[ad_1] After shooting his two sons to death, John Edwards put a black T-shirt on a wire hanger and hung it from a dresser at the foot of his bed. Three words were printed on the shirt: “World’s Greatest Dad.” The unhealthy scene was discovered by officers who came to …
Read More »Chiefs part ways with Tabai Matson in Super Rugby coaches shakeup
[ad_1] Michael Bradley / Getty Images Tabai Matson has been fired as an assistant coach by the Chiefs. The Chiefs have tapped assistant coach Tabai Matson. In a press release issued on Saturday, the Super Rugby club said that Matson, who had no contract, would not re-sign for the 2021 …
Read More »September 11: The truth behind the famous Falling Man and his true identity
[ad_1] WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The usually bustling express subway was completely empty on the morning of September 11, 2001. Except for one man. It was unusual for a carriage speeding from downtown Times Square into New York City’s financial business district during the morning rush hour to have only one …
Read More »Coronavirus: Latest on COVID-19 from around the world – Saturday, September 12
[ad_1] The government’s official R estimate for the whole of the UK released on Friday is between 1 and 1.2. Vatican Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has become the highest-ranking Vatican official known to have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Vatican said on Friday that Tagle, 63, a Filipino who …
Read More »Former Tawa man, now head of UNICEF Greece, makes a passionate plea to the kiwis
[ad_1] Four sleeping faces could be mistaken for a pajama party if it weren’t for the asphalt that is now your bed. They all look under 5 years old, none have a pillow, but that is the least of their problems. The four babies and their families escaped from one …
Read More »The ‘limits’ to palliative care are part of the case of the option of assisted death
[ad_1] Dr. Libby Smales is a palliative care specialist with more than 20 years of experience as the director of Cranford Hospice in Hawke’s Bay. On behalf of the Yes for Compassion group, she responds to Nelson Tasman Hospice’s column (September 5) on the End of Life Election Act referendum. …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Sweden’s controversial anti-virus strategy ‘vindicated’, experts say
[ad_1] A country whose coronavirus strategy was mocked by the rest of the world may be laughing last after recording an average of just one death per day from the disease. Sweden infamously chose to ignore calls for heavy closures and has kept most schools, bars and restaurants open during …
Read More »From skiing in the Alps to chemotherapy: how a shower changed Tommy O’Brien’s life
[ad_1] It was supposed to be a year to remember for the rest of his life. And it will be, but not for the reasons Waikato teenager Tommy O’Brien intended when he began his senior year at Cambridge High School as its 2020 principal. The 18-year-old soccer fan was diagnosed …
Read More »“Lack of action by workers” – Rugby Championship, to be held in Australia, becomes fodder for elections | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] New Zealand Rugby has confirmed that the Rugby Championship will be played in Australia after the All Blacks host the Wallabies in two Bledisloe Cup events in October. Your playlist will load after this announcement. A proposal from the Government and NZ Rugby lost to Australia, where players will …
Read More »New Zealand elections 2020: ‘mind-boggling stupidity’ accusation as political parties present their economic visions
[ad_1] While it was not a political debate, the leaders of the political parties did not miss the opportunity to accuse the Government of avoiding the enormous accumulated debt, of being distracted by “awakening themes” and of “mind-boggling stupidity” about COVID-19 rules. Labor leader Jacinda Ardern Ardern spoke about how …
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