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The gun used in the cartel killing of two Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, is allegedly tied to a Texas man, according to a March 18 criminal complaint.
Federal authorities belonging to the Department of Homeland Security and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested Roberto Lugardo-Moreno of the Rio Grande Valley over the weekend after he admitted to purchasing guns for a Gulf Cartel member in Mexico, according to the complaint. Members of the Gulf Cartel kidnapped a group of four Americans traveling through Matamoros, killing two of them.
The cartel is known for its drug trafficking operations and for corrupting law enforcement authorities, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The Rio Grande Valley is situated along the U.S. border with Mexico.
(Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Lugaro-Moreno said he bought a Diamondback Arms DB 15-multi caliber AR style weapon on Oct. 17, 2019, according to the complaint. The firearm’s serial number matched that of the weapon used in the recent killings.
He said he was paid $100 to purchase the gun, according to the complaint.
The American victims of the recent attack were traveling from South Carolina for one member of the group to get a tummy tuck. Gunmen began firing upon the group, placing them in a vehicle before armed men drove them away from the scene, according to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico.
The Gulf Cartel’s Scorpions faction later wrote an apology to the residents of Matamoros and turned over its members responsible for the attack, the Associated Press previously reported.
The State Department warns Americans against traveling to Matamoros, considering it a “Level 4” area due to “crime and kidnapping.”
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The gun used in the cartel killing of two Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, is allegedly tied to a Texas man, according to a March 18 criminal complaint.
Federal authorities belonging to the Department of Homeland Security and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested Roberto Lugardo-Moreno of the Rio Grande Valley over the weekend after he admitted to purchasing guns for a Gulf Cartel member in Mexico, according to the complaint. Members of the Gulf Cartel kidnapped a group of four Americans traveling through Matamoros, killing two of them.
The cartel is known for its drug trafficking operations and for corrupting law enforcement authorities, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The Rio Grande Valley is situated along the U.S. border with Mexico.
(Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Lugaro-Moreno said he bought a Diamondback Arms DB 15-multi caliber AR style weapon on Oct. 17, 2019, according to the complaint. The firearm’s serial number matched that of the weapon used in the recent killings.
He said he was paid $100 to purchase the gun, according to the complaint.
The American victims of the recent attack were traveling from South Carolina for one member of the group to get a tummy tuck. Gunmen began firing upon the group, placing them in a vehicle before armed men drove them away from the scene, according to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico.
The Gulf Cartel’s Scorpions faction later wrote an apology to the residents of Matamoros and turned over its members responsible for the attack, the Associated Press previously reported.
The State Department warns Americans against traveling to Matamoros, considering it a “Level 4” area due to “crime and kidnapping.”
All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.
2 of 27 Photos in Gallery Union Army veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate worried about the poor marksmanship among their troops. They founded the National Rifle Association to teach rifle skills. Fellow Civil War veteran Gen. Ambrose Burnside, who was also a former governor of Rhode Island and U.S. senator, became the organization's first president. The group is chartered by the state of New York.
Union Army veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate worried about the poor marksmanship among their troops. They founded the National Rifle Association to teach rifle skills. Fellow Civil War veteran Gen. Ambrose Burnside, who was also a former governor of Rhode Island and U.S. senator, became the organization's first president. The group is chartered by the state of New York.
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Ban of bump stocks upheld by the Supreme Court
Bump-firing is when a semiautomatic weapon recoil causes rapid succession fire. After the mass shootings in Las Vegas and Parkland, Florida, the U.S. banned the deadly accessory. That ban was challenged in 2022, a challenge that made its way all the way to the Supreme Court—well, almost. In October, the court refused to hear the case, keeping the ban in place.
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The leading cause of death for children in the U.S. is guns
Firearm-related deaths were the third-leading reason for adolescent fatality in 2016, behind injury-related deaths and motor vehicle crashes. Less than a decade later, it has sadly taken the top spot, supplanting motor-vehicle crashes.
Though federal law dictates that all licensed gun dealers perform background checks on purchasers,it does not mandate a personal history releaseon brick-and-mortar gun sales or firearms purchased online. However, 21 states and Washington D.C. haveexpanded background check requirementsbeyond federal law. Within this group, 16 states, as well as Washington D.C., mandate checks for all gun sales, regardless of where and how they are purchased.
The right to bear arms conferred by the Second Amendment is one of the most debated pieces of legislation in U.S. history; it is repeatedly challenged or upheld in court and also is subject to fierce debate among gun rights organizations, political action committees, and news organizations. Consequently, for better or worse, guns are inextricably tied to America's image, with the U.S. leading the world in firearms possession. In 2020 alone, Americans collectively bought more than 21 million firearms; in 2021, they bought a further estimated 19 million, according to FBI data. And while America only accounts for 5% of the global populace, it still owns almost 45% of worldwide firearms. In fact, in the U.S. there are more guns in private ownership than there are people to own them—about 1.2 guns for every single person, including children.
Each of the 50 states has its own specific rules regarding gun ownership, from Stand Your Ground laws to the right to carry a loaded concealed firearm in public to bans on the possession of assault weapons. Research has demonstrated that, demographically, where there are fewer or less strict gun laws, there tend to be more firearm deaths per capita. Alabama and Mississippi, states with some of the least restrictive laws in the country, have a firearm mortality rate seven times that of Massachusetts, where guns are heavily legislated.
Gun ownership is a complex thing. From hunters and sportsmen to recreational shooting range users to individuals who belong to fringe or extremist groups bent on defending what they see as a threat to their liberty, the reasons behind and justifications for gun ownership are myriad. Panic is also a factor, as was the case in 2020, as fears associated with the COVID-19 pandemic drove record-shattering numbers of federal background checks—3.9 million were performed that June alone, more than in any month in the previous 20 years, a figure that was matched shortly thereafter in December of that year. And while new firearm background checks have since returned to pre-COVID levels, incidents of gun violence have shown no sign of slowing.
From Las Vegas to Uvalde, and as far back as Columbine, mass shooting incidents have become a part of life. As of late October, there have been more than 650 mass shootings in 2022. That the U.S. leads the world in mass shootings should come as a surprise to no one.
Recent efforts to curb gun violence have resulted in positive strides and unfortunate setbacks. A little more than a month after the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which aimed to boost "red flag" laws, expand background checks for anyone under the age of 21, and finally close what had come to be known as the "boyfriend loophole," a discrepancy in previous legislation that had discluded dating partners convicted of domestic abuse from owning a firearm. This progressive piece of legislation was somewhat tinged by a ruling handed down by the Supreme Court just days before the signing of the bill that reversed New York state's ban on the concealed carrying of guns.
The issue of gun ownership remains fraught, with each new act of gun violence reopening the call for tougher restrictions. As this is an issue that affects all Americans, Stacker gathered information from scientific reports and government and news sites to generate a list of 50 facts related to guns in America.
Record climb in background checks during the COVID-19 pandemic
The steep climb in personal history reports required for gun ownership performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Instant Criminal Background Check System has continued to rise since reaching a historic peak in 2019 of more than 28 million. Despite lockdowns, social distancing, and the closure of businesses and other facilities that might have mitigated the public's hunger for weaponry, the pandemic conversely seemed to fuel American desire for more and more guns. In 2020, 39,695,315 million checks were performed, and the following year, just 818,000 fewer.
Americans purchased more firearms in 2020 and 2021 than at any point in the nation's history
During the spring of 2020, when COVID-19 broke out in the U.S, firearm sales soared, then rose even higher during a summer of racial and social unrest. Many citizens purchased their first guns during this time. According to research consultancy firm Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting, 22.8 million guns were purchased in 2020, and in 2021 Americans bought nearly 20 million more.
The world has become a less trusting place. The share of the global population that believes “most people can be trusted” fell by roughly 20% over the last 15 years.1 Rising inequality, political polarization, and a higher frequency of what were previously considered once-in-a-lifetime disruptions, such as the pandemic, have exacerbated this downward trend. The erosion in trust has serious implications for the economy as trust is foundational to business. In fact, in 1972, Nobel Laureate Kenneth Arrow famously wrote, “Virtually every commercial transaction has within itself an element of trust, certainly any transaction conducted over a period of time.”2 A business thrives on the cumulative trust each of its stakeholders place in it. This applies to governments as well. In this sense, trust is like an interdependent web that connects all actors in an economy and influences how they work together to drive growth.
But it’s not all gloom and doom. The good news is that the positive relationship between trust and the macroeconomy is well-known. Countries where businesses, governments, and other institutions have engendered more trust experience stronger per capita real GDP growth, a standard measure of economic prosperity. Using trust among individuals as a proxy for the level of trust built within a country, macroeconomists have shown that as trust improves, economic prosperity grows. For example, one meta-analysis of the economic literature shows that a 10-percentage point increase in the share of trusting people within a country should raise annual per capita real GDP growth by about 0.5 percentage point.3 That is a substantial gain given that annual global per capita real GDP growth averaged about 2.2% between 2015 and 2019.4 For a country such as Brazil, raising trust to attainable levels seen in other countries would ensure that its per capita real GDP growth rate was at least that of the global average, adding more than US$40 billion to its 2019 output (figure 1).
What is “trust”?
Across macroeconomics—including business contexts, countries, business leaders, employees, and other market participants—we build and maintain trust by acting with competence and intent. Competence is foundational to trust and refers to the ability to execute, to follow through on what you say you will do and live up to your brand promise. Intent refers to the reason behind your actions, including fairness, transparency, and impact. One without the other cannot build or rebuild trust—both are needed.
Exploring the relationship between trust and macroeconomic growth
From a supply-side perspective, there are just two ways to raise per capita GDP growth—increase business investment or raise productivity—and trust affects both (figure 2). A rise in trust not only increases the quantity of business fixed investment, but it also boosts productivity growth through higher-quality investments, human capital accumulation, organizational improvements, and internationalization (see sidebar, “The link between per capita real GDP
As of early 2023, 21 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for recreational use for people age 21 and up, while 39 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized it for medical use.
The growing wave of legalization and the dramatic increase in cannabis potency over the past two decades have raised concerns among scientists and public health experts about the potential health effects of cannabis use during pregnancy and other vulnerable periods of development, such as the teen years.
I am a developmental neuroscientist specializing in studying what’s known as the endocannabinoid system. This is an evolutionarily ancient system found in humans and other vertebrates that produces natural cannabinoids such as THC and CBD.
Cannabis and its constituents interact with the body’s endocannabinoid system to product their effects. THC and CBD are the most commonly known cannabis extracts and can be synthesized in a lab. My lab also studies the risks versus potential therapeutic value of cannabis and cannabinoids.
People often assume there’s no risk when using cannabis or cannabinoids during vulnerable periods of life, but they’re basing that on little to no data. Our research and that of others suggests that cannabis use during pregnancy and adolescence can present myriad health risks the public should be aware of.
More and more pregnant people are using cannabis today compared with a decade ago, with some studies showing that nearly 1 in 4 pregnant adolescents report that they use cannabis.
Many cannabis-using people may have not known they were pregnant and stopped using when they found out. Others report using cannabis for its touted ability to ease pregnancy-related symptoms, like nausea and anxiety. However, studies do not yet confirm those health claims. What’s more, the potential harms are often downplayed by pro-cannabis marketing and messaging by dispensaries, advocacy groups and even midwives or doulas.
In addition, physicians and other health care providers often are not knowledgeable enough or don’t feel well equipped to discuss the potential risks and benefits of cannabis with their patients, including during pregnancy.
While research shows that most people who are pregnant perceive little to no risk in using cannabis during pregnancy, the data show there is clear cause for concern. Indeed, a growing number of studies link prenatal cannabis exposure to greater risk of preterm birth, lower birth weight and psychiatric and behavioral problems in children. These include, for example, difficulties with attention, thought, social problems, anxiety and depression.
A recent study from my lab, led by medical student Mohammed Faraj, found that cannabis use during pregnancy can shape the developing brain in ways that are detectable even a decade later.
We used data from the National Institutes of Health Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, which is the largest long-term study of brain development and child and adolescent health in the U.S. It has followed more than 10,000 children and their families from age 9-10 over a 10-year period.
Through that analysis, we linked prenatal cannabis exposure to alterations in functional brain networks in 9- and 10-year-old children. In particular, prenatal cannabis exposure appeared to disrupt the communication between brain networks involved in attentional control, which may explain why children who were exposed to cannabis in utero may develop difficulties with attention or other behavioral issues or mental disorders as they develop.
Data reported in 2022 from the Monitoring the Future survey of over 50,000 students in the U.S. found that nearly one-third of 12th grade students reported using cannabis in the past year, including cannabis vaping. Yet only about 1 in 4 12th grade students perceive great harm in using cannabis regularly. This suggests that many teens use cannabis, but very few consider it to have potential negative effects.
Research shows that the adolescent brain is primed to engage in high-risk behaviors such as experimenting with cannabis and other substances. Unfortunately, owing to ongoing brain development, the adolescent brain is also particularly susceptible to the effects of cannabis and other substances. Indeed, many neuroscientists now agree that the brain continues to develop well into the second and even third decade of life.
Despite common misconceptions that cannabis is “all natural” and safe to use during pregnancy or adolescence, the data suggests there are real risks. In fact, in 2019, the U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory against the use of cannabis during pregnancy and adolescence, stating that “no amount … is known to be safe.”
While much of this research has focused on cannabis use, there is also other research that comes to similar conclusions for THC and CBD in other forms. In fact, although CBD is widely available as an unregulated supplement, we researchers know almost nothing about its effects on the developing brain. Of note, these harms apply not only to smoking, but also to ingesting, vaping or other ways of consuming cannabis or its extracts.
In my view, it’s important that consumers know these risks and recognize that not everything claimed in a label is backed by science. So before you pick up that edible or vape pen for stress, anxiety, or sleep or pain control, it’s important to talk to a health care provider about potential risks – especially if you are or could be pregnant or are a teen or young adult.
This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic experts.
Pasta and saucemake an excellent combo packed with flavor. The longer the sauce simmers, the thicker and richer it becomes. Pasta and sauce can quickly be reheated after a day afield, making it a great recipe for hunt camp.
Serving the pasta and sauce with a generous helping of ricotta cheese adds richness and creamy texture. Hunters on the go will appreciate the proteins and carbohydrates to fuel and repair muscles on the move.
Add the olive oil to a large pot over medium heat, and brown the onions. Add the ground venison and cook until the pink edges disappear.
Add the remaining ingredients, except the ricotta cheese, to the pot. Simmer for one hour on low to make it thick and flavorful.
Cook the fettuccine as directed on the package.
Place cooked fettuccine in a serving bowl and create a hole in the middle to place the ricotta cheese. Pour the sauce over the fettuccine, but not over the cheese.
Serve from the center of the bowl to get ricotta cheese with every serving.
Henry Repeating Arms has released the Homesteader 9mm, a semi-automatic 9mm carbine cloaked in the gunmaker’s heritage design. The gun boasts premium materials and an adaptable feature set to provide versatility for various roles, including home defense or protecting livestock from predators. To provide compatibility for the most-common magazine patterns, the Homesteader 9mm utilizes removable magazine well adapters to accept Glock, SIG Sauer, or Smith & Wesson M&P style magazines, in addition to the included 5- and 10-round Henry 9mm magazines.
Other notable features include a threaded barrel for the addition of a muzzle device, and centrally located controls that will appeal to both right- and left-handed users. Its compact size and lightweight frame provide maneuverability for close quarters and allow the firearm to be stored where some standard-sized rifles and shotguns may not fit. Intuitive target acquisition is achieved with fully adjustable sights and maintained with features like a reciprocating mass inside the forearm to counteract recoil, and non-slip leather-like texturing on the genuine American walnut furniture. Durable finishes like deeply blued steel, a matte sealant on the wood, and hard anodizing on the aluminum receiver keep the Homesteader resilient to wear and tear.
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Atick-borne parasitic disease has claimed new ground in the Northeast, having been announced as being "endemic" in three more states.
According to a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published on March 17 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cases of babesiosis spiked between 2011 and 2019, with 16,456 cases being reported across 37 states. Nearly all of those cases occurred in 10 mostly Northeast states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.
Babesiosis was previously considered endemic and a regular infection risk in seven of those states, but has been newly classified as endemic in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
"Babesiosis is a disease that can be transmitted to humans by the bite of a tick that is infected with a Babesia parasite," Kirsten Crandall, a tick-borne disease researcher and Ph.D. candidate at McGill University, told Newsweek. "This parasite affects humans by infecting their red blood cells. Three different species of Babesia have been shown to infect humans in the United States and Canada, which include Babesia microti, Babesia duncani and Babesia odocoilei."
These protozoan parasites live inside ticks, and are transferred into hosts when the ticks bite them.
"It is transmitted by Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick or deer tick), but infection can also be rarely acquired through contaminated blood products or organ transplantation," Rami Waked, a doctor at Maine Medical Center, told Newsweek.
The parasite is most commonly spread during the tick's nymph life stage in spring and summer, when the tick is most active.
"An infected tick is required to remain attached for at least 36 hours for the Babesia parasite to be efficiently transmitted. However, humans that become infected may not always recall a tick bite," Crandall said.
"The main reservoirs for the parasite in nature are the white-footed mice and meadow voles," Alvaro Toledo, an assistant professor of entomology at Rutgers University, told Newsweek. "Immature stages of the black-legged tick feed on these animals and acquire the pathogen that can be subsequently passed to humans during feeding."
Symptoms usually appear 1 to 4 weeks following a tick bite, and can vary from person to person.
"The disease courses initially like a febrile illness with flu-like symptoms [fever, chills, headache, body aches, loss of appetite or fatigue]. This parasite infects human red blood cells, growing and dividing asexually and therefore causes a particular type of anemia called hemolytic anemia that can lead to jaundice [skin becomes yellowish]," Toledo said.
Some people infected with babesiosis do not have any symptoms, while others might experience severe symptoms, especially those that are immunocompromised, do not have a spleen, elderly or have another serious health conditions (e.g., liver or kidney disease).
"Each case is individual, which may present a different set of symptoms. In certain cases, the disease can be severe and life-threatening, as it affects the red blood cells," Crandall said.
Stock illustration of Babesi microti, the parasite that causes the disease, inside a red blood cell. iStock / Getty Images Plus
rkansas’ Governor has signed legislation banning transgender people at state schools from using the toilet that matches their gender identity.
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ spokesperson said the US state wasn’t going to “rewrite the rules of biology just to please a handful of far-left advocates” and said schools are no place for “the radical left’s woke agenda”.
It’s the first of several US states expected to enforce the ban this year, amid a raft of bills nationwide targeting the trans community.
Arkansas is already the fourth state to place restrictions at public schools, while bills in Idaho and Iowa await governor’s signatures.
The bill applies to multi-person bathrooms and locker rooms at public schoools and charter schools for nursery children through to their final year at secondary school.
The bill was approved by a Republican-majority Legislature last week.
“The Governor has said she will sign laws that focus on protecting and educating our kids, not indoctrinating them and believes our schools are no place for the radical left’s woke agenda,” Alexa Henning said in a statement.
“Arkansas isn’t going to rewrite the rules of biology just to please a handful of far-left advocates.”
Similar laws have been enacted in Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee, although lawsuits have been filed challenging the Oklahoma and Tennessee restrictions.
Scent Thief is out to revolutionize scent control for hunters and trappers. Rather than cover human odor, Scent Thief’s patented “No-Smell” technology shuts down an animal’s ability to smell.
Burris has bridged the gap between the company's advanced rangefinding riflescopes and rangefinding archery sights with the introduction of the Signature LRF 2000 handheld rangefinder.
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Powassan virus is spread by the bite of an infected tick, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Although the virus remains rare, the death rate is 10 percent among those who develop severe illness, and there have already been two fatalities in Maine and Connecticut this year; meanwhile, the number of people who have been infected has continued to rise in recent years, with 75 cases documented in the U.S. in recent years, according to the CDC.
Half of all non-fatal severe cases result in long-term complications, including headaches and memory problems.
Powassan virus is an arbovirus, part of a group of viral infections transmitted by insects known as arthropods, Daniel Pastula, an associate professor of neurology, infectious diseaes and epidemiology at the University of Colorado school of Medicine told Newsweek.
Most cases are found in the northeast and the Great Lakes regions between late spring and mid-autumn, when the Woodchuck and blacklegged or deer ticks that carry the virus are most active. Infections have also been reported in Canada and the Russian Far East.
"Most people who are infected have no symptoms and fully recover," Pastula said. "A subset, within one to four weeks develop a pretty bad flu-like illness. And a subset of those people develop Powassan neuroinvasive disease. That's where we are seeing the severity."
Elderly people and those who are immunocompromised are more susceptible to severe symptoms, he added.
Unlike Lyme Disease—a better-known disease that is spread through a bacteria carried ticks and often leaves a hallmark bullseye rash on the skin of those it infects—there is no characteristic rash associated with Powassan virus.
Initial symptoms of the virus include fever, headache, vomiting and weakness, although some people who are infected do not have symptoms. More serious symptoms include confusion, loss of coordination, difficulty speaking and seizures. Severe forms of the disease can lead to encephalitis, an infection of the brain, or meningitis, an infection of the membranes surrounding the brain or spinal cord.
The period of incubation from bite to exhibiting symptoms can be as long as one month. Because there are no medicines specifically designed to treat it, those with severe illness often need to be hospitalized to receive support for breathing and reduce brain swelling, according to the CDC.
People who live, work or spend leisure time in wooded areas are most at risk of the virus due to their greater exposure to ticks. Domestic pets such as dogs and cats, which can pick up ticks, increase the potential for exposure
"If you don't get ticks on you, you don't have to worry about Powassan or other tick disease," Pastula says. "If you get tics on you, get them off before they attach."
Because ticks are attracted to areas with high grass, it is wise to avoid areas of dense brush when walking, and wear long pants and long sleeves when feasible, he says. Both the CDC and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) websites list insect repellents that are effective against ticks.
A woman using EPA-registered insect repellent spraySMITH COLLECTION/GADO/GETTY IMAGES/GETTY
And serious outdoors enthusiasts can apply permethrin, an insecticide for fabric, to the outside of their clothing. clothes. Checking for ticks after being outdoors is also an important precaution, as they are especially attracted to warm areas such as the band around the tops of socks and waistbands. The CDC website has information on how to remove ticks, if you find them.
Ryan Donohue always believed the “bad stuff” would catch up with his mother.
Last month, Donohue learned that his mom, Sarah Hartsfield, had been indicted on a murder charge in the death of her husband, nearly five years after she killed another romantic partner in a shooting that was deemed justified at the time.
“It’s unreal seeing my mom in that jumpsuit now,” Donohue, 22, said in his first interview since the indictment on Feb. 3. “I’ve waited for it my whole life.”
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Sarah Hartsfield was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Joseph Hartsfield, 46. Her fifth husband died in January, more than a week after he was hospitalized near Houston. His cause of death hasn’t been released. He may have had too much insulin in his system, an affidavit in support of a search warrant says.
Sarah Hartsfield has pleaded not guilty and is being held in lieu of $4.5 million bond. Her lawyer didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment; he has previously said Hartsfield maintains her innocence “and will assist in the investigation of her husband’s untimely death.”
In Facebook messages shared with NBC News, Hartsfield complained to a friend about her husband’s “financial irresponsibility” and said she had “nothing left.”
Years earlier, in 2018, Hartsfield fatally shot a man her son said she had been engaged to, and officials ruled that she did so in self-defense. But six days after Hartsfield’s arrest this winter, a Minnesota prosecutor announced that he was re-examining the death of the fiancé, David Bragg.
Growing up with Hartsfield
Hartsfield, 48, has been married five times since the mid-1990s. Her children — Donohue and his three sisters — are from her third and longest marriage. According to Donohue, a postal worker, his family has followed a grim path that includes allegations of abuse and doomed relationships, two deaths and allegations of a murder plot.
One of his sisters confirmed his account; fearing backlash, she asked not to be identified. His father declined to comment.
Donohue said that his mother grew up in Sedalia, Missouri, a small town about 90 miles southeast of Kansas City, and that when she was younger, she was in and out of foster care. Donohue knew both sets of her foster parents and considered them grandparents, he said.
After two failed marriages in the 1990s, Hartsfield married Donohue’s father in 1999, he said. They’d met in Alaska and were later stationed together at Fort Hood, Texas.
Both were in the Army. Christopher Donohue, who served from 1996 to 2020, retired as a master sergeant, an Army spokesman said. Hartsfield served from 1997 to 2017 and left the service as a sergeant first class, a spokeswoman said.
Ryan Donohue was mostly raised in an upscale neighborhood in Belton, Texas, between Austin and Waco. “From the outside looking in, things were great,” he said.
“We grew up in an environment where how you were presented meant everything,” he said, adding: “You always said ‘yes ma’am.’ You never questioned anything.”
Sarah Hartsfield and Ryan Donohue.
He described his mother as the smartest person he knows — someone who could change the world if she “put her brain to doing the right thing.” She was also physically and mentally abusive, he said. When his father tried to protect him and his siblings, Ryan Donohue said, “my mom made his life a lot harder.”
A longtime friend of Ryan Donohue’s, who asked not to be identified for fear of his safety, recalled that as a kid, Donohue would miss school for long stretches and say he had been sick.
Years later, the friend said, Donohue confessed that he’d actually been bruised so badly that he couldn’t go to school.
“It would be easy to say, ‘Why didn’t you call child protective services and get out of the situation?’ But it was more than physical abuse. It was psychological,” the friend said, recalling another confession from Donohue: “She’d literally line the kids up and tell them: ‘There’s nothing you can do. Go try and tell someone. They won’t believe you.’”
Donohue never reported the abuse, which he said lasted into his mid-teens. His mother later apologized and said she’d been hard on her children because “your dad made me unhappy,” Ryan Donohue recalled.
Hartsfield’s lawyer, Keaton Kirkwood, didn’t respond to requests for comment about the abuse allegations. In a statement to NBC affiliate KPRC of Houston last month, he said: “We adamantly denounce the misinformation that has been provided to the public regarding her past.”
Donohue said he moved to South Korea in 2016 with his father. Two years later, Christopher Donohue filed for divorce from Hartsfield, court records show, and Ryan Donohue said he returned to Texas to live with his mother and sisters.
Self-defense shooting reopened
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By March 2017, Sarah Hartsfield was in a new relationship with David Bragg, a former Air Force mechanic who was working as a contractor at Fort Hood, her son said.
In December of that year, Ryan Donohue recalled, his mother told him her new boyfriend had a well-paid solar contract in Minnesota and the family would move there within days. (His older sister was no longer a minor and stayed in Texas.)
They moved into what Donohue described as a large “fixer upper” in Douglas County, a rural area roughly 150 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The couple were briefly engaged, Donohue said, but the relationship deteriorated.
Donohue said he clashed with his mother’s fiancé, whom he described as physically abusive and who he said once slammed him into a wall after he had a disagreement with a sister about whose turn it was to use the bathroom.
His sister recalled their mother’s saying that Donohue, then a junior in high school, “deserved it” after "he got in David's face."
In another instance, after an argument over homework, Donohue said, Bragg knocked him down the stairs and pointed a rifle at him as he ran down the driveway. Another sister, who asked not to be identified over fears of being publicly linked to her mother, heard the altercation over the phone and confirmed Donohue’s account.
Bragg’s brother, Daniel, said in a text message that he didn’t believe his brother was abusive but added: “If there’s any truth to it, that’s incredibly sad.”
The weight of a hunting rifle can be a point of contention, as some hunters are not fazed by a heavier gun, and others greedily count ounces. Those who venture into the backcountry, and especially those who hunt the mountains with all their gear on their back, appreciate a light rifle. Those who make a relatively easy trek from truck to stand might not be as particular, as a rifle with a bit more weight will help mitigate recoil, as well as being easier to steady for the shot.
Still hunters surely appreciate a well-balanced rifle which comes quickly to shoulder, and most tend to prefer rifles on the lighter side of the spectrum. Now, “light” can be a subjective term, as a 9-pound double rifle is light, but a 9-pound bolt rifle is not. Here’s a look at seven of my favorite choices for a lightweight hunting rifle.
1. Savage 110 Ultralite What do you get when you mate the time-tested Savage 110 action with a lightweight carbon fiber Proof Research barrel? The 110 Ultralite, of course. A skeletonized receiver sits in the polymer AccuFit stock—which can be adjusted for comb height and length of pull—to deliver a rifle weighing less than 6 pounds. All the favorite features of the 110 are present, including the floating bolt head, user-adjustable AccuTrigger and detachable box magazine. The muzzle has been threaded and capped, should the use prefer to install a brake or suppressor. The 110 Ultralite is offered in .308 Winchester, .270 Winchester and .30-06 Springfield, as well as .280 Ackley Improved, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC and the new 7mm PRC. MSRP: $1,649; savagearms.com.
2. Browning X-Bolt Mountain Pro Tungsten It’s no secret that the Browning X-Bolt makes a great hunting platform, what with the convenient tang safety and quick 60-degree bolt throw. The Mountain Pro Tungsten shaves the ounces, using a carbon fiber stock, spiral fluted bolt and barrel, and a beefy Recoil Hawg muzzle brake and Inflex recoil pad to take the sting out of a light rifle. The muzzle is threaded, the sporter contour barrel is lapped, and Browning has shaved a ¼ pound from the weight of other similar models. The barrel and action metal is coated in Titanium Cerakote, and the bottom metal is a lightweight alloy. Available in popular short- and long-action cartridges, including the classic 7mm Remington Magnum and .300 Winchester Magnum, as well as newcomers like the 28 Nosler, 6.8 Western and 6.5 PRC, even the heaviest in this line weighs in at 6 pounds, 6 ounces. MSRP: $2,629.99-$2,679.99; browning.com.
3. Kimber Hunter Pro Desolve Blak Famous for its lightweight rifles, Kimber has a winner with the Hunter Pro Desolve Blak. Using a satin-finish stainless steel barreled action nestled in a fiber reinforced polymer stock, and finished in Desolve Blak camo pattern, the Hunter Pro weighs in at 5 pounds, 9 ounces. The Model 84 action will hold four down in the magazine in short action, three in long action, offers controlled-round feed performance and a three-position safety. The Hunter Pro is offered in 6.5 Creedmoor, .308 Winchester and .280 Ackley Improved (add three ounces for the long action), with sporter contour barrels at 22 inches for the short-action cartridges and 24 inches for the .280 AI. Kimber equips the Hunter Pro with a 1-inch recoil pad, and pillar beds the action into the receiver. MSRP: $1,006; kimberamerica.com.
4. Nosler Model 48 Mountain Carbon Nosler’s rifle line has been quite successful, and in the time I've spent with one in my hands has been a positive experience. The Model 48 is the flagship of the fleet, and the Mountain Carbon variant is a sound choice for those in search of a lightweight rifle capable of handling the rigors of the toughest hunts. Using a carbon fiber stock with a textured surface at the forend and pistol grip in conjunction with a carbon fiber wrapped cut-rifled barrel, the Mountain Carbon tips the scales at an even 6 pounds. The rifle features a Timney trigger and a two-position safety, the barrel is threaded to accept a muzzle brake or suppressor, and all the metalwork—including the aluminum bottom metal—is covered in the weatherproof Cerakote finish. The Model 48 will accept any scope bases which fit the popular Remington Model 700 rifles, and with a free-floated barrel and glass and aluminum pillar bedding, the Model 48 Mountain Carbon meets the sub-MOA guarantee. It is available in the proprietary 26, 27, 28, 30 and 33 Nosler cartridges, as well as 6mm Creedmoor, 6.5 Creedmoor, .300 Win. Mag. and the uber-cool .280 Ackley Improved. The stock is available in either Mountain Green or Tungsten Gray. MSRP: $3,235; nosler.com.
5. Tikka T3x Lite Among the lighter rifles, the Tikka T3x Lite has become one of my favorites. It is a simple yet wonderfully accurate design and my personal choice for hunting the steeper areas of the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains of my native New York. Using an ergonomic polymer stock with interchangeable pistol grip inserts (I like the larger palm swell), and a smooth push-feed action, the T3x Lite comes with blued metalwork. Features like a detachable polymer magazine, a pliable recoil pad, and a two-position safety round out this sensible rifle. I love the trigger, straight from the factory, and the unique grip pattern offer good purchase on the stock in any weather. Mine is chambered in 7mm-08 Remington, and topped with a slim Leupold VX-3i 3.5-10x40mm in Talley Lightweight mounts, and gives me a flexible rig perfectly suited to deer and black bear. The unloaded rifle weighs in at just about 6.5 pounds, varying slightly by caliber. MSRP: $799; tikka.fi.
6. New Ultra Light Arms Model 20 No list of lightweight rifles would be complete without Melvin Forbes’ New Ultra Light Arms, and its Model 20 is light even for that company’s products. With a 20-ounce receiver and a total rifle weight of five pounds, the Model 20 is touted as “The Ultimate Mountain Rifle.” Chambered in the .308 Winchester and its offspring the .243 Winchester and 7mm-08 Remington, as well as the 6.5 Creedmoor and .284 Winchester, the Model 20 might be the priciest of the rifles on this list, but Forbes does one thing: he makes what many feel are the best lightweight rifles on the market. Kevlar stocks hold steel barreled actions which are manufactured to very tight tolerances, resulting in serious accuracy. NULA rifles feature Timney triggers and Wilson Combat barrels. MSRP: $4,200; newultralightarms.com.
7. Weatherby Mark V Backcountry Ti In a valiant effort to make the lightest rifle in the Mark V series, Weatherby’s Backcountry Ti comes in at less than five pounds, in no small part due to a carbon fiber stock, a titanium receiver and a six-lug variant of the Mark V action. The 54-degree bolt throw makes for fast follow-up shots, and a TriggerTech trigger allows the shooter to accurately place the first shot. Metalwork is coated in the weatherproof Cerakote finish, and the fluted barrel will help dissipate heat. The Accubrake ST and 3DHEX recoil reduction system help mitigate felt recoil, and the rifle is offered in Weatherby’s 6.5 RPM (Rebated Precision Magnum), which is an elongated version of the rebated rimmed 6.5-284 Norma, as well as offered in a good number of Weatherby’s cartridges from .240 Weatherby Magnum to .300 Weatherby Magnum. Altogether, you can assemble a package which will come in at under 6.5 pounds with optic in mounts, and that is impressive. MSRP: $3,349-$3,449
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I was lucky to start my writing career just as thewhitetailboom took off. Since then, I have had some great hunts and shot some good bucks, but the ones that got away are what I see in my dreams; oddly enough, it’s not deer I shot at and missed but bucks that never really gave me a chance. Here are a handful that come to visit me late at night to mock me endlessly.
‘I never saw him again’ Some decades back the whitetail boom was in full force and western Canada was getting a lot of attention for its giant bucks. The rest of the country was trying to cash in and as I was writing for one of the biggest whitetail magazines at the time, the government of Nova Scotia invited me for a deer hunt.
I had a wonderful time. The lodge was focused on Atlantic salmon fishing and with the high rollers who chase those fish—well, the folks at the lodge knew how to treat a customer.
My guide was a Micmac Indian who lived on the reservation, and he was my best friend by noon the first day. Tom knew deer hunting and worked hard, but there just were not that many deer. We also got beat up by the weather as high winds and biblical rains were followed by a wicked snowstorm. We were beat before we even started.
Late morning of the last day I was sitting in a treestand deep in a huge hardwood expanse. I turned my head to look at a patch of snow I had seen a few thousand times already, and a huge buck walked through the opening and was gone. I never saw him again, but even in that brief look I knew this buck would have put Nova Scotia on the whitetail map and me on the magazine’s cover.
‘I was so sure … ’ The Vermont deer season was growing old and decaying fast. The deer knew they were being hunted and were spooky and very nocturnal.
As the sun rose at my back, I was sitting on top of a mountain, watching down the steep western slope on my left. To my right was a hardwood flat, interspersed with boulders and ledges. I looked there and saw a couple of does running about 100 yards off in the hardwoods. Chasing them was one of the best bucks I have seen in 50-plus years of hunting Vermont.
I slowly turned and stood, resting my rifle against a tree. I was so sure I had this buck, I was already thinking about how to get him back to my truck. I had a custom .35 Whelen bolt action that was made for this kind of hunting and there was no way he could escape. His best option was to just walk over to me and surrender.
He passed through one small opening and I had him in the crosshairs, but hesitated a fraction of a second and the opportunity disappeared. I saw the does go through the next opening in the trees and moved the crosshairs to that spot.
The buck never showed.
I was sure he couldn’t leave without me seeing him, but he just evaporated.
Maybe he sprouted wings? I just don’t know.
What I do know is that he was damn big.
Huge as a Hereford Bull This was in the late ’80s when Alberta was Mecca for big deer. Everybody had seen the video “The Monarchs of Alberta”; the province was the hip and happening place for serious whitetail hunters.
Yet here I was with the sun setting on my last day and nothing to show for my efforts. I had hunted hard, but never saw a deer even approaching the legendary status promised by Alberta.
I was watching a long meadow between two big patches of woods when a buck stepped into the far end of the clearing. He was huge and looked like a Hereford bull with his square build and bulging shoulders. The antlers on top were so big they looked out of place. It was too far to shoot and dark was just minutes away. I knew I could not get this buck, but I tried. He was gone long before I could move close enough to shoot. It was black dark when I reached that end of the field. I checked his tracks with a flashlight and knew I was not imagining him.
I returned to Alberta the next year and shot a buck that was my best for many years. Still, he paled in comparison to the buck in the meadow.
That last-minute buck has always haunted my dreams.
I Never Should Have Listened to Them We were hunting near Eldorado, Texas, in the late ’90s with Steve Elmore at his Live Oak Hunting Lodge. I was in a metal box blind with my daughter, Erin, who was about 12 at the time. We watched a remarkable parade of bucks walk by, each one bigger than the last. My little voice kept saying, “Don’t shoot yet.” So we held off.
Then he stepped out. My God, he was magnificent. I should have just told her to shoot him, but I had to play the fool. The whitetail magazine I wrote for at the time had a couple of guys in camp and they had asked me to take a camera and film to the stand. For some reason I can’t remember, I decided Erin and I needed to swap places. Of course the camera bumped the metal blind and the deer tore out of there. When he did, the others left, too.
One by one they all came back, except him. We waited as long as we could before Erin shot the next-biggest. It was a great deer and it hangs on a wall in my house today. But the memory of what should have been haunts me still.
Coyote Dinner? Our family deer camp backs up to national forest land and some of the most remote country to be found in Vermont. As a young man in the ’70s I loved to ramble deep into the big woods. I had been hunting this buck for several seasons and knew his track well. I believe he was 5½ years old at this point and carried antlers that would pass for big anyplace deer are hunted.
This was back in the days when I used a fixed-power Weaver K-4 scope that was guaranteed to fog up every deer season. It didn’t fog this day, but snow was coming down so hard even that low magnification was too much.
I had left his track far too late in the day and was climbing a hardwood ridge in a direction I hoped would take me to camp. The snow and sleet that was falling was blown by the wind so hard I could not open my eyes more than a slit. Dark was less than an hour away and I didn’t have a clue where I was.
Squinting through my ice-coated lashes I pounded up the hill, legs pumping, arms swinging, my gun on my shoulder. As I topped the ridge I could see two bucks quartering to me and running for cover. The smaller buck had a rack that would have looked good on any wall, but it seemed tiny compared to the big guy. I raised my gun and through the scope the blinding snow formed a white wall, I dropped the gun and they were still out there. I raised it again and once more was blind, I dropped it and they were gone.
I saw that buck again the next year, on the last day of the season. He got away again, too, same as the year before.
The following year he would be 7½, almost unheard of amid our harsh winters. I hunted for a week without any sign of him. I don’t think a hunter ever shot him—I would have heard. I suppose one cold February night the coyotes caught him hungry and weak, and completed the cycle.
That Ain’t Legal I knew Manitoba would be cold, but nothing like this. A storm blew in the day I arrived, dumping snow, and it was followed by brutal cold. We lost the first hunting day to the storm and had been fighting the elements every day since.
I don’t think it had risen above minus 25 all week. The snow was deep enough to fill the pockets on my pants when we tried to walk through it, and it was exhausting to walk more than a few yards at a time. Even getting to the stands was a lot of work and at times we had to shovel a path.
I tried every trick I knew and a few I had just read about. I remember using a burner under a pan of doe-in-heat urine to keep it from freezing and, according to something I read, “spread that earthy scent for miles.” It didn’t work; it was so cold the propane burner froze and would not stay lit. The urine would freeze almost instantly when the flame went out about nine seconds after I climbed back into the treestand. I made multiple attempts, but it never worked. You would think that all that climbing up and down would have kept me warm, but it did not.
I tried rattling, but it was so cold the antlers would chip every time I whacked them together. My hands were numb, and when an antler beam hit my thumb and something flew off, I seriously thought for a moment that my thumb had broken loose from its moorings.
A heated blind would have been great, but it was not a concept the outfitter embraced. Instead I sat in open treestands hour after hour, enduring the cold and hoping I would die soon. We tried tracking but the snow was too deep, even if we could have found a track. The storm had shut down all deer movement. They were huddled someplace trying to keep warm and refusing to burn the calories it would take to move in this snow.
My guide had worked his heart out—nobody could have tried harder. We just couldn’t beat the weather. I climbed out of the treestand as dusk approached on the final afternoon, defeated, worn out and depressed. A full moon lit up the cold Canadian landscape with an eerie blue light as I walked out the path. The guide was waiting at the truck and we didn’t talk as he turned around and started driving one of the endless, narrow roads.
I glanced to the left and there, in a small field, stood a huge buck. Big bodied with monstrous antlers. He was every inch of the Canadian whitetail buck I had been seeking.
We stopped and glassed him for some time. I suppose I could have shot him and nobody would have ever known that it was past legal shooting time. Except me, and I could not live with that shame.
So, instead, I live with that buck haunting my dreams.
Full-Blown Panic Hunting deer in Maine is always a tough undertaking. If there is snow—the right kind of snow—you can track. Tracking is effective, but the days when you can hunt that way are usually scarce. Deer hunting on bare ground in Maine can try a man’s soul. You might get lucky, but most hunters do not. Many hunters never even see a deer.
There was snow on the ground when we arrived at our camp near Rangeley, Maine, but a warm front was due. I had never hunted this area before and decided to use the first day scouting. With the snow melting fast, I wanted to try to locate the tracks of a big buck or two. That would at the very least give me a place to start. The best way to cover ground and find tracks is always to drive the backroads and trails.
I had a newly leased truck and we were pretty rough on it that day. Some of its parts ended up riding in the bed after I tore them off the truck. Somewhere there is a photo of me driving through a deep puddle, pushing 2-inch-thick chunks of ice as it piled up high enough to slide onto my hood. The truck suffered, but we found some deer. I would worry about the cost later.
By mid-afternoon the snow was history. We were driving down an old logging road that had passed its prime in the 1800s. Snowmobiles now used it in the winter, but nobody sane would have driven a truck on it, much less a brand new truck.
My son, Nathan, was maybe 13 or 14, but he was an experienced deer hunter with several good bucks to his credit. He spoke from the back seat: “Dad, there’s a deer! It’s a big buck. No, it’s a huge buck.”
My friend Matt Thomas was riding shotgun and he and I started looking at the steep ridge beside us.
“He’s in the brook,” Nathan said.
He was. The buck was lying in a deep pool in the brook about 30 yards from us, with just his neck and head showing over the rocks. Nathan was right: He was huge.
I stopped the truck and told Nathan to get out, load his gun and shoot the deer. It was quite legal at the time, and while not my preferred way to take a buck you have to take them as they are presented.
Meanwhile I stepped out on my side, and loaded my rifle. I had the crosshairs on the deer’s neck, but I wanted Nathan to shoot him. I looked at him to see what was taking so long and witnessed full-blown buck fever.
Even back then Nathan was a gun guy who liked to experiment with different guns, and he was hunting with a rifle I was sent to test. This was during the frenzied short magnum craze and the rifle was chambered for the latest wiz-bang cartridge. It also had a very long barrel. Nathan had already taken a nice buck with it in Vermont’s youth season, and insisted on using the rifle in Maine.
He had somehow managed to get the barrel stuck in the roof liner and the butt jammed up on the gear that all but filled his space in the back seat. Rather than stop to untangle it, he pushed his boots against the front seat and yanked repeatedly on the rifle in a full-blown panic. He was a strong kid, and each yank wedged the rifle a little tighter. I swear the barrel was raising a welt in the metal roof. Nathan was so focused he didn’t hear a word I said.
“Matt,” I said, “Maybe you had better shoot that buck.” A bit panicked himself, Matt dropped his magazine as he exited the truck.
The buck had enough of this foolishness. He stood up, with water cascading off him like a breaching whale. He was huge-bodied, and he was wearing big antlers—“a horse with antlers,” Nathan later called him. I have no doubt he was one of the biggest whitetails in the state of Maine, a place famous for big bucks. It took that deer two jumps to get over the steep bank and get gone.
I knew he would be back late some night to visit.
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There’s one more ... I was hunting in South Carolina at Kenny Jarrett’s Cowden Plantation. Kenny invented the Beanfield rifle, which launched the long-range deer hunting revolution. He tested and perfected the design here on this plantation.
I was using Kenny’s personal rifle, the one he had hunted all over the world with, and I had shot it out to 1,000 yards the day I arrived.
I was high in a box blind when the dawn started the new day. On my right were endless agricultural fields; to the left was a thick, impenetrable swamp. In front was a long, narrow greenfield, perhaps 30 or 40 yards wide. A thick hedgerow separated the greenfield from the open crop field, so that the greenfield had thick brush on three sides and my blind on the fourth.
I was working the shadows of this opening with my binocular when I spotted a huge buck just on the edge at the far end. I had already ranged it at 440 yards—a tough shot, but one this rifle and .300 Jarrett cartridge was born for. The buck was facing at me, which is a low-percentage shot. I had all the time in the world, so I stayed on him with the crosshairs as he walked toward me, on a slight diagonal.
I had little doubt he would present a broadside shot soon. Several times I was tempted to simply take this head-on shot, but then I told myself to just wait, be patient. I had seen bad results from that shot angle in the past, and the deer was a long way off.
I was so focused on the buck that I didn’t notice he was working his way to the other side of the small opening as he walked. He had closed the distance to about 350 yards without ever giving more than a frontal shot. But, every second was bringing him closer and boosting the odds that he would stop and turn. I had him; he just needed to give me that one chance. Then almost before I noticed where he was, the buck melted into the brush along the hedgerow and disappeared.
It was a thin strip of woods, so he had to either enter the peanut field or come by me. I don’t know what he did, but it was neither of those options. He also did not come back to the greenfield. He just disappeared, as if a black hole had sucked him away.
That night at dinner Kenny’s son Jay showed me a trail-camera shot of the buck, and the deer looked even bigger. “We know this buck,” he said. “Everybody has been after him.”
I have always advocated for taking the first shot presented. I could argue also that this buck never presented a shot, but would I believe my own argument? In retrospect I tell myself now that I could have shot him anytime. But could I have lived with myself if it went to hell after I tried? I guess not, as the buck walked away healthy and happy.
He comes back though—often—and always late at night.
The first batch of women de-miners of the Army who have completed the internationally-acclaimed Humanitarian De-mining Course of high standards had the privilege of getting their insignia pinned from the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage after they were invited to the Army HQ on Wednesday (22).
Expressing happiness and extending his best wishes to those women soldiers, now fully-fledged to undertake overseas UN Peacekeeping Missions, the day's Chief Guest, the Army Chief highlighted the significance of their achievement to the Army and the motherland.
A group of 3 Lady Officers and 51 female Other Ranks, having undergone the De-mining Course for women soldiers which began in December 2021 under two batches at both Engineers' Brigade Headquarters in Boo Oya and 10 Field Engineers HQ in Mailaddy, Jaffna thus received their insignia from the Commander of the Army during the brief occasion.
The De-mining Course, inclusive of field operations drew to a close early this year after they sat for the final examination phase under the close supervision of Major General MK Jayawardena RSP USP ndu, Chief Field Engineer and Colonel Commandant, Sri Lanka Engineers.
Wednesday's simple ceremony for insignia pinning started off soon after the arrival of the day's Chief Guest, and the welcome note. A short video documentary that comprehensively showcased the progress of the Army humanitarian de-mining role, training sessions, recoveries, and ongoing de-mining projects, etc was screened afterwards before the gathering.
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, together with Major General U.D Wijesekara RWP RSP USP rcds psc, Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps and Commander, Security Forces-Mullaitivu, Major General M.K Jayawardena RSP USP ndu, Chief Field Engineer and Colonel Commandant, Sri Lanka Engineers and Major General A.H.L.G Amarapala RWP RSP ndc psc, General Officer Commanding of the Engineer Division reaching the climax of the event pinned those symbolic insignia onto those brave women soldiers who had completed the Course.
The Commander of the Army in his brief talk to them commended their sustained courage for completion of the Humanitarian De-mining Course in keeping with scheduled time frame, and congratulated them for undertaking such a challenge with determination and fearlessness. He also reminded the gathering that their contribution in the future for world peace as women de-miners of Sri Lanka would go into the Army history and keep the national flag flying bringing international admiration.
At the end of the pinning ceremony, a woman de-miner raised the vote of thanks. Senior Officers, Officers and Other Ranks participated in the ceremony, held at the Army HQ.
Three Lady Officers and 51 Other Ranks who had graduated in the De-mining Course for women de-miners are currently performing de- mining roles at the de-mining site in Maillady, Jaffna alongside their male counterparts in order to gain and refresh continued de-mining experiences and knowledge for future UN Peacekeeping Missions.
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The Course for women soldiers covering more than a year commenced at the Engineers' Brigade Headquarters in Boo Oya on 30 December 2021 and moved to the next phase at the 10 Field Engineers HQ in Mailaddy, Jaffna on 6 June 2022 where ground minefield operations under the close supervision of the Chief Field Engineer, Major General MK Jayawardena RSP USP ndu got underway.
Earlier, all those 54 Army-trained women de-miners received Certificates of Proficiency several weeks ago at the Army HQ adding a special chapter to the reputed de-mining assignments.
Renowned actress, author, and Earth Day Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Michelle Dilhara, is simply dazzling! With a heart of gold, she has worked alongside some big names in the industry, making a name for herself as an accomplished actress. Michelle's ambition is to become a globally recognized actress and step up in the global industry. A multitalented leader, Michelle is also an author who aims to break the glass ceiling and be a voice for the voiceless. With a focus on the youth, Michelle is an intellectual who believes in nurturing the future of our society. Culture and Arts proudly features Michelle Dilhara as a leader of tomorrow.
Q. You authored the book “Social invisibility is not fiction, it exits”. In fact, you received an award for this book as well. Why did you decide on writing it? I understand that you received the National Youth Icon Award at the World Youth Summit in New Delhi for this book?
A. At the age of 15, I experienced an incident at the Negombo hospital, when I went to visit my uncle who was hospitalized. While we were walking in the corridor, I heard a huge noise in a ward. I saw there were two bodies lying inside and a family was fighting with hospital staff asking to release their father’s body. A few minutes later when we came back I saw only the second body. After about a week I found out that the second body was buried with Government funds since the children of the deceased were overseas and there was no one to claim the body. This incident made me realize that there are many people in society who have been marginalized by the majority of the public. This includes elders in elder homes, children in children homes, differently abled people, and children with a language barrier. I was also once a victim of social invisibility. But I wanted to break the glass ceiling and come out of it and be the voice for the voiceless. I wrote this book after a four years’ research with Emeritus professor Antonette Perera, Doctor ParakramaWarnasuriya and Dr. Shiromi Fernando. I released the book in 2019 and during the same year I won the “National Youth Icon Award” for my book.
Q. You released the “Theory of Alternative Social Cogwheel” along with your book. Tell us about your new theory.
A. The society we live in run on a specific system. Before a child is even born, there are multiple advertisements showing the best milk powder, the best food and the best doctors. Once they are born and till they reach 55, the society has a system of taking care of them. They go to nursery, grade 1, and then they face their O/L and A/L. Until the point where we retire, we work very hard in order to survive. But a few years after we retire, we gradually start to feel lonely because we don’t get our usual calls, our family doesn’t have time to spend with us due to a busy schedule and ultimately we face depression. This happens because we have been replaced with someone stronger and efficient than us. The society goes on but the retired elders are moved out of the current social cogwheel. Therefore, I introduced the “Alternative Social Cogwheel” theory with the intention of creating a different alternative wheel that can bring back all the retired people in the society as functional individuals.
Q. You are a social activist. What causes do you fight for? What cause do you take up? Why does the young generation, especially university students choose you as a role model?
A. As an actress and environmental activist, I basically focus my projects on school and university students because they are the next leaders in society. They will be the next scientist, next innovator or next entrepreneur. As I mentioned earlier, after the industrialization, most of the innovations were created against nature. The scientists then did not consider nature as an important factor. I do my projects and awareness programs with O/L students, A/L students and university students, because if they get the right education and awareness now, they will definitely consider nature as a very important factor in their equation.
Q. I know that you have donated school shoes worth 6 lakhs and distributed more than four tons for rice. Can you tell us about your philanthropic activities?
A. The last few years have been very difficult, not only in Sri Lanka but also around the globe. With the COVID pandemic, we fell into a huge economic crisis. I believe that with a crisis like this, what we need to think about, is not really a permanent solution (because these take at least 10 to 15 years to activate). In my opinion, we should focus only 50% on permanent solutions and start focusing on the most important timely issues at the moment. The main issue we are facing is food insecurity. We need to ensure food security within our community first. That is the reason I distributed 4 tons of rice in the past few months. The second main issue is the crisis affecting our next generation. The only solution to this issue is to ensure that the next generation get a proper education. I visited Nuwara Eliya in December, and there I saw that many children were going to school wearing slippers. Some of them didn’t even have slippers! When I spoke to some of their parents, they said that they couldn’t bear the cost of a pair of shoes. Earlier a pair of shoes cost 900/=, but now it’s over 3000/=. There are many children who don’t go to school because they don’t have a pair of shoes. These kids have the potential to become doctors, lawyers and engineers. I know that what I am trying to do is not sufficient to fill up the gap. But as one human being amongst the 22 million, I am trying to make a small change. If that succeeds and others get influenced by my work, then I am satisfied.
Q. Who are the international figures you have worked with?
A. After I started working with the Earth Day Network, I was fortunate to work with many influential personalities. On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I was invited to deliver a speech on how to reduce the carbon footprint and aim for zero waste with the participation of renowned global personalities including Denis Hayes, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Al Gore, Patricia Espinosa, John Kerry, Zac Efron and Anil Kapoor. Recently I met the Korean Ambassador to Sri Lanka Mr. SanthushWoonjin Jeong. He is an inspiring personality who works very hard to strengthen the bilateral relations between Korea and Sri Lanka. Ambassador Woonjin Jeong engages with many communities in Sri Lanka to build a strong friendship between the countries. I have worked with many Ambassadors in the past few years, but Ambassador Woonjin Jeong is the most inspiring personality I have met.
Q. You were nominated for Sumathi “Best Actress” at the 26th Sumathi Awards. How do you feel about this feather in your cap? (was this award ceremony held already or yet to be held?)
A.26th Sumathi Awards ceremony was held on the 9th of February. And I was nominated the "Best Actress" award for the role "Mahimi" I played in the teledrama "Can you hear me". This was the first ever Best Actress nomination I received during the 6 years of my acting career. This was a huge turning point in my career and I feel very honored.
Q. You are a two times “Best Supporting Actress” nominee in Raigam Tele Awards. The 19th Raigam Tele Awards will take place on March 25. How do you feel about this tremendous honor?
A.First I would like to thank the Raigam Tele Awards and the respected Jury, because I won my first award in 2019 at the Raigam Tele awards and it was for the “Best Up-Coming Actress”. In 2020 I was nominated as the “Best Supporting Actress” for the character “Chenugi” in the teledrama "Pork Street", and in 2022 I was again nominated as the “Best Supporting Actress” for the character "Navyaa" in the teledrama "Looka". I take this opportunity to thank the director of "Looka" teledrama Mr.Shivagurunadan for giving me this role and the opportunity to be a part of the teledrama.
Q. In addition to these achievements, are there other ‘memorable’ milestones in your life during the last few years?
A.Yes. Recently I was invited as a delegate and speaker for the 4th ICSE Global Conference on Sustainability Education which was held New Delhi. Other delegates from 50 countries including USA, France, Switzerland and Denmark were also present at the event.
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US: US President Barack Obama knows how to liven up the dance floor. And as his latest impromptu performance shows, he's not intimidated by competition.
He has been grooving in and out of the White House since he first took office, this week adding the tango to his CV.
At the state dinner in Argentina on Wednesday, Mr Obama reluctantly tried out the sultry dance with a professional dancer. First Lady Michelle Obama was also coaxed onto the dance floor, twirling around with another dance pro.
Sure, maybe the tango isn't the dance Mr Obama's best at nor did he look comfortable. It was possibly the stiffest of his dance performances – perhaps a consequence of being on a state visit while the world reels from terrorist attacks in Brussels or the controversy over visiting Argentina on the aniversary of the military coup that unleashed the Dirty War - which has many locals demanding to know what the US knew of atrocities committed by the regimes that followed.
But at least he never backs down from a chance to dance. He made headlines when he broke out into a line dance in Kenya last year, and his “adorkable” dad moves at the 2014 Christmas tree lighting sent the country into a frenzy (and probably prompted some serious eye-rolls from teen daughters Malia and Sasha).
He has rallied audiences onto their feet at the In Performance at the White House series every year, and brought the Ellen audience to raucous laughter with his dancing entrance back in 2008. (Mrs Obama regularly joins Ellen in dance moves too.)
Obama has joined dance partners of all ages and abilities, from Alaskan youngsters to Argentine professionals to a spry 106-year-old woman from Washington.
All in all, his moves arguably rank him as the most dancing-prone president to grace the White House.
A southeast Greenland polar bear on glacier, or freshwater, ice is seen in this handout photograph taken in September 2016. (File photo: Reuters)
A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers.
Alaska State Troopers said they received the report of the attack at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wales, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, KTUU reported.
“Initial reports indicate that a polar bear had entered the community and had chased multiple residents,” troopers wrote. “The bear fatally attacked an adult female and juvenile male.”
The bear was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair, troopers said.
The names of the two people killed were not released. Troopers said they were working to notify family members.
Troopers and the state Department of Fish and Game are planning to travel to Wales once weather allows for it, the dispatch said.
14 hours ago — Charlene Malepeai Mamea was found and recovered Tuesday from beneath the ice on Unalaska Lake, just over two days after she was last seen.
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A polar bear chased several residents around a tiny, isolated Alaska Native whaling village, killing a mother and her 1-year-old son in an extremely rare attack before another community member shot and killed the bear, authorities said.
The fatal mauling, the first in more than 30 years in Alaska, happened Tuesday next to the front entrance of the school in Wales, an isolated Bering Strait coastal community on the westernmost tip of the North American mainland — about 50 miles from Russia — that is no stranger to coexisting with polar bears.
School officials rushed people into the building after the polar bear was spotted, Bering Strait School District chief administrator Susan Nedza told the Anchorage Daily News from her office in Unalakleet.
“The bear tried to enter with them,” Nedza said, but Principal Dawn Hendrickson “slammed the door” to keep it out.
“It’s terrifying. Not something you’re ever prepared for,” said Nedza, who didn’t return messages to the Associated Press on Wednesday.
School district officials pulled the shades in the school and locked down the building. They eventually got word out that they needed someone to “take care of the bear.”
Summer Myomick of St. Michael and her son, Clyde Ongtowasruk, were killed in the attack, Alaska state troopers said in a statement.
Her parents declined interviews with the Associated Press when reached Wednesday at their home.
“It’s very, very sad for St. Michael right now and Wales,” said Virginia Washington, the St. Michael city administrator. She said Myomick split time between the two communities.
“She was a very sweet lady. She was very responsible,” Washington said.
Like many far-flung Alaska villages, the predominantly Inupiaq community of roughly 150 people in Wales has organized patrols when the bears are expected in town, from roughly December to May, said Geoff York, the senior director of conservation at Polar Bear International. The last fatal polar bear encounter in Alaska was in 1990.
Poor weather and a lack of runway lights at the Wales gravel air strip prevented troopers and wildlife officials from making it to Wales on Tuesday after the polar bear attack. Attempts were being made again Wednesday.
Asked to describe the mood in Wales on Wednesday, Hendrickson, the school principal, called it “traumatic.” Classes were canceled, and counselors were being made available.
She said there have been no announcements for memorials for the two victims. “We are still in the beginning phase,” said Hendrickson, who spoke to the AP earlier in the day but didn’t detail the polar bear attempting to breach the school.
It’s unclear whether this attack was related to climate change, but it’s consistent with what is expected as the Arctic continues to warm at four times the rate of the rest of Earth, changing the ecosystem in ways that are still not fully understood, York said.
However, this particular bear is a member of a population that is doing fairly well, said Andrew Derocher, a professor of biological sciences at University of Alberta and an expert on polar bears.
Alaska scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey in 2019 found changes in sea ice habitat had coincided with evidence that polar bears’ use of land was increasing and that the chances of a polar bear encounter had increased.
Wales is just over 100 miles northwest of Nome. The community is accessible by plane and boats, including barges that deliver household goods. Winter trails provide access on snowmobiles to other communities and to subsistence hunting grounds. All-terrain vehicles are used for nonwinter hunting and fishing trips.
Polar bears are the largest bear species, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Males can weigh more than 1,700 pounds, but typically weigh 600 to 1,200 pounds and reach up to 10 feet in length. Females weigh 400 to 700 pounds. Polar bears generally feed on seals but also prey on walruses and beluga whales.
Polar bears were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2008. They are also covered by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Both laws prohibit harming the animals without authorization, unless necessary for human safety.
Polar bears are at the top of the food chain and see humans as a food source, York said. Fatal polar bear encounters usually involve young bears, usually males, who are hungry all the time, or older bears who are injured or ill and having difficulty getting enough calories.
“Both of those bear types are more likely to take risks, like we saw here in Wales,” York said.
Unlike brown or black bears, polar bears do not hibernate in the winter. Only pregnant females enter snow dens, and that’s only for reproduction.
All the other polar bears are out, typically on sea ice where their prey is available year-round.
The Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council, which was created to represent “the collective Alaska Native voice in polar bear co-management,” on its website says polar bears near or entering villages represent ongoing safety concerns for communities within polar bear territory.
Joseph Jessup McDermott, executive director of the Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council, which represents tribes that have hunted polar bears for subsistence, said the bear patrol in Wales “is not currently active” because “it essentially lost what funding it had.” The organization has been working with the World Wildlife Fund and other partners to restore the patrol program, McDermott said.
Besides being part of the bear patrol program, York said Wales has taken other measures to keep polar bears out of the community.
The bear is from a population in the Chukchi Sea that is faring well amid climate change, Derocher said. That means the attack could be the result of a bear lured by attractants such as food or garbage.
Polar bears of the southern Beaufort Sea, east of the Chukchi Sea population, are in worse shape, Derocher said.
In this case, even though there is ice in the Chukchi and northern Bering seas, the quality of that ice is not known that well. More importantly, York said they don’t know what’s going on under the ice — or what the availability of seals and other prey is for polar bears.
The King’s reception is now said to have been moved next week (Picture: Getty)
King Charles’s first visit to France since becoming monarch could be far from the lavish reception he was expecting over fears of violence.
The King was set to receive a decadent welcome party at the Palace of Versailles on Monday, but due to rioting in Paris it has been deemed ‘too risky’.
Protesters have been fighting battles for the past week following President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial decision to raise the age of retirement from 62 to 64 without a parliamentary vote.
The King and Camilla are due to visit Paris next week (Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage)
The incredible palace was due to host the King on his first trip to France as monarch (Picture: Getty)
A firefighter deals with a burning pile of rubbish in front of Opera Garnier in Paris (Picture: Getty Images)
Residents faced off with riot police in Paris after the no-confidence votes failed (Picture: ZUMA/Alamy Live News)
A strike by waste collectors in response to the proposals has lasted for 15 days, leaving dustbins to overflow and litter to gather at the sides of roads.
The pension bill, raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, will become law after the government survived two no-confidence votes.
Demonstrators, as well as politicians in the opposition, have accused the French ruler of being ‘completely out of touch’.
Trade unionists and other protesters have pledged to disrupt all events attended by the British Monarch, with Versailles its ‘Number 1 target’.
A source told the Mirror: ‘The dinner between Charles III and Emmanuel Macron, planned for Monday, may not be held at Versailles, as initially planned.’
Organisers ‘plan to hold it somewhere else,’ with the Elysée Palace in central Paris a likely replacement.
The King and Camilla, the Queen Consort, were set to arrive at the ancient palace on Monday evening along with 200 handpicked guests hosted by Mr Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron.
It was to be followed by a concert in the Royal Chapel, and then dinner would have been served on Duplessis porcelain plates made during the reign of Louis XV.
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Gatherings on the central Place de la Concorde were banned by police last weekend (Picture: Shutterstock)
MP Sandrine Rousseau said: ‘It’s amazing, we are going to have Emmanuel Macron, the Republican monarch meeting Charles III while people in the street are demonstrating.
‘Can this really be happening? This is an incredible denial of democracy.
‘Something is happening in this country – is the priority really to receive Charles III at Versailles?’
Versailles, situated to the west of Paris, is where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, France’s last proper king and queen, lived before they were guillotined at the height of the 1789 Revolution.
The palace, which was built by the Sun King, Louis XIV, still represents the fabulous wealth and privilege of France’s pre-revolutionary Royals.
A Buckingham Palace source said the situation in France ‘was being monitored,’ but there were no immediate plans to cancel the trip, which starts on Sunday.
Five ambulances, an air ambulance and three trauma teams rushed to the scene at around 8.35am.
People have been told to avoid the area as multiple fire engines and Coastguard rescue teams also helped those injured at the scene.
The ambulance service said 11 patients were taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and four to Western General Hospital.
The 75m ship was formerly owned by the estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and was placed into long-term moorage in 2020 as a result of ‘operation challenges’ during the Covid pandemic.
However the estate for Paul Allen confirmed to Metro.co.uk that the ship was sold last year.
Emergency services at scene after ship falls over in Edinburgh dry dock
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The boat was once owned by the estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen (Picture: PA)
The RV Petrel is said to be worth around £90m (Picture: PA)
It is thought to have been pushed over by strong winds (Picture: Getty)
Police and emergency services at the scene this morning (Picture: PA)
Passers-by were confused as to what had happened (Picture: @Tomafc83)
The ship became dislodged from its holding (Picture: @Tomafc83)
A spokesperson said: ‘The vessel is no longer owned by the Estate of Paul G. Allen; it was sold last year.’
Before that, it was used to carry out deep-sea searches for shipwrecks and war graves at sea.
Jacquie Campbell, chief officer of acute services at NHS Lothian said: ‘We’re on standby to receive a number of patients at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh’s A&E department following a major incident at the Imperial Docks in Leith.
‘We have been reviewing the current capacity at RIE, with support from other sites, to prepare to accommodate these patients.
‘Given the expected pressure on the site, we urge people not to attend A&E at the RIE unless it’s an emergency.’
Edinburgh Councillor Adam McVey said that the ship had been dislodged from its holdings due to strong winds.
He Tweeted: ‘Emergency services are responding to a major incident at Leith docks- a ship has been dislodged from its holding in strong winds.
‘Terrifying for those on board, my thoughts are with those who’ve been injured & hope everyone recovers quickly. Please avoid area.’
Scottish Greens Lothian MSP Lorna Slater said: ‘My team and I are monitoring events very closely. Images of such a large ship in dry dock leaning at 45 degree angle is very concerning.
‘I understand that around 25 people have been injured in some way, with around 15 of them now in hospital. My thoughts are with them and others impacted by what must have been a terrifying experience.
‘Because of the nature of the incident there will clearly be a level of disruption for locals and for people travelling in and around the Leith area.
‘I would ask people to exercise patience and where they can seek alternative routes to allow first responders and other agencies to go about their work.
‘Our thanks go to the emergency services and other agencies who are working to deal with this and to assess the situation moving forward.’
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: ‘Officers and emergency service colleagues are responding to an incident at Imperial Dock in Leith, Edinburgh, whereby a ship on dry dock has become dislodged from its holding.
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Edinburgh city view from Calton Hill
Edinburgh is the Capital of Scotland, and there is no mystery as to why the city is so popular with visitors and the locals. There is plenty of natural scenery - from visits to the shores of the Loch to exploring extinct volcanoes while enjoying a glorious sunset - it's a city that has it all. At night, the Old Town is transformed into a festive partying district with something for everyone. There are plenty of cute girls around as well as international girls either visiting or attending the famous University of Edinburgh.
Girls in Edinburgh
There aren't many fat girls, but the Scottish stereotype of red hair with light eyes and freckles can be seen in a lot of places. Their features are sharp and fierce, but they are lovely. In terms of accents, some may find it a bit much, but most find Scottish accents incredibly sexy.
Most people find Scottish girls attractive. There are a few red-haired girls in the mix as well. If this is not your thing then there are still plenty of blondes and brunette girls in Edinburgh. Light eyes are also a common occurrence, so you get to enjoy the many blues and greens on display. Some of the girls lack a bit of shapeliness when compared with other countries, such as Brazil, Colombia or Argentina, but they're still beautiful in their own way
The girls are friendly, not snobbish. You can definitely have a bit of banter in places like pubs and many of the Scottish girls pride themselves on their ability to keep up with the boys. This competitive spirit and good-natured fun is additive.
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How to Pick Up Girls
The girls in Edinburgh are definitely attractive, and they are relatively petite when compared to the bigger cites of England. They also happen to be fairly friendly and easy to get along with. Once you hook up with a local girl ('lassies' as they're called), you'll be surprised how passionate and fiery they can get, so they are definitely worth the chase.
As for the game itself, you will need a certain amount of perseverance. The girls in Edinburgh have a more traditional streak, and they prefer going out for a few dates before having sex. Good places to meet girls rang from online dating apps to the bustling night life. You can also try a few popular natural attractions that are well attended by the locals.
If you are willing to try all of the avenues such as dating apps, chatting to girls in malls and meeting up for a few dates, then your chances as a foreigner are pretty good. You will need to ensure that you have enough money to survive the expenses of the process. However, if you have the ability to initiate friendly conversation and see where it goes, getting laid in Edinburgh is definitely a more than plausible accomplishment.
Tips for Daytime
The many natural attractions and outdoor adventures in Edinburgh are attractions for both local and visiting girls. Therefore, if you are looking for girls during the day, there are a few strategies which you can use in order to maximise your possibility of meeting someone attractive. There are also certain locations that provide better opportunities than others. Some of these include university areas, tourist destinations, malls, pubs and even train stations.
Scottish girls can be slightly reserved at times, so it's slightly more difficult to just start up a conversation than in the rest of the UK. It's probably one of the more traditional locations within the country. As a result, you will have to break the ice before asking a girl out on a date. You can try getting her phone number and letting her get to know you over the internet. Alternatively, you may want to ask her out after speaking to her for some time. Try asking about the best places in town to visit. Keep the conversation friendly with a touch of humour. As things progress, you can add more subtle sexual hints into the mix.
Best Places to Meet Girls
Shopping malls are an excellent venue to meet girls, but you have to visit the most popular ones for best effect. When in Edinburgh, try the following malls:
Princess Mall - Located in the City Centre, this mall is a great venue to shop for fashion accessories and clothing, try out the local restaurants and enjoy a state-of-the art cinema. The architecture is nothing exceptional; however, the amount of people who faithfully shop there make it the perfect place to chat up a few girls and take down some numbers.
The view of Edinburgh from Princess Mall
Fort Kinnaird - a great mall with an exceptionally large floor space. The parking spaces can sometimes be difficult to manage due to the many visitors each day, but that also means there are plenty of girls waiting inside. If you find a group of girls, which is often the case, try starting up a conversation by simply introducing yourself. You can ask them which restaurants or cafes to try and you might find a connection through simple questions and answers.
Shops in Fort Kinnaird
Meadowbank shopping Centre - Another gem of the inner city that functions as a good venue to meet girls. Here one can try instant dating: meeting a girl, asking her out for coffee or a meal and heading to a movie as a last resort. This mall should definitely be one of the places on anyone's list.
St James Shopping Mall - Located in the centre of the city, this gem of a mall is visited by many people in the surrounding area. Its convenient location and many restaurants result in many girls for one to talk to. It's also a good place to meet a Tinder date for coffee or a snack.
The University of Edinburgh is also a good place to meet girls during the day, and the students are generally friendly and open to conversation. You can try simply walking up to a girl and start getting to know her. Alternatively, you can also try the using your foreign nationality to your advantage. Ask girls to show you around campus or town; let them show you the best spots and you can even ask for advice about accommodation, etc. Other notable institutions to meet students are:
Medical school at University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Napier University
Photoshop when they want to look their best. However, let us not forget the power of makeup as well! There are times when we can’t even recognize starsau naturalebecause cosmetics can have that big of an effect on our faces. There are plenty of celebrities who choose to go under the knife to become as beautiful as they possibly could. However, you might be surprised when you see what certain stars look like when they are wearing their bare faces. Some of them look more or less the same, but others look like a whole new person altogether. Let us find out if your favorite Hollywood lady has made it to our list!
Chelsea Handler – Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Handler is an attractive lady, and this is an undeniable fact. However, you might not recognize her if you see her with no makeup. To be fair, she is purposely making a rather silly face here. However, it still goes to show us that you can mislead others by putting on a full face of makeup! Are you shocked by the difference between these photos? Well, you are not the only one.
We all know that Tyra Banks is a drop-dead gorgeous person. Before she started taking on acting and hosting gigs, she used to be one of the most famous supermodels out there! However, what truly propelled her into mainstream fame would be her TV show called America’s Next Top Model. At the moment, she reportedly has a net worth of a whopping $90 million. With such a fortune, she can forego makeup for the rest of her life if she is so inclined!
A new high-spec model of Ukrainian drone is being deployed on the battlefield to provide enhanced reconnaissance and surveillance (Picture: Come Back Alive/@BackAndAlive)
A wave of drones with a shark design is due to be deployed by the Ukrainian military as the conflict reaches what has been described as a ‘now or never’ moment.
The high-spec unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are funded through a charitable initiative utilising funds donated from sales at a petrol station network in the country.
With an expected counter-offensive due this spring, they will provide increased surveillance and reconnaissance range for Kyiv’s military, providing data for firepower including the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMAR).
The eastern city of Bakhmut has become the focal point of a conflict where Ukraine’s military has been utilising Western lethal aid and improvised drone systems to exact heavy losses on Russian forces ahead of the expected push-back.
The sharks have been rapidly designed and put into production by a Ukrainian aerospace company during the full-scale invasion.
A total of 25 intelligence complexes consisting of 75 ‘birds’ overall are due to be deployed on the frontline through the initiative run by Come Back Alive, a charitable foundation which supports the armed forces.
Two UAVs are already on the battlefield, with the supporting complex including associated equipment such as command and control systems, ground vehicles and launch ramps.
The UAVs have a striking shark design and a camera able to track moving targets (Picture: Come Back Alive/@BackAndAlive)
The ongoing collaborative effort has so far raised 287 million hryvnias (£7.2 million) towards a target of 325 million, with the newly deployed kit being the first results of the amount raised to date.
Mykola Bielieskov, senior analyst at the foundation, told Metro.co.uk: ‘The shark intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance UAVs have critical importance because they will provide data for the most formidable rocket systems like HIMARS and M270 MLRS at a range of 75-plus kilometres.
‘As HIMARS and MLRS can target the enemy at a range of 85 kilometers we need to have the comparable intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance equipment. The UAVs are also being provided in preparation for a possible upcoming counter-offensive.
‘Private enterprise and charity are combining behind this window of opportunity so that our artillery systems can be utilised to the fullest possible extent. This project and others run by the Come Back Alive foundation are examples of how civil society is mobilising behind the military and as you can see, the work is bearing fruit.
‘All Ukrainians pay taxes which go to the Ministry of Defence’s budget but all Ukrainians realise that it is not enough. They are also ready to spend money to purchase fuel and to buy these incredible UAVs.’
The first of the new UAVs have been deployed with the aim of eventually providing 75 drones (Picture: Come Back Alive/@BackAndAlive)
The funding was raised through a partnership with the Ukrainian OKKO fuel station network whereby a hryvnia from every litre of premium Pulls petrol and diesel sold goes to the shark project.
Ukrainian firm Ukrspecsytems has entered the drones into production during the full-scale invasion, equipping the systems with encrypted communications, a 30x optical zoom camera and 150mph top speed.
The Kyiv-headquartered foundation has already provided large consignments of high-tech equipment, together with training, to troops.
Donations have included a strike drone complex, armoured vehicles, pick-up trucks and thousands of pieces of thermal imaging kit.
‘The birds were designed and produced in the space of a year, during the war, from the drawing board, to prototypes, to testing and now to the battlefield,’ Mr Bielieskov said.
The drones have been made from a blueprint drawn up by a Ukrainian company during the full-scale invasion (Picture: Come Back Alive/@BackAndAlive)
‘The private enterprise drew on their previous accumulated expertise, knowledge and experience going back to 2014 when Russia began its war on Ukraine to produce the UAVs, which are incredible not only in terms of range but with their high quality cameras and ability to operate day and night and track moving targets.
‘They are state of the art in terms of what Ukrainian private enterprise can produce for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and tactical range. The project was made possible because our charity is constantly finding the best ways to raise money and use it to the greatest effect.
‘We are now entering a period of “now or never” with this upcoming half a year going to be the most critical time yet to double down.
‘There’s a window of opportunity to provide assistance to the military as Ukraine prepares for a possible counter-offensive before Russia enters another round of mobilisation. It’s not the end of the confrontation but we now have an opportunity to do things right and begin the end game of what started on February 24, 2022.’
The supplied kit includes intelligence complexes with take-off ramps and guidance systems (Picture: Come Back Alive/@BackAndAlive)
Phillips O’Brien, professor of Strategic Studies at the University of St Andrews, described the foundation’s work as a matter of life and death.
Professor O’Brien said: ‘As Ukraine is gearing up for a counter-offensive, it needs to arm its soldiers with both the new heavy equipment being supplied by its friends, but also a large number of smaller systems, from UAVs to SUVs to body armour. Come Back Alive is an organization that has strong support across Ukraine to get such systems in the hands of their soldiers as they prepare for this vital action.
‘In the case of some Ukrainian soldiers, the support of Come Back Alive will make the difference between life and death.’
The sharks are part of what the Come Back Alive foundation anticipates could be a critical phase in the war (Picture: Come Back Alive/@BackAndAlive)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops near the frontline in the eastern Donetsk region today, presenting medals to ‘heroes’ who he said had protected ‘the sovereignty of our country’.
The Ukrainian president’s visit came as Chinese leader Xi Jinping landed back in Beijing after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a meeting said by Western analysts to mark an aligning of their interests against the US.
On the battlefield, there were signs of Ukrainian forces shoring up their ground in Donetsk, with fighting near embattled Bakhmut reported by the UK Ministry of Defence.
As a Pacific Islander, I've experienced a lot of stereotyping based on what people think we should act or look like. Here are 13 of the most annoying ones I've been subjected to:
This is such an exhausting stereotype to hear and can honestly be detrimental to our identity as a whole. Although it’s intended as a "compliment" of sorts, when Pacific Islanders find themselves in a troubling situation, the stereotype then turns us into "violent" and "aggressive."
The stereotype has also made it difficult for those outside of the Pacific Islander community to hold us accountable when we are in the wrong. They will say things like, "Who is going to tell the 6'5", 200-pound Samoan that?"
Our community is not inherently violent, and we want the opportunity to grow and learn like anyone else, regardless of baseless stereotypes.
2."Pacific Islander women are built like linebackers."
I think this is one of the top three stereotypes I hate. It assigns a certain view of "toughness" or masculinity to all of us. Many Pacific Islander women are able to be soft and nurturing, and this stereotype perpetuates the idea that we are difficult to love and please. This is simply not true and makes it hard for us to feel comfortable showing more vulnerable sides of ourselves. We’re lover girls, too!
4."We're not the sharpest tools in the shed."
It was never said directly to me, but it was definitely obvious in the way people treated me: as if it were surprising — almost amazing — that I enjoyed school. I was a very book-smart child and excelled academically, but it felt strange to be made to feel like the "other" or the exception by non–Pacific Islanders. Even though they complimented me, it felt as though they were putting me on a pedestal because they thought I was a rarity in my community.
P.S.: Did you know Tonga holds the highest number of PhDs per capita?!
Humility is a big part of many Pacific Islander cultures, and it can be beautiful, especially when it comes to the ways we regard one another. However, I hate when this stereotype is reinforced as a way to keep us beneath others — in a way that doesn’t let us celebrate ourselves.We deserve to speak highly of ourselves and be loud about our achievements and the things we excel at. Doing so inspires our younger generations and builds confidence in them and ourselves
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month has begun and over here at She Should Run, we’re celebrating AAPI leaders who created change in their communities, stood up for the underrepresented, and blazed trails as they pursued their leadership. Check out these 10 AAPI women in elected office you should know about and how they found their passions in public service.
#1: Congresswoman Young Kim
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Young Kim made history in 2020 as one of the first Korean American women to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Young Kim is an immigrant, originally born in South Korea, a small business owner, and a mother. Young Kim first started her career in public service as the Director of Community Relations and Asian Affairs for former California Congressman Ed Royce. In an interview with CNN, Kim recalled her time working with Congressman Royce, sharing, “Being able to work with him for about 21 years in Congress, I always thought, ‘Okay, at least I know a little bit about how Congress works. Maybe I can get myself here.’” After the Congressman retired, Kim ran for his seat and lost. In 2020, she won the rematch and became a lesson in resilience.
#2: State Representative Bee Nguyen
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No stranger to firsts, Bee Nguyen also made history when she was elected as the first Asian American Democratic woman to the Georgia General Assembly in House District 89 in 2017 and now she’s looking to become the first again as she runs for Georgia Secretary of State. In an interview with The Lily, she shares her passion for public service began when she realized she and many of her friends would be accruing bridesmaid dresses that they would never wear again. She wanted to donate them to high school girls who couldn’t afford formal wear to school dances and also pair these girls with mentors with whom the girls would participate in community service opportunities with. This led her to start Athena Warehouse, a nonprofit that educates and empowers girls in under-resourced schools.
#3: State Senator Stephanie Chang
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Michigan State Senator Stephanie Chang understands the value of representation in politics. Starting her career in public service by serving as a community organizer and co-founder of the group, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote-Michigan. It wasn’t until another woman of color in public service, then State Representative Rashida Tlaib, encouraged her to consider running for office that she actually did. “It really took a lot of conversations and a lot of encouragement, mostly from other women of color to realize that yes, I, you know, can bring my skills and experiences to the Legislature,” said Chang. Chang became the first Asian American woman elected to the state house in 2014 and to the state senate in 2018.
#4: Former City Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine
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Former Hawaii state legislator and two-term Honolulu City Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine never thought she would become an elected official. Originally starting her career in journalism and wanting to “change the world by bringing the truth and news to people”, she realized she wanted to better understand how the government worked in Hawaii so she started working for the state legislature, working for Republican state Rep. David Pendleton. Seeing her community neglected by government leaders in the areas of traffic relief, school funding, and crime motivated her to run for office to ensure that the Leeward Coast would no longer be left behind. Pine recently ran for Mayor of Honolulu in 2019.
#5: City Councilmember Helen Gym
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Elected in 2016, Helen Gym is the first Asian American woman to serve on the Philadelphia City Council. Beginning her career in journalism, she took a job at a small newspaper between Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio, but after the 1992 Los Angeles uprisings sparked by the police beating of Rodney King, Helen Gym realized she wanted to do more direct community work. She came back to Philly, became a teacher, and started organizing with parents. In an interview with the 34th Street, Gym shared that one of the main reasons she decided to run for City Council was “to help build a broad movement around education justice.” Like many other women, Gym never saw herself running, but now in many places she goes, people say she’s going to be the next President.
#6: County Commissioner Susheela Jayapal
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Sometimes public service can be a family affair. Sister to Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Susheela Jayapal became the first Indian American to hold public office in Oregon after becoming a member of the Board of Commissioners of Multnomah County. After obtaining her law degree, working for law firms in San Francisco and Portland, and serving as General Counsel at Adidas America, Jayapal felt drawn to serve her community more directly. Leaving her legal career behind twenty years ago, she got involved with local nonprofits serving in leadership positions. She felt called to run for office after the 2017 election with encouragement from her sister.
#7: U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono
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Senator Mazie Hirono realized her passion for public service as a student at the University of Hawaii where she did tutor work, volunteered, and participated in protests against the Vietnam War. These experiences woke her up to the power of government and elected office. However, even after helping other candidates run for office, it wasn’t until she was encouraged by others that she began to pursue her path to public office. Senator Hirono has served in the Hawaii House of Representatives, as Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, the first Democratic female nominee for governor, and as a Congresswoman for the 2nd congressional district, Patsy Mink’s former district. Senator Hirono considers herself a fighter and encourages other women to not hold back.
#8: City Councilmember Suely Saro
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In 2020, Dr. Suely Saro became the first Cambodian American city councilmember in Long Beach, California, home to the largest Cambodian diaspora in the world. As the primary English communicator for her family, she’s used to speaking up and using her voice. Helping her family members with income assistance applications and other official documents, she realized that there were people whom the government reached, and those it did not. She dedicated her time to organizing and advocacy as a labor organizer for SEIU, fighting for fair wages and better working conditions for janitors and healthcare workers. Saro knows the impact representation has and in an interview with ABC7, she shared, “I hope that by being the first Cambodian American city council member inspires not just Cambodian young women, but other young women that you can do it.”
#9: State Treasurer Kimberly Yee
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Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee has been breaking barriers ever since she started her career in public service. She was the first Asian American woman elected to the state legislature and after winning the state treasurer election in 2018, she also became the first Chinese American Republican woman to win a major statewide office in the history of the United States. Yee started her public service career working for two former California governors and then taking on a communications role in the Arizona State Treasurer’s office. Coming from a long line of small business owners, Yee has always been a proponent of financial literacy. With her recent announcement to run for governor, Yee may be set to break another barrier.
#10: School Board Member Aimee Eng
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Following a family legacy of public service, Aimee Eng was elected to the Oakland, California school board in 2014. Her grandfather, Raymond Eng, was the first elected Chinese American City Councilman in Oakland. Eng began her career in public service by working with foundations and nonprofit organizations that focused on funding educational programs and healthcare. In taking the next step in having an impact on her community, she shared, “As a funder I have been involved with the school districts for a number of years and had the opportunity to support a variety of programs. But it’s exciting to step into a governance role.” Eng also knows the value of mentorship having participated in U.S.-Japan Council’s Emerging Leaders program, which gave her the confidence to pursue a run for office. She also knows that representation matters, sharing, “While San Francisco has more Asian American (elected officials), we still have more work to do in the East Bay.”
If you lost it over the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians, you’re not alone. The contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestselling novel, crushed it at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing rom-com in the United States in the last 10 years. And you don’t have to be crazy, rich, or Asian to understand why. The flick, which was the first major Hollywood studio film of its kind to feature a majority-Asian cast in 25 years, served up fun, feels, and family in ways unique and universal. And it made us wish stories about Asian people—and especially Asian and Pacific Islander women—were told more often.
Because the stories of Asian and Pacific Islander women need to be told. And we’re not just talking about the funny, fictitious ones that make hundreds of millions of dollars at the movie theater box office. Or the award-winning TV spy dramas like Killing Eve. (P.S. we love you, Sandra Oh.) We want to know the true-life stories of Asian and Pacific Islander history-making women, too. Imagine a big-budget biopic about U.S. Open champ Naomi Osaka. Or a limited HBO series about the path-breaking political career of United States Sen. Tammy Duckworth.
That’s why in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we’re sharing the real stories of Asian and Pacific Islander women who made history and changed the world.
And who knows? Maybe the extraordinary stories of these remarkable women will inspire the next best-selling book, record-breaking motion picture, or must-see TV series.
1Queen Liliuokalani (1838-1917)
Adding historical context to the phrase “Yas Kween,” Queen Liliuokalani was the first female monarch of Hawaii and last sovereign of the Kamehameha dynasty (which ruled Hawaii from 1810) after its U.S. annex in 1898. She temporarily gave up her throne to the U.S.—with the hope that it would eventually be restored—to prevent a violent backlash against the Hawaiian people.
3 of 14 Photos in Gallery Can we extract Extraction from the Netflix vault? Please? Listen, we hardly remember Chris Hemsworth's action-thriller, because it debuted about a month after the start of the pandemic. But Hemsworth wouldn't stop posting pictures from the set of Extraction 2–so we're praying the film arrives in 2023.
3) Extraction 2 (June 16)
Can we extract Extractionfrom the Netflix vault? Please? Listen, we hardly remember Chris Hemsworth's action-thriller, because it debuted about a month after the start of the pandemic. But Hemsworth wouldn't stop posting pictures from the set of Extraction 2–so we're praying the film arrives in 2023
The first time I saw Spring Breakers, writer-director Harmony Korine’s seedy beach noir currently celebrating its tenth birthday, was as God intended: on my friend’s PlayStation 3, either before or after a night in various bleating, lurid bars. What we saw onscreen felt familiar enough but warped, like friends’ faces on the third night of a bachelor party. Is this what pleasure does to people? The movie makes its intentions clear with its opening montage—the only thing more depraved than the slow-motion images of half-naked beachgoers pouring beer on each other is the Skrillex drops soundtracking them.
Korine had to that point specialized in provocation. After writing the mid-90s lightning-rod Kids, which follows a group of New York teenagers as they skateboard, do drugs, and have sex with varying degrees of consent, Korine turned his attention to middle America with the elliptical Gummo, full of dead cats and spaghetti. That film and its immediate successors established Korine’s reputation as an artist exploring the far contours of American decline, the way its boys were goaded toward violence and its elders lay breathing and forgotten in back-rooms.
One irrefutable fact about Spring Breakers? It has a perfect, undeniable cast.
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But it was when Korine viewed his familiar obsessions through the prism of young women rather than young men that his capacity for shock became most potent—and artful. Spring Breakers felt like an unlikely pop pivot upon release, but looks increasingly like his masterpiece, and one of the finest neo-noirs of this millennium. It could not have been cast better. Vanessa Hudgens was fresh from a trio of High School Musicals; Selena Gomez had just wrapped her fourth season of Wizards Of Waverly Place; Ashley Benson had backflipped from the fourth Bring It On to a role in Pretty Little Liars. The director’s wife, Rachel Korine, plays the fourth part of a quartet of college students who see a blowout week in St. Petersburg as a necessary escape from their dead-end college town and see robbery as the only way to get there. They wield squirt guns with deceptive authority at the denizens of a diner in a heist we watch take place from the getaway car, nervously listening to Nicki Minaj.
Once in St. Pete, things go increasingly off the rails. Korine, who has said the movie was a way to vicariously live the sort of spring break that he was too busy skateboarding to enjoy, embraces almost improvisatory setpieces. A young man rips a bong with a turkey carcass on his head. The on-screen Korine lays on her back in a bikini taunting juiced-up dudes in a scene that ripples with sexual menace. Coke comes out and Gomez, seeing the way things are headed, bounces; so too does Korine. James Franco, as the rapper Alien, is introduced, and in the film’s greatest perversion, at one point he drinks a 32 oz bottle and an 18 oz can of Natural Light at the same time. Later, Hudgens and Benson force him to perform fellatio on a gun, much to his delight. The contours of a heist film take shape—Gucci Mane is involved—but the dialogue establishing this largely happens offscreen, like it’s echoing in from another movie. Many people end up dead, but Hudgens and Benson emerge with bags of cash, whispering in the closing moments the immortal prayer, “Spring break forever, bitches.”
Spring break forever, bitches.
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Alas, spring break was not forever. Everyone’s career caromed in different directions, almost immediately. Hudgens and Gomez pivoted to cozier fare—cooking, Christmas movies,Steve Martin. Benson finished a run withPLL and took exactly zero additional movies in which she does blow off a naked woman. Korine took seven years to release a follow-up, 2019’s shaggy-dog shrugBeach Bum, which treated middle age as a sort of timeless parody, as if everything after adolescence was a pointless blur. He and Rachel, who retired in 2015, have two kids. Gucci Mane went to jail and came backsober, swole, and settled down. Franco’s trajectory is entirely different—aseries of sexual assault allegations, beginning in 2014, gathered steam, eventually sending him packing from Hollywood.
In some ways, this makes the movie a time capsule: that any of these stars would ever be in this position, in these configurations, and also listening to Skrillex, is now impossible to consider. Strange, too, to think the movie was only the third release by the studio A24, which would go on to become a powerhouse producer of high-concept genre fare (including newly minted Best Picture-winnerEverything Everywhere All At Once). The film feels like an early thesis statement of what made the A24 style so refreshing, splitting the difference between Terrence Malick and Michael Bay in a way that neatly reflects then-relevant conversations about “vulgar auteurism.”
But viewed 10 years later, our understanding of every artist’s career arc only adds to the movie’s power, its feeling of a weekend that stretched on too long and forced everyone involved into increasingly higher-stakes party activities. Hudgens is particularly fearless, her character (who one early onlooker says “got demon blood”) relishing each step into an underworld of drugs, guns, and money. Perhaps no scene is more haunted than the famous Britney Spears singalong, at the time a trashy, pop-art nod but today freighted with our understanding of how little control the star had over her own life at the time. The unironic paean to the original Disney princess crystallizes the feeling of Spring Breakers as an act of rebellion from its young stars.
The makings of a masterpiece, and also a time capsule.
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The girls refer to their trip alternately as “a videogame,” “a movie,” “a break from reality,” a nested world in which they do not wear anything besides bikinis even when standing before a judge. They speak repeatedly of their fear that their dream might end, like imaginary friends desperate to not be forgotten. But of course, vacation, like youth, does end. When I watched the movie recently, it was on my laptop with earbuds; I didn’t want to wake anyone up when the beats dropped. What remains of youth are pictures and music, both of which can be transportive, and which burst from Spring Breakers like few films of its era. Which is to say that it does not matter when or how you watch it. You will smell the vodka. The kids we see in throes of idiot glee flipping off the camera look immortal, because, in a way, they are. Spring break isn’t forever, but Spring Breakers is.movies
Over the past few years, Prince Andrew went from a respected member of the Royal Family to the most disgraced. The Queen's third-born child and second-born son's scandalous relationship with accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was made even worse when Virginia Giuffre made sexual assault allegations against him, claiming that he had sexual relations with her when she was a minor.
Instead of allowing the case to go to court, the Prince settled with Giuffre for an undisclosed amount. However, according to recent reports, he is now considering taking her to court in hopes of overturning the multimillion-dollar settlement.
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Prince Andrew Has Consulted with Lawyers to Overturn His Settlement with Giuffre, Sources Claim
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Per the Sun on Sunday and Mail on Sunday, Prince Andrew has already consulted with lawyers to investigate if he could possibly get Giuffre, who he claims he never even met, to retract her allegations.
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This Comes After She Dropped Another Lawsuit
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This comes after Giuffre, now known by her married name, Virginia Roberts, dropped a lawsuit against high-profile attorney Alan Dershowitz, admitting she "may have made a mistake" in identifying him.
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Andrew Believes He Was "Bounced" Into Agreeing to a Deal, Sources Claim
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According to sources, Andrew believes he was "bounced" into agreeing to a deal and that he never wanted to make it, feeling pressured by his mother, the late Queen, and his family. Sources told The Sun that he believes that if he fights the settlement, he could return to some royal duties and "normality."
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Ghislaine Maxwell Claims the Photos Are Fake
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In a new interview with TalkTV, Ghislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty of child sex trafficking and other offenses in connection with Jeffrey Epstein, disputes the validity of the smoking gun of Giuffre's case. A photo of herself taken in 2001, when she was only 17, with Prince Andrew's arm around her. "I don't believe it's real for a second, in fact I'm sure it's not," she said.
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Andrew Always Disputed It, Maintaining He Is "Not One to Hug" in Public
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"Well, there's never been an original and further there's no photograph, and I've only ever seen a photocopy of it," she added. Giuffre previously told BBC Panorama that the photograph was authentic, maintaining she gave the original to the FBI in 2011. Andrew has also questioned the validity of the image, pointing out he is "not one to hug" or "display affection" in public.
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Andrew Believes He Was "Bounced" Into Agreeing to a Deal, Sources Clai That same month, Coinbase announced that it was cutting approximately 20% of its workforce, or about 950 jobs, in a second round of layoffs in less than a year. Coinbase announced the elimination of 1,100 jobs in June, or approximately 18% of its global workforce, in a first round of cuts.
Coinbase was founded in 2012 and has no headquarters. It went public in April 2021 by listing its stock directly and skipping the traditional process of hiring underwriters.
Cryptocurrency has been on a tear this year after plunging severely in 2022. Bitcoin climbed another 3% Thursday to $27,700 and is now up 68% for the year in an era of mass layoffs in the tech sector and widespread anxiety about stability in the U.S. banking sector.
Family Feud fans, your favorite game show — and host Steve Harvey — will be on your screens for a little while longer.
On February 1, Deadline became the first to announce that the hit competition series scored a season renewal through 2025-2026. The outlet also reported that it will mark 50 years since Family Feud's debut episode aired in July 1976. The show quickly followed up Deadline's big news by sharing it on social media and without missing a beat, Steve joined the celebration.
As soon as longtime viewers heard that Family Feud would remain on television through 2026, they immediately began reacting across social media. What's more, some folks took the opportunity to make a demand about the host.
"That's not long enough. We want Steve Harvey obligated to another decade at least," one person wrote on Instagram. "I’m in as long as Steve's in. Once he’s out I’m out," a different user added. "My favorite game show ever," another follower said on Twitter.
ICYMI: Family Feud wasn't the only show in the TV franchise to be green lit for more seasons. Back in January, Steve posted on Instagram that Celebrity Family Feud will be back for season 9. Like its predecessor, the spinoff features groups of celebrities trying to work together to guess answers from a survey.
Last season, dedicated viewers saw notable celebrities like Simu Liu and the cast of Abbott Elementarytake on other Hollywood names in a battle to see who could make the most money for the charity of their choosing.
There are only two months left to see the stars parade their most elegant garments in honor of Karl Lagerfeld on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here, check out who's been invited so far.
The Costume Institute Benefit, better known in the industry as the Met Gala, is back with a new edition. Not just anyone will get an invitation to show off their outfits on the steps of the iconic museum located in New York, but quite the opposite. Anna Wintour will be in charge of putting together the lavish guest list and some names have already been revealed.
Blake Lively is expected to be one of the first to be confirmed, especially after being crowned the queen of the event after her participation in recent years. The theme that was selected will aim to honor one of the great pioneers of fashion, designer Karl Lagerfeld.
During 2021, the sad news of his passing was announced after health complications caused by pancreatic cancer. Now, it's time to bring back his designs and honor his legacy in a big way, during the event to be held on May 1. The official dress code is titled, In honor of Karl or Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.
Which stars were invited to the 2023 Met Gala?
It is still too early to know all the stars who have been invited to participate in the annual charity event being held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. So far it has been confirmed that several celebrities will be headlining the evening and have been selected as co-chairs. Among them are Dua Lipa, Michaela Coel,Penelope Cruz, Roger Federer and of course, Anna Wintour.
Who has not been invited to the Met Gala 2023?
A source close to the organization of the event told Page Six that the editor-in-chief of Vogue will leave out the Kardashian-Jenner clan this year. The media outlet revealed that Wintour is being very strict with the names that will appear on the guest list, which will kick off the show. For this reason, neither Kris nor any of her daughters will receive an entry in this edition.
However, the portal spoke to a source close to Kim and assured that this is not true. So it is not yet known what will happen with the family at the 2023 Met Gala. We will have to wait until May 1 or until any of the influencers confirm their presence at the event.
On the other hand, it is also believed that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry may not receive any invitation. It is estimated that this is due to the comings and goings they have had with the royals, plus the event takes place five days before the official crowning of King Charles.
What Was Kanye West Saying That Made Jimmy Kimmel Call For a Commercial Break?
It Wasn't The First Time Kanye West Got Cut
Kanye West, or Ye, has quite the track record when it comes to appearing on talk shows. He isn't known for his subtle answers; he has often gone "off script" and entered a preach-like speech.
Few hosts have cut the rapper off; most let him speak and will cut the speech down for air and post a full clip to their YouTube channel, most likely aware this will garner views—no matter the topic.
But, when Ye appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! he was subsequently cut off when Kimmel called for a commercial break, and the rapper was displeased he didn't get to make his statement.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! wasn't the only uncomfortable interview with Kanye West. While the singer appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ye went on an eight-minute rant.
The interview started like any other, talking about life and kids. But then DeGeneres asked him about his Tweets and if he thinks he should have a board of directors to approve or deny his tweets; when Ye answered no, she followed up with whether he's ever regretted a tweet.
The singer immediately answers no, saying what's the point of regretting the past? From there, the interview loses focus. After saying he told Mark Zuckerberg his ideas to help change and improve the human race: "I feel that if I had more resources, I could help more people. I have ideas that could make the human race existence within our 100 years better—period." Where Zuckerberg supposedly was on board, Ye said he never heard back from the tech mogul.
DeGeneres asks him to give her an example of an idea because maybe somebody watching will provide him with the money. From there, she no longer has control of the interview.
He jumps up and starts shouting, "put your hands in the air," and gets what seems like a random burst of energy from his previous one-worded answers.
Some key quotes and takeaways from the interview are:
"I want to take all this information that I've learned from sitting at all these fashion shows and knocking on all these doors and buying all these expensive clothes, and I want to take away bullying. It's like I'm shaking talking about it. I know it's daytime TV, but I feel that I can make a difference while I'm here."
"Picasso is dead. Steve Jobs is dead. Walt Disney is dead. Name somebody living that you can name in the same breath as them."
"We got 100 years here. We're one race – the human race – one civilization. We're a blip in existence in the universe, and we're constantly trying to pull each other down. I feel I can make a difference while I'm here."
"Everything that I sonically make is a painting. I see it. I see the importance. I see the importance and the value of everyone being able to experience a more beautiful life."
He also referenced Michael Jackson, 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen, President Obama, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
After nearly eight minutes with the audience sitting in near silence, West said, "I'm sorry, daytime television. I'm sorry for the realness." Cue the commercial.
What Was Kanye West Saying That Made Jimmy Kimmel Call For a Commercial Break?
When Kayne West appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host asked him about his support for Donald Trump and sought his opinion on Trump's views and stance on race issues.
Kimmel asked, "You so famously and so powerfully said, 'George Bush doesn't care about Black people,' and it makes me wonder what makes you think that Donald Trump does, or any people at all."
After the question was asked, West tilted his head to the side and said nothing. There was a long pause of awkward silence where the singer wasn't responding, so Kimmel called for a commercial break.
After the show aired, people were saying Kimmel had stumped West and that the singer could not respond. Ye didn't appreciate that narrative, so he took to Twitter to clarify: "I'm reading that I was stumped by a question," he wrote. "Let me clarify the clickbait. I wasn't stumped. I wasn't given a chance to answer the question."
The rapper never answered the question, so perhaps Kimmel had stumped Ye.
In another situation, when West on Saturday Night Live! for the final bow and thank you, the rapper took the mic and went on a political rant.
The rapper launched into a pro-Trump speech while wearing a MAGA hat: "The Blacks want always Democrats… you know it's like the plan they did, to take the fathers out the home and put them on welfare… does anybody know about that? That's a Democratic plan," West said.
"There's so many times I talk to, like, a white person about this, and they say, 'How could you like Trump? He's racist.' Well, uh, if I was concerned about racism, I would've moved out of America a long time ago." The speech was met with boos from the audience and criticism. Ye later said he was bullied at the show for wearing his MAGA hat.
To set the record straight, Pete Davidson went on air saying no one said a word to him and wanted to communicate to West in a way he would understand. The comedian then pulled out a red hat that said, "Make Kanye 2006 Again." Do you think family dinners were awkward when Davidon was dating West's ex-wife Kim Kardashian?
Nearly 80 elephants were killed in north western Sri Lanka, 50 in south and east and another 30 in other parts of the country, totalling 160 elephant deaths in 2006 alone. Sri Lanka has thus become the country with the largest number of elephant fatality per year. See more
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The winner of the “Mrs Sri Lanka” beauty pageant ended up in hospital with head wounds after her crown was snatched away in an on-stage bust-up.
The ugly scenes unfolded moments after beauty queen Pushpika De Silva won the "Mrs Sri Lanka" title at Colombo theatre on Sunday night and she was briefly crowned by prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa.
Mrs World Caroline Jurie, who was at the ceremony, suddenly appeared on stage and announced Ms De Silva stands disqualified and cannot hold the title because she is divorced.
“I am taking my first steps saying that the crown goes to the first runner up,” Ms Jurie said. “There is a rule that prevents women who have already been married and are divorced.”
As the live audience watched, Ms Jurie walked towards Mrs Sri Lanka and ripped off her gold crown, hastily removing a set of pins in the process as the situation turned heated on stage.
Ms De Silva was forced to walk off the stage and the tearful first runner-up was crowned instead, as everyone on the stage cheered.
The contestant was hospitalised for her head injuries due to the brawl, reported EconomyNext.
She later took to Facebook and described the incident as “injustice and insult,” saying she would take legal action.
"I’m still an un-divorced woman," she said. "A true queen is not a woman who snatches another woman’s crown, but a woman who secretly sets another woman’s crown!"
She acknowledged that she is separated from her husband and lives with her child and dared the jury to provide evidence of the claims.Quite randomly, there was a wedding photography shoot taking place early in the morning as we checked out fromAmaya Hills. The lovely couple, dressed in traditional and distinctly elaborate Kandyan wedding regalia, sparkled in the morning sun. The whites of their costumes contrasted beautifully with the soft hue of blue from the swimming pool in the background as they twirled and preened in response to their photographer’s direction. Amidst requests from excited hotel guests for photos, we wished them ‘Ayubowan’ and left them to enjoy their day and their future.
HDYTI Tip: Distances between points of interest in Sri Lanka means that you need to plan your day carefully if you expect to visit more than two places in different cities. Expect 2 to 3 hours of driving between cities.
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THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH…TEA!
We drove south east towards Nuwara Eliya (‘meaning City of Light’), a major tea growing region in Sri Lanka famous for its export quality tea. The picturesque views on the drive from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya are a delight to behold and form a major attraction for the Sri Lankan visitor. From Kandy, the drive briefly descends into flat territory before gradually rising into enchanting hills and mountains, interspersed with lush valleys, shimmering waterfalls and the ubiquitous Mahaweli River. The climate felt distinctly European; perfect for growing tea. This is perhaps why Nuwara Eliya is sometimes known as ‘Little England’. The British influence in the region is reinforced by armies of pine trees which, according to Jai, were introduced by the British and are not native to Sri Lanka.
As we drove yet higher, suddenly every hill in sight morphed into a tea plantation. Introduced by the British in the 1800s, tea is probably the biggest source of foreign exchange for the country. The hills are alive with the stuff; growing in perfect rows like soldiers on parade and stretching endlessly into the distance. The plantations belong to tea estates, most of which have distinctly English or Scottish names such as Mackwoods and Kenilworth; the Mackwoods company have their name emblazoned high up on the hills in the fashion of the famous Hollywood sign. Many of these estates also offer hotel accommodation and ‘tea tourism’ which provides major income for the region.
HDYTI Tip: When looking for hotel accommodation in Nuwara Eliya, you can choose to stay in the Nuwara Eliya town (which has some fine hotels) and join day excursions up to the plantations. Alternatively, you could stay on a plantation (many still retain their original colonial style) and explore the local area.
STRONG TEA? NO! STRONG WOMEN!
Jai explained to us that to preserve its unique quality, Ceylon tea is picked mainly by hand and is largely the job of the rural (mainly Tamil) women in the region. It is common to see rows upon rows of workers, hunched over with tea sacks hung from their backs moving slowly like ants between rows of tea bushes trying to meet their daily picking quotas under the punishing Sri Lankan sun. We wondered what the men did while the women worked. The labour equation somehow seemed imbalanced. However Jai explained that the men who worked on the plantations mostly handled the more labour intensive tasks such as welding and operating heavy machinery. They also generally took care of the business side of the operation. According to Jai, alcoholism is a worrying problem among the menfolk on the estates.
The women plantation workers start their ‘careers’ around the age of 15 and typically retire at 55. It is not uncommon for young girls, their mothers and grandmothers to all work on the same estate. The estates which employ them provide basic barracks-style housing, healthcare and access to basic education for the children. However, the conditions for the plantation side women workers are not great. At the end of their day in the fields, the women head to a processing centre and are paid per kilogram. With a growing economy providing access to better paying (and less labour intensive) jobs, and the younger (hopefully better educated) generation opting for life away from the plantations, we wondered what would happen to the traditional tea picking industry in the next 20 years.
Part of our itinerary for the day included a visit to the 150 year old Glenloch Tea Factory. Unfortunately, we arrived too late to catch their afternoon buffet but managed a quick meal before embarking on a tour of their factory. A young lady with a mechanical voice delivered her routine presentation, explaining the different aspects of production. We learned that tea is produced from three parts of the plant: the bud is used for Ceylon white tea and is picked first thing in the morning; the first leaf is harvested for Ceylon green tea; and a combination of buds and leaves makes Ceylon black tea. Back at the tea shop after the tour, we were disappointed that we weren’t asked what type of tea we wanted for our complimentary tea tasting. A lady appeared from nowhere and simply plonked down two lukewarm cups of tea in front of us without a word. Regardless, we still picked up a few boxes of merchandise to sample later.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the tour happened when, as we stepped into the production area which was staffed by women (where were the men again?), suddenly work stopped. We realised that everyone was starting at us. Eulanda and I took a quick glance at each other to make sure we didn’t have tea leaves sticking out of our pockets. The women then broke into giggles of excitement with lots of hand gestures pointing towards Eulanda’s hair. I was suddenly standing next to a woman who had the power to interrupt Sri Lanka’s tea production with her hair! Note to self: Find a Sri Lankan movie producer and pitch a new movie role starring Eulanda and her hair. Perhaps we could turn this hair novelty into money somehow
SURANGA THE FRUIT CRAFTSMAN
Our final destination on this leg of the trip was located on the outskirts of Nuwara Eliya, in a little, unspectacular town called Ragala. After navigating the cramped main roads, we endured a bone-jarring ride along a narrow stretch of rocky road. Just as we thought that our travel plans were about to come undone, we were greeted by the oasis that is the Stafford Bungalow; a colonial style building located in its very own tea estate. For miles round, it is surrounded by lush green hills covered with tea like a skin. The staff welcomed us with Hawaii style garlands made of tea plants and offered us genuine smiles that warmed our hearts. The only thing missing at that moment was a set of drums and a dance troupe
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Florence Pugh wrote her own songs for the new drama A Good Person. (Photo: MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection)
An Avengers stage musical will soon be coming to a theme park near you, but Marvel Studios has yet to greenlight a song-and-dance feature film starring one of their many super-teams. If they ever decide to move forward with The Greatest Showhero though, they've got a singer-songwriter already in house: Florence Pugh. Marvel's newly minted Black Widow had musical ambitions before becoming an in-demand actress, and she gets back to her roots in her latest film, A Good Person, writing and performing two original songs for the Zach Braff-directed recovery drama.
Asked whether that means she's volunteering to write tunes for a Marvel musical, the star tells Yahoo Entertainment that's likely not in her future. "Absolutely not," laughs Pugh, whose next mission as Yelena Belova comes in Thunderbolts, an all-antihero team-up movie in the vein of DC's two Suicide Squad films.
Due in theaters in 2024, the blockbuster-to-be reunites the late Natasha Romanoff's adopted sister with their "father," the Red Guardian (David Harbour) as well as other familiar faces like the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and the U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell). They're all working for General Thunderbolt Ross, a role originated by the late William Hurt, but now played by Harrison Ford in his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut.
"If I do [write songs for Thunderbolts], I'm sure David will be giving me a call," she adds, referring to Harbour — who is married to Grammy-nominated singer Lily Allen. As for whether she's got a dream song in mind for Yelena, Pugh jokes that she's "writing that as we speak." Too bad "Back in Black" is already taken.
Marvel musical notwithstanding, Pugh has made a point of reviving her singing career in the past year, collaborating with Don't Worry Darling co-star Harry Styles on a tune featured in that film and teaming up with her troubadour brother, Toby Sebastian, for his recent single "Midnight." Her songs in A Good Person are also part of her growing musical ambitions — she performs the versions heard in the film, and then recorded them again after the film wrapped as fully-produced numbers.
In the film, Pugh plays Allison, a Jersey girl whose life is upended by a tragic car accident that leaves her severely depressed and hooked on opioids. At first unwilling — and then uncertain — how to find her way out of the depths of her addiction, she finds her way into a recovery group and slowly begins to heal. Songwriting becomes one of Allison's outlets, and the two tunes she produces, "I Hate Myself" and "The Best Part," speak directly to her state of mind on her long road to recovery.
"Zach always wanted Allison ... to be able to [play] the piano and sing," recalls Pugh, who also performs a cover version of the Velvet Underground's "After Hours" early on in the movie. "I didn't quite know what I was going to sing or what it was going to be, but when I read the script I understood who she was and what I needed to do: I needed to get into her head."
As the title suggests, "I Hate Myself" is heard at a point in the film when Allison is in a particularly vulnerable place, having fallen off the wagon and checked herself into a rehab facility. Pugh says she worked hard to find a way to channel that pain. "If I was her, what would I be wanting to do to myself? What would I be wanting to say?" she explains. "I wrote that and I played it for Zach and Zach was like, 'Yes, this is exactly the mindset that she's in and it's wonderful and it's going to be at the end of the movie.'"
After creating the lyrics for that pivotal song, Pugh then had to consider how "I Hate Myself" would sound. "She's playing on a creaky piano and [singing] with a creaky voice and probably feeling a bit worse for wear ... I didn't want it to sound glossy or glitzy or glittery. It just needed to be raw, honest and broken."
"The Best Part" is written under somewhat better circumstances with a healthier Allison trying to speak to her ex-fiancé Nathan (played by Chinaza Uche) through song.
"I actually hadn't worked with Chinaza for like a month or so, because we'd [filmed] all our stuff at the beginning and then we never hung out again until the end," Pugh explains. "I'd been writing this song [as Allison for Nathan] just trying to again, figure out, What is it that she wants to say? Why can't they be together? What is it that is holding her back? If she were to just give him a piece of her heart, what is it she'd be wanting to say to him?
"I wrote that song and I sent it to Chinaza the night before we met up to do our rehab scene," she continues. "It was supposed to be for us and again Zach said, 'I love it. We're putting it at the end. This is what she's going to be singing when she hasn't sang and she's performing [in public] for the first time.'"
Pugh and Chinaza Uche in a scene from A Good Person. (Photo: Jeong Park/Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)
In a separate interview, Braff remembers the experience of watching his star — and former off-screen partner — crafting the songs that underlie pivotal moments in the film. "I liked the idea of [music] being the vehicle by which her character tries to process her trauma," the Garden State director explains. "It's a form of journaling, but if you know how to play the guitar or the piano, you can combine that into songwriting. It was unique to be able to have the lead actress write a song in character."
And Pugh says that she does consider "I Hate Myself" and "The Best Part" to belong equally to herself and to Allison. "I performed them in the movie as Allison — and I'm really happy with the fact that they are the recordings we made on the day, and they're as tired as they need to be and as honest at they need to be." Once shooting wrapped, she took both tunes into the recording studio and sang them again... as Florence. "I got to do them in the way that I want them to be away from the movie," she says, happily. "To be able to perform them as [my character] and perform as me was really lovely."
A Good Person opens in theaters on Friday, March 24.
"Every time we sold a copy of ‘Blue Monday,’ we were losing 10p," says Hook of the new wave classic that came out 40 years ago. "I suppose it really seals its place in history as a mythical being for that reason."
"I have a few pieces that still fit," Drescher says of her "The Nanny" wardrobe from nearly 30 years ago. "Some stretch pantsuits, some thigh-high boots, some coats, some turtlenecks, maybe a vest."
Karen has been hailed as one of the greatest vocalists of all time, but the drums were her first passion, and she always considered herself a “drummer who sang.”
To celebrate Groundhog Day and the film's 30th anniversary, Andie MacDowell shares amusing behind-the-scenes Bill Murray anecdotes from the comedy classic.
"You roll with it, you respond to it, and you expect afterwards there will be criticism and a lot more people saying, 'How did they f*** this up?' than 'God, they really handled this right!'" veteran TV producer Ken Ehrlich says of the most chaotic night in Grammy history.
Al Pacino shared memories from the making of 1992's "Scent of a Woman" in a "Role Recall" interview with Yahoo Entertainment.
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Al Pacino had been nominated for an Academy Award six times already — including an incredible stretch of four consecutive nominations from 1973 to 1976 (two Godfather movies, Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico) — but had never won when Scent of a Woman sauntered into theaters 30 years ago Friday.
The crowd-pleasing drama about an idealistic prep student (Chris O’Donnell) who forms an unlikely friendship with a blind, hard-living Vietnam veteran (Pacino) would actually be one of two films that would put Pacino back on the ballot. He was nominated for Best Actor for Scent, and Best Supporting Actor for David Mamet’s adaptation on his own stage play, Glengarry Glen Ross.
Pacino ultimately triumphed for Scent. Was it a so-called “legacy” win? Possibly. Did Denzel Washington deserve to win instead for Malcolm X? Arguably. (Washington may have also been the recipient of a legacy award when he won nine years later for Training Day.)
But three decades later, Pacino’s long-coming win is perhaps what Scent of a Woman is most famous for… Well, that and a certain Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade catchphrase.
“Hoo-ah!,” Slade would bellow in any scenario with O’Donnell’s Charlie Simms that called for acknowledgment, satisfaction, or emphasis.
“[That] came from this guy who was teaching me how to load and unload [a .45 caliber handgun] blind. You know, it's complicated, [you] gotta pick it apart and then put it back together again in 45 seconds. And there's a lot of little things you gotta learn,” Pacino says.
“So I was forever having practice with this guy, [who was] teaching me how to do it. And every time, and this was a real lieutenant, this guy. And every time I would do something good or even a little good, he would go, ‘Hoo-ah!’ And I said, what is that? He said, ‘Oh, that's what we do. Hoo-ah! With the troops going along.’ I go, ‘I gotta use that.’
“So that somehow got in the part. That comes from heaven, that stuff.”
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Before his accession, King Charles already had access to an impressive portfolio of homes that stretched as far south as Tamarisk House on the Isles to Scilly to the Castle of Mey in Northern Scotland. However, following the late Queen's death, the new monarch inherited a number of royal homes all over the UK.
While many of these official residences are controlled by The Crown Estate there are some properties, such as Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House, which are privately owned.
Throughout his many decades as Prince of Wales, The King lived in several royal residences - but always had his eye on one home in particular.
While the monarch has lived in Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and St James's Palace, there is another home on The Mall that he was reportedly desperate to call home, according to the late society diarist, Kenneth Rose.
The unbelievable musings involve everything from revelations about the state of Charles' marriage to Diana to the story of The Queen holding a religious service in a bedroom at Sandringham after staff said it was haunted and did not want to enter it.
Another interesting revelation came out about King Charles after he reportedly expressed a deep wish to live at Marlborough House on The Mall, but he was refused as it had already been leased to the Commonwealth Secretariat in 1965. Extracts of Rose's diary were published in The Daily Mail.
After meeting Charles in 1985, he recorded: "Prince Charles would love to live in Marlborough House. ‘I grit my teeth with rage whenever I go to some Commonwealth event there. But what can one do? Once the people get inside a building, it is impossible to throw them out.’"
Marlborough House is now the international headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Foundation.
The house was originally built for Queen Anne's key adviser Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough in 1711. It later became a Royal Palace and over the centuries Dowager Queens, Princes, Dukes and Duchesses have stayed in the house, including Queen Mary who died there in 1953.
It became the Commonwealth’s headquarters in 1959 at the late Queen's request. It has been the venue for independence negotiations and many Commonwealth conferences, including Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings.
Elsewhere in his diary entries, Kenneth Rose revealed an amazing story from Lady-in-Waiting, Prue Penn, that explained how The Queen had hosted a religious sermon in a room at Sandringham House in Norfolk after staff felt that it was haunted.
He wrote: "Prue Penn [the Queen Mother’s lady-in-waiting] tells me that at Sandringham in the summer, the Queen invited her to attend a little service in one of its rooms conducted by the local parson. The only other person present was the Queen Mother. Some of the servants had complained that the room was haunted and did not want to work in it. The parson walked from room to room and did indeed feel some sort of restlessness in one of them.
"This the Queen Mother identified as a ground-floor room which had been turned into a bedroom for George VI during his last months. So the parson held a service there, not exactly of exorcism, which is the driving out of an evil spirit, but of bringing tranquillity.
"The congregation of three took Holy Communion and special prayers were said, I think for the repose of the King’s soul in the room in which he died. The parson said that the oppressive or disturbing atmosphere may have been because of Princess Diana: he had known such things before when someone died a violent death."
Britain's leading psychology body has been criticised for encouraging psychologists to call their clients 'sluts' if they request it.
In guidelines aimed at encouraging more inclusive language, the British Psychological Society (BPS) told its 60,000 members to refer to patients using their 'preferred term', including so-called 'reclaimed terms like dyke or slut'.
But health professionals and members of the public have attacked the move, saying the word was inappropriate and derogatory.
Australian psychotherapist Tania Marshall described the BPS advice as a 'mess' and questioned if there could ever be a situation where 'referring to your client as a slut would be therapeutically beneficial'.
She tweeted: 'Surely we would want to explore where that came from, why they came to that term, why they use it, what it means for them and any background related to it, rather than just affirming it?'
In a response to Ms Marshall, the official BPS Twitter account claimed the word 'slut' had been 'reclaimed by feminist activists'.
It said: 'The use of preferred terminology is long established psychological/ psychotherapeutic practice & is in line with guidance… We only advocate the use of reclaimed terms e.g. slut where it is the client's preference (as is clearly stated in the guidance).'
The statement sparked a furious response on social media, with one doctor accusing BPS officials of having 'lost their minds'.
In guidelines aimed at encouraging more inclusive language, the British Psychological Society told its 60,000 members to refer to patients using their 'preferred term', including so-called 'reclaimed terms like dyke or slut'
Describing the guidance (pictured) as 'a mess', Australian psychotherapist Tania Marshall questioned if there could ever be a situation where 'referring to your client as a 'slut' would be therapeutically beneficial’
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Christopher Gibbons, 38, also called for Harry to be 'prosecuted' and 'judicially killed for treason' in the 'Black Wolf Radio' chat show he hosted with Tyrone Patten-Walsh, 34, a jury was told.
The former glamour model, 43, took to Instagram on Sunday to announce news of the split, revealing she had found photos from other women on 26-year-old's phone.
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Guidelines from the British Psychological Society tells members to refer to patients using their 'preferred term', including so-called 'reclaimed terms like dyke or slut'.
One of the most loathed criminals in Australian history is poised for release within weeks after spending more than half of his life in prison over 'horrendous' pack rapes more than a decade ago.
She always puts together a great ensemble. And Myleene Klass, 43, was glowing as she showed off her enviable style as she arrived for work at Smooth radio on Friday.
Myleene Klass, 43, put on another striking display as she arrived for her Smooth Radio shift in London on Monday wearing a bright orange blazer and a black tracksuit.
The radio host, 43, looked in great spirits as she strolled through Leicester Square ahead of her afternoon Smooth FM show, embracing the warm weather in the summery ensemble.
Hampshire Police introduced the training after an investigation into the force's Serious and Organised Crime Unit in Basingstoke which was launched after a probe into racist behaviour.
Journalist Yashar Ali took to Twitter on Tuesday, suggesting that Sawyer, 75, owes Spears, 39, an apology for her infamous 2003 interview that was filmed when the star was just 21 years old.
The serious organised crime team in Basingstoke, Hampshire, described as 'ableist, sexist, racist, transphobic and homophobic', were caught making abusive comments in a recording.
Actor Craig McLachlan has claimed his alleged sexual offending while working on the Rocky Horror Show was no more inappropriate than a cricketer giving a teammate a pat on the bum.
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Meet Bill Gates' kids Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe: From a med student who just bought a $50M apartment to a fashionable Stanford undergrad
Bill Gates, the cofounder of Microsoft, has a net worth of $106 billion.
His three children with Melinda French Gates, his ex-wife, have mostly undertaken academic pursuits.
He became a grandfather in March, when his eldest daughter gave birth to her first child.
The beats of Bill Gates' lore are familiar and quintessential to the American entrepreneurial dream: A brilliant math whiz, Gates was 19 when he dropped out of Harvard and cofounded Microsoft with his friend Paul Allen in 1975. Nearly 50 years later, he's one of the richest and most famous men on Earth.
Gates, who Forbes estimates is worth about $106 billion, stepped down from Microsoft's board in 2020. He's cultivated his brand of philanthropy with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, his endeavor with Melinda French Gates, now his ex-wife.
Their three children, Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe, have largely avoided the spotlight and now seem mostly engaged in academic pursuits.
An equally important part of Gates' story is his own illustrious heritage.
Gates grew up in a well-to-do and well-connected family, surrounded by the rarefied personal and professional milieu of his parents, whose circle included a Cabinet secretary and a governor of Washington, according to "Hard Drive," the 1992 biography of Gates by James Wallace and Jim Erickson. (Brock Adams, who went on to become the transportation secretary in the Carter administration, is said to have introduced Gates' parents.)
His parents' professional lives even influenced his social calendar — the 2019 Netflix documentary "Inside Bill's Brain" describes Gates accompanying his father, William Gates Sr., a prominent corporate lawyer in Seattle, to American Bar Association meetings.
The elder Gates, the president of the Washington State Bar Association, became a name partner at the firm K&L Gates; a statement in 2020 about his death says it was formed when a firm he'd helped form merged with another.
Bill Gates' mother, Mary Gates, came from a line of successful bankers and sat on the boards of important financial and social institutions including the nonprofit United Way. It was there, according to her New York Times obituary, that she met the former IBM chairman John Opel — a fateful connection thought to have led to IBM's enlisting of Microsoft to provide an operating system in the 1980s.
"She was very big in the social scene in the Seattle area," Bill Gates said of his mother in "Inside Bill's Brain."
Discussions about "nepo babies," a term enshrined in the popular lexicon thanks to a New York magazine story about who achieves success in Hollywood, can be controversial. But beneficiaries of the financial stability and connections often acknowledge their own good fortune.
Gates has reportedly said he plans to leave each of his three children $10 million — a fraction of his fortune.
"My parents were well off — my dad did well as a lawyer, took us on great trips, we had a really nice house," Gates said in "Inside Bill's Brain."
"And I've had so much luck in terms of all these opportunities," he said.
Meet Gates' own lucky children below.
Gates and his children did not respond to requests for comment for this story.
Nick Cannon, a TV personality who fathered 12 children with six women, said that he wishes that he had a child with Christina Milian, his ex-girlfriend and former costar.
In an interview with The Shade Room's Thembi Mawema published Sunday, Cannon said that he regretted not fathering a baby with Milian when he found out she was pregnant with someone else's child.
Cannon and Milian costarred in the 2003 comedy film, "Love Don't Cost a Thing," and dated for two years before breaking up
"I remember when I found out she was pregnant," Cannon told Mawema.
Per Mom Alyssa Scott's announcement on Instagram, Nick Cannon's latest addition has arrived! Halo Marie Cannon was born on Dec. 14, making Scott a mother of three and Cannon a father of twelve. Scott commemorated their daughter's birth with an emotional video on Instagram that touches on welcoming Halo a year after the birth of their son Zen, who died of brain cancer at 5 months old.
"December 14, 2022. Our lives are forever changed ❤️," Scott wrote in the video's caption. "Zen is in every breath I take. I know his spirit was with us in the room that morning. I know he is watching down on us. He shows me signs every day. I will hold onto this memory forever."
In addition to Halo and Zen, Scott is also mom to 4-year-old daughter Zeela.
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Love Sean Combs
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On Dec. 10, Sean "Diddy" Combs tweeted that his family had grown one baby girl bigger with the arrival of his daughter Love Sean Combs. Though he did not reveal the identity of Love's mother, the hip-hop mogul named the many people who already adored the newborn baby, writing, "Mama Combs, Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, D'Lila, Jessie and myself all love you so much! God is the Greatest!"
Love is the sixth child to call Diddy "Dad." He also is father to twins D'Lila Star and Jessie James, 15, Chase Combs, 16, King, 24, Justin Dior, 28, and Quincy Taylor Brown, 31, whom he adopted while in a relationship with the child's late mother and his ex, Kim Porter, who died of pneumonia in 2018 at age 47.
In 2021, Diddy spoke about how the pandemic affected his relationship with his children. "For me, my life got better because I was running myself into the ground and I wasn't taking enough time for my family and for myself. It's really been a blessing," he told Clive Davis during a virtually held pre-Grammy Gala. "I lost the mother of my children and the time that [my kids and I] were sequestered together, it helped me to make up for all those years I was on tour and to get closer to my family."
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Tatum Booth Mock
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According to Bachelor in Paradise alum Tia Booth and her fiancé Taylor Mock, Dec. 6 was the "best day of [their] lives" thanks to the arrival of their very first child. The couple announced their son's arrival on Instagram, where they uploaded a video graphic revealing his name–Tatum Booth Mock– and birth date and time. Playing in the background of the clip is audio of the new parents' loved ones meeting the newborn.
In October, Booth spoke to PEOPLE about her plan to name the baby so that his initials would match those of her and her soon-to-betrothed–"TM." However they had yet to finalize his actual moniker at the time. "Well ... he has a first name," she shared. "The middle name is harder than we thought."
The Bachelor Nation star announced her engagement to Mock back in April, sharing a video of his proposal and a selfie together with the ring. "Never been more shocked or sure in my life💍 I love you so much Tay, my FIANCÉ!!!" Booth captioned her Instagram post.
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Rai Larson Ithiphol
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Star Trek: Discovery star Anthony Rapp became a parent on Dec. 2, when he and his fiancé, Ken Ithiphol, welcomed their son via surrogate. The new dads celebrated little Rai Larson's arrival on Instagram, sharing a sweet photo of the trio. "Ken and I are thrilled to share that our family has grown! 💜🌟," said Rapp in the caption, adding that his baby's name "is pronounced like 'rye' or 'chai.'"
The Broadway veteran and Ithiphol–a leadership coach, social researcher and advocate–got engaged in November 2019, after nearly four years of dating.
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Pau Gasol's Son
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Former Los Angeles Lakers players Pau Gasol just added a new member to his team! The former NBA pro and his wife, Cat McDonnell, shared the exciting news of their second child's arrival. "We are beyond happy to welcome our son to the world," the couple wrote on Instagram, where they posted photos in the hospital. "Everything has gone really well and we are officially a family of 4! 💙"
The baby–whose name is yet to be revealed–is welcomed home by his big sister, 2-year-old Elisabet Gianna, the couple's first daughter whose middle name pays tribute to Gasol's friend and former teammate Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. The father-daughter duo tragically died in a helicopter accident in January 2020.
In November 2021, Gasol told PEOPLE that he planned on having more children. "I've enjoyed our baby girl so much. Ellie is incredible and we are looking forward to expanding our family," he said. "We'll see what number it ends up being, so one at a time, because you don't realize the amount of work and dedication that a kid requires until you actually have it."
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Patrick 'Bronze' Lavon Mahomes III
Brittany and Patrick Mahomes are parents of two! On Nov. 28, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and his wife shared a joint Instagram photo of their baby boy's little legs in a brown and white onesie. "Patrick 'Bronze' Lavon Mahomes III," reads the caption. The newborn's name is also spelled out behind him on a silver chain, the word "Bronze" sparkling across the "Mahomes" patterned blanket beneath him.
The Mahomes' newest addition came one day after Brittany shared photos from a maternity shoot on Instagram. "Can't believe I'll soon have 2 little loves🥹🤎," the mom captioned the pictures of her nude and covered only with sheets.
The arrival of baby Patrick "Bronze" officially makes the Mahomes' first born, Sterling Skye, 20 months, a big sister. In fact, the Mahomes' daughter made a starring appearance in their pregnancy announcement back in May. Brittany and Patrick posted a picture of their trio sitting outside while Sterling held a sign that read "Big sister duties coming soon."
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Noah Hasani
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"after 24 hours of labor, a total lunar eclipse, and while it was pouring rain… he came 🥹 my baby Yoda, my Sani 💙," Jhené Aiko wrote on Instagram following the arrival of her second child, Noah Hasani, whom she shares with rapper Big Sean. Little Noah is welcomed home not only by Mom and Dad, but also his older sister Namiko Love, 14, Aiko's first born whom she shares with singer O'Ryan.
PEOPLE confirmed that Aiko was expecting in July, when she and her longtime beau were spotted out in Beverly Hills, with the "Sativa" singer's bump on full display. A representative for the duo spoke to their excitement: "The couple is overjoyed and looks forward to this next chapter," said the source.
Later that month, the musician took the news to Instagram, where she shared a celestial photo with gold streaks edited over her and her bump. Then-dad-to-be Big Sean shared his appreciation in the comments, writing, "Can't wait! 💙💫" and "Thank you ✨🥰."
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Ryker Pratt
HEIDI MONTAG/SNAPCHAT
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt officially have a family of four! Montag broke the news of her baby boy's birth on Snapchat, where she posted from her hospital bed and shared details about her experience in labor.
"I was screaming in the hospital. It was 45 minutes later that I delivered him. So I'm really glad we came to the hospital. It was about an hour and 15-minute delivery total," The Hills alum said of her Nov. 17 delivery. She added that the family's newest addition looks just like his older brother, 5-year-old Gunner Stone.
Montag revealed the name of her and Pratt's baby one day later. The new mom-of-two once again took to Snapchat to update the world that they had named him Ryker. She even joked that his middle name should be "Snap" since his birth was so thoroughly documented on the app.
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Kate Mara and Jamie Bell's Son
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Kate Mara and Jamie Bell kept it simple when sharing a major life update: their second child together, a son, arrived in November. "Had a baby a week ago," The Martian actress wrote on an Instagram photo of her baby's tiny toes peeking out from animal pattern pajamas. "Here are his feet 🧡." The announcement photo mirrored the one she did for her first daughter, 3, whose name she and Bell have kept private.
In May 2019, Mara revealed that she'd suffered a miscarriage prior to conceiving her first born on an episode of Dr. Berlin's Informed Pregnancy Podcast. The Fantastic Four star was a full three months pregnant by the time she'd officially miscarried. "Everything just took so much time, by the time it was all over. It just dragged out forever," she said.
Bell and Mara's new bundle of joy not only joins their eldest, but also Bell's 9-year-old son whom he shares with Evan Rachel Wood.
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Sullivan Louis Ferguson-Mikita
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This November, Jesse Tyler Ferguson welcomed another baby boy with his husband Justin Mikita. The newest addition, Sullivan Louis Ferguson-Mikita, arrived via surrogate and was introduced on the Modern Family alum's Instagram. Ferguson shared photos from the big day, one of which sees the tiny infant wearing an "Empires" team onesie in homage to Dad's current role in the Broadway show Take Me Out. The actor used the photo opportunity to share that he wouldn't be on stage that evening.
"Sad to be away from my @takemeoutbway fam tonight but we ran off to welcome our newest little one, Sullivan Louis Ferguson-Mikita," wrote Ferguson. He shared his thanks to their fertility team, surrogate, hospital doctors who helped bring his new son into the world, adding, "We are overjoyed to be a family of four."
As baby Sullivan heads home with his dads–who have been married since 2013– he joins their first born, Beckett Mercer, who was born in July 2020. According to Ferguson's comments to PEOPLE nine years ago, there may very well be more Ferguson-Mikita kids arriving in the future. The Tony Award winner joked about wanting to have "a Kate Gosselin situation" at home, referring to the reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8. "At least eight, minimum!" he said.
The spacesuit is black, but astronauts have to wear white when they're on the lunar surface.
Axiom put a black cover on the spacesuit to conceal its "proprietary design."
NASA revealed a new prototype of the spacesuit destined to adorn the next astronauts on the moon. But the look is a little misleading.
In an event on March 15, NASA and its new spacesuit contractor, Axiom Space, walked out their first iteration of the uniform for the Artemis generation of lunar astronauts.
Called the "AxEMY Next Generation," it's the spacesuit that will protect the first astronauts to walk on the lunar surface since 1972 — including the first woman and the first person of color to set foot on the moon, as soon as 2025, according to NASA's plans.
Here's every key spacesuit NASA astronauts have worn since the 1960s — and the new moon suit it just unveiled
NASA unveiled the suit astronauts will wear during the 2025 Artemis III moon mission.
The new Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit was developed by private company Axiom Space.
NASA gave astronauts their first operational spacesuits in the early 1960s.
Space may be the final frontier, but it's wildly inaccessible and downright deadly to any plucky human without a great spacesuit.
Astronauts are scheduled to return to the moon for the first time in 50 years in 2025 with NASA's Artemis III mission. The space agency just unveiled a new fit for the occasion, developed by private company Axiom Space.
NASA hired Axiom to build its latest spacesuits in June 2022, after it spent years and millions trying to develop its own. In August 2021, the agency reported that despite spending $420 million since 2017, its own suits wouldn't be ready for space before April 2025 "at the earliest."
Axiom's new Extravehicular Mobility Unit leverages NASA's own exploration version, introduced in 2019.
But the very first operational spacesuits were introduced in the early 1960s to protect high-flying astronauts as they risk their lives in the name of space exploration.
From the silvery suits of the Mercury program to Elon Musk's sleek Crew Dragon suits, here's how astronauts' spacesuits have evolved over six decades.
The get-up includes new joints that will allow astronauts to move more easily than the Apollo spacesuits, and boots made for walking instead of hopping, for the first-ever human landing on the moon's frigid south pole.
But one defining feature overshadowed the others: color. Stylish stripes of orange and blue are laid across a dark suit, as black as the void of space.
The design echoes the sleek dark shine of SpaceX's Starship, the spacesuits in some sci-fi films, spacefaring Fortnite outfits, and other futuristic visions of cosmic exploration. But if an astronaut wore that on the moon, they'd be in serious danger.
When the first Artemis moonwalkers step out of Starship and onto the lunar surface, they'll be wearing this Axiom spacesuit, but it will be white.
In a harsh environment with no atmosphere to protect you from the sun's radiation, temperature management is key for survival. Spacesuits have to be reflective and well-insulated to keep astronauts cool in the unfiltered glare of the sun.
On the new prototype, "a cover layer is currently being used for display purposes only to conceal the suit's proprietary design," Axiom Space wrote in a press release.
The company designed the cover layer with Esther Marquis, costume designer for the Apple TV+ series "For All Mankind," which imagines what would happen if the space race had gone differently.
The real look of the spacesuit for the first Artemis mission remains a mystery for now.
"The white version will be provided directly to NASA. We are providing a fleet of training spacesuits to be delivered to NASA by late this summer," Axiom spokesperson Meridyth Moore told Insider in an email.
As for a public reveal of the true white suit, Moore said, "We don't have a current date, but that's something we will continue to collaborate with NASA on."
The last time a person visited the moon was in December 1972, during NASA's Apollo 17 mission.
Astronauts say the reasons humans haven't returned are budgetary and political, not scientific or technical.
It's possible NASA will be back on the moon by 2025, at the very earliest
Landing 12 people on the moon remains one of NASA's greatest achievements, if not the greatest.
Astronauts collected rocks, took photos, performed experiments, planted flags, and then came home. But those stays during the Apollo program didn't establish a lasting human presence on the moon.
Fifty years after the most recent crewed moon landing — Apollo 17 in December 1972 — there are plenty of reasons to return people to Earth's giant, dusty satellite and stay there.
NASA has promised that we will see US astronauts on the moon again soonish — maybe by 2025 at the earliest, in a program called Artemis, which will include the first women to ever touch the lunar surface.
Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, who ran the agency during the Trump administration, said it's not science or technology hurdles that have held the US back from doing this sooner.
"If it wasn't for the political risk, we would be on the moon right now," Bridenstine said on a phone call with reporters in 2018. "In fact, we would probably be on Mars."
So why haven't astronauts been back to the moon in 50 years?
"It was the political risks that prevented it from happening," Bridenstine said. "The program took too long and it costs too much money."
Researchers and entrepreneurs have long pushed for the creation of a crewed base on the moon — a lunar space station.
"A permanent human research station on the moon is the next logical step. It's only three days away. We can afford to get it wrong and not kill everybody," Chris Hadfield, a former astronaut, previously told Business Insider. "And we have a whole bunch of stuff we have to invent and then test in order to learn before we can go deeper out."
"NASA's portion of the federal budget peaked at 4% in 1965," Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham said during congressional testimony in 2015. "For the past 40 years it has remained below 1%, and for the last 15 years it has been driving toward 0.4% of the federal budget."
A 2005 report by NASA estimated that returning to the moon would cost about $104 billion ($162 billion today, with inflation) over about 13 years. The Apollo program cost about $142 billion in today's dollars.
"Manned exploration is the most expensive space venture and, consequently, the most difficult for which to obtain political support," Cunningham said during his testimony.
He added,according to Scientific American: "Unless the country, which is Congress here, decided to put more money in it, this is just talk that we're doing here."
Referring to Mars missions and a return to the moon, Cunningham said, "NASA's budget is way too low to do all the things that we've talked about."
The problem with presidents
Former US President Donald Trump wanted to get astronauts back on the moon in 2024. Reuters/Carlos Barria
And therein lies another major problem: partisan political whiplash
"Why would you believe what any president said about a prediction of something that was going to happen two administrations in the future?" Hadfield said. "That's just talk."
The process of designing, engineering, and testing a spacecraft that could get people to another world easily outlasts a two-term president. But incoming presidents and lawmakers often scrap the previous leader's space-exploration priorities.
"I would like the next president to support a budget that allows us to accomplish the mission that we are asked to perform, whatever that mission may be," Scott Kelly, an astronaut who spent a year in space, wrote in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" thread in January 2016, before President Trump took office.
But presidents and Congress don't often seem to care about staying the course.
In 2004, for example, the Bush administration tasked NASA with coming up with a way to replace the space shuttle, which was set to retire, and also return to the moon. The agency came up with the Constellation program to land astronauts on the moon using a rocket called Ares and a spaceship called Orion. NASA spent $9 billion over five years designing, building, and testing hardware for that human-spaceflight program.
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy" of Spaghetti Westerns during the mid-1960s and as antihero … Visualizza altro
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When he won best performance by an actor in a TV drama for his role in Yellowstone, presenter Regina Hall accepted on his behalf. "He so much wanted to be here but because of the unprecedented weather and flooding, he has to shelter in place in Santa Barbara. Jesus," Hall said. "This is a sad story right now. He's stuck in Santa Barbara."
She continued: "We hope everyone affected by these storms remains safe and I'm going to accept that award right there on your behalf, Kevin."
Now, a month later, Costner finally received his Golden Globe, and unwrapped it on his bed—and gave an acceptance speech. He said that this was "something I dreamed about," and he desperately wanted to be there.
"We watched the whole doggone thing and my kids heard our name be called, and we weren't at one of the greatest parties in the world," Costner said. "We wanted to be, but we found ourself together as a family. My children heard my name called, and they stood up and they cheered."
It's unclear if Costner will be returning to Yellowstone universe; reports recently came out that after the rest of season five airs this summer, the show will end and that a spin-off show, rumored to be starring Matthew McConaughey, will continue the Dutton family saga.
"We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come. Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner," a Paramount Network spokesperson told Deadline.
Costner has yet to comment on the speculation, and his Instagram did not mention Yellowstone, Sheridan, or his co-stars. The official Yellowstone Instagram did comment, "So proud of you!!! ❤️🙌."
"When you first come to Hollywood you just wanted to get your first job and you see these things and even wonder if you're ever gonna get in a room like that," he shared. "It feels really good to have this, there's no substitute for being there."
He ended, "For everybody who supported me, for the Hollywood Foreign Press for thinking enough of what I did this year and I'm so glad I found movies in my life. That made a difference. I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't done the movies. Thank you to everyone."
Watch his belated Golden Globes acceptance speech here:
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Kevin Costner and Kelly Reilly achieved milestones in their careers, and the news has Yellowstone fans celebrating them.
In late February, the Critics Choice Association released their contenders for the third annual Critics Choice Super Awards. As the awards gave nods to "the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both television and movies," like Top Gun: Maverickand Stranger Things, both Kevin and Kelly received nods for their work on the Paramount Network show. According to an official press release, Kevin is up for Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie while Kelly is in the running for Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie.
When news broke about their exciting nominations, the show made sure to congratulate them on its official Instagram. "Congratulations to @kevincostnermodernwest and @mzkellyreilly on their @criticschoice Super Awards nominations! #YellowstoneTV," read the caption on February 25 alongside photos of their characters, John and Beth Dutton.
But it wasn't just the hit drama that recognized the TV father-daughter duo's achievement. Kevin posted his own announcement on Instagram the same day, during which he shared his gratitude. "Thank you to the @ccsuperawards for the nomination 🤠," he wrote.
'Yellowstone' Fans Can't Keep It Together After Kevin Costner & Kelly Reilly's Show News
When Yellowstone fans learned that both Kevin and Kelly garnered acclaim for their work on the Taylor Sheridan-led series, it didn't take long for them to take to social media with heartfelt messages.
"Congrats! Truly hope they both win! Very deserving! About time Yellowstone and the actors are getting the recognition they deserve!" one person wrote on the show's Instagram comments section. "About time Hollywood recognize these amazing actors. This show and crew have been shunned for way too long. Well deserved," another agreed. "Congratulations to both Kelly and Kevin they both deserve to win and I’m sure this will be the year they take the award home ❤️," a different user added.
Kevin and Kelly's recent nominations will only add to the success of their work on Yellowstone over the past five years. As viewers may know, Kevin recently won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the Dutton patriarch. While he couldn't physically attend the ceremony, he did share his reaction on TikTok upon receiving the trophy.
So, will the Yellowstone cast members give acceptance speeches? We'll have to tune in on March 16 to hear who the winners are!
Steffen served in the Air Force and was stationed in Iraq in 2006 as part of a mission with the Army, training Iraqi soliders.
Courtney Steffen speaks at a veterans social on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls.
"I was on an Iraqi base, was thoroughly immersed in their culture. It was actually a very unique and interesting experience," she said.
Between the invasion in March 2003, under the leadership of then-President George W. Bush, and the end of U.S. occupation in Iraq in December 2011, by then-President Barack Obama, more than 4,600 American troops died in the war.
It was Steffen's idea to honor GWOT veterans when she learned about the social event two weeks ago.
At home in the United States, returning veterans from Iraq and GWOT military missions in the Middle East, including the war in Afghanistan, have faced high rates of suicide and continuously fought for more support for physical wounds suffered during their service.
According to a 2021 study published by Brown University, an estimated 30,000 active duty and veterans of the post 9/11 wars have died by suicide.
This week marked the20th anniversaryof the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, a war of choice that is now often considered to be one of the greatest blunders in American military history. This caseproved convincingto the American public. In theearly weeks of the invasion, as U.S. forces conquered Baghdad and toppled Hussein’s regime, nearly three-quarters of those surveyed said theysupported the decisionto go to war.
But that sentiment began to shift as the realities of the conflict came into focus. Despite Bush’s declaration of “Mission Accomplished” in May of 2003, the war would drag on for another eight years, as U.S. forces struggled to root out insurgent groups throughout the country, and efforts to establish a stable Iraqi government faltered.
Today, roughly 2,500 American troops remain in Iraq, a tiny fraction of the 170,000 that were stationed there at the height of the war. In recent polls, a strong majority of Americans say the U.S. made the wrong decision by invading Iraq.
The U.S. is estimated to have spent upwards of $2 trillion on the war, and more than 4,400 American service members lost their lives in the conflict. The costs imposed on the Iraqi people were far greater. Conservative estimates put the number of civilian deaths at around 300,000, although many experts believe the true number could be much higher. Those figures also don’t account for the social and political costs that continue to plague the country two decades after the initial invasion.
What’s next
Congress is currently considering a bill that would finally repeal decades-old legislation that authorized the use of military force for the war in Iraq and the Gulf War that preceded it. The bill is expected to comfortably pass through the Senate, but its fate in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives is less certain.
Perspectives
Iraq showed that military power alone isn’t enough to change a country
“Above all, combined with the United States’ earlier experience of losing in Vietnam, the experience of Iraq and Afghanistan proved beyond any remaining doubt that no amount of money and strength by a superpower will change the outcome on the ground without a legitimate government in place. And Washington has found itself unable to implement that in Vietnam, Afghanistan, or Iraq.” — Michael Hirsh, Foreign Policy
Too many American leaders still think that military force can solve the world’s problems
“The U.S. has still not fully internalized that war’s lessons. The Iraq debacle should have taught the U.S. it can never again scare itself into war based on guesses about how sinister some enemy is or will be. It should have taught Americans the damage that can be done by treating a foreign bogeyman as inherently intolerable—whether it’s Saddam Hussein or Vladimir Putin or the mullahs of Iran, a nation whose feared pursuit of nuclear weapons has vexed Washington for many years.” — Brian Doherty, Reason
The war has all but disappeared from the national consciousness
“The war cost us at least $3 trillion, ruined America’s credibility for a generation in much of the world, and—at a conservative estimate—killed 600,000 people. Yet these days you could argue about politics every day for months without ever once bringing it up. It’s politically inert. In many ways, the war is just… gone.” — Freddie DeBoer, Daily Beast
The specter of Iraq has led the U.S. to dramatically change how it approaches global conflicts
“In Iraq, propaganda did much more than dress up battlefield events in polite language. It also invented targets and set operational objectives. Propaganda is now a powerful and direct instrument of warfare, an integral part of combat operations. This transformation has been so profound that the very concept of a battlefield has become outdated.” — Ross Caputi and Richard Hil, Al Jazeera
America’s memory of the war completely ignores the suffering of the Iraqi people
“Every time an anniversary for that catastrophic war passes, American commentators and former government officials who supported it engage in a nauseating ritual of trying to escape accountability. … These revisionist narratives typically get some pushback. But it’s not enough to re-examine what Americans got wrong. A true reckoning requires examining what happened to Iraqis.” — Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC
There has never been a true reckoning for the people who led the country into war
“The absence of accountability for a government that lied us into war, and a media that jettisoned skepticism for stenography, continues to endanger our fragile democracy to this day.” — Editorial, The Nation
The lies that led to the war irrevocably damaged the public’s trust in their leaders
“The American people were terrified by their government into war, with the bogus menace of nuclear weapons wielded by a man with bogus connections to the 9/11 terrorists. They were promised a war that would be a cakewalk followed by an occupation in which their sons and daughters would be greeted with sweets and flowers. This cloud castle of fictions did incalculable damage to the bonds of trust between Americans and their leaders.” — Gerard Baker, Wall Street Journal
Iraq shows how dangerous it is to stifle opinions that break from the mainstream
“In a democracy, the majority still rules. At the same time, embattled minorities need avenues—and encouragement—to register their dissent, in the hope of convincing enough of their fellow citizens that they are right. Because sometimes they are. And the Iraq War was one of those times.” — Shadi Hamid, Atlantic
The war gave rise to the MAGA movement’s anti-authority worldview
“In no small measure, the horrors falling under the heading of Trumpism and culminating in the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, can be traced directly back to Bush’s cadre of self-deceived deceivers. Put simply, were it not for the Iraq War, Donald Trump probably would never have become president.” — Andrew Bacevich, Boston Globe
The Sioux Falls American Legion Post 15 recognized the 20th anniversary of the war in Iraq by honoring veterans who served in the war as well as other Global War on Terror veterans Tuesday night, during its monthly social.
Monday marked two decades since the United States invaded Iraq to oust dictator Saddam Hussein, and under the false assumption that the country was stock piling weapons of mass destruction.
"It's a generational multigenerational war," said Courtney Steffen, the Brookings County Veteran's Service officer. "We had dads and sons, mothers and daughters who served in the same locations. It's wild."
Steffen served in the Air Force and was stationed in Iraq in 2006 as part of a mission with the Army, training Iraqi soliders.
Courtney Steffen speaks at a veterans social on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls.
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"I was on an Iraqi base, was thoroughly immersed in their culture. It was actually a very unique and interesting experience," she said.
Between the invasion in March 2003, under the leadership of then-President George W. Bush, and the end of U.S. occupation in Iraq in December 2011, by then-President Barack Obama, more than 4,600 American troops died in the war.
It was Steffen's idea to honor GWOT veterans when she learned about the social event two weeks ago.
At home in the United States, returning veterans from Iraq and GWOT military missions in the Middle East, including the war in Afghanistan, have faced high rates of suicide and continuously fought for more support for physical wounds suffered during their service.
According to a 2021 study published by Brown University, an estimated 30,000 active duty and veterans of the post 9/11 wars have died by suicide.
Steffen's is passionate about veterans's mental health. She said while it was difficult for her to adjust to being back in civilian life, by having links to the American Legion Post, she knew she could find a space to talk about what she endured in Iraq, even if that space is with a veteran from another war like Vietnam.
"We can relate on a lot of different levels, and that's where having somebody who's experienced similar kind of things across the table, that's kind of the magic of these organizations," she said. "It's a unique bond, and truly, it ties people together despite generations."
Brian Mehnert was in the Army infantry from 1997 to 2017 and had three deployments to Iraq, including during the 2003 invasion when he was 24.
Brian Mehnert listesns as Courtney Steffen speaks on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls.
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"It's hard to believe it's been 20 years," he said. "I guess you reflect back on the people who (you) served with, the people that we lost and then just the casualties of war."
He also remembered the Iraqi children and families who became victims of the war.
Between 275,000 and 306,000 Iraqi civilians were killed in direct war-related violence between the start of the war and October 2019, according to Brown University. That estimation is probably an undercount, because of inaccurate reporting by the Iraqi government and the U.S.-led coalition.
"This is a reminder to reflect on the people I know that we've lost and make sure they're not forgotten," Mehnert said.
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