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- News.com.au
MasterChef Mexico star dead at 38 in horror crash
Former MasterChef México contestant Yanin Campos was pronounced dead after a horrifying car crash in Mexico. She was 38. The cook reportedly lost control of her SUV and rammed into a parked car in her hometown of Chihuahua in Northern Mexico at around 6.30am. Saturday, according to a local news outlet. She was transported to the Hospital del Parque, where she succumbed to her injuries on Monday. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Yanin's brother, Raúl Campos, confirmed her death via Facebook, writing, 'To family and friends. We inform you and mourn the passing of my sister Yanin Campos.' He welcomed his loved ones to 'say goodbye' at a local funeral home on the same day she was pronounced dead. Yanin rose to fame on MasterChef Mexico in 2018. At the time, she placed sixth in the competition. In 2019, she was invited to participate in MasterChef: La Revancha to face several of her former contestants. Yanin often shared videos of her life on TikTok for her nearly 100,000 followers, including several of herself with her cat and tackling various social media trends. The TV personality's fans mourned her death, commenting on her latest post, 'Yanin, it's not true, you can't be dead.' 'When I saw the news I thought it was a lie, RIP Yanin,' another added, with a third commenting, 'So young rest in peace.'
News.com.au
an hour ago
- News.com.au
Passenger's plane rant with flight attendant backfires online
A passenger is being ripped online for unloading on a flight attendant who allegedly busted him vaping on an American Airlines flight. Self-described pickleball coach Peter 'Kobe' Nguyen from the US posted an Instagram video of their verbal volley hoping to garner sympathy, but this backfired horribly when commenters sided with the crew member. In the clip, shot in the aftermath of Nguyen's alleged bathroom E-cigarette session, the passenger is heard accusing the unnamed air hostess of opening the lavatory while he was inside. 'I was actually sitting on the toilet and you were opening the door,' declared the flyer, before apologising to the flight attendant. 'I don't care,' she replied. 'You can keep saying you're sorry but I care about all these passengers.' That's when the crew member notes that Nguyen is 'recording' her and attempts to snatch his phone away. 'You're not allowed to do that,' protests the pickleballer, who describes himself as a 'celebrity pickleball coach,' 'AI expert' and 'agent,' on his Instagram bio. Things escalate after Nguyen accuses her of assault. 'She put her hands on me,' he yells. 'I am a lawyer.' He proceeds to repeat the assault accusations, which the flight attendant vehemently denies. Nguyen then threatens to sic his social media fans on her, declaring, 'I have 25,000 followers that are going to watch this'. 'Do you want me to release this or do you want to say sorry to me right now?' inquires the irate traveller. The beleaguered flight attendant capitulates and apologises, but Nguyen doesn't appear appeased and even threatens to 'call the police' on her when they land. 'You do not put your hands on a passenger,' he repeats. Then, turning his attention to the camera, he declares, 'This flight attendant assaulted me.' In a follow-up post, Nguyen wrote that 'American Airlines customer service' had called to tell them they were conducting an 'internal investigation' of the incident and that 'similar instances had happened in the past'. 'Justice is about to be served,' he declared in the caption. Commenters weren't exactly on board with Nguyen's digital pity party. 'What a sorry attempt to portray yourself as a victim,' scoffed one critic. 'Stop vaping in the airplane, case closed.' 'So disappointed this video doesn't end with this 'sorry' excuse for a gentleman being escorted away by security,' said another. 'No flight attendant should have to deal with this, no fly lists exist for a reason.' Nguyen was also ridiculed on Reddit with one poster writing, 'someone please develop an app that lets you punch somebody through your phone.' 'I was just waiting for him to throw in the MY DAD IS RICH,' said another. 'He's an insufferable pos, and unfortunately, he's not the only one,' lamented another, bemoaning the alleged rise of entitlement in the social media age. 'So many people these days feel empowered by the fact that they have an audience of individuals watching them on some stream.' They added, 'The whole influencer/follower paradigm that's been brought on by these stupid phones and apps like TikTok is going to make these types of videos all the more frequent.' The Federal Aviation Administration currently prohibits vaping on planes — an infraction that can result in a $US1,771 ($A2700) fine.
Perth Now
2 hours ago
- Perth Now
Big problem with essential Aussie scheme
Health Minister Mark Butler says he is looking at recommendations to speed up medicine approvals amid pressure from lobbyists both within Australia and in the US. Medicines Australia has repeatedly highlighted that Australia lags behind comparable countries in listing new medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) – a list of federally subsidised medicines. It takes an average of 466 days from when the Therapeutic Goods Administration approves a medicine to when it becomes affordable on the PBS, according to the peak body. This is much longer than in the UK and Canada, for example. The lengthy timeline has also angered the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), which has framed the PBS as a 'non-tariff trade barrier' that harms American companies in representations to the Trump administration. Lengthy PBS listing times is among PhRMA's core criticisms. Mr Butler said on Thursday he would look at Medicines Australia's recommendations to make the 'approvals system quicker'. Powerful pharmaceutical lobbyists in the US have accused Australia of 'freeloading' on the high prices paid by American consumers. Martin Ollman / NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia 'We're getting an enormous number of new medicining coming on to the market,' he told the ABC. 'We're living through a turbocharged period of discovery bringing more and more new medicine, so making sure that we can assess them and approve them very quickly to get them into patients as quickly as possible is something I've said is a real priority for us this term.' Because the PBS compels drugmakers to negotiate prices with the federal government, PhRMA has accused Australia of 'freeloading' on US-funded research and development. Meanwhile, American consumers pick up the bill, according to the lobby group. 'The medicines industry, understandably, given their interest, want to make prices higher as well, so there will be a bit of a debate about how we do that,' Mr Butler said. 'But I'm very much on the page of getting medicines more quickly into our system, our PBS system. 'It's a terrific system and we're trying to make medicines cheaper at the same time for Australians.' PhRMA has explicitly urged the Trump administration to 'leverage ongoing trade negotiations' to influence Australia's PBS policies. Mr Butler has echoed Anthony Albanese and fellow senior government ministers in ruling out any 'compromise' on the system as part of tariff talks. For the moment, Donald Trump's concern with the sector appears to be largely focused on bringing down prices in the US rather than punishing allies for having cheaper medicines. A RAND Corporation report found that Americans pay nearly four times more than Australians for medicines and about three times more than the average in other developed economies. The answer, according to the US President, is to make pharmaceuticals in the US. In a warning shot to firms, Mr Trump this week threatened to slap tariffs of up to 250 per cent on foreign-made products. With Australian pharma exports to the US worth more than $2bn in 2024, it would hit producers Down Under hard. Exports are mostly blood products and vaccines but also include packaged medicines and miscellaneous products, such as bandages. 'We'll be putting (an) initially small tariff on pharmaceuticals,' Mr Trump told US business news channel CNBC. 'In one year, 1½ years maximum, it's going to go to 150 per cent and then it's going to go to 250 per cent because we want pharmaceuticals made in our country.' He did not say what the initial rate would be, but earlier in the year he said duties on the sector would start from 25 per cent. Mr Trump last week wrote to 17 major pharmaceutical companies demanding they lower their prices for American consumers and bring them in line with prices overseas.
