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Global News
10 hours ago
- Global News
Father of child killed in Horseshoe Bay crash spreads love in letter ‘from his son'
The grieving father of a young boy killed in Horseshoe Bay last week is calling for compassion and love to be spread in the community. Leonardo Machado, four, was struck at a bus stop in Horseshoe Bay when he, his mother and a family friend were returning from a day trip to Bowen Island. The collision happened around 3:30 p.m. on May 28, at the bus stop just outside the BC Ferries foot passenger ticket booth. Witnesses say a TransLink bus jumped the curb, striking several people. Leonardo was the only child of his mother, Silvana de Oliveira Schramm and father, Clineu Machado. In an update posted to GoFundMe on Tuesday, Machado said that de Oliveira Schramm remains in stable condition and has undergone surgery on Wednesday. Story continues below advertisement However, it is a dangerous surgery, he wrote, so his wife will need more blood as they work to stabilize her pelvis and determine whether she needs to undergo skin grafts. 3:23 Memorial growing at scene of deadly Horseshoe Bay bus crash Machado also wanted to share a message through his son's eyes. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'Since I was born my parents always use buses to go everywhere in this city with my stroller along and I started falling in love with buses and Skytrains,' Machado wrote. 'Every time a bus was coming or a Skytrain was showing close my father tells me: 'Look Leo … look the bus … the bus … and I laugh and laugh because I just love them so much.' Machado said his son loved going to wait at the bus stop and watch the buses going by. Story continues below advertisement He said his son loved Paw Patrol, Mickey Mouse and Cocomelon. 'You must be sad and I'm too, when you heard about the Horseshoe Bay accident and on(e) of my best friends, the bus, separate me from my best friend in life, yes … my Mom,' Machado wrote. 'We were inseparable and went everyday out to enjoy Vancouver.' Machado added that buses are meant to connect people, not separate them, so he wants the community's help to spread love and compassion. 'First, in order to help relieve some of the pain, if you can bring a flower to my friends that drove me around this beautiful city for almost 5 years!' he wrote. 'Ask their names and how they are doing ! Buy them a coffee if you can because they are my heroes ! 'My friends who drove me throughout the city are devastated and impacted by what happened with me, and I want to thank them for all the enjoyment they provided me, and help to bring back love and confidence into their hands and that they continue driving all of us safely and comfortably and lovely!' 2:15 Investigation underway after child killed, mother critically injured by West Vancouver bus Machado said he knows his wife will miss their son deeply and if people wanted to bring flowers to the 'heroes' at Vancouver General Hospital and keep her in their prayers, that would go a long way. Story continues below advertisement 'I hope I never have to use 1 cent that has been donated here for my mom and she gets better and happy as she always was everyday before,' Machado wrote in the GoFundMe. 'This is what I want more than anything and for my father. He has suffered too much loss in his life.' Machado wrote that his son would like to make bus stops better with more shelter and maybe build a small memorial at Horseshoe Bay that will bring some happiness and joy to that place. He added that more than anything, he wants his wife to get better. 'I would like you to visualize my Mom healthy, happy and walking again. And as you picture this image, you really believe this is going to happen and this makes you happy as well.'
New York Post
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Aaron Judge's $20K diamond gavel necklace was gifted to him by a teammate
All rise for this surprise. The secret's out about Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge's much-discussed new bling that has captivated fans for months. The traditionally low-key Yankees right-fielder has been spotted sporting a splashy gavel necklace this season, a nod to his All Rise Foundation. Advertisement While he previously shared that it was a gift, refusing to comment further, The Post has exclusively learned that the custom, $20,000 charm was given to the team captain by outfielder Giancarlo Stanton. The stunner is set in 14-carat white gold with more than 12 carats in top-quality VVS-graded diamonds, plus three bands of glistening purple amethysts, and was created by AJ Machado at AJ's Jewelry in Miami, the gem maker confirmed to The Post. Yankees teammates Stanton and Jazz Chisholm Jr. have been long-time clients, Machado said — the former since he was a player with the Miami Marlins from 2010 to 2017 before coming to New York in 2018. 11 The Post can confirm it was made by AJ Machado at AJ's Jewelry in Miami. AJ's Jewelry Advertisement 11 Machado said the $20,000 bling was gifted to Judge by teammate Giancarlo Stanton. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Stanton came to Machado at the beginning of the training season, wanting to create something unique for his friend. The baseball player and the jeweler toiled over several drafts to come up with a dazzling design that was 'custom and nothing too big, something he can wear during the game,' per Stanton's request. Advertisement The bejeweled bauble contains a few personal details: Nora, the name of Judge's daughter, as well as her birthday 1/27/25; Sam, short for his wife's name, Samantha; Gus and Penny, his dog's names; and a '2x,' a nod to his two MVP awards. There's also a rose made of rose gold, mixed in with white diamonds on top. 11 Recently at Yankee Stadium, Aaron Judge caught everyone's attention not because of his game but the custom diamond-encrusted gavel necklace he's been wearing. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post 11 Machado said Stanton requested something 'custom and nothing too big, something he can wear during the game.' AJ's Jewelry Advertisement 11 Stanton (right) hit up Machado at the beginning of the training season hoping to make something for his pal. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Machado shipped the impressive pendant to Stanton, who eventually texted his Miami man that 'Judge loved it.' The Post has reached out to Judge and Stanton for comment. Machado also got tickets to a Yankees game while in New York City last weekend to attend a Jazz Chisholm Foundation fashion event, where the athlete modeled a custom Birkin bag from Madison Avenue Couture with more than 1,000 Swarovski crystals replicating his jersey. 11 The pendant also has Judge's daughter Nora's name and a rose made of rose gold, mixed in with white diamonds on top. AJ's Jewelry 11 Judge and Stanton Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post At the game, Machado was delighted to see the chic charm swinging around Judge's neck while at bat. 'It was pretty cool,' he admitted. Advertisement Of course, it's not the first time Machado has seen his pieces on the field or on a star. 11 Stanton and Judge JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST 11 Machado said Stanton texted him to say that 'Judge loved it.' AP Machado, who opened his Miami shop in 1992, started making pieces for several University of Miami football players, and as word (and sparkle) spread, AJ's Jewelry became a top dealer for professional athletes. Advertisement He claims he has at least one client on each of the 32 NFL teams, nearly half of the 30 NBA teams, and many of the 30 MLB teams. 'We just blew up,' he said. 'We have over 500 athletes in that and between the NFL, NBA and MLB.' 11 Machado counts many VIPs as clients, including Drake. AJ's Jewelry 11 Drake's necklace has 80 carats in diamonds, each diamond weighing a carat, and sold for $285,000. AJ's Jewelry Advertisement In 2011, ESPN named Machado 'the most well-connected' custom designer 'in all of pro sports,' and in 2017, he was given the honor of making the University of Miami's massive, 36-inch, 5½-pound sapphire-studded turnover chain. Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been a client for more than a decade, Machado said, and more recently, rapper Drake reportedly spent about $300,000 on some charms and custom chains.
Global News
3 days ago
- Global News
He was their ‘miracle baby': Horseshoe Bay rallies around family after 4-year-old killed
All Silvana de Oliveira Schramm ever wanted was to become a mom. She and Cilneu Machado had met in her hometown in Brazil and she had moved to Canada in 2014 before they got married. They welcomed what Machado called 'their one per cent miracle baby' Leonardo in 2021. The little boy was killed last week at a bus stop in Horseshoe Bay when he, his mother and a family friend were returning from a day trip to Bowen Island. The collision happened around 3:30 p.m. on May 28, at the bus stop just outside the BC Ferries foot passenger ticket booth. Witnesses say a TransLink bus jumped the curb, striking several people. Schramm remains in the hospital where she is sedated. Story continues below advertisement Theresa Morrison, owner of AJ's Brooklyn Pizza Joint where Machado works, has organized a GoFundMe for the family and has been in constant contact with them. 'He's obviously not doing well,' she said of Machado. 'Silvana's still quite intensive right now, so we're just praying for her over the next couple of days especially. There's been a lot of trauma.' Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Morrison said Schramm suffered quite extensive injuries from the waist down. The family friend who was with the mother and son is also recovering but has been released from the hospital. '(Machado) works a lot of jobs so that (Schramm) can stay home and just be with Leonardo,' Morrison told Global News. She said they were just a happy family and Machado worked multiple jobs to make sure his family had everything they needed. 'They love to travel, they spent quite a bit of time in Brazil last year with her family there, as well as his family in Sao Paulo. But yeah, they were just very happy, very happy.' 3:23 Memorial growing at scene of deadly Horseshoe Bay bus crash Morrison said that while Machado was reluctant at first to start a fundraiser, he recognized the challenges coming from this tragedy and that he needs to be there to support his wife. Story continues below advertisement He has also expressed concern for the bus driver and anyone who witnessed the collision. 'He's an incredibly kind and compassionate man,' Morrison said of her employee. 'He's a man of deep faith. Believes in forgiveness and also understands that, you know, accidents happen and that there isn't anyone to blame here. 'What he said is with tragedies, there's opportunities to learn and teach and support and that's really what he's focused on right now.' View image in full screen Four-year-old Leonardo and his mom, Silvana. Leonardo was killed in a tragic bus accident in Horseshoe Bay on May 28. GoFundMe Morrison said the community has stepped up in a big way to provide support for the family. 'I think this touches a lot of people, you know, a lot of us have kids and I think that sort of tragedy, it can't not impact you,' Morrison added. Story continues below advertisement – with files from Simon Little and Taya Fast
San Francisco Chronicle
3 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Machado homers and hits go-ahead sac fly as the Padres beat the Pirates 6-4
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado homered in the first inning and hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in a four-run seventh for the San Diego Padres, who rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Sunday to take two of three games in their series. Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run shot to tie Roberto Clemente for third place on Pittsburgh's career list with 240 homers. Adam Frazier also went deep to give the Pirates a 4-1 lead in the fourth. Gavin Sheets slammed face-first into the wall while tracking Frazier's homer and left the game. The Padres started their comeback in the sixth when Jackson Merrill's second double of the game brought in three-time batting champion Luis Arraez, who was aboard on a one-out double. San Diego broke through against reliever Tanner Rainey (0-1), who came on to start the seventh and walked three of the five batters he faced and allowed an RBI single to pinch-hitter Elías Díaz. After Rainey walked Fernando Tatis Jr. to load the bases with one out, Caleb Ferguson came on and allowed Arraez's single that tied it and Machado's sac fly. Tyler Wade beat out a bases-loaded single that Ferguson knocked down but couldn't find in time to make a play. It was the second homer in two games and fifth of the season for the 38-year-old McCutchen, who's in his 17th big league season and 12th with Pittsburgh over two stints. The shot off Randy Vásquez with one out in the third inning gave the Pirates a 2-1 lead. Machado's homer off starter Andrew Heaney was his seventh. Key stat McCutchen has 324 homers during a 17-year career in which he's also played for Philadelphia, Milwaukee, San Francisco and the New York Yankees. Up next Pirates RHP Paul Skenes (4-5, 2.15 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series against Houston that begins a nine-game homestand. The Padres hadn't announced a starter for Monday night in the opener of a three-game series at San Francisco. ___
Miami Herald
5 days ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Venezuela's election fiasco may move Maduro to shed any pretense of democracy
Following Venezuela's sham legislative elections May 25, which were boycotted by the main opposition coalition and marked by an embarrassingly low voter turnout, dictator Nicolás Maduro is likely done pretending to hold free elections. The vote was such a fiasco for the regime's hopes of recovering international recognition that Maduro now says he plans to change the Constitution and hold future elections under a 'communal' electoral system. Needless to say, this would secure for him — much like in Cuba — guaranteed victories. In an exclusive Zoom interview on May 26, opposition leader María Corina Machado told me the legislative elections were a 'monumental defeat' for Maduro because an overwhelming majority of Venezuelans heeded the opposition's call to boycott the vote. 'It was the lowest voter participation in Venezuela's history,' Machado told me. 'No one went out to vote.' While the Maduro-controlled National Electoral Council claimed a 43% turnout, Machado told me it was just 12%. Her estimate may be closer to reality. The Meganálisis polling firm put turnout at 14%. The Economist magazine reported, 'Turnout appeared pitiful. Polling stations were deserted.' Machado, who remains in hiding to avoid her arrest, added that the opposition collected about 10,000 photos and videos taken that day at voting places, showing that they were virtually empty. The government also banned top opposition leaders from running and barred international observers, including from the European Union and the Organization of American States, from monitoring the elections. As expected, Maduro claimed a huge victory. 'Today, we have shown the strength of Chavismo,' he said on election night, referring to the party he inherited from former strongman Hugo Chávez. According to the government-controlled National Electoral Council, Maduro's party won 83% of the parliamentary vote, giving it and its allies 253 seats in the 285-seat congress. The government also claimed to have won 23 of 24 governorships, an increase of three over its previous total. In last year's July 28 presidential election, in which Machado and other leading opposition figures were barred, Maduro proclaimed himself re-elected even though opposition tallies showed that Machado's hand-picked candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, had won by a landslide with more than 67% of the vote. The government never released voting records to substantiate Maduro's alleged victory. When I asked Machado why Maduro even held last week's legislative elections, given that hardly anyone takes Venezuela's voting process seriously, she said the government didn't expect such a low turnout. 'They thought that they could force public employees to go to the polls, like in the past, and create an illusion that 30% or 40% of the population had participated,' Machado said. 'They hoped that this would help normalize things, but it backfired.' Until now, Maduro pretended to allow a semblance of democratic normalcy to win some international recognition, especially from Brazil and other Latin American countries. But he is now suggesting that he will change Venezuela's Constitution to overhaul the voting system. Venezuela needs 'a new electoral system' and 'the re-engineering of everything, like where people vote and how people vote,' Maduro said on the afternoon of May 25, when it was already clear that few Venezuelans had heeded the government's call to vote. Maduro called for creating 'an electoral system of communal circuits for permanent consultation.' He did not elaborate, but he seemed to be proposing a system of government-controlled plebiscites. I wouldn't be surprised if Maduro goes ahead with this plan. Even the democratically elected leftist governments of Brazil, Colombia and Chile don't take his elections seriously. And the fact that he can't even get Venezuela's public employees to the polls makes him look weak at home. In addition, public discontent is likely to rise in the coming months. The economy, which had been recovering somewhat since its worst crisis in 2019, is once again going downhill. Annual inflation already exceeds 100%, and the official minimum wage, without bonuses, is just $1.50 a month. Economic growth is expected to contract between 1.5% and 4% this year, due to low world oil prices and the U.S. decision to suspend Chevron's license to export oil from Venezuela. To make things worse for Maduro, Russia and China are not as willing as in the past to give Maduro an economic lifeline, after seeing their loans wasted by mismanagement and corruption. And Trump's vows to clamp down on illegal immigration and deport more than 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants may shut down an escape route for many desperate Venezuelans. In short, Maduro's legislative elections may have been a pyrrhic victory for him. He will now have more legislators in congress and more governors, but he is even more isolated from the rest of the world and his own people. Don't miss the 'Oppenheimer Presenta' TV show on Sundays at 9 pm E.T. on CNN en Español. Blog:
