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Before starting “nomad school” – a segregated church-run school system for Indigenous children that existed in Sweden until the 1960s – aged seven, Lars Stenberg had only ever known the safe environment of his family.But after three years of bullying at the institution – which the Swedish church has since admitted to being racist – he was left with emotional scars so deep they still haunt him today.It is only now, at the age of 76, that he has been able to share his experiences with Swedish authorities as part of a long-awaited Sami truth commission. “I lost my self-esteem…

Michael Sanchez was setting up his new camera to capture a waterfall at Oregon’s Hug Point at sunrise when he spotted a little bird hopping around. He snapped a few photos, and didn’t think much more of it.A week later, those snapshots have made him the star – and the envy – of the local birding community. Sanchez, who is from Vancouver, Washington, may have inadvertently captured the first images of an extremely rare blue rock-thrush in North America.The species, which is native to east Asia, has only once before been spotted in this region, in 1997. But that sighting…

Jerry Seinfeld is currently at saturation point, promoting his new Pop Tarts movie Unfrosted. Still a canny operator, however, Seinfeld understands that the last thing anyone in the world wants to hear about is his new Pop Tarts movie. After all, there is realistically only so much available media interest in a streaming period comedy film about a breakfast product. And so Unfrosted has taken something of a backseat to a much more newsworthy proposition: Jerry Seinfeld mouthing off for clicks.Until now, Seinfeld’s targets have included the film industry (the people he worked with “don’t have any idea that the…

AWhen the world’s best tennis players gathered on the lawns of Wimbledon last summer, it quickly became apparent that Ons Jabeur was developing rapidly. Playing the best tennis of her life, she beat tough competition from Grand Slam champions Petra Kvitova, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka , reaching the finals for the second consecutive time. She then reached the final and became the first African and Arab tennis player to win a single Grand Slam title.Instead, she froze.Suddenly, the championship was on the line and Jabr could barely play. Her feet were firmly tied to the turf and she struggled…

Florida is continuing to “callously” strip healthcare coverage from thousands of children in lower-income households in defiance of a new federal law intended to protect them.Since 1 January, more than 22,500 children have been disenrolled from Florida KidCare, its version of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Chip) that is jointly subsidized by states and the US government for families with earnings just above the threshold for Medicaid.Florida healthcare officials admit at least some were removed for non-payment of premiums, an action prohibited by the “continuous eligibility” clause of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act that took effect at the beginning of…

Ireland has landed a €700m (£600m) Brexit bonanza with a steep increase in tax revenues flowing from customs duties now applicable to imports of clothing, food and other goods from Great Britain.Before Brexit, Britain enjoyed customs-free exports to Ireland and the rest of the EU because it was part of the single market and customs union.But when Boris Johnson sealed a hard Brexit and quit the single market, it meant fresh controls, checks and duties would be payable on exports to the EU.New data in Ireland shows a 90% jump in customs duty receipts in Ireland between 2020 and 2021…

Irish pair Rory McIlroy and Sean Lowry win the Zurich New Orleans Classic in a playoff.At the end of the fourth round, Lowry took advantage of McIlroy’s brilliant chip on the 18th green, sinking a birdie putt to extend the match with Martin Traynor at TPC Louisiana. Trainer ) and Chad Ramey shot 25 under.The American pair were among the first to tee off and topped the leaderboard with a 63 that included seven birdies on the back nine, but waited to see if their score could hold up. Nearly three hours, which meant they were in the second round.The…

David Cameron has been criticised for hiring a luxury jet worth an estimated £42m for a recent tour of central Asia.The foreign secretary travelled on the Embraer Lineage 1000 for a five-day visit to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia last week, the Mirror reported.Union Aviation, the charter firm that operates the jet, said on its website that a sommelier helps pick the onboard wine selection and that it provides a food menu suitable for “the most demanding passengers”.The plane’s other features include its own dining table, in addition to a separate relaxation zone with extra-long sofas.The shadow attorney…

Shishkin, one of the most talented and popular showjumping competitors of recent years, died after sustaining injuries at Nicky Henderson’s stables in Lambourn.The 10-year-old was found with a broken hind leg after being put in a cast in his box on Sunday night.He was due to travel to Ireland on Monday morning for a much-anticipated clash with last month’s Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs in Wednesday’s Punchestown Gold Cup meeting.Henderson posted on X on Sunday night that everyone at his seven-horse stable was “obviously devastated by the loss of such a great horse, friend and warrior.”The trainer…

Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles, federal health officials said.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its Morbidity and Mortality Report last week that an investigation into the clinic from 2018 through 2023 showed it apparently reused disposable equipment intended for one-time use.Although HIV transmission from contaminated blood through unsterile injection is a well-known risk, the report said this is the first documentation of probable…