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Family guide to new movie releases
'FREAKIER FRIDAY'
Rated PG for thematic elements, rude humor, language and some suggestive references.
What it’s about: This sequel to the 2003 body swap comedy sees Anna (Lindsay Lohan) all grown up and contending with a teenager of her own while she gets ready to marry the handsome Eric (Manny Jacinto), while managing his daughter, and her...Read more

2 years after cannabis legalization in Maryland, teachers see impact on kids
BALTIMORE — It’s been two years since recreational cannabis became legal in Maryland. While revenue has increased and arrests for cannabis possession have decreased, health experts and school officials say there’s an often-overlooked impact — many kids don’t see the drug as risky.
Marijuana legalization has normalized adult use and ...Read more

You're more likely to win Powerball 100 times than do what this California mom did
LOS ANGELES — An Apple Valley, California, mother just went 4 for 4 on her kids all being born on the date 7/7.
Just before Nauzhae Drake, now 26, delivered her firstborn, she called her mother while driving to school. She told her that she saw a license plate that ended in four sevens — her lucky number. Drake's mom took it as a sign.
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Family guide to new movie releases
'THE NAKED GUN'
Rated PG-13 for crude/sexual material, violence/bloody images and brief partial nudity.
What it’s about: A reboot of the 1980s "Police Squad!" comedies about a hapless detective who stumbles into solving crimes.
The kid attractor factor: Teens might be drawn to the broad humor.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Billionaires are ...Read more

Family guide to new movie releases
'THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS'
Rated PG-13 for action/violence and some language.
What it’s about: A quartet of superpowered scientists try to save the world on the retro 1960s Earth-828 planet.
The kid attractor factor: The comic book origins, superheroes and spectacle.
Good lessons/bad lessons: We can only save the world — and each...Read more

'I already want to cry': Undocumented parents prepare for the unthinkable: Giving up their kids
LOS ANGELES — Sonia's son has been anxious lately, crying and asking why their neighbor had been picking him up from preschool instead of his mom. She doesn't know what to tell him. At just 4 years old, he's too young to understand the truth.
Sonia has lived in the U.S. without legal status for 25 years, harvesting squash, cilantro and ...Read more

Family guide to new movie releases
'I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER'
Rated R for bloody horror violence, language throughout, some sexual content and brief drug use.
What it’s about: A group of friends are wracked by guilt after a terrible accident and start receiving ominous anonymous notes.
The kid attractor factor: Teens will be drawn to the slasher about young friends. ...Read more
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