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The Springfield City School District in Ohio closed one middle school and evacuated two elementary schools on Friday due to bomb threats as former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies continue to make inflammatory and unfounded claims about the city’s Haitian immigrant community. The incident marked the second consecutive day of disruptions for Springfield, following similar threats that had prompted the evacuation of city hall on Thursday.

Leave Chappell Roan alone. Leave her dad alone. Leave her sister alone. And, especially don’t yell at her on a red carpet. In her words, “Don’t. Not me, b*tch.” Despite her skyrocket to the top of pop music’s upper echelons, it’s been an unfortunate time for the 26-year-old musician. Not only has Roan been subjected to non-consensual interactions with fans—at the airport, a friend’s birthday party, or in the midst of argument with her partner— she has not been afforded the grace and time to adjust to what it means to be a 21st century artist.

People living in 12 U. S. states might have a chance to spot the Northern Lights on Friday night. The Aurora Borealis will likely be the most visible in Canada and Alaska, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). But Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, and northern parts of New York could also fall within the lights’ viewline. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The SWPC forecasted that the aurora on Friday night will have a Kp index of 4, meaning that the aurora will move further from the poles and become brighter.

It’s the first Friday the 13th of 2024, undoubtedly seen as one of the most unlucky days of the calendar year. This year will see the date occur twice, with the next one in December. Friday the 13th is known to be a day of bad luck, but how it got its “spooky” reputation dates back centuries, although an exact time frame isn’t clear. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The New-York Historical Society says the origin can be partially traced back to Jesus’ Last Supper.

There’s a hidden gender gap when it comes to digestive problems, with women taking the lead in this unpleasant contest. While men are hardly immune to gastrointestinal woes, certain digestive problems are considerably more common in women. “Women aren’t broken—they’re just different,” says Dr. Jeanetta Frye, a gastroenterologist at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

(To get this story in your inbox, subscribe to the TIME CO2 Leadership Report newsletter here.) When President Biden entered the White House in 2021, before his administration had written any new regulations or signed landmark climate legislation into law, I wrote that his presidency had already advanced efforts to address climate change simply by sending a signal to the marketplace that fossil fuels are not the future. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] That signal was the result of policy plans, campaign pronouncements, and, finally, an executive order signed just days into his presidential tenure that called for officials across the government to make climate change central to policy making.