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Newsweek
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
AEW Superstar Is Leaving The Company
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. AEW star Abadon is finishing up with All Elite Wrestling. They took to social media on May 30, 2025, to announce that their contract with AEW will expire in June and is not being renewed. In her statement, Abadon shared her current feelings: "My time with AEW is coming to an end. My contract expires in June and I will not be renewed." They continued, "The emotions I'm currently trying to manage are incredibly difficult and full of conflict as I reflect on my time there." Despite the news, Abadon expressed a strong desire to continue her wrestling career. "My goal is to not let this be it for me, because I love wrestling too much to just stop," they wrote. "I've put in a lot of hard work that I will now be able to showcase more often." Abadon, known for her terrifying and unique "Living Dead Girl" persona, first made an impact in AEW in 2020. After impressive initial appearances on AEW Dark, they were officially signed by the company in June of that year. More news: WWE News: Steve Austin Reveals Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation Abadon's horror-inspired gimmick, complete with unsettling mannerisms and a striking look, immediately set them apart in the women's division. During Abadon's early tenure, Abadon had several memorable moments, including a notable AEW Women's World Championship eliminator match against then-champion Hikaru Shida in late 2020. While not always a consistent presence on Dynamite or Rampage, Abadon was a unique attraction whenever they appeared, often instilling fear in Abadon opponents and the audience. Abadon's last televised AEW match was in December 2023. All Elite Wrestling ALL IN at Wembley Stadium in London on August 27, 2023. All Elite Wrestling ALL IN at Wembley Stadium in London on August 27, 2023. Courtesy of AEW More recently, Abadon had been competing on Ring of Honor (ROH) television throughout 2024 and into early 2025, continuing to display their distinctive style. Abadon ended her statement with a message of resilience and an open call for future bookings. "While my heart is currently broken you can bet that I'm still going to show up for training next week. If you are looking to book me please send an email to bookabadonhere@ Thank you," she concluded. It will be interesting to see where Abadon goes from here after being with AEW for the last few years. She is clearly talented in the ring, and the fact that she has a unique character could give her an edge over others looking for work, especially from a big promotion. More WWE News: For more on WWE, head to Newsweek Sports.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
State board delays vote on removing more books from South Carolina public schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – A decision that could have made South Carolina the nation's leader in state-mandated school book bans has been put on hold. The State Board of Education voted Tuesday to postpone consideration of whether to remove 10 books from public school libraries and classrooms after several board members raised concerns about the review process. The following books were recommended for removal by the Instructional Materials Review Committee during their March 13 meeting: Tricks by Ellen Hopkins Lucky by Alice Sebold Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas Identical by Ellen Hopkins Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas Hopeless by Colleen Hoover Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimananda Ngozi Adichie Collateral by Ellen Hopkins At issue is a regulation adopted last year that governs what is considered 'age and developmentally appropriate' material for K-12 schools, prohibiting books that contain descriptions or visual depictions of 'sexual conduct.' To determine what is 'sexual conduct,' the regulation uses the definition as outlined in a portion of the state's obscenity law. Some educators argued that the definition is too broad, creating the possibility for inconsistency in what is and is not allowed. Mary Foster, a Beaufort County parent and teacher, attempted to demonstrate that Tuesday while speaking in defense of 'Half of a Yellow Sun,' a historical fiction novel based on the Nigerian Civil War in the 1960s. 'These excerpts are not from Half of a Yellow Sun but are from a book your board voted to retain: 1984 by George Orwell,' Foster said, after reading several explicit passages. To keep one and not the other would create a 'problematic' interpretation of the regulation, she said. Robert Cathcart, a staff attorney tasked with presenting each book, said that the board has already established precedent as to what is considered a 'description' of sexual conduct. In the case of '1984,' he said, sexual references were 'too brief, too generic, and too nonspecific' to rise to the level required for removal, but that wasn't true for at least one of the books currently under review. 'In this material specifically – 'Collateral' – these passages are long enough, contain enough explanatory detail, enough adjectives and adverbs to put the reader in that place and therefore paint that mental image,' he said. South Carolina's flat tax proposal would initially raise rates for most Further, Dr. David O'Shields, the superintendent of Laurens County School District 56, pointed to a section of the code in the obscenity law that says material should be considered 'as a whole' and suggested unintended legal consequences could arise if the board moved forward with removing the books. He noted Tuesday that only five of the 10 titles were available at one of the district's high schools and that some had only been checked out a handful of times. 'I can't in good conscience after having done my own autopsy of what we have, I cannot and will if necessary be the only dissenting vote because I think we're misreading the law,' he said. Then, there was another issue: the process by which books can be challenged. The regulation established a system by which parents can challenge materials in their child's school that they believe fail to meet the standard. Parents must make a 'good faith effort' to address their concerns at the district level first but can appeal local decisions to the State Board of Education. In this case, the challenge to the 10 titles originated from one parent in Beaufort County. That same parent has sought to have more than 90 titles pulled from public school shelves statewide. Critics argued that ceding that power to one person is a problem, especially when the outcome would impact hundreds of thousands of students. 'This is an example of one individual determining what rights every parent in South Carolina has,' said Josh Malkin, advocacy director for the ACLU of South Carolina. 'Regardless of how you might feel about these books, regardless of your political leaning, the fact that it's so easy for one individual to take away your rights should be alarming and a call to action for everyone.' Several board members seemed to agree. 'When does this thing stop?' asked Ken Richardson. 'I'm gonna be honest with you, I love Columbia…but I do not like to come up here every single meeting and have to vote on books that nobody in my area is even talking about.' 27 books have been challenged in South Carolina since the regulation was implemented last June, with 12 being removed or restricted from schools. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
SC Board of Ed. to vote on banning 10 books from K-12 classrooms
The above video is from March 13, 2025, when the IMRC recommended removing 10 books from school libraries and classrooms. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) — The South Carolina Board of Education will decide on banning 10 books from school classrooms and libraries on Tuesday. The vote comes after the unanimous recommendation of the Instructional Materials Review Committee (IMRC) about removing the books from schools on March 13. SC Board of Education removes four books from K-12 classrooms The board will consider banning the following 10 books: 'Tricks' by Ellen Hopkins 'Identical' by Ellen Hopkins 'Collateral' by Ellen Hopkins 'Lucky' by Alice Sebold 'Living Dead Girl' by Elizabeth Scott 'Last Night at the Telegraph Club' by Malinda Lo 'Hopeless' by Colleen Hoover 'Half of a Yellow Sun' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'Kingdom of Ash' by Sarah J. Maas 'Empire of Storms' by Sarah J. Maas All of the books were requested for committee review by one complainant, Elizabeth Szalai. Greenville families sue library system over removal of LGBTQ books So far, the IMRC has heard challenges to 27 books after a regulation was implemented by the South Carolina Department of Education in June 2024. The regulation allows removing books or instructional material that contains 'sexual conduct.' The board has removed 11 of the 17 books that have been challenged. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
SC Board of Education recommends removing 10 books from schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) — The South Carolina Board of Education has voted to recommend the removal of 10 books from school classrooms and libraries. The board's Instructional Materials Review Committee held a meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss books that have received complaints. The committee has heard challenges to 27 books after a regulation was implemented by the South Carolina Department of Education. The regulation allows removing books or instructional material that contains 'sexual conduct.' The department said the regulation is not book banning, but dictates what books the government should buy. The IMRC recommended removing the following 10 books: 'Tricks' by Ellen Hopkins 'Identical' by Ellen Hopkins 'Collateral' by Ellen Hopkins 'Lucky' by Alice Sebold 'Living Dead Girl' by Elizabeth Scott 'Last Night at the Telegraph Club' by Malinda Lo 'Hopeless' by Colleen Hoover 'Half of a Yellow Sun' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'Kingdom of Ash' by Sarah J. Maas 'Empire of Storms' by Sarah J. Maas All of the books were requested for review by one complainant, Elizabeth Szalai. The committee's book removal recommendations will be evaluated at the full board of education meeting on April 1. So far, the board has removed 11 of the 17 books that have been challenged. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
SC Board of Education may remove 10 books from classrooms: List
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) — The South Carolina Board of Education will consider removing 10 more books from school libraries and classrooms on March 13. The board has heard challenges to 17 books under a regulation implemented by the South Carolina Department of Education. READ MORE: SC Board of Education removes four books from K-12 classrooms The regulation allows the board to remove books containing 'sexual conduct.' Books that could be removed include: 'Tricks' by Ellen Hopkins 'Identical' by Ellen Hopkins 'Collateral' by Ellen Hopkins 'Lucky' by Alice Sebold 'Living Dead Girl' by Elizabeth Scott 'Last Night at the Telegraph Club' by Malinda Lo 'Hopeless ' by Colleen Hoover 'Half of a Yellow Sun' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'Kingdom of Ash' by Sarah J. Maas 'Empire of Storms' by Sarah J. Maas Critics have called the regulation too vague. 'My concern is that section of state law broadly defines sexual conduct as a simple description of sexual intercourse,' said Patrick Kelly, director of government affairs for the Palmetto Teachers Association. Kelly said that the broad definition could mean that foundational educational texts could be up for removal. 'So if you have a book that simply describes that act, then it's potentially age-inappropriate and it doesn't have to be a graphic description or explicit description, simply describing,' Kelly continued. 'So the bible describes sexual conduct, the works of Shakespeare describe sexual conduct.' According to the Department of Education, the regulation is not book banning. Officials said it's dictating what books the government should buy. So far, the board has removed 11 of the 17 books that have been challenged. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
