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The White gunman accused of committing a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket made threating comments that brought police to his high school last spring but he was never charged with a crime and had no further contact with law enforcement after his release from a hospital, officials said. The revelation raised questions about whether his encounter with police and the mental health system was yet another missed opportunity to put a potential mass shooter under closer law enforcement scrutiny, get him help, or make sure he didn't have access to deadly firearms. Authorities said Sunday that they were investigating the attack on predominantly Black shoppers and workers at the Tops Friendly Market as a potential federal hate crime or act of domestic terrorism. Payton Gendron, 18, traveled about 200 miles from his home in Conklin, New York, to Buffalo to commit the attack, police said. Federal authorities were still working to confirm the authenticity of a racist 180-page … [Read more...] about Buffalo shooting suspect’s prior threat sent him to mental hospital

THE ENTERTAINMENT world was shocked when it was announced that Naomi Judd had passed away at the age of 76 . After Naomi's passing was revealed to the public, courtesy of her daughters, country music fans were curious to know how she died. What was Naomi Judd's cause of death? On April 30, 2022, news of Naomi Judd's death circulated in headlines after it was confirmed by her daughters Wynonna, 57, and Ashley, 54 . In a joint statement to the Associated Press , her daughters said: "Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness." Read More on The US Sun 'SHATTERED' A look at the life of Naomi Judd NAOMI'S MAN Everything to know about Naomi Judd's husband Larry Strickland "We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public," they continued. Wynonna and Ashley concluded their unfortunate … [Read more...] about What was Naomi Judd’s cause of death?

For the past three years, England women have been reaping the fruits of professionalism. Gone are the days of combining jobs as firefighters, vets and plumbers with gruelling training schedules. The results? The Red Roses are on an unstoppable 18-match winning streak and are favourites to win a third consecutive Six Nations Grand Slam . While the rest of the women’s game ponders the move towards professionalism, England have ploughed ahead, leaving other nations trailing in their wake. Head coach Simon Middleton’s side have not lost a match since the summer of 2019. With the Women’s Six Nations now upon us – and more than three years since England’s players dropped their second careers to become full-time athletes – Telegraph Sport delved into the former lives of four key players to explore how their livelihoods before professional rugby intrinsically link to their skill set on the pitch. Marlie Packer, back row As someone who used to juggle plumbing alongside rugby, … [Read more...] about England’s Women’s Six Nations defence built on prisons, plumbing and painting – and how that translates to the pitch

Published 22 November 2016 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing US rapper Kanye West has been taken to hospital following an emergency services call, media reports say. A police spokesperson told the BBC they had received a "disturbance call" on Monday afternoon, but did not name the singer. The disturbance was later deemed a medical incident, he said, and the fire department responded. A spokesman for the LA Fire Department said an unnamed man had been taken to hospital for "further assessment". "At 13:20 Pacific Time, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to an unspecified medical aid request," a spokesperson for the service said. "An adult male described as medically stable was taken to an area hospital for further assessment." West's wife Kim Kardashian West was photographed getting off a private jet at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles a few hours after he … [Read more...] about Kanye West taken to LA hospital following disturbance call

Incredible satellite imagery from space shows the moment a massive dust storm in the western United States collided with three wildfires. Over a period of two hours on Friday evening, a time lapse video shows the enormous sandstorm, tens of miles wide, descending from southern Colorado as it eventually becomes entangled with the smoke from wildfires burning nearby in New Mexico . When sped up, the mesmerizing video shows the band of sand meeting the thick white smoke blowing eastwards over the mountains. The images were captured by a satellite owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Satellite imagery from space shows the moment a massive dust storm in the western United States collided with three wildfires Colorado dust storm spanned hundreds of miles and travelled at around 60 mph The storm collided with wildfires, some of the largest in New Mexico state history The smoke came from a wildfire outbreak … [Read more...] about Incredible satellite video shows massive Colorado dust storm more than 10 miles wide collide with three New Mexico wildfires

A distraught landlord has been shocked to discover mountains of rubbish, mouldy food and piles of cat faeces in his flat. Lee Locking, 56, returned to the home for the first time in five years after the previous tenant moved out. The man had told Mr Locking he could keep his £400 deposit to ‘take care of the mess.’ But the ‘mess’ is likely to cost in the thousands to clear, rather than the hundreds. Every room in the property had been left piled high with rubbish, old clothes, food and bottles. Mr Locking said: ‘Every single room is a state. I can’t even go in without wanting to shower immediately after. ‘When I first went to the property, I’d taken the dog with me. I opened the door and the smell just hit me. I took one look at the mess up the stairs and closed the door and put the dog back in the car, because there was no way I was letting the dog come in. ‘I have no idea where the person slept. A neighbour said they saw the tenant take a mattress from the … [Read more...] about Tenant left four tonnes of rubbish and told landlord ‘take care of the mess’

BEVAN READ/stuff.co.nz Girl Guide Rangers have undertaken a survey of their peers to find out the important issues on girls' minds. (First published October 2016) Girl Guiding New Zealand wants to open a new chapter in the growing Waikato town of Pōkeno, about five years since there were guiding activities there. It is relaunching its Pōkeno presence with ‘ code GIRL Matariki ’, a full day event where girls will programme a robot to draw the Matariki constellation, among other activities. Local co-ordinators from the Te Kauwhata chapter Luci ​ Beynon and Burnadette de Meyer said Pōkeno stood to benefit from having a thriving guiding group there. They were hoping families and parents would be keen to volunteer and help keep the Pōkeno chapter going. READ MORE: The women providing alternative mental health services for young girls Be Prepared . . . to buy a piece of Girl Guide history We all rise: Women of Influence Awards 2021 finalists announced Pōkeno, … [Read more...] about Girl Guiding preparing to return to Pōkeno after five-year absence

In late 2021, as Australian cities were seeing anti-lockdown and anti-vaxxer protests against the country’s long-running pandemic restrictions and newly implemented vaccine mandates, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted “Don’t Australia my America.” As someone who has recently moved back to Sydney after covering the Trump presidency for the BBC, I have instead found myself thinking the opposite: Don’t America my Australia . The American variant of democracy is contaminating the body politic of my home. My family left the United States partly to escape its politics, so it was jolting to watch Trump banners that I was more used to seeing in Mississippi and rural Michigan being brandished on the streets of Melbourne. But the Trump paraphernalia, and crowds of Australian protesters that resemble mosh pits of MAGA diehards, have been only a mild form of the sickness. There have been more malign manifestations. Some lawmakers in the state of Victoria who backed tough lockdown measures received … [Read more...] about Don’t America My Australia

Zelenskyy planning to address parliaments in Africa and Asia Ukrainian foreign minister in Brussels for talks with EU counterparts Ukraine restarts gas distribution stations, supplies in Kharkiv Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv reach Russian border This article was last updated at 10:43 UTC/GMT Catch up on yesterday's developments in the conflict by clicking here McDonald's to sell off its business in Russia The fast-food giant announced on Monday that it will be completely exiting Russia and selling its business in the country to a local buyer. The restaurant chain owns some 850 locations in Russia, employing 62,000 people. The Chicago-based company had temporarily suspended its business in the country after Russia invaded Ukraine, but continued to pay its employees. The company said in a statement Monday that staying in the country "is no longer tenable, nor is it consistent with McDonald's values." It also said that it was looking for a Russian buyer that would … [Read more...] about Ukraine forces in Kharkiv push through to Russian border — live updates

Published 18 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war Sweden and Finland have confirmed they will apply for Nato membership in a historic shift that comes as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In Sweden, the governing Social Democrats said they backed joining the Western security alliance, paving the way for the country to apply. The announcement came soon after Finland formally announced it too would apply to join the grouping. Russia sees Nato as a security threat and has warned of "consequences". Sweden stayed neutral in World War II and for more than two centuries has avoided joining military alliances. Finland shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia. Until now, it has stayed out of Nato to avoid antagonising its eastern neighbour. What is Nato and could Finland and Sweden join? Are Sweden … [Read more...] about Ukraine war: Sweden and Finland confirm Nato plans in historic shift