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#older-sister

Soldiers relax at a rehabilitation course in between tours in northeastern Ukraine.Claire Harbage/NPR KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine Vlad is one of four soldiers in his unit who survived a tour of duty defending Bakhmut, the city in eastern Ukraine that Russia has tried to capture for months."Bakhmut," he says, his voice breaking.

Three nine-year-old children and three adults arrived at the Covenant School, a small, private Christian academy in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday for what appeared to be a normal day of school.Before noon, all six had been killed the victims of a shooter who terrorized the school with multiple firearms before being shot dead by police.

Stuart Hodes, who danced with Martha Graham in the 1940s and '50s and who for the rest of his life served the field of dance as a performer, choreographer, educator, administrator and author, died on Wednesday in Manhattan.He was 98.His daughter Martha Hodes confirmed the death, in a hospital.Mr. Hodes did not grow up as a dancer.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Prince Edward is following in the footsteps of a long legacy of dukes of Edinburgh, dating back 300 years.The prestigious dukedom was first created in 1726 for the son of George II, Prince Frederick, who went on to die after being hit with a cricket ball.

After 15 years in technology, Joe Harry refinanced his condo and maxed out pretty much everything to create an app that makes it ridiculously easy to shop local and buy Black worldwide.RealOnes works on Android and iOS in 179 countries, it's free and it's exactly what Black entrepreneurs like Nikki and Paula Gowie wanted.

The head of a school.A pastor's daughter.And three children still in the third grade.As yet another community reeled in the wake of a school mass shooting, details on the six victims began to surface Monday.Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney were all 9 years old when their lives were cut short by the 28-year-old gun-wielding former student who was killed by police in Nashville.

My friend Maureen Edwards, who has died aged 77, was a popular member of the congregation of Saint Anne's church, Wandsworth, in south-west London.Her association with St Anne's went back 53 years, and in January this year she was awarded the Lancelot Andrewes medal by the bishop of Southwark for godly service and zeal for the gospel.

Recipes for Ramadan started in response to the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.It shares recipes and family stories reaching back into the history of Australian Muslim families, to share the sort of conversations you might have if you were invited to iftar.These recipes and stories celebrate diverse cultures and heritage and dip into complex histories which inevitably feed into our shared Australian story.

There's no sibling rivalry between Margzetta and eMjae Frazier.UCLA's star senior is already throwing in the towel before she competes against her younger sister Saturday."eMjae better beat me, because I'm old," said Margzetta, who is four years older than her sister."She has no excuse."

Emily speculates about the life of the 19th-century English writer Emily Jane Bronte (Emma Mackey) in the years before she wrote Wuthering Heights.Bleecker Street Given that there are few activities less inherently cinematic than writing, I'm surprised and heartened by how many good movies I've seen in recent years that have convincingly entered the lives and minds of authors.

The family of a mother killed in a fire at her home in Stoke-on-Trent have paid tribute to her as a supportive, caring woman who always tried to keep the family together.Staffordshire Police have appealed directly to Georgian Constantin to give himself up following the death of his former wife Valentina Cozma in a blaze at her home on Campbell Road, Stoke-on-Trent, last Thursday.

Emily is strikingly played by Emma Mackey, the French-British actor known for her work on the series Sex Education; she was also the best thing in the recent remake of Death on the Nile.Mackey has the kind of searing gaze that cuts right through any period-piece decorum, and that makes her perfect for the sardonic, self-amused Emily.

Emily is strikingly played by Emma Mackey, the French-British actor known for her work on the series Sex Education; she was also the best thing in the recent remake of Death on the Nile.Mackey has the kind of searing gaze that cuts right through any period-piece decorum, and that makes her perfect for the sardonic, self-amused Emily.

Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. (8) before a game against the Cleveland Browns.(Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)A 15-year-old who was charged in two high-profile crimes last year - the fatal shooting of a teenager and the wounding of Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. - pleaded guilty in both cases Monday.

A seven-year-old with a big heart and strong legs has raised more than 1,000 as a way of thanking staff who looked after him in hospital.Elliott Evans, from Swansea, spent almost two weeks in Morriston Hospital's Oakwood ward after banging his head while playing in a park.During that time, he celebrated his seventh birthday, with the nurses making a fuss and allowing him home with his family for the day.

Anita Pointer, who has died from cancer aged 74, was a member of the Pointer Sisters from their formation in 1969 until illness forced her to step down in 2015.They achieved immediate success with their debut album, The Pointer Sisters, in 1973, which reached No 13 on the US chart, and their first single, the Allen Toussaint composition Yes We Can Can, went to No 11.