Three teenage girls, Essa Ricker, Kelsea Webster, and Savannah Webster lost their lives in 2011 in the worst way possible.
The three friends, two of whom sisters, decided to snap a selfie for the social media by some train tracks in Utah’s scenic Spanish Fork Canyon. What they weren’t aware of was that a locomotive was coming up behind them.
Until they realized what was going on, they got hit.
John Anderson was operating the eastbound Union Pacific train when the incident occurred. Engineer Michael Anderson was also on board. When he spotted the girls, he blasted the train’s horn in order to get to their attention, but without success.
“They were in their own little world,” John recalled.
“We watched in horror as we got closer. We saw them for about 12 seconds until they disappeared from our sight and the train continued moving forward.”
Once they were able to stop the train about a quarter mile down the track, John got off and rushed towards the girls’ direction. He found Essa and Kelsea dead, while 13-year-old Savannah was still alive but badly injured.
“I told her everything would be OK and she relaxed a little. I hoped she would make it and for some reason I really thought she would.”
Unfortunately, her injuries were too severe. She sustained a dozen broken bones, internal bleeding, and a severe brain injury.
Savannah died three days after the train accident at a hospital.
“We spoke to the doctors today and they informed us that Savvy’s brain injuries were too great,” Savannah’s mother wrote on her blog, per the Daily Mail. “Even though they’ve had done everything possible, Savannah will not be able to recover any further.
“We will keep her on life support till the end of the day, but it’s time to say goodbye, for now, to an angel that walked among us.”
Just moments for her death, Savannah posted to her Facebook page: “Standing right by a train ahaha this is awsome!!!! [sic]”
John and Michael, both fathers to teenage daughters, were devastated by the train accident.
“What happened was very intense and I have to carry it the rest of my life,” said Michael. “I don’t know what John saw that night and I don’t want to know what he saw that night.”
Kelsea and Savannah’s mother, Jayna Webster, said her daughters’ deaths were preventable.
“No one should have to go through this, and I hope people will seriously think about the campaign’s rail safety message and share it with their loved ones.”
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Soap opera star Denise Alexander, best known as Lesley Webber on General Hospital and Susan Hunter Martin on Days of Our Lives, passed away aged 85.
General Hospital’s executive producer, Frank Valentini, posted a tribute, honoring the actress’ life and career.
“I am so very sorry to hear of Denise Alexander’s passing. She broke barriers on-screen and off, portraying Dr. Lesley Webber – one of the first female doctors on Daytime Television – for nearly five decades,” his post read.
“It meant so much to have her reprise her role in recent years. I am honored to have had the opportunity to work with her. On behalf of the entire General Hospital family, I extend my heartfelt sympathies to her family, friends, and longtime fans. May she rest in peace.”
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Alexander died on March 5, but the news of her passing was shared just recently.
Her acting career started back in the 1950s when she landed a role on Broadway’s The Children’s Hour. From that moment on, she received a number of guest-starring roles.
In 1960, Alexander played one of the astronauts’ daughters in The Clear Horizon. Four years later, she landed the role that would mark her career, that of Susan Hunter Martin in Days of Our Lives.
In 1973, she joined the cast of General Hospital, becoming one of the first female doctors on television and a fan favorite for over a decade.
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Tributes came pouring in from fellow colleagues.
Genie Francis, who played Alexander’s TV daughter on General Hospital, posted a photo of the two, writing, “Thank you mama, for so much more than u know. #GH.”
Susan Seaforth Hayes, who played alongside Alexander in The Days of Our Lives, called her “a friend to treasure and an actress to applaud.”
“Such happy memories of her years in Salem and her great success on General Hospital,” Hayes posted on Instagram. “We both began as child actors, both had strong mothers and both were raised as Christian Scientists in our early years.
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“I was grateful for her wisdom, taste, humor, and goodness every time I saw her,” she added. “It was never enough. And my love for her will never be over.”
Denise Alexander was born in New York City in 1939.
She is survived by her stepdaughter, Elizabeth Colla, from her marriage to director and producer Richard A. Colla.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry tend to keep their children out of the spotlight. Archie, 6, and Lili, 3, are only seen by the public during rare occasions, including the couples’ Netflix documentary.
On Mother’s Day, May 11, the Duchess snapped a photo of herself holding both her children in her arms in what is believed to be the garden of their luxurious Montecito home.
“Happy Mother’s Day! Cheers to juggling it all with joy!” the proud mom captioned the picture. “And to these two gems – who still attempt to climb ‘mama mountain’, smother me with kisses, and make every day the most memorable adventure… being your mom is the greatest privilege of my life.”
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She concluded her post by writing: “I, too, ‘love you more than all the stars in all the sky, all the raindrops, and all the salt on all the french fries in all the world.'”
The children’s faces weren’t revealed, yet the photo fueled a bizarre new theory and plenty of comments.
In fact, what caught the attention of many was Archie’s big toe. Some believed the Duchess digitally altered it for the sake of attracting attention.
Re-sharing the photo on X, one user wrote: “Are we all now ignoring Archie’s toe?”
Another said, “Serious question… Is this from editing the picture or is there something wrong with his toe?”
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A third person’s comment about Archie’s toe and Lili’s hair color, which doesn’t appear to be red in the photo, added to the speculation surrounding the authenticity of Meghan Markle’s Mother’s Day photo.
“No one seems to have mentioned Archie’s very strange digital big toe?” they wrote. “Of course hair colour is different and Lili is a foot taller with different hair too… But that big toe…what were they photoshopping?!”
Further, another person commented: “The toe looks like a nose. Add the limbs of a 7 year old on Lili and Archie’s now black hair and tawny skin…Someone make it stop!”
Also, the photo of Archie on his birthday posing at the balcony also triggered many comments. One person wrote, “I wondered if it’s meant to be Archie on a ‘balcony’ after the balcony scenes on this side of the Atlantic.”
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With their decision to step down from their duties, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle lost the right to police protection. Harry then sought a judicial review of a Home Office decision that wouldn’t allow him to pay for protection from the police when in the UK. His legal representatives claimed in a statement they issued that he “inherited a security risk at birth, for life.”
Further, the statement read, “While his role within the Institution has changed, his profile as a member of the Royal Family has not. Nor has the threat to him and his family.
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex personally fund a private security team for their family, yet that security cannot replicate the necessary police protection needed while in the UK. In the absence of such protection, Prince Harry and his family are unable to return to his home.”
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Eventually, Harry lost his case in the Court of Appeal seeking the return of his police protection.
Not only he wasn’t happy with the outcome but he also accused the Royal Household of interfering in his battle to have his UK police security reinstated and expressed shock upon discovering that two senior members of the Royal Household are on that committee.
He asked the Home Secretary to investigate the influence the Royal family and Ravec had on the outcome of his case.
Government spokesman toldThe Mail on Sunday: “All members work together to advise the independent chair on the protective security of the Royal Family and key public figures.
“As part of long-standing arrangements these decisions have been taken by Ravec, not the Home Secretary.”
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In a recent interview with the BBC, the Duke said, “I can’t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point.
“My worst fears have been confirmed by the whole legal disclosure in this case, and that’s really sad.”
He expressed his disappointment about the things his children, Archie and Lili, will miss out on.
“The things that they’re going to miss is, well, everything. I miss the UK, I miss parts of the UK, of course I do.
“I think that it’s really quite sad that I won’t be able to show my children my homeland.”
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According to a source close to Harry, all he wants is to be able to “ensure the safety of himself and his family while in the UK so his children can know his home country and so he can help support his patronages and their important work.”
The Duke claimed the authorities withheld information during the appeal, leaving the public unaware of facts that would ‘shock’ them.
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Robert Francis Prevost has become the 267th person to become Pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV.
According to Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University of Dayton, a pope’s name indicates “a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope.”
“The first thing that you would look for would be, which popes had that name before?” he said. “That would signify something about the direction that the pope wants to take.”
Pope Leo XIV started his speech as the head of the Catholic Church with the words: “Peace be with you.”
He continued: “Dearest brothers and sisters, this was the first greeting of the risen Christ, the good shepherd who gave his life for the flock of God. I, too, would like this greeting of peace to enter your hearts, to reach your families and all people, wherever they are; and all the peoples, and all the earth: Peace be with you.
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“This is the peace of the Risen Christ, a disarming and humble and preserving peace. It comes from God. God, who loves all of us, without any limits or conditions. Let us keep in our ears the weak but always brave voice of Pope Francis, who blessed Rome – the Pope who blessed Rome and the world that day on the morning of Easter.”
When it comes to his views on what direction the church should move on, Pope Leo shares late Pope Francis’ stance. He, just like Francis, yearns for embracing the poor and marginalized, and is vocal about the threat the climate changes imposes on the human kind.
While serving as a cardinal, Leo addressed the problems of the environmental crisis at a Rome seminar, ABC reported.
Before becoming Pope, Leo served as a President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops.
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Leo was born in Chicago, making him the first pope of the US.
“I was born in the United States… But my grandparents were all immigrants, French, Spanish… I was raised in a very Catholic family, both of my parents were very engaged in the parish,” he said.
He also holds Peruvian citizenship.
What surprised many is that Pope Leo holds an academic degree. And while many expect it to be one in theology perhaps, that is not the case.
What’s more, Pope Leo’s degree isn’t related to theology at all.
In fact, Leo graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 1977.
That many were stunned by this discovery speaks the fact that the Internet was flooded with comments over Pope Leo’s degree.
“The Pope being a math major means that he not only believes that Jesus multiplied bread and fish – he understands exactly how he did it,” one user wrote on X, per the Daily Mail.
Another wrote, “Math major possible career paths: quant, programmer, grad student… pope,” while a third added, “The new Pope is from Chicago and has a math degree, which goes to show you can still make a success of your life even if you don’t pass the first-round interview at Jump.”
A fourth person commented, “Just found out the new pope studied math at undergrad in case you’re wondering how tough the job market is for technical roles right now,” and a fifth simply asked, “HE’S A MATH MAJOR???”
On Sunday, Pope Leo called for peace from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
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Olivia Reeves, a conservation biologist with a specialty in wetland ecosystems, believed her marriage was picture perfect. She and her husband, James, have been together for many years. He was caring, loving, and trustworthy, or at least she thought so.
When she was given a bigger office at the university where she taught — a corner office with windows overlooking the campus pond where her students conducted field studies — it felt like moving into a palace.
While going through her things, trying to put everything in place, she stumbled upon an old recording — a rather outdated model built to withstand mud, rain, and the occasional drop into shallow water.
She hadn’t used that in a long period of time and was curios to check what it contained, believing she would hear her own voice discussing her research.
To her surprise, she heard her husband’s voice.
“How could this be?” she wondered. “I don’t recall James ever borrowing this from me,” she though to herself.
However, besides James’ voice, there was one of a woman. The two discussed their plans of their life together.
At one point, James could be heard saying, “We’ll use the old cabin. Olivia never goes there. What’s more, she almost forgot it ever existed.”
He was talking of the old cabin by the lake Olivia inherited from her grandfather. It was true she never visited it, but it was a place holding all her childhood memories and it meant the world to her, and now her husband was trying to turn it into a love nest with another woman.
Olivia couldn’t believe what she had heard.
The following morning, Olivia called the university and requested a week of personal leave, citing a family emergency. In some way, it really was a family emergency.
She visited the lake cabin, and to her surprise, it looked nothing like she remembered it. The entire place was renovated. There were new closets and they were filled with clothes belonging to a woman who was obviously tall and slim.
The fridge was packed with food and all sorts of wine.
James turned his wife’s cabin into a home for himself and his lover.
Olivia could confront James, but she chose not to. At least not until she gathered more evidence of his betrayal.
The following day, she installed cameras in the bedroom and on the porch. Tiny cameras that were unable to be spotted easily.
In the days to come, James and his coworker, Vanessa, visited the lake cabin.
They had wine on the porch, hugged each other, and shared their love for one another. Olivia’s heart shattered into a million pieces. She couldn’t believe James, whom she loved and trusted unconditionally, was capable of such a thing.
After going through his emails, Olivia discovered a joint investment account she didn’t recognize. He opened five years prior with an initial deposit of $50,000 from their savings. Regular transfers had increased its value to just over $200,000. However, since James only provided his email and contact, Olivia never received any notifications.
This showed Olivia that James and Vanessa had been together for at least five years. He was leading a double life and she never suspected a thing.
Finally, she was able to confront him.
“James, why don’t we visit my grandfather’s cabin this weekend?” she said during dinner time.
James’ face turned pale.
“This weekend? Well, you know I’m busy at the university. Having lectures and stuff. Maybe some other time?” he said, as his hands shook.
Olivia couldn’t stay silent any longer.
“Or maybe you don’t want me to see how you renovated it?” she said.
James was shocked. “But… how do you know that?” he asked.
“I know everything James, and I have solid proof of your affair. By the way, the divorce papers are on the night stand.”
James started saying that he was sorry. He even cried. But it was obvious he was only sorry because he was about to lose the cabin, which was on Olivia’s name. Their house was too.
“You have a day to pack your things, James,” Olivia said.
She never looked back.
As of the lake cabin. She renovated it again, and got rid of everything that reminded her of the man who betrayed her in the worst way possible.
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Molly McGovern, the daughter of Massachusetts Rep. James McGovern, passed away during a vacation in Italy.
The 23-year-old had dinner with her friends when she suddenly experienced nausea.
According to her family, Molly was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer shortly after turning 18 yet lived her life to the fullest despite the diagnosis.
“She had a great 23 years, but who would have thought the last five years would be the best,” her mother, Lisa McGovern, said at a eulogy for her daughter on Saturday at St. Bernard’s Church in Worcester. “There were little miracles everywhere.”
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Rep. McGovern paid an emotional tribute to his daughter who passed away and was taken from him way too soon.
“Molly radiated pure joy. She lit up every room with her beaming smile — full of laughter, endless warmth, and a sharp wit that could disarm you in an instant,” he wrote in an Instagram post.
Molly was a student at Northeastern University where she pursued a bachelor’s degree in political science and international affairs.
Her father described her as “unbelievably funny, fiercely loyal, and wise beyond her years,” adding that she had a “rare gift.”
“She made everyone feel special, because she genuinely believed everyone was special,” McGovern wrote. “She treated people with compassion and kindness—always standing up for the underdog, and making fast friends wherever she went.”
According to her father, Molly never let her cancer diagnosis slow her down.
Recently, she finished a semester studying in Asutralia.
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Her brother Patrick spoke of his close relationship with Molly, saying the two would FaceTime or speak on the phone every day.
“Molly will always be the soul of our family,” he wrote. “We are so proud of her, and so glad that so many people were touched by her incredible life. We love you, Molly, and we miss you already.”
Molly passed away on April 23, and her funeral was held on May 3.
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The Full Flower Moon, which raises tonight, offers a breathtaking vision for skywatchers worldwide.
It will be fully illuminated May 12, at 12:56 p.m. EDT (17:56 GMT).
The term “Flower Moon” comes from Native American and European traditions of giving each full moon a seasonal name. So, May’s abundance of wildflowers inspired this month’s moon to be given this flowery name.
The Micromoon, a phenomenon occurring with the Full Flower Moon, is the opposite of supermoon.
Tonight’s moon is one of the few micromoons visible throughout the year. At this point, the moon is farthest from the Earth and appears around 14% smaller and 30% dimmer than a supermoon.
The Full Flower Moon will be visible without a telescope or binocular, all you need is a clear view of the south-eastern horizon.
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In case you miss it, don’t worry, because it will be also visible for a few more nights.
According to BBC Sky at Night Magazine, the 2025 Flower Moon will rise in the southeast from the UK.
“It will be beneath the constellation Libra and won’t rise very high in the sky, meaning a clear horizon will be of benefit. The Moon will then work its way across the southern part of the sky, before setting in the southwest in the early hours around dawn.”
This May’s Flower Moon falls under the sign of Scorpio, ruler of the eighth house, bringing themes of power, passion, secrecy, and rebirth.
So far, 2025 has offered an abundance of astronomical events and phenomena, including the Eta Aquariids meteor shower associated with the Comet Halley.
Further, February saw an unusual alignment of seven planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Mercury.
Along with the Flower Moon, the stars Spica and Arcturus will shine above it, and the constellation Libra will rise to its left.
What’s more, on May 13, as the moon sets, Venus and Saturn will be visible in the east, and Jupiter and Mars will light up the western sky as the moon rises.
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In recent years, cannabis has become more accessible than ever, leading to more people consuming it.
Currently, it is legal in several parts of the US and many countries around the world, which has helped reduce the stigma surrounding it.
With this shift of societal perception, a number of athletes who are seeking ways to maximise performance are exploring the benefits smoking weed offers.
The question that raises is whether cannabis truly enhances athletic performance and overall exercise experience.
Cannabis is known for its psychoactive effects, especially the compound THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).
When consumed, it triggers a release of dopamine, the “feel-good” neurotransmitter, leading to feelings of euphoria and relaxation.
The effects of cannabis on exercise are different for different people.
While some report enhanced focus during exercises with the help of the weed, others experience impaired performance.
Jessamyn Stanley, a yoga teacher, body positivity advocate, and writer, highlights the mental advantages of using cannabis before exercise. “Using weed before a workout is a great way to get out of your head about what’s to come,” she explains.
Since exercise is challenging for many, consuming weed can ease the mind and help individuals approach workout with a more positive mindset.
Herbreports of a 1975 study that explored how smoking cannabis could affect prolonged physical activities like cycling.
The results showed that cannabis users (18.2mg THC) experienced reduced cycling endurance. At first, this was linked to higher heart rates, but that was later challenged as cannabis consumption elevates heart rates.
Another potential benefit of consuming cannabis is pain relief and inflammation reduction.
A survey in Nature found that around 70% of people who consume cannabis said being high made workouts more enjoyable, and cannabis users exercised longer than non-users. However, the findings are limited and observational, meaning they only show correlation, not causation.
Some of the risks of smoking weed users need to consider are that THC can impair coordination and judgment and increase the risk of exercise-related injuries.
The final thought would be that you should always consume with caution.
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Logan, a 27-year old six-two inches tall professional swimmer, was returning from a freestyle swimming competition.
The flight from London to New York was about to last eight hours, enough time for him to rest before heading home. He planned to sleep through the flight and regain his energy so that he could go straight to his younger sister and tell her everything about the trip.
Since he booked his flight in the last minute, he ended up in economy class. Well, it wasn’t that it bothered him a great deal. He was just hoping to a safe and quiet flight back home.
When he located his seat, a woman in her 20s was already seated by the window. She smiled at him and said, “It looks like we’re going to be neighbors for some time.” Logan smiled back and nodded.
Everything seemed fine by that point, until a well dressed woman took the seat on Logan’s right side.
She arrived at the very last second and was visibly irritated. She struggled with her overstuffed bag and muttered as she tried to fit it under the seat.
When the flight attendant asked the passengers to fasten their seatbelts and put their tray tables up, everyone complied except for the woman. She started muttering again and rolled her eyes at the flight attendant who approached her and asked her to do what she was told.
As the plane took off, the woman started hitting the button uncontrollably, calling for the flight attendant.
“Yes, ma’am? What can I do for you?” the flight attendant asked.
The woman started yelling. “I hate this seat. How can I seat between these two huge people. Look at them!”
At that point, everyone could hear her words. To make things worse, people started staring.
“I need more room, right now. Look at this man’s legs, they are huge,” she continued sreaming.
The flight attendant told her there were no other seats available, but the woman pushed her and started going up and down the plane.
“I bought this seat. I can’t just sit here for eight hours all cramped up like a sardine.”
She spent the rest of the flight sighing, shifting in her seat, and nudging Logan as though the armrest belonged to her only.
At one point, she turned to Logan and yelled, “You should’ve booked a seat with more legroom. Why should you burden others?”
The yelling continued until the end of the flight, and the moment the pilot announced the landing will take place in 20 minutes, she unbuckled her seatbelt and got to her feet, searching through the overhead bin.
The flight attendant approached her and asked her to sit until they touched down, but the woman refused.
This forced the flight attendant to reach out for assistance from a fellow colleague.
It was then that the captain started speaking through the intercom. “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We’re just about to touch down at JFK. Please stay seated and keep your seatbelts fastened at all times. Thank you.”
When the plane finally landed and everyone taxied to the gate, the woman ignored protocol, jumping up, grabbing her things, and nearly hitting Logan and the rest of the passengers. A flight attendant warned her, but she stepped into the aisle anyway — just as the captain emerged from the cockpit.
“Madam, please stay seated, you are making it hard for everyone.” Sadly, the woman wouldn’t listen to the captain either.
Eventually, the captain addressed the whole cabin, “Ladies and gentlemen, I want to express my gratitude for your patience during this flight. I’d like to take a moment to recognize someone who has truly made their mark in our midst. Let’s all give a big round of applause to the passenger in seat 29C—who decided to ignore the crew’s instructions and add a little extra thrill to our journey!”
Everyone started laughing, and the woman felt embarrassed, but it was something she deserved for her behavior.
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Donald Trump’s policies have been a hot topic since his re-election in November 2024. From the tariffs imposed on nearly every country in the world to his administration’s handling of migration, many of his decisions have sparked significant controversy.
When he’s not busy signing executive orders and changing laws, Trump enjoys playing golf at the lavish courses he owns.
Despite being 78, he is described as “a steady single-digit player who hits a solid deceptively long ball….and he plays quickly, very quickly.”
At the re-opening of the Trump Turnberry golf resort back in 2016, the business mogul–turned president became a “victim” of notorious comedian and prankster Simon Brodkin known for his alter ego Lee Nelson.
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As Trump started his speech, Brodkin threw some swastika-emblazoned golf balls around him and yelled: “Donald, here are the balls you ordered.”
“I’m very sorry Mr Trump and thank you,” he shouted, holding up the balls. “And thank you, I apologise. My bad.”
Brodkin was then taken away by the Scottish police who recognized him and “convinced Trump to not press charges.”
“I do have a criminal record, but also a lot to thank the Scottish police for – they were brilliant,” Nelson told The Scottish Sun.
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Comedian Simon Brodkin added that Trump “wanted to throw the book at him.”
“Who wants to get waterboarded by the CIA when you can have an Irn Bru in the back of a police van?
“I was in there for ages with the coppers, and it felt more like I was on a stag do than anything else. They drove me to the airport and put me on a plane back to London and told Trump and his team I was deported.”
Among the rest, Brodkin’s pranks include joining in with the Manchester City team’s warm-up, after which he was charged and arrested, storming the stage during Kanye West’s performance at Glastonbury in 2015, and throwing $600 at FIFA President Sepp Blatter and shouting it was for North Korea’s bid to host the World Cup.
“There’s many targets who would be fun to go for but might end up with a death sentence,” Brodkin told Skyin 2019. “Like if I went for Kim Jong Un.
“And then I think if you go for someone like the Queen, that would just be a national catastrophe because you need to go for people with that sweet spot who most people pat you on the back and go, ‘that was funny.'”
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Although cremation is still taboo in many cultures and religions, it has gained popularity over conventional funerals in recent years.
The truth is, however, that there are many misconceptions surrounding the process of cremation, which leads people to feel scared of it — but that fear simply comes from the unknown.
Lauren, a former funeral home worker who goes by @lovee.miss.lauren on TikTok, decided to walk her followers — over 2.5 million — through the process of cremation and bust a few common myths.
According to Lauren, the most common question people ask is, “How can I be certain that the ashes I receive truly belong to my loved one?”
She then explains the process from start to finish, stating that when the body is transferred to the Crematory, a metal plate displaying a specific ID number is placed on it. The plate remains with the body during the cremation. Following the process, the ashes are placed in a bag labeled with the correct identification, and a cremation certificate is issued containing the person’s name and registration number.
Some of the questions may sound strange, but they refer to real issues.
For example, someone wanted to know if a tampon is removed from the body if a woman dies while on a period.
Lauren explains that in most cases, autopsy is done before cremation and the tampon is removed especially if embalming is conducted. This, of course, is done with the family’s approval and adheres to strict protocols that ensure respect for the body.
Louise Singer, manager of Bramcote Bereavement Services in the UK, also opened up of the process of cremation. She explained that before the process starts, workers check the coffin for anything that can’t be cremated, such as pieces of metal or other tributes that can cause issues.
It is very important to ensure that the body doesn’t have a pacemaker fitted because it can easily explode under high heat and lift a 20-ton, seven-inch-thick cremation chamber into the air.
The temperature in the furnace is between 800 and 1,000 degrees Celsius and it takes around an hour and a half to completely burn.Workers check the progress through a spy hole.
If you have further questions regarding cremation, speak to a funeral director.
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Thomas, a renowned architect, believed his life was perfect. After all, he had accomplished everything he has ever dreamed of. He was married to his high-school sweetheart, Olivia, owned a nice house, and had a daughter, 3-month-old Emma, whom he adored.
That morning, Thomas woke up feeling more accomplished than ever — It was the day of baby Emma’s baptism.
When he looked at his sweet little girl, he knew that everything he and his wife went through to have her — the exhausting IVF treatments and long hospital stays — was all worth it.
While Thomas’ face spoke excitement, Olivia seemed distant, but he believed she was just stressed because of the upcoming ceremony.
“Is everything ready?” he asked her.
“Yes, everyone’s coming. The balloons are ready, the cake is in the kitchen… It’s going to be a lovely day,” Olivia answered, but because of some strange reason, the smile was lacking from her face.
Once at the church, family members, neighbors, and colleagues started arriving.
Emma was dressed in a lovely blue dress, matching her mom’s.
Priest James greeted everyone who had gathered to witness and celebrate baby Emma’s baptism. He took the baby in his hands, but just as he was about to start the ceremony, his hands started trembling.
“Is everything all right?” Thomas asked.
The priest looked at Thomas, and then at Olivia and the baby.
Finally, he was able to speak. “This child… She bears the Anderson birthmark,” Pasto James said. “This mark. It’s unique to the Anderson family line. My family line…”
Thomas was shocked. “Pastor James, it’s just a birthmark. Many babies have them. What are you trying to say?”
“This exact mark, in this exact place. It appears in every generation of my family,” Pastor James said.
At that moment, Olivia started crying, and Thomas knew something was terribly wrong.
He recalled that months ago, Pastor James’ brother, Andrew, returned to town. He was a counselor at the church and Olivia visited him to help her with the tough time she experienced with the fertility issues.
“No! It can’t be,” Thomas yelled and looked at his wife, but she didn’t say anything. She didn’t deny that Emily could not be his daughter. She just cried, and that was it.
At that moment, Thomas’ world shattered. He left the church and somehow found himself sitting on a bench an hour away. His phone rang uncontrollably, but he couldn’t answer. He wasn’t ready to accept the truth he had just heard, that his Emma wasn’t his.
It took some time before he was able to face Olivia, the woman he loved and trusted with all his heart.
She claimed that she and Andrew had only been together once. At that point, she was at her lowest. But that didn’t change the fact that she betrayed her husband and lied to him about his daughter.
Andrew knew the truth the entire time, but once he learned Olivia was carrying his child, he left town again. He did want to meet the little one when she was born, and they met once at the nearby park, but that was it.
Eventually, Thomas was able to forgive Olivia because he cared about Emma too much. He knew that fatherhood was more than just the DNA that child carried.
But the trust was broken, and their relationship was never the same.
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German company Henkel recalled over 1,000 bottles of their shampoo brand Tec Italy Totale Shampoo due to fears of possible contamination with Klebsiella oxytoca, a potentially deadly bacteria that can cause infection of the eyes, skin, and nose.
Henkel warned that it had distributed the shampoo in New York and California but it may have reached additional states.
Tec Italy is available for online purchase to consumers from Europe.
According to a release by the manufacturer, the recalled shampoo “is packaged in a green plastic 33.81 fluid ounce/1 liter bottle, marked with the lot number 1G27542266 on the side and the UPC code 7501438375850.”
Henkel further explained that exposure to Klebsiella oxytoca can cause health effects in humans, including eye, nose and skin infections, with “additional reactions for consumers with immune-compromised conditions,” as reported by Fox News.
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“To date, there have been no reports of user harm or injury related to these products,” Henkel said in the release.
“Consumers who experience symptoms, or have any medical questions associated with this recall, should consult a physician immediately.”
The bacteria is not harmful within the intestinal system. However, if it spreads to other parts of the body, such as the bloodstream, it can kill 10–20% of patients.
It can cause pneumonia-like symptoms including fever, chills, shortness of breath, and cough if it enters the body through other channels, such as the bloodstream.
The recall was classified as Class II, which denotes “a situation where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote or where use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.”
Those who have already purchased the shampoo contaminated with the bacteria should stop using it and return it where they bought it for a full refund, the company said.
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A group photo shared on Reddit has gained a lot of attention, but not for the right reasons.
Namely, when the group of friends posed for the photo, they probably never imagined it would go viral, or that it would end up frightening so many people.
This seemingly innocent photo came with an unexpected twist.
At first glance, it looks just like a regular selfie meant to capture a moment of fun time during a hiking trip of six friends. However, there is something wrong with the picture.
The person who posted it on Reddit captioned it: “A friend of mine sent me this picture from his group of friends in Chile. At first, I didn’t notice anything unusual. But once you see it, you can’t unsee it.”
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Upon closer examination of the photo, fellow Redditors started noticing a creepy face lurking among the friends. Someone who wasn’t part of the group and not even there when the photo was taken.
Eagle-eyed netizens spotted the creepy face hiding in the bottom left corner of the photo.
The face “squeezed” between the two women isn’t smiling like the rest of the group. What’s more, it stares out blankly from the shadows, giving chills to those who notice it.
“I am not exaggerating when I say that when I finally saw it, I got goosebumps and felt genuine fear,” one commenter confessed. “Wtf. I believe in ghosts again now.”
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Another person wrote, “My dumb*** was looking at the red thing in the bottom left corner. “I was like, uhhh, looks like someone was just cut out of the pic… then BOOM, I saw it. Runs to hide under the covers.”
Of course, there were also those who tried to offer more logical explanations.
“It’s just a person that’s also in the group with their face being hidden in shadow by the two around it, and made to look creepy with that intense blue filter,” someone wrote.
No matter how that face ended up on the photo, one thing is certain, when you see it, you can’t unsee it.
Photos like this, no matter how unsettling they might be, create a strange sense of fascination.
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Robert Francis Prevost has become the 267th person to become Pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV.
Even before his name was announced, the crowd gathered in front of the St Peter’s Basilica chanted “Viva il Papa” or long live the Pope.
Leo, who was born in Chicago, is the first American to hold the position of the head of the Catholic church. Despite his place of birth, the Vatican described him as the second pope from the Americas (Francis was from Argentina).
His election brought renewed hope, especially because he is believed to share late Pope Francis’ values and views on a number of issues, including the poor, migration, and the environment, among the rest.
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As Catholics celebrate Pope Leo XIV, a prophecy is casting a shadow on the future of the church.
A prophecy, known as the Prophecy of the Popes, claims there would be 112 popes after Malachy’s time — Saint Malachy was an Irish mystic who lived in the 12th century — with the last one being referred to as “Peter the Roman.”
According to some, Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88, could mark the 112th pope on that list, USA Today writes.
Josh Canning, director of Toronto’s Chaplaincy at the Newman Centre, dismissed the idea in 2013. He said, “I don’t know how you can connect Peter the Roman with Pope Francis.”
Fr. James Weiss, an Episcopal priest and professor at Boston College, dubbed the prophecy a forgery. “The prophecies are a forgery. I don’t believe there’s any credibility to them.”
Further, Weiss argues that the popes in the prophesy aren’t specifically names. On the contrary, they are referred to as to “swift bear” and “rose of Umbria.”
Medieval history professor Joëlle Rollo-Koster says there is not even evidence that Malachy wrote any prophecy whatsoever. ”As a historian, I am hardcore on the evidence, and that, for me, is the ultimate proof that Malachy did not utter prophecies or write prophecies,” she said.
The prophecy, no matter if one believes in it or not, doesn’t show any connection to Pope Leo XIV.
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Identifying the warning signs of brain aneurysm can be challenging, yet medical professionals are trying to raise awareness of the consequences by discussing some of the symptoms of this life-threatening condition.
The Mayo Clinic states that “A brain aneurysm is a bulge or ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain. It often looks like a berry hanging on a stem.
A brain aneurysm can leak or rupture, causing bleeding into the brain (hemorrhagic stroke).
Most often a ruptured brain aneurysm occurs in the space between the brain and the thin tissues covering the brain. This type of hemorrhagic stroke is called a subarachnoid hemorrhage.”
They further list some of the most common symptoms people should be aware of such as:
A sudden and severe headache (often described as “the worst headache of my life”)
Blurred or double vision
Confusion
One dilated pupil
One drooping eyelid
Fainting
Nausea/vomiting
Pain around one eye
Stiffness in the neck
Sensitivity to light
Seizures
Weakness and/or numbness
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According to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, headaches are the first symptom of leaked or ruptured aneurysm. It doesn’t necessarily mean that a person will experience all of the symptoms, but if you do experience most, call an ambulance or have someone drive you to the hospital. Avoid driving on your own.
When a brain aneurysm leaks it’s called a sentinel bleed. The first symptom is a severe headache that starts suddenly and doesn’t stop for days. Be sure to seek medical help right away before the rupture happens.
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What causes brain aneurysm to form is still unknown but doctors believe older people and women are at higher risk of developing one. Further, they say other categories who may develop one over time are heavy smokers, drug and alcohol abusers, and people with high blood pressure.
Brain aneurysm can also occur after a person experiences a head injury or certain blood infections. Some are even born with it.
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Four-year-old girl was discovered alive and trapped inside a New York apartment next to her deceased family.
The girl’s mom, Lisa Cotton, 38, and her 8-year-old brother, Nazir Millien, were dead for at least several days before Lisa’s older daughter went to check on them following a call from the landlord.
According to Lisa’s father, Hubert Cotton, his daughter suffered from asthma and had bipolar disorder. She likely died of a cardiac arrest. His grandson, who was born prematurely and had a feeding tube, probably died of starvation.
When Hubert received a call from Lisa’s landlord who questioned whether she had left the apartment, he sent Lisa’s older daughter to check up on her mom and siblings.
The sight was a devastating one – bugs were crawling over Nazir’s dead body.
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The youngest sibling, 4-year-old Promise was by her mom’s bed, feeding herself with chocolate.
No one knows for sure how long the mother and her son had been dead, but neighbors complained of an odor that smelled like death for weeks.
After receiving an anonymous call, cops conducted a welfare check on the family Tuesday at the East 231st Street apartment in the Wakefield section. However, since they didn’t feel the odor or heard noises coming from the apartment, they left.
“They said they’d be back in a few days,” a neighbor said of the cops. “One of the social workers said she was trying to get a court order to have the door broken in.”
Lisa’s older daughter grabbed Promise, took her out of the apartment, and called 911.
It is a miracle how the girl managed to stay alive for days next to her deceased family.
Promise is now staying with her grandfather, who says, “She hasn’t said anything. She’s a baby. She looks at me sometimes, you know? Like she knows something.
“We don’t know anything, we’re trying to find out.”
Hubert wonders how he’ll lay his daughter and his grandson to rest.
“I’m sorry… Two of them,” he said through tears. “How am I going to get the money? To bury both of them?”
One of Lisa’s neighbors, Eric Perez, who lives on the floor above Lisa’s, said, “The landlord hadn’t done wellness checks, people had called, neighbors called.
“It just smells like rat infested… the exterminator said the same thing — the smell is similar to rats and even death.”
Other neighbors witnessed Lisa acted strange and inappropriately at times.
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Teddi Mellencamp, a fitness company entrepreneur and co-host of the podcast Two Ts In A Pod, disclosed her stage 4 melanoma diagnosis with her followers.
Mellencamp, who was part of the reality show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for three seasons, told Us Weekly at the time, “I’m fighting for my life. But also for my family’s life and all the people I love.”
In February, she took to the social media to explain that she had experienced severe headaches. Following a doctor’s appointment, they discovered multiple tumors in her brain and surgically removed two on February 12.
Mellencamp was first diagnosed with melanoma in 2022, but now the cancer progressed and spread to her lungs and brain.
“I kinda thought that I had already beaten it,” she said in April. “And then a couple days later, I found out I had four more tumors. So there’s so many different highs and lows.”
The wellness coach also spoke of how her diagnosis has influenced her children whom she shares with former husband Edwin Arroyave.
“Whether it was good news or bad news, we all just try to be there for each other and find special moments that we can have.
“I know everyone says this, but I have really good kids,” she continued. “Laughter has been a huge part of what makes it so much better.”
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After her brain surgery, she made a powerful appearance at a cancer benefit last week where she proudly showed her scars. Mellencamp chose not to wear a wig at the event.
“The day to day decision of wig versus no wig. Crying days I tend to pick the wig,” she shared on Instagram, posting a selfie with a full blonde wig on.
“This is my first night out since I got out of the hospital,” she said. “I feel good. I know it feels really devastating right now, but everything – it gets better.”
In her most recent Instagram video, Mellencamp shared a positive update, saying her tumors have “shrunk or disappeared” following treatment.
She has been receiving both radiation and immunotherapy.
“One update I couldn’t wait to share!” Mellencamp wrote in the caption. “All tumors stage 4 (metastasized melanoma in my brain and lungs) shrunk or disappeared so I have 6ish more weeks of immunotherapy and doctors believe I will be healed if everything stays on course. Thank you to everyone who has sent their love, prayers, and positivity.”
“I have two more sessions of immunotherapy, and then hopefully, I am done, and I will be cancer-free,” she continued. “I’m going to keep a positive outlook, because that’s the way my doctor just spoke to me. He’s like, ‘You did this. You got this … you got that Mellencamp blood. So, you’re good.'”
According to the American Cancer Society, stage 4 cancer is the most advanced phase of the disease, with a five-year survival rate of 35%.
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Robert Francis Prevost, 69, Chicago-born, becomes 267th pope as Leo XIV.
He is believed to share late Pope Francis’ views on environment, the migrants, and the poor.
This means his views on certain topics oppose those of President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance, especially migrants.
Pope Leo XIV himself comes from a family of immigrants.
“I was born in the United States… But my grandparents were all immigrants, French, Spanish… I was raised in a very Catholic family, both of my parents were very engaged in the parish,” he said.
Although he was born in the US, the Vatican described him as the second pope from the Americas (Francis was from Argentina).
President Trump called Leo’s election “such an honor for our country” and wished the pope well in his new role.
Days before Leo’s election — during the period of mourning following Frances’ passing — Trump shared an AI generated photo of himself dressed in a pope’s robe, an act that sparked significant backlash from religious and political figures.
Trump captioned the post on Truth Social, “I’d like to be pope. That would be my No. 1 choice.”
He added he didn’t actually have preference. “I must say, we have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who’s very good, so we’ll see what happens,” referring to Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of New York.
Posting on his X profile as Cardinal Robert Prevost, Pope Leo criticized Vance for an interview he gave about Christianity on Fox News.
“JD Vance is wrong,” he said. “Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.”
Discussing concerns over the Trump administration’s handling of immigration, Vance referenced a Christian tenet “that you love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens, and then after that, prioritize the rest of the world.”
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After receiving criticism on his views, Vance took to the social media to defend himself, writing, “Just google ‘ordo amoris.’ Aside from that, the idea that there isn’t a hierarchy of obligations violates basic common sense.”
Ten days later, Pope Leo, as Cardinal Robert Prevost, shared another piece from a Jesuit publication, titled, “Pope Francis’ letter, JD Vance’s ‘ordo amoris’ and what the Gospel asks of all of us on immigration.”
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Vance congratulated Pope Leo on his election. “I’m sure millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his successful work leading the Church. May God bless him!”
The latest post on X by Pope Leo was a reposted social media article that was critical of the Trump administration’s deportation of a US resident, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, to El Salvador. Garcia was sent to the world’s worst prison due to an administration mistake, but he’s unable to return home.
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Louis Johnson III, “LJ,” was 11 years old when he took his own life on April 27, 2023.
Two years after his tragic passing, his grieving parents, Tyka Johnson and Louis Johnson Jr., filed a lawsuit against the school district he was in, the Marion County School Board in Ocala, Fla., on Monday, April 21, over LJ’s suicide.
They claimed their son’s fifth-grade teacher, named as Donna White in the lawsuit but listed as Dawn in school’s documents, b***ied him constantly and invited other students to call him names, which led to LJ’s anxiety, depression, and eventually committing suicide.
According to the Johnsons — as stated in the filing obtained by People — White “constantly, consistently and relentlessly publicly humiliated minor child [LJ] in front of his peers, calling him ‘stupid’ and ridiculing him in front of his classmates on several occasions over the span of months.”
The parents took their concerns of b****ying to the school board, but they didn’t act in any way to prevent the teacher’s behavior.
According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, LJ died in the hospital, two days after his attempt to take his own life.
Following the tragic incident, authorities interviewed more than two dozen students about White’s behavior, WCJBreported.
The report from the questioning of the students revealed that the teacher, whose contract was terminated following the investigation, would get furious and reduce students to tears when they failed to answer her questions right.
White’s “verbally insulting, humiliating, and embarrassing students” inflicted psychological distress on her victims, the report concluded.
LJ’s family started a GoFundMe page to help the family with the expenses. In it, they once again accused White of leading LJ to death.
“LJ was the youngest of four and so full of potential and promise. He loved the beach, catching crabs, making TikTok recipes and was a huge advocate for the homeless. If he saw a homeless person, he immediately said ‘dad, we gotta pray for that person’. Since moving to Florida, LJ battled with b****ing. He gave up his fight and took his own life on 4/27/2023.”
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Nobel Prize winner Ivan Pavlov, a Russian neurologist, demonstrated conditioned learning—also known as a conditioned reflex—by conducting an experiment involving dogs and a bell. Before feeding them, he would ring the bell, and over time, the dogs began to associate the sound with food, eventually salivating at the sound alone.
This discovery was groundbreaking and influenced the theory of behaviorism that suggests “all behaviors are acquired through conditioning processes.”
This means that “It all comes down to the patterns of learning we’ve acquired through associations, rewards, and punishments. This approach argues that it’s our environment that shapes our actions more than our thoughts and feelings.”
Influenced by Pavlov’s work, psychologist John B. Watson and his graduate student Rosalie Rayner decided to apply the same logic. This time, however, using a baby known as “Little Albert.”
Their experiment is referred to as “medical misogyny.”
They chose a nine-month old baby, whose mother was a vet nurse at the hospital where the experiment was conducted. She wasn’t fully aware of what her child experienced behind closed doors.
“He was healthy from birth and one of the best developed youngsters ever brought to the hospital, weighing twenty-one pounds at nine months of age,” Watson and his study partner, Rosalie Rayner, wrote of Little Albert. “He was on the whole stolid and unemotional. His stability was one of the principal reasons for using him as a subject in this test. We felt that we could do him relatively little harm by carrying out such experiments.”
The baby was exposed to soft animals, including a white rat, a rabbit, a dog, a monkey, some masks, cotton, wool, and burning newspapers among the rest.
At first, he played with the animals and didn’t show any fear, but over time, whenever he reached for the white rat, Watson would bang a metal pipe with a hammer right behind the baby, startling him and making him cry.
This was repeated enough times until the baby cried and screamed just by looking at the rat.
Eventually, Albert began to associate anything white and fluffy with sheer terror. This included Santa Clause, because of his white beard.
Watson was happy his “Little Albert experiment” worked, but neither he nor his assistant did anything to reverse the damage – or to “decondition” him – as they promised to his mother.
Instead, they let Albert toughen up all by himself.
Sadly, Little Albert died aged six from hydrocephalus – a condition where fluid builds up in the brain.
It turned out that he wasn’t as healthy at the start of the experiment as Watson wrote in the study he published.
“He has a very large head, and he’s quite pudgy and short, but the head is still big for a pudgy, short infant,” Fridlund told How Stuff Works of the obvious health issues the baby was having.
“The second thing was how abnormal he was in his behavior. During that entire film – on which Albert appears for roughly four minutes – you see not one social smile from Albert. Not one.”
Further, he added: “Not once in the film, despite being brought an Airdale that’s scampering all over, being shown burning paper, being shown a monkey cavorting on a leash – and he has a steel bar struck with a hammer 14 times behind his back – not once does Albert turn to either Watson or Rayner to seek support. If infants perceive that the stimulus is threatening, they typically run toward a caretaker.”
Over the years, scholars have debated over the true identity of Little Albert.
Researcher Hall Beck from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, believes he was Douglas Merritte, the six-year-old who died.
Russ Powell and his colleagues at MacEwan University in Alberta, Canada, believed baby Albert was in fact William Albert Barger, who was born at the same hospital. Barger lived until 2007 but didn’t recall being part of any experiment. Throughout his life, he was only afraid of dogs.
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Madeleine McCann went missing 17 years ago from an apartment in Praia da Luz, in Portugal, while her parents were out having dinner. Her case is still considered to be “the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history.”
Last year, Madeleine’s devastated parents, who are still looking for answer, shared a heartbreaking message.
“It’s 17 years since Madeleine was taken from us,” it read. “It’s hard to even say that number without shaking our heads in disbelief. Whilst we are fortunate in many ways and able to live a relatively normal and enjoyable life now, the ‘living in limbo’ is still very unsettling. And the absence still aches.”
“Your support continues to encourage us and bolsters our strength to keep going. We know the love and hope for Madeleine and the will to find her, even after so many years, remains, and we are truly thankful for that.
“Thank you again for remembering Madeleine and all missing children. Kate and Gerry.”
The prime suspect in the case, German pedophile Christian Brückner, 48, is currently serving a seven-year sentence for raping a 72-year-old American in Praia da Luz in 2005. At the same time, he’s awaiting a trial for a separate case in which he’s charged for raping an Irish tour rep in 2004.
A former cellmate of Brückner, Laurentiu Codin, 50, claimed he once bragged about stealing a child in Portugal.
”He told me that in Portugal, that he had stolen there… he was in a region of hotels where people are there, not sure how you say, rich people, where rich people live,” Codin recalled.
“And when he was in the area of the hotels where the rich people live, there was somewhere an open window, he told me this, and this was the reason he asked me whether fingerprints could be left when he went out of the window.
”He said he went into the flat because of money and said that he didn’t find any money, but found a kid, and took the child, and that two hours later, the place he was, it was then surrounded by police and dogs.”
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”And he then went away, out of the area, I am just saying what he told me… And he took the child in Portugal in his car, and in the time when the police and dogs were there at the house, he drove away, and he was gone, he asked me if the DNA from a child can be found as evidence and I answered yes.”
The defendant’s lawyer, Philipp Marquart, dismissed the testimony, stating: ”All of these claims are completely new. All of them. He has never said anything like this before, and they all contradict each other.”
Braunschweig Chief Public Prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters confirmed to The Independent that Brückner is seeking early release from his jail term.
A person close to the case told a German outlet: “Normally a move like his bid for an early release would be laughed out of court.
“But everyone is very nervous after what happened with his r*** trial last year.
The source added that Madeleine’s prosecutors are ‘nervous’ and it could ‘mean disaster for the Madeleine McCann case.’
“Charging over Madeleine would be the only ace left up their sleeve for keeping Christian B. behind bars,” they continued.
“Let’s hope they don’t need it.”
In case the court approves Christian Brückner’s early release, Madeleine’s legal team is likely to appeal immediately. This could push back his release by months. If the appeal is unsuccessful, prosecutors may have to formally charge him in connection with her disappearance to keep him in custody.
As this critical legal fight continues, the McCanns and their supporters remain hopeful that justice will finally be served.
A major update follows investigators’ disturbing discovery at Brueckner’s hideaway in central Germany.
According to The Sun, which is producing a documentary on the case, among the items found there were masks, unlicensed firearms, ammunition, bikes, children’s toys, chilling photographs of young girls, and a staggering 75 children’s swimsuits, despite Brueckner not having a child.
There were also writings in which he expressed his obsession with abducting children. They included a case of him drugging a mother and her daughter outside a preschool and s**ually abusing a 4-year-old blond girl.
Conversations between Brueckner and other pedophiles were also discovered. I one of them, he revealed he wanted to: “capture something small and use it for days.”
Among the photos investigators found, there was one showing Brueckner at Arade Dam, just 35 miles from where Maddie vanished.
Allegedly, he attended a festival in Spain and revealed to someone that Madeleine “didn’t scream.”
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The Mirror reported that evidence contained in a hard drive that is in the possession of the police for some time now could finally be revealed. Sadly, it may include images that suggest Madeleine is not alive.
“We have strong evidence that Madeleine McCann is dead and that our suspect killed her. We don’t have the body and no parts of the body, but we have enough evidence to say our suspect killed Madeleine McCann,” German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters said in 2020.
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His upbringing was greatly influenced by his grandparents from his mother’s side.
What’s most, the same source claimed the young Trump “has more characteristics of a European than an American.”
“He isn’t as aggressive as many of his age when they are in their own social circles. He is someone who listens before talking, and is super polite,” the source explained.
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During an occasion, while speaking of Barron’s height at a campaign rally, Trump mentioned his late mother-in-law and thanked her for everything she had done for his son and his family.
“I want to thank her incredible, beautiful mother who passed away a few days ago,” he said. “And she’s up there, way up there. She’s looking down and she’s so proud of us,” he told the crowd.
“And I just want to say to Amalija, you are special, one of the most special people I’ve ever known,” he added.
Trump further added, “Great people, great parents to all of us, really. Great parents, but also to Barron. Boy, did she take care of Barron. That’s how he got so tall, he only ate her food.”
PALM BEACH, FL – JANUARY 18: Viktor Knavs, Melania Trump, Barron Trump and Donald Trump are seen at the funeral of Melania’s mother Amalija Knavs on January 18, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
Speaking of her mother, Melania told Fox News, “Her life was incredible in Slovenia.
“Once Barron was born, he was her focus. It’s almost like she was a second mother, especially because of my schedule in the White House and being so busy. They had an incredible bond. Her and Barron, it was a relationship like no other.”
Amelija and Viktor Knavs adored their grandson Barron.
“Both her parents spend a huge amount of time in the White House, living there,” a source told CBS. “There’s a unit within the family unit, and it’s Melania, her mother, her father, and Barron. And they all speak Slovenian. And it’s kind of interesting: the Secret Service has no idea what they’re saying.”
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Barron and his grandfather Viktor Knavs share a special bond, a source close to the family has revealed. “Viktor is extremely close to his grandson, Barron, and you often see them walking around Mar-a-Lago together – or at least you did before Barron went off to New York University,” they told Daily Mail.
“He keeps himself very much to himself. Melania spends most of her time in her private quarters, and that’s where Viktor and Ines tend to be,” the source further added. “They are private people, very proud of Melania and devoted to her.”
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