NZ athlete on making history as a transgender woman
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard never sought the attention that inevitably came with becoming the first transgender woman to compete in the Olympics. (3rd August)
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The Sunday Read: ‘The Woman Who Made van Gogh’
In 1885 a 22-year-old Dutch woman named Johanna Bonger met Theo van Gogh, the artist’s younger brother. He asked her to marry him after only two meetings. In 1888, a year and a half after his proposal, she agreed. It was Paris in the Belle Epoque: art, theater, intellectuals, the streets of their Pigalle district … Read more
Woman never saw gun on man shot by cops in Minneapolis
A woman who was with Winston Smith, a black man who was shot dead by two deputy sheriff’s in Minneapolis earlier this month, said through her lawyers that she had never seen Smith show a gun, according to the narrative Law enforcement authorities disagree about the shooting. “She never saw a gun at Winston Smith, … Read more
Chicago man drives truck into picnic, woman seriously injured; police
A Chicago man was charged with attempted murder after allegedly driving his car to a picnic, according to police. Witnesses said the man also made anti-Asian comments during the incident, according to local news outlets. Timothy Nielsen, 57, was arrested Saturday and charged with four attempted murders after “deliberately jumping the curb in his vehicle … Read more
Woman charged with a felony for unreturned VHS tape from 22 years ago
A Texan woman can’t remember renting a VHS tape 22 years ago – let alone not returning it – and closing the place where she rented it more than a decade ago. But the unreturned tape resulted in her being charged with a crime. Although the case was dismissed and thrown out on Wednesday, Caron … Read more
Florida Woman gets jail after coughing on shopper at Pier 1 store
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The woman, featured in a viral video where she fingered another shopper and then coughed in the face at a Jacksonville mall, was sentenced to 29 days in prison for assault. The ruling ended Thursday with hours of testimony and questions at the trial of Debra Jo Michele Hunter, the woman from … Read more
Woman allegedly made deepfakes to kick rivals off daughter’s cheerleading squad
As clear as the potential for profound abuse may be, new, unfamiliar examples keep popping up. The Philadelpha Inquirer and Harrisburg’s Patriot News report that police arrested Raffaela Spone of Chalfont, Pennsylvania for allegedly using deepfakes to cast rivals from her daughter’s cheerleading team, the Victory Vipers. Law enforcement officials said Spone sent trainers AI-modified … Read more