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CNN
15 hours ago
- Health
- CNN
Anne Burrell died by suicide, medical examiner finds
EDITOR'S NOTE: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world. Popular Food Network star and celebrity chef Anne Burrell's death has been ruled a suicide, according to authorities. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in New York City confirmed to CNN on Thursday that Burrell died by suicide and that her cause of death is acute intoxication due to the combined effects of diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine and amphetamine. Burrell, a chef and beloved fixture on the Food Network, died last month at her home in New York. She was 55. A spokesperson for the New York Police Department told CNN at the time that officers responded to Burrell's home in Brooklyn, where they 'observed a 55-year-old female unconscious and unresponsive.' 'EMS responded and pronounced the female deceased at the scene,' police said. In a statement provided by the Food Network at the time, Burrell's family said that her 'light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world.' 'Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal,' their statement added. A Food Network spokesperson added: 'Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent – teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring. Our thoughts are with Anne's family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss.' Burrell had a storied history as a television personality and chef but was best known as one of the Food Network's most popular stars, appearing in several of the network's series including 'Worst Cooks in America,' 'Iron Chef America,' 'Chef Wanted with Anne Burell' and 'The Best Thing I Ever Ate,' among many others, over the years. This is a developing story.
The Independent
16 hours ago
- Health
- The Independent
82 children starve to death in Gaza amid Israeli aid restrictions
A United Nations official has described starving Palestinians in Gaza as "walking corpses" due to a severe hunger crisis. At least 113 hunger-related deaths, including 82 children, have been reported in Gaza in recent days. Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the Palestinian refugee agency Unrwa, said that 6,000 loaded aid trucks are awaiting entry in Jordan and Egypt, while Israel maintains heavy restrictions on aid delivery. Palestinians are resorting to selling gold to afford basic necessities like flour, which has seen extreme price hikes, with many, including journalists, facing starvation. The deepening humanitarian crisis comes as Israel's delegation returns from Gaza ceasefire talks, with the Israeli government attributing food shortages to Hamas.
Al Jazeera
18 hours ago
- Business
- Al Jazeera
Indian football ‘hurt, scared' as domestic game hits new low
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter once called India a 'sleeping giant' of football, but the sport is mired in a new crisis in the country, and faces problems from the top down to the grassroots. The men's national team are without a coach, and the Indian Super League (ISL) – India's top competition – is in danger of collapsing over a dispute between the federation and its commercial partner. 'Everybody in the Indian football ecosystem is worried, hurt, scared about the uncertainty we are faced with,' Sunil Chhetri, the celebrated veteran striker, wrote on X about the fate of the ISL. The former national skipper unwittingly summed up one of the issues facing Indian football when he came out of international retirement in March, aged 40. The striker has 95 goals for his country and is only behind Cristiano Ronaldo (138), Lionel Messi (112) and Ali Daei (108) in the all-time international scoring charts. His best days are well behind him, but with no younger replacements coming through, he returned to the national side. India's men are 133rd in the FIFA rankings – their lowest placing in nearly a decade – and have won just one of their last 16 matches. They have never reached the World Cup, and Spaniard Manolo Marquez stepped down this month as head coach after just one year and one win in eight games. His last act was to oversee a 1-0 defeat in Asian Cup qualifying to Hong Kong, population 7.5 million to India's 1.4 billion. The ISL is usually played between September and April. But a rights agreement between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), the company that runs the ISL, ends on December 8 and is yet to be renewed. The league is now paralysed in advance of the new campaign, and the uncertainty has affected more than 5,000 players, coaches, staff and others. National football team director and former captain Subrata Paul is confident the sport in India – a country obsessed with cricket – will come out stronger. 'Indian football, like any growing ecosystem, will face its share of challenges and transitions,' Paul, regarded as one of India's best-ever goalkeepers, told the AFP news agency. 'I see this as a time to pause, reflect and refocus. Yes, the recent results and the uncertainty around the ISL are difficult for all of us who love the game, but I see a silver lining as well. 'It's an opportunity to strengthen our foundation by investing in youth development, infrastructure and quality coaching.' The franchise-based ISL started in 2014 as a league that brought global stars, including Italy's Alessandro Del Piero, to India, and aimed to promote the game in a new avatar. Bur rather than boom, the ISL has seen dwindling TV ratings and declining sponsor interest. Football's global bosses have long been eager to tap India's potential, as the world's most populous country. Arsene Wenger, the former Arsenal manager and now FIFA's chief of global football development, visited in 2023 to inaugurate an academy. Last month, AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, who is also a politician with the governing Bharatiya Janata Party, met Wenger, who has backed India's football development, particularly at the grassroots level. Chaubey said Wenger believes starting football at 13 years of age, as is the norm in India, is too late. Players should start by eight, he said. While India has never reached the World Cup and again will be absent in North America next year, there has been modest success in the distant past. India qualified for the Olympics four times between 1948 and 1960. At the 1956 Melbourne Games, India came fourth after losing the bronze-medal match to Bulgaria. Since Blatter's 'sleeping giant' characterisation in 2007, India has remained in a deep slumber. Football is a distant third in popularity in India after cricket and hockey, with the eastern city of Kolkata and the southern state of Kerala hotspots for the sport. Compounding football's struggles in India, there has long been mismanagement by Indian football chiefs, said veteran sport journalist Jaydeep Basu. 'The fact that the team, which was ranked 99 in September 2023, has come down to 133 basically shows poor management,' Basu told AFP. 'There is a caucus working in the AIFF of two or three people who are running the show for their own benefit,' added Basu, who recently authored a book titled, Who Stole My Football? AFP has contacted the AIFF for comment.
Bloomberg
20 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Serbia Will Hoard All Its Gold at Home, Shunning Global Hubs
By Misha Savic and Save Serbia 's central bank plans to bring all of its gold reserves onto its own soil to ensure the security of the hoard in periods of crisis. That will make Serbia the first eastern European country not to hold any of its bullion in traditional hubs like Switzerland, the UK and the US.
Al Arabiya
20 hours ago
- Health
- Al Arabiya
Aid groups warn starvation worse than ever in Gaza as Israel shifts blame
Scores of aid groups say the humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse than ever and that starvation is spreading, with Israel blaming the situation on Hamas. The crisis is spiraling as Israel and Hamas mull a truce and comes two weeks after the European Union announced an agreement with Israel to increase the flow of food to Gaza. A major dispute in the ceasefire negotiations, officials from both sides say, is over a Hamas demand for the restoration of a United Nations-administered relief network that Israel sidelined, arguing the Palestinian militant group was stealing food and medicine. World anger toward Israel's government is growing amid increasing reports of emaciated babies, children crammed into soup queues and men tussling over bags of flour. Foreign doctors volunteering in Gaza say they too are going hungry. International news agencies are withdrawing staff for fear of famine. 'There is no real change on the ground,' Médecins Sans Frontières said in a statement, referring to the July 10 accord between Israel and the EU. MSF and many other humanitarian groups accused Israel of failing to make good on the arrangement. 'Every day without a sustained flow means more people dying of preventable illnesses,' MSF said. 'Children starve while waiting for promises that never arrive.' The World Health Organization added its voice to the alarm. 'The 2.1 million people trapped in the war zone that is Gaza are facing yet another killer on top of bombs and bullets: starvation,' said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday. 'We are now witnessing a deadly surge in malnutrition-related deaths.' These accusations are a 'coordinated, scripted campaign,' Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, has claimed. Hamas on Wednesday for global protests against Israel 'until the siege is broken and the famine ends.' Thirty-three Palestinians have died of malnutrition over the last 48 hours, according to the health ministry in Gaza. More than 59,000 people have been killed by Israel since the war started in October 2023, according to the ministry. Israel launched its offensive after a Hamas attack left 1,200 people dead and saw 250 taken hostage. Israel has lost more than 400 troops in Gaza combat. Israel says it must continue the war until the remaining 50 captives — roughly 20 of who Israel believes are alive — are freed. Israel negotiating a 60-day truce with Hamas that would lead to the return of 10 living and around 18 deceased hostages. During the ceasefire, the sides would continue talks to end the war permanently and release the last captives. Aid dispute Like other Israeli officials, Danon claimed what problems do exist in Gaza are due to distribution shortfalls within Palestinian-controlled areas. 'It's really easy for the UN to blame Israel for everything,' Danon told Israel's Kan radio. 'They don't talk about the drivers who flee and aren't willing to go to all kind of places. They don't talk about the pillaging by Hamas.' Israel blocked aid supplies for Gaza in early March, shortly before a ceasefire that started in January broke down. It said that was necessary to put more pressure on Hamas to surrender. In May, Israel allowed aid to enter Gaza again via a new US-backed entity called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Designed to stop Hamas from getting aid, GHF has been dogged by controversy and chaos, with hundreds of Palestinians being shot near distribution sites. The UN and other groups say GHF has politicized the supply of aid and is giving out nowhere near enough to meet the needs of Gazans. GHF and Israel deny reports that Palestinians killed or hurt near aid sites have been hit by their fire, instead blaming Hamas. On Monday, 26 countries including the UK, Italy, Japan and Switzerland put out a joint statement calling on Israel to end the war immediately. 'The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths,' they said. 'The Israeli government's aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity. We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food.'
