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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Connecticut State Police respond to 271 crashes over Memorial Day weekend, make 36 DUI arrests
State troopers responded to 271 crashes and made 36 DUI arrests over Memorial Day weekend. Troopers responded to 5,070 calls for service and made 1,347 traffic stops between midnight on Friday and 11:59 p.m. on Monday, according to the Connecticut State Police. Troopers also responded to 382 traffic-related complaints such as disabled vehicles, hazardous vehicles and debris in the road. Of the 271 crashes reported over the weekend, 26 of them involved injuries, according to state police. Two of the crashes involved serious injuries and two led to fatalities, including those in Waterbury and Tolland, state police said. On Sunday just before 11:30 p.m., 54-year-old Everaldo Ferreira De Oliveira of Waterbury was on the Interstate 84 East Exit 23 off-ramp in Waterbury in a 2009 Honda Odyssey when he struck a guardrail in the right shoulder, state police said. The vehicle then crossed over the Hamilton Avenue intersection and struck a concrete barrier on the on-ramp, state police said. De Oliveira suffered fatal injuries, state police said. In Tolland, 21-year-old Tyler West of Tolland was driving a Honda CBR600RR motorcycle north on Route 195 on Monday when he collided with a Nissan Pathfinder that was pulling out of a driveway, according to state police. West was pronounced dead at the scene, according to state police. The driver of the Nissan remained at the scene and was not injured.
Fox News
15-04-2025
- Fox News
Previously deported Brazilian woman charged with sex crimes against Massachusetts child
A Brazilian woman in the United States illegally and charged with sex crimes against a Massachusetts child has been handed over to federal custody, authorities said Monday. Ilma Leandro De Oliveira, 53, was arrested in Falmouth, 70 miles south of Boston, on March 20 by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). "Ilma Leandro De Oliveira is charged with seven different crimes regarding the sexual victimization of a child in our Massachusetts community," said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. "These are crimes we simply will not tolerate." De Oliveira was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents on Sept. 20, 2007, after she illegally entered the United States near Laredo, Texas. She was served with a notice and order of expedited removal and deported on Dec. 27, 2007. She illegally re-entered the U.S. at an unknown date and location, ICE said. She was arraigned on March 18 in a Falmouth court for rape of a child, reckless endangerment of a child, indecent exposure, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, unnatural acts with a child, aggravated statutory rape of a child, and incest. De Oliveira was handed over to the U.S. Marshals Services last week and will be prosecuted for illegal entry into the U.S. after being deported.
The Independent
02-04-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Why Africa's deadly cholera crisis is worse than ever
Extreme weather events, including tropical storms, floods, and drought, have ravaged parts of Africa over the past three years, leading to widespread hunger and displacement. These events have also left a deadly consequence: a surge in cholera outbreaks. Since late 2021, over 6,000 lives have been lost, and nearly 350,000 cases reported across southern and East Africa. Malawi and Zambia are experiencing their worst outbreaks on record, while Zimbabwe has endured multiple waves. Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia have also been significantly impacted. These nations have all faced floods, droughts, or in some instances, both. Health authorities, scientists, and aid agencies now recognise this unprecedented rise in cholera as another example of how extreme weather fuels disease outbreaks. Tulio de Oliveira, a South Africa-based scientist specialising in diseases in developing nations, said: "The outbreaks are getting much larger because the extreme climate events are getting much more common." Mr De Oliveira, who led the team that identified new coronavirus variants during the Covid-19 pandemic, said that southern Africa's recent outbreaks can be linked to the cyclones and floods that struck Malawi in late 2021 and early 2022. These events spread cholera bacteria to new areas, exacerbating the crisis. Zimbabwe and Zambia have seen cases rise as they wrestle with severe droughts and people rely on less safe sources of water in their desperation like boreholes, shallow wells and rivers, which can all be contaminated. Days after the deadly flooding in Kenya and other parts of East Africa this month, cholera cases appeared. The World Health Organization calls cholera a disease of poverty, as it thrives where there is poor sanitation and a lack of clean water. Africa has had eight times as many deaths this year as the Middle East, the second-most affected region. Historically vulnerable, Africa is even more at risk as it faces the worst impacts of climate change as well as the effect of the El Niño weather phenomenon, health experts say. In what's become a perfect storm, there's also a global shortage of cholera vaccines, which are needed only in poorer countries. 'It doesn't affect countries with resources,' said Dr Daniela Garone, the international medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French acronym MSF. 'So, it doesn't bring the resources.' Billions of dollars have been invested into other diseases that predominantly affect the world's most vulnerable, like polio and tuberculosis, largely because those diseases are highly contagious and could cause outbreaks even in rich countries. But that's not the case with cholera, where epidemics remain contained. WHO said this month there is a 'critical shortage' of oral cholera vaccines in the global stockpile. Since the start of 2023, 15 countries — the desperate few — have requested a total of 82 million doses to deal with deadly outbreaks while only 46 million doses were available. There are just 3.2 million doses left, below the target of having at least 5 million in reserve. While there are currently cholera epidemics in the Middle East, the Americas and Southeast Asia, Africa is by far the worst-affected region. Vaccines alliance GAVI and UNICEF said last month that the approval of a new cholera vaccine would boost stocks. But the result of the shortage has already been measured in deaths. Lilanda, a township on the edge of the Zambian capital of Lusaka, is a typical cholera hot spot. Stagnant pools of water dot the dirt roads. Clean water is like gold dust. Here, over two awful days in January, Mildred Banda saw her one-year-old son die from cholera and rushed to save the life of her teenage daughter. Cholera shouldn't be killing anyone. The disease is easily treated and easily prevented — and the vaccines are relatively simple to produce. That didn't help Ms Banda's son, Ndanji. When he fell sick with diarrhoea, he was treated with an oral rehydration solution at a clinic and released. He slipped back into dehydration that night at home. Ms Banda feels terrible guilt. 'I should have noticed earlier that my son was not feeling well,' she said, sitting in her tiny concrete house. 'I should have acted faster and taken him back to the clinic. I should have taken him back to save his life.' Because of the vaccine shortage, Zambia couldn't undertake a preventative vaccination campaign after neighboring Malawi's outbreak. That should have been a warning call, said Dr de Oliveira. Zambia only made an emergency request when its cases started mounting. The doses that might have saved Ndanji started arriving in mid-January. He died on January 6. In Zimbabwe, a drought worsened by El Niño has seen cholera take hold in distant rural areas as well as its traditional hot spots of crowded urban neighborhoods. Abi Kebra Belaye, MSF representative for Zimbabwe, said the southern African nation normally has around 17 hard-hit areas, mostly urban. This year, cholera spread to 62 districts as the struggle to find water heightened the risk. 'This part of Africa is paying the highest price of climate change,' Ms Kebra Belaye said. Augustine Chonyera, who hails from a cholera-prone part of the capital, Harare, was shocked when he recently visited the sparsely populated rural district of Buhera. He said he heard grim tales of the impact of the disease: a family losing five members, a husband and wife dying within hours of each other and local businesses using delivery trucks to take the sick to a clinic several kilometers (miles) away. 'It seems now the people in rural areas are in more danger than us. I still wonder how it happened,' Mr Chonyera said. He said he returned home as soon as he could — after giving a large bottle of treated water he had brought with him to an elderly woman.
Boston Globe
22-02-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Wrestling notebook: Jump from judo was a winning move for St. John's Prep duo
It goes back to last fall, at Pedro's Judo Center in Wakefield, when owner Jimmy Pedro told two of his national champion judokas to join the sport. Ternullo and Octavio De Oliveira dove right in, their respective first- and third-place finishes in the section contributing greatly to the Eagles finishing 38 points clear of the field. ' 'They bring a level of professionalism, fast friendships with the rest of the guys on the team. ' St.. John's Prep wrestling coach Ryan Harding, on seniors Mimmo Ternullo Jr. and Octavio De Oliveira St. John's Prep head coach Ryan Harding (left) congratulates Mimmo Ternullo Jr. after his first-round victory at the Division 1 North sectional. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff 'They're both awesome kids,' said Ryan Harding , Prep's first-year coach who took over for the Bay State's career wins leader and Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'Their work ethic is outstanding . . . conditioning, making sure they're on time . . .there are no small things to them. Everything's important. They've come in and done an outstanding job.' Advertisement It is not just that Ternullo defeated DeMaio for the sectional title after the junior had ended his Lowell Holiday Tournament with a 10-3 decision in December. He realized the moves from his 14 years of judo, the strengths that made him a two-time national champion and Pan-American medalist, were not effective in the match. His sprawl go-behind for the lead came from the two-plus months of devotion to becoming a better wrestler. D1 States: Mimmo Ternullo adds a takedown and wins his round of 16 matchup at 157 pounds — AJ (@aj_traub) 'Wrestling is definitely a change from judo,' Ternullo said. 'In judo, you can't grab the legs, and in wrestling that's the biggest key. I knew I could fit my judo into wrestling. Me and Coach Harding worked together to find what my game could be.' Ternullo and De Oliveira have their sights on the 2028 Olympics for judo, but have wanted to wrestle for a while, too. Knowing it's Ternullo's senior year, they decided to seize their last chance in high school. Their drive to be the best is evident. Advertisement Adding match experience, training with coaches such as Harding and Pedro, and sparring with teammates, Ternullo entered States on a 30-3 stretch following an 8-6 December. De Oliveira, a junior, went 9-7 in his first month and is 19-5 since. St. John's Prep 215-pound junior Octavio De Oliveria (top) battles Brookline's Bryce Figueioredo (bottom) during a first-round bout in the Division 1 North sectional. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff It's rounding out their combat sport abilities, especially when De Oliveira is wrestling in the 215-pound weight class despite his judo class being 181. It's helping his ground work, too. 'I was honestly happy,' said De Oliveira, a youth national champion and medalist at Pan America and Junior Olympics. 'I was excited and happy to wrestle bigger people because it's more of a challenge. Being able to beat them and do well against them when I'm smaller brings me satisfaction that I'm able to do that.' The judoists excel in upper-body grappling, and know their throws. Harding works with them on identifying possible counters to their go-to moves, and how to re-counter. De Oliveira spars with teammate Alex Bajoras , a New England heavyweight finalist, to sharpen his throws against heavier opponents. Vince Bilotti , a 190-pound senior with 100 wins, helped him learn the rules of the sport. 'It's hard to tie up with them, hard to get grips because they've been doing it so long. You have to think of new ways to do it,' said Bilotti, of his judoka teammates. 'I have to go for legs no matter what. Octavio, he's been getting better all season. He'll do something and work a throw into it, I have to figure out a new way to do it.' Luke Calder , a 165-pound sophomore, identifies with the upper-body style, so he picks up on Ternullo's expertise in some of the moves. It's a mutually beneficial challenge between Ternullo and Will LaVallee (150 pounds) since the sophomore prefers ground work and shooting. Advertisement Ternullo's ability to change his stance and head position quickly prepares LaVallee for similar opponents. 'Mimmo has different types of explosiveness,' said LaVallee, who entered States at 82-23. 'His hips are a key part of his fundamental wrestling. He's also implemented his throws, I see it throughout his matches. For me, it helps me be more aware of my mat situation, where I am in different situations too.' Ternullo resides in Saugus and De Oliveira is from Peabody, but since the latter started judo at 8 years old, the two have navigated their athletic careers together. For the length of this postseason, the two are formidable grapplers for a top New England squad. 'For me and him to be on the same team means a lot,' Ternullo said. 'We've been doing judo together for so long. Getting to know the sport [of wrestling] together because we were unfamiliar, and getting to see each other do well, it means a lot to both of us. Near falls ▪ Northfield Mount Hermon (307 points) finished second at the NEPSWA championships to Greens Farms (331.5), with Nate Consigli (157 pounds), Elliott Humphries (175), and Jimmy Bechter (285) earning championships. Belmont Hill (208) finished third, with Brody Sayers (106), Isaac Novod (120), and Jack Dragoumanos (132) atop the podium. Phillips Andover's Julian Rios won a title at 113 and was named outstanding wrestler. Scituate resident Sara McLaughlin (126 pounds) helped Choate Rosemary Hall finish first in the girls' tournament with four champions and 168 points. Phillips finished second, with Dani Nugent (138) becoming the first girl to win four New England Prep championships and earning Outstanding Wrestler honors. Serra Akyali won at 100 and Toni Elliott at 185. Advertisement Other girls' champs at Mass. schools include Northfield Mount Hermon's Niayla Curley (152), and Nobles's Morgan Gibson (132). ▪ St. John's Prep led the field, winning three weight classes at the War Dogs Who's #1 Freshman tournament. Bryant Mason won at 175 and 190, and Jaxson Tammaro won at 285. Natick, the host, was the other school to crown two champs: Henry Massey (120) and Angelo Macchiano (144). ▪ The National Wrestling Coaches Association selected Central Catholic graduate Jackie Dehney as NCAA Women's National Wrestler of the Month for January. The New England College freshman went 12-0 in the month and stands at 22-0 on the season. She won the Will Abele Open and Bobcat Open tournaments. ▪ UMass club wrestling is looking to Tournament schedule Division 1 (Day 2), North Andover High, Saturday. Division 2 (Day 2), Salem High, Saturday. Division 3 (Day 2), Foxborough High, Saturday. All-States, Methuen High, Feb. 28-March 1. New England's, Providence Career and Technical Academy, R.I., March 8-9. AJ Traub can be reached at
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
DOJ drops appeal against Trump co-defendants, ending classified documents case
The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to drop the criminal case against President Donald Trump's two former co-defendants, who were accused of conspiring to hide classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. U.S. Attorney Hayden O'Byrne in Florida asked the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals court to dismiss the case against the co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, in a way that it could never be filed again. De Oliveira is from Palm Beach Gardens. Former special counsel Jack Smith had previously dropped two federal cases against Trump, on charges he tried to steal the 2020 election and that he unlawfully retained national defense records after leaving the White House, after he won the Nov. 5 election. Longstanding department policy prohibits prosecuting a sitting president. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against Trump, Nauta and De Oliveira, by ruling Smith was appointed illegitimately. But federal prosecutors under former Attorney General Merrick Garland asked the appeals to overturn her decision for the remaining charges against Nauta and De Oliveira. Prosecutors argued the special counsels have been upheld for decades to conduct independent criminal investigations. Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, including by willfully retaining national defense information after his presidency. Those documents allegedly included information on U.S. and foreign military capabilities. Trump has remained critical of the Justice Department and the FBI for the search of Mar-a-Largo in August 2022, when the documents were seized. The appeals court didn't immediately react to O'Byrne's request, but the motion essentially brought an end to the long-running case. Nauta and De Oliveira had pleaded not guilty and denied the charges. Garland released part of Smith's final report explaining the evidence and reasons he decided on charges in the election interference case. But Garland said he wouldn't publicly release the second volume of the report about the classified documents case until the case against Nauta and De Oliveira was resolved. Garland said he would provide the report to the top Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, but Cannon blocked him. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: DOJ drops classified-documents case against Trump co-defendants
