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Police on the hunt for man who allegedly grabbed student at Glenelg Primary School

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SA Police say “significant” police resources have been deployed near a school in Adelaide’s west following an alleged incident where a student was grabbed by a man.

The incident at Glenelg Primary School was reported to police about 10am on Tuesday.

Police say a man approached a female student on the first floor of the school’s main building, grabbed her right wrist and pulled her down the stairs.

The girl was able to pull away from his grip before the man ran away.

The man is described as being about 180cm tall, bald and was wearing a knee-length light blue shirt, black pants, a black face mask and carrying a beanie.

The student told detectives the man had purple nail polish on one thumb and was wearing a distinctive black ring with bright dots.

The suspect was also wearing a black twisted bracelet on his wrist as well as two earrings on one of his ears.

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Assistant Police Commissioner Scott Duval has dismissed incorrect information shared about the incident.(ABC News: Ethan Rix)

Assistant Police Commissioner Scott Duval said detectives have spoken with staff and students and viewed security footage in the vicinity, but have not found any witnesses.

“So, someone who is not meant to be there, and in this case approaching a student, is really concerning,” he said.

“We have had significant police deployment in the area around the school. The amount of deployment to this investigation is really akin to the type of seriousness we put in it.

“The involvement of the police has not wanted and will not want until we get to a point [where] we’ve exhausted all our investigation, or hopefully arrested the person responsible for this incident.”

The student was not injured during the incident.

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Security at Glenelg Primary School after a man allegedly trespassed and grabbed a girl.(ABC News: Chris McLoughlin)

Assistant Commissioner Duval said reports that the man was in the female toilets at the school and chased students were incorrect and “unhelpful.”

“There have been reports of this man going into the female student toilets — I can categorically say that is incorrect,” Assistant Commissioner Duval said.

“There have been other reports that this man chased the student, and again, I say that is not true.

“There were reports that other students, and perhaps staff, witnessed this incident and again I say those reports are untrue and in many respects are not helpful to this investigation.”

He urged anyone who witnessed the incident or may have seen a man matching this description in the area to contact Crime Stoppers.

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Informant tipped off investigators about more documents at Mar-a-Lago, Wall Street Journal reports

Informant tipped off investigators about more documents at Mar-a-Lago, Wall Street Journal reports



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The FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence on Monday was prompted by a tip to investigators about the possibility of additional classified documents at the Palm Beach club, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

CNN previously reported that investigators from the FBI and the DOJ met with Trump attorneys at Mar-a-Lago in June, seeking more information about classified material that had been taken to Florida after Trump departed the White House. Following that meeting, where investigators looked around the room where the documents were being stored, the Wall Street Journal reports that “someone familiar with the stored papers told investigators there may be still more classified documents at the private club” beyond what Trump turned over to the National Archives earlier this year.

CNN has not confirmed the WSJ report.

Monday’s search warrant execution pertained to both the handling of classified documents and the Presidential Records Act.

For months, investigators have been looking into how Trump handled material taken with him when he left the White House after the National Archives and Records Administration referred the case to the Justice Department earlier this year.

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The Monday search followed a belief from authorities that the former President or his team had not returned all the documents and other materials that were property of the government, according to a person familiar with the matter. There had been suspicion that Trump representatives were not being completely truthful with investigators, according to another person familiar with the matter.

The concern rose after the former President returned some 15 boxes of materials to the National Archives in January.

Before FBI agents arrived at Trump’s private club earlier this week and searched his residence, people around the former President had been under the impression that the probe into how he handled classified information had stalled, according to two sources familiar with the thinking.

It remains unclear why those around the former President believed the investigation had stalled, but in June, his attorneys received a letter from investigators asking them to preserve the remaining documents in his possession “until further notice,” one source told CNN.

The Mar-a-Lago search, which focused on the area of ​​the club where Trump’s offices and personal quarters are located, marked a major escalation of the classified documents investigation. Federal agents removed boxes of material from the Palm Beach property. The Secret Service had about an hour heads up before the FBI executed the warrant, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.

The Wall Street Journal’s report comes amid increased pressure for the Justice Department to provide a public statement about the unprecedented move to search for a former President’s home.

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Telstra lifts full-year dividend, profits slide

Telstra lifts full-year dividend, profits slide

The result was largely in-line with analyst expectations and the company’s earlier guidance, with the increase in the dividend the one major surprise.

The increase in the final dividend – from 8¢ per share last financial year to 8.5¢ per share – is the first time in seven years that Telstra has lifted the dividend. It comprised a 7.5¢ ordinary dividend – up from 5¢ a year ago – and a 1¢ special dividend. The payment is fully franked, and will be paid on September 22. It makes total dividends of 16.5¢ for the full year, up from 16¢.

On a segment-by-segment basis, mobile delivered the largest earnings increase from $3.3 billion to $4 billion in the 2022 financial year, and post-paid per-user revenues were up 1.2 per cent to $48.74.

Fixed consumer & small business earnings, however, more than halved to $55 million due in large part to continued NBN costs. Still, the company said this toll had “bottomed” and had confidence in the segment going forward.

Earnings in the enterprise and international segments grew by 2.3 per cent to $15 million and by 15.2 per cent to $51 million respectively.

The result also marks an end to the company’s T22 restructure program and the start on its quest for growth under next CEO Vicki Brady – currently the chief financial officer – and its T25 strategy.

Mr Penn said T22 had set the company up to respond to the NBN threat and the transformation to a more digital economy.

“We knew we needed to fundamentally transform the company, to simplify and digitize, to set bold aspirations and radical interventions and that is what we have done,” he said.

“Telstra is a very different company today and while of course there is always more to do, we are much better equipped to face the very exciting digital future ahead.”

Mr Penn said Telstra was “by no means immune” to the “seismic economic, political and social changes” that had occurred during COVID-19, but “the transformation changes we made through T22 have prepared us well”.

“We are a much simpler, more agile, more efficient, leaner, more customer-focussed and more digitally-enabled business.”

For the 2023 financial year, the company said it aimed to deliver a total income of at least $23 billion and an underlying EBITDA between $7.8 billion and $8 billion.

Delivery of this guidance and T25 will fall to Ms Brady who will assume the role of CEO at the end of the month.

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Apple Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow spotted in co-ordinating outfits

Apple Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow spotted in co-ordinating outfits

Gwyneth Paltrow’s lookalike daughter Apple Martin stepped out with her famous mum in New York City.

The pair, dressed in co-ordinating hues, were inspecting Paltrow’s Goop store in the Manhattan neighborhood of Noho.

Martin, 18, was casual chic in a white halter neck dress and black sandals, slinging a canvas tote bag on her shoulder while she carried a bottle of water in one hand and her phone in the other.

Paltrow wore a cream ensemble of a loose-fitted shirt and midi-length wide-leg pleated pants, teamed with white sneakers.

Martin was photographed two weeks earlier on holidays in Ibiza, looking carefree.

The teenage progeny of Paltrow and former husband Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin, she recently turned 18 years old.

To celebrate the momentous occasion, Paltrow paid tribute to her daughter. She wrote on Instagram, “18. I’m a bit of a loss for words this morning. I could not be more proud of the woman you are. You are everything I could have dreamed of and so much more.

“Proud doesn’t cover it, my heart swells with feelings I can’t put into words. You are deeply extraordinary in every way.

“Happy birthday, my darling girl. I hope you know how special you are, and how much light you have brought to all who are lucky enough to know you. Especially me.

“I say it all the time and I will never stop… in the words of Auntie Drew, I was born the day you were born. I love you. Mother.”

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Which Wallabies are injured and when will they return? Australia rugby team casualty ward

Which Wallabies are injured and when will they return? Australia rugby team casualty ward



Did Dave Rennie break a mirror while walking under a ladder after being started by a black cat? How else do you explain the staggering toll of fallen Wallabies this season now numbering 16 and counting?

Reece Hodge might be Rennie’s Mr. Fixit, but even Bob the Builder would shake his head and turn his back on the wreckage of the Kiwi coach’s squad just one game into the Rugby Championship.

Last week Rennie refused to get down about his casualty ward, or accept he was the victim of rotten luck. That was after Samu Kerevi’s ACL but before his captain Michael Hooper left for home, star No.10 Quade Cooper suffered a ruptured Achilles, Allan Alaalatoa suffered a family bereavement and Hunter Paisami suffered a head knock.

“Every squad goes through periods where they are unlucky,” said Hodge on Wednesday.

“Some teams get lucky through periods and they win, but the best teams win when they are going through periods that are quite tough.

“We have gone through one over the last two or three months but the fact we are developing great depth in the squad, and the next-man-up mentality we are developing, that will go a long way to hopefully getting performances together that we can be proud of.”

There could be one piece of good news for Rennie this week with Rory Arnold set to overcome a calf injury to take his place in the second Test against Argentina but the Wallabies casualty ward remains full to the brim.

Here’s a list of the Wallabies missing from action (will be updated through the TRC)

Allan Alaalatoa (personal reasons): The Brumbies skipper left the Argentina tour on Wednesday after suffering a family bereavement. He will likely be ready to play against the Springboks.

Tom Banks (broken arm): Banks fell heavily trying to claim a Nic White high kick in the first Test in Perth. It continued a wretched run after a similar injury a year earlier against South Africa and a fractured face bone during Super Rugby.

“It’s pretty serious,” Rennie said of Banks’ latest injury. “I’m gutted for Banksy, because he’s worked so hard to get back. He’s had a great season. We’ll miss him.”

The injury could spell the end of Banks’ Wallabies career, with him set to resume playing in Japan next season, although he will be hopeful of picking up a foreign spot for some games into the World Cup.

Tom Banks of the Wallabies

Tom Banks. (Yeung/Getty Images)

Angus Bell (toe): Bell suffered his toe injury in the third Test against England in Sydney and was replaced in the squad for Argentina by Matt Gibbon. He will be hopeful of a return later in TRC.

Quade Cooper (Achilles): Having missed the England series due to a calf strain in the warm up in Perth, Cooper was finding a groove in Mendoza before struck down by a sniper. Achilles injuries usually take a good 9-12 months to heal. He will be 35 and racing time to play in the Wallabies pre-RWC Tests. While Cooper has already shown he’s committed to recovery, a strong showing by Noah Lolesio over the rest of this year could end Cooper’s Wallabies comeback.

Ned Hanigan (knee): The Waratahs forward was restored to the Wallabies squad after returning from Japan and then recalled from the Australia A team as an injury cover in the England series. But just as soon as he returned he required knee surgery.

Michael Hooper (personal reasons): The Australian skipper withdrew from the Argentina tour ahead of the first game to return home after struggling with what he called “mindset” issues. Nic White said Hooper had been in touch with team members but there was no indication given as to when he might return, if he does at all.

Harry Johnson-Holmes (Achilles): Called in from the Australia A team in the wake of other injuries, HJH went down with an Achilles rupture that will sideline him for the rest of this season and potentially the start of Super Rugby 2023.

Andrew Kellaway (hamstring): Kellaway suffered hamstring damage during training ahead of the second Test against England and although the Wallabies described the issue as “not severe” at the time the strain has kept him out for a month. He is hopeful of returning to play the Springboks later this month.

Andrew Kelaway

Andrew Kellaway (Photo by Getty Images)

Samu Kerevi (knee): Of all the back luck that’s hit Rennie, this could be the unluckiest. Kerevi was allowed to join up with the Commonwealth Games team and suffered an ACL injury in a pool game against Kenya. He will be out for the rest of the year but the Japan-based star should recover in time to be one of the first picked for France next year. Rennie said he had no regrets about letting Kerevi go to the Games.

Cadeyrn Neville (knee): Neville made a long awaited debut at 33 against England and looked assured of the requisite class, only for his season to be crushed by a knee injury. It was reported as being a medial collateral ligament injury, which means he is an outside chance of making the Spring Tour.

Hunter Paisami (concussion): Fox Sports reported that Paisami suffered a head knock ahead of the second Test against Argentina and was due to undergo a mandatory stand down.

YozAia Perese (knee): Perese had an excellent Super Rugby campaign and was starting to make strides in the international arena but had a miserable time of it in Brisbane. He suffered an early yellow card but matters got much worse when he came back on the paddock, getting crunched in a tackle and suffering a patella tendon rupture that could keep him out for nine to 12 months.

Dave Porecki (concussion): The Waratahs hooker made his debut against England and had quickly become first choice for Rennie. But a concussion suffered during training in Argentina saw him fly home. He should be recovered in time to face South Africa.

Izack Rodda (foot): There is a fair bit of mystery surrounding Rodda and the foot injury that he has described as bone bruising. On June 1 Rodda declared he would be fit to face England, and the injury was much better than he feared. Ten days later Rennie said the injury was worse than expected, adding: “He could be out for as much as three months.” That would put Rodda back in contention for the All Blacks Tests, although there hasn’t been an update reported recently.

Scott Sio (shoulder): Sio came off with a shoulder injury in the second Test against England and wasn’t able to make the Argentina tour. No timeline for his recovery from him has been reported.

Lachie Swinton (shoulder): Swinton hasn’t played since the final round of Super Rugby because of nerve damage in his shoulder. He has been out for more almost four months. “The big point is I’m not playing and out there doing what I love doing,” he said ahead of the England series.

“For me, not doing that does break me a lot. I’m trying to focus and channel my energy into developing myself athletically and in other aspects, and I think that’s going really well. Whenever this comes right, I’m going to be a better player for it.”

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Julie Bishop turns heads in stunning $3,750 Balmain mini dress at David Jones fashion show in Sydney

Julie Bishop turns heads in stunning $3,750 Balmain mini dress at David Jones fashion show in Sydney

Former foreign minister and fashion icon Julie Bishop has turned heads in a bedazzling $3,750 Balmain mini dress.

The ex-politician was all smiles as she posed for photos at the David Jones Spring/Summer 22 showcase in Sydney on Wednesday night.

Ms Bishop wore her hair in a sleek side swept bob as she stepped out in a glamorous jacquard long sleeve mini dress from luxury French fashion house Balmain.

The look was teamed with black stockings and matching pumps, while Ms Bishop accessorized with a pair of statement hoops and a designer chain clutch.

Ms Bishop took to Instagram to share the look with her 95,000 followers.

“You stunner,” wrote activewear designer Pip Edwards.

“So chic,” commented another.

“Oh Julie you’ve outdone yourself! Simply spectacular,” added a third.

Over the years Ms Bishop has showcased her impressive designer wardrobe at red carpet events and even during her time in parliament.

She revealed some of her favorite brands include Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, Hugo Boss and Rebecca Vallance.

Ms Bishop stepped away from politics in February 2019 and has pursued different ventures in that time, including a Barbie doll created in her honor and a collaboration with global cosmetics brand Estée Lauder.

She took up the position of Chancellor of the Australian Nation University in 2020.

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YouTubers reel in 86 military rockets from GA river: Video

A lineup of bullets, rockets and an armored plate pulled out of the river by the YouTubers.

A lineup of bullets, rockets and an armored plate pulled out of the river by the YouTubers.

Screengrab from Outdoors Weekly’s Youtube video

Within minutes of dropping their giant magnet into a river running through Georgia’s Fort Stewart, YouTubers Bryce Nachtwey and Matt Jackson were pulling up belts of rusted ammunition, mortar and armor plates.

In the eyes of a magnet fisher or treasure hunter, they had hit the tactical jackpot.

Then, they reeled in a mysterious Delta Air Lines bag stuffed to the brim with rockets. There were 86 in total, among other military equipment, the fishers counted in a YouTube video.

“This is probably the craziest thing we’ve ever found,” Nachtwey said in his YouTube video, adding that they believed the bag was full of “stolen military equipment.”

The group’s excitement was quelled, however, after they notified the authorities to turn in the items.

In the end, Nachtwey, Jackson and the third member of their group left with $340 in fines and a court date.

The team went fishing on June 24 and checked with the Department of Natural Resources before arriving at the river to magnet fish, according to the video.

After they pulled up the rockets, armor plates, bullets, navigation equipment and other items, the group called the police and a military police officer arrived to assess the situation, the video showed.

A game warden with the Fort Stewart Conservation Law Enforcement arrived and told the group they would be getting cited, according to the Military Times.

The alternative to tickets, the game warden added in the video, would be taking the group to jail for acquiring military property, even though they called authorities to handle it.

“You’re all getting tickets. You can come to court and talk to a judge,” the warden said. “The reason magnet fishing is not allowed is because of exactly what y’all got right there. You don’t know what’s going to blow up and what’s not going to blow up.”

The warden added that even if the group intended on cleaning up the waterways by removing the material, the base’s bomb disposal squad is responsible for that.

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The magnet fishers reeled in stray rockets, a tank shell, navigation equipment and other items from the river. Screengrab from Outdoors Weekly’s YouTube video

In his video, Nachtwey tried to explain that the group believed that the bridge was available to fish from because it was marked as a “green area” on the DNR’s resource map for fishing.

The game warden replied that the “green areas” cleared for fishing in the state don’t apply to military property such as Fort Stewart.

“Y’all would have been better off just leaving that… down there,” the warden said in the video.

Nachtwey and the group were cited for recreating without a permit, entering a restricted area and unauthorized magnet detecting, Fort Stewart told McClatchy News in an email.

“Because Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield is an active training facility, ammunition of various sizes is fired here on a regular basis. There is always (the possibility) a potential unexploded ordnance can end up in the environment, to include rivers,” a Fort Stewart spokesperson told McClatchy News. “The risk of unexploded ordnance being present throughout the training area, regardless of how it got there, is one reason why activities like magnet detecting is not allowed.”

The three YouTubers’ court date is Sept. 9, according to the game warden.

Despite the ends, the groups’ actions were largely well-received by online viewers.

“It’s quite scary to think of all that stuff just rotting away in our streams and rivers,” one person commented.

“I understand the officer’s concern about people magnet fishing and pulling stuff like that from the river, but instead of just voicing his concern and appreciating you guys cleaning up the waterways, he wrote the ticket, which would make other people less likely to turn in the stuff they found, which is really important,” another commenter said.

A Fort Stewart spokesperson added that people should remember the “three R’s” if they ever come across something that looks like an explosive: recognize, retreat and report.

The Fort Stewart base is about 45 miles southwest of Savannah.

This story was originally published August 9, 2022 5:05 PM.

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Alison Cutler is a National Real Time Reporter for the Southeast at McClatchy. She graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and previously worked for The News Leader in Staunton, VA, a branch of USAToday.

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Qantas engineers to hold one-minute work stoppage

Qantas engineers to hold one-minute work stoppage

More than 700 aircraft engineers from Qantas, Jetstar and Perth-based FIFO subsidiary Network Aviation will conduct a “one-minute work stoppage” in August.

The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers’ Association (ALAEA) federal secretary Steve Purvinas told members in a meeting on Wednesday that the majority had voted in favor of industrial action.

Airline engineers are asking their employer for a 12 per cent pay rise to make up for stagnant wages the last four years.

The union’s first action will be a one-minute stoppage across all airlines sometime in late August.

“The first action will be a token one,” Mr Purvinas told members.

“A one-minute stoppage of course is not going to harm any airline and also demonstrates our willingness to negotiate in good faith and not try and harm the airline.”

Mr Purvinas said the token stoppage aimed to give the airlines an opportunity to come to the table.

“We do want to give some time for resolution of these matters before we have to do anything that may even be close to disrupting the public,” he said.

The strikes come at a difficult time for Australia’s national flag carrier, as the aviation industry struggles with staff shortages that have led to flight cancellations, delays and missing luggage.

If the stoppage does not motivate negotiations, the union plans to notify the airline of more work stoppages.

During these stoppages, the union has offered to provide “alternative labor provisions” to the airline.

“We want to assure the public that we won’t be harming their services,” Mr Purvinas said.

“Our target is the airlines who are not negotiating in good faith.”

ALAEA members voted against using overtime bans to avoid “exacerbating” already challenging conditions in the industry.

A Qantas spokesman told the NCA NewsWire in July that the 12 per cent pay rise was something the airline “simply can’t afford”.

They said Qantas had a policy of 2 per cent annual increases for all employees across the Group.

The airline has a history of not holding back when it comes to dealing with union industrial action.

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce infamously grounded the airline during a dispute with the ALAEA and two other unions back in 2011, leaving 200,000 passengers stranded without notice.

Qantas was contacted for comment.

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Olivia Newton-John: Re-watching Grease highlighted rape culture of the film

Olivia Newton-John: Re-watching Grease highlighted rape culture of the film

This week the 1970s classic grease aired on Nine in prime time viewing in tribute to the very much beloved Olivia Newton-John, who tragically passed away earlier this week. But celebrating grease again is a dangerous game.

Unfortunately, looking at grease through a 2022 lens leaves plenty to be desired. The movie enforces stereotypes, makes rape jokes and trivializes consent. Watching it with fresh eyes feels less nostalgic and more concerning.

I understand our desire to revisit the film, considering Newton-John’s death. It was the film that made her a star. She played Sandy, and she gave a Mary-Sue character dimension and charm.

It was the biggest film of the year when it was released, and it’s still very much a cultural touchstone. Who doesn’t know the words to, You Are The One That I Want? (I bet you’re singing the, ooh ooh ooh’s in your head).

But sadly, besides the chemistry between high school sweethearts Newton-John and John Travolta as Sandy and Danny, the film sends some harrowing messages. Let’s break it down, shall we?

For instance, at the beginning of the iconic movie, Danny brags to his mates about meeting a hot Australian girl during summer break. His friends pestered him for details of the relationship, including the line: “Tell me more, tell me more, did she put up a fight?”

Basically, the guys were making light of the idea of ​​Danny having to force Sandy into sex. As if it would be perfectly acceptable for a guy to push a woman into sex.

Then there’s the scene in the drive-in, Danny is desperately trying to make out with Sandy and make things right. She pushes him away several times and then eventually screams “no” while Danny pins her down and says: “Nobody’s watching!” Ick, right?

Seems more rapey than romantic. If a woman says no, a man shouldn’t touch or force her. He should respect her de ella wishes de ella and not try to talk her into it and a movie romanticizing the opposite is grim.

If that wasn’t stressful enough, when Rizzo, a character in the film becomes pregnant and plans to get an abortion sings the song, There Are Worse Things I Could Do.

“There are worse things I could do, than go with a boy or two…. I could flirt with all the guys, smile at them and bat my eyes. Press against them when we dance, make them think they stand a chance, then refuse to see it through. That’s a thing I’d never do,” she sings.

She is suggesting that the worse thing a woman could be is a tease, which is not true. Women can say no and set boundaries whenever they want. Women have the right to flirt and make eyes, and we don’t need to sleep with a man.

Then there’s the overarching message; ultimately, good girl Sandy turns herself into a more vampy version of herself to earn Danny’s affections. So, the overall message is, change who you are to get the guy? Not very heartening.

I understand it’s a movie, it was made in the 1970s, and we weren’t having such loud and important conversations about consent, but re-watching it feels less like a trip down memory lane and more of a reminder that so much of our aging pop culture references just reinforce rape culture.

I miss Olivia Newton-John, but I think there are better ways to remember her than watching Grease. Her de ella entire body of work de ella and her de ella endlessly contributions de ella to create a better world for everyone speaks volumes, particularly being an advocate for Breast Cancer Awareness.

I’d much rather stare at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Center to remember her than watch her character Sandy wade through misogyny through song and dance.

Mary Madigan is a freelance writer.

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First responders circulating photographs of Gianna and Kobe Bryant’s bodies ‘poured salt in an open wound’, lawyer says

vanessa and kobe bryant sitting at a dining table smiling, kobe has his arm around vanessa and their faces are close together

Vanessa Bryant’s lawyer says first responders “poured salt in an open wound and rubbed it in” by photographing and sharing photos of her husband and daughter’s bodies.

The widow of basketballer Kobe Bryant is suing the LA County sheriff’s department over an invasion of privacy, saying she fears that she or her surviving children could be exposed to the pictures.

The decorated NBA player, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people died in a horrific helicopter crash in January 2020 while traveling to a basketball tournament.

Here’s a recap of what’s happened so far.

Why is Vanessa Bryant suing?

Ms Bryant filed the lawsuit over photographs, taken by first responders on their mobile phones, of the crash site including her husband and daughter’s bodies after they died.

She alleges the pictures were circulated among firefighters and off-duty colleagues, and that one deputy showed them to people at a bar.

Kobe Bryant with his family and wife at a basketball game in Los Angeles.
US federal safety officials blamed pilot error for the crash that killed nine people en route to as basketball tournament.(AP)

The lawsuit filed by Ms Bryant says she “feels ill at the thought that sheriff’s deputies, firefighters, and members of the public have gawked at gratuitous images of her deceased husband and child.”

“She lives in fear that she or her children will one day confront horrific images of their loved ones online,” the lawsuit says.

Ms Bryant is seeking undisclosed damage.

What happened in court?

Ms Bryant’s lawyer, Luis Li, told the jury that the photographs taken at the crash site by a deputy and a fire captain had no official or investigative purpose, and that they were viewed “for a laugh.”

The jury was shown CCTV footage of an off-duty sheriff’s deputy drinking at a bar showing the photos to a bartender, and alleged that the photos had been shown around as many as 30 people.

“They were shared repeatedly with people who had absolutely no reason to receive them,” Mr Li told the court.

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Kobe Bryant told the LA Times before his death that his daughter Gianna was “something else” on the basketball court.(Getty: Ethan Miller)

“They [the county] poured salt in an open wound and rubbed it in.”

A lawyer for the county defended the taking of the photos as an “essential” tool for first-responders and said that showing the bartender was “a moment of weakness.”

The defense lawyers told jurors that the fact that the pictures have not gone public showed that leaders in the sheriff’s and fire department did their jobs.

“They’re not online. They’re not in the media. They’ve never even been seen by the plaintiffs themselves,” she said.

“That is not an accident. That is a function of how diligent they were.”

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Vanessa Bryant was visibly emotional during the first hearing.(AP: Richard Shotwell)

But Mr Li said there’s no guarantee that the photos won’t be leaked in the future.

He said Ms Bryant “will be haunted by what they did forever”, and fears that her surviving children may see them.

What’s next?

The trial is expected to run for more than a week.

Another plaintiff in the case is Chris Chester, whose wife Sara and daughter Payton were also killed in the crash.

Los Angeles County officials have previously argued that Ms Bryant’s “severe and emotional and mental injuries” were caused by the crash, not the pictures, and dismissed the case as a “money grab.”

The county already agreed to pay $US2.5 million to settle a similar case brought by two families of victims of the crash.

Ms Bryant and Mr Chester declined to settle as part of that case.

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