‘An instinctive action.’ Alistair Brownlee relives one of the most incredible moments in sports
CNN
23-05-21 11:41
Alistair Brownlee, a British triathlete and double Olympic gold medallist, has opened up to CNN about the viral moment in 2016 when his brother, Jonny, was minutes from winning the world championship, but collapsed due to heat exhaustion at the triathlon finale in Mexico. Instead of winning the race, Alistair picked up his sibling and took him over the finish line in second place before ensuring his own place on the podium. Alistair said he has been asked about the incident "too often". Both brothers are now involved in professional triathlon and continue to compete at the highest level.
Susan Hart, a 74-year-old grandmother from Bath, who disappeared on holiday in Kalymnos, Greece three weeks ago, was found dead in a remote part of the island. She had been staying on the island with her husband, who went rock climbing while she planned to read. Her husband, Identifying her, is also being comforted by family. A Foreign Office spokesman said consular assistance was being provided to the family. Hart had been showing symptoms of dementia in recent years, but had not yet been diagnosed.
Susan Hart, a 74-year-old British grandmother, has been found dead 17 days after going missing on a visit to Telendos, a small Greek island, according to her daughter Ruth Landale. The grandmother-of-four was visiting the island with her husband, a keen rock climber, when she isolated herself from the rest of the party to read. Upon returning to find her missing, her husband searched the island with the help of volunteers and rescue teams. It is understood that Hart may have been showing early signs of dementia.
Minneapolis to pay $700,000 settlement with family members detained while police killed their father
The Toronto Star
23-05-21 21:05
The city of Minneapolis has agreed to a $700,000 payout to family members of Chiasher Vue, who was killed by the city's police in 2019. Vue's children were locked in police cars and unable to help calm their father during the incident, and the family argued that police had "illegally and unconstitutionally detained them" that night. A judge ruled that officers were justified in shooting Vue, but agreed to the settlement. Since the incident, Minneapolis police have changed their departmental policies on handling witnesses to ensure that they are treated constitutionally.
The Conservative Party has received its largest donation for more than 20 years from Egyptian-born billionaire Mohamed Mansour. The £5m gift reversed a drop in donations following Boris Johnson’s exit from the prime ministerial post and defections to Labour by previous conservative donors. Mansour highlighted his faith in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ability to foster economic growth as a key reason for his gift. Figures from the Electoral Commission released last December indicated that between July and September, Labour donations surpassed those to the Conservatives for the first time in over a year, £5.4m to £3m.
Susan Hart, aged 74, who had been reported missing on the Greek island of Telendos earlier this month, has been found dead in a remote area. The British grandmother had gone missing on 30 April while staying on the island with her husband Edward. According to her family, Mrs Hart had planned to read while her husband went rock climbing. She was last seen taking a ferry from Kalymnos to Telendos. The family spent more than two weeks on the under-two-square-mile island in their search for the missing woman. Greek authorities have yet to determine the cause of death.
Students at the University of Oxford are suppressing free speech, according to an anonymous article in The Oxford Student. The author said they were cautious about mentioning their research on gender and occasionally attended the events of figures with contentious views on the topic. The article accuses a minority of students of being overly aggressive in preventing open discussion. Otherwise sensible students often go along with this, despite personal misgivings, due to social pressure or hoping to gain from virtue signalling. Overall, the article paints a picture of an environment in which ambition and rivalry combine with identity politics, sometimes escalating to anonymous attacks and blackmail.
Photos from recent G7 and G8 summits have highlighted the international isolation of Russian President Vladimir Putin following the 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea. The summits’ “family photos” show how Putin has become outcast, with the Russian leader facing an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. He no longer features as part of the G8 grouping, which includes the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK.
Recent “family photos” from G7 and G8 summits show that Russian President Vladimir Putin has effectively been isolated on the international stage. His nation invaded Ukraine in February 2022; the resulting international backlash resulted in his ejection from the G8, which became the G7, in 2014. Putin now faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, which curtails his movements.
A campaign to overturn a decline in condom sales and use in India's northern states was developed by an advertising team called Condom Bindass Bol, which included comical scenarios to encourage men to say the word condom without embarrassment in public. The family planning campaign became among a series promoting contraception and birth control. India set up a department devoted to family planning in the 1950s and aggressively promoted the use of contraception and sterilisation to respond to rapid population growth. The campaigns have helped create a new vocabulary for sensitive topics and helped change social norms, although the push has largely focused on women, who have borne the burden of choice. Critics maintain the programmes have been ineffective because they focused on women and kept men on the margins. However, campaigners say that some programmes sparked awareness which led to attitudinal change. Campaigners say behaviour modification often involves "sparking a conversation".
A GoFundMe page for the Cho family, who were among eight people killed by a neo-Nazi gunman in Texas earlier this month, raised nearly $2m for their only surviving son. Kyu and Cindy, who were both born in Texas and had moved back home upon starting their family, left behind two sons aged three and six years old respectively. The couple had met in Boston congregation, a church that they both attended, where their supportive relationship had become one of its defining strengths, earning them the title “relationship goals”.
Kyu and Cindy Cho died alongside their son, James, in a recent shopping mall shooting north of Dallas in a case that has disgusted the world. The demented individual who killed the Cho family as well as five others is understood to have a background with white-supremacist and dangerous misogynistic beliefs and writings. The Cho family has set up a fund to support their extended family, following the murder of their children's parents. The family's hope is to allow all of William’s future needs and dreams to be realised and to keep his parents’ legacy alive.
Tidal pools, a unique combination of natural formations and man-made elements, offer safe swimming in enclosed spaces for those nervous about the open sea. Despite facing disuse and closure, many tidal pools are still operational and popular in countries such as Australia and Malta. The Victorian development of these pools highlights their importance in the history of leisure and luxury. Tidal pools serve as a place of solace for many, with the author of the article partaking in the challenge to swim in every tidal pool in mainland Britain after struggling with grief. Most tidal pools are semi-natural, unticketed, open year-round, and require visitors to travel with a friend since they have no facilities or lifeguards. One must always check the tide, as the pool will be covered otherwise. The writer presents three day trips to tidal pools from London and five more further away that are ideal for weekend trips. Each tidal pool has its unique features, with some located on the Jurassic Coast accessible only through a cliff-top path, providing a genuinely authentic natural experience, while others, such as Clevedon Marine Lake, offer a great spot for family adventuring or water activities.
A man in California was killed by a car while trying to help a family of ducks cross the road. The ducks had been making their way slowly across the intersection of Park Drive and Standford Ranch Boulevard in Rocklin, California, when the man stopped his car to allow them to cross. A teenage driver heading east on Stanford Ranch Boulevard struck him as he was trying to assist the baby ducks, according to local police. The driver, a 17-year-old girl, stayed at the scene.
Rick Hoyt, who became a Boston Marathon fixture with father pushing wheelchair, has died at 61
The Toronto Star
23-05-22 18:56
Rick Hoyt, a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy who participated in more than 1,000 races with his father pushing his wheelchair and who became a fixture at the Boston Marathon, has died at the age of 61. He and his father completed the Boston Marathon together 32 times and also did duathlons and triathlons. In 1992, they completed a run and bike across the U.S. that covered 3,735 miles in 45 days. Dick Hoyt, Rick's father, died in 2021.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the renowned musical theatre composer, has discovered 18th century links with family members who embarked on tours, played the cello and performed dance routines on skates. He found that the family name was Magito and is pronounced Mah-jee-toh, while one uncle, Alexis, was a cellist who appeared in Cambridge in the 18th century. Another, Pieter, was a “renowned Dutch rope dancer” who performed in clogs or skates, which Lord Lloyd Webber connected to Starlight Express. Additionally, Lloyd Webber’s great-great-great-great-grandfather, Samuel Simmonds, married Angelica Magito.
A man who killed a child during a shooting incident at an elementary school in South Carolina when he was 14 has apologised as he appeared in court to ask a judge to reduce his sentence. Jesse Osborne was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders of six-year-old Jacob Hall and his father in 2016, and an additional 30 years in prison for the attempted murder of three other victims. Osborne’s lawyers are asking the judge to reconsider the sentence and re-sentence him to 30 years in prison for murder and 15 years for the three attempted murder charges.
