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Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Local author Vanessa Lillie promotes indigenous authors, booksellers
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Local author Vanessa Lillie appeared Monday as a guest on Spotlight New England. Lillie's suspense novel, 'Blood Sisters,' gained recognition as a national pick by Good Morning America and Amazon book clubs. The Washington Post named it the best mystery read of 2023. Lillie, who has published four books and lives in Rhode Island, shared with hosts Ashley Erling and Audrey McClelland that she loosely bases the settings of her stories on local towns. Originally from Oklahoma, Lillie is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and advocates for indigenous authors and booksellers. She uses her platform to amplify their voices and maintains a running list of indigenous bookstores and authors to check out. Follow Lillie on Instagram, where she frequently hosts live videos for book discussions and recommendations. Spotlight New England airs weekdays on the WPRI 12+ TV app and the and apps to get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch or with the new . Follow us on social media: Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man killed in crash after speeding on highway in East Feliciana Parish, state police say
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana State Police troopers urge drivers to make safe decisions while behind the wheel following a crash in East Feliciana Parish that left a 21-year-old man dead. On Wednesday, May 21, troopers responded to the scene around 11 p.m. on LA 68, just north of LA 10, and learned Michael Lillie, of Jackson, was driving a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe at a high rate of speed. According to LSP, Lillie failed to navigate a left-hand curve. The vehicle then ran off the road, hit a culvert, went airborne, struck a utility pole, and overturned. Lillie was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers said impairment is unknown at this time, but a routine toxicology sample was collected for analysis. 'Troopers urge drivers to always make safe decisions behind the wheel: never drive impaired, always wear a seat belt, and avoid distractions. Taking a few extra seconds to buckle up or slow down can be the difference between life and death,' LSP said. 1 hurt after train hits truck in West Baton Rouge Parish, officials say Baton Rouge bids final farewell to former mayor Kip Holden 1 dead, 1 hurt after car crashes into Bayou Plaquemine in Iberville Parish Addis native John Foster shares journey after 'American Idol' Who were the victims of the shooting outside the DC Jewish Museum? GOP campaign arm tells Republicans to 'go on offense' messaging Trump agenda bill Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
When life gave these St. Thomas sisters a puddle, they made a viral social media splash
When their mom took away their mobile phones for the day on Good Friday, sisters Lillie and Harper O'Reilly were given the old-fashioned order to go outside to play. That's when the O'Reilly sisters noticed a huge puddle across the street from their house in St. Thomas, Ont. They decided to craft a sign that read, "Splash us," and then stood in front of the puddle, waiting for vehicles to drive by. "We thought why don't we create a sign and get cars to splash us with the puddle," said Lillie, 11. "A lot of cars drove into the puddle and splashed us, we were wet ... really wet," added Harper, 10. Some vehicles even went around the block and made a U-Turn, accelerating through the puddle for a second round of splashing, the girls said. Impressed by the response the sisters got from passersby in real life, their mom, Taylor Brooks, captured a video of the splashing and posted it on TikTok with the caption, "Remember when kids played outside?". It has since gone viral and garnered more than 10 million views, along with thousands of comments. "Every single one of those vehicles went home and told someone what happened to them today. I know I would," wrote one TikTok user. "I think the adults had more fun than the kids," another viewer commented. "You just know someone who had a rough day at work instantly started cackling when they did this. Entertaining for both sides," read another comment. 'Let them be bored' mom says Brooks said she didn't expect the post to get so much attention and the family was stunned to see how many people found themselves relating to the video. She believe it's because kids playing outside without tech devices isn't as common anymore as it was a few decades ago. "I personally think it's 90s nostalgia," said Brooks. "Lots of us grew up in the 80s and 90s, we had fun before technology and it just really resonated with people to see kids having fun, no devices and it just hit home for a lot of people." The comments on the video tend to agree. Many viewers recalled doing similar activities when they were children and complimented the O'Reilly sisters for being good sports. Brooks's message to other parents? A little boredom every now and then doesn't hurt and can motivate kids to come up with innovative ways to entertain themselves without technology. "Just let them be bored for a few minutes, and they will come up with something. It was nice to see them doing something together, they were just outside enjoying every minute of it, so they will figure out something and they will have fun. It's instinctual for them," she said. The girls said they "definitely" plan to do this again, and the experience taught them that they are able to have fun with less screen time and more outside time.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cheyenne high school senior opens boutique at Frontier Mall
CHEYENNE — When she was 14, Kacee Lillie began designing clothes with a Cricut vinyl cutter and selling them out of her home in Minnesota. This soon expanded to creating earrings and then to selling her goods at craft and vendor shows. Now 18, Lillie has opened her first public, physical location of the Kacee Lillie Boutique at Frontier Mall in Cheyenne — three months before graduating high school. 'It's definitely a lot bigger now, but it's not as big as I want it to be,' Lillie said of her business's footprint. 'So, there's definitely room to grow.' Before opening in the mall, Lillie operated a boutique space in a 200-square-foot section of the Base Exchange on F.E. Warren Air Force Base between December and January. In February, Lillie moved to her new 1,200-square-foot location in Frontier Mall in the space formerly occupied by Francesca's. Kacee Lillie Kacee Lillie Boutique is photographed inside Frontier Mall on Thursday in Cheyenne. The boutique primarily features women's clothing — something that wasn't as popular on the Air Force base — as well as fashion accessories and art. She said only around five people visited the shop at F.E. Warren each day, but now that number is closer to 50 or 70. Lillie said she hopes to expand options at the store to include more items for men and children, as well. However, Lillie is unsure how much and to what extent she will be able to grow her new boutique with question marks around what the reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on nations like China will look like. Lillie imports many of the clothes in the store from overseas. 'It hasn't impacted us yet,' Lillie said. 'We're just more hesitant to get any of the inventory that we were before, because a lot of it comes from overseas. The tariffs are looking like they're going to be 80% to 140%. ... I'm not a professional at it, but it's looking like it's going to double the cost to get it in (the store), which will double the cost for (customers) to get it.' On Tuesday, the White House released a fact sheet saying the tariffs imposed on Chinese imports could grow to 245%. 'China now faces up to a 245% tariff on imports to the United States as a result of its retaliatory actions,' the fact sheet said. 'This includes a 125% reciprocal tariff, a 20% tariff to address the fentanyl crisis, and Section 301 tariffs on specific goods, between 7.5% and 100%.' Gusto, Inc. is a company that provides payroll, benefits and human resource management software for businesses. It released a resource article last week for small business owners. It said the cost of imported goods will increase, supply chains may be affected, which may result in delays, and small business owners may feel pressure to increase prices for customers, which may affect relationships and patronage. Lillie said she prides herself on developing personal relationships with some of her customers, knowing them by name and getting into conversations with them when they visit her store — something she said is less common at large multi-national corporate stores. To prepare for some of the anticipated spike in prices, Lillie said she has turned to more local vendors to supply goods for her store, including locally made mugs, cuticle oils and art. In addition to the financial risks Lillie has taken to realize her dream of opening a boutique, she has sacrificed the traditional high school experience to pursue her business. She moved to Cheyenne at age 17, when her mother was stationed at F.E. Warren. She did one semester at Cheyenne's East High School before switching to virtual schooling so she could work part time on running her business and learning about business and part time working a job on the side to save up money to open the store. 'It's definitely hard finding people who understand,' she said. 'I started this when I was 14, so I went through all of high school with everyone wanting to party and saying 'let's go hang out.' I can't, I have to work. 'Well, just call out,' they'd say. Who am I going to call out to?' After she graduates, Lillie said she'd like to spend more time focusing on marketing and growing her business and potentially take some college courses in business and marketing. Lillie gained most of her business knowledge through real world experience and hours of reading and watching videos. She said some of her high school business class assignments on how to start a business could take only two or three days. However, her real-world research would take two or three months to grasp a firm understanding of each step, she said. While business has been slow the past few months, Lillie said she anticipates it will pick up during the summer, and she hopes more people will choose to shop locally instead of at a national chain store. Lillie hopes to continue to grow her business, but said she wants to keep her expectations realistic and take it one step at a time. 'I feel like if you put too much ambition into the world, you're going to be disappointed,' she said. 'So, I'd love for it to get bigger, like anything, but if it stays in one store, it stays one store, nice and cute. All I can hope is that it's profitable and not just a money pit.'
BBC News
24-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Hull expert sounds warning over rise in tuberculosis cases
A disease specialist has sounded a warning over a rise in cases of Patrick Lillie, consultant in infectious disease at NHS Humber Health Partnership, said London and the West Midlands had already seeing a spike in cases, but the risk elsewhere had increased, to the NHS, there was a 13% rise of TB cases in England last year, with homeless people or those with drug or alcohol addictions most at which mainly affects the lungs, can be spread by coughing or sneezing. Dr Lillie said: "London and the West Midlands are already seeing an increase in cases, but because TB is linked to deprivation and social issues such as drug and alcohol addiction, homelessness or close living in poor-quality housing, it's possible that other cities, including Hull, could see more cases, too."TB is a really serious infection so it's important that anyone showing symptoms of TB gets tested and, if confirmed, receives treatment quickly to give them the best chance of recovery."The UK Health Security Agency said Yorkshire and the Humber saw an annual 18.2% increase in the number of people diagnosed with TB in 2024. TB can impact lymph nodes, bones and the brain, causing include a cough lasting more than three weeks, a high temperature or drenching night sweats, loss of appetite, unexplained weight loss and feeling tired or to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
