16 h. ago Phaidra Knight, rugby great, set for pro MMA debut at 50: ‘All roads lead to where I am’

After 35 US caps, three World Cups and hall of fame recognition, the former flanker is still a fighter – but now it’s in the octagon, for moneyPhaidra Knight is already a pioneer, the only African American woman in the World Rugby Hall of Fame. In 2017, when she retired after three World Cups and 35 US caps, she was 43. Now she’s 50 but on Saturday night in Patchogue, New York, she will claim another first: the oldest woman ever to make her pro MMA debut.“All roads lead to where I am,” Knight says, by phone from New York, on her way to training, with a sort of fierce zen sentiment familiar from conversations about rugby, the game she found at law school, through which she found herself, and which she came to see as a prop and a flanker as “violent yet controlled, kind of a form of art”. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro

Five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide in the next three weeks whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others charged by the country’s prosecutor-general with attempting a coup will stand trial

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21 h. ago Dave Grohl's alleged love child mother spotted with daughter amidst Foo Fighters frontman's personal turmoil

The woman who claims to have given birth to Dave Grohl's love child has been pictured for the first time since the Foo Fighters frontman's bombshell confession

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23 h. ago Dave Grohl's 'secret lovechild' spotted for first time with alleged cheating mum

The woman who claimed to be the mother of Dave Grohl's love child was spotted out in New York City for the first time with the 7-month-old baby girl on Valentine's Day

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33 h. ago Polish woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann is remanded in custody after being charged with stalking the missing girl's parents, sister and brother

Julia Wandel, 23, from Lubin, Poland, has been remanded into custody after appearing at Leicestershire Magistrates' Court this morning.

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37 h. ago Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann charged with stalking

Julia Wandel allegedly sent letters, calls, WhatsApps and visited family of missing girl A woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann has been charged with stalking the parents and siblings of the missing girl by turning up at the family home, leaving voicemails and sending messages.Julia Wandel, also known as Julia Wandelt, was arrested at Bristol airport on Wednesday and appeared in Leicester magistrates court on Friday, Leicestershire police said. Madeleine went missing in 2007 shortly before her fourth birthday. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Woman, 23, who claimed to be Madeleine McCann charged with stalking missing girl's family

Madeleine McCann went missing while on holiday in Portugal with her parents in 2007

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37 h. ago Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann remanded over stalking charges

Julia Wandel, 23, claimed to be Madeleine McCann on Instagram in 2023.

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37 h. ago Polish woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann is charged with stalking missing girl's parents, sister and brother after flying to the UK

Julia Wandel, 23, who is also known as Julia Wandelt, from Lubin, Poland, has been remanded in custody to appear at Leicestershire Magistrates' Court.

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37 h. ago Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann appears in court over alleged stalking of missing girl’s family

Julia Wandel, 23, accused of turning up at the McCann family home, leaving voicemails and sending messages

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37 h. ago Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann kept in custody after appearing in UK court for 'stalking'

Julia Wandel, 23, has been remanded into custody at Leicester Magistrates’ Court after being charged with stalking the parents and two siblings of Madeleine McCann.

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38 h. ago Woman claiming to Madeleine McCann 'turned up at family home and left voicemails'

Julia Wandel is due to appear in court today charged with four counts of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann, the parents of missing Brit Madeleine McCann, who vanished in 2007

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38 h. ago Polish woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann charged with stalking missing girl’s family

She’s accused of turning up at the McCann home, leaving voicemails and sending messages

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38 h. ago Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann charged with stalking missing girl's family

Julia Wandel, 23, will appear in custody at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Friday

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38 h. ago Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann charged with stalking family

Julia Wandel, also known as Julia Wandelt, is accused of turning up at the McCann family home.

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39 h. ago Man charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing to appear in Manhattan court

Luigi Mangione faces state-level murder and terrorism charges, as well as federal countsLuigi Mangione is scheduled to appear in Manhattan state court on Friday in the 4 December killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, 26, faces state-level murder and terrorism charges, as well as federal counts, for allegedly gunning down Thompson in a brazen street assassination.Mangione has maintained his innocence. The state case against him carries a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole, while his federal case could carry a possible death penalty. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago 'Fake Madeleine McCann' charged with stalking after being arrested at UK airport

Julia Wandelt, 23, was arrested and charged with four counts of stalking.

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41 h. ago Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann due to appear in court after flying to the UK

Police have also given an update on a friend from Wales who was also arrested at Bristol Airport

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41 h. ago Polish woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann is charged with stalking after flying to the UK and is due in court today

Julia Wandel, 23, who is also known as Julia Wandelt, from Lubin, Poland , has been remanded in custody to appear at Leicestershire Magistrates' Court.

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41 h. ago Woman who has claimed to be Madeleine McCann charged with stalking

Julia Wandel is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

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