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Thirteen unarmed civilians were shot dead by the 1st Battalion of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment on what became known as Bloody Sunday in Bogside, Londonderry on January 30, 1972.Another 15 people were wounded in the shootings, with one of those injured – John Johnston – dying four months later. Other protesters were injured by shrapnel or batons, and two were run down by army vehicles during the chaos which broke out on William Street. The killings, which took place in the space of ten minutes shortly after 4pm, happened during a protest against internment without trial organised by the Northern Ireland…
The ‘Financial Independence, Retire Early’ movement captures many people’s imagination – but it requires strict disciplineScrimping your way through young adulthood to achieve early financial freedom takes huge discipline.The ‘Financial Independence, Retire Early’ movement captures many people’s imagination, but you may well baulk at some of the extreme tactics of its ardent followers.Its fans aim to retire in their 40s by boosting their earnings as much as possible, saving 70 per cent of their post tax income by living simply, and building up their savings by investing. Of course, it’s possible to follow just some of the FIRE rules, or adapt…
By SAMEER SURI FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 03:03 EST, 10 November 2024 | Updated: 05:05 EST, 10 November 2024 Paris Hilton got a romantic kiss from her husband Carter Reum at the star-studded Baby2Baby gala in Los Angeles on Saturday.Every year, celebs turn out in force for Baby2Baby, a Los Angeles charity whose aim is to provide essential goods like diapers and clothes to underprivileged children.At each annual gala, one superstar mother is presented with the Giving Tree Award, and this year’s recipient was Charlize Theron.Among the cavalcade of famous faces was none other than Paris, 43, who is now a…
The US is currently suffering its worst drought in 25 years that has impacted all but two states.Roughly 257 million Americans are living under a severe drought warning as drier and warmer conditions overtook the nation last month, leaving only Alaska and Kentucky unaffected.Several states have asked residents to cut their water consumption by reducing shower times, not watering their lawns and flushing the toilet less to conserve resources and the situation was so severe in Pennsylvania it led to a lake drying up and revealed the remnants of a 200-year-old bridge.The worst-hit areas include Texas, Ohio, West Virginia, Wyoming, Montana and…
The emails, so many of them heartbreaking, have been flooding our inboxes. Mostly they’re from young people – in their 30s or early 40s – who have been diagnosed with bowel cancer. There have been hundreds – and many told stories that were strikingly similar.They’d ignored their symptoms – blood in their stools, weight loss or stomach pain – or, worse, had them dismissed by GPs because they were ‘too young’ to have this awful disease. Other emails came from grieving parents who’d watched their children die from bowel cancer after a diagnosis came too late.But what they all had…
The Mayans believed in many gods. They were also highly literate, architecturally advanced and developed a system of mathematics that included one of the earliest examples of zero.Today, in their former Yucatan heartland – and especially along the Caribbean coast near Mexico’s heaving Cancun – the worship is focused on one thing and one lucrative thing only: tourism. The maths is all about the bottom line.Most of the architecture isn’t exactly subtle, but what an extraordinary stretch of coast it is, going on and on for nearly 100 miles, punctuated by huge hotels, mainly all-inclusive, sunk into powdery white sand.It…
Siggy Flicker was an instant hit on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. But after quitting the show in 2017, the straight-talking glamour puss retreated from the chaos of limelight. The housewives dismissed her with nasty put-downs and a public shunning. She was admonished and mocked when it emerged she had voted for Donald Trump in 2016. Now, she’s in the brightest spotlight of them all. ‘Siggy, one of the greatest people in the world. Just look at her – we love her,’ Trump said during an August speech. Flicker, 54, has been by Trump’s side on his campaign plane and at Mar-a-Lago. She was seen dancing…
Father and son were covered in 12ft of water within seconds of Sandy’s strikeFamily describe horrific moment they discovered their bodies in the dark basementSon refused to leave his dad’s side despite being warned to evacuateDeaths in Staten Island now up to 19 after the superstormBrother of the father was a fireman during 9/11 but said ‘nothing compares’ to this family loss By Daniel Bates Published: 18:02 EDT, 2 November 2012 | Updated: 12:00 EDT, 3 November 2012 A son was found drowned in his father’s arms in the freezing waters of Superstorm Sandy after he had told relatives: ‘I’m…
Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett doubled down that right-wing firebrand Marjorie Taylor Green is ‘racist’ and warning the Georgia congresswoman ‘don’t come for me’ after Greene attacked Crockett’s appearance in a late night hearing.Crockett, who is Black, went on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday where she was asked about Greene ridiculing her ‘fake eyelashes’ in a hearing to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress on Thursday. ‘I think her specifically doing it to me, yes, that was the intent,’ Crockett responded to a question by moderator Jake Tapper about whether the attack was racist. ‘[Women] wear all types of…
Suaalii impressed in his first game back in Rugby Union Code-hopping 21-year-old is Australia’s newest star Wallabies defeated England at Twickenham 42-37By IAN CHADBAND FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 19:51 EST, 9 November 2024 | Updated: 19:51 EST, 9 November 2024 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been hailed as ‘freak’ and ‘great’ with his Wallabies’ squadmates in awe of his striking debut in the gold shirt following the gilded code-hopper’s man-of-the match display against England at Twickenham.The modest 21-year-old sounded as if being thrust into the international cauldron before he’s even played a game of senior club rugby was just child’s play as he…