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White House press secretary Jen Psaki recommended Netflix shows, tea, and juice to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after they both tested positive for COVID-19.

Clinton tweeted on Tuesday that she had tested positive, and that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, had tested negative.

She said she had some "some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine" and added: "Movie recommendations appreciated!"

Psaki responded to her on Twitter, writing: "Finally watching Inventing Anna (and recommend!) And highly recommend lots of water, tea and juice."

Psaki shared her own COVID-19 test results on Tuesday.

"Thanks to the vaccine, I have only experienced mild symptoms," Psaki said.

Clinton also credited the vaccines in her announcement: "I'm more grateful than ever for the protection vaccines can provide against serious illness. Please get vaccinated and boosted if you haven't already!"

Psaki and Clinton both worked in the State Department during the Obama administration at separate times. Psaki joined as its spokesperson in February 2013, around a week after Clinton left to be replaced by John Kerry.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, shown here at the 2022 New York State Democratic Convention in February, says she has tested positive for COVID-19. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, shown here at the 2022 New York State Democratic Convention in February, says she has tested positive for COVID-19.

Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19.

The former secretary of state and presidential candidate is vaccinated and appears to be taking it in stride.

"Well, I've tested positive for COVID. I've got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine," she wrote on Twitter.

"I'm more grateful than ever for the protection vaccines can provide against serious illness," Clinton said, before urging others to get vaccinated and boosted if they haven't already.

Clinton also noted former President Bill Clinton "tested negative and is feeling fine." He is currently quarantining while Clinton recovers.

Meanwhile, Clinton said she is open to movie recommendations.

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Talk aint cheap in politics

Hillary Clinton long purple coat, black slacks sipping water schmoozing the Jane Hotel in the Village. Its near whereLetitia James aide lives. I dont know if that had anything to do with it. I also dont know why if I know this nobody else should know it.

She said that when pregnant withChelsea, she worked at a law firm in Arkansas and I kept getting bigger and bigger, but no one said anything. She also said: Im happy to be anywhere right now. And see faces without masks! If she said more it wasnt why she was on Jane Street.

Former A.G.Bill Barrhad a party small for his new cranky book at Ristorante Tosca in DC.McConnellandGrahaminhaled tuna tartare, meatballs, rice balls and BS while this low Barr droned: Trumplost toBidenbecause he could never control himself.

Thats basically the entire book so now you dont have to blow money buying it.

Wait. More.Brady. Before publicly announcing his temporary unretirement, things smelled fishy to several sports bettors. Sniffing game pros picked up a scent that makes things smell smelly. As in they believe bets placed last week on the Buccaneers arose from inside information whatever thats supposed to tell us. They want regulators to regulate deeper. Known is that a close team manages Bradys press. Another known is he focuses on whats written about him.

Betty Buckley, who the Grammys love, everyones loved for 40 years, is now at Joes Pub. So how did she become the original Grizabella in Cats:

I auditioned twice. They turned me down saying they needed someone to radiate death and dying. Six months later they called back. I sang Memory three times. I was turned inside out. Finally I said, Nobody can do this better. Then they looked at me strangely and offered me the job.

Ive sung Memory so often that at one concert I actually lost my memory of it. The band kept replaying the same chord until I finally remembered the word.

Listen, things happen. In Feinsteins at the Regency two scary-looking guys, like from the mob, sat front row. I was talking about once selling my BMW and buying a Ford truck to drive to Texas to live on a ranch. And out loud one guy goes, Why would you do that?

Singing eight times a week when youre on Broadway, how do you protect your voice?

Wear a scarf, drink lots of water, hot tea, stay quiet, dont talk much, get a little personal steamer. And dont push. Dont belt. I was actually opening at the Carlyle when COVID hit. We got closed down. My assistant and I ended up driving home, three days, to Texas.

Joes Pub is closer. Go see Betty Buckley.

1947, Tyrone Power crept down a dark Nightmare Alley. NowBradley Coopers creeping down this same dark alley. Only this alleys darker.

DirectorGuillermo del Toro: Were doing things you couldnt do then. More surreal, tragic. More noir. A character portrait. Were showing what noir is. This talk about truth, lies, the almost mercuric, unstoppable rise of a liar and the way we are cruel to each other. Feels right for the moment were in as a society.

Yeah, great. Sundays Oscars leave us nobody saying its a noir show, and that includes Bad, Bad Leroy Brown have this film up for four, including Best Picture. But try to find someone whos seen it.

So, this guy asked the secret of his new assistants success as a door-to-door salesman. Answered the assistant: Its easy. The minute a woman opens the door I say, Miss, is your mother in?

Only in New York, kids, only in New York.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio bill that would require public schools to provide age-appropriate child sexual abuse prevention instruction has been held up in an Ohio Senate committee, as a conservative Christian public policy group is pushing for changes that would emphasize abstinence before marriage, discourage transgender students from gender-affirming care, ban the simulation of sexual acts and the demonstration of contraception use during the lessons, among other propositions.

House Bill 105, also known as Erins Law, has been introduced five times in the Ohio General Assembly. This legislative session, the Ohio House passed the bill June 10 by a margin of 86-8.

The bill requires school districts, charter schools and science, technology, engineering and math or STEM schools to provide child sexual abuse prevention instruction for grades K-6.

For grades 7-12, schools would have to provide age-appropriate instruction in sexual violence prevention. Schools must also provide counseling and resources for students who have been victims of abuse and violence.

But the Center for Christian Virtue is wading into the bill and has circulated a proposed amendment with several changes to HB 105.

The proposed changes come at a time when a vocal contingency of parents do not trust their kids schools. They say they are concerned about liberal ideologies taught to their kids about the history of American racism, social-emotional learning and sex education. Critics say the new fears over indoctrination are invented and a ploy for the GOP to anger and mobilize voters ahead of the November midterm election.

Some of the groups suggestions are already in other parts of Ohio law, such as instruction that promotes sexual abstinence until marriage.

Erins Law is named after Erin Merryn, an Illinois woman who was abused by two people when she was a child. She suffered with confusion and shame for years, and struggled with self-injury, an eating disorder, depression and a suicide attempt as a result. Both men who abused her told her to not utter a word, she said.

I stayed silent because my only education was from these perpetrators, she said.

Realizing that children are taught what to do when a fire alarm goes off, but not what to do when theyre abused, she created Erins Law. Over 30 states have passed it. Ohio is a special place for Merryn, she said, since her husband is from the state. She said she wants it passed but does not agree with some of the ideas the Center for Christian Virtue have for her bill.

This bill will get passed and I will make sure of it, she said. I dont want these changes. They are being unrealistic and putting all this fear that Erins Law addresses all these other issues it doesnt. It teaches personal body safety, so they need to quit interrupting the process and let the bill pass.

Erins Law is now in the Ohio Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee. Bill sponsor Rep. Scott Lipps, a Dayton-area Republican, said he believes there are the votes in the committee to advance the bill to the Senate floor. But its being held up, he said.

Committee Chair Sen. Andrew Brenner, a Delaware County Republican, hasnt held a hearing on the bill since Oct. 5. He wants the sponsors and the Center for Christian Virtue to negotiate a compromise.

Among the provisions in the Center for Christian Virtues amendment:

- The bill should stress that students should abstain from sexual activity until after marriage.

- That age-appropriate instruction means no visuals showing couples in sexual situations, children shouldnt role play scenarios or sexual conversations in the K-6 instruction

- That there be no instruction about consent for grades 7-12.

- No instruction shall imply that healthy relationships for minor children may include consensual sexual activity.

- Contraception use cannot be demonstrated.

- No instruction shall incorporate materials from groups advocating abortion, marketing contraceptives or cross-sex hormones, or those advocating or condoning sexual behavior among minor children.

- No instruction should advise that any information be withheld from parents, or imply that parents are untrustworthy, or in any way undermine the parent/ child relationship or the primary role of the family. Very few parents are guilty of sexual abuse of children, and to imply in any way that information should be concealed from most or all parents is unjust and deeply harmful to children and the family relationship.

- No teachers/staff may encourage students to join school-based groups that advocate teen sexual identities and behaviors.

For Lipps and Rep. Brigid Kelly, a Cincinnati Democrat who is also sponsoring the bill, the changes are unacceptable and steer away from the original purpose of Erins Law.

Its really about trying to prevent kids from being victims, from having to live through a life of trauma, Kelly said.

Lipps and Kelly recently agreed to a compromise in which parents can choose to opt their children out of receiving the instruction, which is another suggestion from the Center for Christian Virtue expected to soon be amended into the bill. But beyond that, the sponsors arent interested in the other provisions the group wants.

Brenner, the chairman of the Senate committee, said in addition to the Center for Christian Virtue, Ohio Value Voters also have concerns with the bill.

Theyre concerned that it is leading to sex ed and promoting a social agenda, Brenner said. ... There is so much distrust among a large chunk of the electorate over what is going on on these matters in schools -- with the issues around identity, you know students identity. Theyre concerned that things are going to be taught or promoted that are not along the lines of Erins Law.

Aaron Baer, president of the Center for Christian Virtue, said the amendment in part attempts to prevent Planned Parenthoods curriculum from making its way into Ohio schools, although Planned Parenthood has not provided testimony on the bill and hasnt been involved in the drafting of HB 105.

The Center for Christian Virtue doesnt agree with Planned Parenthoods stances on abortion and gender-affirming care for transgender kids.

Its all of these things that we have concerns with that parents dont want to have in their classroom. And so were saying, Look, if you want to do sexual violence prevention education, OK. Lets see what it is. Show us what it is. And then people can go along with that, Baer said.

Aileen Day, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio said that the organization has no specific curricula for sexual violence prevention. It has a number of sex education programs, depending on the audience, that include discussions about the age of consent, identifying healthy and unhealthy relationships, communication with parents and other topics that are interconnected with sexual abuse and violence prevention.

Baer said that his organization wants to continue to work with Lipps and Kelly on the bill to make sure parents arent locked out of this equation, and children arent being pushed into more risky behaviors. Then well be in great shape.

Ohios existing sex education law is clear: When schools provide instruction in venereal disease prevention, they shall emphasize that abstinence from sexual activity is the only protection that is one hundred per cent effective against unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and the sexual transmission of a virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

So why is it necessary to repeat the abstinence requirement in Erins Law, which isnt about sex ed but sexual abuse and violence?

Baer said that its to prevent schools or curriculum from veering too far off course. He also notes that having a bullet point in the law emphasizing abstinence doesnt mean that teachers have to literally tell children they need to refrain from sex outside of marriage in the same breath as explaining good touch versus bad touch.

But with all laws, the devil is in the details, and instruction will depend on how the law is interpreted.

Theres a potential that if a child hears about the abstinence requirement during sexual abuse prevention education, they may blame themselves for abuse that has happened to them, which could cause shame and a slew of psychological harm that could last decades, said Erin Ostling Burkholder, director of outreach and prevention for Crime Victim Services.

Her organization offers 10 different programs in Allen and Putnam counties in the west-central part of the state, including rape crisis, child advocacy and violence prevention. It favors the bill in its original form, she said.

I think we can still teach an abstinence-only sexual education, curriculum and have a sexual violence, sexual abuse prevention curriculum, Ostling Burkholder said. Sexual abuse and sex are not the same thing. Rape and sex are completely different. And so to try to say that they are the same or to talk about them in the same way is very harmful. And I think its very confusing and misleading, particularly for children.

Merryn, who created Erins Law, said that she supported the Center for Christian Virtues position that parents deserve an opt-out from the instruction if they so choose. Several other states have that. But she doesnt support the groups other propositions as they might weaken the effectiveness of the legislation, she said.

In discussions with the Center for Christian Virtue, Merryn said that her website contains a list of age-appropriate sexual abuse and sexual violence prevention curriculum used in the other states that have Erins Law. Examples include Kid Power, a curriculum that also includes bullying prevention, abduction and other violence, and Darkness to Light: End Child Sexual Abuse, which trains adults in prevention so they can take it to their communities.

Ninety-percent of sexual abuse is perpetrated by someone a child knows -- a family member, faith leader, coach or others, said Dr. Tracy Najera, executive director of the Childrens Defense Fund of Ohio. Its important for children to know they deserve bodily privacy and what is appropriate touch. As a child gets into middle and high school they need to learn about sexual violence.

There are curriculum out there that are age-appropriate, posted on websites for school administrators, for teachers, for parents, for community members to take a look and see whats being taught, so theres nothing off or weird or would make parents take pause, she said.

Najera found the Christian organizations position puzzling, she said.

This is not the time and place for these types of cultural wars, she said. Theres so many stories in the last couple of years of someone who is a teacher or a coach, or someone who is trusted, violating a child. And this goes on for years, and the child is suffering. And then when the child is asked, Why didnt you tell anyone? They say, I didnt think anyone would believe me.

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All Kenneth Laferriere wanted to do was adjourn a school committee meeting in a small district in central Massachusetts.

But the Dudley-Charlton committee member found even that impossible after 90 minutes of jeering that was sometimes laced with profanity.

Were trying to have a business meeting, Laferriere pleaded with the audience, banging his microphone on the table.

Yelling at us is not getting us anywhere, added committee vice chair Jamie Terry, raising her own voice, as the board wrapped up debate on COVID protocols.

Finally, committee members asked the Dudley police officer present to clear the room, so they could finish the meeting.

School boards across the country have been facing recalls and angry questions about everything from COVID restrictions to the way schools teach children about racism.

That's true even in Massachusetts, which has a reputation as one of the most liberal states in the nation. But the reality in many communities is considerably more complex.

A WBUR review discovered people have challenged mask mandates in at least one-third of all school districts across the state since last summer. And WBUR found dozens of districts have faced criticism over how teachers discuss race and diversity in the classroom, as well assex education.

Dudley and Charlton are two small towns that share a school district and a high school.

For years, local school committee meetings had little drama focusing on routine items such as staffing and trips by the marching band.

But that all changed last July when dozens of parents and residents packed a committee meeting to protest the school's efforts to combat racism, including the hiringof a new diversity consultant.

Carroll-Sue Rehm, who raised her children in the district but later moved to Florida, was one of the concerned attendees. Hergrandchildren are students in the district now.She raised concerns about the consultant, including his work in Wellesley to create opportunities and meeting spacesfor students with the same identity such as Black studentsor those who are gay so theycan share their experiences; Rehm called that segregation.

This will lead to the destruction of young hearts and minds, and this will be catastrophic in generations to come," she charged. Others in the audience yelled and applauded as she spoke.

School district officials said the consultant was hired to help the Dudley-Charlton system with diversity, equity and inclusion. The district has since ended its work with the consultant. The superintendent declined to be interviewed for this story.

Rehm said she has flown back dozens of times to attend school committee meetings, and she is one of a dozen people whove regularly attended themsince last summer to raise objections about COVID mandates and curriculum.

They also have other concerns, as Rehm explained, after leaving her seat at a recent meeting in the high school library to examine new books on display.

I'm looking for anti-American books," Rehm said."I'm also looking specifically for any books that sexualize children."

Jordan Willow Evans, a school committee member and a social worker whos lived in Charlton her whole life, said recent meetings have been consumed by concerns from the group.

Evans said shes also faced verbal harassment and calls to step down from the committee over her work on LGBTQ rights. She called it disheartening, especially because she considers the community part of her extended family.

"It hurts to see people who you knew for many years, suddenly pivot and go down a road you could not have foreseen," she said.

I'm looking for anti-American books. I'm also looking specifically for any books that sexualize children."

Another longtime Charlton resident, JoEllen Burlingame, blamed some of the conflict on the rise of Donald Trump and partisan politics.

"It has led to a rise in very vocal concepts of nationalism," said Burlingame, who teaches in Worcester and has a son in eighth grade in Dudley-Charlton. "These views were always here, but unfortunately, they're coming out of the shadows."

Massachusetts generally elects Democrats, but Dudley and Charlton both narrowly went for Trump in 2016 and 2020.

Rehm, the Charlton grandmother, said she is looking forward to elections this year and in 2024. She helped organize a forum for Republican candidates in the neighboring town of Oxford to talk about education.

The room was festooned with signs condemning masking and critical race theory,a frameworkthat suggests racism is embedded in American laws and other institutions.The approach has generated controversy, particularly among Republicans.

"So critical race theory," said former state Rep. Geoff Diehl, who's now running for governor. "Is anybody a fan of that? No!' "

Critical race theory is also popping up in campaigns across the country.

Academics say its a tool,first developed by legal scholars,for understanding structural racism. But there are wide differences in how people use the term.

Many educators say the framework is generally taught in graduate school not K-12.But some conservatives use the term as shorthand for a much broader range of instruction on diversity and racism they say is increasingly taught in public schools.

WBUR askedDiehl at the candidate forum whetherhe thought critical race theory, sex education and COVID mandates would be driving political issues in elections this year.

That debate is raging right now, and tonight is a perfect example of parents really stepping up," Diehl said. He said hehopes outraged parents will join and help energize his campaign for governor across the state.

"It hurts to see people who you knew for many years, suddenly pivot and go down a road you could not have foreseen."

Tom Scott, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, said all the controversy has taken a toll on educators, even as the mask mandates gradually end.

People are feeling very exhausted," Scott said. "They're feeling very beaten down, defeated, and just sort of the climate that we're facing today is challenging to everybody's mindset.

School committee members are also feeling the pressure.

Some voters unsuccessfully tried to recall two school committee members who supported a vaccine mandate for some students in Belchertown, in western Massachusetts.

In Bourne, a recall failed against a board member who vowed to ensure critical race theory was not being taught in her town.

In the Dudley-Charlton school district, some residents unsuccessfully pushed to recall five school committee members over issues including COVID mask requirements and the hiring of the diversity consultant.

One of the committee members targeted for recall decried the controversy.

"Most of the people that I've talked to feel it's kind of gotten out of hand," said Jeanne Costello, of Charlton. "They feel like it's too partisan politics, happening in a local town where we all know each other."

"It shouldn't kind of devolve to an 'us versus them,' " she said.

The gradual lifting of mask mandates will probably notend the political fight anytime soon.

There is a school committee election scheduled for thisspring in Dudley and Charlton. And several committeemembers are up for reelection.

So local voters will likely get the final say.

Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeanne Costello's first name. The post has been updated. We regret the error.

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