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'Jeopardy!' fans label Ray Lalonde as 'new favorite champ' for joining WGA on picket line
'Jeopardy!' fans label Ray Lalonde as 'new favorite champ' for joining WGA on picket line
Ray Lalonde was the first 'Jeopary!' champ to announce stepping back from appearing on the show until the WGA strike reaches its purported conclusion
2023-07-24 17:38
Fed should do more to encourage discount window use: ex-Fed staffer
Fed should do more to encourage discount window use: ex-Fed staffer
By Ann Saphir Regulatory guidelines issued in late July encouraging banks to incorporate the Federal Reserve's so-called discount
2023-08-08 01:02
Is Kirby's Dream Buffet Free?
Is Kirby's Dream Buffet Free?
Wondering if Kirby's Dream Buffet will be free-to-play? Here's what you need to know.
1970-01-01 08:00
Score lifetime access to Curiosity Stream for just $170
Score lifetime access to Curiosity Stream for just $170
TL;DR: As of October 30, you can get a lifetime of access to educational content
2023-10-30 17:00
Titmus reclaims world record with dominant 400m freestyle win
Titmus reclaims world record with dominant 400m freestyle win
Australia's Ariarne Titmus blew 400m freestyle rivals Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh out of the water and reclaimed her world record at swimming's world...
2023-07-23 20:25
The Split star Anna Chancellor announces the death of artist daughter Poppy, aged 36
The Split star Anna Chancellor announces the death of artist daughter Poppy, aged 36
The Split and Four Weddings and a Funeral star Anna Chancellor has announced the death of her only daughter, Poppy, aged 36. On Saturday (30 September), the actor shared the sad news that Poppy had died from leukaemia on Friday (29 September) on her daughter’s Instagram page. “To all you wonderful and most-loved friends of Poppy. We send you this message with our deepest love,” the heartfelt statement began. “On September 29 Poppy died, held tight by her immediate family just as she had wished. “Despite every effort, her body could not continue any longer. We will be forever grateful to her kind and loving care team at the Royal Marsden. So we, her family and friends who all adore her join the other families who have lost loved ones far too young.” The message added that her family would continue to support her “soul’s journey”, before continuing: “Poppy was and is an unbelievable life force of creativity, compassion, wit, beauty and sheer uniqueness. She transformed our lives, and we are beyond grateful.” Poppy was born in 1988 to Chancellor and the poet Jock Scot. She was an illustrator and artist who had worked for brands such as Adidas and Cath Kidston. According to the Daily Mail, King Charles is rumoured to own one of Poppy’s artworks, given to him as a thank-you after she attended an artists’ residence at his stately home, Dumfries House, in Ayrshire. In May, Poppy spoke to the publication ahead of undergoing chemotherapy. She said: “I am terrified and physically exhausted – at the same time as learning to talk to my body and cells with loving defiance.” Poppy had been keeping her social media followers updated on her health. As well as sharing videos of herself dancing, which she dubbed “the best medicine”, Poppy recently posted an image of herself in a hospital bed after a stem cell transplant in August. Anna Chancellor has acted on screen since 1990, beginning with a role in the soap opera Jupiter Moon. In the Nineties, Chancellor was known for playing barrister Julia Piper in the legal drama series Kavanagh QC as well as playing Caroline Bingley in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Other recognisable roles include Henrietta “Duckface” in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Lady Anstruther on Downton Abbey, and Melanie Aickman in seasons two and three of the BBC family law drama The Split. Poppy was Chancellor’s only child. Read More Billy Connolly says ‘cruel’ Parkinson’s disease has made it difficult to walk Fred Sirieix shares details of medical procedures to ‘investigate’ recent blood tests David Beckham explains why he never sought therapy after 1998 World Cup match left him ‘depressed’ Billy Connolly says ‘cruel’ Parkinson’s disease has made it difficult to walk Fred Sirieix shares details of medical procedures to ‘investigate’ recent blood tests David Beckham explains why he never sought therapy after 1998 England match
2023-10-01 22:12
David Brandt, the internet's favourite farmer, has passed away
David Brandt, the internet's favourite farmer, has passed away
The farmer from the “It Ain't Much, But It's Honest Work” meme has died and the internet is mourning his passing. Farmer Dave Brandt rose to prominence in 2014 thanks to the online meme that featured a picture of him with the caption: “It ain’t much, but it’s honest work.” The image of Brandt, an Ohio farmer and “soil health pioneer”, originally came from a United States Department of Agriculture article but it wasn’t until 2018 that the image became a meme with the added caption. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter It became a meme when it was posted on a Reddit channel about meme culture, as part of a joke about original content being stolen and gaining thousands of upvotes. Now, the internet has been left bereft after learning that Brandt died suddenly after sustaining significant injuries in an accident on Saturday 20 May after reportedly being “ejected from his truck”, according to the Ohio NoTill Council. As well as being mourned by the online community, Brandt’s passing has also hit the farming community hard. He was considered a “pioneer” in soil health and was a leading researcher in no-till farming methods that allow farming without damaging the soil. One mourner tweeted: “David Brandt changed the world by simply farming his little piece of land in Ohio and telling all who were open to hear about it.” Another wrote: “Your honest work on earth is done. Rest In Peace, sir.” “Rest in Peace, Dave Brandt. One of the pioneers of no-till farming,” tweeted another. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-23 04:38
Lewis Hamilton: Racist abuse of Vinicius Junior really hits home for me
Lewis Hamilton: Racist abuse of Vinicius Junior really hits home for me
Lewis Hamilton said the racist abuse aimed at Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior evoked painful memories from his own career. Brazil international Vinicius was subjected to monkey chants in his side’s 1-0 defeat at Valencia in LaLiga last weekend. Valencia were given a partial stadium ban for five matches plus a fine of 45,000 euros (£39,000) – a punishment the club called “totally disproportionate” – while Real, who said the incident constituted a “hate crime”, filed a complaint with the Spanish State Attorney General’s Office. Hamilton, Formula One’s sole black driver, experienced racist abuse in Spain at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya in 2008. He also revealed earlier this year he had bananas thrown at him and was repeatedly called the “n-word” at school. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, the 38-year-old said: “It really hits home for me. “It really brings up emotions about things that I experienced, whether it’s back in the UK or whether it was when I was racing in Italy or in France or in Spain. It can be so hurtful the things that people say. “It’s devastating to think that in 2023 we’re still seeing these things and hearing these things. “Firstly, he’s [Vinicius Junior] been incredibly brave. It is amazing what so many of these athletes that are experiencing that on the pitch are doing in terms of standing tall, standing strong and continuing to be humble and not being reactive but being responsible. “There is no room for discrimination in society today. Sports need to do more, we all need to continue to do more. If we see it, and hear it, we need to do something about it.”
2023-05-26 19:57
Adolis Garcia gave Astros all the motivation they need to finish off this series
Adolis Garcia gave Astros all the motivation they need to finish off this series
If the Texas Rangers do lose to the Houston Astros, they have Adolis Garcia to blame.
2023-10-23 01:28
Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit
Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit
The share of Americans, particularly children, in poverty rose significantly last year, in part because Congress did not renew a Covid-19 pandemic enhancement to the child tax credit, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday.
2023-09-12 22:23
England run riot before Ireland suffer Tongue lashing
England run riot before Ireland suffer Tongue lashing
Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett compiled record-breaking centuries before debutant Josh Tongue took his first wickets in Test cricket as England continued to dominate their Ashes warm-up against Ireland...
2023-06-03 01:54
How My Mother and I Wrote A Book When We Can Barely Understand Each Other
How My Mother and I Wrote A Book When We Can Barely Understand Each Other
I began writing my memoir without knowing how it’d end — a strange thing to say about a type of book that’s literally comprised of the memories that already reside in your own head. But I had no idea what I was driving toward as I began typing out the pages that’d eventually become Oh My Mother!, a book about the relationship I had and have with my own mother, Qing Li, who came to the United States in 1988 on a trip to visit my father who was studying abroad, found herself stuck in a new country and unable to return home, and was forced to begin the taxing process of reinventing her whole life at the age of 28.
1970-01-01 08:00