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Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in a Kenyan hospital on Sunday after suffering burns to 80 percent of her body after being attacked by her partner.Cheptegei, 33, has been receiving treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. Spokesman Owen Menach confirmed her death Thursday.Donald Rukare, President of the Uganda Olympic Committee, posted on May her gentle soul rest in peace and we strongly condemn violence against women. This is a cowardly and foolish act that has led to the loss of a great athlete whose legacy will live on.Cheptegei’s partner, Dixon Ndima, bought a can of petrol,…

A Christian political operative has teamed up with charismatic preachers to enroll election skeptics as poll workers across the country, using a Donald Trump-aligned swing state tour to enlist support in the effort.Joshua Standifer, who leads the group called Lion of Judah, describes the effort as a “Trojan horse” strategy to get Christians in “key positions of influence in government like Election Workers”, which will help them identify alleged voter fraud and serve as “the first step on the path to victory this Fall”, according to his website.Standifer has been on the road with a traveling pro-Trump tent revival featuring…

Lady Sarah Storey continued her historic quest for gold on Wednesday morning by winning the women’s C5 time trial title to claim her 18th victory at nine Paralympic Games, but she slammed organizers The track created is only half the length of the men’s time trial.Storey led France’s Heidi Gaugain by 4.69 seconds in the time trial and was seven seconds behind at the initial checkpoint at 5.8 kilometers. But it was the only inspection on the entire course, which was only 14.2 kilometers long, half the length of the race completed by male athletes later in the day.”It’s the…

Detectives have arrested five children on suspicion of murder – including three 12-year-olds – after the death an 80-year-old man who was allegedly attacked while walking his dog on Sunday evening.Leicestershire police say the pensioner was allegedly attacked at about 6.30pm in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town.The victim died in hospital on Monday night, police said, and they believe he was attacked by a group of youngsters who then fled the scene. After inquiries, detectives made the decision on Tuesday to arrest the five children – a boy and two girls, all of them 12 years old; and a boy and…

The 17th Paralympics is being held in Paris. We want to hear about your favorite moments from the competition so far – whether it’s a special performance at the opening ceremony or a memorable highlight. Tell us all below.Share your opinionYou can tell us your favorite Paralympics moment by filling out the form below.Your responses can be anonymous and secure as the form is encrypted and only guardians have access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purposes of this feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer need…

Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden’s transport secretary, introduced himself to Democrats at their convention earlier last month in unusual fashion. “I’m Pete Buttigieg and you might recognize me from Fox News,” he told the crowd in Chicago.The comment drew laughter, but beneath it was a certain truth: in the final two months of the 2024 election, politicians and campaign aides are less siloed in their ideologically aligned media bubbles in an effort to poach potentially persuadable voters.Buttigieg said he is proud to go on conservative outlets to speak on behalf of the Harris-Walz campaign because their arguments and facts might not…

IIf you had asked me to describe myself a year ago, I would have said this: I am that person who is always late. I could also say I’m 5’7″ and like cilantro, but then you won’t be forewarned: Becoming friends with me takes a lot of waiting. Uh, sorry in advance.Then this happened. One day I had a date before dinner with friends. It ended early, so I went straight to the restaurant and waited for others at the bar. Typically, I’m 10 minutes late, covered in sweat and regret. I would be mortified if I was once again…

‘An iridescent blob appeared in the sky’: Natalie Pearce, alien investigatorI was working as a nurse when I became interested in the paranormal, after seeing full-body apparitions at work. My foray into the paranormal world led me to ufology and I set up a group called UFO Identified with a fellow enthusiast, Ash Ellis.We wanted to demystify some of the myths and take a genuinely scientific approach, as the UFO community is quick to claim anything is a little grey alien or a spaceship. In reality, 99.9% of all the sightings that come through to us are explainable. We cross…

Alex De Minaur continued his return to form in impressive fashion after being sidelined with injury all summer, beating an ailing Dan 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-0, 6 · Evans, back in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Saturday night, New York-0.With this victory, De Minaur became the first Australian Open player since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004 to reach the fourth round of four Grand Slam tournaments in one calendar year. The third Australian player joins Alexei Popyrin, who defeated Novak Djokovic on Friday night, and his next opponent Jordan Thompson.While De Minaur’s ambitions extend beyond just making it into…

Annie has a very demanding job, and fetish sex is one way she can truly let go. Luckily, Jake shares her sexual curiosity