Horrific hot air balloon incident kills eight people

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Hot air balloon carrying 21 people caught on fire while traveling through the air meters above the ground in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people. The rest of the passengers, including the pilot, survived and were taken to hospital.

According to Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency, they are taking “all necessary steps to investigate the condition of the aircraft and the crew.”

“According to the pilot, who is one of the survivors, a fire started inside the basket, so he started to lower the balloon, and when the balloon was very close to the ground he told people to jump,” officer Tiago Luiz Lemos, from the Praia Grande police station, told reporters at the scene, BBC reported.

“They started to jump, but some people did not manage to. The flames started to grow and because of the weight, the balloon began to rise again.

“It later fell because of a loss of suspension.”

Unfortunately, those who didn’t manage to jump out of the hot air balloon lost their lives. Officials stated that three of the victims were found holding each other at the time of their death.

“We are in mourning. A tragedy has happened. We will see how it unfolds, what happened, why it happened. But the important thing now is for the state structure to do what it can,” Gov. Jorginho Mello said in a video on X.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva extended his condolences to the victims’ families and offered federal support to both the survivors and local officials.

The hot air balloon ride was planned to last 45 minutes and go up to 3,280 feet — the ride cost $100 per person.

Sobrevoar, the company that operated the multicolored balloon, stated in a statement that it followed all regulations and had no prior accidents on record before Saturday.

“Despite all necessary precautions and the efforts of our pilot – who has extensive experience and followed all recommended procedures in an attempt to save everyone on board the balloon – we are suffering from the pain caused by this tragedy,” the statement read.

Praia Grande, in southern Santa Catarina, where the accident happened, is a well-known tourist attraction renowned for its striking canyon scenery. It is often called the “Brazilian Cappadocia,” after Turkey’s hot-air ballooning hotspot.

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‘I didn’t even recognize him’— Fans react to Michael Douglas’ new look

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After a stunning Hollywood career that spanned decades, actor Michael Douglas devastated fans when he announced he is retiring from acting.

At the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where he was presenting a newly restored print of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the Wall Street star told reporters, “I have not worked since 2022 purposefully because I realized I had to stop.”

Douglas was answering questions about his career when he revealed he’s stepping away from the big screen. “I had been working pretty hard for almost 60 years, and I did not want to be one of those people who dropped dead on the set,” he said. “I say I’m not retired because if something special came up, I’d go back, but otherwise, no.”

Fans were quick to share their thoughts on his decision. “Michael Douglas announced he’s retiring from acting at age 80,” one X user wrote. “If this is actually it & if we never see Douglas on screen again, it’s been one hell of a ride. All Douglas did in the last 50 years was make hits & take risks. There is no ‘next Michael Douglas’. He’s one of one.”

Another person wrote, “End of an era, but what an actor, what a star,” while a third added: “Wow, end of an era! Michael Douglas, what a legend. Wishing him a happy retirement!”

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 5: Michael Douglas attends the men’s final on day 15 of the French Open 2022 held at Stade Roland Garros on June 5, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

Douglas last appeared on screen in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) and Franklin (2024), both filmed in 2021. He hasn’t acted since.

Douglas also mentioned working on “one little independent movie,” trying to “get a good script out of,” but with no additional work lined up.

However, while he might never do any new films, his fans still get to see what’s he’s been up to nowadays thanks to his social media posts through which he offers glimpses into his daily life.

One particular video Douglas shared on Independence Day, resonated deeply with many and went viral in no time. Not only the video gathered many views and admiration, but also plenty of comments. While many praised him for the video, his acting, and the genuine person he is, they also couldn’t help but make comments about his look. A number of people wrote that the actor, who is currently 80 years old, aged visibly. “I didn’t recognize him!” one person commented.

In 2010, Douglas was diagnosed with stage four throat cancer and had to undergo a gruelling course of radiation and chemotherapy. He was given 80% chance of recovery.

Speaking of his disease, the Fatal Attraction star told Guardian that the cancer was caused by a sexually transmitted disease. “Without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused by HPV (human papillomavirus),” he said. “I did worry if the stress caused by my son’s incarceration didn’t help trigger it. But it’s a sexually transmitted disease that causes cancer.”

Currently, he’s enjoying his life and supporting his wife’s acting career.

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Why Diana spent her last Christmas alone with reheated meal

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The moment Princess Diana and Prince Charles got engaged back in 1981, they instantly became one of the most famous and most powerful couples. Many women wanted to be in her place, not knowing that the relationship and the marriage were doomed from the start, and the future King was to be blamed for that.

People close to the late Princess, among which Diana’s astrologer, Penny Thornton, claim that the problems between Diana and Charles didn’t start when she learned he was having an affair with Camilla, who later became his wife, but way before that.

Shortly after they announced their engagement, Charles and Diana sat in front of the cameras. Charles said he was “delighted and frankly amazed” that Diana wanted a royal life with him and the then-soon-to-be princess noted that Charles was “pretty amazing.” But then, a question followed, and Charles’ answer to it traumatized young Diana. When the reported asked them in they were in love, Diana said yes, and Charles answered, “Whatever ‘in love’ means.”

What many dubbed “the wedding of the century” ended in a painful separation which eventually led to divorce, after Queen Elizabeth urged her son and her daughter-in-law to officially call their relation quits.

The truth is that Princess Diana was everything but ordinary, “breaking” traditions when it came to her children’s happiness. Her passion for motherhood was unmatched. She was perfectly aware that her children needed to be protected from the outside world and she was determined to teach them about what’s outside the walls of the royal palace. At the same time, she wanted their childhood to be as normal as possible.

Following her separation from Charles, she feared that they could take her boys from her.

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Biographer Howard Hodgson, author of the 2007 book Charles: The Man Who Will Be King, wrote: “She was well aware that the Queen had the constitutional right and authority under common law to take control of both boys’ care and education.

“As such she could become the boys’ guardian or even appoint one: this would probably be their father and that might lead to Diana’s exclusion if she finally burned all her bridges with the Royal Family.”

Once the marriage was over, Princess Diana would spend Christmas Day alone, according to former royal chef Darren McGrady.

Speaking with royal reporter Omid Scobie for Yahoo UK series The Royal Story, McGrady revealed: “It was always quite sad when you were working with the princess the day before Christmas.

“William and Harry would go off to Sandringham and Princess Diana was there on her own. And she insisted the staff spending their time with their families over Christmas, so we would leave food in the refrigerator.

“So there was the princess, on her own, on Christmas Day.”

According to McGrady, the late princess didn’t feel comfortable while at Sandringham where the royals gathered together each December because “[it] was so tight, so compact. There were so many people there, all the families.

“You just couldn’t get away. You came out of the dining room, and you couldn’t go into the sitting room because there were three or four people in there playing charades or Scrabble or something.”

The former royal chef added, “She would go off for a walk on her own and often I would bump into her when she was out walking. So, I think that’s probably what she wasn’t keen on.”

In the book Diana: Her True Story, royal author Andrew Morton wrote that in audio recordings he had received, the People’s Princess could be heard saying she felt like an “outsider” at Sandringham, which was “terrifying and so disappointing.”

“No boisterous behaviour, lots of tension, silly behaviour, silly jokes that outsiders would find odd but insiders understood. I sure was [an outsider].”

Diana died in a car crash August 31, 1997.

She lost her life after she and her partner Dodi Fayed, the son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, her driver Henri Paul, and her bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones crashed the Mercedes in the Pont de I’Alma tunnel in Paris while trying to escape the paparazzi.

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My father prioritized his own freedom instead of supporting me—and I’m still coming to terms with it

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My parents and I have always been very close, so it’s no surprise that I expect my father to support me financially with the money he got from selling the motorbike repair shop he had been running for 50 years. Now that my mom has passed away and he’s retired, I figured he’ll settle into a quiet life, but no, he does the exact opposite.

With the money he got from selling the shop, my father is purchasing a brand new Harley that costs $35,000, planning a cross-country journey “before it’s too late.”

Well, his so-called “last great adventure” means spending all the money on himself while I am drowning in debt, struggling to pay bills and getting myself a small condo.

Honestly, him chasing a midlife crisis instead of helping me or investing wisely is something I can’t accept that easily. But whenever I mention that to him, he starts laughing, saying, “At my age, all crises are end-of-life crises.” I really can’t understand how he can just waste that much money on stupid things when I can use it to stand on my feet.

On top of everything, I’ve had to scrap my Bahamas trip, which I was planning to pay for with what I believe is rightfully my inheritance.

My friends are with me on this one, saying it is every parent’s job to support their children and help them financially as much as they can.

What my dad can’t understand is that I have a future to build, unlike him, who doesn’t have that much time left, so if he won’t do the right thing, I’m ready to claim what should already be mine.

He claims this foolish trip is some sort of tribute to my mom who wanted him to keep living fully once she passes away, but I know mom would want me to have that money and start my life over.

At this point, part of me wonders if I should just walk away and stop expecting anything, stop calling, stop caring. But another part of me still hopes he’ll come to his senses. I don’t know which voice to listen to anymore.

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NYPD officer killed in midtown shooting was expecting third child

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Lone gunman forced his way into a large building housing major offices, including the NFL and Blackstone, at 345 Park Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, and opened fire, killing four people before taking his own life.

Among those killed was a beloved NYPD officer Didarul Islam, 36, a Bangladeshi immigrant praised as a hero by city officials. At the time of the mass shooting during which he lost his life, Islam was off duty but working as a private security guard wearing his police uniform.

New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a press conference Monday night, “[Islam] was doing the job that we asked him to do. He put himself in harm’s way, he made the ultimate sacrifice – shot in cold blood, wearing a uniform that stood for the promise that he made to this city. He died as he lived, a hero.”

Tisch explained that Islam was working on a paid security detail, adding, “Paid detail is a program that we have set up at the police department that allows companies to hire officers in uniform to provide extra uniform security.”

Islam had been with the NYPD since December 2021 and was assigned to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx, Mayor Eric Adams said at the news conference.

He met with Islam’s family, saying of Islam, “He was a hero and we admire him for putting his life on the line.”

“Everyone we spoke with stated he was a person of faith and a person that believed in God and believed in living out the life of a godly person,” the mayor said. “He was saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers, he embodies what this city is all about. He’s a true-blue New Yorker, not only in a uniform he wore.”

Islam was a father of two, and he and his wife were expecting their third child.

NYPD paid tribute to the hero officer, posting on X, “Police Officer Didarul Islam represented the very best of our department. He was protecting New Yorkers from danger when his life was tragically cut short today. We join in prayer during this time of incomprehensible pain. We will forever honor his legacy.”

His funeral was attended by hundreds of officers.

The shooter was identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura who came to New York from Las Vegas shortly before the shooting. His motive is still being investigated, but officials revealed that he had a “documented mental health history.”

According to the CNN, before getting to the 33rd floor, where he injured an NFL employee and then took his own life, Tamura killed Julia Hyman, an associate at Rudin Management, Wesley LePatner, a Blackstone employee and a mother, and Aland Etienne, a security officer.

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Whispers under the bed: 5 year old’s cry for help

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It was late in the night when the police got a call from five-year-old Mia, who was visibly distressed and wanted someone to help her. Her trembling voice could barely whisper, “Please… can you come? Someone’s under the bed. I’m scared.”

Her parents noticed her speaking to the police and tried to assure the operator that their daughter was just imagining things. “You know how children are,” her mother was quick to say. However, the dispatcher wasn’t fully convinced. It could be just her imagination, but based on her voice, little Mia was genuinely scared, and she probably needed someone other than her mom and dad to assure her that she was safe.

It didn’t take long before two officers arrived at Mia’s family’s suburban home.

When they saw her, she was gripping her stuffed bear tightly and led them to her room. They checked under her bed, and there was nothing but some forgotten toys and some dust. One of the officers smiled at Mia and was about to say goodbye, when the other one held up a hand, signaling for silence.

Then they heard a faint metallic scraping coming from under the bedroom floor. It was real. Mia hadn’t imagined it.

Sensing something wasn’t right, the officers took a closer look at the floor. One of them knocked near the bed, and the sound echoed hollow. They went to the garage for tools and started prying up the floorboards. Just beneath, the soil looked freshly disturbed.

After they started digging carefully, they uncovered a sealed metal hatch.

They discovered a narrow tunnel running under the neighborhood.

The officers called for backup and in no time, Mia’s neighborhood was crowded with other officers and detectives.

Soon, they located three escaped convicts, dirty and exhausted, hiding in the shadows. For days, maybe longer, they’d been digging through the night, staying quiet enough to avoid being heard and caught. But they weren’t quiet enough for Mia.

Her sharp instincts brought the escape attempt to an end, with the three men arrested and the tunnels sealed off.

That night, as officers cleared the scene and returned to the house, Mia could finally get some rest and fall asleep. She was glad someone heard her cries for help, despite her mom and dad believing that she was just imagining things.

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Dirty dancing star Jennifer Grey opens up about the accident that changed her life and forced her to turn her back on Hollywood

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Some movies just pass by unnoticed by the audience, and others remain classics and attract the attention of millions. Dirty Dancing definitely belongs to the latter. The love story between Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman and dance teacher Johnny Castle sold over 1 million copies on VHS. The original song for the movie, ‘I’ve Had The Time of My Life‘ won numerous awards, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.

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For the lead actors, Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze, the door to a whole new world was opened. Suddenly, all eyes were on them and they found themselves under the spotlight. However, a tragic incident that preceded the film premiere prevented Grey from enjoying her enormous success and all the attention she was given by the huge number of fans.

Today, years after Dirty Dancing saw the light of the day and became one of the best movies of the decade, Grey speaks of her fame and her decision to turn her back on Hollywood at the age of 27.

In 1987, the year the movie premiered, Grey was living in Ireland with then-boyfriend Matthew Broderick. The two were were involved in a car crash in which a mother and her young daughter lost their lives. As per reports, Broderick was driving on the wrong side of the street and killed the family in the other vehicle. He was charged with dangerous driving, later reduced to careless driving.

Grey didn’t suffer any serious physical injuries, or at least she thought so, but she was never the same person she once was. The tragedy touched her deeply and she had a hard time moving on.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror, the promising actress said, “The juxtaposition of that deep sorrow, the survivor’s guilt, and then being celebrated as the new big thing just didn’t jibe. It didn’t feel good to be the toast of the town.”

“My head was never the same, my ambition was never the same,” she told People.

As she struggled with survivor’s guilt, Grey finally decided to do something for herself and underwent a nose procedure. However, it didn’t turn out as planned and instead of making her feel better about her looks, Grey’s face became unrecognizable.

“I went in the operating theater a celebrity and come out anonymous,” she revealed in 2012.“It was like being in a witness protection program or being invisible. It was the nose job from hell. I’ll always be this once-famous actress nobody recognizes because of a nose job.”

Some ten years ago, Grey felt that she wanted to be part of the film industry again. She won the TV show ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and that finally helped her leave her past behind. This show was exactly what she needed to feel alive again.

“It’s like I’ve starved myself because of what people could think about me. This is like eating a delicious steak after having been on a diet for 23 years,” Grey told People.

Today, she’s back on the big screen and starred in the movies Untogether, Red Oaks, Bittersweet Symphony and I am Patrick Swayze.

However, there was a time when she was going through severe medical issues. A medical checkup revealed Grey was at risk of being paralyzed.

“Her spine was actually literally falling off. One good fall or a rear end accident or throwing her head suddenly and it could have done serious damage to her spinal cord,” neurological spinal surgeon Dr. Robert Bray, Jr., told ABC. “We are talking about complete paralysis.”

Dr. Bray performed several operations on Grey and a titanium plate needed to be screwed into her spine. Unfortunately, more shocking news followed, Grey had cancer.

X-rays showed a cancerous growth in her thyroid, but according to the actress herself, doctors were able to remove it before the cancer spread to other areas.

In 2010, Grey underwent four major surgeries, including the one mentioned before. She was also forced to have her thyroid removed.

Luckily, she now feels great.

We are sure that Jennifer Grey’s career would take a completely different turn if it wasn’t for that accident that changed her life forever. We are, however, happy she’s back where she has always belonged, in Hollywood.

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Father believed to have killed entire family in apparent murder-suicide on son’s high school graduation day

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On May 10, four bodies were discovered inside a lakeside Nebraska home by the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities believe that Jeremy Koch, 42, killed his wife, Bailey Koch, and their two sons, Hudson, 18, and Asher, 16, before taking his own life in what is being treated as an apparent murder-suicide.

Days before the tragedy, Bailey took to Facebook, pleading for help to save her husband’s mental health.

Allegedly, Jeremy was battling depression since 2009 and had attempted to commit suicide several times over the years. Bailey even started a GoFundMe in order to raise funds and help her husband’s struggles. “May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so here we are… making you aware,” Bailey reportedly wrote. Further, she explained that Jeremy’s depression became increasingly severe, writing, “Jeremy cannot get out of bed unless forced. By not eating or drinking, Jeremy is slowly completing suicide.”

His mental health declined in March, when Bailey awoke to him standing over her bed with a knife, saying, “Something is wrong.” She was able to talk him to access a round of electroconvulsive therapy, which sadly didn’t help him much.

“It didn’t work. Jeremy became a shell of himself,” Bailey wrote at the time.

“I have no pride left. Mental illness is taking my husband from me, and I’m begging you to open your eyes and see the reality that is this society’s mental health crisis.”

On May 8, Bailey posted on the social media that her husband was released from inpatient care so that he could attend Hudson’s high school graduation which was supposed to take place just hours after after the family was found dead.

“Our boys are doing well living their lives, and for that, we are thankful,” Bailey wrote. “Please just pray Jeremy is able to somehow be with us on Saturday for our oldest son’s high school graduation.”

Authorities determined that Bailey and her sons were stabbed with a knife.

Bailey Koch was a special education teacher at Holdrege Public Schools, who issued a statement shortly after the tragedy took place, writing, “Our hearts are with everyone impacted by a tragic event that has deeply affected us all.”

In an open letter posted on the social media, Bailey’s father, Lane Kugler, who found the dead bodies of his daughter, grandsons and son-in-law, expressed his anger over the tragedy.

“Jeremy had been fighting mental illness for many, many years,” Kugler wrote. “His depression had turned into psychosis. It was not Jeremy who committed this horrific act. It was a sick mind.”

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The hot air balloon ride was planned to last 45 minutes and go up to 3,280 feet — the ride cost $100 per person.

Douglas last appeared on screen in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) and Franklin (2024), both filmed in 2021. He hasn’t acted since.

Following her separation from Charles, she feared that they could take her boys from her.

Once the marriage was over, Princess Diana would spend Christmas Day alone, according to former royal chef Darren McGrady.

Diana died in a car crash August 31, 1997.

With the money he got from selling the shop, my father is purchasing a brand new Harley that costs $35,000, planning a cross-country journey “before it’s too late.”

On top of everything, I’ve had to scrap my Bahamas trip, which I was planning to pay for with what I believe is rightfully my inheritance.

Islam had been with the NYPD since December 2021 and was assigned to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx, Mayor Eric Adams said at the news conference.

Islam was a father of two, and he and his wife were expecting their third child.

It didn’t take long before two officers arrived at Mia’s family’s suburban home.

Today, years after Dirty Dancing saw the light of the day and became one of the best movies of the decade, Grey speaks of her fame and her decision to turn her back on Hollywood at the age of 27.

Grey didn’t suffer any serious physical injuries, or at least she thought so, but she was never the same person she once was. The tragedy touched her deeply and she had a hard time moving on.

Days before the tragedy, Bailey took to Facebook, pleading for help to save her husband’s mental health.

On May 8, Bailey posted on the social media that her husband was released from inpatient care so that he could attend Hudson’s high school graduation which was supposed to take place just hours after after the family was found dead.

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