## Texas school bans all-black clothing, cites mental health concerns

Authored by ktul.com

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) - An El Paso middle school is banning students from wearing all-black clothing due to it being associated with mental health issues.

A letter sent to parents by Charles Middle School principal Nick DeSantis stated that the clothing is "associated with depression and mental health issues.".

However, parents have taken to comment online stating that they disagree with the new policy, and that color doesn't define a person's mental state.

Another comment by Peter Benecke Jr. says, “Wearing black is not a mental health issue, it’s the way of life.”.

KFOX14 asked the El Paso Independent School District, which created the new policy, and it issued a statement saying:.

Charles Middle School is updating its uniform policy to enhance students' well-being and sense of pride.

The dress code changes were a response to concerns and recommendations brought forward by the stakeholders of Charles Middle School. »

### Trump's campaign says it's 'not going to talk about couches'

Authored by businessinsider.com

It finally happened: Former President Donald Trump's campaign acknowledged the baseless online meme suggesting that Sen. JD Vance once had sex with a couch.

That includes Harris' campaign, which wrote in one post that Vance "does not couch his hatred for women.".

Harris's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on why it has referenced the couch meme. »

### Republicans Think Trump Is Having a “Nervous Breakdown” Over Kamala Harris

Authored by vanityfair.com

Unfortunately for Trump, Biden was replaced—and so the ex-president is majorly flailing in the face of his new competition.

Politico reports that Republicans are panicking over Trump’s showing against Kamala Harris, which has so far involved calling the vice president “dumb,” claiming she suddenly “became a Black person,” and spelling her name “Kamabla.”

“This is what you would call a public nervous breakdown,” Matthew Bartlett, a GOP strategist and onetime Trump administration official, told Politico. »

### Sony says the 220 layoffs at Bungie were made in the name of—you guessed it—things like 'portfolio optimization' and enhancing 'the efficiency of the business'

Authored by pcgamer.com

The initial statement did at least paint some kind of proper picture.

Strap yourself in, because Sony has more buzzwords to pitch at you like so much spaghetti thrown against a grim, industry-wide wall.

These are words that have been translated by a live interpreter—but I'm still pretty confident they're downright fluff on content alone. »

### U.S. and other ambassadors to skip Nagasaki peace memorial over Israel’s exclusion

Authored by nbcnews.com

The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo confirmed that Emanuel, who attended a similar ceremony Tuesday in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, would sit out the Nagasaki ceremony.

Instead, he will attend a peace ceremony at the Zojoji temple in Tokyo and hold a moment of silence at the embassy.

The U.S. will be represented at the Nagasaki ceremony by the principal officer of the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka, the spokesperson said. »

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