一 | BTS' Jimin and Jungkook kick off their new great adventure with the premiere of the second season of their hit travel reality series Are You Sure?!. The first two episodes are out on the OTT platform Disney+. In the first two episodes released today, the duo reunite just a week after completing their military service for an impromptu journey. It begins in the Swiss Alps, where they immerse themselves in serene nature, explore local towns and rediscover simple joys away from the stage. What begins as a peaceful getaway takes an unexpected turn. ALSO READ: BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star trailer chronicles the highs, lows and pandemic struggles of BTS Are You Sure?! Season 2 follows Jimin and Jungkook over 12 days from the tranquil scenery of Switzerland to Vietnam. Like the first season, it is about the genuine chemistry and humour of Jimin and Jungkook. The series comprises eight episodes, with two episodes dropping every Wednesday through December 24. Interestingly, this time, the makers have noted that it offers a more relaxed and spontaneous look at Jimin and Jungkook’s friendship.For those unaware, the first season was all about New York State, Jeju Island and Sapporo. Interestingly, the two singers have been excited to explore different places with Are You Sure?!. On the professional front, both Jimin and Jungkook have been making their names as solo artistes, as BTS was on a temporary hiatus due to everyone's military schedules. Now the members of BTS are back to make an album, which is supposedly releasing in Spring 2026. Leader RM has spoken extensively about the album. He recently said, "The music is coming out really well!!” He also asked their fans to stay tuned for the new songs coming their way. ALSO READ: RM Drops Surprise Photo From BTS’ Rehearsal。
二 | Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond's warning that it would violate both the state and U.S. constitutions.Drummond filed the lawsuit with the Oklahoma Supreme Court against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board after three of the board's members this week signed a contract for the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School, which is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.“Make no mistake, if the Catholic Church were permitted to have a public virtual charter school, a reckoning will follow in which this state will be faced with the unprecedented quandary of processing requests to directly fund all petitioning sectarian groups,” the lawsuit states.The school board voted 3-2 in June to approve the Catholic Archdiocese's application to establish the online public charter school, which would be open to students across the state in kindergarten through grade 12. In its application, the Archdiocese said its vision is that the school “participates in the evangelizing mission of the Church and is the privileged environment in which Christian education is carried out.”The approval of a publicly funded religious school is the latest in a series of actions taken by conservative-led states that include efforts to teach the Bible in public schools, and to ban books and lessons about race, sexual orientation and gender identity.Oklahoma's Constitution specifically prohibits the use of public money or property from being used, directly or indirectly, for the use or benefit of any church or system of religion. Nearly 60% of Oklahoma voters rejected a proposal in 2016 to remove that language from the Constitution.A message left Friday with Rebecca Wilkinson, the executive director of the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, was not immediately returned, although Wilkinson has said previously she wouldn't comment on pending litigation.A group of Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and a public education nonprofit already filed a lawsuit in district court in July seeking to stop St. Isidore from operating as a charter school in Oklahoma. That case is pending.Oklahoma's Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who earlier this year signed a bill that would give parents public funds to send their children to private schools, including religious schools, criticized Drummond's lawsuit as a “political stunt.”“AG Drummond seems to lack any firm grasp on the constitutional principle of religious freedom and masks his disdain for the Catholics’ pursuit by obsessing over non-existent schools that don’t neatly align with his religious preference," Stitt said in a statement.Drummond defeated Stitt's hand-picked attorney general in last year's GOP primary and the two Republicans have clashed over Stitt's hostile position toward many Native American tribes in the state.The AG's lawsuit also suggests that the board's vote could put at risk more than $1 billion in federal education dollars that Oklahoma receives that require the state to comply with federal laws that prohibit a publicly funded religious school.“Not only is this an irreparable violation of our individual religious liberty, but it is an unthinkable waste of our tax dollars,” Drummond said in a statement.The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a nonprofit organization that supports the public charter school movement, released a statement Friday in support of Drummond's challenge.。
Current article:http://d9n.cuancuguanzhongnieqinyazhun.cyou/news/20260826_712.html
Published on:10:44:57
微信
移动端
