to talk about their feelings. But it doesn’t mean they don’t want to. Sometimes, children may have a hard time trusting and opening up to adults. Other times, they might feel a sense of loyalty to friends and not want to talk about a particular subject that involves them.

The best thing you can do is to gently and patiently create the space for them to talk to you. It might help to be open and talk about how certain situations can make you feel. Helping your child relate to you can help them trust and want to open up more.

Ask and listen to feedback from others

Pay attention to feedback from other people in your child’s life.

Check with trusted teachers, family members, and coaches. They see your child in contexts that you might not be as familiar with so they may have a different perspective.

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