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NDTV
20 hours ago
- NDTV
Women Watched By Men Using Toilets In Trump-Era Detention Centres: Report
According to a report titled, 'You Feel Like Your Life is Over': Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centres Since January 2025, undocumented migrants were being exposed to degrading treatment at several US immigration facilities. The report published conditions at three overcrowded south Florida facilities. It claimed migrants were in shackles with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel and eat food from Styrofoam plates "like dogs". Dozens of men had been packed in cells for hours and denied lunch till 7pm. They remained in shackles with food in chairs in front of them. "We had to eat like animals," one detainee named Pedro said. This incident took place at a Miami immigration jail. At the Krome North service processing center in west Miami, female detainees were forced to use toilets in full view of male detainees. Women were denied access to gender-appropriate medical care, showers or adequate food. The jail was full far beyond capacity, and to deal with that, detainees were held in a bus at a parking lot for more than 24 hours. Men and women were cramped together and unshackled only when they had to use the single toilet. Soon after, the toilet became clogged. "The bus became disgusting. It was the type of toilet in which normally people only urinate but because we were on the bus for so long, and we were not permitted to leave it, others defecated in the toilet," one man said. "Because of this, the whole bus smelled strongly of feces." After they were transferred to a facility, the group spent up to 12 days crammed in a cold room with no bedding or warm clothes, and they had to sleep on the cold concrete floor. The room was called la hielera - or the ice box. The detainees suffered delays in treatment for injuries, medical or psychological care. At the third facility, the Broward transitional center in Pompano Beach, a 44-year-old Haitian woman, Marie Ange Blaise, died in April because of lack of necessary care. Rosa, one of the detainees, said she heard screams when she saw Blaise in a kneeling position. She thought Blaise was having a "seizure". "We started yelling for help, but the guards ignored us. Finally, one officer approached slowly, looked at her without intervening, and then walked away. After that, it took eight minutes for the medical provider to arrive, and then another 15 or 20 before the rescue team came. By then, she was not moving," Rosa was quoted as saying in the report. The detainees said the "Alligator Alcatraz" jail in the Everglades was quickly built to hold up 5,000 undocumented migrants because the facilities were severely overcrowded.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Death in Paradise-style spin-off announced with returning star and it's set in Benidorm
Channel 5 has confirmed a brand new detective drama, which will be hitting screens soon - and the series is set to be very similar to the popular BBC show Death in Paradise Channel 5 has just dropped a bombshell for all mystery lovers: a Death in Paradise-style spin-off is officially on the cards, and it's set to grace our screens under the title Death in Benidorm. Details about the cast and finer points of the series are still being revealed, but the premise released hints at a narrative echoing the much-adored Death in Paradise, which takes place in the make-believe Saint Marie and airs on the BBC. The tantalising synopsis reveals: "Former detective Dennis Crown has swapped the chaos of the UK for a quieter life running a bar in Benidorm. "But when tourists start turning up dead, he's reluctantly drawn back into detective work-egged on by his barmaid Rosa, a crime drama superfan." The plot outline states, in summary: "With Dennis's real-world experience and Rosa's encyclopaedic TV knowledge, each episode sees the duo tackling a new murder in paradise while trying to remain on the right side of the local Spanish cops," reports the Express. Greg Barnett, Channel 5's commissioning editor, has approved this thrilling new series. ZDF Studios will distribute it internationally. While the identity of the lead detective remains a mystery, more details about the show are expected to emerge shortly. It is also unclear when the drama will be broadcast on TV or whether filming has started. Simon Delaney, who has previously contributed to Death in Paradise, will also direct the series. But that's not all—Death in Benidorm is just one of six fresh dramas Channel 5 is developing, ready to captivate audiences. Discussing the channel's recent revamp, Sebastian Cardwell, Deputy Chief Content Officer and Head of Scripted at Paramount UK, remarked: "We're incredibly proud to unveil this new slate of scripted commissions, which showcases the breadth and ambition of 5's storytelling. "From brand new thrillers and character-driven mysteries to the much-anticipated return of audience favourites, we're continuing to build a rich and distinctive drama offering. "These titles reflect our commitment to delivering compelling, accessible British drama that resonates with viewers across the UK. We look forward to announcing further titles in the coming months."
Buzz Feed
3 days ago
- Buzz Feed
29 Massive Family Secrets People Uncovered
Recently, we wrote about family secrets people discovered, and members of the BuzzFeed Community had some of their own secrets to share. Here's what they had to get off their chests.* "That the 'holiday' I had at my aunt's house for a month, where my mum would call me a lot of days crying, was actually me being kidnapped and taken to a secluded town in the middle of nowhere (in rural Australia where it was four hours to the closest town). My mum didn't want to call the police at first because she was close to her sister and believed she was being manipulated by another family member (who had successfully kidnapped my brother many years ago). But she eventually called the police, and I was brought back. I had a feeling something was off with the way my mum would talk on the phone ... but she didn't want to scare me at the time. I didn't find out for sure until a few years later." "I was told my father was arrested and sent to prison for 15 years for being a part of a boiler room fraud scheme in the late '80s and that he was charged under RICO for communications fraud and theft on A LOT of counts. I went to visit him a few times, and he would send cards on holidays and my birthday. ... I remember him using a cane the first time I saw him in prison, and he said he 'got hurt.' My 4-year-old self thought this made sense. After a year or so, he stopped writing, and I stopped visiting." "My aunt Rosa was the only sister not living in the US. She had a child my mom's age but no husband and was never referred to as widowed. I always suspected something dark kept her in Mexico because the subject would get changed when someone brought it up. Back in 2009, I was visiting her and asked her why she'd never moved here. Turns out she did in the '50s, but her husband was an abusive drunk. He hit her son (my cousin) when he was three and broke his nose. That was the final straw. My aunt waited for him to go to sleep, packed her bags, loaded her car, cut his throat, and ran back to Mexico." "For me, it was the lawsuit against my grandpa for groping my cousin. She was 15. I was 8. My parents left me alone with him after this, even though my cousin swears it happened. I didn't know the truth till I found my estranged cousin when I was 18, and my parents had the audacity to tell me that she was toxic." "I only discovered a few years ago that the commune my parents were in in the 1970s was more like a sex cult than a commune. There was one leader, and everyone gave all their money to him; he set all the rules and made very arbitrary decisions. Like making my parents marry even though, as my mom said (which sort of traumatized 14-year-old me), 'we weren't even sleeping together that week!' Some seriously weird shit went down. It wasn't a commune; it was a cult. I asked my mom bluntly about it a few years ago, and she agreed." "My great-grandmother and her family were sex workers. Her mother and aunt ran a 'boarding house' for 'professional women' and the men they would 'entertain.' They also were part of a team smuggling liquor across the border into the US during prohibition. I had guessed at some point that the 'boarding house' was actually a brothel, which was confirmed to me once I was older." "My mum passed away never knowing that it was my sibling who'd turned her in to local authorities after a decade on the run. She ended up only serving nine months of a 22-year sentence because she'd been living a quiet life during that time. This meant we could leave an abusive household to move in with her once she was out. Living with her was only mildly better in the end, but my sibling's actions might have saved our lives. I found out after I was married and moved out of state. I'd thought it was suspicious [that she was arrested] so soon after we'd discovered where she was living, but outright denial meant I gave up wondering as a teen." "I grew up with a single mother and no contact with relatives. I was told nothing about why it was only my brother, myself, and whatever random man my mother was involved with at the time. We moved constantly, and she seemed to have no friends either. If I asked any questions about why we didn't have relatives or why we were moving again, I would get frozen out, and she would not speak to me or look at me for months at a time, so I learned to stop asking. When I moved out at 16, I started trying to look for anything in libraries that might help me find out what the real story was about any family I might have." "My siblings and I could never figure out when we'd get together with my mom's family why my one aunt was always resentful about my other aunt who had a child out of wedlock. After about fifty years, we finally found out with the passing of my mom. My resentful aunt had a child and was forced to give it up. The reason she had to give up the baby was because she became pregnant by my father — he, my mom, grandparents, and aunt kept it all secret. My brother and I were in between the other baby. Sadly, we connected with the brother and were in the process of meeting when he died of a heart attack. It is so weird that my mom forgave everyone and acted like nothing was ever wrong. I feel so sorry for my mom, who has lived with this for so long. Even on her deathbed, she kept the secret." "My sister has a different dad. That one just took thinking twice about some math that they'd been normalizing to us since we were tiny. We just didn't think about it! Yeah, she's the only brunette in a family of blondes, but that's my sister! If anyone asks, my mom fell pregnant at 16, a few months before meeting my 23-year-old father. We're unsure if our dad knew, but he's not the kind of magnanimous benefactor who would keep a kid that's not his. I respect my mother's decision because that kept my sister glued to our side during custody battles, the loss of our mom, secured a childhood for my sister under heinous circumstances." "I didn't know my dad for close to 40 years. Folks would tell me very little about him, and if I asked for any more details, I was always told to 'let sleeping dogs lie.' At one point, I even asked if he knew where we lived, and they said if he did know, 'we'd move again.' After my grandmother died, I got more information and was able to find my dad, except he had died 15 years before. His family was certainly shocked to learn about me. My dad's family told me his parents would have loved me, especially my Abuelo, with whom I share a birthday ... I've never forgiven my mom for this." "I had a great uncle on my mom's side who I just loved. He and his wife (they had no children) lived in the US (my family is Canadian), but they'd come to visit often. He'd spend most of their visits playing with me, telling me stories of where he'd traveled and bedtime stories from different countries from memory. My great-uncle died suddenly when I was eight. I was always told it was a heart attack. His wife, who was European, moved back to Europe but kept in touch with my grandparents. Fast forward a couple of decades, and my mom inherited my great-uncle's personal papers from her father (my great-uncle's brother). It turns out my great-uncle joined US Intelligence in the 1940s and was working for the CIA on an 'assignment' when he died. No idea if his wife knew." "I found out that my great-grandmother was a mail-order bride. Growing up, when my dad would tell me stories about her, he just said that she was 'essentially a mail-order bride.' I took that to mean that maybe she found a guy through a pen pal or something. Nope! I found out later she went through a company that connected mail-order brides to single men. Unfortunately, both her husbands were assholes. It sounded really ugly." "My mother wasn't my grandfather's child. She didn't find out until I shared my 23andMe results with her. If she weren't an affair baby, I'd have been about 1/4 Italian. Instead, I'm 1/4 Latvian and absolutely 0% Italian. Grandma just so happened to be 'very good friends' with a Latvian man who had been one of her patients. What really sucked was when my mom told one of my aunts, she found out that not only did everyone else know, but they'd agreed not to tell my mother for going on 60 years now." "I was in a cult. I didn't know the word for it [at the time], but I would constantly sit in church and just wonder if it was all made up by someone who enjoyed controlling other people. After some research (that I was told never to do!), my suspicions were confirmed." My grandmother started getting dementia about 10 years ago, [and we found out that] neither of my mother's siblings are my grandfather's children. She had a 15-year affair, and my 'oops baby' mother is his only legitimate child. Granny also offed that same grandfather. There's no way to prove it, though, and at this point, it was over 20 years ago. He fell out of bed and broke his hip, and instead of calling for help, she unplugged all the phones and left him on the floor for three days. She 'found' him when the neighbor came by to take him fishing or something, but by that point, he was delirious and half unconscious. He died a couple of days later from a massive stroke." "My now-dead father-in-law had multiple affairs during his marriage to my mother-in-law. It was a known family secret that all the men had second and even third families. My husband said his dad never had a second family, but there are photos of 'extended cousins' who look eerily like my husband and his brothers." "My grandmother (dad's mother) lied to my dad and his sister for decades about who their real fathers were. They believed their father had died when my dad was in his twenties and my aunt was in her teens — until 23andMe tests came back and showed they were only HALF siblings. My dad was rightfully angry and confronted my grandmother about it. It turns out the man she was married to was sterile, and her doctor (back in the '50s and '60s) told her if she wanted kids, she'd need to 'seek other options.' So she did — with her then-boss and another random man. She refuses to apologize to my dad and aunt for lying to them, even after her husband's death ages ago." "My cousin who was super ill actually had a sickness that was preventable with medicine. ... [He] died because the woman my uncle married was a religious nut. ... [This was] confirmed later when I was an adult. I remember getting told off as a kid because I asked, 'Isn't there medicine for what he has?'" "My dad told me this full story on a camping trip recently. ... Basically, when my grandma and grandpa were still married and had my dad's older sister, my grandpa was very, very religious, but my grandma wasn't as invested. I'm not sure whether it was a splinter group of their church or an entirely different thing, but my grandpa eventually joined this hyper-religious, cult-like group (my dad just referred to it as a flat-out cult), which was led by a woman about the same age as my grandma and grandpa. My grandma knew this group was sketchy af, but this was the early '70s, so she felt like she had to go along with my grandpa's devotion to the group. The group was meeting one night at my grandma and grandpa's house, and somehow, possibly over the course of just that night, or maybe it had been ongoing, the leader convinced my grandpa to kill, or at least attack, my grandma, who at that time was pregnant with my dad." "When I was a kid, my parents were eager to send me upstairs to bed because they were hiding lots of things they didn't want me and others to know about. Mom drank too much. Dad was in the closet and in a long-term relationship with the man who lived in our house with us — and Dad's partner actually owned the house!" "My uncle was the local drug dealer. ... When I hit 14, he mentioned to me at a family event that if I ever wanted to experiment, I just had to talk to him. He would give me reasonable access. If he found out that I was using other stuff, he'd tell my parents. Never paid for drugs all through high school, and when he came to pick me up in Year 9 one time, I got so many shocked looks." "That my aunt did not die of an asthma attack in her sleep but took her own life. She had been very depressed. As an adult, they admitted she purposely overdosed. As a child with asthma, I wish they had just told me the truth because before I started to suspect it was a lie, I was terrified that I was going to die too." "I grew up in a small, rural community where everyone knew each other, especially if they had kids the same age. My parents were close friends with all of my friends' parents and would spend nights over at their houses and stuff. It turns out they were all doing drugs and swinging." "One of my aunts had a bad relationship with my grandpa. Grandpa was an asshole, so it wasn't hard to believe, but she never came around family events, and it was just odd. ... It turns out that my aunt was in charge of watching her infant sister when she was 10-11 years old; the infant sister died on 'her watch,' and grandpa blamed her for it. I first heard this story when I was 18, about a year after Grandpa died. I knew something fucked up had happened, but I didn't think it was that bad." "My dad died of a heart attack. His heart was bad, but he was also a functional cocaine user. ... He made good money, provided for his family, and had nice cars — it was somewhat unexpected. My sister saw on his death certificate and showed me at about 28 years old that cocaine was in his system when he died, and they found the baggie in the bathroom. His artery was already blocked 95%, and he'd had chest pains those few days and set an appointment for Monday with doctors. The story was he was peeing in the bathroom and took a puff of his cigarette, and then that blocked his heart to 100%, so I guess I somehow figured plaque dislodged from one place in the artery to that final 95% place with the puff of that cigarette." "That my dad is not my bio dad, and my mom was an unwed teen mom for the first year of my life. Before I get into it, my mom did what she had to do to get out of a tough situation, and I love my dad. He has never treated me differently than my siblings and told me after all this came out that I am his daughter regardless." "My grandmother knew her second husband was sexually assaulting my mother as a child and did nothing until it came out to the rest of the world, too. Mom confirmed she told my grandma after the first or second time it happened, at seven years old. And this part hasn't been confirmed, but I believe there's enough evidence with how my grandmother talks about him that she never stopped loving him and only divorced him because it's what was expected of her. I don't talk to her anymore." And finally..."[I found out] that two of my dad's cousins had a kid [together]. No shit."
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Zimmer bets on autonomous surgery with Monogram purchase
This story was originally published on MedTech Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily MedTech Dive newsletter. Zimmer Biomet hopes to round out its surgical robotics portfolio with its planned $177 million purchase of Monogram Technologies, which was announced Monday. The acquisition could offer more customer choice, analysts wrote, but they also questioned whether surgeons will prefer an autonomous robot. Monogram received Food and Drug Administration clearance in March for a semi-autonomous, AI-navigated robot called mBôs, to be used in total knee replacement surgeries. The company plans to launch mBôs with Zimmer's Persona knee implants in early 2027, according to an investor presentation. Monogram is working on a fully autonomous version of the robot, which would be hands-free and activated using foot pedals, that it plans to launch in late 2027 or early 2028. Zimmer already has a robot that can be used for total knee replacements, called Rosa, but that system currently does not work with CT imaging and uses manual cutting. After closing, Zimmer expects to have 'the most comprehensive suite of customer-centric technology solutions, ranging from simplified navigation, such as OrthoGrid, to non-CT based robotics with Rosa, and fully autonomous robots with mBôs,' according to the investor presentation. Analysts said the deal is designed to give surgeons more options, but also raised questions about the acquisition. Mike Matson, an analyst with Needham, said buying Monogram may 'improve and differentiate' Zimmer's robotics, but questioned the level of surgeon interest in a fully automated robotics system, in a research note published Monday. BTIG analyst Ryan Zimmerman wrote in a research note that the price was high for a robotics system that has not sold any units yet, and asked what the deal means for Rosa, given the updates planned for the coming quarters. 'This is about customer choice, defining the fully autonomous category of robotics, and appealing to surgeons who prefer autonomous cutting over manual cutting (which is ROSA today),' Zimmerman wrote, citing a conversation with the orthopedic firm's management. Shagun Singh, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, wrote that Zimmer plans to grow its business by gaining more share in the robotic market, increasing how many procedures are done using robotics, driving more revenue per procedure, and expanding the market by creating a new category of fully autonomous robots. More acquisitions likely to come Zimmer also used the announcement to outline future plans for its robotics program. The company's Rosa robots are 'rapidly approaching 2,000 installations worldwide' and are a market leader outside of the U.S., Zimmer said in a press release. Zimmer received FDA clearance last year to use Rosa for robot-assisted shoulder replacements, and plans a full launch of the feature in early 2026. The company is working on a posterior hip feature for Rosa for the second half of 2026, and a CT imaging feature for early 2027, according to the investor presentation. Last year, Zimmer bought OrthoGrid Systems, which makes AI guidance systems for total hip replacement surgeries. It also struck a distribution agreement with Think Surgical, which makes a CT-enabled, handheld robot. 'Management explained that these technologies are not competitive, but allow a more complimentary suite,' Singh wrote. In April, Zimmer bought Paragon 28, an orthopedics company focused on foot and ankle procedures, for $1.1 billion. Analysts see Zimmer as poised to continue its streak of acquisitions. Needham's Matson wrote that 'despite the recent acquisition of Paragon 28 and today's announcement, we still think that [Zimmer] may pursue additional acquisitions in higher-growth orthopedic subcategories like data/AI, enabling technologies, sports medicine, and extremities.' Recommended Reading Zimmer to buy robotics firm Monogram for about $177M Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Daily Record
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Strictly star Vito Coppola's mum has fans shocked as they say she 'looks like his sister'
Strictly Come Dancing champion Vito Coppola took to social media to share a video of him cooking with his mother, Rosa, but fans were left stunned by her youthful appearance. Vito Coppola has had everyone talking following his latest update on social media, as he posted a video cooking alongside his mum Rosa. However it was his mum who captured the attention away from the professional dancer. The Strictly Come Dancing favourite shared the footage on Instagram from his trip back to his homeland of Italy, where him and his beloved mum Rosa were seen preparing Pasta alla Norma, an iconic Sicilian dish with aubergine. Alongside the video, Vito penned: "Let's cook with mamma Rosa. Watch the full video on my YouTube channel: VITO's WAY and let me know in the comments what do you think. Have you ever tried this pasta? ? What dish would like me to make for you? #loveisthebestingredient." The post quickly caught attention, but fans were notably taken aback by how youthful Rosa appearance as reported by Manchester Evening News. One fan page on social media remarked: "Your mum is beautiful, she looks so young." Another fan exclaimed: "Your mum? ? ? ? Wow she looks amazing x." Someone else observed: "She can't possibly be your mamma... She looks so young! ! ! Like, 30 tops! ! !" Someone else commented: "Your Mom? Looks so young." One fan joked: "That lady is not old enough to be your mother @vitocoppola! ! What do they put in the food in Italy? I'm moving there asap if makes me look THAT good!" Another added, "Your mum is beautiful, I thought she was your sister. She looks very youthful." Vito is currently touring across the nation alongside fellow Strictly star Dianne Buswell with their own show. The pair announced last year in May their plans for a joint tour - Dianne and Vito: Red Hot and Ready. In a sweet reunion, many of their Strictly co-stars gathered to watch them perform at London's West End Shaftesbury Theatre last month whilst more recently, Strictly pro Gorka Marquez and Vito's champion dance partner Ellie Leach caught their show closer to home in Manchester. Elsewhere, Vito took to social media earlier in the week and penned a heartfelt message to his brother Jonathan. It comes following hints that his sibling features in the production, although he's not physically present. Alongside a photo of the pair from the tour launch, Vito wrote on Instagram, "Today I don't need many words to express what's in my heart. "Happy birthday to you my little brother, you are the most important person in my life! I love you immensely and I would do anything for you @jonathan_copp." Jonathan was swift to reply, commenting on Vito's tribute: "Thank you very much brother, no need for words. Thank you very much to all of you."
