51 h. ago Former Brazil star's son, 19, who was declared 'brain dead' after lorry crash on his way to first training session pictured for the first time since horror accident

In March, Pedro Severino, 19, was in the front passenger seat when the vehicle he was travelling in collided with a lorry on a motorway in Brazil.

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52 h. ago Former Brazil star's son, 19, who was declared 'brain dead' after lorry crash on his way to first training session returns home to his family three months on from horror accident

In March, Pedro Severino, 19, was in the front passenger seat when the vehicle he was travelling in collided with a lorry on a motorway in Brazil.

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6 d. ago ‘She always said, “I’m going to be famous, dad”’: Teen dies after viral TikTok ‘dusting’ challenge

Renna O’Rourke, 19, of Arizona, went into cardiac arrest then was later declared brain-dead

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2 w. ago London travel news LIVE: Train chaos as lines blocked after lorry hits railway bridge in Elmers End

London Underground’s District, Hammersmith and City and Piccadilly lines are facing severe delays

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2 w. ago Pregnant 'corpse' expecting a baby while 'decomposing' but doctors won't let her die

A pregnant woman was declared brain-dead – but instead of being laid to rest, she has been artificially kept alive as her family battles with the so-called 'torture'

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2 w. ago Dear America: women’s bodies are not state property | Tayo Bero

Adriana Smith, declared braindead in February, is being kept alive because she’s pregnant. Where was the concern for her life while she was here?A Black pregnant woman who was declared brain dead back in February is still being kept alive on a ventilator, because of a Georgia law that prohibits abortions beyond six weeks. If this sounds like the stuff of speculative fiction, it’s because there’s literally a Handmaid’s Tale episode about this. And while the TV show based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 book may have gotten many things right about the soul of authoritarianism and a violently patriarchal society, living that reality is even more sickening.Anyone who thinks this is about the life of Adriana Smith’s child is fooling themselves. This is the state, boundary testing to see how far they can take their efforts to have full reproductive control over American women, and gauging how much the American public is willing to tolerate.Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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