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Let’s revisit the tumultuous second half of 2021. Dementia-addled President Joe Biden executed a disastrous retreat from Afghanistan in August that resulted in the killing of thirteen servicemembers. Having spectacularly failed America’s warfighters, he transitioned quickly to the ongoing “fight against COVID.” No cost was too great or burden too onerous in the federal government’s war against microscopic organisms. Billions were funneled to pharmaceutical companies (aka Democrat Party donors) to pay for witch doctors’ experimental elixirs. Billions more were funneled to “news” platforms and “non-governmental” organizations (all on the USAID dole) to push the White House’s preferred COVID narratives and...

Democrat Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-TX) died suddenly, mere weeks after taking office, the City of Houston confirmed Wednesday morning. Turner, 70, won his seat in November, taking the place of the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). He assumed office in January and is said to have attended President Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday night. Prior to the speech, he posted on his X platform, warning against cuts to Medicaid. According to CBS News, citing unnamed sources, Turner — who also served as the Mayor of Houston — began to feel “unwell” Tuesday night. The cause of his untimely death...

A DAD'S cancer symptoms were dismissed as stress by a GP who even accused him of "faking" them - but he died suddenly less than a year later. Stephen Blakeston, 53, began experiencing troubling symptoms in October 2010, including jumbled speech, severe headaches, and distress, which were completely out of character for him. A CT scan later revealed the dad had a glioblastoma - an aggressive brain tumour which leaves sufferers with a typical lifespan of 12-18 months. Stephen, a former council grounds worker, died suddenly on 13 July 2011. His daughter Hollie Rhodes, 37, a PE teacher and mum-of-two...

New research from the University of Minnesota and Boston University School of Public Health shows that death rates for early adults, or adults aged 25-44, rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic and remain higher than expected post-pandemic.Heightened death rates during the COVID-19 pandemic intensified an already negative trend for early adults, which began around 2010. As a result, early adult death rates in 2023 were about 70 percent higher than they might have been if death rates had not begun to rise about a decade before the pandemic.

Drag queen The Vivienne appearing on Blankety Blank days before their sad death. Euro Weekly News. Drag queen The Vivienne appearing on Blankety Blank over Christmas a few days before their tragic death. Credit: The Vivienne, Facebook Drag queen The Vivienne, real name James Lee Williams, died on Sunday, January 5, aged 32. The death of the star of Ru Paul’s Drag Race and Dancing on Ice was confirmed by their publicist Simon Jones in a post on social media. The star had appeared on British television over Christmas in a special Blankety Blank show hosted by drag queen Lily...

Newcastle youth graduate Michael Newberry has died suddenly at the age of 27.. Cliftonville, his club in Northern Ireland, pay tribute to the defender.. Newcastle United youth graduate Michael Newberry has died suddenly at the age of 27. His club Cliftonville, who play in the Northern Ireland Football League, released a statement expressing their devastation on Monday - Newberry's 27th birthday. 'Cliftonville Football Club are devastated to learn of the sudden death of Michael Newberry,'

'Vibrant' woman, 20, with no symptoms died suddenly Poppy Eagle was at home for the summer when she died at her home in the North EastA university student back home for the summer holidays died suddenly, leaving her family devastated. Poppy Eagle had no previous cardiac issues but her heart stopped unexpectedly, and neither her family's efforts nor those of the emergency services could save her. The 20-year-old was a sister to four and a cherished daughter to Vicki and Peter. Since her death on August 7 this year, her loved ones have channelled their grief into action by setting...

A beloved news anchor who passed away last week died from a brain aneurysm, it has been revealed. Ana Orsini's death was announced on Monday night by CBS affiliate KOLD News13 co-anchors Tyler Butler and Carsyn Currier. The 28-year-old was remembered for her 'funny', vibrant personality as Currier broke down in tears while sharing the tragic news. 'Our beloved friend and co-anchor Ana Orsini passed away unexpectedly last week,' Butler began. 'Ana had been here at 13 News since June of 2023', Currier added, struggling to hold back tears. 'We are devastated by this loss.' The TV host was so...

Ana Orsini, a local news anchor in Tucson, Arizona, has died at age 28, her KOLD News 13 colleagues announced Monday in a heartbreaking segment. Co-anchor Carsyn Currier said tearfully that they were “devastated” by the news. “Ana was not only beautiful, talented, and hilarious, but she was unlike anyone I’ve ever met,” she wrote. “To know Ana was to LOVE her. She made everyone around her feel so special, heard and understood. Waking up in the middle of the night to go to work is always challenging, but knowing I was going to work with Ana made it...

The 14-year-old collapsed and couldn’t be revived, Connecticut officials say... A 14-year-old boy is dead after officials say he collapsed during football practice in Connecticut. The teenager, identified by loved ones as Jahkye Gayle, was on the Bloomfield Junior Warhawk Football Team, Bloomfield Public Schools said in a Nov. 29 Facebook post. Jahkye was a freshman at Bloomfield High School and transferred recently to neighboring Manchester High School, but he was still a member of the Warhawks. “It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the unexpected passing of one of our community’s beloved children,” a joint...

Australian fitness influencer Jaxon Tippet has died from a heart attack while on vacation in Turkey, his loved ones confirmed. Fitness coach and podcaster Jaxon Tippet, who had over 229,000 followers on Instagram, has died less than two weeks after celebrating his 30th birthday. “It’s with a heavy heart that our beloved Jaxon has passed away on Nov 10th 2024. He was such a beautiful soul and had such a positive impact on the world,” read the caption on his latest Instagram post, which shows the model smiling with his birth and death years, “1994 – 2024.” Additional tributes were...

Actor Julien Arnold has died after he suffered a medical emergency onstage while performing “A Christmas Carol” in Canada on Sunday. The Canadian-born performer, 60, was midway through the production at Edmonton’s Citadel Theater when suddenly he collapsed. Paramedics arrived on the scene at 8:28 p.m. and attempted to resuscitate the actor. Arnold died inside the theater, according to CBC News.A cause of death has not been revealed. Arnold had been playing the roles of Marley, Mr. Fezziwig, Banjo and a part of the ensemble in the festive production.

A bodybuilder died suddenly at the gym after going into cardiac arrest. José Mateus Correia Silva, 28, was reportedly working out with his friends when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to a nearby fire station to receive aid. However, the attempts to resuscitate him were futile. On Nov. 22, the award-winning bodybuilder died, leaving behind a wife, parents and siblings, according to several reports. He was laid to rest two days later in Brazil. “I want to thank the entire team that tried to save his life,” his brother, Tiago, said in a statement after he...

A college basketball player at the University of Mobile suddenly died at the age of 18 this week. Kaiden Francis, a freshman, died Tuesday following a collapse on campus after working out in the university's gym. Francis was reportedly found unresponsive shortly after a weekly skills workout with the university's coaching staff and trainers, according to the Associated Press. Students and medical staff attempted to tend to the 6-foot-2 freshman guard but despite their valiant attempts, Francis passed away. A cause of death is not yet known. Francis recently passed 'a battery of health screenings, including heart and lung evaluations,'...

The sudden loss of Liz Boardman, a cherished mother, has left her family grappling with heartache and uncertainty. Her vibrant spirit is remembered by all who knew her.A heartbroken family has been left searching for answers after an 'amazing' mum of four died suddenly while on holiday in Egypt. Liz Boardman, 40, was vacationing in the beautiful Red Sea coast city of Hurghada when she passed away on November 10. She had jetted off for the week-long trip to the five-star Sunrise Garden Beach Resort with her partner, Alan, and three youngest sons - aged seven, ten and 14 -...

Cooper’s cause of death has not been revealed, but Women's Wear Daily reports she suffered from a brain hemorrhage as a result of long COVID.

Hidahl died suddenly at his home Saturday afternoon. He lived in the county for 46 years, and he and his wife, Eileen, raised five daughters in El Dorado Hills.John Hidahl, El Dorado County supervisor for District 1, has died. Hidahl, 73, died suddenly at his home Saturday afternoon, according to a news release published Sunday by El Dorado County. His cause of death is undetermined, and details regarding his service will come at a later date, the county said. “We’re all just absolutely shocked and devastated by this news,” said Carla Hass, a county spokeswoman. “We are reeling from...

The three-time Emmy-winning journalist and anchor had worked for KCAL for just over a year before his death.Three-time Emmy-winning journalist and Los Angeles TV news anchor Chauncy Glover died unexpectedly Tuesday, his family announced. He was 39. Glover had co-anchored the 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts at KCAL with Pat Harvey, and he shared the desk with Suzie Suh at 8 and 10 p.m. for the last year after he joined the anchor team in October 2023. His family announced the news in a statement to KCAL, writing: "We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy’s beloved family, are devastated...

A leading Slovak mountain climber has died while descending a 7,234m (23,730ft) peak in Nepal, after completing the rare feat of scaling the mountain's perilous eastern face. Ondrej Huserka fell into a crevasse on Thursday, after he and his climbing partner ascended the Langtang Lirung mountain in the Himalayas – the 99th-highest peak in the world. The 34-year-old mountaineer had previously climbed in the Alps, Patagonia and the Pamir Mountains. His Czech climbing partner Marek Holecek said the pair were returning to base after becoming the first mountaineers to ascend Langtang Lirung via a “terrifying” eastern route. While rappelling a...

Central Texas television station KCEN is mourning the loss of beloved news anchor Kris Radcliffe, who died “unexpectedly” Wednesday at the age of 51. His co-anchor Lindsay Liepman broke down in tears during the 10 p.m. telecast Wednesday as she announced Radcliffe’s sudden death