A 14-year-old girl from Mount Vernon was found safe in Michigan on Thursday. She had been missing from her home for almost a month‚ according to Fox News Digital. The man who had taken her was 30-year-old Keith Freerksen‚ who was previously convicted of possessing child pornography in 2017.After the authorities looked into ride-share service history‚ they speculated that the teenage girl could have used a ride-share service on January 5 to meet Freerksen."Mount Vernon has limited ride-share options‚ so investigators were able to locate a particular ride that Ella may have taken‚" the authorities said. "Investigators were able to identify the subject ‘Keith’ who ordered that ride share for her and his address in South Haven‚ Michigan."The authorities said there was probable cause to charge the man with second-degree kidnapping since he purchased a vehicle to transport the teenage girl across state lines‚ according to the report. After the police located the girl‚ they immediately contacted her parents‚ who were reportedly "elated" with the news.Lt. Dave Shackleton of the Mount Vernon Police Department said‚ "Locating {her} safely is directly attributed to the family‚ friends and many who showed concern and compassion for her well-being. It's also directly attributed to our Federal‚ State‚ and Local Law enforcement partners who helped when investigative leaders went beyond our jurisdictional boundaries or abilities.""In particular‚ we thank the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office for their efforts in ultimately locating {her}."The teen's mother had been working with friends to post fliers of her daughter in the area in the hopes of bringing her back safely. The mother shared with one outlet that she believes her daughter was communicating with someone over social media leading up to her disappearance."A couple of kids did see her speaking to an adult male on a video on our computer‚" the mother said. The mother went on to say she believes her daughter met the unknown man on a social platform called Omegle‚ which allows users to meet random strangers. The site shut down in November‚ according to reports."It's like a roulette‚" the teen's mother said. "It just matches you with random people.”Freerksen has now been charged with first-degree criminal sexual assault‚ failure to register as a sex offender‚ and contributing to delinquency with children‚ per reports. Like Blaze News? Circumvent the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The New York Times published an article warning of the potential dangers of children undergoing so-called "gender-affirming care." The article cited several individuals who had detransitioned after realizing that puberty blockers and transition surgeries were not the cure-alls that doctors and transgender activists had advertised. The New York Times published an opinion piece on Friday by writer Pamela Paul‚ titled: "As Kids‚ They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do." The piece stands out from previous NYT articles because it reaches a far different conclusion regarding transitioning children with unproven procedures and drugs that may have hidden and life-altering consequences. According to the op-ed‚ transgender activists have pushed "ideological extremism‚" which demonizes any opposition to children enduring potentially disruptive treatments for gender-oriented pursuits.Paul noted‚ "Clinicians are expected to affirm a young person’s assertion of gender identity and even provide medical treatment before‚ or even without‚ exploring other possible sources of distress.""Many who think there needs to be a more cautious approach — including well-meaning liberal parents‚ doctors‚ and people who have undergone gender transition and subsequently regretted their procedures — have been attacked as anti-trans and intimidated into silencing their concerns‚" Paul continued. The article cited a recent study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior that pointed out that 39% of young detransititioners held the "belief that gender dysphoria was an expression of other problems."The study also found that 55% "believed they had been inadequately evaluated‚ medically or psychologically‚ before they transitioned."Paul pointed out‚ "Parents are routinely warned that to pursue any path outside of agreeing with a child’s self-declared gender identity is to put a gender dysphoric youth at risk for suicide‚ which feels to many people like emotional blackmail."A parent of a gender-confused child told Paul about a meeting with a specialist‚ who allegedly said‚ "In front of my son‚ the therapist said‚ 'Do you want a dead son or a live daughter?'"A February 2021 survey published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society determined that it "could not draw any conclusions about death by suicide."The Wall Street Journal published an article citing 21 clinicians and researchers from nine countries that found there was "no reliable evidence to suggest that hormonal transition is an effective suicide prevention measure."Research from the Australian Journal of Psychology published in 2021 stated‚ "Children with gender dysphoria often experience a range of psychiatric comorbidities‚ with a high prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders‚ trauma‚ eating disorders and autism spectrum conditions‚ suicidality and self-harm. It is vitally important to consider psychiatric comorbidities when prioritizing and sequencing treatments for children with gender dysphoria."The New York Times interviewed multiple individuals who had weathered gender-focused treatments as children‚ but detransitioned after they had matured. Grace Powell – who started cross-sex hormones and had a double mastectomy to transition in her senior year of high school – told the Times‚ "I wish there had been more open conversations. But I was told there is one cure and one thing to do if this is your problem‚ and this will help you."Powell‚ 23‚ said none of the medical professionals asked about "reasons behind her gender dysphoria or her depression" or previous trauma during her medical or surgical transition. Powell revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child. Powell admitted‚ "The process of transition didn’t make me feel better. It magnified what I found was wrong with myself.""I expected it to change everything‚ but I was just me‚ with a slightly deeper voice‚" Powell confessed. "It took me two years to start detransitioning and living as Grace again.The article from the left-leaning New York Times read‚ "As one detransitioned man‚ now in a gay relationship‚ put it‚ 'I was a gay man pumped up to look like a woman and dated a lesbian who was pumped up to look like a man. If that’s not conversion therapy‚ I don’t know what is.'"The individual added that if she transitioned to a man‚ she could pursue relationships with women instead of being criticized for being a lesbian "dyke‚" and "not a real girl." Paul Garcia-Ryan – now a 32-year-old homosexual psychotherapist who detransitioned at age 30 – said‚ "When a professional affirms a gender identity for a younger person‚ what they are doing is implementing a psychological intervention that narrows a person’s sense of self and closes off their options for considering what’s possible for them."Like Blaze News? Circumvent the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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One of the major ways players will be spending time in Persona 3 Reload is by completing social links. Social Links will have the player spending time with a character in order to gain points with them and rank them up.

Persona 3 Reload will have many side quests to complete in the form of Elizabeth Requests. Elizabeth will give the player more requests every few in-game weeks or after completing other requests‚ which will scale in difficulty as the game progresses.