28 h. ago Family of man who died on Epic Universe rollercoaster say Universal missed ‘multiple warning signs’ about tragic ride

Kevin Rodriguez Zavala was found unresponsive following a ride on the Stardust Racers roller coaster on September 17

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3 d. ago After a man’s death on a Universal roller coaster... how safe are theme park rides?

Safety experts say theme park visitors can have confidence that rides won't go wrong

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3 d. ago Family's attorney questions Universal's response to roller coaster injuries after man's death

Attorney Ben Crump has announced that multiple people have contacted the family of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, a 32-year-old man who died from blunt force injuries on the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Universal's Epic Universe on September 17, to share similar stories

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7 d. ago Cat On The Road To Findout by Yusuf/Cat Stevens review – fame, faith and charity

The enigmatic singer-songwriter on pop stardom, becoming a Muslim and returning to the stage decades laterWhen Cat Stevens changed his name to Yusuf Islam and announced his conversion to the Muslim faith and retirement from music in the late 70s, Bob Dylan apparently remarked that he had “finally stopped trying to be the prophet and begun to follow The Prophet”. It’s a quote that Islam reproduces in his autobiography, viewing it as a benediction, but it also tells you something about the music that made him globally famous.In the early 70s, the charts were awash with sensitive folky singer-songwriters. Their constituency, as Islam perceptively notes, was “the college generation, away from home, lonely and trying to find their place in the university of high academic expectations”. But none were as obsessed with spirituality as Cat Stevens, with his album titles that namechecked Buddha or referenced Zen poems, his conceptual song cycles based on numerology, his lyrical...

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8 d. ago Woman sues Universal Orlando over injuries from same roller coaster in which man died after ride

A woman has sued Universal Orlando Resort, claiming she was injured on a roller coaster at its newest theme park

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8 d. ago Third of women report facing sexual harassment at university in England, survey finds

Higher education regulator describes findings from survey of 50,000 final-year students as ‘national scandal’One in three female students say they have endured sexual harassment during their time at university or college, with most of it taking place around campus, according to data published by England’s higher education regulator.The results showed that nearly one in five women also experienced sexual assault or violence during their time as a student, often at the hands of other students or staff, with younger women, lesbian, gay or bisexual students and students with disabilities at higher risk. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Lawyers say disability wasn't a factor in man's death after riding a Universal coaster

Attorneys for the family of the a man who died after riding a roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort believe he hit his head on a restraint

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9 d. ago Huntington’s disease slowed for first time by 'groundbreaking' new treatment

University College London experts say the finding could ‘change everything’ for patients with the condition

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9 d. ago Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time after groundbreaking study

Experts from University College London said the finding could "change everything" for patients with the condition, which gets worse over time and has no cure.

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1 week ago Family celebrates life of man killed on Epic Universe roller coaster

GoFundMe page to pay for funeral costs hails Kevin Rodriguez Zavala as ‘one of a kind’

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1 week ago State inspectors align with Universal's findings that roller coaster was working right when man died

State investigators looking into the death of a man after he rode on a Universal Orlando Resort roller coaster say what they found aligns with that of the theme park resort’s leaders who say that the ride’s operating systems functioned as intended

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1 week ago Family pay tribute to man who died after riding new Universal roller coaster

Mr Zavala had been on the Stardust Racers, a ride that debuted in May with the opening of the Epic Universe park

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2 w. ago Quarter of UK university physics departments at risk of closing, survey finds

Four out of five making staff cuts as physicists say findings are ‘great concern’ for UK’s leadership in important areasThe heads of UK physics departments say their subject is facing a national crisis as one in four warns that their university departments are in danger of closing because of funding pressures.In an anonymous survey of department heads by the Institute of Physics (IoP), 26% said they faced potential closure of their department within the next two years, while 60% said they expected courses to be reduced. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Family says a man who died after going on a Universal roller coaster never let wheelchair stop him

A 32-year-old man who died this week from blunt impact injuries after going on a roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort’s newest park used a wheelchair

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2 w. ago Man in his 30s dies after riding rollercoaster at new Universal theme park

Just months after the theme park was opened, a man in his 30s passed away after riding a much-loved roller coaster at Epic Universe – part of Universal Orlando

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2 w. ago ‘Tragic event’ leaves visitor dead on roller coaster at Orlando’s Universal theme park

It is unclear what made the person become unresponsive

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2 w. ago As officials searched for Charlie Kirk's shooter, suspect confessed to his partner, prosecutor says

Court documents reveal that as authorities worked feverishly to find the person who assassinated Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, the 22-year-old man now charged with the crime was texting with his partner and acknowledging he was the shooter

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3 w. ago Charlie Kirk shooting 'not difficult for trained sniper', claims expert

Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was assassinated in front of thousands of people at an event at Utah Valley University with a manhunt still underway to find a person of interest

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3 w. ago Charlie Kirk's wife 'struggling to tell children daddy isn't coming home'

Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck at a an event at Utah Valley University with a manhunt to find a person of interest being launched in the following hours

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3 w. ago Riders evacuated from theme park’s roller coaster days after boy scales monorail

Riders were evacuated from Hersheypark's Comet roller coaster on Sunday, 7 September, days after a boy scaled a monorail at the theme park.

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