Brian Truitt USA TODAY Published 8:37 PM EDT Mar 26, 2019 Friends, we are gathered here today to honor those Marvel superheroes we lost. Or, more aptly, worry about the ones probably about to exit. In last year’s mega-epic "Avengers: Infinity War," cosmic villain Thanos wiped out half of galactic existence with one apocalyptic snap of his Infinity Gauntlet, powered by six all-powerful Infinity Stones. And going halfsies on a universal scale meant a bunch of our favorite do-gooders went bye-bye, disintegrating into ash and leaving fans in a nervous state … at least until we see the culmination of the 22-film Marvel movie saga so far with “Avengers: Endgame” (in theaters April 26). OG Avengers like Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) lead the charge to figure out how to save the day in desperate circumstances, though the limited footage glimpsed in trailers hasn't shown us much of anything in … [Read more...] about Avengers: Endgame: Every Marvel superhero’s chance of survival, ranked
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Cheltenham Festival: Ballyward can send the Irish home happy
We’ve teamed up with BetVictor’s Charlie McCann to preview the day’s racing. There is plenty of rain forecast for the opening day of he 2019 Cheltenham Festival and I would imagine the ground will be a combination of soft and good to soft for the opening Supreme Novices’ Hurdle which gets the greatest show on turf on the road later today.Al Dancer was a comfortable winner of the Betfair Hurdle last time and has won all four starts over timber for Nigel and Sam Twiston-Davies. He heads the market at 9/2 but my two against the field are Fakir D’Oudairies and Elixir De Nutz (1.30) with marginal preference for the latter.The each-way selection (9/1 with BetVictor four places) has been off the track since making all in the Grade 1 Tolworth Hurdle back in January and trainer Colin Tizzard has kept him fresh for today.BetVictor are betting each-way four places on the race and I would be disappointed if he didn’t give Tom O’Brien a good run from the … [Read more...] about Cheltenham Festival: Ballyward can send the Irish home happy
The Pope’s biggest challenge
World By Martin Bashir Religion editor 20 February 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/world-47201647 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel In an effort to deal with the sex scandals rocking the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope has convened an … [Read more...] about The Pope’s biggest challenge
All the people executed in Wales in the 20th century
In the 18th and 19th centuries, there were at least a dozen execution sites in Wales. They included a patch of countryside at Stalling Down, between the villages of Aberthin and St Hilary in the rural Vale of Glamorgan, an area once known as "Great Heath" in Cardiff, which is now one of the city's busiest crossroads and known as "Death Junction", and a patch of land outside the town of Presteigne which is still known today as Gallows Lane. These executions were often carried out in public (public executions were not banned in England and Wales until 1868) and crowds often numbering many thousands would turn out to watch. In the case of Great Heath, those condemned to death were forced to walk there from the site of the gaol on St Mary Street as a final public humiliation before their execution. But by the 20th century, executions were only carried out in three places in Wales. They were the prisons at Cardiff, Swansea and Usk. Nineteen men and one woman were hanged in the Cardiff Gaol … [Read more...] about All the people executed in Wales in the 20th century
Abuse was the only way I felt love after being abandoned by my family as a child
Aged 10 months old, me and my brother Martin, who was 15 months older, were found abandoned at the side of the road in Ireland. We were placed in care, only to find out we were actually brothers when the authorities handed us back to our alcoholic father when I was five. My parents were travellers. The authorities then were always keen to get as many kids out of care as possible. They traced my father and he came back for us and we moved to Manchester, but he quickly sent us out to beg and steal anything he could sell. Martin and I also realised we had 12 other siblings. None of us were cared for, but there was a sense of care between me and my brothers and sisters. Whatever we got from begging we would share out among us all before our parents got wind of it. There was zero affection from our parents. We were never even touched unless it was to be beaten. My sisters ended up running away because they were sexually abused by my father. My dad once had my hand … [Read more...] about Abuse was the only way I felt love after being abandoned by my family as a child