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NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is clearly familiar with the bodycam footage released showing him being escorted off a Miami flight by police and the backlash that came with it. The footage begins with officers boarding American Airlines Flight 1228 from Miami to Los Angeles, and they went to Beckham’s first-class seat as other passengers watched.Officers asked Beckham if he was OK. At first, law enforcement appeared to be fine with Beckham. They just thought he was in a deep sleep.  However, flight attendants said they asked him numerous times to wake up and put his seat belt on, saying he didn’t…

Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old Massachusetts mother of three was last seen New Year’s Day in her home in the wealthy Boston suburb of Cohasset, according to police, who have asked for the public’s help in their search for her. Her husband, Brian Walshe, 47, was arrested and accused of misleading officials and lying about his whereabouts on Jan. 1 and 2.Prosecutors have said that officials found blood and a damaged, blood-stained knife in the couple’s basement and that Brian Walshe allegedly spent $450 on items including cleaning supplies, mops and tape the day after his wife was last seen. The attorney for Brian…

A group of 46 lawmakers in the United States House of Representatives have called on the administration of President Joe Biden to revoke any US visa held by former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the wake of Sunday’s attack on Brazil’s capital. On Thursday, the legislators, all Democrats, also petitioned Biden to investigate any US-based “instigators” who might have played a role in the attack. The move comes after thousand of Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings in Brasilia over the weekend, ransacking the Supreme Court building, attacking police and vandalising parts of the National Congress and the Planalto presidential palace. Bolsonaro…

Nearly 2,000 regional Victoria and New South Wales patients have undergone incomplete colonoscopies in the Albury-Wodonga region.Surgeon Liu-Ming Schmidt oversaw the colonoscopies from 2018 to 2022.Safer Care Victoria issued a recall of those impacted following an independent investigation after concerns were raised over Dr Schmidt’s work. Source: Sky News

In a stroke of kismet – or, some light say, luck – the winning ticket for a $15.1 state lottery was sold in the appropriately named town of Luck, Wisconsin.The winning Megabucks lottery ticket for the Jan. 4 drawing was sold at Wayne’s Food Plus, and is the largest winning lottery ticket ever sold by the store, as People.com reported.Luck is a tiny town of approximately 1,100 residents. KENTUCKY WOMAN WINS $175,000 LOTTERY JACKPOT FROM COMPANY’S HOLIDAY PARTY WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE”Thursday morning, when I come in and run my morning reports and ‘get your lottery’ report — it shows, ‘Congrats…

What is Southern Charm without OG star Kathryn Dennis? Fans are going to find out firsthand when season 9 returns later this year. The Bravo series, which is set in Charleston, South Carolina, has seen a lot of casting changes since its 2013 premiere. However, the biggest shake up might come during season 9 as Kathryn announced in January 2023 that she will no longer be a part of the cast. “What a wild ride it’s been! Can you believe I was 21 when I first started filming Southern Charm, back in its first season?” the model told People in…

Volunteers will be navigating the streets of Metro Vancouver for the first count of people living on the streets since the COVID pandemic began. Starting the night of March 7, volunteers will spend 24 hours counting those experiencing homelessness in hopes of gathering valuable information for the province as well as service providers and non-profit agencies.A non-profit organization that specializes in providing services to those living rough says the count is critical for the region.“These aren’t just numbers — these are people,” Nicole Mucci said, a Union Gospel Mission spokesperson.“This is a way for us to understand better how many…

An unfavorable ruling against Google in a closely watched Supreme Court case this term about YouTube’s recommendation engine could have sweeping unintended consequences for much of the wider internet, the search giant argued in a legal filing Thursday. Google, which owns YouTube, is fighting a high-stakes court battle over whether algorithmically generated YouTube recommendations are exempt from Big Tech’s signature liability shield, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Section 230 broadly protects tech platforms from lawsuits over the companies’ content moderation decisions. But a Supreme Court decision that says AI-based recommendations do not qualify for those protections could “threaten…

It’s puffer season! That is, if you live in a city like New York. The plushy outerwear style is a must for navigating the cold Manhattan streets—just ask Anne Hathaway. Yesterday, the star was spotted out and about in the Big Apple wearing a bold (and fashion-forward) version that retails for over $5,000. Though you can never go wrong with a simple and sleek black puffer, Hathaway made the case for a colorful and printed style that makes a bigger fashion statement. Her mixed-print floral style is from 2 Moncler 1952’s collection. The Leviathan Short Down Jacket retails for a whopping $5,325…

Washington CNN  —  The US State Department rolled out a tool for Afghans in the US under parolee status to begin the process of reunifying with their family members on Thursday, a State Department spokesperson told CNN. During the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 many Afghans fled the country on evacuation flights, fearful of the Taliban takeover. Due to the chaotic rush out of the country, which proved deadly for many Afghans, many families were separated from their loved ones. With this new form tens of thousands of Afghans who came to the US around that time are eligible…