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Miami Herald
19-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Bad tires on rental car led to man's deadly crash, Ohio widow says in lawsuit
An Ohio woman is suing after she said her husband died as a result of reckless driving and bad tires on a rental car. The federal lawsuit was filed April 10 against Avis Car Rental, Hutchinson Inc. and Jules Toussaint. McClatchy News reached out to Avis Car Rental and Hutchinson Inc. for comment May 19 but did not immediately hear back. Toussaint was driving a 2023 Dodge Charger in Brighton Township on Jan. 18 at the direction of his employer, Hutchinson Inc., according to the lawsuit. The car had been rented by Avis Car Rental, according to the civil complaint. According to the lawsuit, the car's tires were 'worn with little to no tread' and the tread depth was below the legal limit, 'making it exceptionally dangerous to operate.' This, the lawsuit said, is what led to the death of 69-year-old Robert Bilbrey. Bilbrey was driving a 2005 Toyota Corolla in Brighton Township on Jan. 18. It was raining and the roads were 'wet with a slush buildup on the pavement,' the complaint said. Toussaint was driving 'in a negligent, reckless, and wanton manner,' the lawsuit said. He lost control of the vehicle and crashed head-on into Bilbrey's car, according to the complaint. Fire crews had to remove Bilbrey from his vehicle because of the severity of the crash, the lawsuit said. He died from his injuries, the complaint said. Bilbrey was 'a friend to all and helped wherever needed,' according to his obituary. He loved hunting, golfing, watching westerns and being with his family. Toussaint was charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, according to His attorney declined the outlet's request for comment due to the pending case. The complaint said it was a combination of the condition of the car's tires, Hutchinson Inc.'s trust in Avis Car Rental and Toussaint's reckless driving that led to Bilbrey's death. 'We were deeply saddened by this incident, and we extend our sincerest condolences to the family impacted. Given pending litigation, we are unable to provide further comment,' Avis told The lawsuit is asking for over $75,000 in punitive damages and more than $75,000 in compensatory damages, in addition to attorney fees, costs and expenses. Brighton Township is about a 45-mile drive southwest from Cleveland.
Hindustan Times
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
8 most luxurious things seen at Met Gala: Anne Hathaway's jaw-dropping necklace to A$AP Rocky's umbrella with diamonds
Want to see the most standout pieces from Met Gala 2025? This year's Met Gala was filled with luxurious looks, and some of the most stunning ones included A$AP Rocky's diamond-incrusted umbrella – not to forget the likes of Priyanka Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan, Diljit Dosanjh and Isha Ambani making a statement with their can't-miss jewellery. Also read | Not Shah Rukh Khan or Kiara Advani, fans hail Priyanka Chopra as 'only Indian celeb who got the Met Gala theme right' Rapper A$AP Rocky strutted down the Met Gala blue carpet in a classic black suit, a jacket and a bunch of shimmering accessories, including a Briony Raymond customised umbrella covered in 90-carat diamonds. Priyanka Chopra stunned at the 2025 Met Gala in a custom polka-dot outfit designed by Olivier Rousteing. She paired it with a striking emerald and diamond statement necklace by Bulgari. Click here to know more about it. Anne Hathaway's Met Gala look showcased a stunning Bulgari necklace that complemented her elegant Carolina Herrera look. Her necklace featured a sugarloaf sapphire in white gold with diamonds. He wore a crystal-studded 'K' pendant as part of his regal outfit designed by Sabyasachi. The 'K' necklace was complemented by a bold 'SRK' choker, layered chains, rings, and a diamond-encrusted star lapel pin. Click here to know more about his look, and how fans reacted to it. Demi Moore's jet-black gown with vertical white stripes was a masterpiece designed by Thom Browne featuring an architectural silhouette mirroring the shape of an oversized tie. The intricately crafted piece made Demi a standout. Click here for more information on her look. She wore a stunning layered pearl and diamond necklace, the Toussaint necklace, inspired by the Maharaja of Nawanagar. Cartier reimagined this piece and featured it in the movie Ocean's 8. Click here to know more about it. Diljit wore stunning jewellery that complemented his regal Punjabi attire, including a historic diamond necklace originally crafted by Cartier in 1928 for the Maharaja of Patiala. Diljit also layered pearl and emerald necklaces to add to his majestic appearance. Click here to know more about his debut Met Gala look. Her Met Gala look was a stunning pale blue Chanel suit. It came with a matching hat and floating transparent cape, perfectly capturing the 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' Met Gala 2025 theme and adding a touch of elegance and sophistication to the overall look.
Local France
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Local France
Macron calls for 'citizens' convention' on French school holidays
French President Emmanuel Macron's office has announced the launch of another 'citizens' convention' ( convention citoyenne ) - this time on the topic of school hours and holidays. Macron has already launched multiple of these conventions (also known as 'citizen councils') to help come to a common understanding of a complicated or polarising topic, such as how to approach climate change or assisted dying (for terminally ill patients). READ MORE: EXPLAINED: What are France's 'citizen councils'? "It seems necessary to me that we work to ensure that the organisation of pupils' days is more favourable to their development and learning, and that we find a balance to make life easier for families," Macron said in an interview with French daily Le Parisien. Advertisement "We have very, very long summer vacations. Children who do not have family support often drop down in their academic level. "The citizens' convention seemed to me to be the most appropriate tool for consulting the French people. "It is a very complex issue that will require building consensus among all those affected by this vast subject, such as parents, the educational community, including after-school programmes, local authorities, and even tourism professionals," Macron told the French daily. A citizens' convention involves a random panel of French citizens who are selected - similar to jury duty - and tasked with hearing from experts who present varying perspectives on the topic. At the end of the 'convention', the members issue recommendations for how the French government should proceed. While the government must consider their recommendations, they are not obligated to heed them. The idea is that these citizens' conventions help to get an idea of the opinions of average French people, as well as to involve citizens more directly in the functioning of the government. Members of this convention would consider the start and end times for school days, as well as the number of weeks of holiday per year, particularly for les grandes vacances (the summer holidays). Advertisement Do French pupils have too much time off? French school pupils typically get a two-month holiday over the summer, with term ending in the first week of July and restarting on or shortly after September 1st. Although les grandes vacances are the biggest holidays, there are plenty of other breaks during the school year. Pupils (and teachers) get several two-week breaks. These include breaks in the autumn for Toussaint; at Christmastime in December; in February-March for a winter break; and again in April-May for spring break. In total, schools spend 16 weeks a year on holiday and have 36 weeks of teaching time. This is one of the shortest school years in the world - the OECD average is 38 weeks and around a third of world's countries have a school year of 40 weeks or longer. That said, according to that same OECD report , France was above the average for the number of hours of instruction for year. READ MORE: ANALYSIS: Do French schoolchildren really have too many holidays? The subject has interested Macron for years. Advertisement In August 2023, the president discussed the issue with news magazine Le Point. At the time, Macron argued for an earlier return to the classroom for some pupils, saying that those who "have been assessed, and who need it, must be able to return as early as August 20th to allow for catch up". The comments have not been enacted, but they did cause widespread anger amongst teaching unions, who have historically opposed cutting school holidays. Most recently, in February, the president told the press that France "has longer summer holidays than many other countries (...) many countries do not go on holiday until July 14th", which is a little over a week after France's last day.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘I want to stay longer': Haitian man, family members worry about deportations with protections rescinded
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – Members of two Polk County families said they are devastated over decisions by the Trump administration that threaten to deport their loved ones back to Haiti, a war-torn, gang-controlled country. 'These are people. This is not stuff that we're moving around. These are people's lives,' said Dawn Chappelear. Hillsborough commissioners vote to join state DOGE effort Chappelear and her husband, John, moved to Haiti in 2013 to do full-time missionary work. During their time there, they met Cabila Toussaint, a Haitian boy. Due to issues with paperwork and age restrictions, they were never able to legally adopt him but they consider each other family. Over the years, Toussaint, who is now 28 years old, said he went back and forth from the United States to Haiti on travel visas. The last time he was there, he said, he was robbed twice. 'I would rather get shot right away instead of going back to Haiti right now, a place where people are dying and they cannot find the body or they cannot bury them,' said Toussaint. In May 2024, Toussaint was granted humanitarian parole. 'Very disturbing': Canadians flee Florida, worrying business owners He said he was recently promoted at his job at a national retail chain in Winter Haven. 'I was supposed to be here for two years and I love it and I want to stay longer,' said Toussaint. He said he wants to keep working in the U.S. so he can send money back to his friends and family in Haiti. His status in America is in jeopardy after the Trump administration announced it is rescinding Haiti's temporary protection status. A Department of Homeland Security said the program has been 'abused and exploited' for decades. 'President Trump and Secretary Noem are returning TPS to its original status: temporary,' read a statement from a DHS spokesperson. DeSantis slams Randy Fine after Florida election win, calls him a 'squish' who 'repels people' The move rescinds an 18-month extension put in place by the Biden administration. 'I can honestly say that I regret voting for Trump. What is happening now is not what was forecasted. It's not what was stated,' said Chappelear. Toussaint, and others on humanitarian parole from Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, could face deportation starting April 24. 'We help people. We do things to stand in the gap when people are in need and this doesn't look like that at all,' said John Chappelear about American values. 'As a country, we gave our word to them and now we're backing off of that and it's disheartening.' 'The weapons continue to flow into Haiti and the people continue to be terrorized there,' said Stacey Angulo. Angulo said she also supported President Trump's election and grapples with whether she would support him knowing what she knows now. 'The platform that I felt like I took away from his campaign was we're going to go after the criminals and even maybe the illegals,' said Angulo. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Angulo adopted her son Marven, who is now 15 years old. In 2023, Marven's biological mother and sister, who do not wish to be identified, were granted humanitarian parole and last year, received temporary protected status. The document granting that status said it was valid through February 2026. Both women have jobs in the community, according to Angulo. With the Trump administration revoking Haiti's temporary protected status, Marven's family members could be deported. Angulo said she is confused by the letter which states their humanitarian parole will be revoked on April 24 but other DHS announcements have stated temporary protection status recipients have until August 3. 'Either way we're facing a potential risk of deportation into a completely war-torn country,' said Angulo. 'If you have 211,000 Haitians that are now sent back to their country with American ties and American families, so to speak, how is that going to play out with gangs that are already notorious for kidnappings and ransoms?' The families said they are seeking help from legal counsel and a meeting with Rep. Scott Franklin's office. They are also watching national lawsuits closely, including one involving Venezuelan TPS recipients. 'It's not just painful for our family, it's painful for their work family, their neighbors, the people they've built relationships with, the people in our church who have come to know them,' said Angulo. News Channel 8 reached out to Rep. Franklin's office for comment and has not heard back. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
14-02-2025
- General
- Axios
"More than running:" Black Miami Run Tour brings runners, walkers to Black communities
The group of runners and walkers stretching and taking selfies around the basketball courts at the Belafonte Tacolcy Center looked like a typical Saturday morning meetup for a popular Miami run club — until the history lesson began. "We're going to run by Liberty Square, the oldest housing project in the United States, built in the 1930s," Ashley Toussaint, Running Edge 305's leader, told the group. "It was one of the first places African Americans could live outside of Overtown." With the construction of I-95, a lot of African Americans were forced to move north, while others purchased homes in the predominantly white community of Liberty City, he said. "This became the new Black Miami." Why it matters: Throughout this month, Toussaint's Running Edge 305 is broadening its mission to bring runners and walkers to Black communities around Miami, partnering with lululemon to host the Black Miami Run Tour. Toussaint's group routinely pops up in Black neighborhoods for its Saturday morning runs but he recently approached Cristina Ramirez, community lead for lululemon, with the idea for the series. The big picture: The four-part running series is a free morning 5k run or walk that highlights four historically Black neighborhoods — Overtown, Liberty City, Little Haiti and Brownsville — and honors leaders in each community. What they're saying: "These are the areas I grew up in, they're personal for me," Toussaint told Axios. "Even though they're close to each other, they have their struggles and cultures and I wanted to honor that." "These communities don't have the best connotation, and I wanted to do something positive," he added. The intrigue: Every year lululemon selects a theme to honor Black History Month. This year's is "giving Black leaders their flowers," Ramirez said, "and we really took that literally and figuratively." "My goal is to create awareness and celebrate and amplify Black leaders into this initiative," Ramirez told Axios. "[I] want to build pride around these communities and educate around the history and culture." The series partnered with De La Fleur Designs, a Black-owned florist shop in Miami, to create small arrangements for participants, given at the end of the run. A larger display is presented to that community's honoree. The duo also tapped Erace the Hate, a nonprofit media company, to take photos and produce videos, and Skool Milk, a design and fashion company, to create "black on black" printed lululemon shirts with the neighborhood's name. Bottom line: "It's more than just running," Toussaint told Axios. "It's about finding community and sharing in the richness of that." If you go: Tomorrow's event begins at 7am at Lakou Miami in Little Haiti. Next weekend's final run celebrates Brownsville and meets at The Historic Hampton House.
