Umar Nawaz was just seven years old when his world was turned upside down by a deadly terrorist attack in Pakistan. Umar thought he was “dreaming” after hearing his big brother Haris was among the 141 killed by the Pakistan Taliban in the Army Public School massacre in Peshawar on 16 December 2014. His other older brother, Ahmad, was shot in the arm, leaving him with an injury requiring emergency surgery. Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, the 6ft 3in (191cm) striker says: “We had to come to the UK for his treatment and from there we thought the UK was the...
Rapper Kay Flock Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Conviction In Shootings
Rapper Kay Flock was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison for a series of shootings in his Bronx neighborhood, derailing a music career that was just taking off before his 2021 arrest. The 22-year-old rapper, whose real name is Kevin Perez, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman, who criticized Perez for sending the wrong message to his young peers by glorifying violence during a less-than-18-month stretch from 2020 to 2021 that prosecutors said left dozens of people on Bronx streets shot at, injured or killed. “You taunted, you celebrated and you helped create a cycle of...
NBA Will Look Into Granting Relief To Miami Heat Over Terry Rozier, Commissioner Says
The NBA is not sure how long the various investigations and legal processes surrounding gambling charges faced by Miami guard Terry Rozier, Portland coach and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Chauncey Billups and others will take to be completed, Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday. But the league will look into the possibility of giving Miami some sort of “satisfactory relief,” Silver added, though he stopped short of saying such a move would be possible. “This is an unprecedented situation,” Silver said. It’s a multi-layered issue for the league and the Heat, given that Rozier’s $26.6 million salary takes up about...
Brazilian Cardinal Orders A Popular Catholic Priest To Go Offline Following Right-Wing Attacks
A renowned Brazilian Catholic priest confirmed Tuesday that he was ordered by Sao Paulo’s archbishop to stop broadcasting his services and avoid social media postings all-together, following attacks from right-wing figures who denounce his actions as leftist. With 2.3 million followers on Instagram, Júlio Lancellotti, 76, is famous all over Brazil for his extensive advocacy and outreach work with homeless people in Sao Paulo. On Tuesday, he told journalists he received the news from Cardinal Odilo Scherer, Sao Paulo’s archbishop, “in a spirit of obedience and resilience.” Sao Paulo’s archdiocese said in a statement that “issues discussed by the archbishop and a...
Australia To Hold Funerals For The 15 Victims Of An Antisemitic Mass Shooting At Bondi Beach
Australia prepared for the funerals on Wednesday for some of the 15 victims of an antisemitic mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, an attack that police said was inspired by the Islamic State group. The victims were between 10 and 87 years old. Twenty-two people who were injured in the attack remained in Sydney hospitals Wednesday, six of them in a critical condition. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday that the IS link assessment was based on evidence obtained, including “the presence of Islamic State flags in the vehicle that has been seized.” Among the injured...
Doctor Who Helped Sell Ketamine To Actor Matthew Perry Before His Overdose Death Avoids Prison Time
A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death was sentenced Tuesday to 8 months of home confinement. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence that included 3 years of supervised release to 55-year-old Dr. Mark Chavez in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles. Before the sentence was delivered, Chavez addressed the judge and said he had lost a loved one recently and understood the grief that Perry’s death has caused. “I just want to say my heart goes out to the Perry family,” he said. Chavez acquired ketamine and gave...
An MIT Professor Was Fatally Shot At His Home And Police Launched A Homicide Investigation
A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fatally shot at his home near Boston, and authorities said Tuesday they had launched a homicide investigation. Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47-year-old physicist and fusion scientist, was shot Monday night at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts. He died at a local hospital on Tuesday, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. The prosecutor’s office said no suspects had been taken into custody as of Tuesday afternoon, and that its investigation was ongoing. Loureiro, who joined MIT in 2016, was named last year to lead MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion...
Nigeria vs Egypt Friendly: Chelle Set to Test New Faces and Tactics Ahead of AFCON
The Super Eagles of Nigeria face Egypt tonight, December 16, in an international friendly that promises to be a valuable test as preparations intensify for the Africa Cup of Nations . Newly appointed head coach Eric Chelle is expected to use the encounter to assess fresh faces, experiment with tactical ideas, and build squad depth ahead of the continental showpiece. Since taking charge in January, Chelle has quickly stamped his philosophy on the team, with Nigeria showing clear signs of a more progressive and attacking style of play. Chelle is known for his tactical flexibility, but his preferred setups lean...
Something Sumptuous For The Festive Season: Oven Grilled Catfish And Fried Yam Recipe
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