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The model, 26, posed up a storm on the Spanish island of Ibiza in an striped orange Jean Paul Gaultier dress with a revealing thigh-high split on Instagram on Thursday.
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Demi Rose posed up a storm on the Spanish island of Ibiza in an striped orange Jean Paul Gaultier dress with a revealing thigh-high split on Instagram on Thursday.
The model, 26, sent temperatures soaring as she showed off her jaw-dropping curves in the strapless number.
Sitting with a glass of orange juice in hand, Demi seductively gazed at the camera while showing off her tanned legs in the revealing dress.
She's on fire! Demi Rose, 26, posed for a sultry Instagram snap on Thursday, making the most of her ample assets and putting on a very leggy display in the new shot
The internet star's highlighted hair was styled into a bouncy blow dry with her loose curls gently resting on her shoulders.
Demi could be seen setting next to a large rustic table as she wound down after a busy day of sunning herself on her holiday.
In another image, Demi could be seen standing to show the print on her gown, which featured a naked figure with its arms and legs outstretched with a sun in the background.
Fashion forward: The influencer posed up a storm on the Spanish island of Ibiza in a striped orange Jean Paul Gaultier dress with a revealing thigh-high split
Ensuring the snap was of a sensual nature, she stood with her leg forward to partially show some skin, displaying her impressive tan.
Demi also put on a steamy display on Wednesday as she shared some Instagram shots of herself wearing an incredibly skimpy swimming costume.
She left little to the imagination as she relaxed in the sunshine in a red string swimsuit which plunged below the navel.
The beauty made the most of her hourglass curves and showed off her impressively flat stomach and ample assets in her attire.
Hot out here: Demi also set pulses racing on Wednesday as she shared some Instagram shots of herself wearing a plunging red swimsuit on the Spanish island of Ibiza
Time to relax: The influencer left little to the imagination as she relaxed in the sunshine in a red string swimsuit before posing up a storm for the snaps
The Birmingham beauty could be seen holding the straw hat that was perched on her head as she sat on a day bed to work on her glow.
In another picture, Demi could be seen laying on her front as she gazed off into the distance.
Sharing the images online, she wrote: 'Suns out.'
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NSW's Chief Health Officer has delivered an emotional plea to Sydneysiders to protect their loved ones from the deadly virus as the state records 642 new cases.
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NSW's Chief Health Officer has delivered an emotional plea to Sydneysiders to protect their loved ones from the deadly virus as the state records 642 new cases.
Dr Kerry Chant appeared close to tears as she reported four new Covid-19 deaths across the state, two women aged in their 80s and two men in their 70s and 80s.
'All of us have a responsibility to do out part to protect each other and our loved ones,' the NSW health boss said.
Dr Chant said one of the women who died became infected with the virus at the Wyoming aged care facility, bringing the death toll of this cluster to four.
The other woman was a resident from south-western Sydney and died in Campbeltown hospital.
Of the two men that died, the man aged in his 80s died at Nepean Hospital where he acquired his infection and had received one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The other man, aged in his 70s, died at St George Hospital having also received one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - DeWanna Bonner scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 82-71 on...
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - DeWanna Bonner scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 82-71 on Thursday night.
Bonner made 10 of 11 free throws - and Connecticut went 23 for 25 from the line - to help reach 30 points for the first time this season. It was her fifth double-double.
Jonquel Jones added 20 points and seven rebounds for Connecticut (17-6) despite being in foul trouble. The Sun turned it over 17 times but outrebounded the Lynx 31-23.
Sylvia Fowles led Minnesota (13-9) with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Layshia Clarendon added 15 points and Napheesa Collier scored 11.
Connecticut continues its five-game homestand on Tuesday against Las Vegas in a battle for sole possession of first place. Minnesota lost back-to-back games against Connecticut following an eight-game winning streak.
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Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner celebrates a 3-pointer against the Minnesota Lynx during a WNBA basketball game Thursday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)
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Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner blocks a shot attempt by Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride during a WNBA basketball game Thursday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)
Minnesota Lynx Natalie Achonwa reels in a loose ball along the sideline during the team's WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)
The Connecticut Sun bench, led by Natisha Hiedeman (2), celebrates DeWanna Bonner's basket and foul by the Minnesota Lynx during a WNBA basketball game Thursday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier shoots over Connecticut Sun forward Kaila Charles during a WNBA basketball game Thursday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)
Minnesota Lynx forward Sylvia Fowles tips a rebound away from Connecticut Sun center Brionna Jones during a WNBA basketball game Thursday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)
Minnesota Lynx'sLayshia Clarendon shoots over Connecticut Sun defenders Brionna Jones (42) and Natisha Hiedeman during a WNBA basketball game Thursday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)
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SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium, a chance of a South Korean rate hike and a series of business surveys out of Europe top the main economic events to be covered by Reuters bureaus next week.
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Next week features the end-of-summer event that every economist has been waiting for: the Fed's annual get together in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Returning as an in-person gala held against the backdrop of the towering Grand Teton Mountains after last year's pandemic-induced online affair, the event features a keynote speech from the head of the Fed.
Chair Jerome Powell this year will address the "economic outlook" at 10 a.m. E.T. (1400 GMT) on Friday. The full symposium runs Thursday through Saturday.
The Fed's last two meetings have shown that U.S. monetary policy is nearing a key turning point away from the crisis-era accommodation put in place in 2020, and Powell's speech could be the last hint at their next steps before the September policy meeting.
The week also includes U.S. housing data with reports on existing and new home sales for July out on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Near the end of the week is revised second-quarter GDP, and the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation will be released, which has been running near a 30-year high.
EUROPE
In Europe, Monday´s preliminary read-out from the IHS Markit survey of purchasing managers will give a first taste of whether July's strong expansion carried into August.
Accelerated vaccination drives are kickstarting the eurozone´s dominant services sector but the rise in Delta infections could start to dent optimism. Watch out also for the latest on supply chain disruptions and labour shortages.
Also in the eurozone are detailed readouts of business morale in the region´s top economies towards the end of the week, with the German Ifo report on Wednesday, France's INSEE on Thursday and Italy´s business confidence index on Friday.
Elsewhere, the UK´s CBI puts out its manufacturing sector report on Monday.
ASIA
In Asia, focus shifts to the monetary policy meeting in South Korea on Thursday, which could become the first major Asian economy to raise interest rates amid growing inflationary pressures and a strong export-led recovery.
However, the rapid spread of the Delta variant in Asia has tempered more hawkish views about policy tightening in the region after New Zealand's central bank delayed a widely expected rate hike following the country's first infections in six months.
(Compiled by Sam Holmes; additional reporting by Dan Burns in Washington and Mark John in London; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
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Once an acclaimed Broadway sensation, Alice Ripley's reputation has become mired in scandal after numerous young woman came forward with allegations of inappropriate behavior.
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Four women have accused Tony Award-winning Broadway actress Alice Ripley of 'manipulating' them and running a cult-like base of young fans.
The women made accusations of unsolicited advances and grooming against Ripley this week after TikTok user @lovelyobrie claimed she was groomed by the actress as a child, according to the Daily Beast.
A New York City actress, who was only identified by the name Liz, told the publication: 'I felt like I was in a cult, the cult of Alice Ripley. She finds people who are desperate for love, and she figures out how to fill that hole and then manipulates them with it.'
Another alleged victim, Meredith, told the outlet: 'I've spent the last 10 years thinking I'm the only one who's been in therapy because of Alice Ripley. Then in the last 48 hours, I realize there are also other individuals who are my demographic who have also felt literally traumatized by this relationship.'
Ripley earned a Tony Award for her betrayal of bipolar character Diana Goodman in Next to Normal in 2009.
She did not return DailyMail.com's request for comment on Thursday, but denied the accusations Monday in a statement.
'Recently, a claim has been made online against me,' she said. 'There's absolutely no validity to any of it. I appreciate everyone's continued support.'
Alice Ripley, whose performance in the Broadway play Next to Normal earned her a Tony Award, is accused of developing odd relationships with fans as young as 12
Twitter users @ashtraysandart (left) and Brie Lynn (right) are among the young women who say Ripley behaved inappropriately, and amassed a group of cult-like groupies
Accusers began levelling claims against the stage star earlier this week, when TikTok user @lovelyobrie claimed she was groomed by the actress as a child.
Now 25, Brie Lynn posted a series of videos describing how she 'idolized' the 57-year-old Broadway thespian and friended her on Facebook but didn't meet her until she turned 13.
'Our first conversation was about a photo of you in lingerie,' Brie Lynn, a self-described lesbian, said on the social media platform. Between 2009-2011, Alice was starring as Diana in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Next To Normal, which toured the country.
Brie Lynn spoke out about her relationship with Ridley on Tik Tok, but since expanded the ther conversation to platforms such as Twitter
Brie Lynn says families need to have more meaningful discussions about inappropriate behavior from women
The actress has denied initial claims posted on Tik Tok, as more accusers come forward with their own tales
Brie claimed that Ripley 'always requested that I come backstage by myself' and 'on the occasions that my mother was with me' the acting instructor would act 'incredibly stand-offish.'
The teen flew to cities like San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City to meet with the thespian, often accompanied by a traveling 'adult fan' trusted by her family.
When the adult fan turned violent against then 14-year-old Brie, she locked herself in a bathroom and her parents flew to Chicago to fetch her.
'I reached out to Alice who was very nonchalant about the situation and just didn't want to communicate with me at all,' Brie recalled.
'Alice was absolutely no help to me at all despite her knowing me the best and being the only person in the state that knew me very very well. And she just didn't care...She even gaslit me and shamed me for getting into fan drama.'
Brie Lynn, now 25, says her first correspondence with Ripley was when she was just 12, although she didn't meet the star she 'idolized' until the following year
Brie Lynn shared numerous photos of the two together in a now viral Tik Tok video
Her Instagram account has since gone private as social media users launch attacks against the star.
'I looked up to her,' said Twitter user @kkeups. 'I'm disgusted. This BROKE MY HEART for her victim, and even more when I found out there were more. This needs to be talked about.'
'How is @RIPLEYTHEBAND not canceled yet???' pondered Twitter user @Jss9018gish. 'Is it because shes a woman so she gets away with grooming kids?'
Brie Lynn said she met Ripley in October 2009, after attending a Next to Normal show in New York city, and handing her a bouquet of flowers at current call. She began attending additional shows and would occasionally join the actress for group lunches with fellow fans.
She validated those claims with pictures of the two smiling together in a variety of backdrops. The two would often exchange messages on social media, she said, where they engaged in conversations now deemed by Brie Lynn as inappropriate.
'There were instances where I would bring up a sexual situation that might have involved a specific sexual act, and she was not shutting down those conversations, she was participating in them,' Brie Lynn said. 'She was responding to this back and forth. I'm 25, I can't imagine getting a message like that from a kid and doing anything other than immediately leaving the conversation.'
Other alleged victims came forward after Brie Lynn shared her claims on Tik Tok.
Leo told The Daily Beast that she connected with Ripley on social media in late 2017, when they began exchanging 'very intimate' correspondence.
Ripley became a confidante for Leo, who viewed the actress as a motherly figure. But their relationship soured when Leo became involved in a romantic relationship with another person.
Ripley has gone private with her Instagram account since the allegations began surfacing
'It definitely has messed with me,' Leo told The Daily Beast. 'I used to cry about how she quit talking to me and how I thought I was special to her. I have BPD [borderline personality disorder] so I get attached to people really easily and become dependent on them for happiness. When that happened, it was devastating. I just felt awful about it.'
Brie Lynn's now-viral social media video hit fellow accuser Liz like a brick, The Daily Beast reported.
'I was in shock,' she told the outlet. '…My body knew. As soon as I watched the video my body knew. I started sweating, my heart started racing. I was having a trauma response.'
Liz said she met Ripley during springtime 2009; she was an 18-year-old aspiring actress at the time, and already a fan of the Broadway star. As months passed, Liz said she became infatuated with Ripley, and soon realized she wasn't the only starstruck fan.
Other young fans were also eager to watch her performances, and would hurry to buy cheap tickets for her shows, Liz told the Daily Beast.
'On the outside, we looked kind of like glorified groupies,' she said, adding that she recalled Brie Lynn being part of the crowd. 'But it was teenage girls, and then a few older adults.'
Another accuser, Meredith, said she too met Ripley after attending a Next to Normal performance on Broadway in 2009. She was 16 at the time. Captivated by the thespian's charms, and spending time with Ripley and other fans, Meredith told The Daily Beast.
When Meredith moved to New York City at age 17 to attend university, she said she reconnected with Ripley, who said began feeling like a mother figure.
Around Thanksgiving in 2010, while Meredith was back at her Los Angeles hometown, she met up with Ripley who was in the area touring with Next to Normal. They shared a meal, and scheduled backstage visits.
The following February, Meredith accepted an invitation to meet up with Meredith in San Francisco, where the play was then stationed.
At one point, Meredith told The Daily Beast, she and Ripley were along in her dressing room, where the young fan was sitting on the floor reading a fan letter addressed to Ripley. Ripley was sitting at her vanity, and when Meredith finished reading the letter, she said the actress 'spun around in her chair and she bent down on the floor and kissed me on my mouth without any announcement that that was going to happen.
'It wasn't like she started making out with me, but it was enough for me to go, this person who I'd really interpreted in a familial context might not be that person.'
Brie Lynn says the first conversation she had with Ripley involved the older woman wearing lingerie
Others say Ripley's magnetic presence caused fans to fight for her attention
Yet another young woman took to Twitter to document her alleged experiences with Ripley. She said she met the actress during a time when she was recently diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. To top it off, she said she was grieving the loss of two loved ones, and coming to terms with her sexuality.
'I didn't know any better at the time, but the way Alice made me feel special and important, she was making SO MANY others feel the same way and, in turn, this started a lot of drama and competition between fans,' @ashtraysandart said in a letter she posted to Twitter. 'We all vied for her attention. We ate up every bit of it… That being said, she definitely did not discourage us turning on each other and continuing to adore her.'
Alice is next set to star as Christian widow Trisha Lee - whose 14-year-old daughter announces she is 'genderqueer' - in Amy E. Jones' feature directorial debut The Pink Unicorn.
Ripley's other Broadway credits include Side Show, Sunset Boulevard, Les Misérables, The Rocky Horror Show, and The Who's Tommy.
She has also acted in episodes of Netflix's Girlboss, CBS' Blue Bloods, USA Network's Royal Pains, and NBC's 30 Rock.
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Eiza Gonzalez, 31, opted for a casual sweatpants and sweatshirt look as she grabbed takeout from Joan's on Third in Studio CIty. The brunette beauty looked stunning as she popped into the cafe
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She is one of Hollywood's most stunning rising stars.
And Eiza Gonzalez, 31, looked nothing short of spectacular despite a very laid back look, as she grabbed takeout from Joan's on Third in Studio City.
The Mexico City born beauty modeled a pair of joggers and a 'for better days' crewneck as she popped into the celebrity-favorite cafe on Thursday.
Grab and go: Eiza Gonzalez, 31, looked stunning in a very laid back athleisure look as she picked up food from Joan's on Third in Studio City Thursday afternoon
The Godzilla Vs. Kong actress was seen exiting her Mercedes SUV wearing a marigold sweatshirt with a partial smiley face on it and a pair of olive green joggers.
She continued to lean into comfort as she slipped a pair of white New Balance trainers on her feet and carried her phone and a black face mask in hand while walking into the cafe.
The natural beauty went makeup free and shielded her eyes behind a pair of stylish brown lensed aviators.
Her caramel tresses were down and looked windswept as she crossed the street before returning to her vehicle with a to-go bag.
Keeping it casual: The Godzilla Vs. Kong actress was seen wearing a marigold crewneck sweatshirt that said 'for better days' and olive green joggers
Neighborhood spot: The Mexico City born beauty frequents the spot which sits next to the Alfred's Coffee where she has been seen getting her morning caffeine fix
In recent years Eiza's career has really taken off and she put on a moving performance in Netflix's 2020 hit I Care A Lot opposite Rosamund Pike, who snagged a Golden Globes win for Best Actress.
Gonzalez was named the brand ambassador for Bvlgari jewelry, making her the first Latina face for the luxury brand, and additionally she serves as the face of Louis Vuitton's fragrance 'On The Beach.'
Just weeks ago it was revealed that she was in negotiations to star in Three-Body Problem, a new sci-fi series for Netflix from the creators of Game Of Thrones.
Covergirl: Eiza was recently named as the face of Bvlgari making her the first Latina brand ambassador for the luxury brand
Busy bee: The actress is currently in negotiations to star in a new Netflix sci-fi series called Three-Body Problem from the creators of Game Of Thrones
And a new thriller from Endeavor Content and 51 Entertainment called Wolf Country was crafted around her which she celebrated on Instagram, saying she felt compelled to 'commence this journey' after reading the script.
As her star continues to burn bright it was also announced that she is set to star in and produce a biopic about iconic Mexican film star Maria Felix, which she called 'one of the most exciting moments' of her life.
Eiza is currently in a relationship with hunky professional lacrosse player Paul Rabil, 35, and she made their relationship social media official in July after it was announced he had scored the most goals in professional lacrosse history.
She tweeted that he was the 'lacrosse king' as she congratulated him, and later took to Instagram to share a photo of the pair where she gushed 'I love you' while saying 'no one works harder than you.'
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Brett Methven was deep-sea fishing in Hervey Bay in southeast Queensland a few weeks ago when he reeled in an ultra-rare 'giant goldfish', weighing around ten kilograms with bright red scales.
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An Aussie fisherman has been left baffled after reeling in a mysterious 'giant goldfish' from the depths of the ocean.
Brett Methven is an experienced fisherman from Hervey Bay, three hours north of Brisbane, in southeast Queensland.
He was deep-sea fishing with his mate Brad when he reeled in a colossal bright red fish from 400m below the surface that weighed ten kilograms.
Brett Methven was deep-sea fishing off the coast of southeast Queensland when he reeled in a colossal red fish, later identified as a Japanese Rubyfish (pictured)
'Look at the size of this thing,' Brad is heard saying in footage of the catch, as Brett struggles to heave the fish over the side of the boat.
Brett posted several photos of the trophy fish to his Instagram and asked if any of his followers could solve the mystery.
'So this is what happens when you flush Fred the Goldfish down the toilet as a kid,' the fisherman joked.
'Our second ever venture in to the deep sees us pushing out in some less than desirable conditions to go even deeper in search of some true beasts, and we weren't disappointed.'
The experienced fisherman also caught a Flame Tail Snapper (pictured) in the deep waters
Social media users shared their thoughts on the gigantic red fish in the comments.
'Pretty sure the scientific name is ‘Megagoldenfishasaurous,' one user joked.
'Is it some kid's pet goldfish experiment gone horribly wrong?,' another said.
'Looks like a long-nosed goldfish to me,' a third guessed.
The fisherman told 9NEWS he had been forced to ask a professional deep-drop fisherman to identify the rare fish.
Social media users were quick to weigh in on the rare species, with one commentator describing the fish as a 'kid's pet goldfish experiment gone horribly wrong'
'It was the first time I've seen one. I had to ask a professional deep-drop fisherman what species it was,' he explained.
'It's called a Japanese Rubyfish. We couldn't find much on it.'
Fisheries Queensland described the Japanese Rubyfish as a rare and unusual specimen known for its ability to open its mouth incredibly wide.
The fish uses the unusual feature to hoover up zooplankton, bottom-dwelling aquatic animals that are found 100 to 400 metres below the surface.
While the rare species are found throughout the Indo-West Pacific region, there have only been a handful of sightings in Queensland and northern Western Australia.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former fiancee of Larry Elder said Thursday that the conservative radio talk show host now running for governor in California showed...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former fiancee of Larry Elder said Thursday that the conservative radio talk show host now running for governor in California showed her a gun during a heated argument in 2015.
Elder, widely seen as the leader in the Republican field running to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in next month's recall election, issued a statement saying "I have never brandished a gun at anyone." Elder, who is seeking to become California's first Black governor, noted that he grew up in South Los Angeles, an area with high violent crime.
"I know exactly how destructive this type of behavior is," he said.
Alexandra Datig's accusation, first reported by Politico, comes with less than four weeks until the Sept. 14 election and at a time when mail-in ballots already have arrived at voters' homes. Elder said he intended to "stay focused on the issues" that inspired the recall drive by Republicans upset with Newsom's progressive policies and handling of the pandemic.
Datig, 51 and a longtime Los Angeles resident, said she worked on Elder's show and they lived together during their 18-month romantic relationship from 2013 to 2015,. A letter and other records provided by Datig to The Associated Press - including an April 6, 2015, email in which she wrote about the collapse of their engagement - sketched a portrait of an emotionally abusive relationship in which Elder routinely was using medicinal marijuana to excess.
Datig claims Elder was high during the 2015 argument and went to a cabinet where he kept his gun "and made sure it was in my view."
FILE - In this July 12, 2021 file photo radio talk show host Larry Elder speaks during his show, in Burbank, Calif. Alexandra Datig, Elder's former fiancee said Thursday, Aug. 19 that Elder, a candidate for governor in the Sept. 14 recall election, once displayed a gun to her during a heated argument in 2015. Elder said he never brandished a gun at anyone. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
"He did not point it at me, but he wanted to make sure that I knew that he was checking" to see it was loaded, she told the AP.
Threatening another person with a firearm could be a criminal offense but Datig said she never reported it to police.
Elder did not specifically address that claim about cannabis use in questions submitted to his campaign by AP. His statement in response to Datig´s claims of abuse referred broadly to "salacious allegations."
"People do not get into public life precisely because of this type of politics of personal destruction. I am not going to dignify this with a response - it´s beneath me," Elder wrote. A short time later he tweeted: "They´re coming at me with every dirty trick because they know what´s coming on September 14."
Datig supports one of Elder´s Republican rivals, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. Earlier this week Faulconer began targeting Elder for criticism and specifically questioning his attitudes about women, noting among other things that Elder had written that employers should be able to ask women if and when they plan to get pregnant.
"Larry Elder doesn´t have the judgment or character to lead our state," Faulconer said in response to Datig´s allegations.
Another Republican in the race, state Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, said in a statement that he found Datig's claims disturbing.
"I believe that any woman who comes forward deserves to be heard, and Ms. Datig´s deeply troubling account should be treated with the utmost seriousness. Mr. Elder should be given every opportunity to respond," he said.
Elder entered the race in July and Datig said she waited until now to come forward because she initially didn't think he would be competitive.
"I didn´t take it seriously but when Larry started to trend and become the frontrunner, I became extremely concerned," she said.
The documents provided by Datig described months of emotional distress from the unraveling romantic and business relationship. "I feel trapped and afraid," she wrote in the mail.
Datig also provided the AP with a copy of a confidentiality agreement she signed in 2014 barring her from speaking about the "personal and business affairs" of Elder and his business, Laurence A. Elder & Associates, Inc. She said she was breaking it to go public with her accusations.
A March 31, 2015, letter from her attorney to Elder asked for $6,000 in monthly support for Datig for one year, to cover expenses including rent, car and health care costs. She also asked for $195,000 for public relations, marketing and other services she said she provided for his show.
The two ultimately signed an agreement on April 13, 2015, for Elder to pay Datig $20,000 and cover the cost of her $5,000 legal retainer and $185 to dry clean her wedding dress. Elder agreed he and his assistant would sign a nondisclosure agreement regarding anything to do with Datig, that he would write her a letter of recommendation for her work product, and that they two would "halt mutual insults."
Datig refers to herself as a sex trafficking survivor and has publicly disclosed working for so-called former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, who was convicted in the mid-1990s of running a high-priced call-girl ring, a conviction that was later overturned. Fleiss was later sentenced to federal prison for cheating on her taxes and laundering call-girl profits. In a 2013 interview with KCAL-TV, Datig described becoming an informant on Fleiss.
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Ronayne reported from Sacramento.
FILE - In this July 13, 2021 file photo radio talk show host Larry Elder poses for pictures with supporters during a campaign stop in Norwalk, Calif. Alexandra Datig, Elder's former fiancee said Thursday, Aug. 19 that Elder once displayed a gun to her during a heated argument in 2015. Elder said he never brandished a gun at anyone. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
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The musical artist, 39, called authorities with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office on August 10 at around 6 p.m. 'to report some type of theft,' Capt. Eric Buschow told Page Six.
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Britney Spears called 911 reporting an instance of theft at her Thousand Oaks, California mansion last week, which was followed by a staffer at her home telling authorities on Monday that the singer had hit her in a scuffle over a smart phone.
The musical artist, 39, called authorities with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office on August 10 at around 6 p.m. 'to report some type of theft,' Capt. Eric Buschow on Thursday told Page Six.
Buschow told the outlet that 'when deputies arrived and contacted [Spears'] security staff, they informed the deputies that Ms. Spears decided she did not want to file a report at that time. And so, deputies left.'
The latest: Britney Spears, 39, called 911 reporting an instance of theft at her Thousand Oaks, California mansion last week, followed by a staffer at her home telling authorities on Monday that the singer had hit her in a scuffle over a smart phone. She was snapped in 2019 in LA
Buschow said that deputies did not take a report, or any official action in the incident.
Police said they received another call to the abode from a female staffer of the Grammy-winning pop star on Monday, who accused Spears of hitting her amid a conflict over a phone.
Buschow on Thursday told the outlet that the staffer was not hurt in what police determined was a 'very minor misdemeanor battery,' which Spears is being investigated for.
The Ventura County District Attorney's Office will determine if the Lucky singer is charged in the incident, police told the outlet.
Details: The musical artist called authorities with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office on August 10 at around 6 p.m. 'to report some type of theft,' police said, but her camp later told authorities she didn't want to file any reports
Police were twice summoned to her Southern California home in separate incidents
Spears' lawyer Matthew Rosengart told the outlet that the exchange was 'nothing more than a "He said, she said" regarding a cell phone, with no striking and obviously no injury whatsoever.'
Rosengart told the AP that the incident was 'overblown sensational tabloid fodder,' adding that 'anyone can make an accusation but this should have been closed immediately.'
The incident comes amid a turbulent time for the pop star, who remains in the middle of a conservatorship case against her father Jamie Spears, 69, who said last week he was 'willing to step down' from the head of the conservatorship, which has been in place since 2008, 'when the time is right.'
Details: Jamie Spears last week told a Los Angeles court he was planning on stepping back from his position atop the conservatorship, which has been in place since 2008. He was snapped that year in LA
In court docs, Jamie's legal team said that he's been 'the unremitting target of unjustified attacks' amid the publicly contested arrangement, which has seen a nationwide group of supporters for the singer - dubbed the #FreeBritney movement - frequently taking to the streets to demonstrate against the legal arrangement swirling around the songstress.
Jamie Spears 'does not believe that a public battle with his daughter over his continuing service as her conservator would be in her best interests,' his legal team said.
Britney spoke in a June 23 hearing about her hopes to end the arrangement, which was initially implemented amid a pileup of personal problems.
'I just want my life back,' she said. 'And it’s been 13 years. And it’s enough. It’s been a long time since I’ve owned my money. And it’s my wish and my dream for all of this to end without being tested.'
The issue is set to come before a Los Angeles court in a September 29 hearing.
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Married At First Sight star Cathy Evans recently underwent a $30,000 surgical makeover, including liposuction and a Brazilian butt lift.
And the aspiring influencer has now revealed why she decided to go under the knife, after critics told her to 'go to the gym' instead of the plastic surgeon.
'People are saying, "Why aren't you just going to the gym?" And I do go to the gym,' she said in a YouTube video.
Her truth: Married At First Sight's Cathy Evans has revealed why she decided to get liposuction and a Brazilian butt lift, after critics told her to 'go to the gym' instead of the plastic surgeon
'What I am after is not found at the gym. This shaped, sculpted body by a surgeon or doctor is not found at the gym,' she added.
Cathy debuted the results of her brutal full-body makeover on Instagram in late July.
She underwent a series of extensive plastic surgery procedures, including 10 liposuctions and a mini Brazilian bum lift.
At the time, the 28-year-old shared a series of photos of herself flaunting her artificial curves in Kim Kardashian's shapewear line Skims.
Required surgery: 'What I am after is not found at the gym,' she explained. 'This shaped, sculpted body by a surgeon or doctor is not found at the gym'
Cathy proudly showed off her smaller waist and hourglass hips and thighs as she posed in front of a mirror in her new items.
It was a far cry from the nightmare recovery process that Cathy experienced in June.
At the time, she broke down in tears as she recalled being evacuated from her home due to a nearby fire and how the experience left her humiliated and in excruciating pain because she was wearing a nappy at the time.
Finished product! Cathy proudly showed off her smaller waist and hourglass hips and thighs as she posed in front of a mirror last month
Speaking into the camera, the bandaged bride said through tears: 'We were all out on the street. I had to stand out like this, I'm so embarrassed.
'It hasn't been smooth sailing for me,' she sobbed.
She explained that she was lying down and trying to recover when police and fireman barged into her home to get everybody to evacuate.
'I really struggle to get up and all the fluid's moving through my body, so I was kind of shocked and trying to get up faster and I was in more pain.'
Horrific: It was a far cry from the nightmare recovery process that Cathy experienced in June, which left her needing diapers and puppy pads to go to the toilet
The former reality star then suffered an unfortunate accident because she was unable to make it to the bathroom in time.
'I had to go pee, but it takes me like fifteen minutes to go pee and I had peed a bit on my garment because I was stressed and they were calling for us to come out,' she cried while wiping tears away.
'And we didn't grab my medication or nothing except for a couple of puppy pads, but behind me is a diaper,' she continued.
'That's why it was embarrassing to go out on the street with blood everywhere.'
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A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when a trio of Democrats showed up to a legislative session in Austin.
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A 38-day standoff by Texas Democrats who walked out of the state legislature to prevent Republicans from getting a quorum ended Thursday evening – after a Trio of Democrats showed up in Austin, infuriating members of the party.
The resolution came when some of the Democrats who had ditched Texas to camp out in Washington abandoned their effort, allowing Republicans to advance their stalled and controversial election legislation.
It abruptly and messily drew to a close one of the few - and lengthiest - quorum breaks in modern Texas history.
State Rep. Armando Walle, D-Houston, left to right, Rep. Garnet F. Coleman, D-Houston, and Rep. Ana Hernandez, D-Houston, enter the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Thursday Aug. 19, 2021. They ended a 38-day standoff that began when some of their colleagues fled to Washington. The trio dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans to resume pushing an elections overhaul
Only three new Democrats showed up Thursday, meaning the vast majority of the more than 50 Democrats who bolted for the nation's capital in July continue to stay away from the Texas Capitol.
Still, Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan said enough were there to achieve a quorum, which in the House is normally 100 present legislators. Growing impatience among Republicans had led to escalating threats that missing lawmakers could face arrest, but officers never appeared to do more than leaving warrants at Democrats´ homes.
Fellow Democrats caught unawares were left fuming.
Texas Democrats fled their state on private jets in order to prevent a series of new, restrictive voting laws from becoming law. At least 58 Democratic members of the state House of Representatives left Austin to fly to Washington D.C. on two private jets
On August 6, Texas Rep Vikki Goodwin (2nd from the right) shared in her Facebook account this photo of her and other Texas democrats in Capitol Hill. She wrote: In full disclosure, I have been in DC with my fellow Democrats for most of the last 25 days, including today when we held our press conference on the last day of this Special Session
Texas State Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, wears running shoes as she filibusters Senate Bill 1, a voting bill, at the Texas Capitol Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Austin, Texas
Rep. Ana Maria Ramos (D) fumed that they 'threw us under the bus'
House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, gavels in with a quorum present at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Thursday Aug. 19, 2021
'We were literally on caucus calls for 2 hours this morning and none of the defecting Democrats mentioned they were planning on helping the Republicans pass voter suppression bills. Guess what the other defecting Democrats have accomplished by going back-NOTHING!' Democratic state Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos wrote in an angry tweet.
The three Democrats who returned to the Texas House defended their decision, saying they had successfully pushed Congress on voting rights legislation and pointing to the growing urgency of surging COVID-19 caseloads in Texas.
One of them, Democrat Garnet Coleman of Houston, did not got to Washington because he was recovering from having a leg amputation brought on by an infection.
'One of the things in life is that we have to know what our responsibilities are and we have to work to move something in the direction we want it to be,' Coleman said from a wheelchair while delivering the prayer on the House floor.
'I pray that we, all of us look inside about where we want this world to go, this state, this House, and look at it from the perspective of trying to find as much common ground as can be found,' he told the chamber.
The other two Democrats to break quorum were state Reps. Ana Hernandez and Armando Walle. All are from the Houston area.
Many of the proposed changes to Texas voting that Democrats have railed against for months remain in a bill already passed the state Senate, and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott could now sign the legislation in a matter of weeks, if not sooner.
The trio said in a joint statement they were 'proud of the heroic work.'
'Now, we continue the fight on the House floor.' Their statement also noted the coronavirus surge hitting their state hard. Gov. Greg Abbott announced this week he tested positive for the virus, and his office said he is getting a special monoclonal antibody treatment.
'It's been a very long summer. Been through a lot. I appreciate you all being here,' Phelan said. 'It's time to get back to the business of the people of Texas.'
Abbott now has an opening to divert attention back to the Capitol and away from criticism and defiance by Texas´ largest cities and school districts over his handling of worsening COVID-19 numbers.
Abbott this week tested positive for COVID-19, although his office had said the 63-year-old governor did not have symptoms.
It leaves Democrats much in the same position as when the holdout started: unable to permanently stop the GOP-controlled Legislature from putting new limits and rules over how more that 16 million registered voters can cast a ballot. And federal voting rights protections that Texas Democrats lobbied for while in Washington still face long odds of getting around GOP opposition in Congress.
Months of protests had put Texas Democrats at the center of a new national battle over voting. Republicans around the U.S. have rushed to enact new voting restrictions in response to former President Donald Trump´s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
Republicans are now back on a path to pass new elections laws in Texas before the current special session ends on Sept. 5.
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2021-08-20 01:49:56+00:00
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The model son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber was seen out with his girlfriend Sydney Brooke in Malibu a little over a week after he was seen sans 'misunderstood' cheek tattoo
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The only son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber was seen enjoying a day out in Malibu on Thursday afternoon.
Presley Gerber, 22, was joined by his model girlfriend of over a year, Sydney Brooke, as they ran errands together.
The pair made their relationship Instagram official in April 2020 where he shared a snap of them kissing with the caption 'Bonnie and Clyde.'
Young love: Cindy Crawford's son Presley, 22, enjoys a day out in Malibu with his girlfriend Sydney Brooke
The model brother of Kaia Gerber was seen stopping at a center on PCH wearing black jeans and a black 'LA' shirt.
His skinny jeans were sagged to expose a hint of his white briefs and he added a touch of color to the look with custom Lakers high tops.
Presley's platinum hair was tucked underneath a backwards baseball cap and he shielded his eyes behind sunglasses.
And his model girlfriend Sydney looked his equally cool counterpart as she rocked cargo pants and a white tank top which exposed her midriff.
Going strong: The pair confirmed their romance in April 2020 and a month earlier he had confessed that they actually both worked together at his family's restaurant Cafe Habana in Malibu
She accessorized with cat eye sunglasses and a black purse and adorned her body with simple gold jewelry.
The pair looked very much smitten with each other as they chatted and smiled while walking to the car.
The couple of over a year made their romance official just one month after he had confessed in a now deleted Instagram that they both worked together at his family's restaurant Cafe Habana.
After: The model appeared to get his 'misunderstood' cheek tattoo removed recently; pictured July 3
Recently Gerber caused chatter when he appeared to have his 'misunderstood' tattoo removed from his cheek.
He had first debuted the inking below his right eye in February 2020 in the midst of a rebellious streak — which included a 2019 DUI, to which he pled no contest to a misdemeanor count of driving with a .08% blood-alcohol content.
The pandemic seemed to be beneficial for him however, as a source told Us Weekly in September that Presley was 'doing better.'
'He is doing better. Being able to spend so much time with close friends and family during the quarantine has been beneficial for him. He's been able to get his act together more,' the insider said.
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Detective Pikachu star Justice Smith features in a smoldering new trailer for the upcoming Amazon Prime film The Voyeurs. He and Sydney Sweeney play a couple named Thomas and Pippa.
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Detective Pikachu star Justice Smith features in a smoldering new trailer for the upcoming Amazon Prime film The Voyeurs.
The 26-year-old and Sydney Sweeney play a couple named Thomas and Pippa who spy on the sexual escapades of another couple in the apartment opposite.
As their fixation on the other couple goes increasingly intense they find themselves drawn into a dangerous web involving infidelity.
New work: Detective Pikachu star Justice Smith features in a smoldering new trailer for the upcoming Amazon Prime film The Voyeurs
Pippa, who is an eye doctor, asks Thomas early in the trailer: 'Can we be rebellious before we have kids?' to which he resoundingly agrees.
'To making wonderful terrible decisions,' he says as they toast with beer bottles - just for their misadventures to begin.
They notice that they are able to see into an apartment across the street housing Seb and Julia, played by Ben Hardy and Natasha Liu Bordizzo.
Initially they both feel a twinge of guilt about voyeuristically peeking at their neighbors but they eventually get sucked into the thrill.
Sizzling: The 26-year-old and Sydney Sweeney play a couple named Thomas and Pippa who spy on the sexual escapades of another couple in the apartment opposite
Uh oh: As their fixation on the other couple goes increasingly intense they find themselves drawn into a dangerous web involving infidelity
Starting it off: Pippa, who is an eye doctor, asks Thomas early in the trailer: 'Can we be rebellious before we have kids?' to which he resoundingly agrees
Ominous: 'To making wonderful terrible decisions,' he says as they toast with beer bottles - just for their misadventures to begin
There they are: They notice that they are able to see into an apartment across the street housing Seb and Julia, played by Ben Hardy and Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Draw: Initially they both feel a twinge of guilt about voyeuristically peeking at their neighbors but they eventually get sucked into the thrill
Seb is pictured shirtless, showing off his musclebound arms as he wraps them around Julia and they passionately kiss.
He also appears to be 'like a photographer,' in Thomas' words, as Seb is seen snapping his lingerie-clad wife as she twirls around the apartment.
Julia then clambers on top of Seb in bed in full view of Thomas who tells his own wife: 'Aww, they're in love.'
Pippa begins to have misgivings about the spying, telling a colleague: 'Just because someone is allowing you to look in on their lives doesn't mean it's okay to watch.'
Sizzling sensation: He also appears to be 'like a photographer,' in Thomas' words, as Seb is seen snapping his lingerie-clad wife as she twirls around the apartment
Look of love: Julia then clambers on top of Seb in bed in full view of Thomas who tells his own wife: 'Aww, they're in love'
Smoldering: Pippa begins to have misgivings about the spying, telling a colleague: 'Just because someone is allowing you to look in on their lives doesn't mean it's okay to watch'
Thomas meanwhile is set on trying to 'become their friends,' and Pippa says in disbelief: 'You wanna become BFFs with the neighbors we now seem to be stalking?'
Apparently Thomas is getting his own titillation from the experience - he is seen shirtless kissing Pippa's shoulder as she gazes through binoculars at the neighbors.
At one point while Pippa is alone in her home she gazes across at Seb and sees him standing in his underwear, his sculpted figure on full display.
She appears to be getting a bit excited herself, as her fingers close around the hem of her boyfriend fit sweater.
Wow: Thomas meanwhile is set on trying to 'become their friends,' and Pippa says in disbelief: 'You wanna become BFFs with the neighbors we now seem to be stalking?'
Eye candy: At one point while Pippa is alone in her home she gazes across at Seb and sees him standing in his underwear, his sculpted figure on full display
Tension: She appears to be getting a bit excited herself, as her fingers close around the hem of her boyfriend fit sweater
However Seb's eyes eventually move to meet hers across the street and she is so startled that she gasps and drops her drink.
In a strange twist of fate Julia then becomes one of Pippa's patients at her eye clinic much to the doctor's surprise.
Thomas remarks with a laugh on how 'crazy' the coincidence is and Pippa shares that she and Julia 'really hit it off.'
'My husband is a complex individual,' Julia tells Pippa - setting the stage for a montage of Seb cheating with multiple women.
However: Seb's eyes eventually move to meet hers across the street and she is so startled that she gasps and drops her drink
Stunning: In a strange twist of fate Julia then becomes one of Pippa's patients at her eye clinic much to the doctor's surprise
Gal pals: Thomas remarks with a laugh on how 'crazy' the coincidence is and Pippa shares that she and Julia 'really hit it off'
Womanizer: 'My husband is a complex individual,' Julia tells Pippa - setting the stage for a montage of Seb cheating with multiple women
Seb's camera can also be seen through his window during his extramarital encounters, suggesting his photography is a constant all over his love life.
'This mother be a little problematic,' says Thomas with comic understatement and Pippa says: 'I just wish we could hear what they were saying.'
Through some kind of skullduggery it appears they manage to plant a tracking device in Seb and Julia's house.
While Seb is with another woman - whose face is shielded behind a colorful mask - he can be heard on tape asking: 'Don't you ever feel guilty?'
Expanding the operation: 'This mother be a little problematic,' says Thomas with comic understatement and Pippa says: 'I just wish we could hear what they were saying'
It's happening: Through some kind of skullduggery it appears they manage to plant a tracking device in Seb and Julia's house
Heating up: While Seb is with another woman - whose face is shielded behind a colorful mask - he can be heard on tape asking: 'Don't you ever feel guilty?'
Seb has moments of temper as well, as when Pippa looks through her cracked binoculars and sees him flinging something at a wall.
Pippa and Thomas do find other amusements besides voyeurism - at one point they are seen in costume dancing together at a masked ball.
But their obsession with the inner lives of their neighbors evidently begins to become consuming enough for Pippa to comment on it.
'It's like when you're so obsessed with something you forget to look around and go: "What am I even doing?"' she says.
Lighter moment: Pippa and Thomas do find other amusements besides voyeurism - at one point they are seen in costume dancing together at a masked ball
Troubled time: But their obsession with the inner lives of their neighbors evidently begins to become consuming enough for Pippa to comment on it
Tortured: 'It's like when you're so obsessed with something you forget to look around and go: "What am I even doing?"' she says
In one evocative scene Pippa is sitting alone at a booth table at a bar - when Seb sees her from across the room.
He saunters over to her table, sits down across from her, gazes intensely into her eyes and asks: 'Would it be strange if I asked to take your picture?'
Thomas experiences a dawn of realization that his wife's eye is wandering as he asks her outright: 'Am I not enough for you?'
Brief snatches of ominous action occur including Seb and Julia looking at a typewritten note that reads simply: 'I know.'
Approached: In one evocative scene Pippa is sitting alone at a booth table at a bar - when Seb sees her from across the room
Forward: He saunters over to her table, sits down across from her, gazes intensely into her eyes and asks: 'Would it be strange if I asked to take your picture?'
On the rocks: Thomas experiences a dawn of realization that his wife's eye is wandering as he asks her outright: 'Am I not enough for you?'
From whom?: Brief snatches of ominous action occur including Seb and Julia looking at a typewritten note that reads simply: 'I know'
The situation apparently goes to Julia's head as she is seen ranging wildly around her apartment and smashing glass.
Julia is seen at one point lifting a large knife and staring down at it - and at another point she is spotted plunging it into an unseen target.
At the end of the trailer Pippa looks through her binoculars with a horrified expression as Thomas asks: 'Pippa what did you do?'
Electrifying: The situation apparently goes to Julia's head as she is seen ranging wildly around her apartment and smashing glass
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DeWanna Bonner had a season-high 31 points and 11 rebounds to help the Connecticut Sun secure a two-game home sweep of the Minnesota Lynx with an 82-71...
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DeWanna Bonner had a season-high 31 points and 11 rebounds to help the Connecticut Sun secure a two-game home sweep of the Minnesota Lynx with an 82-71 victory on Thursday night.
Bonner averaged 22.3 points in three games against the Lynx this season.
Connecticut captured the three-game season series after also beating the Lynx 72-60 on Tuesday night. Minnesota won the teams' first meeting 79-74 in overtime at home on May 30.
"I just knew I had to come out and be aggressive, because it's tough to play them back-to-back like that," Bonner told the team's NESN broadcast.
Jonquel Jones added 20 points and seven boards. Brionna Jones scored eight with seven rebounds for Connecticut (17-6), which matched Las Vegas for the most wins in the league with its third straight victory and fifth in its last six games.
Sylvia Fowles had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Layshia Clarendon scored 15 with eight assists for the Lynx. Napheesa Collier added 11 points for Minnesota (13-9), which has dropped back-to-back games after an eight-game win streak.
Connecticut led 74-63 after Bonner's driving layup with 2:35 remaining. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Crystal Dangerfield and Bridget Carleton brought Minnesota within 74-69 with 1:39 left. Bonner and Briann January each made a pair of free throws in the final minute to help seal the Sun victory.
Clarendon's free throw with 7:31 remaining in the third quarter trimmed the Minnesota deficit to 46-43. A pair of Bonner buckets bookended Connecticut's ensuing 9-0 run to re-establish control. Her 15-footer with 7.3 seconds left put the Sun up 62-48 entering the fourth.
January's 21-foot jumper gave Connecticut a 27-16 advantage with 7:30 to play in the second quarter, but the Lynx pulled within four late in the period and trailed 42-36 at halftime.
The Sun led 17-14 after the first quarter.
Minnesota concludes its three-game road trip on Saturday versus the Chicago Sky. Connecticut continues its five-game homestand on Tuesday against the Aces.
--Field Level Media
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Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including 'Kill Bill,' has died aged 82.
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Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including 'Kill Bill,' has died aged 82.
Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, died late on Thursday, Tokyo-based Astraia, his management office, said in a statement Friday.
Japanese media said had been hospitalised near Tokyo with COVID-19 and died from pneumonia.
Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including 'Kill Bill,' has died aged 82
Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and detectives, the anguished so-called 'anti-heroes' trying to survive in a violent world. He did many of the stunt scenes himself.
His overseas career took off after his 1970s Japanese film The Street Fighter proved popular in the US.
American director Quentin Tarantino listed the work as among his grindhouse, or low-budget kitsch cinema, favorites.
Tarantino cast Chiba in the role of master swordsmith Hattori Hanzo in Kill Bill.
Chiba appeared in the 1991 Hollywood film Aces, directed by John Glen, as well as in Hong Kong movies.
Chiba's career also got a boost from the global boom in kung fu films, set off by Chinese legend Bruce Lee, although critics say Chiba tended to exhibit a dirtier, thug-like fighting style than Lee.
Born in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, Chiba studied at Nippon Sport Science University trained in various martials arts, earning a fourth-degree black belt in karate.
Chiba set up Japan Action Club in 1980, to develop a younger generation of actors, including protege Hiroyuki Sanada, who is among Hollywood's most coveted Japanese actors, landing roles in The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3.
Chiba is survived by his three children, Juri Manase, Mackenyu Arata and Gordon Maeda, all actors.
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The former Liverpool and West Ham star has joined Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger in calling for the current format of a four-year period in between World Cups to be slashed.
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Javier Mascherano is backing the idea of holding the World Cup every two years.
The former Liverpool and West Ham star has joined Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger in calling for the current format of a four-year period in between World Cups to be slashed.
FIFA believe there is demand to stage a World Cup every two years with president Gianni Infantino adamant the majority of national associations are in favour the idea.
Former Argentina star Javier Mascherano (right) has backed the concept of a World Cup to be held every two years following talks with ex-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
And Mascherano has now thrown his weight behind the idea.
‘The first time I heard it seemed strange because we are used to thinking about the World Cup every four years,’ said Mascherano.
‘But then I thought more about it, I had the opportunity to talk with Arsene Wenger and other colleagues.
The World Cup is currently held every four years but there have been serious discussions on holding the international tournament on a biennial basis
‘Wenger is a true football personality and has been a visionary in many ways for many years.
‘He still is and it is amazing to see someone from his experience committed to improving the game for future generations.
‘All of these topics are being reviewed in a process of consultations with football and their priority is looked at, not money or political reasons.’
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Today hosts Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon revealed on Friday why they'd been wearing the same clothes for three days in a row.
The pair explained they'd kept their wardrobe consistent for a good cause.
The Nine breakfast show is supporting Orange Sky's The Sudsy Challenge, which raises awareness and funds for the homeless.
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Mystery solved! Today hosts Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon revealed on Friday why they'd been wearing the same clothes for three days in a row
'It's all for a very good cause... it's a wonderful cause,' Karl said.
The Sudsy Challenge involves wearing the same outfit for three days, he explained.
'This cause is brilliant,' Ally added.
Good cause: Today is supporting Orange Sky's The Sudsy Challenge, which raises awareness and funds for the homeless. The challenge involves wearing the same outfit for three days, which was a problem for Ally after she spilled 'bacon juice' on her pink pantsuit on Thursday
'All you have to do is keep your kit on for three days, the same kit, to help raise funds and awareness for homelessness.'
Ally revealed she'd worn the same pantsuit for three days and even spilled food on her designer duds and had to cover it up on air.
'Spilled bacon juice on it yesterday,' she chuckled.
How much? Ally, 46, looked impossibly chic in her pink wool-blend blazer and matching trousers from luxury label Theory. Pictured on Wednesday
She's stylish: Allison is no stranger to making a fashion statement on the Today show
Ally, who is considered one of the best-dressed women on TV, has worn the same $1,500 pantsuit since Wednesday.
The mother of two, 46, looked impossibly chic in the pink wool-blend blazer and matching trousers from luxury label Theory.
Meanwhile, she is no stranger to making a fashion statement on the Today show.
Last month, she made headlines for wearing a neon yellow ensemble comprising a long skirt with a midriff-flashing top.
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Global hearing implant maker Cochlear has returned to profit but has spooked investors with downbeat guidance about the year ahead.The medical technology...
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Global hearing implant maker Cochlear has returned to profit but has spooked investors with downbeat guidance about the year ahead.
The medical technology giant posted the promised bounce back in net profit on Friday to $326.5 million in 2020/21, from a loss of $238 million the previous financial year.
Expecting a tricky year ahead as health systems navigate the Delta variant, Cochlear has warned net profits won't meet the longer term target of 18 per cent growth.
Guidance for 2021/22 is for a net profit of $265 million to $285 million, up as little as 12 per cent.
"A more material disruption from COVID remains a risk factor not factored into guidance," the company said.
Cochlear shares are 7.5 per cent lower at $236.77 in mid-morning trade.
The dividend reflects stronger cashflow late last year, recovering from a plunge in demand as health systems shut down non-coronavirus surgeries at the start of the global outbreak.
Up almost 60 per cent, the full-year dividend is $2.55 a share.
Cochlear said the United States had adapted quickly to the pandemic with the market "growing well".
Western Europe and parts of the Asia Pacific are in the earlier stages of recovery because of longer periods of COVID-19 disruptions.
The result included $90 million in one-off gains from patent litigation tax benefits and innovation fund gains.
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Shoppers are going wild over a new range of $17 pots from Bunnings which feature stunning Aboriginal designs.
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Shoppers are going wild over a new range of $17 pots from Bunnings which feature stunning Aboriginal designs.
The pots, designed by the Northern Territories' Warlukurlangu Artists, have been stripped from the shelves by excited customers in some stores as others patiently await their arrival.
'I can't wait until they are stocked at my local Bunnings,' one woman said.
Shoppers are going wild over a new range of $17 pots from Bunnings which feature stunning Aboriginal designs
The pots, designed by the Northern Territories' Warlukurlangu Artists, have been stripped from the shelves by excited customers in some stores as others patiently await their arrival
Women's Dreaming 2 is an original artwork by Carol Nampijinpa Larry - and is one of the designs popular with shoppers
While others bragged on a popular plant lovers Facebook Page that they'd managed to buy four of the beautifully designed concrete pots.
'My partner went to get me one for my birthday but they were all sold out,' one woman complained.
There are 10 different pot designs, each created by one of the Warlukurlangu Artists from Yuendumu in the Northern Territory.
Sales from the range of pots directly benefit the artists and their community.
The designs tell their stories as well as stories passed down from their elders.
Hundreds of plant lovers commented on the post about the pots - noting how beautiful they would look in their homes and workplaces.
'How stunning would these look all around the centre,' one childcare worker said.
'I want to start gardening just so I can uses these pots,' said another woman.
Warlukurlangu Artists was established in 1985 and is one of Australia's oldest Aboriginal corporations
Bush Tomato Dreaming is an original artwork by Selma Napanangka Tasman - it is pictured here on the cement planter
Mina Mina Dreaming 2 is an original artwork by Pauline Napangardi Gallagher and arguably one of the most popular designs in the range
Others said the pots were a good reason to 'kickstart their plant obsessions'.
'I need these pots - I don't know what I will do with them - but I do need them,' one woman joked.
Warlukurlangu Artists was established in 1985 and is one of Australia's oldest Aboriginal corporations.
Warlukurlangu means 'belonging to fire' in the local language, Warlpiri, and is named for a fire dreaming site west of Yuendumu.
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Sydney extended its two-month-old lockdown for another month and introduced a partial curfew Friday, as Australia's largest city struggled to contain a...
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Sydney is reporting more than 600 cases each day -- straining contact tracing efforts -- and that number shows little sign of shrinking
Sydney extended its two-month-old lockdown for another month and introduced a partial curfew Friday, as Australia's largest city struggled to contain a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak.
New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the "difficult" decision, telling the city's population of five million it was time to "bunker down".
"Unfortunately the case numbers continue to grow," she said. "This is what life will look like for most of us until the end of September."
For much of the pandemic, Sydney saw very few virus cases.
But the city is now reporting more than 600 cases each day -- straining contact tracing efforts -- and that number shows little sign of shrinking.
Stay-at-home orders will now remain in place across the city until the end of September and residents in virus hotspots will also be subject to a nighttime curfew and limited to one hour of outdoor exercise a day.
Around 1,000 defence force personnel are helping police implement restrictions, as weary residents increasingly bend the rules
Around 1,000 defence force personnel are helping police implement restrictions, as weary residents increasingly bend the rules.
With the number of deaths rising steadily and the virus spreading to regional areas, Australia is racing to get jabs in arms.
Just 30 percent of the population is currently fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, there are growing concerns about vulnerable Aboriginal communities in the New South Wales Outback, where the virus is now spreading.
The entire population of Wilcannia -- a small dusty town ringed by several ancient Aboriginal sites -- have been asked to get tested after a funeral was identified as a potential super-spreader event.
A local health department spokesman told AFP officials were going door-to-door urging locals to get tested for the virus, while a sports field has been converted into a testing site.
Early in the pandemic, Wilcannia residents had put up signs on the town's limits asking travellers not to stop - fearing the virus could obliterate an already vulnerable community.
New South Wales authorities are also facing growing anger from other Australian states, where the virus cases linked to the Sydney outbreak have emerged.
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The petition , launched on Monday by Queensland MP Justine Elliot, calls on NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to set up a border zone she is hoping will stretch as far down as Ballina.
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Peter Dutton has thrown his support around a petition to move the New South Wales and Queensland border further south so residents living in border towns can move around with ease.
The petition, launched on Monday by Queensland MP Justine Elliot, calls on NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to set up a border zone she is hoping will stretch as far down as Ballina.
Northern NSW residents are safer in Queensland amid the current Covid outbreak according to Ms Elliot, who has had mass support for her petition so far with over 13,000 signatures.
The request from Queensland was knocked back by NSW on Friday morning but while appearing on The Today Show, the Defence Minister said he hoped Ms Berejiklian would reconsider.
Peter Dutton has supported a petition for the NSW and Queensland border to be set up at the Tweed River (pictured) so residents can move around more freely amid the lockdown
'We have thousands of movements of cars a day. People who can't get to work at the Gold Coast Hospital and people who need treatment at the Gold Coast Hospital,' Mr Dutton said.
'If you are coming up from the Tweed (region) you have just all of this checkpoint drama which is not necessary if it was moved a little further south.'
He said that the majority of those living in northern NSW had more of a connection to the Gold Coast than they did to Sydney.
'It is where they spend their lives each day coming back and forth across that border,' he said.
Thousands of residents living in Coolangatta and the Tweed region have been cut off from their jobs and even schools amid the hard border closure that was enforced due to the outbreak and subsequent lockdown in NSW.
Queensland MP Justine Elliot has launched a petition to move the NSW border checkpoints further south to allow border residents to move between states
Moving the border further south would effectively lock northern NSW away from the regions of the state that are affected by the Indian delta strain of Covid.
It also allows NSW residents to move into south-east Queensland to work when they live so close to the border.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk had requested the border be set up around the Tweed River in northern NSW as there are no active cases in the area.
However she confirmed to AAP on Friday morning that her neighbouring state had shut down the request.
'We tried to keep our border communities together,' Ms Palaszczuk said.
'We acknowledge these areas are part of NSW and NSW has introduced a lockdown for the whole of the state. This must be enforced.
'We tried to find a practical solution but unfortunately NSW said ''no''.'
Earlier on Thursday, NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro said moving the border would be a logistical nightmare.
Thousands of residents living in Coolangatta and the Tweed region have been cut off from their jobs and even schools amid the hard border closure that was enforced due to the outbreak and subsequent lockdown in NSW
'If you move that border, that becomes another border for another community. When you start dividing up NSW, you'll cause more problems than actually solving solutions,' he told reporters.
'The border cannot move and should not move because there would be unintended consequences that would actually have worse and more negative outcomes for the broader part of the Northern Rivers.'
In Queensland from 1am on Saturday only essential workers who have had at least one dose of the Covid vaccine will be allowed to enter.
In addition 100 ADF personnel will be sent to the border to ensure residents were doing the right thing.
Because of the pushback tourism industries on the Gold Coast are struggling to build revenue for their businesses, with half of their usual clients unable to get into the state.
'We've already seen in July and August over half a billion dollars lost to tourism revenues,' Patricia O'Callaghan from Destination Gold Coast earlier told Nine News.
'Further support and partnership with government will be crucial to the survival of our industry.'
The request for the border to be moved further south was shut down by NSW
With Queensland's tourism mecca running out of resilience, local business owners say that they need more support from the government in order to keep afloat while the border lockdowns remain so tight.
'What we need is a Jobkeeper 3.0 until things get back to a point in time where the borders are consistently open,' said Gordon Kerr from Duffy Down Under Boat Hire.
Residents living in the Tweed Shire Council are also feeling the struggle, unable to navigate students and teachers who would normally attend classes face-to-face in Queensland.
Queensland recorded no new local cases of Covid-19 on Thursday while NSW suffered another 681 infections.
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The 41-year-old model opened up about the darker sides of the Playboy empire in the upcoming documentary series Secrets Of Playboy.
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Holly Madison opened up about the darker sides of the Playboy empire in the upcoming documentary series Secrets Of Playboy.
''I didn't realize that getting into the Playboy world was a dangerous choice,' Holly, 41, said in a recent trailer for the A&E Network docuseries set to premiere in early 2022.
The 10-part series will not only unveil 'hidden truths' behind Playboy, but it will also feature exclusive interviews with insiders, including Hugh Hefner's ex girlfriend Holly and former 'Bunny Mother' PJ Masten.
Dangerous decision: Holly Madison opened up about the darker sides of the Playboy empire in the upcoming documentary series Secrets Of Playboy
In a statement to Deadline, Elaine Frontain Bryant, the Executive Vice President and Head of Programming for A&E, described the series as being 'an unflinching look at the personal effects of Hugh Hefner's empire, while also exploring his legacy's larger influence on our society and modern-day views of sexuality.'
She continued: 'The fantasy world of Playboy has been shrouded in secrecy for decades and we are proud to lift the veil on these long-hidden stories.'
Hefner passed away at the age of 91 in September 2017. And since his death, many former playmates and employees of the Playboy founder have opened up about their experiences - whether they be positive or negative.
And with Secrets Of Playboy focusing on the darker notes in Playboy's lengthy history, Masten opens the trailer with the ominous line: 'There was a side of Playboy that nobody wants to talk about.'
Interviews: It will not only unveil 'hidden truths' behind Playboy, but it will also feature exclusive interviews with insiders, including Hugh Hefner's ex girlfriend Holly Madison (pictured) and former 'Bunny Mother' PJ Masten
Dangerous: Madison admits that she 'didn't realize that getting into the Playboy world was a dangerous choice'
Mixed among the newly recorded interviews with Hefner's 'staff and inner circle' is never-before-seen footage from the Playboy mansion, as well as its respective properties and entities across the globe.
Another featured interviewee paints the public perception of Hugh Hefner as being 'an advocate for sexual freedom and the first amendment,' while Miki Garcia, who worked as Director of Playmate Promotions, claims the late publisher 'really did believe he owned these women.'
Holly famously dated Hefner from 2001 until their split in 2008, which resulted in Madison moving out of the Playboy mansion that she called home for seven years.
Exclusive interviews: The 10-part series will not only unveil 'hidden truths' behind Playboy, but it will also feature exclusive interviews with insiders, including Hugh Hefner's ex girlfriend Holly and former 'Bunny Mother' PJ Masten
Unflinching: In a statement , Elaine Frontain Bryant, the Executive Vice President and Head of Programming for A&E, described the series as being 'an unflinching look at the personal effects of Hugh Hefner's empire, while also exploring his legacy's larger influence on our society and modern-day views of sexuality'
Nobody wants to talk about: With Secrets Of Playboy focusing on the darker notes in Playboy's history, PJ Masten opens the trailer with the ominous line: 'There was a side of Playboy that nobody wants to talk about'
During her stint as one of Hefner's girlfriends, Holly appeared on the hit E! reality series The Girls Next Door, which documented mansion life with her fellow playmates and Hefner lovers Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt.
Saginor, now 51, spent most of her childhood at the Playboy Mansion and even had a room of her own at the residence from age 12.
Her father, Dr. Mark Saginor, was Hugh Hefner's personal physician, also known as 'Dr. Feelgood' because he was known to dish out prescription pills.
Owned: Miki Garcia, who worked as Director of Playmate Promotions, claims the late publisher 'really did believe he owned these women'
Veiled: Despite his willingness to broadcast his lifestyle on television and in the press, Playboy Mansion West resident Jennifer Saginor suggests in the trailer that Hefner 'didn't want people to know what was really going on'
Audiences will also hear from Hefner's personal valet Stefan Tetenbaum, as well as past girlfriends Marquardt and Sondra Theodore.
Upon the trailer's close, Garcia can be seen rummaging through folders and looking over old photographs of Hugh, while warning that 'when you get someone that powerful, anything could happen. Anything!'
'His legacy should comprise the whole story,' she added, with Saginor stressing that 'the people who were really there, they're the ones who know the real truth.'
Hefner published the very first issue of Playboy in December 1953, after having founded the men's lifestyle magazine in October of that year.
Anything: Upon the trailer's close, Garcia can be seen rummaging through folders and looking over old photographs of Hugh, while warning that 'when you get someone that powerful, anything could happen. Anything!'
It would go onto became an empire, with the eventual opening of Playboy clubs across the United States and highly-sought after merchandise featuring the magazine's iconic bunny.
'Mr. Hefner has said he created the magazine with the goal of featuring 'the girl next door,'' as recalled the the New York Times, with the outlet noting that 'becoming a Playboy Playmate was the starting point of a celebrity career' for the likes of Jenny McCarthy and Anna Nicole Smith.
Playboy printed its last issue in early 2020, with the magazine deciding to go digital due to constraints brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Archival: Mixed among the newly recorded interviews with Hefner's 'staff and inner circle' is never-before-seen footage from the Playboy mansion, as well as its respective properties across the globe
Opening up: Hefner passed away at the age of 91 in September 2017. And since his death, many former playmates and employees of Playboy founder have opened up about their experiences - whether they be positive or negative
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The billionaire businesswoman continued to treat her fans to some glimpses of her famous curves in her latest SKIMS bodysuits while working on her line of shapewear at her headquarters in LA
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Kim Kardashian continued to give her followers a glimpse at some of her newest SKIMS products and her famous curves in the process.
The 40-year-old modeled a slinky black bodysuit from the comfort of her expansive headquarters in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Shooting footage of herself in the mirror she showed off her petite frame and impossible proportions while going barefoot.
SKIMS: The billionaire businesswoman, 40, continued to treat her fans to some glimpses of her famous curves in her latest bodysuits while working on her line of shapewear at her headquarters in LA
Kim — who has been leaning into a more minimalist look — recorded herself wearing her 'essential bodysuit' which she called 'really cute' and 'super simple' as well as 'compressive.'
The all black shapewear included full coverage leggings and an attached tank top and she wore her hair slicked back in a low bun with a middle part.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star worked her angles as she did a 180-degree turn with her hand on her hip.
The Paw Patrol star's office features a similar vibe to her sprawling Hidden Hills mansion which was designed to be stylistically sparse.
Minimalistic: Kim recorded herself wearing her 'essential bodysuit' which she called 'really cute' and 'super simple' as well as 'compressive'
Mirror shot: In the brief video she posed with her hand on her tiny waist as she spoke about the garment
On Wednesday she gave her followers a small tour of some of the notable features in the intentionally barren space which included a custom Rick Owens theatre setup facing a theatre screen which takes up an entire wall.
Ahead of her day at the office she shared snaps with daughter North, eight, as they took selfies in her Maybach.
Her eldest of the four kids she shares with estranged husband Kanye West was seen rocking face tattoos and braids.
Movement: The KKW Beauty founder zoomed in on the garment a bit more before she showed a hint of her famous backside
Outfit change: She was also seen modeling a white bodysuit
Closeup: The ribbed white bodysuit showed off even more of her body
Another one: Kim continued to wear another slinky black bodysuit
See-through: Filming herself at her warehouse headquarters she flashed a hint of her bra in another more sheer one
Earlier: The reality star was seen modeling the same black bodysuit as she snapped a photo with eldest child North earlier in the day
Kim has long spoken about how she rarely drinks alcohol which she continued to harp on in a Wednesday post.
Speaking about a time she visited eldest sister Kourtney Kardashian at college she proclaimed: 'I hated all of the wild parties so much that I stayed home and never wanted to drink or party EVER,' as she thanked the University of Arizona for 'shaping her life.'
After she claimed to have been Kourtney's designated driver, the POOSH founder retorted that she remembered 'feeding [her] jungle juice,' which Kim then shut down: 'Ummm not me!'
BFF Paris Hilton did seem to confess to some wild nights with her former stylist turned best friend on an episode of her new cooking show This Is Paris, where she and Kim teamed up in the kitchen.
Hilton told Jimmy Fallon that grilled cheese was their go-to after a night out. 'Back in the day, when we would go out at night, we'd come home late and make grilled cheeses.'
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The Greater Sydney lockdown has been extended until October and a 9pm to 5am curfew introduced after 642 new cases were recorded and four more deaths.
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The Greater Sydney lockdown has been extended until October and a 9pm to 5am curfew introduced after 642 new cases were recorded and four more deaths.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the curfew would apply to the 12 local government areas of concern in south-west and western Sydney from 12.01am Monday.
The restriction will apply to Bayside, Blacktown, Burwood, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool, Parramatta, Strathfield and Penrith.
'We don't want to see more of you end up in hospital,' Ms Berejiklian said during a press conference on Friday. 'We don't want to see more of you lose loved ones.'
Only authorised workers - including emergency and medical staff - will be allowed to leave their homes during the time period.
Sweeping changes have also been introduced with police given more powers and a deadline set for childcare and disability workers to receive their Covid-19 jabs.
Childcare workers and disability support workers in the LGAs will be required to receive their first dose of the vaccine by August 30.
The mask mandate has also been expanded to the rest of New South Wales with all residents told to wear face masks when outdoors unless exercising.
Regional NSW - including Shellharbour and Central Coast - are expected to have restrictions lifted as planned on August 28.
The Greater Sydney lockdown has been extended until October and a 9pm to 5am curfew introduced after 642 new cases were recorded and four more deaths
Plans are also in the works to give fully vaccinated residents exemptions and reopen some businesses once the state reaches 70 per cent vaccination rates
The plan is promising news for residents who have been under stay-at-home orders for 55 days, but unlikely to come into effect until early October
Ms Berejiklian claimed the tightening of restrictions was necessary to stop the spread of the Delta outbreak.
'I apologise deeply, to the vast majority of people in those communities who are so doing the right thing, but for our own health and safety moving forward we need to make these difficult decisions,' she said.
Click and collect will also only be allowed for garden centres and plant nurseries, office supplies, hardware and building supplies, landscaping material supplies, rural supplies, and pet supplies.
Four more people have died and include two women in their 80s - one from south-west Sydney and the other a resident at a Wyoming aged care facility.
A man in his 70s has died after acquiring the infection at St George Hospital as well as man in his 80s after contracting the virus at Nepean Hospital.
A record 132,000 vaccines were administered the last 24 hours.
An illegal gathering at Maroubra, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, has been identified as a cluster with 11 cases linked to it.
Chief health officer Kerry Chant slammed the blatant disregard of lockdown compliance.
'I understand why people are tired and fatigued but we just cannot have that occurring, where we end up with a further escalation of cases associated with events that are not permitted at this time,' she said.
Police have also arrested an alleged leader and organiser of an anti-lockdown protest that was scheduled to kick off in Sydney this weekend.
The Queensland-based Victorian man, aged 29, allegedly breached public health orders by driving to the city last weekend.
NSW Police say he was staying at a North Sydney hotel but was located on Thursday afternoon at Hornsby train station.
He allegedly told officers he was lost and couldn't give a reasonable excuse for travelling to Hornsby.
Plans are also in the works to give fully vaccinated Sydneysiders exemptions and reopen some businesses once NSW reaches 70 per cent vaccination rates.
The 'Freedom Plan' penned by state government ministers and officials is expected to be finalised next week if approved by premier Gladys Berejiklian.
Under the controversial vaccine passport-style scheme, when the state's vaccination rate hits 70 per cent, those who are double-jabbed will be permitted to dine in outdoor restaurant settings, train at the gym or have a drink in beer gardens with capacity restrictions in place, The Australian reported.
NSW Police minister David Elliott confirmed that officials were already working 'very hard' on plans to reopen gyms, restaurants and parks.
'That is the plan and it is something that a lot of people have been working very hard towards,' he said
'We have to make sure that we continue to encourage people to get the vaccine and I can tell you as a member for a western Sydney electorate, the best way to motivate my constituents to get the vaccine is to tell them they can go to the pub soon.'
Under the controversial vaccine passport-style scheme, when the state's vaccination rate hits 70 per cent, those who are double-jabbed will be permitted to dine in outdoor restaurant settings, train at the gym or have a drink in beer gardens with capacity restrictions in place
'We don't want to see more of you end up in hospital,' Ms Berejiklian said during a press conference on Friday
Customers would gain entry to venues by proving their fully inoculated status with an app displaying vaccination certificates linked to Medicare records.
Mr Elliott would not disclose further details about when Sydneysiders could expect a formal announcement of the upcoming changes.
The plan is promising news for residents who have been under stay-at-home orders for 55 days, but unlikely to come into effect until early October.
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However there may be some earlier relief from the gruelling lockdown with submissions to the government by NSW chief psychiatrist, Murray Wright, suggesting that some restrictions should be eased for the sake of mental health.
The development comes despite NSW recording its highest ever daily Covid case total of 681, as well as one death.
The figures prompted Ms Berejiklian to warn of difficult months ahead.
'We want to be very clear... that September and October will be difficult for NSW,' she said.
It is not entirely clear what measures may be loosened but an expansion to 'singles bubbles' outside of the 12 Local Government Areas of concern in Covid-ravaged Sydney is on the cards.
But those in the hotspot LGAs, concentrated in Sydney's virus-riddled west and south-west, are unlikely to see any changes come September.
Premier Berejiklian has faced immense scrutiny over her handling of the state's Covid crisis and was heavily criticised for hinting that life could go back to normal when National Cabinet vaccination targets outlined by the Doherty Institute are reached - but only if case numbers start falling.
NSW Police minister David Elliott confirmed that officials were already working 'very hard' on plans to reopen gyms, restaurants and parks
The so-called 'Freedom Plan' has been penned in secret by ministers and advisors at the highest levels of the New South Wales government and is expected to be finalised next week. Pictured: Diner have breakfast at Sydney's Albert and Moore Cafe in Freshwater on May 15, 2020, when the first lockdown was eased
In order to enter a venue, a person would simply flash a certificate or scan in with a QR Code to prove they were fully-vaccinated (pictured, a woman using a QR code to check in at a Manly supermarket)
What we know about the New South Wales 'Freedom Plan' The 'Freedom Plan', yet to be signed off on by Gladys Berejiklian, would allow fully vaccinated residents to get the jump on the state's Covid lockdown. But the proposal wouldn't come into effect until 70 per cent of the NSW population have received both doses. Here's the roadmap out of lockdown: September: There will be little relief for businesses but individuals living outside Sydney's 12 Local Government Areas of concern may see slightly more freedoms. It is not entirely clear what they will be, but one likely possibility is an expansion of the 'singles bubble' rule to improve mental health. October: - 70 per cent vaccination rate - Schools could re-open on October 5. - Fully vaccinated residents could be allowed to dine in outdoor dinning settings, have a drink in beer gardens and return to the gym November: - 80 per cent vaccination rate - Nightclubs to re-open for those who've had both jabs - Case numbers will determine if the rest of the population will be able to emerge from lockdown Advertisement !- - ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v7/us/news/none/article/other/mpu_factbox.html?id=mpu_factbox_1 - ->
'The Doherty report says that if you want significant freedoms you need 70 per cent of your population fully vaccinated… and we intend to implement our policies in that regard,' she said earlier this week.
'However we are currently in lockdown and if in September and October we have high rates of vaccinations and certain communities indicate a lower number of cases there are opportunities for us to see what additional freedoms we give people.
'Does it mean we will live like we did before the outbreak? No, but what it does mean is that people will be able to do more than what they can today.'
At the moment 55.2 per cent of NSW residents over 18 have received their first dose, with just 29.3 per cent fully vaccinated.
Sydney's 12 LGAs 'of concern', including Bankstown (pictured on Thursday) are unlikely to see any reprieve from gruelling restrictions anytime soon
Premier Berejiklian (pictured) has faced immense scrutiny over her handling of the state's Covid crisis - but is now hoping to establish a roadmap for NSW to leave lockdown
At the moment 55.2 per cent of NSW residents over 18 have received their first dose, with just 29.3 per cent fully vaccinated (pictured, a walker in Sydney's Centennial Park)
Vaccine passports have been a hot political topic in Australia and throughout the world, but Down Under the business community has been a major driver behind the idea, seeing it as a ticket to freedom and an answer to the relentless cycle of lockdowns that have crippled their establishments.
Under the NSW government proposal, anyone who has received both jabs would be issued with a commonwealth-assigned vaccination certificate through Medicare.
In order to enter a venue, a person would simply flash the certificate or scan in with a QR Code to prove they were fully-vaccinated.
Although retail shops and outdoor dining settings are expected to re-open at the 70 per cent vaccination rate, high-risk indoor venues such as nightclubs are unlikely to be up and running until the population hits the 80 per cent target.
Those in the hotspot LGAs, concentrated in Sydney's virus-riddled west and south-west, are unlikely to see any chances come September (pictured, shoppers in the south-west on Thursday)
Police are seen outside an apartment complex in Campsie in Sydney's south-west on Thursday, with all residents plunged into 14-day isolation after several caught the virus
The no standing while eating or drinking rule is also set to remain in place until the state eclipses 80 per cent coverage, and is unlikely to be changed until much later in the year.
The Berejiklian government's roadmap out of lockdown could also see children return to the classroom for the beginning of term four on October 5, however if daily infection rates continue to increase this may be reconsidered.
The reason a vaccine passport style system is preferred over a gradual region-wide re-opening is because health officials fear they would be rewarding unvaccinated Australians lucky enough to be living in regions with high rates of inoculation.
Likewise, they feel it would punish vaccinated Australia living in areas with low rates of inoculation.
The plan comes as Scott Morrison on Thursday announced young people aged 16 to 39, who are highly mobile and more at risk of both spreading the virus, will be be able to book the Pfizer vaccine from August 30.
The surprising development comes despite NSW recording its highest ever daily Covid case total of 681, as well as one death (pictured, shoppers in Guilford on Thursday)
The Prime Minister also said he hopes the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation will give the green light for children aged 12 and over to start receiving the Pfizer vaccine, with a worrying number of new cases both in NSW and Victoria being found among kids.
The Prime Minister said there are 8.6 million Australians in the 16 - 39 age group and they will be able to book an appointment at some point in the next week.
But amid fears the surprise announcement will prompt young people to cancel their AstraZeneca bookings, Mr Morrison implored Australians not to wait for the Pfizer vaccine.
'The best vaccine you can get is the one that is available right now,' he said.
'If you are in Sydney get vaccinated today. Go out and do that right now. That is my clear advice.
Mr Morrison said young Australians would be able to book their Pfizer appointments at some point in the next week, but implored anyone who can not to wait and instead get the AstraZeneca jab (pictured, queues for the vaccine at the Qudos Bank centre on Thursday)
Australians who get fully-vaccinated have been promised more freedoms - with some small adjustments to rules likely to come within weeks (pictured, a Bondi Beach restaurant shortly after lockdown was lifted in May 2020)
'And that is what we want Australians to do.'
Australia's top scientists have advised Australians over 18 in places with Covid-19 outbreaks to get the AstraZeneca vaccine, which carries an extremely low risk of blood clotting as a side effect.
Tens of thousands have taken up the offer but many have decided to wait for Pfizer, which is not as strongly linked to blood clots in young people.
Mr Morrison said young Australians would be able to book their Pfizer appointments at some point in the next week.
'I want to stress, do not make a booking yet. We will advise when bookings can be made,' he said.
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Dolezal, 43, shared her new venture on Instagram Wednesday. Her page on the site launches September 1 and will consist primarily of 'foot photos,' hair tutorials, and fitness routines.
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Notorious 'race faker,' Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who famously adopted a black identity for years, is now on OnlyFans.
Dolezal, 43, shared her new venture on Instagram Wednesday. Her page on the site launches September 1 and will consist primarily of 'foot photos,' hair tutorials, and fitness routines.
'I got approved! . . . LINK IN BIO! ~ My OnlyFans content launches September 1st!' the former president of Spokane, Washington's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter wrote on Instagram.
Notorious 'race faker,' Rachel Dolezal, (pictured) the white woman who famously adopted a black identity for years, is now on OnlyFans.
Dolezal, 43, shared her new venture on Instagram Wednesday, which launches September 1. and will consist primarily of 'foot photos,' hair tutorials, and fitness routines
'I got approved! . . . LINK IN BIO! ~ My OnlyFans content launches September 1st!' the former president of Spokane, Washington's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter wrote on Instagram
Additionally, Dolezal's fans can expect 'Friday Unwind: I bring the Art, you bring the wine/drinks,' which will consist of Dolezal discussing her art.
Dolezal, who also goes by the Nigerian name Nkechi Amare Diallo, promised three weekly posts in addition to 'others sprinkled in',' and is offering 40 percent off to the first 10 individuals who subscribe by August 25, or just $3 for their first 30 days.
'A little something for (almost) everyone. Looking forward to bringing you some great content!' Dolezal added.
For those only interested in witnessing the lunacy once, rest assured, Dolezal mentioned you can cancel anytime, even after the 30-day discount subscription.
In addition to hew new Only Fans account, Dolezal has previously sold homemade lollipops, Melanin Spectrum dolls and a $1,000 sculpture of an electric chair.
OnlyFans has become famous as a space for celebrities to interact with people on a personal level, as well as a place where sex workers can post and get paid in a relatively safe manner.
On Thursday the site announced it will ban the 'sexually explicit' content that drove its value up to $1billion.
The ban will start October 1 and is the result of requests from banking partners and companies that handle financial transactions, a spokesperson said.
Still, nudity is OK if it's 'consistent' with the company's policy. It's not clear what that policy is, and the company did not reply to questions. OnlyFans will be sharing more information in 'coming days.'
Individuals were quick to criticize Dolezal, expressing their disdain throughout social media.
'Onlyfans destroying the livelihood of sex workers and relaunching as the site where Rachel Dolezal talks about wellness is like if HBOMax launched with a Viggo Mortenson only cut of Green Book,' one user wrote on Twitter.
'Is it a coincidence that onlyfans shuts down a day after Rachel Dolezal joins?' wrote another.
According to Dolezal, side hustles are the only way she can earn a living, since she's been unable to get a job due to the scandal surrounding her fake race.
Dolezal had pretended to be black for more than 10 years until her ruse was revealed in 2015.
According to Dolezal, side hustles are the only way she can earn a living, since she's been unable to get a job due to the scandal surrounding her fake race
Dolezal had pretended to be black for more than 10 years until her ruse was revealed in 2015
Because of the scandal, Dolezal was forced to resign from a leadership position at her local Spokane chapter of the NAACP and was fired from her job as an adjunct professor of Africana Studies at Eastern Washington University.
Earlier this year, Dolezal appeared in a new documentary about black beauty, in which she claims people who criticize her are 'white supremacy folks' and blames her black ex-husband for 'repressing' her.
Titled 'Subjects of Desire' and directed by Jennifer Holness', the documentary debuted at SXSW in March, and featured Dolezal saying she had been a victim of 'shaming and ridicule' due to the scandal.
'I've been called an insult to white women and an insult to black women. White women are angry because I did what they never would do and went further, like I put 110,' she said, according to Daily Beast.
'I didn't just be that white ally and do a little bit, I canceled my white privilege. I canceled my hair.'
Dolezal also appeared that to indicate that she received criticism from black women because her scandal was 'like a trigger to post-traumatic stress,' though her comments were not entirely clear.
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Kenya's Court of Appeal will give its verdict on Friday on the president's controversial three-year quest to change the constitution, a ruling that could...
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has criticised a lower court's ruling that his proposed reforms were illegal
Kenya's Court of Appeal will give its verdict on Friday on the president's controversial three-year quest to change the constitution, a ruling that could shake up the political landscape less than a year before elections.
President Uhuru Kenyatta argues his proposed modifications to the 2010 constitution will help end repeated cycles of election violence, a hot-button issue that has divided the political elite.
The reforms came about following a rapprochement between Kenyatta and his erstwhile opponent Raila Odinga and a famous handshake between the two men after post-election fighting in 2017 left dozens of people dead.
The so-called Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) seeks notably to dilute the current winner-takes-all electoral system blamed by Kenyatta for poll unrest, and create new posts including one of prime minister.
Election campaigns in the East African country are often fought between ethnically-based alliances and communal violence can flare, notably in 2007-8 when more than 1,100 people died.
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Kenyatta's proposed reforms were approved by parliament in May and were then due to be put to a referendum.
But just two days later, the Nairobi High Court ruled that they were illegal as the president did not have the right to initiate the process.
Kenyatta criticised the decision as "an attempt to stop the will of the people" and his government appealed.
Kenya was rocked by deadly post-election violence in 2017
Proponents of the BBI argue it will improve fairness in the electoral system and curb the violence.
If adopted, new positions of prime minister and two deputies would be created and there would be a formal designation of the post of opposition leader.
The size of both houses of parliament would be expanded, while the Senate would have 50-50 representation between men and women.
Critics, including Kenyatta's deputy William Ruto, charge that the reforms are window-dressing.
The motive, they say, is to increase the number of senior officials who are using it to lay the groundwork for an alliance ahead of the August 9 elections.
Some detractors have also argued that they would further burden a country struggling under a $70-billion debt mountain. The changes would push up parliament's already sky-high wage bill while creating more opportunities for patronage and corruption, they say.
Under the BBI process, the president would remain head of government and commander-in-chief, while ministers would answer to a prime minister.
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Kenyatta cannot run for a third term in 2022 and his pursuit of the reforms with Odinga, a four-time presidential contender, has spurred speculation that he may seek to become prime minister in a power-sharing arrangement.
Kenyatta had initially anointed Ruto -- who has served as his deputy since 2013 -- as his successor but the pair fell out several years ago after the president moved closer to Odinga.
The High Court ruling declaring the BBI illegal was challenged by Kenyatta's government
A seven-judge panel will rule on the appeal and also decide if the president could be sued while still in office for championing the changes.
The eagerly-awaited verdict -- which is nevertheless subject to appeal at the Supreme Court -- has a bearing on the election calendar.
If the BBI is again ruled illegal, the electoral process would follow its planned course.
"That would be the least disruption," Nic Cheeseman, a professor at the University of Birmingham in England, told AFP.
On the flipside, he said, approval of the BBI "would be the more destabilising option" because of questions about whether there would be time to introduce all the reforms by election day.
There are "quite significant implications here for the political system, for the elections timetable and also for the political alliances that will be competing in the election."
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Brooke Vincent showcased her style on Thursday night as she arrived at Hatch in Manchester for the EE x Beatport Presents Parallel event.
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Brooke Vincent showcased her style on Thursday night as she arrived at Hatch in Manchester for the EE x Beatport Presents Parallel event.
The 29-year-old soap star arrived for the UK's first 5G powered club night wearing an oversized baby blue blazer and matching trousers.
She added a touch of comfort for the one-of-a-kind club night, sporting a pair of raised white trainers.
Big night: Brooke Vincent showcased her style in an oversized ensemble as she arrived for the UK's first 5G powered club night in Manchester on Thursday
Wearing her ombre locks loose, Brooke added a touch of crimson lipstick to her full-face of glowing makeup.
She kept accessories to a minimum for the night that made Manchester part of music history, with Beatport entertaining crowds live and through a EE 5G powered livestream.
Love Island's Molly Smith and Callum Jones also rocked up to dance the night away, along with series 5 islander Jordan Hames.
Stylish: The 29-year-old soap star arrived for the UK's first 5G powered club night wearing an oversized baby blue blazer and matching trousers
Gorgeous pair: Love Island's Molly Smith and Callum Jones also rocked up to dance the night away
Molly's taut stomach was on full display as she wowed in a white tie crop top and flared ripped jeans.
Callum kept things simple in a white tee, black jeans and trainers - with a black-and-white tartan shirt layering up the look.
Jordan didn't hold back from parading his unique style, making bold statements with a bulky necklace and a crossbody turquoise purse.
Quirky: Jordan Hames didn't hold back from parading his unique style, making bold statements with a bulky necklace and a crossbody turquoise purse
Singer songwriter Tallia Storm showed that her boots were made for dancing, as she simply stunned in a thigh-high leather pair whilst coordinating them with an all-black number.
The 5G event was held at the iconic Mancunian venue, Hatch, and was headlined by award-winning DJ Hot Since 82 and featured an energetic live set from DJ Paulette.
Parallel Manchester was the much-anticipated follow-on from the historic UK’s first hybrid, 5G powered club night, held in Liverpool last Thursday.
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Tasmania has taken the step of releasing its coronavirus lockdown plan, should an outbreak force the island state to implement tough measures.
While mainland states and territories have jumped in and out of lockdowns during the pandemic, Tasmania hasn't imposed such restrictions since a deadly cluster in the northwest early last year.
The state has recorded just one COVID-19 case in 2021, a NSW traveller who recorded a positive test in early August while in quarantine.
Premier Peter Gutwein said the state would aim to act "short and sharp" in the event of a lockdown.
"We are doing everything we possibly can to make sure we don't go into lockdown," he said on Friday.
"The plan is to provide information, so people can prepare themselves should we unfortunately need to do that."
The state government has outlined proposed restrictions and face mask wearing guidelines after calls from the business community for greater information.
"Since the beginning of last year when we had the northwest outbreak, we are the only jurisdiction in the country that has not had to go into lockdown," Mr Gutwein said.
"That has raised questions in minds about what it might look like if we need to go there again."
Mr Gutwein indicated Tasmania had learnt from outbreaks of the Delta virus strain on the mainland.
Tasmania is closed to New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT, Darwin and Katherine, New Zealand and people who've visited high-risk premises in Queensland.
Tasmania's peak tourism body has called for a system where only vaccinated people can visit the state.
Tasmania is part of a working group with Victoria and the NT which is examining the potential for vaccine passport channels.
"Every person needs to have had the opportunity to be vaccinated before we start thinking about what exemptions might be," Mr Gutwein said.
"Once we pass that threshold, I think there should be some benefits from being fully vaccinated."
Nearly 55 per cent of Tasmanians have had their first COVID-19 vaccine dose and almost 34 per cent are fully vaccinated.
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The budding romance between Matildas captain Sam Kerr and her American soccer star girlfriend Kristie Mewis is certainly heating up.
Kristie, 30, shared a photo to Instagram on Thursday of herself in a bikini kissing Sam, 27, as they soaked up the sun in a swimming pool.
The Aussie looked smitten as she wrapped her arms around her lover, who sat in her lap as they relaxed on a unicorn-shaped floatie.
Racy: The budding romance between Matildas captain Sam Kerr and her American soccer star girlfriend Kristie Mewis seems to be heating up as they spend time together at a Miami resort
The couple are believed to be staying at a luxury resort in Miami.
'Kerrching,' Kristie captioned the picture, which was soon flooded with thousands of likes and comments.
Kristie, a midfielder for Team USA and the Houston Dash, wore in a black criss-cross bikini which highlighted her athletic figure.
Their loved-up holiday snap comes after Sam confirmed their romance earlier this month by sharing a Polaroid photo on Instagram of Kristie sitting on her lap as they passionately kissed.
Smitten: Their loved-up holiday snap comes after Sam confirmed their romance earlier this month by sharing this Polaroid photo on Instagram of Kristie sitting on her lap as they kissed
She tagged her girlfriend in the caption and added a red-heart emoji.
The footballers had sparked romance rumours at the Tokyo Olympics, after Kristie comforted Sam on the field following the Matildas' 4-3 defeat to Team USA during the bronze-medal match.
At one stage, Kristie nuzzled her face into Sam's shoulder as she wrapped an arm around her back in return.
Where it all began: The footballers had sparked romance rumours at the Tokyo Olympics, after Kristie comforted Sam on the field following the Matildas' 4-3 defeat to Team USA during the bronze-medal match
Lovebirds: The two women jetted off to Miami for a romantic holiday after the games
Speculation about the nature of their relationship spread like wildfire across social media - especially after it was revealed Sam had recently ended her seven-year romance with Chicago Red Stars player Nikki Stanton.
Sam split from Nikki, 30, in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics.
She reportedly told friends she'd simply 'fallen out of love' with Nikki, whom she had met in 2014 while playing soccer in the U.S.
Over: Sam split from Chicago Red Stars player Nikki Stanton before the Tokyo Olympics
Their relationship couldn't withstand the long distance, with Nikki living stateside while Sam is now primarily based in the UK.
Sources close to both Nikki and Sam confirmed their split to The Daily Telegraph, and both women have unfollowed each other on social media.
'Sam was the one who ended things and Nikki was obviously upset but she is healing,' a friend told the publication.
Meanwhile, a source revealed Sam was in good spirits in the Tokyo athletes' village, saying: 'If there is any sadness around the break up it certainly wasn't evident.'
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A car has burst into flames after crashing outside Melbourne's Royal Women's Hospital, killing two occupants trapped inside.
The car was seen fully engulfed by fire on Flemington Road in Parkville on Friday morning as plumes of black smoke poured into the air.
It was approaching Grattan street when it struck the curb and crashed into a pole outside the hospital about 9.50am, police said.
The driver and a passenger of the car are believed to have died in the fiery crash.
Victoria Police confirmed the incident was not terrorism-related and there is no ongoing threat to the community after witnesses reported hearing an explosion.
The blaze has been extinguished, with the burnt-out car still in front of the power pole.
An AAP photographer said he was moved away from the scene by a police officer who was concerned it may explode again.
Flemington Road is closed in both directions between Harker Street and Grattan Street, as investigators work to establish the exact circumstances of the crash.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah is expected to announce the appointment of the country's new prime minister following a meeting with other royal rulers on Friday.
The conference of royals, comprising the Southeast Asian nation's nine sultans, including the king, will meet at 2.30 p.m. local time (0630 GMT).
Ismail Sabri Yaakob is poised https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/former-malaysia-deputy-pm-ismail-sabri-poised-win-premiership-race-2021-08-19 to succeed Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister, after the latter stepped down on Monday conceding he had lost support from his parliamentary alliance.
Muhyiddin's resignation https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysian-pm-expected-resign-after-months-political-turmoil-2021-08-16 ended a troubled 17 months in office, in which he was routinely plagued by infighting within his ruling alliance while battling rising COVID-19 infections and a dampened economy.
If confirmed, Ismail Sabri's appointment would mark the return of his party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), to the premiership, three years after it lost an election due to corruption allegations, mostly linked to the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Malaysia's king was tasked to appoint the new premier by determining the lawmaker most likely to gain support from a majority of parliamentarians, after elections were ruled out due to the pandemic.
Ismail Sabri, who was Muhyiddin's deputy from rival party UMNO, emerged as the top candidate after securing the backing of Muhyiddin's coalition.
The 61-year-old has the support of 114 lawmakers out of the 222-seat parliament, UMNO lawmaker Ahmad Maslan told reporters on Thursday.
Muhyiddin, now serving as caretaker PM, said his alliance's support was conditional on Ismail Sabri ensuring that the new cabinet members were free from graft charges.
Several UMNO lawmakers were charged with corruption after the 2018 election defeat, including party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and former premier Najib Razak, who faces dozens of charges linked to 1MDB. They have both denied wrongdoing.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when some...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans to resume pushing an elections overhaul.
It abruptly and messily drew to a close one of the few - and lengthiest - quorum breaks in modern Texas history. Instead of a unified and celebratory return by Democrats, some members lashed out at their colleagues over what they criticized as breaking ranks. Many of the proposed changes to Texas voting that Democrats have railed against for months remain in a bill that already passed the state Senate, and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott could now sign the legislation in a matter of weeks, if not sooner.
Only three new Democrats showed up Thursday, and the vast majority of the more than 50 Democrats who bolted for the nation´s capital in July continue to stay away from the Texas Capitol. Still, Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan said enough were there to achieve a quorum, which in the House is normally 100 present legislators. Growing impatience among Republicans had led to escalating threats that missing lawmakers could face arrest, but officers never appeared to do more than leave warrants at Democrats´ homes.
"It's been a very long summer. Been through a lot. I appreciate you all being here," Phelan said. "It's time to get back to the business of the people of Texas."
Not all Democrats joined in the holdout, and the newest to come back to the Texas House defended their decision, saying they had successfully pushed Congress on voting rights legislation while pointing to the growing urgency of surging COVID-19 caseloads in Texas. One of them, Democrat Garnet Coleman of Houston, did not go to Washington because he was recovering from having a leg amputation brought on by an infection.
"One of the things in life is that we have to know what our responsibilities are and we have to work to move something in the direction we want it to be," Coleman said from a wheelchair while delivering the prayer on the House floor.
But other Democrats who remained absent did not hide their frustration.
"This is how Texas Democrats lose elections," state Rep. Michelle Beckley tweeted.
Abbott now has an opening to divert attention back to the Capitol and away from criticism and defiance by Texas´ largest cities and school districts over his handling of worsening COVID-19 numbers. Abbott, who is up for reelection in 2022, had also jammed the agenda of this latest 30-day special session - which is nearly half over - with other hot-button conservative issues including border security and how race is taught in public schools.
Abbott this week tested positive for COVID-19, although his office had said the 63-year-old governor did not have symptoms.
It leaves Democrats much in the same position as when the holdout started: unable to permanently stop the GOP-controlled Legislature from putting new limits and rules over how more that 16 million registered voters can cast a ballot. And federal voting rights protections that Texas Democrats lobbied for while in Washington still face long odds of getting around GOP opposition in Congress.
For months, Texas Republicans have tried to pass measures that would prohibit 24-hour polling sites, ban drive-through voting and give partisan poll watchers more access. One version of the bill that was just hours from reaching Abbott's desk in May also would have banned Sunday morning early voting - when many Black churchgoers go to the polls - and made it easier for a judge to overturn an election. Democrats' first walkout wound up permanently scuttled those two provisions, but Republicans have kept intact other contested measures.
Abbott vetoed paychecks for about 2,100 legislative staffers after Democrats walked out the first time in a move that was aimed at pressuring Democrats to return in order to restore that funding.
The full House quickly adjourned Thursday, but Republicans worked fast to schedule a hearing on the elections bill for Saturday.
"People want to get to work. They're relieved that after all this time that we've been held hostage in Austin that we can finally get down to business," said state Rep. Jim Murphy, chairman of the House Republican Caucus.
Months of protests had put Texas Democrats at the center of a new national battle over voting. Republicans around the U.S. have rushed to enact new voting restrictions in response to former President Donald Trump´s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
Republicans are now back on a path to pass new elections laws in Texas before the current special session ends on Sept. 5.
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Acacia Coronado is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Mel and Joanna brought some zing back to the format. Their patter felt less spontaneous, more scripted, but that's no bad thing.
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The end of the world will not come about via global warming, or religious fanaticism, or even Love Island, though all these things are obviously threats to civilisation.
The biggest problem is Stuff. Every home has so much of it, accumulating lorryloads more every year, that eventually the entire planet will be 10ft deep in knick-knacks and we’ll all suffocate.
The American comedian George Carlin, star of Saturday Night Live, summed it up: ‘That’s all your house is — it’s a place to keep your Stuff, while you go out and get . . . More Stuff.’
As if in homage to Carlin, two shows at 8pm were taking all the possessions from a couple of family houses and laying them out on the floor, just to show how much detritus every one of us accumulates.
Chris, Charlotte and their twins, on Shop Well For Less? (BBC1), had an estimated £27,000-worth of bits and bobs — not the telly or the washing machine, but things they could probably do without.
The girls’ toy boxes alone contained playthings that totalled £3,500. Lurking in the bathroom cabinet was £700 of perfumes — or ‘posh water’, as Chris called it.
Mel and Joanna brought some zing back to the format. Their patter felt less spontaneous, more scripted, but that’s no bad thing —it stops the show sinking into blandness and small talk
The wonderful singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, who died last week aged 68, used to say she couldn’t drive past a Woolworths store without stopping to run inside and ‘stock up on unnecessary plastic objects’.
She even wrote a ballad about it, Love At The Five And Dime.
All this petty paraphernalia comes at a real cost. Chris and Charlotte were renting their home, because they couldn’t afford the deposit for a mortgage.
They were being priced out of the housing market by their possessions.
This series has been running for five years, and was in need of some retail therapy itself. Out went former presenters Steph McGovern and Alex Jones, replaced by Mel Sykes and Gavin And Stacey star Joanna Page.
Nick Knowles had a more brutal approach on his Big House Clearout (C5). He told Vicky, Graham and their two teenage children to spread their household contents across a warehouse floor . . . and ditch half
Mel and Joanna brought some zing back to the format. Their patter felt less spontaneous, more scripted, but that’s no bad thing —it stops the show sinking into blandness and small talk.
None of their money-saving ideas was especially inspiring. Chris and Charlotte were told to consider a smaller car, cheaper holidays and so on. The brightest idea was to draw up a rota for their free time, to discourage them from shopping as a way to relax.
Nick Knowles had a more brutal approach on his Big House Clearout (C5). He told Vicky, Graham and their two teenage children to spread their household contents across a warehouse floor . . . and ditch half.
While they were doing that, Nick sent the builders into their empty home, to rip out the kitchen, lounge and bedrooms.
The family really were up to their necks in Stuff. The garden shed was overflowing, so their patio furniture was filling the sitting room. In the kitchen, they discovered 33 wooden spoons.
Jess and James, with the ruthless lack of sentimentality unique to teenagers, were clearly happy to get rid of everything. Hurling armfuls into a skip, they’d have burned the lot.
Mum Vicky was having a tougher time. Shows like these can skate dangerously close to exploitation when they encourage subjects to become emotional, and Vicky was constantly on the brink of tears.
I understood why. Her children were almost grown. You can’t stop them from getting bigger, but the temptation to hang on to trivial symbols of their childhood is overwhelming.
As James astutely put it, his mother didn’t have too much stuff . . . just too many memories.
Telly in-joke of the night: Joe Lycett toured a plastics recycling plant on Got Your Back (C4) — and did the whole thing in the style of Gregg Wallace on Inside The Factory. He even wore a bald wig. ‘It’s like a primary school trip,’ Joe/Gregg hooted, ‘but for grown-up TV. Luvvly!’
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She recently returned from a luxurious Italian vacation with her husband Christian Richard and their two-month-old son Christian Georges.
And Christine Quinn was back to work on Thursday afternoon as she was spotted out and about with her boss Brett Oppenheim in Los Angeles.
The Selling Sunset star oozed glamour in a mint green tweed jacket and matching high-waisted skirt.
Working mama: Christine Quinn was back to work on Thursday afternoon as she was spotted out and about in Los Angeles
Christine's business-ready ensemble was decked out in crystals, with strands on pearls dangling from the hem of her skirt and the bottom of her cropped jacket.
Despite giving birth just two months ago, the real estate agent's stomach looked enviably toned.
She climbed out of her bright yellow Lamborghini in a pair of green mesh high heels with bows on the front of them.
Christine carried her work essentials in a matching Louis Vuitton handbag and accessorized with a stunning diamond choker necklace.
Glamour: The Selling Sunset star oozed glamour in a mint green tweed jacket and matching high-waisted skirt
Partnership: Christine was joined by her boss Brett Oppenheim (left)
Her signature blonde strands were worn down and styled in voluminous waves.
As for makeup, Quinn rocked a bold cateye flick and muted her pout with some matte nude lipstick.
She met up with Brett, who founded the real estate brokerage The Oppenheim Group with his twin brother Jason.
The 44-year-old businessman looked preppy in a white short-sleeve top and a pair of pink shorts. He completed his ensemble with some Gucci sneakers.
Christine's outing on Thursday comes after she spent three-weeks Italian sunshine with her husband and their newborn.
Luxury: She recently returned from a luxurious Italian vacation with her husband Christian Richard and their two-month-old son Christian Georges
They wrapped up their trip on Tuesday, with Quinn taking to Instagram to share a snap of herself and Christian boarding an aircraft.
The blonde bombshell looked glamorous while posing on the runway with the 41-year-old tech entrepreneur Christian, 41, and even posted a photo of her young son sitting on a blanket on one of the plane's seats.
During her and her family's time in Italy, Christine made sure to treat her 1.7million followers to countless gorgeous shots in the sunshine.
Back to LA: They wrapped up their trip on Tuesday, with Quinn taking to Instagram to share a snap of herself and Christian boarding an aircraft
Plane ride: Christine posted a photo of her young son sitting on a blanket on one of the plane's seats
Christine and Christian have been married since December 2019. They wed during an opulent Gothic Winter Wonderland at Cathedral Of Saint Vibiana in Los Angeles.
This past February, the model announced that they were expecting their first child together, documenting the pregnancy on social media.
She gave birth to son Christian Georges on May 15 via an emergency C-section.
Making memories: During her and her family's time in Italy, Christine made sure to treat her 1.7million followers to countless gorgeous shots in the sunshine
Issuing a statement to People, the reality star assured her fans that 'Baby C is more precious that I could have ever imagined.
'Nine months seems like a lifetime to wait to meet someone. It is the most incredible feeling to know that you have created life.
'My protective mama bear mentality is stronger than ever. My sole job is to protect him, to love him and to raise him,' she told the outlet.
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TOKYO (AP) - Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including "Kill Bill," has died. He was 82.
Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, died late Thursday in a hospital near Tokyo where he had been treated for COVID-19 since Aug. 8, Tokyo-based Astraia, his management office, said in a statement Friday. It said he had not been vaccinated.
Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and police detectives, the anguished so-called "anti-heroes" trying to survive in a violent world. He did many of the stunt scenes himself.
His overseas career took off after his 1970s Japanese film "The Street Fighter" proved popular in the U.S.
American director Quentin Tarantino listed the work as among his "grindhouse," or low-budget kitsch cinema, favorites.
Tarantino cast Chiba in the role of Hattori Hanzo, a master swordsmith in "Kill Bill."
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2003, file photo, Japanese actor Sonny Chiba arrives for the premiere of the film "Kill Bill: Volume 1" at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills, acting in more than 100 films, including "Kill Bill," has died late Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. He was 82. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
Chiba appeared in the 1991 Hollywood film "Aces," directed by John Glen, as well as in Hong Kong movies.
Chiba´s career also got a boost from the global boom in kung fu films, set off by Chinese legend Bruce Lee, although critics say Chiba tended to exhibit a dirtier, thug-like fighting style than Lee.
"A true action legend. Your films are eternal and your energy an inspiration. #SonnyChiba #RIP," American actor Lewis Tan said on Twitter.
New York-based writer and director Ted Geoghegan called him "the great Sonny Chiba."
"Watch one of his films today," Geoghegan tweeted, followed by images of a fist and a broken heart.
Other fans mournfully filled Twitter threads with clips of his movies and photos.
Born in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, Chiba studied at Nippon Sport Science University trained in various martials arts, earning a fourth-degree black belt in karate.
Chiba set up Japan Action Club in 1980, to develop a younger generation of actors, including protege Hiroyuki Sanada, who is among Hollywood´s most coveted Japanese actors, landing roles in "The Last Samurai" and "Rush Hour 3."
Chiba is survived by his three children, Juri Manase, Mackenyu Arata and Gordon Maeda, all actors. A wake was canceled as a pandemic measure, and funeral arrangements were still undecided, his office said.
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Yuri Kageyama is on Twitter https://twitter.com/yurikageyama
This Sept. 30, 2008, photo shows Japanese actor Sonny Chiba in Osaka, western Japan. Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills, acting in more than 100 films, including "Kill Bill," has died late Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. He was 82. (Kyodo News via AP)
In this June 1998, photo, Japanese actor Sonny Chiba waves from a horseback in Kanazawa, west of Tokyo. Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills, acting in more than 100 films, including "Kill Bill," has died late Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. He was 82. (Kyodo News via AP)
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BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - China has played a constructive role in promoting peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan and is welcome to contribute to the rebuilding of the country, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told Chinese state media.
Taliban militants seized control over the weekend in an upheaval that sent thousands of civilians and Afghan military allies fleeing for safety. Many fear a return to the austere interpretation of Islamic law imposed during the previous Taliban rule that ended 20 years ago.
In dealing with the Taliban, an increasingly powerful China may be able to leverage the fact that unlike Russia and the United States, it has not fought in Afghanistan.
"China is a big country with a huge economy and capacity - I think they can play a very big role in the rebuilding, rehabilitation, reconstruction of Afghanistan," Shaheen told CGTN television in an interview late on Thursday.
During Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's meeting with a Taliban delegation in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin last month, he said he hoped Afghanistan could adopt a moderate Islamist policy.
China has cited religious extremism as a destabilizing force in its western Xinjiang region and has long worried that Taliban-controlled territory would be used to harbour separatist forces. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Mark Heinrich and Peter Cooney)
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The reigning Western & Southern Open champion was no match for the world's No. 1 player in the third round Thursday at Mason, Ohio.Top-ranked Ashleigh...
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The reigning Western & Southern Open champion was no match for the world's No. 1 player in the third round Thursday at Mason, Ohio.
Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty of Australia routed 14th-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati-area event.
Meanwhile, the tournament's second seed, Japan's Naomi Osaka, faded in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 loss to Switzerland's Jil Teichmann.
Azarenka won the Western & Southern title last year when the event was held in New York due to the pandemic, prevailing in the final when Osaka was forced to withdraw because of a hamstring injury. Azarenka also captured the championship in Ohio in 2013, beating Serena Williams in the final.
On Thursday, Barty cruised to a 72-minute victory, winning 87 percent of her first-serve points and saving all three break points she faced.
"I was able to look after my own service games pretty well," Barty said. "Sometimes a score line in tennis can fool you. Even though it was quite a convincing score, for most of that match, each and every game there were crucial points.
"I felt like I was able to win a lot of those big points today. Getting ahead early in games was really helpful."
Barty will oppose Barbora Krejcikova in the quarterfinals. The ninth-seeded Czech player beat eighth-seeded Garbine Muguruza of Spain 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in the third round.
Osaka has failed to reach a tournament quarterfinal in two attempts since withdrawing from the French Open and skipping Wimbledon to focus on her mental health. She lost in the third round at the Tokyo Olympics before falling to Teichmann in the third round in Ohio.
Teichmann's next foe will be either 10th-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland or Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic, who met in the last match Thursday night.
Fifth-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic downed the United States' Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-6 (5), setting up a quarterfinal matchup with Paula Badosa. The Spanish player defeated Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina 6-2, 7-6 (5).
The other quarterfinal will feature 11th-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic and Angelique Kerber of Germany. Kvitova crushed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-1, 6-2, and Kerber rallied past Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.
--Field Level Media
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NYPD shared cellphone footage that shows an officer bravely climbing down from a platform in a Bronx subway station on Wednesday morning with the help of his partner and a brave citizen.
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Harrowing video captured the moment an NYPD officer jumps onto subway tracks to help a fallen man just seconds before a train arrived.
The NYPD shared cellphone footage of the incident on Thursday. It shows an officer bravely climbing down from a platform in a Bronx subway station on Wednesday morning to rescue fallen man with the help of his partner and a brave citizen who jumped onto the tracks as well.
'When a sick strap hanger lost consciousness and fell on the subway tracks in the Bronx, @NYPDtransitbureau officers didn't hesitate for a moment to put his safety ahead of their own,' NYPD captioned the video. 'We're also grateful to the Good Samaritan who courageously helped.'
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NYPD shared cellphone footage that shows an officer bravely climbing down from a platform in a Bronx subway station on Wednesday morning to rescue fallen man
The video starts with a man laying face first on subway tracks with worried onlookers yelling 'hurry up' to officers.
An officer, identified by the New York Post as Transit District 12 officer Ludin Lopez, is seen hopping onto the tracks to help the man who was described as a 60-year-old from Queens who got dizzy and fell.
A brave observer then jumps onto the tracks shortly after to help officer Lopez and they are able to carry him to safety just before an oncoming train can arrive.
A brave observer is captured jumping onto the tracks to help officer Lopez and they are able to carry him to safety just before an oncoming train can arrive
The entire station filled with worried observers breaks into applause once the man is carried to safety.
'We just did what we were there to do, which is to help and serve the public,' Officer Lopez told the Post. 'We were doing a station inspection. It was just right place right time.'
According to Lopez, the 60-year-old, who was taken to a local hospital and is okay, was 'completely out of it' when he was pulled to safety.
Lopez said hearing the cheers from observers was a 'good feeling'
'It just made me feel like this is what I came here to do and I felt very fulfilled by that,' he told the Post.
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The Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday announced that teams that are unable to play games this season due to COVID-related player shortages will be...
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The Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday announced that teams that are unable to play games this season due to COVID-related player shortages will be forced to forfeit the game.
In that event, the opponent will be credited with a victory while the forfeiting team takes a loss in the conference standings. The Pac-12 and Big 12 recently announced a similar standard within their respective leagues.
If both teams are unable to field a team for a game, both will take losses in the ACC standings.
The conference also unveiled a three-pronged policy for testing:
-- Fully vaccinated players are not subject to regular testing.
-- Unvaccinated athletes on teams with vaccine rates below that 85-percent threshold must be tested at least three times per week.
-- Unvaccinated athletes on a team with a vaccination rate of at least 85 percent must be tested once per week.
Duke, Wake Forest, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Syracuse and Boston College are requiring all students to be vaccinated unless there are mitigating reasons.
--Field Level Media
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Ed Sheeran has finally bought a mobile phone after boycotting them in 2017 so that NHS track and trace could get hold of him amid travelling.
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Ed Sheeran has finally bought a mobile phone after boycotting them in 2017 so that NHS track and trace could get hold of him when he was travelling.
The 30-year-old singer bought a very basic £59.99 Nokia 3310 to reassure the government scheme he was still quarantining when returning from overseas.
Ed told Jessie Ware on her Table Manners podcast that the NHS were really trying to 'catch him out' but he didn't have a phone for them to contact him on, so he was forced to buy one.
Technology: Ed Sheeran, 30, has finally bought a mobile phone after boycotting them in 2017 so that NHS track and trace could get hold of him amid travelling.
The Shape of You hitmaker had been following the five day test release scheme which enables international travellers to finish quarantine on the fifth day if a private PCR test comes back negative.
He said on the podcast: 'I’ve been doing promotion overseas and quarantine afterwards.
'The Government call you but I didn’t have a phone for them to call me on.
Stripped back: The singer has bought a very basic £59.99 Nokia 3310 to reassure the government scheme he was still quarantining when he had to
'They were really on me. I think they were trying to catch me out.'
He was left wondering whether the phone was tracking his location and reporting it back to the NHS as they called him within half an hour of leaving the house on the fifth day.
'I don’t know if they have GPRS tracking but we did a five day test to release thing and on the fifth day I left and then they rung and were like "you’ve left your house"'.
Ed revealed he didn't know how they would have known and was left speculating whether his neighbours had said something.
'So I don’t know whether my neighbours are just ringing up. But I basically got the all-clear on an email just saying "you’re ready to go" so I left and within half an hour they were like "why have you left?"'
Necessity: He told Jessie Ware on her Table Manners podcast the NHS were really trying to 'catch him out' but he didn't have a phone for them to contact him on
The phone is so basic that Ed can't even download social media apps, and revealed in the interview with his singer pal he doesn't even know the password to his TikTok account, and just makes the videos while someone else uploads them.
He said: 'I don’t know the login for my TikTok. People tell me to do this video and then I guess it goes up.”
The purchase of the device comes after he has announced the release of his new album = (pronounced equals).
The songwriter unveiled his 14-song track list on Thursday, which includes his emotionally charged track Visiting Hours.
The Thinking Out Loud hitmaker detailed how the album is 'really personal' and confirmed he sees the piece as his 'coming-of-age record', having become a father and tied the knot since he last released an album.
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Reese Witherspoon poked fun at her friend and costar Laura Dern via social media, with a series of Instagram posts in which she bemoaned the fact that Laura wasn't answering a call.
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They have appeared together in critically acclaimed film and TV projects in the past.
And on Thursday, Reese Witherspoon poked fun at her friend and sometimes costar Laura Dern via social media, with a series of Instagram posts in which she bemoaned the fact that Laura wasn't answering her FaceTime call request.
The Legally Blonde star, 45, first took to her Instagram feed with a screen capture from her phone while waiting for Laura, 54, to pick up.
On Thursday: Reese Witherspoon poked fun at Laura Dern via social media, with a series of Instagram posts in which she bemoaned the fact that Laura wasn't answering her FaceTime
Witherspoon made a funny face in the snap, which read that Dern was 'unavailable' for the call.
In the caption, she wrote, 'Dern? You there?'
Reese kept the gag going on her Stories, with a silly confessional video in which she told her 26M followers, 'You guys, do you ever have a friend who doesn't answer her phone calls but is clearly on her phone because it looks delivered? And then also, you know she's on Instagram because she posted?
Reese kept the gag going on her Stories, with a silly confessional video in which she told her 26M followers: 'You guys, do you ever have a friend who doesn't answer her phone calls but is clearly on her phone?'
'Because I have a friend like that too,' Reese concluded, staring frankly at the camera and tagging her Wild costar on the bottom.
Laura, however, was not to be toyed with, as she posted on her own Instagram feed with a hilarious clap-back to her friend and colleague.
The brief snippet showed the talented actress staring at the camera with an air of frazzled frustration.
'Because I have a friend like that too,' Reese concluded, staring frankly at the camera and tagging her Wild costar on the bottom
Presently, Laura raised her hand and leaned in, saying, 'what?!'
She then tagged Witherspoon in the caption.
The pair of Oscar winners most recently shared the small screen in HBO's acclaimed series Big Little Lies, which ran for two seasons from 2017 until 2019.
'WHAT?!': Laura, however, was not to be toyed with, as she posted on her own Instagram feed with a hilarious clap-back to her friend and colleague
The show won eight Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Dern.
Prior to that, Reese and Laura costarred in the 2014 film Wild, also from BLL Director Jean-Marc Vallée.
Both actresses were nominated for Academy Awards for the movie.
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Chris Brown's daughter Royalty, who he shares with his ex Nia Guzman, visited Doc Antle's zoo on Wednesday in Myrtle Beach.
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Chris Brown's seven-year-old daughter Royalty, who he shares with his ex-wife Nia Guzman, visited Doc Antle's zoo on Wednesday in Myrtle Beach.
The little girl looked thrilled as she spent the day swimming with tigers and cuddling up to exotic animals at the disgraced Netflix star's safari park.
During the interactive wildlife experience, which Royalty attended with her mom, she nuzzled up to a baby hyena and hugged an elephant's trunk.
Time of her life: Chris Brown's seven-year-old daughter Royalty, who he shares with his ex-wife Nia Guzman, visited Doc Antle's zoo on Wednesday in Myrtle Beach
'Living the dream!' Royalty captioned footage of her taking a dip with two tiger cubs before posing for pictures with them.
She continued: 'We love what you are doing @docantle thank you for these memories!'
Her account, managed by Guzman, has more than 1.1 million Instagram followers and received a flood of sweet comments calling her 'brave.'
Fun times: The little girl looked thrilled as she spent the day swimming with tigers and cuddling up to exotic animals at the disgraced Netflix star's safari park
Making memories: During the interactive wildlife experience, which Royalty attended with her mom, she nuzzled up to a grizzly bear cub and hugged an elephant's trunk
'Lil Mama Loves Animals,' one fan of her father's commented under the video. 'Ain't Scared Of Nothin’!
Royalty's mom also posted from their unforgettable day, including a few solo shots with Bubbles the Elephant.
The mother daughter duo also took a snap with Antle, who was indicted on animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking charges last October.
'Living the dream!' Royalty captioned footage of her taking a dip with two tiger cubs before posing for pictures with them
Fearless: Her account, managed by Guzman, has more than 1.1 million Instagram followers and received a flood of sweet comments calling her 'brave'
'Lil Mama Loves Animals,' one fan of her father's commented under the video. 'Ain't Scared Of Nothin’!
He and his co-conspirator, Keith Wilson, allegedly trafficked lion cubs between Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Antle, the owner of the Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina, was one of the characters in 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,' a 2020 Netflix documentary miniseries that focused on tiger breeders in Florida and Oklahoma.
His role in the series was overshadowed by the botched murder-for-hire plot Joe Exotic, previous owner of The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, launched against big cat advocate, Carole Baskin.
Controversial: The mother daughter duo also took a snap with Antle, who was indicted on animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking charges last October
Furry friend: Guzman received a high-five from a monkey
Antle, 60, is also the founder of The Institute for Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S.).
The alleged mistreatment by Antle was done in a 'cruel, brutal or inhuman manner, so as to produce torture or unnecessary suffering'.
Antle was charged with 'one felony count of wildlife trafficking, one felony count of conspiracy to wildlife traffic, four misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to violate the Endangered Species Act, and nine misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty'.
Additionally, two of Antle's daughters were also slapped with similar charges in the investigation.
Tawny Antle was charged with one misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals and one misdemeanor count of violating the Endangered Species Act.
Cutie: Royalty enjoyed petting a white and black striped tiger
Cuddles: The baby tigers were super playful with their visitors
Wilson, owner of Wilson's Wild Animal Park in Winchester, Virginia, was indicted with the exact same charges as Antle.
Their indictments came after AG Herring's Animal Law Unit dug into the pair's relationship and determined each man was trafficking lion cubs.
'On or about July 24 or 25, 2019 Bhagavan Antle did unlawfully conspire with Keith Wilson to take within the Commonwealth any fish or wildlife (to wit: one female lion) appearing on any list of threatened or endangered species...'court documents said.
The investigation included authorities using a search warrant at Antle's Myrtle Beach Safari by Herring's Animal Law Unit.
In August 2019, 119 animals - including lions, tigers, bears, camels, goats, and water buffalo - were seized from Wilson's roadside zoo after a judge found that Wilson 'cruelly treated, neglected, or deprived' the animals of adequate care.
Bhagavan 'Doc' Antle (pictured) was indicted on Friday by a Grand Jury in Frederick County, Virginia, on animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking
Those animals were transferred to animal control agencies and exotic animal rescue partner organizations.
'During a 12 hour seizure hearing held on August 29, 2019 in Frederick County General District Court, animal welfare experts testified as to the inadequate conditions and cruelty at Wilson’s Wild Animal Park and photo and video evidence was entered showing inadequate conditions of animals and facilities,' the press release said.
In November 2019, Wilson and his nephew were indicted in November on 46 counts of animal cruelty.
A trial in that case is scheduled in June. Wilson could not immediately be reached for comment on Friday. A message was left with an attorney who represented him in the 2019 case.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead will have to convince a jury that he wasn't criminally negligent, a judge ruled Thursday.
Broward Circuit Judge Martin Fein declined to dismiss the child negligence charges against former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, the Sun Sentinel reported.
Peterson, 58, had worked as a school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Nikolas Cruz, who was 19 at the time of the February 2018 shooting, has been charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder.
Prosecutors have said that Peterson failed to come to the rescue as Cruz was making his way through the school´s hallways. The law that Peterson is accused of breaking specifically applies to caregivers, but defense attorneys argued during a hearing Wednesday that a law enforcement officer doesn´t fit the legal definition of a caregiver.
Prosecutors are arguing that school resources officers are inherently different from other law enforcement officers and should be considered caregivers.
Fein ruled that a jury can decide whether a school resource officer should be considered a caregiver and noted that a jury instruction will be included to that effect.
Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson who was on duty during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 and his lawyer Mark Eiglarsh (not pictured) appeared in court Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead said after a hearing Wednesday that he never would have sat idle if he had known people were being killed. (Rafael Olmeda/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Cruz faces the death penalty if convicted in the Valentine´s Day 2018 massacre in which 17 people were slain and 17 others were wounded. Cruz´s lawyers have said he would plead guilty in exchange for a life prison sentence, but prosecutors are insisting that his fate be decided by a jury trial.
Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, left, who was on duty during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 and his lawyer Mark Eiglarsh, right, are interviewed Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead said after a court hearing Wednesday that he never would have sat idle if he had known people were being killed.(Rafael Olmeda/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
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Painter and photographer Chuck Close, who rose to acclaim with his photorealistic painting, died Thursday at the age of 81, US media reported.Close's lawyer,...
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Painter and photographer Chuck Close, who rose to acclaim with his photorealistic painting, died Thursday at the age of 81, US media reported.
Close's lawyer, John Silberman confirmed the artist's death to the New York Times, but could not immediately be reached.
Born in 1940 in the US state of Washington, Close was known for his gigantic portraits or self-portraits -- some of which were mosaics and others so detailed that they looked like photographs to the naked eye.
Among his subjects were former US president Bill Clinton, composer Philip Glass, rock legend Lou Reed and artist Cindy Sherman.
Exhibited in major museums, such as MoMA or the Guggenheim in New York, his works have also adorned the New York City subway.
Late in 2017, several women told US media that Close, who was handicapped and relied on a wheelchair due to spinal artery collapse, had asked them to undress and made unwanted advances and explicit comments when they visited his studio.
Following the allegations, the National Gallery of Art in Washington canceled a planned exhibition of his work, but other museums around the world displayed his outsized paintings.
Close denied the allegations, which came amid a wave of sexual misconduct revelations that swept through various industries.
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Lily Allen put on a chic display in a grey blouse and black jeans following her 2:22 A Ghost Story appearance at the Noël Coward Theatre.
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She has been busy with her latest project - making her West End debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story.
And Lily Allen, 36, looked chic on Thursday night as she left the Noël Coward Theatre in London after yet another acclaimed performance.
The singer stepped out in a grey buttoned blouse and black cropped jeans, a wide smile planted on her face.
West End star: Lily Allen put on a chic display in a grey blouse and black jeans following her 2:22 A Ghost Story appearance at the Noël Coward Theatre on Thursday in London
The Not Fair songstress coordinated her look with a comfortable pair of black chunky boots.
Her raven tresses were slicked into a high bun and the West End star accessorised with a silver necklace.
Lily took the time to wave to onlookers, her natural glow evident in the post-performance snaps.
Big smiles: Lily took the time to wave to onlookers, her natural glow evident in the post-performance snaps
Success: The singer stepped out in a grey buttoned blouse and black cropped jeans, a wide smile planted on her face
Glowing: The West End star slicked back her raven tresses into a high bun
Chic: Lily accessorised her outfit with a silver necklace
Over one arm, Lily carried a large bag with an ice blue coat strewn through the straps.
She was later spotted jumping into a taxi, whilst fans of 2:22 A Ghost Story flooded Instagram to praise her.
'Possibly one of the best plays I've ever been to,' one theatre advocate penned, with another crediting her 'outstanding performance.'
Belongings: Over one arm, Lily carried a large bag with an ice blue coat strewn through the straps
Superstar: Fans of 2:22 A Ghost Story flooded Instagram to praise Lily after her performance on Thursday
Post-performance: The songwriter was spotted getting into a taxi following Thursday night's show
Lily stars alongside Julia Chan, Hadley Fraser and Jake Wood in the thriller, which follows Lily's character in her fears that her house is haunted.
Her co-star Jake, 49, renowned for playing Eastenders' Max Branning, cut a casual figure on Thursday as he arrived for another performance of their well-received play.
The soap star sported a Lacoste tee, jeans and brown shoes as he arrived in Leicester Square.
Soap star turned theatre star: Lily's co-star Jake, 49, renowned for playing Eastenders' Max Branning, cut a casual figure on Thursday as he arrived for another performance of their well-received play
Comedian Bobby Davro, 62, looked dapper for a night at the theatre, as he arrived donning a black shirt and jeans.
He layered up with a blue suit jacket and kept his glasses safely attached to his shirt.
The actor finalised his spruce look with black polished shoes.
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Channel 10's most senior executive has revealed production is almost complete on the upcoming season of The Bachelorette Australia, starring Brooke Blurton.
Beverley McGarvey, the Chief Content Officer of ViacomCBS Australia-New Zealand, told TV Tonight filming was 'just about finished'.
During a wide-ranging discussion about the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on 10's programming slate, Ms McGarvey offered an update on the show's progress.
Almost wrapped: Channel 10's most senior executive has said production is almost complete on the upcoming season of The Bachelorette Australia, starring Brooke Blurton (pictured)
'We were lucky enough that we finished Masked Singer [before lockdown], Making It is in the can, Bachelorette's just about finished, Bachelor was finished, Survivor was in the can,' she said.
'Honestly, we went in that window [of lesser Covid restrictions] where everything was working relatively normally, so we shot a lot of stuff. I think everybody did.
'When you get that window, you've got to go hard in case something happens, because you never know what's around the corner.'
End of the road: Beverley McGarvey (right), the Chief Content Officer of ViacomCBS Australia-New Zealand, told TV Tonight filming was 'just about finished'
Meanwhile, new Bachelorette Brooke, 26, has travelled from Sydney to Western Australia after the sudden death of her sister.
It's unclear how her family tragedy has impacted production on the 10 dating show.
'Hey guys, obviously it's been a while since I've been on here and we can all guess that reason,' she wrote on Instagram on Saturday.
'I do like to think I live a private life, but I kinda wanted to share with you where I'm at. Something hugely personal and vulnerable.
'On the 11/8 I had just received news that my sister passed away.'
Heartbreaking: Meanwhile, Brooke has travelled from Sydney to WA after the sudden death of her sister. It's unclear how her family tragedy has impacted production on the 10 dating show
She went on say she'd been trying to 'process' her sister's death while in locked down in Sydney without her family.
'I've thankfully had huge support from production and friends working tirelessly to get me back to WA so that I can mourn with my family,' she added.
Brooke said she'd been rejected for a G2G pass - a permit to travel to WA during the Covid-19 pandemic - multiple times, which left her feeling 'depleted and distraught'.
But she was finally approved for the pass 'under compassionate grounds'.
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By Jonathan CableLONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Already-expensive British home prices will see further substantial gains over the next few years, bolstered by...
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LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Already-expensive British home prices will see further substantial gains over the next few years, bolstered by low borrowing costs, supply shortages and a desire for more living space, a Reuters poll of housing market analysts found.
As in much of the developed world, millions of Britons have spent the past 17 months working from home as measures imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic shut offices and restricted travel.
That enforced time at home, which has allowed some to accumulate more savings and is likely to continue at least part time, has meant people want more room as they adapt their properties to be both living and working areas.
"The current trend of wanting more space has some way to run. It takes many years for supply to catch up with demand after the type of fundamental shift in buyer requirements over the last year," said Ray Boulger at mortgage broker John Charcol.
Asked what would be the biggest driver of UK home prices over the next 12 months, four of 12 respondents to an additional question in the Aug. 13-19 Reuters poll cited a desire for more living space, three named supply shortages and five others said easy monetary policy.
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As the pandemic battered the economy, the Bank of England - like its peers - slashed interest rates to a record low 0.10% and restarted its bond buying programme, making it far cheaper for those who can to pay a mortgage on a home.
"The low cost of borrowing is the thing that underpins house price affordability and therefore house price growth the most," said Russell Quirk at real estate firm Proper PR.
"If you look at the correlation between lower interest rates over the last 10 or 12 years and house prices there is a direct correlation - the cheaper money gets the more expensive house prices get."
On the flip side, when asked what posed the biggest downside risk to prices, six of 12 respondents said higher interest rates. Others mentioned new coronavirus variants, high unemployment or a return to a full-time office working week.
While a Reuters poll of economists earlier this week found the central bank would wait until 2023 before raising interest rates, they did say there was a chance an increase may come sooner than that.
"If things go to plan and we learn to live with COVID-19, tighter monetary policy is probably the biggest risk," said Aneisha Beveridge at estate agent Hamptons.
Still, medians in the wider poll of 15 market experts showed house prices would rise 6.0% this year, 3.5% next year and 3.0% in 2023, far outstripping expectations for overall inflation.
The forecasts for this year and next were higher than in a May poll and the highest since polling began for those periods.
In London they were predicted to rise 2.8% this year, 2.5% in 2022 and 2.4% the following year.
Those price rises mean affordability will worsen over the coming few years, according to six of 12 respondents to an additional question. Four said it would stay the same and two said it would improve.
"Demand will continue to push prices as will low mortgage rates. Yet wage inflation will also boom. The result will be prices that are yet more 'unaffordable' especially for stretched first-time buyers (of property)," Quirk said.
The average asking price for a home was 337,371 pounds ($461,962) this month, according to property website Rightmove, more than 10 times the average British salary. With wage rises unlikely to keep pace with home price increases that affordability gap will probably widen.
(For other stories from the Reuters quarterly housing market polls:)
($1 = 0.7303 pounds)
(Reporting by Jonathan Cable; polling by Devayani Sathyan, Vijayalakshmi Srinivasan and Mumal Rathore Editing by Gareth Jones)
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The 72-year-old Grease star, who is based in California, told Sunrise on Friday she wished she could see her Melbourne-based relatives, including her actress niece Tottie Goldsmith
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Olivia Newton-John has revealed she is missing her family back home in Melbourne.
Like many Australians living overseas, the 72-year-old entertainer hasn't been able to return to her native country due to the strict Covid-19 border restrictions.
She told Sunrise on Friday she wished she could see her Melbourne-based relatives, including her actress niece Tottie Goldsmith.
'I send you all my love and I think of you all the time': Olivia Newton-John revealed on Sunrise on Friday she was missing her family back home in Melbourne
'I have a lot of family in Melbourne. I send you all my love and I think of you all the time,' said Olivia, who is based in California.
'I know it is difficult to be out there and I wish I could come, but I just cannot right now,' she added, referring to the travel restrictions.
The actress and singer is battling breast cancer for the third time, but prefers to call herself a 'cancer thriver' rather than a survivor.
She discussed her latest fundraising event, Walk for Wellness, with Sunrise hosts Natalie Barr and Matt Doran.
Forced apart: The 72-year-old entertainer, who is based in California, said she wished she could see her Melbourne-based relatives, including her actress niece Tottie Goldsmith (left)
The five-kilometre walk will raise money for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in Melbourne.
She said: 'I know from experience that doing things that support your mind, body and spirit is incredibly important, and your mind is one of the most important things on a journey.'
The centre provides a number of 'alternative' therapies, including yoga, meditation, acupuncture and art therapy.
Olivia added: 'I know from my own experience it really makes a huge difference in your recovery and keeps you positive and in a great space.'
She's a fighter! Olivia has stage-four metastatic breast cancer. She previously beat the disease twice, in 1992 and 2013
Olivia has stage-four metastatic breast cancer. She previously beat the disease twice, in 1992 and 2013.
She told BBC's The One Show recently she was feeling healthier than ever after treating her pain with medicinal cannabis.
The Xanadu star is receiving conventional therapies as well, including radiation.
'Every day is a gift': Olivia told The One Show recently she was feeling healthier than ever after treating her pain with medicinal cannabis. Pictured with her daughter, Chloe Lattanzi
'I'm fine. I've been dealing with metastatic cancer for seven years - and every day is a gift,' she said.
'I feel great. I use plant medicine and medicinal cannabis my husband grows for me and I feel wonderful!'
Olivia and her husband, John Easterling, launched the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund last December to support research into plant medicine for cancer.
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The model, 26, posed up a storm on the Spanish island of Ibiza in an striped orange Jean Paul Gaultier dress with a revealing thigh-high split on Instagram on Thursday.
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Demi Rose posed up a storm on the Spanish island of Ibiza in an striped orange Jean Paul Gaultier dress with a revealing thigh-high split on Instagram on Thursday.
The model, 26, sent temperatures soaring as she showed off her jaw-dropping curves in the strapless number.
Sitting with a glass of orange juice in hand, Demi seductively gazed at the camera while showing off her tanned legs in the revealing dress.
She's on fire! Demi Rose, 26, posed for a sultry Instagram snap on Thursday, making the most of her ample assets and putting on a very leggy display in the new shot
The internet star's highlighted hair was styled into a bouncy blow dry with her loose curls gently resting on her shoulders.
Demi could be seen setting next to a large rustic table as she wound down after a busy day of sunning herself on her holiday.
In another image, Demi could be seen standing to show the print on her gown, which featured a naked figure with its arms and legs outstretched with a sun in the background.
Fashion forward: The influencer posed up a storm on the Spanish island of Ibiza in a striped orange Jean Paul Gaultier dress with a revealing thigh-high split
Ensuring the snap was of a sensual nature, she stood with her leg forward to partially show some skin, displaying her impressive tan.
Demi also put on a steamy display on Wednesday as she shared some Instagram shots of herself wearing an incredibly skimpy swimming costume.
She left little to the imagination as she relaxed in the sunshine in a red string swimsuit which plunged below the navel.
The beauty made the most of her hourglass curves and showed off her impressively flat stomach and ample assets in her attire.
Hot out here: Demi also set pulses racing on Wednesday as she shared some Instagram shots of herself wearing a plunging red swimsuit on the Spanish island of Ibiza
Time to relax: The influencer left little to the imagination as she relaxed in the sunshine in a red string swimsuit before posing up a storm for the snaps
The Birmingham beauty could be seen holding the straw hat that was perched on her head as she sat on a day bed to work on her glow.
In another picture, Demi could be seen laying on her front as she gazed off into the distance.
Sharing the images online, she wrote: 'Suns out.'
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Noel Gallagher is planing to quit alcohol for three months after admitting he's been 'smashing the a**e out of it in Ibiza' this year.
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Noel Gallagher is planing to quit alcohol for three months after admitting he's been 'smashing the a**e out of it in Ibiza' this year.
The rocker, 54, has decided he will put down the bottle for around 12 weeks and has even set a date of September 12 for when go teetotal.
He says he needs a booze break after going too wild in Ibiza, saying on Matt Morgan’s Funny How? podcast: 'I’m going on the wagon and I’ve fixed a date.
On the wagon: Noel Gallagher is planing to quit alcohol for three months after admitting he's been 'smashing the a**e out of it in Ibiza' this year
'I think it’s going to be like the 12th of September, because I’ve got parties to attend to and the last one is on the 11th.
'And then I’m going to go on the wagon for 12 weeks I think. I’ve been f**king smashing the a**e out of it in Ibiza.
'I’m going to do three months which takes me up to the middle of December and then I can get in training for Christmas.'
Born to perform: The Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds rocker, 54, has decided he will put down the bottle for around 12 weeks (pictured in May)
The musician previously took another three-month hiatus from alcohol in 2011, and felt 'five years younger' afterwards.
He explained: 'I was on my own so I wasn’t going out at all.
'If you’re a drinker you’ve got a slightly addictive personality. Once you're past the initial couple of weeks you start to feel better and you get addicted to that.
Out on the town: The news comes after Noel recently revealed pal Matt Smith, who features in the video for his band's song We're On Our Way Now, loves a wild night out (pictured 2019)
'When I came back from the States I looked about five years younger.'
The news comes after the former Oasis rocker recently revealed actor Matt Smith, who features in the video for his band's song We're On Our Way Now, loves a wild night out, but that his brother and bitter rival Liam Gallagher isn’t as much of a party animal as people think.
He said: 'What I’ve found down the years, is actors have to keep it a bit low key because the job that they're in requires so much investment that studios are not going to invest in a raving party animal.
'So actors, you'll find, lead the double life. 'Matt Smith can hold his own. He does tend to boot furniture over.
'He turns at about 3am or 4am in the morning. He supports Blackburn Rovers, right? And a couple of times, he's kind of just does that thing where he’ll drift off and then suddenly go "ROVERS!" and kick a chair or something.
'I was about to have a word with him a couple of times, like, "Mate, kick the chair again, and you know, we're gonna have to work this out."'
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South Australia has eased a range of COVID-19 border restrictions, making it easier for people to travel from Queensland and the Northern Territory.
The state's transition committee met on Friday, opening the border to the Northern Territory, except for people coming from Katherine.
It also decided to allow people to travel from regional Queensland while those from the state's southeast, including Brisbane, will still need to get tested for the virus and isolate until they receive a negative result.
The cap on home gatherings in SA will also rise from 10 to 20 from Saturday and consumption of food and drink while standing will be allowed private gatherings.
The committee has not made any changes to the closed border arrangements with NSW, Victoria and the ACT.
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SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Aug 20 (Reuters) - China Evergrande , the country's most indebted property developer, pledged on Friday to do everything it can to...
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SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Aug 20 (Reuters) - China Evergrande , the country's most indebted property developer, pledged on Friday to do everything it can to resolve its debt issues and maintain the stability of the real estate market, a day after it was summoned by regulators.
Evergrande issued the statement on its website hours after the People's Bank of China and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission issued a rare warning that the company needed to reduce its debt risks and prioritise stability.
"Evergrande Group will fully implement the requirements of the interview and unswervingly implement the central government's strategic deployment of the stable and healthy development of the real estate market," the developer said https://bit.ly/3kcqAVA.
The company has been pursing asset sales, with Reuters reporting https://www.reuters.com/world/china/exclusive-china-evergrande-talks-with-xiaomi-consortium-sell-ev-unit-stake-2021-08-19 on Thursday of efforts to offload part of its electric vehicle business.
Evergrande said in its statement that its unit, Evergrande New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Group, had held preliminary talks with smartphone maker Xiaomi regarding it coming on as a strategic shareholder, although there was no in-depth discussions.
The unusual summons by regulators comes amid fragile confidence in China's credit markets and concern that any financial crisis at Evergrande could pose a systemic risk as the company struggles to find the cash it needs to pay its lenders.
It also comes days after President Xi Jinping highlighted efforts to forestall major financial risks and as a flurry of regulatory crackdowns roil China's equity markets.
Evergrande has more than 240 billion yuan ($37 billion) of bills and trade payables from contractors to settle over the next 12 months, according to ratings agency S&P Global.
Concern over the developer's financial health intensified in June when it failed to pay some commercial paper on time. (Reporting by Emily Chow and Brenda Goh in SHANGHAI and Anne Marie Roantree in Hong Kong; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Lincoln Feast.)
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Test skipper Tim Paine has backed Justin Langer to continue after some "tough and robust conversations" with Cricket Australia and is now calling on his teammates to rally around the under-pressure coach.
Player unease and public debate about Langer prompted a meeting between Paine, limited-overs captain Aaron Finch, vice-captain Pat Cummins plus CA heavies Earl Eddings and Nick Hockley.
Paine, speaking two days after CA chief executive Hockley indicated Langer would be in charge for the Twenty20 World Cup and Ashes, argued it was "important" Australian cricket's most influential figures discussed the matter.
"Then got around him (Langer), supported him and looked to move forward," Paine told SEN.
"We're really looking forward to the next six months with JL.
"No doubt the week has been difficult for him.
"We've been able to galvanise around him and have some really robust discussions on where we want to take this cricket team, what we expect of him and what he expects of us.
"We want to be the best team in the world and to do that we need to have some tough and robust conversations. We've certainly done that as a senior group in the last 24-48 hours."
Langer is contracted to mid-2022, meaning speculation about his position will continue to bubble until CA either offer a new deal or part ways.
"It's just been a bit of shame I think in the last week that a lot of the failings around Australian cricket have been pinned on JL, that's certainly not the case," Paine said.
Langer's intensity, and its capacity to rub players the wrong way, has been magnified over the past year by biosecurity bubbles and the knock-on effect of touring parties living in each other's pockets.
The former Test opener said in July he felt like "Superman" after a camp on the Gold Coast, where he attempted to clear the air with disgruntled players after responding to feedback in an external review.
But ensuing leaks suggest everyone isn't on the same page yet.
Paine, Finch and Cummins will soon debrief with teammates, most of whom are either in hotel quarantine in Adelaide or locked down in Sydney, as they seek to shift focus to on-field matters.
"The next few days, no doubt given what has gone on, we'll look to get the group together," Paine said.
"Be really clear on what we expect of each other, make sure everyone is onboard for the journey, whether that's in small groups on a Zoom call - it's obviously impossible to get face to face at the moment."
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ADRIAN THRILLS: At 24, Lorde, born Ella Yelich-O'Connor, is an old hand, but it was her first single, Royals, and debut album Pure Heroine that opened the door for today's bedroom pop talents.
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LORDE: Solar Power (EMI)
Verdict: Still shining brightly
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JAKE BUGG: Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (RCA)
Verdict: The weekend starts here
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Barely a week has gone by this year without an absorbing new pop album from a young female singer-songwriter.
The past four months alone have seen highly original records from Olivia Rodrigo, 18; Billie Eilish, 19; Griff, 20; and Clairo, 22. The year opened with Arlo Parks, then 20, setting the tone with her debut LP Collapsed In Sunbeams.
Now Lorde is rejoining the party. At 24, the singer, born Ella Yelich-O'Connor, is an old hand, but it was her first single, Royals, and debut album Pure Heroine — both released when she was just 16, in 2013 — that opened the door for Eilish, Rodrigo and the rest of today's restless bedroom pop talents.
At 24, Lorde (pictured above), born Ella Yelich-O'Connor, is an old hand, but it was her first single, Royals, and debut album Pure Heroine that opened the door for Eilish, Rodrigo and the rest of today's restless bedroom pop talents
Time magazine might have hailed her as one of the world's most influential teenagers in 2013, but Solar Power — an album four years in the making — is all about retreating from the whirlwind of early fame
Those expecting the New Zealander to embrace the 'voice of a generation' tag are going to be disappointed by her third album, though. Time magazine might have hailed her as one of the world's most influential teenagers in 2013, but Solar Power — an album four years in the making — is all about retreating from the whirlwind of early fame.
'If you're looking for a saviour, well that's not me,' she sings on The Path, before vowing to ignore any phone calls from her record label and radio stations. The title track goes further, with the singer promising to 'throw my cellular device in the water'.
Another song, California, finds her railing against LA's celebrity circus, a scene that she witnessed first-hand when she won two Grammy Awards in 2014.
If that sounds suspiciously like the whinings of a spoilt star, think again. With a title inspired by a trip to Antarctica, Solar Power is a celebration of the natural world and a testament to the benefits of growing up on your own terms.
Lorde appears as a musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on July 15 this year
Chip off the old rock Olivia, 17, sings tender piano ballad My Father's Daughter on the soundtrack to Sean Penn's new film Flag Day The teenage daughters of America's hard-rocking grunge icons are clearly chips off the old block. First Dave Grohl's eldest Violet, 15, joined her dad for a crunching cover of punk band X's Nausea. Now Olivia Vedder, eldest of Pearl Jam singer Eddie's two children, is following suit. Olivia, 17, sings tender piano ballad My Father's Daughter on the soundtrack to Sean Penn's new film Flag Day, the story of American counterfeiter John Vogel. Her assured performance on a song penned by Eddie and Irish actor Glen Hansard suggests a pop career is on the cards. Another collaboration sees Elton John, Dua Lipa and Australian electronic trio Pnau team up on the pulsating Cold Heart, a single that blends four vintage Elton tracks for the clubs. Dua handles the chorus to 1972's Rocket Man, while Where's The Shoorah?, Kiss The Bride and Sacrifice also feature. And Chvrches turn to American horror film director and composer John Carpenter for a bracing re-mix of recent single Good Girls. Carpenter ramps up the track's electronic rhythms and accentuates the guitar solo. The Glasgow trio have reworked one of Carpenter's solo tracks, Turning The Bones, in return. A new Chvrches album, Screen Violence, arrives next week. Advertisement !- - ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v5/us/tvshowbiz/none/article/other/mpu_factbox.html?id=mpu_factbox_1 - ->
With piano and acoustic guitars to the fore, its folky psychedelia could also be a suitably hazy soundtrack to what's left of summer.
Like much of today's best female pop (by Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and St. Vincent) the album is co-produced by Bleachers singer Jack Antonoff. Apart from a drum machine on one track, and a sprinkling of Mellotron, the instrumentation forgoes the electronics of old; with the backing vocals of Marlon Williams, James Milne, Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo adding The Mamas & The Papas-style harmonies.
A desire for dreamy escape looms large. Powered by Bob Dylan's drummer Matt Chamberlain, The Path imagines Lorde as a 'teen millionaire' cast away on a windswept island.
On Fallen Fruit — 'we will walk together, psychedelic garlands in our hair' — she harks back to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district and 1967's summer of love.
Her introspection is tempered with knowing humour. 'I'm kinda like a prettier Jesus,' she teases on the title track, before indulging in some Taylor Swift-style spoken asides on Secrets From A Girl (Who's Seen It All).
The latter, a letter to her younger self, includes a cameo from Swedish singer Robyn. On board the fictional Strange Airlines, Robyn plays the role of a surreal flight attendant: 'Your emotional baggage can be picked up at carousel number two,' she deadpans.
Lorde's distaste for the trappings of stardom is clear. She sings of 'dutifully falling apart for the princess of Norway' on The Man With The Axe and mocks her own fondness for high fashion and showbiz gossip on the droll Leader Of A New Regime, where she dreams of getting away from it all . . . as long as she can take 'a trunkful' of Simone Rocha and Phoebe Philo designer outfits and some celebrity magazines with her. There's a twist, too, on Big Star, a piano piece that sounds, on first hearing, as if she's singing about falling in love with someone famous. On closer listening, it turns out to be a touching tribute to her dog, Pearl, who died while she was making this album.
With its rhythms understated, Solar Power sometimes feels withdrawn (unlike the album cover, which has the singer skipping on a beach with her bottom on show).
There's nothing here as immediate as Royals or 2017's Green Light. In that respect, it's a classic lockdown album. But the overriding mood is upbeat.
The title track evokes the brightness of George Michael's Freedom! '90, and Oceanic Feeling extols the virtues of outdoor living and quality time spent with friends and family in Auckland.
Solar Power is a grower — and an object lesson in letting a supremely talented star bide her time.
Jake Bugg also got his first taste of fame at a tender age. The mop-topped Nottingham singer was 18 when his self-titled debut LP, packed with rockabilly-based tunes, topped the charts in 2012. But his career stalled and matters weren't helped when he turned to ill-fitting dance and hip-hop influences on 2016's On My One.
Now 27, he's back on track on fifth album Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, its title a nod to the gritty 1958 novel by Nottingham author Alan Sillitoe that was turned into a big-screen kitchen-sink drama starring Albert Finney. Not that there's much grit on show here: this is a glossier Bugg with state-of-the-art pop adornments.
Jake Bugg performs during Standon Calling 2021 on July 25 this year in Standon. The mop-topped Nottingham singer was 18 when his self-titled debut LP, packed with rockabilly-based tunes, topped the charts in 2012
The singer entertains the crowd during Trent Rockets v Southern Braves at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on July 24 this year
Rather than writing alone, he's now more collaborative, working with hit-makers. The change of gear works well on Kiss Like The Sun and gospel-tinged All I Need. Elsewhere, his song writing struggles to cut through the album's slick production.
But Bugg shines on the slower tracks. He sings in a higher register than usual on the melodramatic piano-and-strings Downtown, and is backed by co-writer Andrew Watt's George Harrison-like guitar on ballad Scene.
Both albums are out today. Jake Bugg starts a tour at Newcastle City Hall on March 14, 2022 (ticketmaster.co.uk). Lorde starts her tour at the O2 Academy, Leeds, on May 25, 2022 (gigsandtours.com).
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Owner Nick Hoare was devastated after receiving a call from the police to say his much-loved cat, called Buster, had been killed by one of its dogs in the operation in Weymouth.
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A beloved pet cat was 'mauled to death' by a police dog off its lead as it searched for a burglary suspect.
Owner Nick Hoare was devastated after receiving a call from the police to say his much-loved cat, called Buster, had been killed by one of its dogs in the operation.
The tragic incident happened close to the seven-year-old white and tabby cat's home in Weymouth, Dorset.
A beloved pet cat (pictured) was 'mauled to death' by a police dog off its lead as it searched for a burglary suspect
Police had been on the hunt for an intruder who had broken into a building site when the dog, believed to be a German shepherd, went for Buster.
The pet suffered fatal injuries and could not be saved. Mr Hoare, 70, said the police officer who broke the news asked him matter-of-factly if he wanted Buster 'returned frozen or as ash'.
The retired boat builder said: 'I didn't want to see a frozen mauled cat – so I asked them to bring me his ashes.'
The police have revealed no suspects were found or items discovered missing during the search.
They have apologised to Mr Hoare for the distress caused and said the death will be investigated internally.
Mr Hoare added: 'You fear your cat might get hit by a car but you don't expect it to be savaged by a police dog.
Owner Nick Hoare was devastated after receiving a call from the police to say his much-loved cat, called Buster, had been killed by one of its dogs in the operation
'They had the police dog out there to catch a criminal - and they caught a cat instead, poor little thing. I am gutted.'
The pensioner took in Buster when he was a stray kitten and had him micro-chipped so he could be contacted if he ever came to harm.
He said he would be in 'a lot of trouble' if it was his dog which killed a neighbour's pet.
Under the Dangerous Dogs Act (1991), a pet owner can be sent to prison for six months or given an unlimited fine if their dog is 'out of control in a public place' and attacks someone's animal.
Mr Hoare said: 'The last time I saw Buster was when he popped in at around 5pm o the evening he died.
'He laid on his back and let me stroke his tummy - he didn't often do that - so that's my last memory of him, seeing his white stomach, and him just staring up at me.'
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Peter Gallagher will appear on the 18th season of Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Alan Hamilton, who knew Ellis Grey (Kate Burton).
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Peter Gallagher has landed a recurring role on the upcoming 18th season of Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Alan Hamilton, who knew Ellis Grey (Kate Burton).
The Grace and Frankie star, 66, will make his debut on ABC's long-running medical drama on the season premiere, which airs September 30.
Alongside scrubbing in the cast and meeting Ellis' daughter Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), he and Burton's backstory will reportedly be told in flash backs, according to Deadline.
Handsome: Peter Gallagher has landed a recurring role on the upcoming 18th season of Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Alan Hamilton, who knew Ellis Grey (Kate Burton); seen in 2020
In response to the exciting news, Gallagher's Grammy-winning daughter Kathryn Gallagher showed her support on her Instagram Story.
'I didn’t not cry when he told me. HARDEST SECRET I’VE EVER HAD TO KEEP,' the 28-year-old daughter wrote, before describing herself as a 'stan' (an obsessive fan) of the show.
She also shared a sweet snap of herself curled up in a blanket with several of the show's fictional character names on it.
Medical drama: The Grace and Frankie star, 66, will make his debut on ABC's long-running medical drama on the season premiere, which airs September 30
Burton, whose character suffered from Alzheimer's Disease and died of a heart attack on season three, is confirmed for 'multiple episodes next season.'
Most recently, Gallagher appeared in Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and guest starred on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie and NBC’s Law & Order: SVU.
Upon its renewal earlier this year, Grey's Anatomy made history as the longest running medical drama in television history.
Supportive daughter: In response to the exciting news, Gallagher's Grammy-winning daughter Kathryn Gallagher showed her support on her Instagram Story
'I didn’t not cry when he told me. HARDEST SECRET I’VE EVER HAD TO KEEP,' the 28-year-old daughter wrote, before describing herself as a 'stan' (an obsessive fan) of the show
Ellen, the series' protagonist is one of the highest paid women in TV, earning $20 million per year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
During an interview last year on the Jemele Hill is Unbothered podcast, Pompeo admitted she 'made a decision to make money' when taking on the role of Meredith Grey.
'For me, personally, a healthy home life was more important than career,' she told Hill. 'I didn't grow up with a particularly happy childhood. So the idea that I have this great husband and these three beautiful children [and] a happy home life was really something I needed to complete.'
Doctor talk: Pompeo, who also serves as a producer on the show, closed a one-year deal after 'lengthy negotiations' earlier this year
Smart move: During an interview last year on the Jemele Hill is Unbothered podcast, Pompeo admitted she 'made a decision to make money' when taking on the role of Meredith Grey
Grey's firefighter spinoff, Station 19, also received a renewal notice for the fifth season with executive producer and showrunner Krista Vernoff at the helm.
'The writers, directors, casts and crews of Grey's Anatomy and Station 19 worked so hard to bring these shows to life this past season,' Vernoff, 47, said in a statement.
'Keeping each other safe on set while paying tribute to the front-line heroes and first responders has been a challenge and a privilege. I've been truly blown away — particularly by our tireless crews — as they reinvented the TV-making wheel.
'The writers, directors, casts and crews of Grey's Anatomy and Station 19 worked so hard to bring these shows to life this past season,' Vernoff, 47, said in a statement.
'Thank you to ABC and ABC Signature for the support and extraordinary partnership through this unprecedented season. We are so grateful for the opportunity to tell more stories.'
Grey's past season welcomed back a host of former cast members as Meredith battled COVID-19, including a dream beach sequence with Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd.
T.R. Knight portrayed George O'Malley, Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey and Eric Dane came back as Mark Sloan, while Sarah Drew returned as April Kepner.
Giacomo Gianniotti's character, Andrew DeLuca, was killed off during the midseason premiere, and Jesse Williams' character, Jackson Avery, will make his final appearance on May 20.
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The city's government did not directly identify the 54-year old but said it had granted foreign personnel permission to skip quarantine for 'the purpose of performing designated professional work'
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Nicole Kidman has avoided quarantine in Hong Kong where she's filming a television series, after receiving an exemption from the government.
The city's government did not directly identify the 54-year old Hollywood star but said it had granted foreign overseas film personnel permission to skip quarantine for 'the purpose of performing designated professional work'.
The exemption contrasts sharply with entry rules for residents that are some of the most stringent coronavirus requirements globally, sparking online criticism from residents in the special administrative region of China.
Exempt: Nicole Kidman has avoided quarantine in Hong Kong where she's filming a TV series, after receiving an exemption from the government. Pictured with director Lulu Wang
Kidman was in the former British colony to film an Amazon television series called The Expats, online news site HK01 reported.
She was spotted shopping and filming after arriving from Sydney last week, according to HK01.
NSW reported its biggest one-day rise in Covid-19 infections on Thursday.
Excused: The city's government did not directly identify the 54-year old Hollywood star but said it had granted foreign overseas film personnel permission to skip quarantine for 'the purpose of performing designated professional work'. Pictured at the SAG Awards in 2020
Hong Kong arrivals from countries considered 'high risk' are mandated to undergo compulsory quarantine for 21 days in a designated quarantine hotel, even those who are vaccinated.
The measures have led to many residents not being able to visit relatives and travel overseas for nearly two years, prompting an online backlash over Kidman's exemption.
'So we have HK residents who can't come back if not vaccinated (and even then with 2-3 weeks quarantine) but Nicole Kidman can just enter like this? It's disgusting!' said one Twitter user.
Backlash: The news of Kidman's exemption sparked backlash on social media, with Hong Kong locals complaining about the apparent 'double standard' enjoyed by the celebrity visitor
The government this week said it was upgrading 15 overseas places including the US, Spain and France to 'high risk' from 'medium risk' which means that only vaccinated Hong Kong residents are allowed to enter and must face the 21-day hotel quarantine on arrival.
The measures have sparked chaos for travellers who are desperately trying to rebook hotel quarantine and flights with limited supply available.
Australia has been reclassified to 'medium risk' from 'low risk' from August 20, meaning that vaccinated arrivals need to quarantine for 14 nights.
Without the exemption, Kidman would have had to do seven days of hotel quarantine.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - In a court ruling with potentially broad implications for U.S. immigration cases, a federal judge in Nevada found that a criminal law that dates to 1929 and makes it a felony for a person who has been deported to return to the United States is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno, in an order issued Wednesday, found the law widely known as Section 1326 is based on "racist, nativist roots" and discriminates against Mexican and Latinx people in violation of the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.
"Anybody who works in federal courts knows the statute," Franny Forsman, retired longtime chief of the Federal Public Defender´s Office in Nevada, said Thursday. "There really are a large number of cases that have been brought over the years under that section. They´re mostly public defender cases."
Section 1326 of the Immigration and Nationality Act makes it a crime for a person to enter the U.S. if they have been denied admission, deported or removed. It was enacted in 1952 using language from the Undesirable Aliens Act passed by Congress in 1929. Penalties were stiffened five times between 1988 and 1996 to increase its deterrent value.
Forsman said she expected the government will appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
But Julian Castro, secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden Administration, tweeted that he doubted the Justice Department would want to defend a law with "an incredibly racist history."
Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou and an aide did not immediately respond to messages about the ruling.
Forsman called Du´s order groundbreaking for its thoroughness. Du, a Vietnamese immigrant, was nominated to the federal bench by President Barack Obama and sworn in in 2012.
"I think it will have implications because it´s going to be difficult to get around her reasoning," Forsman said of the court order. "It´s a little hard to get around a statute that was called the `Wetback Act´ by the people enacting it." The derogatory term often refers to Mexican migrants who have entered the country illegally, but it's also used to disparage all Hispanics.
Du said she considered written and oral arguments and expert testimony about the legislative history of the law from professors Benjamin Gonzalez O´Brien of San Diego State University and Kelly Lytle Hernández of the University of California, Los Angeles.
"Importantly, the government does not dispute that Section 1326 bears more heavily on Mexican and Latinx individuals," the judge said in her 43-page order dismissing the June 2020 criminal indictment of Gustavo Carrillo-Lopez.
Carrillo-Lopez was arrested in Nevada in 2019 after having been deported in 1999 and again in 2012, according to prosecutors. His federal public defender, Lauren Gorman in Reno, did not immediately respond Thursday to an email.
The judge said she saw no publicly available data about the national origin of people prosecuted under Section 1326, but cited U.S. Border Patrol statistics showing that more than 97% of people apprehended at the border in 2000 were of Mexican decent, 86% in 2005, and 87% in 2010.
"The government argues that the stated impact is `a product of geography, not discrimination,´ and that the statistics are rather a feature of Mexico´s proximity to the United States, the history of Mexican employment patterns and the socio-political and economic factors that drive migration," Du wrote. "The court is not persuaded."
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A group of 11 people who attended a party at a beach in Sydney's east have tested positive to Covid.
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A group of 11 people who attended a beachside party in Sydney's east have tested positive to Covid.
Speaking at Friday's NSW update, chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant called out the illegal gathering in the trendy suburb of Maroubra.
NSW has reported 642 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and four deaths as curfews are imposed in western Sydney's council areas of concern and the city's lockdown is extended to September 30.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said NSW has recorded 642 new Covid cases on Friday with chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant calling out a gathering in Sydney's east where 11 people caught the virus (pictured: Ms Berejiklian and Dr Chant at Friday's press conference)
All of NSW is currently locked down and facing enhanced police compliance measures as authorities battle to contain the spread of the virulent Delta strain.
There were 644 new local cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Thursday, but two were acquired in the ACT and are isolating in southern NSW.
Of those cases, the isolation status of more than 500 remain under investigation.
A permit system will from Saturday also come into force for people travelling between Greater Sydney and regional NSW.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant have repeatedly and vociferously denied the efficacy of curfews as a public health measure amid the outbreak.
Curfews from 9pm to 5am will nevertheless be imposed in western Sydney's 12 local government areas of concern from Monday.
People in these areas will also be limited to one hour of exercise, and NSW Police will be given the power to lock down entire apartment blocks due to COVID-19 cases.
Masks will also be mandated at all times - indoors and outdoors - across NSW from Monday.
'This is also for police, it makes it easy for them to make sure that everybody is sticking to the rules so this (means) mask-wearing outdoors unless you're exercising,' Ms Berejiklian said.
COVID-19 vaccinations for NSW healthcare workers will also be mandated by the end of next month.
All healthcare workers must have at least one jab by September 30.
Greens health spokesperson Cate Faehrmann in a statement welcomed the change but said it should've been made sooner.
Some 80 healthcare workers at Sydney's St George Hospital are this week isolating due to COVID exposure in the oncology ward.
The government is currently looking at ways to give vaccinated people more freedom in September when the state has reached six million jabs, but is yet to
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She is in the midst of launching a brand new cookbook and accompanying products as she looks to move on from an embarrassing scandal earlier this year.
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She is in the midst of launching a brand new cookbook and accompanying products as she looks to move on from an embarrassing scandal earlier this year.
And on Thursday, Chrissy Teigen was spotted out with her husband, John Legend, and their daughter, Luna Simone, as the trio took a walk through the streets of New York City.
The model, 35, looked chic and put together in a gray plaid blazer worn over a black sports bra that gave passersby a peek at her flat midriff.
On Thursday: Chrissy Teigen was spotted out with her husband John Legend and their daughter Luna Simone as the trio took a walk through the streets of New York City
Chrissy‘s top featured a white band underneath brandishing the logo Calvin Klein.
The Lip Sync Battle star also wore boot cut, high-waisted denim jeans, and she strutted along in angular white sandals.
The beauty had her highlighted blonde hair parted at the middle, secured with two berets.
She accessorized with a pair of dark rounded sunglasses and she carried a black clutch purse.
Chic trio: The model, 35, looked chic and put together in a gray plaid blazer worn over a black sports bra that gave passersby a peek at her flat midriff
EGOT winner Legend, 42, looked summery in a lovely light floral shirt, with the sleeves rolled up at his elbows.
He paired this with white denim jeans ripped at the knees, along with matching white footwear.
The couple, who have been married since 2013, held hands with their adorable five-year-old daughter Luna, who was cute in a pink tie-dye T-shirt and frilly peach skirt.
Lovely: EGOT winner Legend, 42, looked summery in a lovely light floral shirt, with the sleeves rolled up at his elbows
Not seen was their other child, three-year-old son Miles Theodore Stephens.
On the same day, Teigen took to her Instagram Stories from what looked to be the window of an apartment building in the city, where she posed in a lovely video with her mother Vilailuck.
In the following clip, she filmed the street below, where a video shoot appeared to be underway at the intersection featuring Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, whom Chrissy tagged in the snippet.
On the same day: Teigen took to her Instagram Stories from what looked to be the window of an apartment building in the city, where she posed in a lovely video with her mother Vilailuck
She also wrote 'come hang!' underneath their tags, telling Shawn that he was 'causing a stir on our block!' in the audio.
Sure enough, in the final entry on her Stories on Thursday, Chrissy spotted Shawn as he walked into the street, being cheered on from all sides as pedestrians rushed to snap a photo of him on their smartphones.
The star wore a beige shirt and black pants.
In the following clip: She filmed the street below, where a video shoot appeared to be underway at the intersection featuring Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
Chrissy could be heard exclaiming, 'oh my God, it’s Shawn Mendes!'
It was not clear whether John and Chrissy saw the famous lovebirds Cabello and Mendes that day, but the quartet do in fact share a recently announced connection.
Earlier this week, Legend announced on his Instagram that Camila will be joining his team on NBC’s The Voice as an advisor on the upcoming 21st season of the talent show.
Teigen has been the target of backlash since her abusive tweets originally made in 2011 resurfaced online, including one that urged a then 16-year-old Courtney Stodden to kill themselves.
Stodden recently claimed that Teigen has yet to personally apologize for her actions, but Chrissy told TMZ that she 'reached out to' Stodden via text.
Chrissy attempted to right a few of her wrongs with an apology shared to Medium in June — which was her first time speaking out since taking a social media hiatus after a host of bullying allegations came to light.
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The reigning WNBA champion Seattle Storm accepted an invitation to visit President Biden at the White House on Monday, the team announced.
The Storm will be in Washington to play the Mystics the day before the visit.
It marks the first time in five years that a WNBA championship squad will be honored at the White House, dating to the Minnesota Lynx's 2016 visit following their 2015 title.
After winning the 2016 title, the Los Angeles Sparks were not able to squeeze in a visit before President Obama left office the following January. President Trump did not invite any WNBA champions to the White House during his administration, per multiple published accounts.
The Storm went 18-4 in the WNBA's 2020 bubble season held entirely in Bradenton, Fla. They earned the second seed in the playoffs and went on to sweep the Las Vegas Aces 3-0 in the WNBA Finals. It was the franchise's second championship in three years and fourth overall.
Seattle was led by former league MVP and two-time Finals MVP Breanna Stewart, Sue Bird and Jewell Loyd, all of whom are still with the Storm this year.
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Despite the Taliban's claims it would not seek vengeance on those who fought their tyranny, one regional police chief who stood against them was executed in cold blood, reports say.
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Since retaking Afghanistan with alarming speed, the Taliban have gone on a charm offensive.
Insisting they're a new organisation from the despotic jihadists of 20 years ago, who brutally oppressed women and allied themselves with Al Qaeda terrorists, this new 'Taliban 2.0', the world was assured, would now respect freedom, equality and basic humanity.
But those lies have now been exposed, and Afghanistan's new rulers have proven beyond what little doubt there was that they are just as bloodthirsty and tyrannical as their equivalents from two decades ago.
Human rights group Amnesty International revealed that Taliban fighters massacred nine ethnic Hazara men after taking control of the country's Ghazni province last month, with eyewitnesses giving harrowing accounts of the killings.
Six men were shot and three were tortured to death, including one man who was strangled with his own scarf and had his arm muscles sliced off during the atrocity, which took place between 4-6 July in the village of Mundarakht, Malistan district, the group revealed.
Despite the organisation's claims it would not seek vengeance on those who fought their tyranny, one regional police chief who stood against them was executed in cold blood by the jihadist group, reports say.
Shocking video footage being circulated on the internet apparently shows the kneeling handcuffed and blindfolded figure of General Haji Mullah Achakzai, chief of Badghis Province near Herat, being gunned down in a hail of bullets. The grey-haired commander was reported to have been arrested by the Taliban after they seized the area, near the Turkmenistan border, in their lightning advance late last week.
And while Taliban militants searched for a journalist for German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, one of the reporter's family members was shot dead, The Times reports.
Now the jihadis are intensifying their hunt for those who dared to work with UK, US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, a confidential report to the UN reveals. Jihadists are going door-to-door to threaten relatives of civil servants, interpreters and other consular staff, while other militants are even stopping people outside Kabul airport.
In other developments:
Joe Biden said he can't 'recall' if he was warned to maintain a troop presence in Afghanistan;
The US President insisted 'no one is being killed' during the chaos at the Kabul airport;
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed an armed resistance to the Taliban, which includes SAS-trained forces, in Afghanistan is forming in the Panjshir Valley;
Afghanistan's biggest female pop star has escaped on a US flight out of Kabul as fears grow for women in the country after the Taliban's vow to impose Sharia;
The British Foreign Office issued a slew of action shots of Dominic Raab hard at work as he faced fury for failing to make a crucial phone call about Afghanistan while he was on holiday;
Women have led anti-Taliban protesters in Afghanistan today as they waved national flags in defiance of the Islamists to mark their country's independence day.
Shocking video footage being circulated on the internet apparently shows the kneeling handcuffed and blindfolded figure of General Haji Mullah Achakzai, chief of Badghis Province near Herat, being gunned down in a hail of bullets
A Taliban fighter walks past a defaced poster of a woman outside a closed shop in Kabul
British citizens and dual nationals residing in Afghanistan getting on a RAF plane before being relocated to the UK
Westerners and visa holders trying to get to their flights say they are unable to get to the gates because of the crowd of up to 50,000 desperate locals who are gathering outside the airport and begging US and British troops to let them through
'WHEN IT IS THE TIME OF CONFLICT, EVERYONE DIES' Human rights group Amnesty International interviewed eyewitnesses and reviewed photographic evidence following a series of killings in Mundarakht. On 3 July 2021, fighting intensified in Ghazni province between Afghan government forces and the Taliban. Villagers said they fled into the mountains to traditional iloks, their summer grazing land, where they have basic shelters. There was not much food for the 30 families that fled, so the following morning, July 4, five men and four women returned to the village to get supplies. They found that their homes had been looted, and Taliban fighters were waiting for them. Wahed Qaraman, 45, was taken from his home by Taliban fighters who broke his legs and arms, shot him in the right leg, pulled his hair out, and beat his face with a blunt object. Another man, Jaffar Rahimi, 63, was severely beaten and accused of working for the Afghan government after money was found in his pocket. He was strangled to death with his own scarf. Three people involved in the burial of Rahimi said that his body was covered in bruises, and the muscles of his arms had been carved off. Sayed Abdul Hakim, 40, had been taken from his home, beaten with sticks and rifle butts, had his arms bound, and shot twice in the leg and twice in the chest. His body was dumped next to a nearby creek. One eyewitness, who assisted with the burials, told Amnesty International: 'We asked the Taliban why they did this, and they told us, ''When it is the time of conflict, everyone dies, it doesn't matter if you have guns or not. It is the time of war.'' Advertisement !- - ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v5/us/news/none/article/other/mpu_factbox.html?id=mpu_factbox_1 - ->
Despite the Taliban's claims of an 'amnesty', terrifying video shows fighters spraying assault rifle bullets just yards away from women and children gathered at the airport's perimeter. The UN dossier leaked to The New York Times says the Taliban are 'arresting and/or threatening to kill or arrest family members of target individuals unless they surrender themselves to the Taliban.'
It was filed to the UN by the Norwegian Center for Global Analyses, a group which provides intelligence on global conflicts.
The disturbing clip of the police chief's slaying was re-tweeted by former BBC Persia journalist Nasrin Nawa after it emerged on the feed of an apparent resistance group to the Taliban called @PanjshirProvince.
After a content warning, Ms Nawa added: 'Haji Mullah, Police chief of Badghis province executed by #Taliban. This is their public amnesty!'
The Taliban had promised that there would be no acts of vengeance against former enemies following their takeover of Afghanistan on Saturday.
Gen. Achakzai, in his early 60s, was an avowed enemy of the Taliban and known as a seasoned fighter in the long-running conflict between the group and the forces of the Afghan civil government, which fell at the weekend.
According to reports, the governor and police chief of Laghman Province near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan have also been detained, with their fate to be decided by the Taliban high command.
The brutal execution follows numerous reports of Taliban patrols going door-to-door in some areas and taking men of fighting age into detention.
Senior Afghan officials told The Telegraph they have been forced into 'deep hiding' to avoid the marauding fighters who they suspect have gained access to government employee databases.
Earlier this week, former British Army officers told the same paper that hundreds of elite Afghan soldiers had gone into hiding and were trying to flee the country.
The units were made up of the Taliban's most feared enemies and there are fears that they are intent on exacting revenge.
Already, harrowing footage has emerged of the jihadists carrying out brutal executions of former government officials who surrendered.
Another senior figure in the former government, who spoke anonymously, said that he had been targeted for his view that women and girls should be educated.
The Taliban had promised that there would be no acts of vengeance against former enemies following their takeover of Afghanistan on Saturday. Pictured: Taliban fighters display their flag on patrol in Kabul on Thursday
Taliban gunmen open fire at crowds outside Kabul airport today as westerners and visa holders say they cannot get inside because of 'huge crowds' of 'terrified locals'
Taliban fighters pose for photograph in Wazir Akbar Khan in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, August 18
When Kabul fell on Sunday, militants visited his home and he was questioned without threats.
But since Tuesday, when the Taliban gave a press conference proclaiming an amnesty, he became aware that the opposite was true and chose to go into hiding.
Since then, he has learned that the jihadists have visited his house more than a dozen times in the last three days, asking his family for information.
'My house [has] now become probably their hourly point of search and my kids are deeply terrified,' he told the paper. 'The moment they knock at the door all kids start crying. They think they will be killed.'
He said he did not qualify for the UK's Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) because he had not been formally employed by the British government.
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PETER HOSKIN: Humankind is one of those games in which you grow a society from the stone age to the space age. Which is to say, it's like Civilization, the series that began in 1991.
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Humankind (PC, £39.99)
Verdict: Too civilised
Rating:
I wish I were reviewing humankind, as in the entire collection of people on the planet. Lots of promise, could do better. Three stars.
Instead, I’m reviewing Humankind, the game, although the verdict might end up similar.
This is one of those games in which you grow a society from the stone age to the space age. Which is to say, it’s like Civilization, the series that began in 1991 and is currently in its sixth instalment.
This is one of those games in which you grow a society from the stone age to the space age. Which is to say, it’s like Civilization, the series that began in 1991 and is currently in its sixth instalment
In fact, from its tile-based maps to its run-ins between different cultures, Humankind is a lot — lot — like Civilization.
This needn’t be a bad thing. The developers of Humankind, Amplitude Studios, have ranged impressively across this terrain for a decade, with Endless Space and Endless Legend, games set in, er, space and a fantasy realm.
And their touch is evident from the very start of Humankind. The map itself is stunning, a diorama of plains and little roaming animals. The gameplay is slick and compulsive. Everything feels very refined.
The disappointment comes when Humankind tries to rework the Civ template.
Its biggest innovation, a system in which you don’t have to stick as one culture (the Hittites, say), but can start mixing and matching with others (Celts, Aztecs, Mongols, etc.) sounds impressive, but has little impact on… anything, really.
If Amplitude were to make something more of these differences, this could be a proper Civilization alternative. So: lots of promise, could do better. Three stars.
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Hugh Jackman calls himself a water baby but he has never spent as much time getting wet as in his latest movie Reminiscence.
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Hugh Jackman calls himself a water baby but he has never spent as much time getting wet as in his latest movie Reminiscence.
'I'm Australian born and bred, so I love the water. I go into the ocean almost every day, if I can,' said Jackman.
'But I certainly wasn't taking any baths whilst doing this movie. By the end of the day, I was like... I'm done... I've been in water all day. And I had never done action sequences in water,' he said.
Hugh Jackman calls himself a water baby but he has never spent as much time getting wet as in his latest movie Reminiscence
In Reminiscence, Jackman plays a former soldier who runs a business for people who want to float in sensory deprivation tanks.
The sci-fi thriller, which also stars Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton, is set in a war-torn and flooded Miami of the future.
The movie, written and directed by 'Westworld' co-creator Lisa Joy, was conceived with Jackman in mind and his participation was key to getting the film made.
'I just knew that between his incredible action skills and his incredible charisma ... he's also this amazing character actor,' Joy said.
The sci-fi thriller, which also stars Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton, is set in a war-torn and flooded Miami of the future
'I didn't have any funding, I didn't have a studio. I was just a first time director with a script and a dream. I don't know why Hugh Jackman decided to support me, but he did.
'There's no way it would have come to pass without his support,' she added.
Daniel Wu, who plays gangster Saint Joe, said that working with fellow Asian-American Joy was like a breath of fresh air.
'It's rare that you work with a female director but it's also even more rare to work with a female Chinese-American director, and I'm Chinese-American and there's so much unspoken commonalities that we share,' Wu said.
'She understands the Asian-American diaspora and the plight of representation in the film industry (and) she understands what she needs to do to sort of help change that.'
Reminiscence is in cinemas now.
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Emma Croydon was spotted heading into the ambulance parked outside Fratton Park where she joined the male driver before it was seen 'swaying side to side' a tribunal has heard.
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An emergency worker was sacked after she was caught 'having sex' with a colleague in a the back of an ambulance at a football stadium, an employment tribunal has heard.
Emma Croydon was spotted driving into the car park at Portsmouth FC behind the ambulance and then got into the back of it with the male driver.
When two security guards approached the ambulance, they found the couple in a 'state of undress' with the man's trousers undone and shoes off, the tribunal was told.
An emergency worker was sacked after she was caught 'having sex' with a colleague in a the back of an ambulance outside Fratton Park (file image)
CCTV footage was then obtained which showed the ambulance 'swaying from side to side', the panel heard.
The incident in the car park at Fratton Park was investigated and the pair were both sacked for gross misconduct.
Miss Croydon, who said the guards had lied about what they had seen and argued that the ambulance service's procedure was 'flawed' and 'dishonest', later brought a claim of unfair dismissal before an employment tribunal.
But it dismissed this, finding her conduct a fair reason for being fired.
Miss Croydon had begun working for South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation trust, which covers Hampshire, in December 2015 as a healthcare professional technician.
The following year she started working as an ambulance care assistant but went off sick in September 2018 due to ill health.
Three months later, during her sick leave, a security guard and a colleague saw the ambulance and an unmarked car drive into the Portsmouth FC car park, where a blood donation unit was operating.
The vehicles parked next to each other and a man in uniform and Miss Croydon went into the ambulance together, the tribunal heard.
CCTV footage was then obtained which showed the ambulance 'swaying from side to side', the panel heard (file image)
When security confronted the couple, they found the man with his shirt 'untucked' and his 'belt undone' after which the ambulance was seen 'rocking from side-to-side quite significantly', the tribunal heard.
The guard then shone the headlights of their car onto the ambulance and saw the man doing up his belt, the panel was told.
CCTV showed Miss Croydon coming out of the vehicle and driving out of the car park.
Bosses were able to identify the male driver who was on duty using the ambulance's registration plate and Miss Croydon was confirmed as driving the unmarked car, the panel heard.
The male driver was suspended but Miss Croydon was not as she was absent from work but her conduct was investigated.
Miss Croydon told bosses she had been depressed and upset that evening and had seen her colleague by chance while waiting at traffic lights on a crossroads.
He had realised she was upset, asked if she was OK and then said she should follow him, after which they drove to the car park but she denied being undressed and engaging in an act of sexual nature, the panel heard.
During the disciplinary hearing, she said she was not friends with the man but could not explain why she would join him in the back of the ambulance with the lights off.
The hearing - held remotely from South London - was also told she argued that the security guards had lied about what they had seen, but this was not accepted as she could not explain why they would do this.
Miss Croydon was sacked for gross misconduct in April 2019 which she appealed, arguing the trust's procedures were 'flawed' and 'dishonest', but her dismissal was upheld.
She then sued her former employer for unfair dismissal.
The panel, headed by employment judge Maxwell Charles Craft, dismissed her claim, concluding: '[The security guards] were trusted, longstanding employees of the football club and were not known to Miss Croydon.
'She admitted she did not know of any reason why they would lie about what had happened. Their account was supported by the CCTV evidence.
'The vehicle was seen to be swaying from side-to-side and the male colleague was seen with his trousers undone and shoes off and, subsequently, CCTV evidence indicates that Miss Croydon and her male colleague were either engaging in, or about to engage, in sexual activity.
'The tribunal has concluded that at the relevant time the trust had a genuine belief Miss Croydon had been guilty of gross misconduct [for] inappropriate use of trust property; conduct likely to give an offence to patients, other employees, visitors or the general public; and conduct that had potential to impact on the reputation of the trust.'
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Detective Pikachu star Justice Smith features in a smoldering new trailer for the upcoming Amazon Prime film The Voyeurs. He and Sydney Sweeney play a couple named Thomas and Pippa.
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Detective Pikachu star Justice Smith features in a smoldering new trailer for the upcoming Amazon Prime film The Voyeurs.
The 26-year-old and Sydney Sweeney play a couple named Thomas and Pippa who spy on the sexual escapades of another couple in the apartment opposite.
As their fixation on the other couple goes increasingly intense they find themselves drawn into a dangerous web involving infidelity.
New work: Detective Pikachu star Justice Smith features in a smoldering new trailer for the upcoming Amazon Prime film The Voyeurs
Pippa, who is an eye doctor, asks Thomas early in the trailer: 'Can we be rebellious before we have kids?' to which he resoundingly agrees.
'To making wonderful terrible decisions,' he says as they toast with beer bottles - just for their misadventures to begin.
They notice that they are able to see into an apartment across the street housing Seb and Julia, played by Ben Hardy and Natasha Liu Bordizzo.
Initially they both feel a twinge of guilt about voyeuristically peeking at their neighbors but they eventually get sucked into the thrill.
Sizzling: The 26-year-old and Sydney Sweeney play a couple named Thomas and Pippa who spy on the sexual escapades of another couple in the apartment opposite
Uh oh: As their fixation on the other couple goes increasingly intense they find themselves drawn into a dangerous web involving infidelity
Starting it off: Pippa, who is an eye doctor, asks Thomas early in the trailer: 'Can we be rebellious before we have kids?' to which he resoundingly agrees
Ominous: 'To making wonderful terrible decisions,' he says as they toast with beer bottles - just for their misadventures to begin
There they are: They notice that they are able to see into an apartment across the street housing Seb and Julia, played by Ben Hardy and Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Draw: Initially they both feel a twinge of guilt about voyeuristically peeking at their neighbors but they eventually get sucked into the thrill
Seb is pictured shirtless, showing off his musclebound arms as he wraps them around Julia and they passionately kiss.
He also appears to be 'like a photographer,' in Thomas' words, as Seb is seen snapping his lingerie-clad wife as she twirls around the apartment.
Julia then clambers on top of Seb in bed in full view of Thomas who tells his own wife: 'Aww, they're in love.'
Pippa begins to have misgivings about the spying, telling a colleague: 'Just because someone is allowing you to look in on their lives doesn't mean it's okay to watch.'
Sizzling sensation: He also appears to be 'like a photographer,' in Thomas' words, as Seb is seen snapping his lingerie-clad wife as she twirls around the apartment
Look of love: Julia then clambers on top of Seb in bed in full view of Thomas who tells his own wife: 'Aww, they're in love'
Smoldering: Pippa begins to have misgivings about the spying, telling a colleague: 'Just because someone is allowing you to look in on their lives doesn't mean it's okay to watch'
Thomas meanwhile is set on trying to 'become their friends,' and Pippa says in disbelief: 'You wanna become BFFs with the neighbors we now seem to be stalking?'
Apparently Thomas is getting his own titillation from the experience - he is seen shirtless kissing Pippa's shoulder as she gazes through binoculars at the neighbors.
At one point while Pippa is alone in her home she gazes across at Seb and sees him standing in his underwear, his sculpted figure on full display.
She appears to be getting a bit excited herself, as her fingers close around the hem of her boyfriend fit sweater.
Wow: Thomas meanwhile is set on trying to 'become their friends,' and Pippa says in disbelief: 'You wanna become BFFs with the neighbors we now seem to be stalking?'
Eye candy: At one point while Pippa is alone in her home she gazes across at Seb and sees him standing in his underwear, his sculpted figure on full display
Tension: She appears to be getting a bit excited herself, as her fingers close around the hem of her boyfriend fit sweater
However Seb's eyes eventually move to meet hers across the street and she is so startled that she gasps and drops her drink.
In a strange twist of fate Julia then becomes one of Pippa's patients at her eye clinic much to the doctor's surprise.
Thomas remarks with a laugh on how 'crazy' the coincidence is and Pippa shares that she and Julia 'really hit it off.'
'My husband is a complex individual,' Julia tells Pippa - setting the stage for a montage of Seb cheating with multiple women.
However: Seb's eyes eventually move to meet hers across the street and she is so startled that she gasps and drops her drink
Stunning: In a strange twist of fate Julia then becomes one of Pippa's patients at her eye clinic much to the doctor's surprise
Gal pals: Thomas remarks with a laugh on how 'crazy' the coincidence is and Pippa shares that she and Julia 'really hit it off'
Womanizer: 'My husband is a complex individual,' Julia tells Pippa - setting the stage for a montage of Seb cheating with multiple women
Seb's camera can also be seen through his window during his extramarital encounters, suggesting his photography is a constant all over his love life.
'This mother be a little problematic,' says Thomas with comic understatement and Pippa says: 'I just wish we could hear what they were saying.'
Through some kind of skullduggery it appears they manage to plant a tracking device in Seb and Julia's house.
While Seb is with another woman - whose face is shielded behind a colorful mask - he can be heard on tape asking: 'Don't you ever feel guilty?'
Expanding the operation: 'This mother be a little problematic,' says Thomas with comic understatement and Pippa says: 'I just wish we could hear what they were saying'
It's happening: Through some kind of skullduggery it appears they manage to plant a tracking device in Seb and Julia's house
Heating up: While Seb is with another woman - whose face is shielded behind a colorful mask - he can be heard on tape asking: 'Don't you ever feel guilty?'
Seb has moments of temper as well, as when Pippa looks through her cracked binoculars and sees him flinging something at a wall.
Pippa and Thomas do find other amusements besides voyeurism - at one point they are seen in costume dancing together at a masked ball.
But their obsession with the inner lives of their neighbors evidently begins to become consuming enough for Pippa to comment on it.
'It's like when you're so obsessed with something you forget to look around and go: "What am I even doing?"' she says.
Lighter moment: Pippa and Thomas do find other amusements besides voyeurism - at one point they are seen in costume dancing together at a masked ball
Troubled time: But their obsession with the inner lives of their neighbors evidently begins to become consuming enough for Pippa to comment on it
Tortured: 'It's like when you're so obsessed with something you forget to look around and go: "What am I even doing?"' she says
In one evocative scene Pippa is sitting alone at a booth table at a bar - when Seb sees her from across the room.
He saunters over to her table, sits down across from her, gazes intensely into her eyes and asks: 'Would it be strange if I asked to take your picture?'
Thomas experiences a dawn of realization that his wife's eye is wandering as he asks her outright: 'Am I not enough for you?'
Brief snatches of ominous action occur including Seb and Julia looking at a typewritten note that reads simply: 'I know.'
Approached: In one evocative scene Pippa is sitting alone at a booth table at a bar - when Seb sees her from across the room
Forward: He saunters over to her table, sits down across from her, gazes intensely into her eyes and asks: 'Would it be strange if I asked to take your picture?'
On the rocks: Thomas experiences a dawn of realization that his wife's eye is wandering as he asks her outright: 'Am I not enough for you?'
From whom?: Brief snatches of ominous action occur including Seb and Julia looking at a typewritten note that reads simply: 'I know'
The situation apparently goes to Julia's head as she is seen ranging wildly around her apartment and smashing glass.
Julia is seen at one point lifting a large knife and staring down at it - and at another point she is spotted plunging it into an unseen target.
At the end of the trailer Pippa looks through her binoculars with a horrified expression as Thomas asks: 'Pippa what did you do?'
Electrifying: The situation apparently goes to Julia's head as she is seen ranging wildly around her apartment and smashing glass
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stressed the importance of ambitious emissions reduction targets to Scott Morrison.Australia is under intense...
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stressed the importance of ambitious emissions reduction targets to Scott Morrison.
Australia is under intense international pressure to beef up its action on climate change ahead of a major global conference in Glasgow in November.
Mr Morrison spoke to his British counterpart on Thursday night with emissions targets again featuring in their talks.
"The (British) prime minister underlined the importance of global action on climate change," a Downing Street spokesman said.
"This includes setting ambitious targets for reaching net zero and increasing climate financing."
Australia has not signed up to a net zero carbon emissions by 2050 target but the government describes achieving the goal as preferable.
Mr Morrison's spokesman said the two men discussed the "ambitious" agenda for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties.
"Prime Minister Johnson noted Australia's world-leading efforts to develop technology to help reduce global emissions," he said.
"The leaders welcomed the agreement to develop a partnership between the two nations on low emissions solutions."
The coalition is divided on a net zero 2050 target with Nationals opposed and some Liberals in inner-city electorates supporting signing on.
Other nations are setting more ambitious shorter-term goals.
US deputy climate chief Jonathan Pershing this week said Australia should commit to greater emissions cuts or explain to the world why it won't.
Labor has urged the government take a higher medium-term target to the Glasgow climate talks.
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The student group, which counts NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian as one of its alumni, has set up a website called ' Live With The Virus '
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Sydney University Liberals are campaigning for an end to lockdowns around the country, saying they ruin lives and go against the Liberal values of freedom and small government.
The student group, which counts NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian among its alumni, has set up a website called 'Live With The Virus' which invites Australians to sign a petition against the 'disproportionate Covid-19 response'.
The students believe that lockdowns are shattering young lives and causing a huge deterioration in mental health. Lifeline is fielding 3,500 calls a day across the country, up from about 2,500 in 2019.
University of Sydney Liberal Club President Alex Baird and Vice President Abby Donaldson, who works for federal MP Jason Falinksi
The student group is encouraging people to get vaccinated as soon as possible to help end lockdowns. Pictured: Queues for vaccines at Macquarie Fields in south west Sydney
'We're so impacted by lockdowns, we can't see our friends, a lot us work in hospitality, we're missing out such an important part of our lives,' University of Sydney Liberal Club President Alex Baird told Daily Mail Australia.
He said the campaign was set up to 'call on all governments across Australia to consider the damaging impacts lockdowns have on society, and our economy, families, and mental health in particular.
'After 19 months of uncertainty and anxiety, we are questioning whether governments are getting the balance right,' he said.
The campaign also has an Instagram page which slammed the NSW government for tightening restrictions last week.
The post read: 'According to the NSW Liberal Party Website, the Liberals believe ''in the inalienable rights and freedoms of all people: we work towards a lean government that minimises interference in our daily lives and maximises individual and private-sector initiative''.
'What we have seen today is a backflip of Liberal values.
'Vaccination is our path to freedom, but the politicians are weaponising a spike in cases to take away our liberties.'
Mr Baird (pictured with John Howard) said the campaign was set up to ' call on all governments across Australia to consider the damaging impacts lockdowns'
Mr Baird said pursuing a zero-Covid policy was 'ridiculous' and slammed Ms Berejiklian for creating uncertainty about when the state can open up.
The national re-opening plan states that lockdowns become 'less likely' when 70 per cent are vaccinated and only 'highly targetted' when 80 per cent are jabbed.
But earlier this week the Premier suggested restrictions would still be in place if cases are too high.
'Even if you get to 80 per cent double doses, if the case numbers are very high, it does limit what you can do,' Ms Berejiklian said on Monday.
Mr Baird criticised the Premier for moving the goalposts and said young people need a firm commitment to freedom.
'We need a guarantee by Government that once we hit 70 or 80 per cent vaccination rates, we can ease restrictions, and learn to live with the virus,' he said.
'NSW won't get to zero cases. Pursuing zero cases against Delta at any cost is ridiculous,' he added.
NSW Police man a checkpoint along Woodville Road in Guilford, western Sydney on Thursday
'We are also calling on all eligible Australians to get vaccinated as soon as possible, to deter future lockdowns and the extension of current restrictions,' he said.
The Live With The Virus website says lockdown is costing Sydney $143million per day and causing a sharp increase in domestic violence.
It reads: 'Health officials demand a zero-transmission strategy. While this may reduce Covid-transmissions, the drastic measures are not without cost. Politicians, riding the easy wave of popular opinion, want us to ignore that.
'Ending lockdowns may increase the risk of transmission. But combined with a faster vaccine rollout, and after nearly 18 months of disruptive on-again, off-again restrictions, we believe the time is right to do so.'
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Channel 10 has snatched romance reality show First Dates from Channel Seven, which last aired a new episode in March 2020
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Channel 10 has snatched romance reality show First Dates from Channel Seven, which last aired a new episode in March 2020.
On Thursday night, Channel 10 put out an on-air casting call for the series that sees strangers looking for love on blind dates.
The network said it wants contestants who are 'genuinely looking for love', indicating a desire to move away from wannabe actors and social media influencers.
Changing hands: Channel 10 has snatched romance reality show First Dates from Channel Seven, which last aired a new episode in March 2020
First Dates premiered on Channel Seven in February 2016 and ran for four seasons.
The debut season was a success, averaging 870,000 metro viewers in prime time.
It lost traction throughout its four-year run, with the 2020 season averaging just 424,000 metro viewers - well below prime-time benchmarks.
Call-out: On Thursday night, Channel 10 put out an on-air casting call for the series that sees strangers looking for love on blind dates
Seven still airs regular repeats of First Dates on its multichannels and 7plus.
The timing of Channel 10's acquisition comes as a surprise, given the fact the network's flagship dating show The Bachelor is suffering record low ratings.
Season nine starring Jimmy Nicholson is averaging just 421,000 metro viewers, a worrying decline for a show that routinely topped one million viewers a few years ago.
Genuine: The network said it wants contestants who are 'genuinely looking for love', indicating a desire to move away from wannabe actors and social media influencers
Bachelor franchise star Abbie Chatfield recently offered her thoughts on why this season has performed so badly in the ratings.
The 26-year-old, who was the runner-up on Matt Agnew's season two years ago, was asked about the low ratings on Hit Hobart's Jimmy and Nath on Tuesday.
She insisted Jimmy, 31, wasn't to blame for the failure, and instead suggested the female contestants had turned viewers off.
Flop: The timing of Channel 10's acquisition comes as a surprise, given the fact the network's flagship dating show The Bachelor is suffering record low ratings. Pictured: Jimmy Nicholson
The problem, she argued, was casting two dozen women remotely via Zoom.
'If I'm being honest - Channel 10 might kill me for this - but maybe it's [because] the casting process was ruined by Covid,' she said.
She also noted that the show was 'slow to start', which may have caused viewers to tune out after the first few episodes.
Hot take: Abbie Chatfield recently offered her thoughts on why Jimmy Nicholson's season of The Bachelor has performed so badly in the ratings this year
Channel 10 was forced last week to deny claims The Bachelor was being axed as the show continues to record the lowest ratings in the franchise's eight-year history.
A well-placed insider told Daily Mail Australia the program's future hangs in the balance as viewers tune out in favour of other reality dating shows.
The series will 'inevitably' be cancelled, they said, if Brooke Blurton's upcoming season of The Bachelorette doesn't see a significant boost in ratings.
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PATRICK MARMION: In the title role, Carrie Hope Fletcher delivers a poke in the eye to the old-fashioned Disney idea of feminine virtue: a sarky, surly gothic Cinderella.
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Cinderella (Gillian Lynne Theatre, London)
Verdict: A glitter ball hit
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Jersey Boys (Trafalgar Theatre, London)
Verdict: Oh what a night!
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Jailbirds languishing in HM prisons can relax — it looks as though Andrew Lloyd Webber will not be joining them after all. He had threatened to do time rather than submit his theatres to government Covid regulations for a moment longer.
But now that Cinderella, his latest musical, has opened at last to packed houses — and looks set fair to stay that way — he can pop his orange jumpsuit back in the drawer.
In the title role, Carrie Hope Fletcher delivers a poke in the eye to the old-fashioned Disney idea of feminine virtue: a sarky, surly gothic Cinders who's more into black lipstick and Doc Martens than pumpkin carriages and glass slippers.
Thanks to a scorched earth re-write of the fairy tale by Emerald Fennell, who won an Oscar for the revenge movie Promising Young Woman, she's a heroine for the age of Gogglebox, Love Island and #MeToo feminism.
Let her eat cake: Rebecca Trehearn as the MarieAntoinette-esque Queen of Belleville
The show itself, meanwhile, is basically an out-of-season panto: joyously vulgar and fabulously catty. It's also lavishly costumed — especially for the show's rival divas. One is the Queen of Cinderella's hometown, Belleville, played by a gleefully giddy Rebecca Trehearn as a reincarnation of Marie Antoinette (and yes, she eats cake!).
But Cinders' stepmother is even more fun; played by Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as a cross between Joanna Lumley and Sir Alan Sugar, savouring each withering put-down like a champagne truffle.
Hunky Prince Charming, incidentally, has gone missing in a long, almost three-hour plot. But he is happily replaced as the love interest by his baby brother Sebastian. Played by Ivano Turco, he is Cinderella's secret BFF and beloved . . . until his mother demands he make a suitable marriage.
There's a glittering parade of sumptuous kitsch; and cartoon sets for the picture-book town of Belleville. But it's Lloyd Webber's music that does the heavy lifting, with one of his most varied scores.
The first belter is Hope Fletcher's anthem of mock self-reproach, Bad Cinderella. But her acoustic duets, riffing with Sebastian, afford sweeter, more subtle moments.
In the title role, Carrie Hope Fletcher delivers a poke in the eye to the old-fashioned Disney idea of feminine virtue: a sarky, surly gothic Cinders who's more into black lipstick and Doc Martens than pumpkin carriages and glass slippers
Turco gets a good yodel in a typically lush torch song, Only You, Lonely You, before Hope Fletcher unleashes the show's biggest, stringiest, swooniest number, Far Too Late (To Sing A Love Song).
Cinders' and Seb's romance is all very earnest, but the real fun is had by the baddies. The Queen and the Stepmother scratch each other's eyes out (metaphorically speaking) in the comic blackmail song I Know You. And hen parties may like to know there's a Chippendales-style set piece executed by the Queen's guard: a troop of buff and bare-chested swordsmen.
It's still a family musical, though; and my 11-year-old certainly took it all in her stride. And after so much time waiting for this finally to happen, Lloyd Webber can take heart from the fact he actually made the earth move for us. Yes, after the interval the front stalls revolve with the stage for the stunning company waltz at the ball.
Sad news for those jailbirds, whose cells will not now be alive with the sound of music.
They've had the builders in at the Trafalgar Theatre on Whitehall. What had been converted to a cliff-face of an auditorium with a second, coffin-shaped studio buried below, is now a single, enormous black mausoleum with silver, art deco trimmings and remarkably comfy upholstery.
It does feel a bit funereal . . . but only till you're yanked back to life by the return of Jersey Boys, the re-cast musical telling the story of Frankie Valli — the 1960s Italian pop sensation from New Jersey — and his band The Four Seasons.
Thanks to Valli's falsetto voice the band always sounded squeaky clean. But be warned: the Boys' language and behaviour, off stage, was more like a Martin Scorsese movie (minus the body count). Musically, Jersey Boys is a two-and-a-half-hour toe-tapper, thanks to a back catalogue including Oh What A Night, My Eyes Adored You and Bye Bye Baby.
Musically, Jersey Boys is a two-and-a-half-hour toe-tapper, thanks to a back catalogue including Oh What A Night, My Eyes Adored You and Bye Bye Baby
And in newcomer Ben Joyce, as Frankie, they have a sensational talent who floats effortlessly through Valli's high notes and grows as a character, from wide-eyed kid to feckless playboy and, finally, chastened man of honour.
Benjamin Yates is terrific fun, too, as bad boy Tommy who sets up the band, but gets banished by the mob to Las Vegas after running up crippling debts.
And if Des McAnuff's slightly spartan production goes off the boil a bit after Tommy departs, it all comes together again thanks to neat dancing, glitter jackets — and Joyce's voice.
His rendition of Too Good To Be True more than lives up to its title.
A version of this review appeared in earlier editions of the Mail.
Thank you for the music — and this alfresco treat
By ANDREW PIERCE for The Daily Mail
Close your eyes and you can almost smell the jasmine. In front of you, a whitewashed hotel is bathed in the golden glow of the sun setting over the dazzling Greek island of Skopelos — and then that joyously familiar, uplifting music begins...
Mamma Mia! (one of the most successful musicals of all time) opened this week in the grounds of Harewood House in Yorkshire (one of Britain's grandest stately homes). It's enjoying a brief outdoor run, before heading off on tour — and whetting our appetites before the Mamma Mia of them all, the West End production, re-opens at the Novello Theatre in London next week.
The London stage show was forced to close because of Covid in March last year, so this performance was eagerly anticipated — not least by me. Having seen the show 26 — yes, 26! — times myself, I think I can safely lay claim to be one of its greatest fans.
For the uninitiated (and there can't be many of you), the story revolves around hotelier and single mother Donna Sheridan (played by Meryl Streep in the first movie) who finds herself confronted by three men who — due to a series of youthful one night stands — could all be the father of her 20-year-old daughter Sophie. Who is about to get married.
It's the ultimate tale of love conquering all — with the added bonus of 20 or so glorious Abba songs.
Mamma Mia! (one of the most successful musicals of all time) opened this week in the grounds of Harewood House in Yorkshire (one of Britain's grandest stately homes)
The excitement of the cast was palpable: they were clearly delighted to be back on stage (and back in work) for the first time since the pandemic struck
This first ever open air production proves yet again why Mamma Mia!, which hit the West End in 1999, triumphed over deep scepticism in the showbiz world to become a monumental global hit.
The excitement of the cast was palpable: they were clearly delighted to be back on stage (and back in work) for the first time since the pandemic struck.
Despite the distinctly un-Mediterranean evening chill, they turned in performances full of warmth, wit and joie de vivre.
The romantic scene between Donna (West End veteran Sara Poyzer), and Sam, one of the three dads (Richard Standing) had an added poignancy. The pair are married in real life, and Monday was their 12th wedding anniversary.
This first ever open air production proves yet again why Mamma Mia!, which hit the West End in 1999, triumphed over deep scepticism in the showbiz world to become a monumental global hit
Despite the distinctly un-Mediterranean evening chill, they turned in performances full of warmth, wit and joie de vivre
The first night brought together the show's original producer, Judy Craymer — it was she who had the genius vision of creating a storyline around Abba's peerless pop music — scriptwriter Catherine Johnson and Phyllida Lloyd, the director with a populist touch.
'It's great to be back...and to perform under the stars for the first time,' Ms Craymer told me.
Ms Lloyd agreed: 'I've lost count of how many times I've seen it, but I always enjoy it more and more.'
This version was a truly special event. I've been in love with Abba ever since, as a 13-year-old, I watched them win the 1974 Eurovision Song contest with Waterloo on our family's new colour TV at our Swindon council house.
In the pink: Andrew Pierce with (left to right) Phyllida Lloyd, Catherine Johnson and Judy Craymer
Many in the Harewood audience were dressed to impress — in neon colours, tinsel wigs, feather boas, sateen and towering platform heels straight out of Abba's famously garish wardrobe.
Not one to be outdone, I was wearing the specially made, bright pink suit I wore on the best night of my life: when I was an extra in the West End show in 2018.
To date, the stage show has been seen by more than 65 million people; had 50 productions, in 16 different languages worldwide; and grossed more than $4 billion at the box office.
But the real secret of its success is that Mamma Mia! is Abba magic on tap; and it's impossible to resist joining in with every single song.
When the curtain finally came down, the audience was on its feet, desperate for the evening not to end.
As far as I'm concerned, the West End will only be truly back in business when Mama Mia! is back in business, so make a date for August 25 when it re-opens at the Novello.
I've already booked for my 27th visit.
Performances will be taking place at Harewood House until August 30, mamma-mia.com/harewood-house/
Spy's the limit when the only thing to lose is a war
Operation Mincemeat (Southwark Playhouse)
Verdict: I spy a hit!
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In the dark, stuffy barn that is the Southwark Playhouse, miles from the smart stalls of the West End, an artisanal masterpiece is playing.
We have a cast of five, a three-piece band, a dressing-up box worth of costumes and a set a GCSE woodwork class could probably knock up before break.
But whoof! It blew the roof clean off. Hoots and tears welcomed this ingenious, touching musical. Taut lyrics, vintage gags, a wild tale and tunes that followed me out into the night air, in hums and whistles. Perfection.
This is British Intelligence in World War II. Hitler's troops need tricking away from Sicily for an invasion to succeed.
The plan? Operation Mincemeat: an insane ruse involving a corpse, a submarine, a briefcase of fake files, a sweaty Spanish attaché . . . and luck. Outrageously, it's all true. 'What's there to lose?' 'Er . . . the war!'
Instead, I caught in my tasting notes whiffs of Airplane!, Beyoncé, The Producers and Hamilton. Rap, pop and R&B get a look-in. There are funnies from Coward and heartbreak from Rattigan. This is Broadway oomph, but with pert British humour — more Hello Doily than Hello Dolly
We're given clashing egos, genuine suspense, a double agent subplot and an office romance. No dusty history here.
Instead, I caught in my tasting notes whiffs of Airplane!, Beyoncé, The Producers and Hamilton. Rap, pop and R&B get a look-in. There are funnies from Coward and heartbreak from Rattigan. This is Broadway oomph, but with pert British humour — more Hello Doily than Hello Dolly.
It's all written by SplitLip; aka David Cumming, Natasha Hodgson, Zoe Roberts and Felix Hagan.
With scant physical resources, director Donnacadh O'Briain conjures a mighty breadth of scenes, so we flit between a smoky club and a panicked submarine with jaw-dropping dexterity.
The cast are clever chameleons, hoovering up numerous parts — and all with startlingly impressive voices.
An honourable mention is due to Jak Malone, who goes from camp coroner, to weeping widow, to snippy old office bird in moments. Hilarity to heartfelt, and back again.
And this is the show's genius that lifts it above the usual West End comedy: it has soul. At the end of act one, an achingly sweet tune about a lost wartime love moistened even these critical eyes.
Book before the secret's out.
LUKE JONES
Dazzled by these starry constellations
Constellations (Vandeville Theatre)
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Verdict: Stellar Maxwell Martin
The results are now in for the marathon, multi-cast production of Nick Payne's tragi-comic love story, which starts at a damp barbecue and ends in a Swiss clinic.
Last month Sheila Atim and Ivanno Jeremiah proved very moving as the youngest of the play's physicist and beekeeper combos; while Zoe Wanamaker and Peter Capaldi brought some late-life melancholy.
Now, to end the summer, we have the intimate warmth of Omari Douglas and Russell Tovey, as a gay couple. And Anna Maxwell Martin and Chris O'Dowd as a middle-aged pair — who are, to my mind, a world apart from the rest.
And Anna Maxwell Martin and Chris O'Dowd (pictured) as a middle-aged pair — who are, to my mind, a world apart from the rest.
Director Michael Longhurst is a master of emotional nuance in his handling of all four casts. It's an extraordinarily complex play and it's a miracle the actors don't get lost in the web of (sometimes nearly identical) scenes, re-played with slightly different outcomes.
Douglas and Tovey have wonderful chemistry. Tovey is sweet, solid and direct as the 'straight guy' beekeeper; while Douglas is more ornate with fluttering fingers as the quantum physicist who's shy, sexy and camp.
But I was simply mesmerised by Maxwell Martin as the physicist. Funny and familiar, serious and emotional, her ability to shift from laughter to tears and back again is surely unparalleled.
There are times when O'Dowd, as her beekeeper beau, seems trapped in her headlights. But he carries his character's conflicting feelings lightly, and has the loveable awkwardness of a man trying to pretend he's not on stage.
P.M.
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE
Aye, Elvis (Traverse at MultiStory)
Verdict: Will leave you all shook up
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In Morna Young's captivating Aye, Elvis, Joyce Falconer is Joanie, a woman trapped in a dull life in Aberdeen, a carer for her housebound mother (Carol Ann Crawford), who is comically generous with the F-word.
But then Joanie discovers the world of Elvis Presley impersonators and her life is transformed.
Joanie makes her way from karaoke nights to a national contest, aided by her friend, local DJ Fat Bob (David McGowan), and we discover why her mother is so set against her new hobby.
The characters feel touchingly real, Miss Falconer is excellent, and the broad Doric adds to the enjoyment: 'Are ye lonesome tha' nacht — d'ye ken?' Huge fun.
(Until August 29.)
Move (Traverse at Silverknowes Beach)
Verdict: Moving stories
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Julia Taudevin's Move, which she also directs, is a choral drama for five women (the playwright, Helen Katamba, Nerea Bello, Mairi Morrison and Beldina Odenyo), performed at Silverknowes beach to the north of Edinburgh. What connects their interwoven stories is the music they carry with them in their involuntary migrations, whether from the ancient Gaelic isles or modern-day Colombia, and their mourning for the loved ones they have lost to the sea.
The audience listen through headphones as the women describe love and loss. The tone shifts, sometimes uneasily, between serious and light, but this is a thought-provoking piece to which the setting on a huge expanse of rocks and sand adds an unsettling ethereal quality.
(Now streaming online.)
Sweet F.A. (Tynecastle Park)
Verdict: Too much of a good thing
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Sweet F.A., Paul Beeson and Tim Barrow's play with music by Matthew Brown and an ensemble cast of nine, is about how women's football came to be banned in 1921. It's performed on a small stage in front of one of the stands at Tynecastle Park, home to Hearts FC.
It's sprawling (ie, too long), taking in women's suffrage and how they kept the factories going during the Great War, as well as football history, and cuts between strong drama, broad satire about the blazers who still run the game and soap-operish elements of forbidden love.
But it has a good heart and marvellous performances.
(Until 30 August)
VERONICA LEE
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She is in the midst of launching a brand new cookbook and accompanying products as she looks to move on from an embarrassing scandal earlier this year.
And on Thursday, Chrissy Teigen was spotted out with her husband, John Legend, and their daughter, Luna Simone, as the trio took a walk through the streets of New York City.
The model, 35, looked chic and put together in a gray plaid blazer worn over a black sports bra that gave passersby a peek at her flat midriff.
On Thursday: Chrissy Teigen was spotted out with her husband John Legend and their daughter Luna Simone as the trio took a walk through the streets of New York City
Chrissy‘s top featured a white band underneath brandishing the logo Calvin Klein.
The Lip Sync Battle star also wore boot cut, high-waisted denim jeans, and she strutted along in angular white sandals.
The beauty had her highlighted blonde hair parted at the middle, secured with two berets.
She accessorized with a pair of dark rounded sunglasses and she carried a black clutch purse.
Chic trio: The model, 35, looked chic and put together in a gray plaid blazer worn over a black sports bra that gave passersby a peek at her flat midriff
EGOT winner Legend, 42, looked summery in a lovely light floral shirt, with the sleeves rolled up at his elbows.
He paired this with white denim jeans ripped at the knees, along with matching white footwear.
The couple, who have been married since 2013, held hands with their adorable five-year-old daughter Luna, who was cute in a pink tie-dye T-shirt and frilly peach skirt.
Lovely: EGOT winner Legend, 42, looked summery in a lovely light floral shirt, with the sleeves rolled up at his elbows
Not seen was their other child, three-year-old son Miles Theodore Stephens.
On the same day, Teigen took to her Instagram Stories from what looked to be the window of an apartment building in the city, where she posed in a lovely video with her mother Vilailuck.
In the following clip, she filmed the street below, where a video shoot appeared to be underway at the intersection featuring Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, whom Chrissy tagged in the snippet.
On the same day: Teigen took to her Instagram Stories from what looked to be the window of an apartment building in the city, where she posed in a lovely video with her mother Vilailuck
She also wrote 'come hang!' underneath their tags, telling Shawn that he was 'causing a stir on our block!' in the audio.
Sure enough, in the final entry on her Stories on Thursday, Chrissy spotted Shawn as he walked into the street, being cheered on from all sides as pedestrians rushed to snap a photo of him on their smartphones.
The star wore a beige shirt and black pants.
In the following clip: She filmed the street below, where a video shoot appeared to be underway at the intersection featuring Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
Chrissy could be heard exclaiming, 'oh my God, it’s Shawn Mendes!'
It was not clear whether John and Chrissy saw the famous lovebirds Cabello and Mendes that day, but the quartet do in fact share a recently announced connection.
Earlier this week, Legend announced on his Instagram that Camila will be joining his team on NBC’s The Voice as an advisor on the upcoming 21st season of the talent show.
Teigen has been the target of backlash since her abusive tweets originally made in 2011 resurfaced online, including one that urged a then 16-year-old Courtney Stodden to kill themselves.
Stodden recently claimed that Teigen has yet to personally apologize for her actions, but Chrissy told TMZ that she 'reached out to' Stodden via text.
Chrissy attempted to right a few of her wrongs with an apology shared to Medium in June — which was her first time speaking out since taking a social media hiatus after a host of bullying allegations came to light.
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MELBOURNE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices came off three-month lows on Friday but were on track for a weekly decline of around 6% as new lockdowns in countries with low vaccination rates facing surging cases of the Delta variant dimmed the outlook for fuel demand.
Broader investor risk aversion also weighed on oil with the U.S. dollar jumping to a nine-month high on signs the U.S. Federal Reserve is considering reducing stimulus this year.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for September, due to expire on Friday, rose 35 cents or 0.5% to $64.04 a barrel at 0115 GMT after sliding 2.7% on Thursday. The more active October contract rose 33 cents or 0.5% to $63.83.
Brent crude futures rose 27 cents or 0.4% to $66.72 a barrel after dropping 2.6% on Thursday to its lowest close since May.
"With vaccination levels relatively low, the deteriorating situation across Asia has already seen mobility fall," ANZ commodity analysts said in a note.
"This will lead to a fall in crude oil demand in the region in the second half of the year. This is taking the shine off an otherwise positive backdrop elsewhere."
China has imposed new restrictions with its "zero tolerance" coronavirus policy, affecting shipping and global supply chains, and the United States and China have imposed tit-for-tat flight capacity restrictions.
Meanwhile Delta variant outbreaks in Australia and New Zealand have sparked strict lockdowns.
The approaching end of the U.S. peak gasoline demand season and end of summer holidays in Europe and the United States are also set to sap oil demand.
"Aviation remains the weakest component of global demand at the moment, and the risk of further restrictions on domestic and international travel due to the Delta variant will be a key variable for oil over the remainder of H2, particularly as the U.S. driving season ends," said Stephen Innes, managing partner of SPI Asset Management.
(Reporting by Sonali Paul; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
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A smartphone and a brown jacket may hold the key to solving a stabbing death that happened outside a unit complex on Tuesday on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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A smartphone and a brown jacket may hold the key to solving a stabbing death on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
A 32-year-old Weyba Downs man was found stabbed to death outside a Nambour unit complex at about 11.30pm on Tuesday.
Another man, 42, was charged with murder and appeared in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
A 32-year-old man was found stabbed to death outside a Nambour unit complex on Queensland's Sunshine Coast (pictured) late Tuesday night
A black smartphone was found on Thursday afternoon, however detectives are still seeking more evidence in the case.
Police are looking for a Samsung Galaxy S9 and a brown tartan fleece-lined jacket that may have been ditched in the Nambour-Bli Bli area.
Police are searching for a smartphone and a brown tartan fleece-lined jacket (similar to pictured) that may have been left in the Nambour-Bli Bli area
It is unclear whether detectives have found the alleged murder weapon, believed to be a knife.
Any witnesses or anyone with any information about the case is being urged to contact police.
'Police believe the two items may be able to assist with ongoing investigations into the matter and anyone who may have further information is urged to come forward,' they said in a statement on Friday.
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Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including 'Kill Bill,' has died aged 82.
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Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including 'Kill Bill,' has died aged 82.
Chiba, known in Japan as Shinichi Chiba, died late on Thursday, Tokyo-based Astraia, his management office, said in a statement Friday.
Japanese media said had been hospitalised near Tokyo with COVID-19 and died from pneumonia.
Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including 'Kill Bill,' has died aged 82
Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and detectives, the anguished so-called 'anti-heroes' trying to survive in a violent world. He did many of the stunt scenes himself.
His overseas career took off after his 1970s Japanese film The Street Fighter proved popular in the US.
American director Quentin Tarantino listed the work as among his grindhouse, or low-budget kitsch cinema, favorites.
Tarantino cast Chiba in the role of master swordsmith Hattori Hanzo in Kill Bill.
Chiba appeared in the 1991 Hollywood film Aces, directed by John Glen, as well as in Hong Kong movies.
Chiba's career also got a boost from the global boom in kung fu films, set off by Chinese legend Bruce Lee, although critics say Chiba tended to exhibit a dirtier, thug-like fighting style than Lee.
Born in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, Chiba studied at Nippon Sport Science University trained in various martials arts, earning a fourth-degree black belt in karate.
Chiba set up Japan Action Club in 1980, to develop a younger generation of actors, including protege Hiroyuki Sanada, who is among Hollywood's most coveted Japanese actors, landing roles in The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3.
Chiba is survived by his three children, Juri Manase, Mackenyu Arata and Gordon Maeda, all actors.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Law enforcement officials have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate candidate and former State of Alaska...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Law enforcement officials have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate candidate and former State of Alaska official illegally obtained a fishing license for a sportfishing event two years ago and turned it over to a special prosecutorial branch of the Department of Law, an official said Thursday.
Kelly Tshibaka, a former commissioner in the state Department of Administration and a Republican candidate for Senate, received the license during an event on the Kenai River in 2019.
Records show she received the permit in August 2019, eight months after she moved to Alaska to take the commissioner´s job, the Anchorage Daily News has reported. To obtain a resident fishing license, state law says the person must have lived in the state for 12 consecutive months before applying for a license.
Tshibaka signed the license application, acknowledging she had read the rules for residency. She also indicated on the license that she was a resident for 15 years, 8 months.
A person could be fined up to $300 for knowingly violating the law on fishing licenses, a misdemeanor.
"After a thorough investigation by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers into the media reports regarding Mrs. Tshibaka the investigation has been completed and will now be reviewed by the Alaska Department of Law´s Office of Special Prosecutions," Department of Public Safety spokesperson Austin McDaniel said in an email to The Associated Press.
When asked if it were unusual to involve the special office, he said in a follow-up email that law enforcement regularly works with prosecutors when building cases.
"Due to the circumstances involved with this investigation, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers requested an independent review of the case by the legal experts at the Alaska Department of Law," McDaniel said.
Tim Murtaugh, a senior adviser to Tshibaka´s campaign, said she attended the 2019 Kenai River Classic in her capacity as commissioner.
He said her confirmation hearings were public and it was well-known she had just returned to the state.
"The event organizers asked if she had a current fishing license, and when she said she didn´t, they issued her one," Murtaugh said in an email to the AP.
"The form was filled in for a license that expired after one day, going from August 22nd to the 23rd, which is only available to non-residents. This shows clear intent to purchase a non-resident license, not a resident license," he said.
Tshibaka announced her resignation from the state on March 29, the same day she said she would challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Murkowski, who was critical of former President Donald Trump, was censured by the Alaska Republican Party, which later endorsed Tshibaka in the race. Trump also has endorsed Tshibaka.
Murkowski has not announced whether she will seek reelection next year. However, last month Kevin Sweeney, a consultant to Murkowski´s campaign, said she had raised about $1.15 million in the second quarter of this year and had $2.3 million on hand.
That, Sweeney said, "strongly positions" Murkowski for a reelection bid.
Murkowski on Monday declined to discuss reelection plans.
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Married At First Sight star Cathy Evans recently underwent a $30,000 surgical makeover, including liposuction and a Brazilian butt lift.
And the aspiring influencer has now revealed why she decided to go under the knife, after critics told her to 'go to the gym' instead of the plastic surgeon.
'People are saying, "Why aren't you just going to the gym?" And I do go to the gym,' she said in a YouTube video.
Her truth: Married At First Sight's Cathy Evans has revealed why she decided to get liposuction and a Brazilian butt lift, after critics told her to 'go to the gym' instead of the plastic surgeon
'What I am after is not found at the gym. This shaped, sculpted body by a surgeon or doctor is not found at the gym,' she added.
Cathy debuted the results of her brutal full-body makeover on Instagram in late July.
She underwent a series of extensive plastic surgery procedures, including 10 liposuctions and a mini Brazilian bum lift.
At the time, the 28-year-old shared a series of photos of herself flaunting her artificial curves in Kim Kardashian's shapewear line Skims.
Required surgery: 'What I am after is not found at the gym,' she explained. 'This shaped, sculpted body by a surgeon or doctor is not found at the gym'
Cathy proudly showed off her smaller waist and hourglass hips and thighs as she posed in front of a mirror in her new items.
It was a far cry from the nightmare recovery process that Cathy experienced in June.
At the time, she broke down in tears as she recalled being evacuated from her home due to a nearby fire and how the experience left her humiliated and in excruciating pain because she was wearing a nappy at the time.
Finished product! Cathy proudly showed off her smaller waist and hourglass hips and thighs as she posed in front of a mirror last month
Speaking into the camera, the bandaged bride said through tears: 'We were all out on the street. I had to stand out like this, I'm so embarrassed.
'It hasn't been smooth sailing for me,' she sobbed.
She explained that she was lying down and trying to recover when police and fireman barged into her home to get everybody to evacuate.
'I really struggle to get up and all the fluid's moving through my body, so I was kind of shocked and trying to get up faster and I was in more pain.'
Horrific: It was a far cry from the nightmare recovery process that Cathy experienced in June, which left her needing diapers and puppy pads to go to the toilet
The former reality star then suffered an unfortunate accident because she was unable to make it to the bathroom in time.
'I had to go pee, but it takes me like fifteen minutes to go pee and I had peed a bit on my garment because I was stressed and they were calling for us to come out,' she cried while wiping tears away.
'And we didn't grab my medication or nothing except for a couple of puppy pads, but behind me is a diaper,' she continued.
'That's why it was embarrassing to go out on the street with blood everywhere.'
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Nicole Kidman has avoided quarantine in Hong Kong where she's filming a television series, after receiving an exemption from the government.
The city's government did not directly identify the 54-year old Hollywood star but said it had granted foreign overseas film personnel permission to skip quarantine for 'the purpose of performing designated professional work'.
The exemption contrasts sharply with entry rules for residents that are some of the most stringent coronavirus requirements globally, sparking online criticism from residents in the special administrative region of China.
Exempt: Nicole Kidman has avoided quarantine in Hong Kong where she's filming a TV series, after receiving an exemption from the government. Pictured with director Lulu Wang
Kidman was in the former British colony to film an Amazon television series called The Expats, online news site HK01 reported.
She was spotted shopping and filming after arriving from Sydney last week, according to HK01.
NSW reported its biggest one-day rise in Covid-19 infections on Thursday.
Excused: The city's government did not directly identify the 54-year old Hollywood star but said it had granted foreign overseas film personnel permission to skip quarantine for 'the purpose of performing designated professional work'. Pictured at the SAG Awards in 2020
Hong Kong arrivals from countries considered 'high risk' are mandated to undergo compulsory quarantine for 21 days in a designated quarantine hotel, even those who are vaccinated.
The measures have led to many residents not being able to visit relatives and travel overseas for nearly two years, prompting an online backlash over Kidman's exemption.
'So we have HK residents who can't come back if not vaccinated (and even then with 2-3 weeks quarantine) but Nicole Kidman can just enter like this? It's disgusting!' said one Twitter user.
Backlash: The news of Kidman's exemption sparked backlash on social media, with Hong Kong locals complaining about the apparent 'double standard' enjoyed by the celebrity visitor
The government this week said it was upgrading 15 overseas places including the US, Spain and France to 'high risk' from 'medium risk' which means that only vaccinated Hong Kong residents are allowed to enter and must face the 21-day hotel quarantine on arrival.
The measures have sparked chaos for travellers who are desperately trying to rebook hotel quarantine and flights with limited supply available.
Australia has been reclassified to 'medium risk' from 'low risk' from August 20, meaning that vaccinated arrivals need to quarantine for 14 nights.
Without the exemption, Kidman would have had to do seven days of hotel quarantine.
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Friends of Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols are reacting to her son Kyle Johnson's recent offloading of her longtime Woodland Hills residence, which was sold for $1.22million in July.
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Friends of Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols are reacting to her son Kyle Johnson's recent offloading of her longtime Woodland Hills residence, which was sold for $1.22million to a remodeling and construction company in July.
88-year-old Nichols, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2018, is currently at the center of a bitter conservatorship battle between her son and her former manager Gilbert Bell amid accusations he exploited her.
'When the house was sold, I was very hurt for her,' Nichols' friend Angelique Fawcette told People on Thursday.
Controversial: Friends of Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols are reacting to her son Kyle Johnson's recent offloading of her longtime Woodland Hills residence, which was sold for $1.22million to a remodeling and construction company in July; Kyle Johnson and Nichelle Nichols pictured in 2019
'She has no place to go back to anymore. It hurt me because I knew that it would hurt her. She stated that she wanted to remain in her home, yet the court let her son move her out.'
Fawcette said that the legendary actress has 'been like a mother to me' and that 'it's been horrendous. It's been painful to watch her go through this experience.'
Nichols, who became one of the nation's first black women to star in a primetime show after being cast in 1966 as Nyota Uhura on Star Trek, originally purchased her Woodland Hills in 1983 for $100,000.
Her former manager Bell, also speaking to People in a separate interview, expressed sadness over the fact that Nichelle's 'home is gone.
'It's been sold out from under her. She would be horrified if she knew that,' he said, adding that the star 'was proud of [that house].'
Conservatorship: 88-year-old Nichols, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2018, is currently at the center of a bitter conservatorship battle between her son and her former manager Gilbert Bell amid accusations he exploited her; Nichelle pictured in 2017
Longtime residence: Nichols bought her home in Woodland Hills, California in 1983 for $1100,000
Bell, 82, continued: 'Nichelle designed it. She helped build it. She planted the trees on it. It was a dream come true for her.
'No matter where we were, when she came back from a convention and she would come into her home, she would sing to the house and say, "Hello, home. Hello, house. I'm home."'
Later in the interview, Gilbert claimed to People that Johnson had always planned to offload Nichelle's beloved Woodland Hills abode.
'He [had told me] he didn't think she should be in her home and that it was a white elephant. [He said] she had no business being there, that he wanted her in a one-bedroom condo,' Bell claimed.
'He wanted to get the property sold. He's in charge.'
Fawcette and Bell both told the outlet that they haven't seen Nichols since April 2019.
The 88-year-old, who became one of the nation's first black women to star in a primetime show after being cast in 1966 as Nyota Uhura on Star Trek, was diagnosed with dementia in 2018. Pictured: Nicols with co-star William Shatner
Nichols' break-the-mold tendencies expanded beyond the screen and into space science. She volunteered with NASA from 1977 to 2015 to promote diversity in the recruiting of women and minority astronauts. The initiative led to the recruitment of Dr. Sally Ride, the nation's first female astronaut
'This is a very special woman. And it's a shame that her last years, with all she has contributed, not only to entertainment, but to NASA and society, that she would continue to be mistreated like this,' said Bell of his former client.
Fawcette says her relationship with the actress 'is always going to remain in [her] heart and soul' but that it is unfortunate that Johnson 'has tried to destroy our relationship.
'The relationship will always be here and I will always keep my promise to fight for Nichelle,' she concluded.
Back in 2018, Nichols' son Kyle Johnson successfully filed for conservatorship of her on the grounds that her health made her a prime target for exploitation by former manager Bell, who spent about a decade living in a guest house on her Woodland Hills, California, property.
Inside Nichelle Nichols' heartbreaking conservatorship case 1993: Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols purchases a Woodland Hills, California, property for $100,000 2012: Her former manager Gilbert Bell temporarily moves into a secondary house on the property 2017: Nichols inexplicably signs a quitclaim, handing over her property title to Bell. Records show that same year, Bell signed his own quitclaim, returning the property into Nichols' hands May 2018: Johnson files for a conservatorship, which is ultimately successful May 2018: Nichols' longtime friend Angelique Fawcette files an objection to Johnson's petition August 2018: News outlets report that Nichols was diagnosed with dementia; the exact date of diagnosis is unknown 2019: Bell sues Johnson, accusing him of attempting to evict him and Nichols in order to sell the property 2020: Johnson files a countersuit against Bell, alleging elder abuse, theft, fraud, and bilking of Nichols' assets 2021: Property at center of contention sells to remodeling and construction company for $1.22million Advertisement !- - ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v5/us/tvshowbiz/none/article/other/mpu_factbox.html?id=mpu_factbox_1 - ->
Johnson said he filed the conservatorship petition because he learned Bell had transferred Nichols' Woodland Hills home into his name as power of attorney in 2017, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Further complicating the case is her friend Fawcette, who has also sought to become Nichols' conservator after arguing that the actress deserved to live out her final days in the home.
Nichols currently lives in New Mexico with her son and his wife.
The initial conservatorship battle in 2018 triggered three years off lawsuits between the three parties.
After the first conservatorship petition that year, Bell's power of attorney was suspended and Nicholas' home was transferred back into her name. Johnson became his mother's sole caregiver.
In 2019, Bell fired back at Johnson in a lawsuit, accusing him of trying to evict him from the property through 'aggressive and combative behavior,' The Los Angeles Times reported.
In August last year, Johnson accused Bell of elder abuse in a countersuit.
In a statement, Johnson said he wants to use the lawsuit to 'hold those responsible to account, ensure his mother's financial stability, health and comfort, recover what has been stolen from her, and ensure a safe, secure, and enjoyable future in the coming years.'
Bell, who moved into a guest house on Nichols' property in 2012, is accused of 'taking advantage of a highly-respected woman when when she was vulnerable.' In 2020, he was accused of continuing to live in the home under a fraudulent lease, although it is not clear if he still lives on the property.
Johnson's lawyers have also accused Bell of manipulating the actress's personal life through lies, fabricating documents, and by establishing legal entities that her he controlled.
Meanwhile, Nichols' longtime friend, producer Fawcette, has argued in court filings that neither Johnson or Bell were making the actress a priority.
'Her son was absent from her life for six years,' Fawcette told The Hill. 'He missed Nichelle's birthdays, Mother's Days, Thanksgivings and Christmases. It was heart breaking to watch.'
During the same interview, Fawcette blasted Nichols' former manager.
'Gil was the gatekeeper, fiercely controlling Nichelle's financial affairs and her person,' she said. 'He allegedly used her money to upgrade the home he lived in on Nichelle's property, and bought new cars while Nichelle's house sat in decay.
'He even contemplated marrying Nichelle, so that her son would be denied his inheritance.'
Nichols' son Kyle Johnson argued that her health made her a prime target for exploitation by former manager Gilbert Bell, who spent about a decade living in the guest house of her home in Woodland Hills, California. Further complicating the case is her friend Angelique Fawcett, who has also sought to become Nichols' conservator after arguing that the actress deserves to live out her final days in her own home
Nichols entered showbusiness at age 16 and sang with legendary Duke Ellington before later switching to acting. She became one of the nation's first black women to star in a primetime show after being cast in 1966 as Nyota Uhura on Star Trek.
Her break-the-mold tendencies expanded beyond the screen and into space science. She volunteered with NASA from 1977 to 2015 to promote diversity in the recruiting of women and minority astronauts. The initiative led to the recruitment of Dr. Sally Ride, the nation's first women astronaut.
As an actress, Nichols played a key role in inspiring black children to enter showbusiness, and reportedly earned the praise of Martin Luther King Jr. Following her 70-episode run with the Star Trek series, she continued to star in box office sequels and lesser-known films.
Nichols' contribution to the film industry earned her a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992. She also received a life career award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in 2016, becoming the first woman to be bestowed with the honor.
As an actress, Nichols played a key role in inspiring black children to enter showbusiness, and reportedly earned the praise of Martin Luther King Jr. Following her 70-episode run with the Star Trek series, she continued to star in box office sequels and lesser-known films
The role of conservators became a trending topic earlier this year when pop star Britney Spears demanded to be released from a conservatorship controlled by her father, Jamie Spears, since 2009.
She said the appointment had wreaked havoc on her life, preventing her from marrying her long-time boyfriend and conceiving a child.
The 'Hit Me Baby One More Time' singer scored a major victory last week when her dad announced he would step down from the role.
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A group of 11 people who attended a party at a beach in Sydney's east have tested positive to Covid.
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A group of 11 people who attended a beachside party in Sydney's east have tested positive to Covid.
Speaking at Friday's NSW update, chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant called out the illegal gathering in the trendy suburb of Maroubra.
NSW has reported 642 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and four deaths as curfews are imposed in western Sydney's council areas of concern and the city's lockdown is extended to September 30.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said NSW has recorded 642 new Covid cases on Friday with chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant calling out a gathering in Sydney's east where 11 people caught the virus (pictured: Ms Berejiklian and Dr Chant at Friday's press conference)
'There was a gathering in Maroubra, and 11 people attending that gathering have tested positive,' a clearly frustrated Dr Chant said.
'I understand why people are tired and fatigued. But we just cannot have that occurring, where we end up with a further escalation of cases associated with events that are not permitted at this time,' she said.
All of NSW is currently locked down and facing enhanced police compliance measures as authorities battle to contain the spread of the virulent Delta strain.
There were 644 new local cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Thursday, but two were acquired in the ACT and are isolating in southern NSW.
Of those cases, the isolation status of more than 500 remain under investigation.
A permit system will from Saturday also come into force for people travelling between Greater Sydney and regional NSW.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant have repeatedly and vociferously denied the efficacy of curfews as a public health measure amid the outbreak.
Curfews from 9pm to 5am will nevertheless be imposed in western Sydney's 12 local government areas of concern from Monday.
People in these areas will also be limited to one hour of exercise, and NSW Police will be given the power to lock down entire apartment blocks due to COVID-19 cases.
Masks will also be mandated at all times - indoors and outdoors - across NSW from Monday.
'This is also for police, it makes it easy for them to make sure that everybody is sticking to the rules so this (means) mask-wearing outdoors unless you're exercising,' Ms Berejiklian said.
COVID-19 vaccinations for NSW healthcare workers will also be mandated by the end of next month.
All healthcare workers must have at least one jab by September 30.
Greens health spokesperson Cate Faehrmann in a statement welcomed the change but said it should've been made sooner.
Some 80 healthcare workers at Sydney's St George Hospital are this week isolating due to COVID exposure in the oncology ward.
The government is currently looking at ways to give vaccinated people more freedom in September when the state has reached six million jabs, but is yet to
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US Vice President Kamala Harris is headed to Singapore and Vietnam
Just as US forces struggle with the desperate evacuation from Afghanistan, Vice President Kamala Harris embarks Friday on a trip to Vietnam, site of perhaps an even more infamous American military debacle.
The Southeast Asia trip, also taking in Singapore and a virtual meeting with ASEAN regional representatives, was planned long before a Taliban victory last weekend triggered the US scramble from Afghanistan.
Harris has taken some flak, especially from right-wing commentators who see the choice of Vietnam as, at best, tone-deaf.
The writers of "Veep," a television comedy series satirizing a hapless vice president, "could not have scripted this better," tweeted Sean Spicer, a former White House press secretary for president Donald Trump.
But US officials emphasize that the choice of Vietnam concerns geo-political challenges to come -- not the distant trauma of 1975 Saigon, when US helicopters ferried final evacuees from the embassy roof, as Viet Cong troops advanced.
The vice president "is focused on the threats of the future, not of the past," said a senior White House official, who asked not to be named.
The official acknowledged that President Joe Biden's foreign policy focus is currently fixed on the crisis at Kabul airport, where a few thousand US troops are trying to evacuate potentially tens of thousands of US citizens and local allies.
But at a time when China is challenging US political sway and naval dominance in the Indo-Pacific region, Southeast Asia is "strategically important and economically important to this country. That hasn't changed with Afghanistan," the White House official said.
"We can do more than one thing at a time."
Officials expressed confidence that the debacle in Afghanistan will not harm allies' trust in US commitment to far-reaching strategic goals across Asia.
"We are confident that our partners throughout the Indo-Pacific see the United States as a steadfast partner. And that's certainly going to be one of the things the vice president emphasizes on this trip," an official said.
Harris, an Asian-American whose mother was of Indian origin, will be the first US vice president to visit Vietnam.
Before arriving in Hanoi late Tuesday, Harris will visit Singapore and meet, starting Monday, with President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
She will also stop at the Changi Naval Base, where she'll address US sailors aboard the visiting USS Tulsa, underscoring American security commitments to Singapore.
Harris is set to hold Vietnamese government meetings on Wednesday and will attend the opening of a Southeast Asian regional branch of the US Centers for Disease Control.
The global response to the coronavirus pandemic is set to dominate a meeting of ASEAN nations that Harris will join.
In her final events on Thursday, Harris will meet civil society representatives in communist Vietnam to "underscore the importance we place on supporting civil society as a driver of social change," an official said.
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KATE MUIR: The pent-up rage of Nicolas Cage is a joy to behold. You never know whether he will take insanity to ridiculous heights, or turn in a brilliant performance - like his latest, in Pig.
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Verdict: Cage uncaged... and enraged
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Reminiscence (12A)
Verdict: Mind-bending noir thriller
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The pent-up rage of Nicolas Cage is a joy to behold. Watching him perform is always tense. You never know whether he will take insanity to ridiculous heights, or turn in a brilliant performance — like his latest, in Pig.
Cage plays Rob, a hermit living in a cabin in the deep, lush forests of Oregon in the U.S. It's a rough life. You can almost smell Cage's stained longjohns, grubby coat and matted, greasy hair. His only companion is a well-groomed ginger pig.
Clearly, something has damaged Rob so brutally that he cannot bear any human contact. He lives by foraging and makes enough for extra supplies, like batteries for his old boombox, by selling black truffles unearthed by the pig (charmingly played by Brandy).
But as we watch Rob lumbering around gathering wild mushrooms, and then making a pie from scratch, sprinkling the flour and landing the pastry in the tin with an expert flick, we realise he has exceptional culinary skills, unusual in someone who looks like a yeti.
Crackling effort: Nicolas Cage with Brandy in Pig. You can almost smell Cage's stained longjohns, grubby coat and matted, greasy hair. His only companion is a well-groomed ginger pig, writes Kate Muir
Truffles sell for £700 a kilo, so it's not surprising when the smart sow is abducted. Rob, injured and devastated, teams up with Amir (Alex Wolff), an uneasy entrepreneur who usually sells his truffles to fancy restaurants. They drive off to Portland to bring home the bacon, so to speak.
Rob is a man of few words. Mainly, 'Who has my pig?' Or 'I want my pig back.' But he is a large and forbidding presence as he returns to the city's restaurant underworld where, after hours, catering staff enjoy Fight Club-style, bare-knuckle bashing in a disused hotel basement.
Thus begins a strange odyssey through the dark alleys — and most pretentious restaurants — in Portland, featuring gastronomic delights such as a salted baguette, Mom's French toast and deconstructed scallops bathed in the smoke from fir cones.
Rob lives by foraging and makes enough for extra supplies, like batteries for his old boombox, by selling black truffles unearthed by the pig (charmingly played by Brandy)
Rob is a man of few words. Mainly, 'Who has my pig?' Or 'I want my pig back.' But he is a large and forbidding presence as he returns to the city's restaurant underworld
Each encounter reveals a little more of Rob's losses and past lives, moving from brutality to tenderness. Rob and Amir come up against Amir's father (Adam Arkin), a sort of restaurant mafioso, and the denouement involves a surprising use of kitchen utensils.
The film is sometimes soundtracked by high opera, but the real diva here is Cage, who holds back on the porcine-caper hilarity which could easily emerge, and brings forth a surprisingly soulful performance.
In Reminiscence, Hugh Jackman plays a 'private investigator of the mind', who possesses a machine that can retrieve people's memories — and play them in 3D to everyone else in the room.
Spending time in the past is one of the few pleasures left to people in this dystopian future. Climate change means the sea level has risen so high that the iconic Art- Deco Miami beachfront is half-submerged, the neon signs still throbbing above a dying city that looks more like Venice.
The rich have built huge concrete dams to keep the water and the struggling lower classes out. While the 'barons' live in luxury, ordinary people survive in a lawless, violent, drug-infested, decaying world.
Rebecca Ferguson and Hugh Jackman in Reminiscence. Hugh plays a 'private investigator of the mind', who possesses a machine that can retrieve people's memories — and play them in 3D to everyone else in the room
The set-up is compelling and the semi-submerged Florida skyscrapers look disturbingly real.
The film, however, is rather a queer fish. Directed by Westworld creator Lisa Joy, it imitates Christopher Nolan's time and memory-mashing films such as Inception and Tenet without quite making the grade.
Jackman is Nick Bannister, a tense veteran who previously used his memory machine for interrogating the enemy. Now, in supposed peacetime, Nick's main earner is nostalgia, as people become addicted to reliving the happiest moments of their lives.
One day a new client arrives: glamorous, mysterious nightclub singer Mae (Rebecca Ferguson, who slinks in wearing a red silk dress, looking like she came directly from a 1940s film noir). She hypnotises Bannister with her vulnerability and beauty. In her memories, she tears up as she prepares to sing and Nick wants to know why. He becomes obsessed.
Directed by Westworld creator Lisa Joy, the film imitates Christopher Nolan's time and memory-mashing films such as Inception and Tenet without quite making the grade
Thandiwe Newton plays Watts, Nick's memory machine co-worker, and she has a low opinion of the burgeoning love match — as does the viewer, since Mae and Nick's relationship is all shiny, erotic surface with no honest connection.
Nick's strength — and weakness — is that he knows dozens of other people's memories and secrets, which are stored on disks in his vault. The deep dive back into memory unearths Miami's poxy low-lifes and evil barons, and Jackman gets caught up in increasingly violent fight scenes, in increasingly grim locations, during which you keep hoping his Wolverine claws will pop out.
Sadly, they don't, and the film chugs on to a soggy end.
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Aug 20 (Reuters) - Gold prices were flat on Friday, as a firmer dollar eclipsed support from rising anxiety over increasing cases of coronavirus' Delta variant that could delay economic recovery.
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* Spot gold was flat at $1,780.43 per ounce by 0056 GMT, while U.S. gold futures was little changed at $1,782.40.
* The dollar index held near a more than a nine-month high hit on Thursday, denting gold's appeal to holders of other currencies.
* U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will speak on "the economic outlook" at next week's Jackson Hole, Wyoming symposium, the central bank said on Thursday, where some analysts expect him to lay out a clearer roadmap on the central bank's taper plans.
* The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a 17-month low last week, pointing to another month of robust job growth, though surging COVID-19 infections pose a risk to the labour market recovery.
* Growth in factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region slowed for the fourth consecutive month in August after hitting its highest pace in nearly half a century earlier this spring, a survey showed on Thursday.
* Silver rose 0.1% to $23.25 per ounce and was headed for third straight weekly decline.
* Platinum gained 0.5% to $977.95, but it is down 4.6% for the week so far.
* Palladium was up 0.7% at $2,328.19. The metal was headed for its worst weekly performance since March 2020 falling 12.2% so far.
DATA/EVENTS (GMT) 0600 UK Retail Sales MM, YY July 0600 UK Retail Sales Ex-Fuel MM July (Reporting by Eileen Soreng in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
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CINCINNATI (AP) - Joey Votto slammed a three-run homer, Luis Castillo pitched seven innings of one-run ball and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins...
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CINCINNATI (AP) - Joey Votto slammed a three-run homer, Luis Castillo pitched seven innings of one-run ball and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 on Thursday night.
Votto's 428-foot shot into the seats in right-center - his team-leading 27th homer - highlighted the Reds' four-run fourth after Miami right-hander Nick Neidert had faced the minimum in the first three innings.
Castillo (7-12), averaging 97 mph on his four-seam fastball and sinker, allowed eight hits and struck out seven. Michael Lorenzen retired the Marlins in order in the eighth, and Tony Santillan did the same in ninth.
Kyle Farmer and Jonathan India each had run-scoring doubles for the Reds, who rebounded after dropping two in a row and the series to the depleted Chicago Cubs.
Cincinnati moved within a game of the San Diego Padres for the second NL wild-card slot.
Neidert (1-2) - who got his first win of the season Aug. 4 but was demoted to Triple-A Jacksonville right after - was recalled before the game to start. He allowed four runs and five hits through five innings.
Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto celebrates after hitting a three-run home run during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the Miami Marlins o Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Jorge Alfaro had an RBI single in the fourth for the last-place Marlins.
TRAINERS ROOM
Marlins: Placed RHP Jorge Guzman (right elbow soreness) on the 10-day injured list. He was promoted from Triple-A last weekend and had a couple rough outings against Atlanta.
Reds: OF Jessie Winker (intercostal strain) may be out longer than initially expected. The 28-year-old All-Star went on the 10-day injured list on Monday after he aggravated a strain of the muscles in the rib cage the previous day. ... The Reds reversed OF Nick Senzel´s option and placed him back on the injured list. He has fluid on his surgically repaired left knee and will go to the Arizona facility for rehab. There is no timetable for his return.
UP NEXT
Marlins right-hander Elieser Hernandez (0-0, 2.84 ERA) will be on the mound Friday night against Reds right-hander Sonny Gray (4-6, 4.47). Hernandez was effective last time out in just his third start of the season. He allowed four hits and one run in 5 1/3 innings in a win over the Cubs last Sunday. Gray allowed three runs in 4 2/3 innings in a Reds win over the Phillies on Sunday.
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Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto (19) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run during the fourth inning of the tema's baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo throws during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Miami Marlins third baseman Brian Anderson throws out Cincinnati Reds' Jonathan India at first during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Miami Marlins' Jesus Sanchez, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring on a single by Jorge Alfaro during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
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The mysterious items, which included 1kg of corned beef, was posted in a photo to a Reddit thread on Thursday evening, gaining 800 upvotes overnight.
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Melbourne commuters have been left baffled by a string of mysterious Woolworths items that were placed across seats on an empty train.
A photo of the random items neatly arranged on the seats, which included 1kg of corned beef, was posted to a Reddit thread on Thursday evening.
Social media users immediately started hypothesising about why the strange staples were left behind.
Melbourne commuters were left baffled when they found Woolworths items carefully placed on the seats of a train (pictured)
'We shouldn't rule out the possibility that these items have obtained the ability to move around on their own and are simply on their way to see friends,' joked one person.
'Toy Story but with groceries: Perishable Tales,' added another.
'Maybe someone lives more than 5km from their friend? And is sending it station to station,' a third commented, with many agreeing on the genius of the idea.
'Groceries bought online have to deliver themselves these days, not enough delivery drivers to keep up with the demand.'
Some thought it may have a random act of kindness gone wrong, but changed their minds when they saw the items.
'Someone leaving treats as a pick-me-up during the pandemic... But then I zoomed in. 1 kg of corned silverside is not the kinda surprise you want on your commute.'
A few Reddit users remarked that they had seen similar scenes on other trains in Melbourne.
Other Reddit users have shared similar stories finding random food items on trains (pictured)
'Oh weird. I saw this on a Roxy to Craigieburn train the other day. But only 2 items. I have no idea what was going on either,' one commented.
'Yo. I saw a bunch of groceries lined up on the wall at Collingwood station a couple weeks ago. Looked like a similar MO,' said another.
'I saw a similar thing on the Craigieburn train as well, heading out from Flinders. Except maybe 8-9 items, and a broken beer bottle head.'
Despite the speculation about how the food items came to be on the train, no one has come forward as the culprit.
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Melbourne fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen admits he has to live with teams testing his courage in the NRL.
The Storm star started his first game on Thursday night since the serious concussion in Magic Round which kept him sidelined for several weeks of the premiers' campaign.
Papenhuyzen was one of the Storm's best in a 34-20 win over Gold Coast that extended Melbourne's winning run to a record-equalling 19 straight victories.
The 23-year-old picked up 130 running metres, a try assist and two linebreak assists as Melbourne matched the Sydney Roosters' premiership-winning team of 1975's all-time winning streak.
After a couple of penalties for high contact against the Titans on Papenhuyzen, the Storm fullback admitted it felt like he was being tested by his opponents at times.
"It felt like that a little bit but that's to be expected to be fair," Papenhuyzen said.
"Teams are going to do that. I know that's going to happen.
"If we get penalties for it and marched down the field, then I'm also happy with that too.
"It's part of the game and a lot of it is unfortunate, but I think those sort of knocks helped my confidence too, knowing I can take it and get up and move on with it."
The Storm have taken a cautious approach throughout Papenhuyzen's return to the game, refusing to rush him back into the line-up and restricting the representative star to limited minutes off the bench before Thursday's match.
Having completed a full 80 minutes back in the No.1 jersey, last year's Clive Churchill Medallist is now focusing on taking a no-fear approach as the Storm chase back-to-back premierships.
"I can't really hide from the contact ... if I play like that, I'm not going to be the player I want to be," he said.
"I've just got to go in with the mentality that you go hard.
"If you don't go hard you're going to get hurt. That's just the mentality I take in and just building confidence to get back to where I need to be."
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Friends of Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols are reacting to her son Kyle Johnson's recent offloading of her longtime Woodland Hills residence, which was sold for $1.22million in July.
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Friends of Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols are reacting to her son Kyle Johnson's recent offloading of her longtime Woodland Hills residence, which was sold for $1.22million to a remodeling and construction company in July.
88-year-old Nichols, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2018, is currently at the center of a bitter conservatorship battle between her son and her former manager Gilbert Bell amid accusations he exploited her.
'When the house was sold, I was very hurt for her,' Nichols' friend Angelique Fawcette told People on Thursday.
Controversial: Friends of Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols are reacting to her son Kyle Johnson's recent offloading of her longtime Woodland Hills residence, which was sold for $1.22million to a remodeling and construction company in July; Kyle Johnson and Nichelle Nichols pictured in 2019
'She has no place to go back to anymore. It hurt me because I knew that it would hurt her. She stated that she wanted to remain in her home, yet the court let her son move her out.'
Fawcette said that the legendary actress has 'been like a mother to me' and that 'it's been horrendous. It's been painful to watch her go through this experience.'
Nichols, who became one of the nation's first black women to star in a primetime show after being cast in 1966 as Nyota Uhura on Star Trek, originally purchased her Woodland Hills in 1983 for $100,000.
Her former manager Bell, also speaking to People in a separate interview, expressed sadness over the fact that Nichelle's 'home is gone.
'It's been sold out from under her. She would be horrified if she knew that,' he said, adding that the star 'was proud of [that house].'
Conservatorship: 88-year-old Nichols, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2018, is currently at the center of a bitter conservatorship battle between her son and her former manager Gilbert Bell amid accusations he exploited her; Nichelle pictured in 2017
Longtime residence: Nichols bought her home in Woodland Hills, California in 1983 for $1100,000
Bell, 82, continued: 'Nichelle designed it. She helped build it. She planted the trees on it. It was a dream come true for her.
'No matter where we were, when she came back from a convention and she would come into her home, she would sing to the house and say, "Hello, home. Hello, house. I'm home."'
Later in the interview, Gilbert claimed to People that Johnson had always planned to offload Nichelle's beloved Woodland Hills abode.
'He [had told me] he didn't think she should be in her home and that it was a white elephant. [He said] she had no business being there, that he wanted her in a one-bedroom condo,' Bell claimed.
'He wanted to get the property sold. He's in charge.'
Fawcette and Bell both told the outlet that they haven't seen Nichols since April 2019.
The 88-year-old, who became one of the nation's first black women to star in a primetime show after being cast in 1966 as Nyota Uhura on Star Trek, was diagnosed with dementia in 2018. Pictured: Nicols with co-star William Shatner
Nichols' break-the-mold tendencies expanded beyond the screen and into space science. She volunteered with NASA from 1977 to 2015 to promote diversity in the recruiting of women and minority astronauts. The initiative led to the recruitment of Dr. Sally Ride, the nation's first female astronaut
'This is a very special woman. And it's a shame that her last years, with all she has contributed, not only to entertainment, but to NASA and society, that she would continue to be mistreated like this,' said Bell of his former client.
Fawcette says her relationship with the actress 'is always going to remain in [her] heart and soul' but that it is unfortunate that Johnson 'has tried to destroy our relationship.
'The relationship will always be here and I will always keep my promise to fight for Nichelle,' she concluded.
Back in 2018, Nichols' son Kyle Johnson successfully filed for conservatorship of her on the grounds that her health made her a prime target for exploitation by former manager Bell, who spent about a decade living in a guest house on her Woodland Hills, California, property.
Inside Nichelle Nichols' heartbreaking conservatorship case 1993: Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols purchases a Woodland Hills, California, property for $100,000 2012: Her former manager Gilbert Bell temporarily moves into a secondary house on the property 2017: Nichols inexplicably signs a quitclaim, handing over her property title to Bell. Records show that same year, Bell signed his own quitclaim, returning the property into Nichols' hands May 2018: Johnson files for a conservatorship, which is ultimately successful May 2018: Nichols' longtime friend Angelique Fawcette files an objection to Johnson's petition August 2018: News outlets report that Nichols was diagnosed with dementia; the exact date of diagnosis is unknown 2019: Bell sues Johnson, accusing him of attempting to evict him and Nichols in order to sell the property 2020: Johnson files a countersuit against Bell, alleging elder abuse, theft, fraud, and bilking of Nichols' assets 2021: Property at center of contention sells to remodeling and construction company for $1.22million Advertisement !- - ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v5/us/tvshowbiz/none/article/other/mpu_factbox.html?id=mpu_factbox_1 - ->
Johnson said he filed the conservatorship petition because he learned Bell had transferred Nichols' Woodland Hills home into his name as power of attorney in 2017, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Further complicating the case is her friend Fawcette, who has also sought to become Nichols' conservator after arguing that the actress deserved to live out her final days in the home.
Nichols currently lives in New Mexico with her son and his wife.
The initial conservatorship battle in 2018 triggered three years off lawsuits between the three parties.
After the first conservatorship petition that year, Bell's power of attorney was suspended and Nicholas' home was transferred back into her name. Johnson became his mother's sole caregiver.
In 2019, Bell fired back at Johnson in a lawsuit, accusing him of trying to evict him from the property through 'aggressive and combative behavior,' The Los Angeles Times reported.
In August last year, Johnson accused Bell of elder abuse in a countersuit.
In a statement, Johnson said he wants to use the lawsuit to 'hold those responsible to account, ensure his mother's financial stability, health and comfort, recover what has been stolen from her, and ensure a safe, secure, and enjoyable future in the coming years.'
Bell, who moved into a guest house on Nichols' property in 2012, is accused of 'taking advantage of a highly-respected woman when when she was vulnerable.' In 2020, he was accused of continuing to live in the home under a fraudulent lease, although it is not clear if he still lives on the property.
Johnson's lawyers have also accused Bell of manipulating the actress's personal life through lies, fabricating documents, and by establishing legal entities that her he controlled.
Meanwhile, Nichols' longtime friend, producer Fawcette, has argued in court filings that neither Johnson or Bell were making the actress a priority.
'Her son was absent from her life for six years,' Fawcette told The Hill. 'He missed Nichelle's birthdays, Mother's Days, Thanksgivings and Christmases. It was heart breaking to watch.'
During the same interview, Fawcette blasted Nichols' former manager.
'Gil was the gatekeeper, fiercely controlling Nichelle's financial affairs and her person,' she said. 'He allegedly used her money to upgrade the home he lived in on Nichelle's property, and bought new cars while Nichelle's house sat in decay.
'He even contemplated marrying Nichelle, so that her son would be denied his inheritance.'
Nichols' son Kyle Johnson argued that her health made her a prime target for exploitation by former manager Gilbert Bell, who spent about a decade living in the guest house of her home in Woodland Hills, California. Further complicating the case is her friend Angelique Fawcett, who has also sought to become Nichols' conservator after arguing that the actress deserves to live out her final days in her own home
Nichols entered showbusiness at age 16 and sang with legendary Duke Ellington before later switching to acting. She became one of the nation's first black women to star in a primetime show after being cast in 1966 as Nyota Uhura on Star Trek.
Her break-the-mold tendencies expanded beyond the screen and into space science. She volunteered with NASA from 1977 to 2015 to promote diversity in the recruiting of women and minority astronauts. The initiative led to the recruitment of Dr. Sally Ride, the nation's first women astronaut.
As an actress, Nichols played a key role in inspiring black children to enter showbusiness, and reportedly earned the praise of Martin Luther King Jr. Following her 70-episode run with the Star Trek series, she continued to star in box office sequels and lesser-known films.
Nichols' contribution to the film industry earned her a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992. She also received a life career award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in 2016, becoming the first woman to be bestowed with the honor.
As an actress, Nichols played a key role in inspiring black children to enter showbusiness, and reportedly earned the praise of Martin Luther King Jr. Following her 70-episode run with the Star Trek series, she continued to star in box office sequels and lesser-known films
The role of conservators became a trending topic earlier this year when pop star Britney Spears demanded to be released from a conservatorship controlled by her father, Jamie Spears, since 2009.
She said the appointment had wreaked havoc on her life, preventing her from marrying her long-time boyfriend and conceiving a child.
The 'Hit Me Baby One More Time' singer scored a major victory last week when her dad announced he would step down from the role.
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Hugh Jackman calls himself a water baby but he has never spent as much time getting wet as in his latest movie Reminiscence.
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Hugh Jackman calls himself a water baby but he has never spent as much time getting wet as in his latest movie Reminiscence.
'I'm Australian born and bred, so I love the water. I go into the ocean almost every day, if I can,' said Jackman.
'But I certainly wasn't taking any baths whilst doing this movie. By the end of the day, I was like... I'm done... I've been in water all day. And I had never done action sequences in water,' he said.
Hugh Jackman calls himself a water baby but he has never spent as much time getting wet as in his latest movie Reminiscence
In Reminiscence, Jackman plays a former soldier who runs a business for people who want to float in sensory deprivation tanks.
The sci-fi thriller, which also stars Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton, is set in a war-torn and flooded Miami of the future.
The movie, written and directed by 'Westworld' co-creator Lisa Joy, was conceived with Jackman in mind and his participation was key to getting the film made.
'I just knew that between his incredible action skills and his incredible charisma ... he's also this amazing character actor,' Joy said.
The sci-fi thriller, which also stars Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton, is set in a war-torn and flooded Miami of the future
'I didn't have any funding, I didn't have a studio. I was just a first time director with a script and a dream. I don't know why Hugh Jackman decided to support me, but he did.
'There's no way it would have come to pass without his support,' she added.
Daniel Wu, who plays gangster Saint Joe, said that working with fellow Asian-American Joy was like a breath of fresh air.
'It's rare that you work with a female director but it's also even more rare to work with a female Chinese-American director, and I'm Chinese-American and there's so much unspoken commonalities that we share,' Wu said.
'She understands the Asian-American diaspora and the plight of representation in the film industry (and) she understands what she needs to do to sort of help change that.'
Reminiscence is in cinemas now.
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Kim Kardashian continued to give her followers a glimpse at some of her newest SKIMS products and her famous curves in the process.
The 40-year-old modeled a slinky black bodysuit from the comfort of her expansive headquarters in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Shooting footage of herself in the mirror she showed off her petite frame and impossible proportions while going barefoot.
SKIMS: The billionaire businesswoman, 40, continued to treat her fans to some glimpses of her famous curves in her latest bodysuits while working on her line of shapewear at her headquarters in LA
Kim — who has been leaning into a more minimalist look — recorded herself wearing her 'essential bodysuit' which she called 'really cute' and 'super simple' as well as 'compressive.'
The all black shapewear included full coverage leggings and an attached tank top and she wore her hair slicked back in a low bun with a middle part.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star worked her angles as she did a 180-degree turn with her hand on her hip.
The Paw Patrol star's office features a similar vibe to her sprawling Hidden Hills mansion which was designed to be stylistically sparse.
Minimalistic: Kim recorded herself wearing her 'essential bodysuit' which she called 'really cute' and 'super simple' as well as 'compressive'
Mirror shot: In the brief video she posed with her hand on her tiny waist as she spoke about the garment
On Wednesday she gave her followers a small tour of some of the notable features in the intentionally barren space which included a custom Rick Owens theatre setup facing a theatre screen which takes up an entire wall.
Ahead of her day at the office she shared snaps with daughter North, eight, as they took selfies in her Maybach.
Her eldest of the four kids she shares with estranged husband Kanye West was seen rocking face tattoos and braids.
Movement: The KKW Beauty founder zoomed in on the garment a bit more before she showed a hint of her famous backside
Outfit change: She was also seen modeling a white bodysuit
Closeup: The ribbed white bodysuit showed off even more of her body
Another one: Kim continued to wear another slinky black bodysuit
See-through: Filming herself at her warehouse headquarters she flashed a hint of her bra in another more sheer one
Earlier: The reality star was seen modeling the same black bodysuit as she snapped a photo with eldest child North earlier in the day
Kim has long spoken about how she rarely drinks alcohol which she continued to harp on in a Wednesday post.
Speaking about a time she visited eldest sister Kourtney Kardashian at college she proclaimed: 'I hated all of the wild parties so much that I stayed home and never wanted to drink or party EVER,' as she thanked the University of Arizona for 'shaping her life.'
After she claimed to have been Kourtney's designated driver, the POOSH founder retorted that she remembered 'feeding [her] jungle juice,' which Kim then shut down: 'Ummm not me!'
BFF Paris Hilton did seem to confess to some wild nights with her former stylist turned best friend on an episode of her new cooking show This Is Paris, where she and Kim teamed up in the kitchen.
Hilton told Jimmy Fallon that grilled cheese was their go-to after a night out. 'Back in the day, when we would go out at night, we'd come home late and make grilled cheeses.'
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NSW's Chief Health Officer has delivered an emotional plea to Sydneysiders to protect their loved ones from the deadly virus as the state records 642 new cases.
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NSW's Chief Health Officer has delivered an emotional plea to Sydneysiders to protect their loved ones from the deadly virus as the state records 642 new cases.
Dr Kerry Chant appeared close to tears as she reported four new Covid-19 deaths across the state, two women aged in their 80s and two men in their 70s and 80s.
'All of us have a responsibility to do out part to protect each other and our loved ones,' the NSW health boss said.
Dr Chant said one of the women who died became infected with the virus at the Wyoming aged care facility, bringing the death toll of this cluster to four.
The other woman was a resident from south-western Sydney and died in Campbeltown Hospital.
Of the two men that died, the man aged in his 80s died at Nepean Hospital where he acquired his infection and had received one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The other man, aged in his 70s, died at St George Hospital having also received one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
This brings the total number of fatalities to 65 deaths since the start of the outbreak on June 16 and the number of lives lost throughout the pandemic to 121.
Dr Chant didn't hold back as she threw her weight behind new restrictions announced by the Premier on Thursday.
The raft of new rules include a 9am-5pm curfew for residents living in the 12 local government areas of concern in south-west and western Sydney and would be enforced from 12.01am Monday.
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The Mail Force Computers for Kids campaign raised an astonishing £13m to support the Department for Education's drive to get disconnected youngsters online by providing new and refurbished laptops.
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The past 18 months have been a roller coaster for all schoolchildren (and their parents and teachers) after three national lockdowns — and then the chaos of the pingdemic — saw education shift from face-to-face lessons to remote home learning for the first time in history.
This seismic shift to online schooling also highlighted the glaring tech-divide exposed by the Mail when it was revealed at least one million children did not have access to the right technology they needed to keep up with their schooling in lockdown.
Many weren't able to access online school resources at all. Others struggled to complete A-level, GCSE or BTEC courses on mobile phones because they didn't have access to a laptop or computer at home.
So today, celebrate the joy of these delighted youngsters who were some of the many children able to smash the Covid glass ceiling, get reconnected and ace their exams thanks to YOUR generosity.
The Mail Force Computers for Kids campaign raised an astonishing £13 million to support the Department for Education's drive to get the nation's disconnected youngsters online by providing new and refurbished laptops and connectivity.
Mail Force has delivered more than 25,000 new and refurbished computers to schools in England, Wales and Scotland.
As these stories show, the Mail's Computers for Kids campaign helped to change lives and, far from being a lost generation, has enabled thousands of students to prove themselves to be thoughtful, caring, determined and resilient stars of the future.
STAYING CONNECTED IS VITAL FOR WELLBEING
During the first lockdown Bay Leadership Academy in Morecambe, Lancashire, was inundated with requests from parents and guardians for help to get their children online.
By the start of this year, 206 families had told the school they didn't have the technology they needed for home learning — and thanks to a delivery of extra laptops and SIM cards funded by Mail readers, no child was left behind.
For many students, their laptop became a lifeline that meant they could access video-linked mental health support.
'We tried over-the-phone counselling for those who were struggling emotionally during lockdown, but it wasn't the same,' says principal Colette Roberts.
Morgan Stimson, 18 and Owen Hankey and Olivia Harrison, both 16, were limited to studying for their GCSEs on mobile phones before being given laptops thanks to the Daily Mail campaign (Pictured left to right: Morgan Stimson, Olivia Harrison and Owen Hankey)
'You need to be able to see a child's face to be able to properly read their emotions. Video calls became the next best thing to seeing them in person. That made an enormous difference to a great many children.
'As a school community, we were able to stay connected, which was crucial to our children's wellbeing.'
Sixth-former Morgan Stimson, 18, got his exam results last week — and they've exceeded his expectations.
He took two BTECs, gaining a double distinction in engineering and a distinction in business.
That means he can fulfil his ambition to apply to be an officer in the Army — a dream he thought had slipped beyond his grasp during lockdown when he was trying to study and follow online lessons on his mobile phone screen.
'Trying to make notes during remote lessons, do research and type up reports on a tiny mobile phone screen was tough,' he says.
Getting a laptop through the Government scheme funded by Mail Force Computers for Kids meant he could join lessons and interact with his teachers and classmates.
'I was losing motivation and the belief in myself that I was capable of achieving the grades I needed to become an Army officer,' he says.
'Receiving this support made me feel like people cared what happened to my future, which gave me such a boost. Now I can look ahead to a really promising future.'
Owen Hankey and Olivia Harrison, both 16, were also limited to studying for their GCSEs on mobile phones.
Olivia says: 'A relative kindly got me a laptop, but it was quite old and soon stopped working so I had to go back to my phone.
'That was bad enough during the first lockdown. But I got really worried when I had to isolate at the end of last year, and another big lockdown was announced, because it felt like I was missing lessons at the worst time possible for my GCSEs. Getting the laptop meant I could catch up and feel like my education mattered again.'
Owen adds: 'When we got the laptops, we knew we did matter and that people do care.'
Both children got the GCSE grades they needed to study sport at a sixth-form college — meaning Olivia can pursue her wish to become a physiotherapist. Owen is going on to study sports law at university.
STUDENTS' RELIEF WAS VERY MOVING
Students at The Brittons Academy in Essex benefited from more than triple the laptops they were initially allocated by the Department for Education. At first they got just 30, but the Mail's campaign helped fund the delivery of another 70 devices.
With a student roll of 670 pupils, of which, at one point, 300 were on pupil premium, meaning they receive additional school support to access their education, there simply weren't enough to go round.
Children without laptops received work packs to keep them engaged. But deputy principal Nat Wickenden says: 'We had families sharing one, maybe two laptops if they were lucky, between parents who were home working and several children learning online.
'People just didn't have the spare cash floating around to kit everyone out with the technology they needed.
'In school, we were trying to deliver high-quality remote learning, but many children simply couldn't access it. It was heartbreaking.
Amy-Jayne Smith (left), and Nazifa Chowdhury (right), both 16, who studied at The Brittons Academy in Essex, received top grades in all nine of their GCSE subjects
'But then, these extra laptops arrived, and it changed everything. I'd ring a student and say we had a laptop for them, and I'd hear the relief and excitement in their voices. It was very moving.'
Nat says she hopes Mail readers realise what a difference their donations made. 'They bridged an enormous gap and have helped huge chunks of the next generation get the grades last week that will help give them a brighter future.'
Amy-Jayne Smith, 16, was so worried about falling behind because she couldn't get online it kept her awake at night.
'I felt very alone,' she says. 'There are five of us at home with one laptop, which my stepdad needed for work. I was working off piles of paper, and I couldn't join the online lessons. I began to believe I was heading for failure.
'I've always worked really hard at school and thought I would do well. Suddenly, that was taken away from me.'
She received her laptop during the third lockdown, earlier this year.
She adds: 'I instantly felt valued; that people cared about me and wanted to help me fulfil my potential. That pushed me forward, and I've ended up doing really well.'
She got top grades in every one of the nine GCSE subjects she took, including four grade eights (the equivalent of the old A*).
This exceeded what she needed to study A-levels in biology, chemistry and psychology at sixth-form college.
'It would have been a very different story for me without the laptop,' she says. 'I'll always feel incredibly grateful to have had that support when I needed it most.'
Fellow pupil Nazifa Chowdhury, also 16, did similarly well, getting top grades in nine subjects. She is now looking forward to studying A-levels in psychology, sociology and economics at sixth-form college.
'I have five siblings and we didn't have any access to the internet, so during the first lockdowns I was missing out on my studies,' she says. 'I felt so disadvantaged . . . I saw my future slipping away.'
But once she got her laptop from the Department for Education scheme backed by Mail Force Computers for Kids, she worked harder than ever.
'I ended up getting better grades than I needed or even hoped for,' she says.
'I'll never forget how much people cared about making sure every child had a chance of an education during the pandemic.'
YOUR DONATIONS MEANT THE WORLD
The principal of Bristnall Hall Academy, in Oldbury, West Midlands, says the legacy of Mail readers' generosity is a generation of children made to feel that their education was important even in the most challenging times.
The 1,000-strong academy received 64 Mail Force laptops in addition to those allocated by the Department for Education.
'At first, it was the children who were obviously in need who got laptops from the Government,' says Kully Uppal.
'In other words, those individuals who schools could more easily identify as being disadvantaged because they were already receiving government support.
'But we knew that many more families were struggling with parents, carers and children all working from home but without enough machines to go round.
Paige Brookes (pictured), 16, is thrilled with her results: she passed 12 GCSEs and will start her A-levels next month
'And so that delivery of additional laptops from the Daily Mail initiative meant we could expand support to all those families, too.
'It made a difference to children across every school year, easing their stress and that of their parents and carers because they could easily access the education that every child is entitled to receive.
'I know this as a fact because it's what the families that your readers helped are telling me. We just feel so privileged to have been able to benefit from this fantastic Daily Mail campaign.'
Student Mason Parkes, 16, found studying on the small screen on his phone difficult. He began to wonder whether he'd even pass his exams.
But he did extremely well, gaining 11 GCSEs with good grades that exceeded the requirements he needed to study A-levels at college.
'Getting a laptop meant I could join the virtual classrooms our school set up properly, and I did extra work then which I think really did help with my grades,' he says.
Paige Brookes, also 16, is thrilled with her results, too: she passed 12 GCSEs and will start her A-levels next month.
Between them, she and Mason gained three grade nines (equivalent to an A**) and the others all at grade six and above.
She and her younger sister shared a laptop at first.
'Once we had a laptop each we could both attend the live classes, and interact with the teachers in real time, asking questions and accessing the resources.
'That made a huge difference,' she says. 'I'd like to say a big thank you to the Daily Mail readers who cared enough to want to make sure every child had a chance to learn properly through the pandemic.
'Those laptops meant the world to so many of us.'
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Brad Arthur gave Parramatta players an extra day off to stew on their humiliating loss to Manly this week while doing some soul searching for answers he may never find.
A 56-10 loss to the Sea Eagles on Saturday night exacerbated an already horror run of form for the Eels, who have dropped from second on the ladder in round 10 to sixth with just four wins from their past 11 games.
The past fortnight in particular has been their worst in defence since 1995 after conceding 96 points against the Sea Eagles and South Sydney (40-12).
Predictably, the rapid decline of one of the premiership hopefuls over the past month has sparked speculation of in-fighting within the group in their Queensland base.
Desperate to turn around a four-game losing streak against North Queensland on Saturday night, Arthur said he can no longer over examine what has gone wrong in camp but instead is focusing on what they can do right.
"It might be 10 different people with different opinions on what's going wrong," he said on Friday.
"I could sit here for the next three months trying to work out if we've done too much, or have we not done enough?
"Do all the players get along, do they not get along? Are we in the bubble or are we not?
"I'm never going to get to the bottom of that.
"What I do know is we're not playing well enough.
"Every team has to go through the same situation that we're in.
"We've tried to make improvements along the way with what we're doing and there's been some adjustments this week to see if we can't get a change of response."
Grappling for answers, the coach gave players an extra day off on Tuesday.
It was to have a two-fold effect; to let them think longer about the loss to Manly and also to ease the mental fatigue that can dog a team under siege.
"Sometimes it's easier for them to get over it if I address it straight away but I let them get away from the footy a bit and have a think about it themselves," he said.
"We came back in on the Wednesday and we were honest with our appraisal of the game and what we need to work on moving forward."
A sharp turn around is needed to ease pressure on Arthur's job, too, with games against Melbourne and Penrith to come before finals.
"It needs to be individual accountability starting with me and then working our way through the playing roster," Arthur said.
"Sometimes the more you look at it, it can have a detrimental effect.
"We've focused on, when we're winning, what does it look like, what do we do really good and we need to get back to that.
"We know when we're losing what it looks and feels like, and we don't want to feel that."
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Wildlife Troopers have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate candidate and former state official illegally obtained a fishing license for a sportfishing event two years ago. Troopers turned the investigation over to a special prosecutorial branch of the Department of Law. Kelly Tshibaka is a Republican candidate running for Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s seat who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. She had only lived in the state eight months when she received the license, not 12 as required by law. Her campaign adviser says the license was only good for one day and the intent was clear to get a nonresident license.
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Tucson police say charges are pending against the impaired driver of a vehicle that hit a pedestrian in a convenience store parking lot who later died. Police have identified the victim of Tuesday night’s collision at a Circle K on East Grant Road as 29-year-old David Lamberto. They said Thursday that an initial investigation determined Lamberto had been sitting, squatting and acting erratically in the parking lot before he was struck at about 8:30 p.m. The Ford 500 hit him and proceeded to drag him as it pulled into a parking space. Investigators say the driver’s impairment and the pedestrian’s erratic behavior contributed to the death.
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TUCSON (KVOA) - The Digging Deeper Team has learned more about the midtown shooting where two children were injured.
Tucson Police Department arrested 36-year-old Dominick Cooke in connection to that that shooting that injured 5-year-old twin girls. Cooke was charged with multiple felonies and was booked into the Pima County Jail on a $159,000 bond.
It was near the intersection of Grant and Dodge where Tucson police said there was a shooting on Tuesday. News 4 Tucson has learned from sources. It involved an off-duty Border Patrol agent and his family.
Police radio traffic said, "Team three there's a shooting at Dodge and Grant."
The Digging Deeper Team obtained surveillance video from a business near the intersection. One of the witnesses asked not to be identified.
"The Dodge Ram pulled onto the property and opened up all the doors just sat in the middle of the driveway," he said. "The mom was crying apparently the truck had been shot."
TPD said one child was taken to the hospital, the other child suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Radio traffic: "The father called and said his daughter had been shot." The patient is a five-year-old with a leg wound."
The witness added, "The paramedics came and took one person possibly took two."
Sources said one child had surgery and is doing well. The other child was grazed by a bullet and also doing OK.
Police told the witness, "the truck was fired on while it was driving down the road. Seemed to them it was a random incident."
After investigating, Tucson police said they learned the victims were in car seats in the rear of the family vehicle.
When a sedan nearly crashed into the victim's vehicle. The suspect continued to drive aggressively and erratically as the vehicles headed eastbound on grant road. It was near Grant and Dodge a verbal fight happened.
The suspect waved a gun and the father feared for the safety of his family and sped away. A single gunshot was heard, his twin daughters began screaming that's when he pulled into a business.
The witness also told News 4 Tucson he saw Border Patrol agents at the scene.
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DIGGING DEEPER: 5-year-old daughters of off-duty Border Patrol victims of road rage shooting
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https://kvoa.com/news/digging-deeper/2021/08/19/digging-deeper-5-year-old-daughters-of-off-duty-border-patrol-victims-of-road-rage-shooting/
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TUCSON (KVOA) - The University of Arizona will be welcoming the largest group of incoming first-year students ever in history!
More than 8,700 first-year students will step onto the campus on Monday, kicking of the beginning of the year.
The university has not seen numbers this large since 2015 of just over 8,00 students. According to UArizona, this is an increase of more than 1,300 first-year students compared with last year.
The university says the new class is one of the most diverse, with about 45 percent of incoming students identifying with ethnicities other than white. About one-third of the class are first-generation students.
This year also marks a record number of first-year applications at nearly 48,000.
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UArizona welcomes largest incoming class ever
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https://kvoa.com/news/2021/08/19/uarizona-welcomes-largest-incoming-class-ever/
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2021-08-20 02:03:12+00:00
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https%3A%2F%2Fkvoa.com%2Fap-national-news%2F2021%2F08%2F19%2Fjudge-school-officer-who-hid-during-shooting-facing-charges%2F.json
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has ruled that the former school resource officer accused of hiding during a Florida mass school shooting will have to convince a jury that he wasn’t criminally negligent. The Sun Sentinel reports that Broward Circuit Judge Martin Fein declined to dismiss the child negligence charges against former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson. Peterson had worked as a school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Nikolas Cruz, who was 19 at the time of the February 2018 shooting, has been charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder and faces a possible death sentence if convicted.
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Judge: School officer who hid during shooting facing charges
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https://kvoa.com/ap-national-news/2021/08/19/judge-school-officer-who-hid-during-shooting-facing-charges/
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The North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner recently released a final report confirming that Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitor Patrick Madura died last summer likely due to trauma caused by a bear.
On Sept. 11, 2020, backpackers initially found an unoccupied tent at campsite 82, a backcountry campsite in the park’s Hazel Creek Area. They later discovered what appeared to be human remains across the creek with a bear scavenging in the area and reported the incident to authorities. Upon arriving at campsite 82, park law enforcement rangers and wildlife officers observed a bear actively scavenging on the remains and promptly euthanized the bear. Hazel Creek Trail and campsite 82 were closed in response to the incident and have since reopened.
“Bears are an iconic symbol in the Smokies, but they are also dangerous wild animals, and their behavior is sometimes unpredictable” said Bill Stiver, Park supervisory wildlife biologist. “There are inherent risks associated with hiking and camping in bear country. Black bears are the largest predator in the Park, and although rare, attacks on humans have occurred, inflicting serious injury and death.”
This incident is the second bear-related fatality in the history of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Park takes active measures in the backcountry to prevent human-bear conflicts, including:
Providing aerial storage cables for backpackers to hang their gear and food,
Educating visitors on how to respond if a bear is encountered on the trail or in a campsite, and
Closing backcountry campsites when bear activity is reportedly high in a given area.
Hikers are reminded to take necessary precautions while in bear country, including hiking in groups of three or more, carrying bear spray, complying with all backcountry closures, properly following food storage regulations, and remaining at a safe viewing distance from bears at all times.
If attacked by a black bear, rangers strongly recommend fighting back with any object available. Remember that the bear may view you as prey. In this circumstance, people should attempt to look large and not run or turn away from the bear.
For more information on what to do if you encounter a bear while hiking, please visit the park website at http://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/black-bears.htm
– National Park Service release
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https://www.theonefeather.com/2021/08/park-announces-cause-of-death-in-2020-hazel-creek-fatality/
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On Friday, Oct. 1, Mountainside Theatre will host the world premiere of “Dracula: The Failings of Men,” written by debut playwright Benedetto Robinson. The production is an original work by Havoc Movement Company that will be joining the Cherokee Historical Association for the fall season.
Directed by Havoc’s co-founder Jake Guinn, a long-time veteran of outdoor drama, the show features a cast packed with live-stunt powerhouses as well as aerial effects that have been designed to bring the vampires to (supernatural) life. The story begins as a ghost ship washes ashore near London in 1897 and an ancient evil goes searching for blood. “Dracula” is an action-horror reimagining of the classic Bram Stoker novel as an immersive show. The audience will literally walk alongside Ada Van Helsing as she battles against the darkness in this high-action adaptation. Masks will be required for all attendees.
Performances will run from Oct 1-31. Tickets are $30 or $20 for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. VIP Experiences are available for an extra $20.
Started in 2018 by Jake Guinn, Jake Scott-Hodes, and Kristen Noonan, Havoc Movement Company offers theatre poised to enrich the Southeast community with adventurous art! Havoc works with movement artists, local and abroad, to create compelling and unique performances, drawing from multiple movement disciplines to devise refreshing theatrical experiences for all audiences.
Purchase tickets here: https://www.cherokeehistorical.org/dracula/
– Cherokee Historical Association release
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“Dracula” to sink his teeth into Mountainside Theatre
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https://www.theonefeather.com/2021/08/dracula-to-sink-his-teeth-into-mountainside-theatre/
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2021-08-20 01:58:18+00:00
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is banning a pesticide that has been linked ot neurological damage in children.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is banning a pesticide that has been linked to neurological damage in children.
The agency says chlorpyrifos has been used on certain crops including strawberries, apples, broccoli, and corn since 1965.
It was also used as a household pesticide for roaches and ants until 2020.
“EPA has determined that the current aggregate exposures from use of chlorpyrifos do not meet the legally required safety standard that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from such exposures,” the agency said in a statement.
The EPA said the European Union and Canada have already banned the pesticide.
Several states also restrict its use on foods including California, Hawaii, New York, Maryland, and Oregon, the agency stated.
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EPA bans pesticide over child health concerns
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https://www.koaa.com/news/national/epa-bans-pesticide-over-child-health-concerns
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2021-08-20 01:58:31+00:00
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Some Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill have ended a 38-day holdout.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill have ended a 38-day holdout.
Enough Democrats returned to the state Capitol on Thursday to allow the Texas House to resume work for the first time since mid-July.
That’s when more than 50 Democrats flew to Washington, D.C., in what amounted to a second walkout over Republican efforts to pass new election laws in Texas.
The special session was called after Democrats blocked the elections laws during the regular session. They left the House prior to the end of the session.
However, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session to get the bills passed.
Democrats who left the state and refused to fulfill their duties as lawmakers were threatened with arrest. However, the warrants for their arrest were dissolved Thursday after enough of them showed up to resume work, the Texas Tribune reports.
Republicans are now back on a path to pass new elections laws in Texas before the current special session ends on Sept. 5.
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www.koaa.com
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Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill
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https://www.koaa.com/news/national/texas-democrats-return-end-38-day-holdout-over-voting-bill
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