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March 25, 2023
Bindi Irwin Shares 2nd Birthday Tribute to Daughter Grace Warrior
Bindi Irwin‘s touching message to her little girl crocs our world.
The 24-year-old penned a special tribute to her daughter Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, who she shares with husband Chandler Powell, in honor of Grace Warrior’s birthday.
“Our TWO year old girl! Happy Birthday to my whole world. Grace Warrior, you are the sunshine that fills our lives,” Bindi wrote on Instagram March 24. “Every day I am amazed by your hundreds of words and smiles, fascination for the natural world/every animal you discover and your adventurous soul. You see wonder in everything and remind me that the world is made of magic. Being your mama is the best part of my life.”
Bindi paired the sweet words with a few photos of herself, Grace Warrior and Chandler posing together in the snow.
Since welcoming Grace Warrior in 2021, Bindi has shared many glimpses into her daughter’s world, including the innate bond she has with her late grandfather, Bindi’s dad, Steve Irwin.
Ohio State ends Connecticut’s Final Four streak
UConn is human after all.
The Huskies will miss the Elite Eight for the first time in 18 years, eliminating the NCAA Women’s Tournament in a flurry of turnovers. The 73-61 loss to third seed Ohio State on Saturday also ends the Huskies’ streak of consecutive Final Four appearances at age 14, an NCAA record.
John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty holds the record for most consecutive men’s Final Fours, with 10.
Second-seeded Connecticut struggled with the Ohio State press, coughing up the ball 25 times, including 18 in the first half alone. The Buckeyes converted those errors into 23 points.
Revenues weren’t UConn’s only problem, however. Leading scorer Aaliyah Edwards was fouled for most of the game – she played just 17 minutes – and finished with just four points, 13 below her average.
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Lou Lopez Senechal led UConn with 25 points, one shy of his season high, but it wasn’t enough. The Huskies outshot Ohio State 38-34 and didn’t shoot horribly, finishing just over 45%. But turnovers prevented them from having any rhythm. They looked in a bad mood all over the court and trailed 36-26 at halftime, only the sixth time in tournament history that they trailed in double digits.
Ohio State, meanwhile, played loose and with energy, piling on race after race and always having a response ready when UConn seemed poised to put something together. Big Ten rookie of the year Cotie McMahon led the way with 23 points before fouling out while Jacy Sheldon added 17.
UConn played South Carolina for the national title last year and seemed to have the ingredients for another stellar year. Instead, they were plagued with injuries.
Paige Bueckers, the National Player of the Year two years ago, has a knee injury. Azzi Fudd missed most of the year before returning for the Big East tournament. That lack of depth caught up with the Huskies against Ohio State. When Edwards got in trouble and Ohio State clamped down, UConn had no one else to go to to get them back on track.
The loss caps what has been a most unusual year for 11-time national champions UConn. The Huskies lost consecutive games for the first time since 1993 and needed to win the Big East Tournament title to secure a No. 2 seed.
Now they’re making their first outing since 2005, and two of the most impressive streaks in all of college basketball are history.
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Two gray wolves captured and tied in Northern California
Two members of California’s small but thriving gray wolf population have been located and given tracking collars, bolstering the state’s conservation efforts, the California Department of Fisheries and Wildlife announced Friday. wildlife.
The agency says it located and captured the two wolves on March 17 in Siskiyou County through “intermittent signals” from a wolf’s faulty collar. The wolves have been given satellite collars, which will regularly transmit location updates to the department.
They were then released into the wild.
“Capturing these wolves is fantastic since we lost the only functioning satellite collar last summer, and ground capture efforts since then have been unsuccessful,” said Kent Laudon, wolf specialist and lead scientist at the environment for the department, in a press release. “A lot of people have worked hard to make this happen, and we’re excited about the new collars and data.”
Collaring the wolves and tracking their movements is an essential part of rehabilitating the diminished population, which have been hunted to the point of extinction in the state in the 1920s. As of 2014, gray wolves have been protected under California’s endangered species law and their hunting is prohibited. The loss of the apex predator had dramatic impact up the food chain and upset the delicate balance between predator and prey.
Wolves slowly returned to California from other states. One of these wolves, known as OU-93, made the journey from western Oregon, traversing highways and mountain passes until arriving in Southern California. The odyssey ended tragically, with the wolf fatally hit by a car near Interstate 5 at the end of 2021. Nonetheless, his epic journey was hailed by wolf advocates, who said it gave them the hope that the species might one day roam the area safely again. .
One of the wolves captured last week, called OR85, was also from Oregon and was caught and bonded by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in February 2020. Later that year , he made the journey from northeastern Oregon to the northernmost part of California. .
Now 4 years old and weighing 98 pounds, OR85 was found alongside a one-year-old, 97-pound male wolf believed to have come from a litter he had in 2021. OR85 mated with a gray wolf from southwestern Oregon, who gave birth to seven pups in 2021 and eight pups last year.
The growing number of gray wolves has created tension across the West between conservationists, who want to see the population return, and ranchers and farmers, who say their livestock are regularly threatened. The state says it shares information gleaned from the collars with cattle and sheep ranchers to alert them to nearby wolf activity.
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Dwayne Johnson’s Daughters Give Him a Pink Makeover in Cute Video
Just another day in the life of a doting girl dad.
So when Dwayne Johnson‘s youngest daughters, Jasmine, 7, and Tiana, 4, wanted to give their father a makeover, The Rock was game. The result? Think pink.
“No, I don’t need more makeup,” the Jungle Cruise actor captioned a March 24 Instagram video, showing the eldest of the two girls painting his entire head with bright pink lipstick. “I think I’m good. I really have the feeling I’m good.”
A black painted curly mustache, goatee and unibrow completed the Marvel’s Vision-like look.
Dwayne captioned the clip, “Daddy can we give you a makeover? No baby, daddy has a zoom meeting in 10min. PLEASE it’ll be quick! Ok, but make it quick but only do my nails and make me look handsome.”
The star continued, “Zoom meeting canceled. My two tornadoes point and laugh uncontrollably with no mercy judgement. I spend an hour TRYING to scrub lipstick off my head and face – unbeknownst to me – this s–t stains the skin. Hey they’ll be a time down the road when this stuff won’t matter to them anymore, so sign me up – daddy’s in: #MaybeIDoNeedBlender?”
March 24, 2023
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House GOP infighting threatens their ability to get the bills out
Senior Republicans say they finally have the votes to pass both the energy and education bills. But that was only after an aggressive whipping operation by McCarthy’s management team, including Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), to allay concerns about the flood of amendments.
This kind of last-minute scramble to lock in votes will likely be the norm for Republican leaders over the next two years as the party struggles to tie its disparate wings together on broad promises the GOP has focused on. in his efforts to reclaim the House. majority. And none of this will be easy, given that the party has just four votes to spare on any upcoming measures – let alone a Democratic caucus eager to exploit the cracks across the aisle. .
Republicans’ concerns are particularly acute regarding the education measure they have dubbed the “parent’s bill of rights.” A bloc of House moderates, for example, privately sounded the alarm over a proposed amendment to the Rep.’s education bill. Thomas Masse (R-Ky.) This would effectively gut the Department of Education, prohibiting it from running “any office or program related to primary or secondary education.”
But just before the bill was introduced on Thursday, Massie’s amendment was changed to assuage the concerns of those moderates.
The GOP balancing act doesn’t just apply to the amendments. House Republicans face headwinds on another top priority: how to frame their underlying bill designed to bolster U.S.-Mexico border security.
On one side is Rep. Chipie Roy (R-Texas), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who pushes a bill to severely restrict migration to the United States But on the other side are Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), Mario Diaz Balart (R-Fla.) and their allies — who are more moderate on the issue and fear Roy’s bill could end up prohibit asylum applications.
Roy and Gonzales’ feud appeared to escalate from political disagreements to personal grudges, enough that the GOP leadership spoke to the two Texans to try to settle other issues, according to a senior House Republican official who got the anonymity to speak freely about internal conversations.
And with this evolving border bill, so does the long-awaited Judiciary Committee hearing on it.
Roy, who sits on the judiciary, said he still expects the panel to consider his bill next week.
“There have been conversations about timing. But listen, the bill is ready. He continues to be ready. We should talk about it next week,” Roy said in an interview. Although he declined to comment on his conversations with Gonzales, he said he believed GOP leaders would ultimately support him.
“I expect the leaders to fully commit to it and do what they have to do,” Roy said. “I expect we will vote on this next week. This is why leadership is paid a lot of money. It’s their game now.
While Roy and Gonzales have seemingly taken a break from their recent Twitter brawl, Republicans are skeptical the two have closed the gap over their political differences.
“I don’t think it changed anything. I mean, they’re on different ends of the spectrum,” the senior House Republican said, adding that a possible solution being discussed is to pursue “separate bills and see which one has the most support.”
Gonzales indicated that his colleague was right, refusing to confirm that management had intervened in his dispute with Roy and replying, “I try not to waste my time on people who try to waste my time.”
“Look, I spent a lot of time being a reasonable actor in this whole thing. And I’m dealing with people who aren’t reasonable actors,” Gonzales added. “So guess what? The rules of the game have changed and the border security package that is part of homeland security still has a long way to go before it gets my support.
The unwanted option comes as the deadline to move on border policy shrinks, with Republicans saying they need to start moving. The most pressing issue, however, is the GOP’s education bill, which will hit the ground later Thursday.
Days before that floor debate, McCarthy and his leadership team privately responded to concerns from several conference members about possible “poison pill” amendments, such as those regarding LGBTQ students or the book ban. . Some of those Republicans were under pressure from groups like the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers’ union, which opposes the proposed “parents’ bill of rights” and backs some centrist GOP lawmakers.
Another House Republican, this one closely linked to the leadership, said members had threatened a possible “jailbreak” before the leadership responded to concerns from various members that the bill would disrupt the principle of federalism. GOP member says leadership ‘significantly’ lessened members’ concerns, including telling them the bill was intended to give parents information on notional rights rather than directly interfere in business local.
“Management has been aggressive in pushing back on members’ substantive federalism concerns,” the Republican said, also addressing the internal discussions candidly on condition of anonymity.
As the vote nears, GOP leaders believe they have resolved many of their internal concerns with the roughly 20 amendments from both parties that are expected to receive floor votes.
Still, Republicans will be watching closely for a pair of amendments, both from Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.): One states that parents must be informed if a school’s athletic programs allow transgender girls to play on a gender-aligned sports team, while the other requires that parents be informed if a transgender girl is allowed to use gender identity bathrooms.
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March Madness 2023 will be the first Elite Eight without a No. 1 seed
It’s officially one of the craziest March ever.
Not a single No. 1 seed survived past the Sweet 16 in this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
And this is the first time this has happened.
Brandon Miller and Alabama were eliminated by San Diego State. Getty Images
Houston’s Tramon Mark reacts during the Cougars’ loss to Miami on March 24. Getty ImagesSan Diego State eliminated controversial Alabama managed by Brandon Miller, while Miami shocked one of the tournament favorites in Houston.
All in all, not only does this end the season for the consensus top two teams in the country, but it shuts the door on any remaining No. 1 seeds in the tournament.
No. 1-seeded Kansas fell to Arkansas in the round of 16, and Purdue was memorably stunned by New Jersey-based Fairleigh Dickinson in the 64th round, it’s only the second time a No. 16 has beaten a No. 1.
The Miami Hurricanes are going to their second straight Elite Eight. Getty Images
Matt Bradley (20) of the San Diego State Aztecs takes on Brandon Miller (24) of the Alabama Crimson Tide.Getty ImagesThe Hurricanes are also the only program to date with both men’s and women’s teams in the Elite Eight.
The UConn women will try to get their university to join the club on Saturday.
It also ensures that for the first time since 2011, the men’s tournament won’t even have a single No. 1 seed in the Final Four, which will now happen for the fourth time since the NCAA began training teams. teams in 1979.
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Woman arrested in case of disappearance of traveler found dead in rolled-up carpet in Louisiana
A woman was arrested Friday in connection with the missing traveler who was found dead along a Louisiana highway earlier this month, Baton Rouge police said.
Tiffany Ann Guidry, 27, has been charged with unlawful disposal of human remains and failure to seek assistance in connection with the man’s death, they said.
Nathan Millard.Baton Rouge Police DepartmentDerrick Perkins, 45, had previously been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Nathan Millard, 42, police said.
Perkins was charged with unlawful disposal of remains, obstruction of justice, simple criminal damage to property and failure to seek help.
Tabbetha Barner, 33, of Baton Rouge, is wanted and charged with failing to seek help in the man’s death, police said.
It is unclear whether the suspects have an attorney. The Baton Rouge area public defender’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday night.
Last month, Millard traveled to Baton Rouge from Covington, Georgia.
According to police and Texas EquuSearch, an organization that helps search for missing persons, his visit included attending a Louisiana State University basketball game and going to Happy’s Irish Pub with a client on Feb. 23.
Afterwards, Millard reportedly returned to his hotel room around 11:30 p.m., but he did not arrive, according to EquuSearch.
Security footage showed him in the area of a Greyhound station, police said. A security guard offered to call an Uber or contact the police because he looked out of place, Baton Rouge captain Kevin Hines said.
Millard’s phone and wallet were found dumped a few blocks away, EquuSearch said.
He was found dead in a rolled-up carpet more than a week after his disappearance.
Hines said preliminary autopsy results did not suggest foul play. Full results will be released after toxicology testing is complete, which could help reveal Millard’s death, said Shane Evans, chief of investigations for the East Baton Rouge coroner’s office.
Court documents filed in support of the arrests of the three suspects allege Millard was on drugs and died of an overdose, according to NBC affiliate WVLA of Baton Rouge.
Perkins was being held in lieu of $1.4 million bond, inmate records show. Guidry was not yet listed as a detainee.
Nathan Millard was a construction executive with five children, including two stepsons, two teenagers from a previous marriage and a 7-year-old daughter he shared with his wife Amber Millard, she told the NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta.
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Hayden Panettiere Recalls Her Major Nashville Stage Fright
Even famous country singers get stage fright sometimes—or at least the ones who play them on TV.
Hayden Panettiere—who played country pop singer Juliette Barnes on all six seasons of Nashville from 2012 to 2018—recently recalled how petrified she was upon recording music for the show for the first time.
“I was not trained. Like, terrified, scared s–tless, shaking,” Hayden exclusively told E! News’ The Rundown. “I walk in, apologizing to the producers already because I’m like, ‘Look, it’s gonna take me a long time to warm up but I will get there. I will get it done, I promise.'”
That’s when things took a turn, and she had the most relatable reaction of all.
“They told me mid-session, ‘All the producers are going to stop by,'” Hayden told host Erin Lim Rhodes. “I almost puked, pooped, fainted. I think I called somebody and said, ‘Nobody told me,’ hiccupping and crying.”
Hayden would, of course, eventually become more comfortable and go on to record a long list of memorable songs for Nashville. Her track “Telescope” from the first season of the show even cracked the Billboard Country Songs Chart in 2012.
Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand in a Utah court for a trial over a 2016 ski crash
Enlarge this image Gwyneth Paltrow enters the courtroom for her trial, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah, where she is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. Rick Bowmer/AP
Rick Bowmer/AP
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand in a Park City courtroom on Friday to testify in a trial over a 2016 skiing crash in Utah.
Paltrow is accused of crashing into Terry Sanderson, a 76-year-old retired optometrist — causing several serious injuries and then abandoning him, while they were both skiing on a beginner slope at Deer Valley Resort seven years ago.
Paltrow took the stand just before 3 p.m. local time and was questioned by Sanderson’s attorney, Kristin VanOrman. She is the latest to testify in the trial since it first began four days ago.
The actress and Goop founder said on the day of the collision with Sanderson she was skiing with her two kids, now-husband Brad Falchuk and his two children. The collision took place on the first day of their trip to the resort, Paltrow said.
Testifying that the crash shocked her at first, Paltrow said that she was worried she was being violated.
“There was a body pressing against me and a very strange grunting noise,” she said. “My brain was trying to make sense of what was happening.”
In her testimony, the actress said that she and her children were taking a ski lesson on the day of the crash. Paltrow repeated her claim that Sanderson had skied directly into her back and caused the accident.
“He struck me in the back, yes, that’s exactly what happened,” she said, as attorneys read back her version of the events from a deposition.
Enlarge this image Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court during an objection by her attorney during her trial, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. Rick Bowmer/AP
Rick Bowmer/AP
Sanderson first filed the lawsuit in 2019, nearly three years after the collision took place on the mountainside. Since then, he claims the accident left him with numerous injuries, including a brain injury, four broken ribs and emotional damage. He also claimed Paltrow left the scene without giving him her name or contact information, nor did she call for help.
Paltrow filed a countersuit against Sanderson in 2019, claiming that he skied into her.
In an initial version of the lawsuit filed, Sanderson sought $3.1 million in damages, KSL.com reported. However, in May 2022, Third District Judge Kent Holmberg dismissed some of Sanderson’s claims against Paltrow, deciding that it was not a “hit-and-run ski crash,” according to the news outlet.
Paltrow filed her own countersuit about a month after Sanderson in 2019. In the suit, she recounted the events of the day, blaming him for the crash.
She described Sanderson being uphill from her and her family when he suddenly plowed into her back, delivering a “full body blow.” According to Paltrow, she was angry with Sanderson and he apologized.
Both parties want the other to cover their legal costs. Sanderson is now seeking $300,000 in damages. In return, Paltrow is seeking $1 in damages.
As the trial continues into next week, Paltrow’s team is expected to call to the stand several witnesses including medical experts, ski instructors and her two children, Moses and Apple.
The trial is set to resume Monday morning and will be live-streamed on YouTube.
NPR’s Vanessa Romo contributed to this report.
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