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White supremacist sentenced for stabbing death that took place three months after he was released from prison
A white supremacist gang member has been sentenced to 56 years to life in prison for stabbing a man to death just three months after being released from prison, according to a news release from the office of the Orange County District Attorney.
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Coronavirus latest news: Staff member at Reading infant school tests positive
Retired doctors and nurses could help hospitals deal with coronavirus crisis How did a man from Surrey contract coronavirus? Coronavirus could become seasonal infection that returns each winter, experts warn The reality of family life in a coronavirus quarantine Subscribe to The Telegraph, free for 30 days Parents were urged to stay calm and follow recommended hygiene procedures after a staff member at Willow Bank Infant School, in Reading, Berkshire, tested positive for the virus. Meanwhile, health officials are trying to establish how a Surrey man contracted the coronavirus amid mounting concern a contagious person is unaware they are infectious. The patient became the first person to catch the illness within the UK, prompting claims it represented a new phase in the spread of the disease. In the US, the governor of Washington has declared a state of emergency after a man died there of Covid-19. More than 50 people in a nursing facility are sick and being tested for the virus.
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Diving instructor father whose son drowned at Thailand water park claims lifeguards were distracted by watching slide competition
When a British diving instructor and his family were invited for a free tour of a Thai water park in the hope that they would send tourists to the attraction, they got caught up in the excitement. But a day out soon turned to tragedy when William Watson's three-year-old son Bobby was able to wander from knee deep water straight into a plunge pool just metres away and fell in and drowned. Now family is considering legal action against the Blue Tree water park, which opened for business again just hours after Bobby's death, warning that there are a raft of safety failings and the lifeguards were all watching a competition on a slide when disaster struck. Speaking publicly for the first time, Mr Watson said: “I will always blame myself. My son drowned in a swimming pool and I am a diving instructor and I should have been there to scoop him up. “But Blue Tree needs to change because otherwise another child is going to drown in this way. It is too late for my son Bobby, but I don’t want Blue Tree to carry on business as usual until someone else dies.” Mr Watson, who is originally from Bridport in Dorset, disputes the official version of events and says that the Phuket attraction has offered him money since his son’s death last Sunday. “They want me to take money and shut my mouth, but if I do that and another child dies then I have got two children to grieve, I have two deaths on my conscience,” he said through tears. “I need the world to know that Blue Tree is an unsafe water park.” The THB1.3 billion (£32 million) 55-acre water park and lagoon opened to fanfare last summer in Cherng Talay, set back from Phuket’s coast. Mr Watson and his Thai wife May, both 35, run 3Willys Diving school on the island and had been invited to attend the park with their sons Billy, 7, and Bobby for free in the hope that they would tell tourists about it. “We were taken around in a gold buggy and they kept telling us how safe it was, how many lifeguards they have,” he recalled. “I didn’t think about safety, we got caught up in the excitement, Bobby and Billy were excited, we were having a great time.” The family were having a picnic with friends and the two boys were playing in shallow water where Bobby found a red toy truck.
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Coronavirus is a breeding ground for conspiracy theories – here's why that's a serious problem
Conspiracy theories bloom in times of uncertainty and foster distrust of medical authorities.
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The best Bloomberg roasts on TikTok and Instagram
The Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign has tried to influence voters—presumably those on the younger side—through a deluge of paid-for memes on social platforms. It's unclear whether the stunt managed to convince anyone, but a scan of Instagram and TikTok shows that a popular reaction among users was either criticism or pointed mockery. The array of clever memes in response to the sponsored ones suggest that paying for the impression of support might not be the best strategy to generate real support, especially when it comes to young voters.
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Coronavirus updates: WHO increases risk to 'very high,' tells governments to 'wake up'
The WHO has increased the risk assessment of coronavirus to 'very high'. Here's the latest COVID-19 news.
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Best Dressed: The Week In Outfits
Between red carpets and IRL sightings, here are the best dressed celebs of the week.From ELLE
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Dems joust with Pompeo at hearing, the 1st since impeachment
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration's response to the spreading coronavirus but also faced contentious questions Friday from Democrats about the basis for an airstrike that killed Iran's most powerful general and whether the attack had put American security at risk. Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee repeatedly expressed frustration that the panel was afforded only two hours to question Pompeo, who until Friday had gone months without testifying publicly on Capitol Hill.
