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NEW YORK – A Manhattan woman is suing her own nephew after the excited 8-year-old’s hug allegedly caused her to fall and break her wrist. Jennifer Connell testified against Sean Tarala, who is now 12 years old, on Friday in Westport court. Tarala, accompanied by his father, Michael Tarala, appeared confused during a hearing Friday, according to the ctpost. The boy lost his mother, Lisa Tarala, when she died last year. Connell, a 54-year-old human resources manager, said she loves her nephew, whom she called “very loving,” but told the court he should be held responsible for her injury. Connell...

An American school has been forced to axe a cross-dressing fashion show featuring eight-year-old boys in women's clothing. Parents in New Jersey were sent letters telling them their boys must wear female clothes - suggesting cheerleader outfits and poodle skirts The show at Maude Wilkins Elementary School was supposed to mark Women's History Month, but sparked outrage from some mums. "My son was very upset," said Janine Giandomenico. "He said, 'Mommy, please don't make me do this.'" Stacy Bowen, a mother of two young children, added: "I was just so outraged. I find it completely alarming that a school would...

Driving a subway is so easy an 8-year-old could do it – and one straphanger claims that's who he saw behind the controls of his train. Jules Cattie, a 41-year-old lawyer who lives on the East Side, was shocked when he saw a young child at the wheel, next to the driver, of his Lexington Avenue express train Sunday, according to the Daily News. And the MTA says it's launched "a vigorous and thorough investigation" into the allegation. "I saw him driving. He couldn't have been more than 8 or 9," Cattie told the News. " I thought, 'This is...