Rapper Bhad Bhabie, hoping to silence the “worst narratives” about her look, has revealed she is battling most cancers.

The 21-year-old “Gucci Flip Flops” performer, whose actual identify is Danielle Bregoli, addressed critics Thursday on social media. “I’m sorry my most cancers medication made me unfastened [sic] weight,” she stated in an Instagram story, reassuring followers she is “slowly gaining it again.”

Bregoli, notorious for her viral 2016 look on “Dr. Phil,” additionally urged her followers to “cease operating [with] the worst narratives.” In current weeks, a number of Instagram customers voiced concern over Bregoli’s look. Some joked about her consuming habits, and others speculated about whether or not the rapper was utilizing a weight-loss drug.

For the reason that feedback surfaced in early October, Bregoli had posted a number of pictures of herself in body-hugging outfits, however didn’t tackle followers’ considerations till this week. Hours after Bregoli shared her story, a member of the family confirmed Friday morning to TMZ that the rapper is certainly battling most cancers. The member of the family stated Bregoli is receiving therapy from a physician however didn’t share further info.

On Friday, Bregoli’s mom, Barbara Bregoli, additionally shamed gossip blogger Perez Hilton after he shared information of the musician’s well being announcement. Barbara Bregoli stated Hilton implied Bhad Bhabie would faux her analysis. “There’s additionally the likelihood that she may’ve pulled a Lil Tay,” Hilton stated in a video posted early Thursday, name-dropping the braggadocious younger rapper who was the topic of a demise hoax final yr.

“I don’t know if she’s mendacity. I’m not claiming she’s mendacity … figuring out how all these folks function, I wouldn’t put it previous her to do one thing like this for consideration,” Hilton stated. “And truly I hope that’s the case as a result of it might suck if she had or nonetheless has most cancers at such a younger age.”

Barbara Bregoli fired again on Instagram: “I pray to God considered one of your youngsters by no means get most cancers. I’ve had it twice. How dare you say my daughter’s faking this.”

After her daughter’s announcement, Barbara Bregoli recalled her personal expertise with most cancers medicine. “For all these people commenting on most cancers and most cancers meds simply bloating you this was me one yr after my 1st analysis,” she captioned a 2008 photograph of herself wanting slender in a white skirt and black sleeveless high.

Echoing her daughter’s sentiments, Barbara Bregoli urged folks to “cease together with your assumptions!!!”

The hairdresser Trevor Sorbie, who was celebrated for pioneering the wedge haircut and inventing scrunch drying, has died aged 75, his firm has introduced.

The stylist, who regularly appeared on TV and had his personal line of hair merchandise, revealed in October he had weeks to dwell after his bowel most cancers unfold to his liver.

Sorbie “handed away peacefully together with his household and beloved canine by his aspect”, his crew mentioned in a press release on Instagram on Friday. “Trevor’s journey, marked by unparalleled creativity and kindness, has left an indelible mark on the world of hairdressing and past.”

Sorbie was a four-time British Hairdresser of the Yr whose strategies had been influential on the world of hairdressing, by way of types he named the wolfman, the sculpture, and the wave, and the quick, scrunch drying course of.

Born in Paisley in 1949, he grew up in Essex. He had needed to be an artist, however after being bullied in school he started chopping hair as a 15-year-old apprentice at his father’s barbers in Ilford. “I discovered hairdressing straightforward,” he mentioned. “I went from paint to hair, each on a artistic journey.”

He labored in quite a few salons earlier than opening his first central London salon in 1977, adopted by his personal vary of styling merchandise in 1986.

The wedge, a clean and sharply angled lower pioneered by the hairdresser in 1974 whereas he was working at Vidal Sassoon, was the primary haircut to be featured in a double-page unfold in Vogue. “The wedge captured the spirit of the time and was flaunted in nightclubs around the globe,” he mentioned later. “I now understood the facility of invention. If I may obtain this as soon as, then certainly I may do it once more.”

Talking on ITV’s This Morning final month, Sorbie mentioned his invention of scrunch drying, through which the hair is squashed within the palms whereas being blowdried, had come about accidentally. “On the time you don’t know you had been groundbreaking.

“I had this woman with lengthy thick crimson porous hair. These had been women who lunch and he or she needed it dried with my palms. I mentioned, can I pace this up a bit, and I … simply bought handfuls of her hair and shook it out, and this hair simply got here out like a haystack.

“I experimented on various kinds of hair and it labored each time. Each lady on the earth has scrunched her hair.”

He went on to seem regularly on TV and styled a variety of celeb purchasers, however mentioned his greatest accolade was being made an MBE by Queen Elizabeth in 2004.

Sorbie started volunteering on the Princess Alice hospice in Esher, Surrey, after beginning to step again from the salon ground in 2006.

He advised the Instances “it actually unnerved” him when he was requested to chop the wig of a affected person for her wedding ceremony, however was advised she would possibly die earlier than then. “She died the subsequent day, however as I shut the door [after cutting her wig], I bear in mind considering for the primary time in my life: ‘I’m not only a hairdresser, I really feel particular’,” he recalled.

He then arrange the charity My New Hair to help and advise unbiased salons and stylists on offering a wig-styling service for folks with most cancers, and helped to attract up an ordinary for NHS wigs.

The 67th annual Grammy award nominations have been introduced on Friday. Right here’s a partial checklist of the nominees:

Album of the 12 months

André 3000 – New Blue Solar
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Sabrina Carpenter – Brief n’ Candy
Charli xcx – Brat
Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol 4
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Exhausting and Comfortable
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Division

Document of the 12 months

The Beatles – Now and Then
Beyoncé – Texas Maintain ’Em
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Charli xcx – 360
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Taylor Swift that includes Put up Malone – Fortnight

Finest new artist

Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
Raye
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims

Music of the 12 months

Shaboozey – A Bar Music (Tipsy)
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Taylor Swift that includes Put up Malone – Fortnight
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please
Beyoncé – Texas Maintain ’Em

Finest pop vocal album

Sabrina Carpenter – Brief n’ Candy
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Exhausting and Comfortable
Ariana Grande – Everlasting Sunshine
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Division

Finest R&B music

Kehlani – After Hours
Tems – Burning
Coco Jones – Right here We Go (Uh Oh)
Muni Lengthy – Ruined Me
SZA – Saturn

Finest nation album

Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Put up Malone – F-1 Trillion
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Effectively
Chris Stapleton – Larger
Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind

Finest música urbana album

Unhealthy Bunny – Nadie Sabe lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
J Balvin – Rayo
Feid – Ferxxocalipsis
Residente – Las Letras Ya No Importan
Younger Miko – Att

Finest pop solo efficiency

Beyoncé – Bodyguard
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Charli xcx – Apple
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!

Finest progressive R&B album

Avery*Sunshine – So Glad to Know You
Durand Bernarr – En Route
Infantile Gambino – Bando Stone and the New World
Kehlani – Crash
NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) – Why Lawd?

Finest R&B efficiency

Jhené Aiko – Steerage
Chris Brown – Residuals
Coco Jones – Right here We Go (Uh Oh)
Muni Lengthy – Made for Me (Dwell on BET)
SZA – Saturn

Finest folks album

American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork Quartet
Madi Diaz – Bizarre Religion
Adrianne Lenker – Vibrant Future
Aoife O’Donovan – All My Associates
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – Woodland

Producer of the 12 months, non-classical

Alissia
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Daniel Nigro

Songwriter of the 12 months, non-classical

Jessi Alexander
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Raye

Finest pop duo/group efficiency

Gracie Abrams that includes Taylor Swift – Us.
Beyoncé that includes Put up Malone – Levii’s Denims
Charli xcx and Billie Eilish – Guess
Ariana Grande, Brandy and Monica – The Boy Is Mine
Woman Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile

Finest dance/digital recording

Disclosure – She’s Gone, Dance On
4 Tet – Liked
Fred Once more.. and Child Keem – Leavemealone
Justice and Tame Impala – Neverender
Kaytranada – Witchy

Finest dance pop recording

Madison Beer – Make You Mine
Charli xcx – Von Dutch
Billie Eilish – L’Amour de Ma Vie (Over Now Prolonged Edit)
Ariana Grande – Sure, And?
Troye Sivan – Acquired Me Began

Finest dance/digital music album

Charli xcx – Brat
4 Tet – Three
Justice – Hyperdrama
Kaytranada – Timeless
Zedd – Telos

Finest conventional R&B efficiency

Marsha Ambrosius – Moist
Kenyon Dixon – Can I Have This Groove
Lalah Hathaway that includes Michael McDonald – No Lie
Muni Lengthy – Make Me Neglect
Fortunate Daye – That’s You

Finest R&B album

Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe)
Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack
Muni Lengthy – Revenge
Fortunate Daye – Algorithm
Usher – Coming House

Finest rap efficiency

Cardi B – Sufficient (Miami)
Widespread and Pete Rock that includes Posdnuos – When the Solar Shines Once more
Doechii – Nissan Altima
Eminem – Houdini
Future and Metro Boomin that includes Kendrick Lamar – Like That
GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Finest melodic rap efficiency

Jordan Adetunji that includes Kehlani – Kehlani
Beyoncé that includes Linda Martell and Shaboozey – Spaghettii
Future and Metro Boomin that includes the Weeknd – We Nonetheless Don’t Belief You
Latto – Massive Mama
Rapsody that includes Erykah Badu – 3:AM

Finest rap music

Rapsody that includes Hit-Boy – Asteroids
¥$ [Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign] that includes Wealthy the Child and Playboi Carti – Carnival
Future and Metro Boomin that includes Kendrick Lamar – Like That
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
GloRilla – Yeah Glo!

Finest rap album

J. Cole – May Delete Later
Widespread and Pete Rock – The Auditorium, Vol 1
Doechii – Alligator Bites By no means Heal
Eminem – The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Future and Metro Boomin – We Don’t Belief You

Finest nation solo efficiency

Beyoncé – 16 Carriages
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Shaboozey – A Bar Music (Tipsy)
Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Girl

Finest nation music

Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Shaboozey – A Bar Music (Tipsy)
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Put up Malone that includes Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Assist
Beyoncé – Texas Maintain ’Em

Luke Combs – Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma from Twisters: The Album
’N Sync and Justin Timberlake – Higher Place from Trolls Band Collectively
Olivia Rodrigo – Can’t Catch Me Now from The Starvation Video games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Jon Batiste – It By no means Went Away from American Symphony
Barbra Streisand – Love Will Survive from The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Finest comedy album

Ricky Gervais – Armageddon
Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer
Jim Gaffigan – The Prisoner
Nikki Glaser – Sometime You’ll Die
Trevor Noah – The place Was I

Finest Latin pop album

Anitta – Funk Technology
Luis Fonsi – El Viaje
Kany García – García
Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
Kali Uchis – Orquídeas

Finest música Mexicana album (together with Tejano)

Chiquis – Diamantes
Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol 1
Peso Pluma – Éxodo
Jessi Uribe – De Lejitos

Finest world music album

Matt B That includes Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II
Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
Rema – Heis
Antonio Rey – Historias de Un Flamenco
Tems – Born within the Wild

Finest African music efficiency

Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
Asake and Wizkid – MMS
Chris Brown that includes Davido and Lojay – Sensational
Burna Boy – Larger
Tems – Love Me JeJe

Finest musical theater album

Hell’s Kitchen
Merrily We Roll Alongside
The Pocket book
The Outsiders
Suffs
The Wiz

Finest various music album

Nick Cave & the Unhealthy Seeds – Wild God
Clairo – Allure
Kim Gordon – The Collective
Brittany Howard – What Now
St Vincent – All Born Screaming

Finest various music efficiency

Cage the Elephant – Neon Tablet
Nick Cave & the Unhealthy Seeds – Music of the Lake
Fontaines DC – Starburster
Kim Gordon – Bye Bye
St Vincent – Flea

Finest rock album

The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards
Fontaines DC – Romance
Inexperienced Day – Saviors
Idles – Tangk
Pearl Jam – Darkish Matter
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
Jack White – No Identify

Finest rock music

The Black Keys – Stunning Folks (Keep Excessive)
St Vincent – Damaged Man
Pearl Jam – Darkish Matter
Inexperienced Day – Dilemma
Idles – Reward Horse

Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
Judas Priest – Crown of Horns
Knocked Unfastened that includes Poppy – Suffocate
Metallica – Screaming Suicide
Spiritbox – Cellar Door

Finest rock efficiency

The Beatles – Now and Then
The Black Keys – Stunning Folks (Keep Excessive)
Inexperienced Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
Idles – Reward Horse
Pearl Jam – Darkish Matter
St Vincent – Damaged Man

Finest nation duo/group efficiency

Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan – Cowboys Cry Too
Beyoncé that includes Miley Cyrus – II Most Needed
Brothers Osborne – Break Mine
Dan + Shay – Larger Homes
Put up Malone that includes Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Assist

UPDATED with Scherzinger’s apology: Nicole Scherzinger, the previous Pussycat Doll and X Issue decide who not too long ago stunned the New York theater neighborhood by handing over one of many best-reviewed Broadway performances of the season, unleashed one other revelation this week that isn’t being so well-received.

Scherzinger, thought-about a high Tony contender for her starring position in Sundown Blvd., set off a social media backlash after responding favorably to a post-Trump-victory Instagram publish by Russell Model, the comic, Christian convert and topic of a London police investigation on sexual assault allegations.

The day after Tuesday’s election, Model posted {a photograph} of himself carrying a MAGA-like purple baseball cap inscribed with the phrases “Make Jesus First Once more.”

“The place do I get this hat!!!?” Scherzinger replied on Model’s IG web page in a since-deleted remark.

Following on-line backlash, she shared an apology Friday on her Instagram Story, “I deeply apologize for the harm brought on by my latest engagement with some social media posts. Once I commented on these posts, I made the error of not realizing that they may very well be simply interpreted as being politically associated and I apologize to anybody who understandably reached that conclusion.

“Many presumptions are being drawn, which don’t replicate who I’m, what I stand for, or who I voted for,” she added partially. “Lots of the marginalized communities feeling harm and anxious by the outcomes of the presidential election are folks I care about most. I stand with them, as I at all times have all through my life and profession. If me, that.”

Though the preliminary remark from Scherzinger – who performs Norma Desmond within the Jamie Lloyd-directed reimagining of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical – made no particular reference to Trump or MAGA, it has largely been interpreted as no less than a tacit endorsement. She supported Barack Obama in 2008 and has been a vocal supporter of the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood, although she has spoken out in opposition to abortion.

In a typical response this week, an X commenter referred to as The Broadway Slasher wrote, “Nicole Scherzinger’s profession has been saved alive and afloat virtually EXCLUSIVELY through the pockets of her LGBTQIA+ followers for the final 15 years when NOBODY ELSE needed to see or hear her…This can be a betrayal.”

“In recognition of the passing of Nicole Scherzinger’s Tony probabilities, the St. James theatre has introduced they are going to be dimming their lights on November 7, 2024,” tweeted OnStage Weblog.

Wrote one other commenter, “Nicole Scherzinger actually thought it was an awesome concept to return out as a Trump supporter? When she’s actually on the verge of a Tony nomination. Broadway is run by homosexual and trans folks. After a flop try of a solo profession, she lastly discovered her area of interest and ruins it.”

Scherzinger has been mum for the reason that controversy started, as have reps for Sundown Blvd., although Deadline hears that would change. We’ll replace this publish with any developments.

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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. —

NBC2 Information is discovering potential discrepancies in authorities contracts value lots of of tens of millions, which had been awarded to well-known Collier County businessman and Republican political influencer Alfie Oakes.

The information comes greater than 24 hours after Oakes’ residence and packing heart was raided by federal brokers.

NBC2 has discovered first {that a} lawsuit claims Seed to Desk Proprietor Alfie Oakes agreed to pay again a $4.5 million mortgage by August of this yr or danger having his property seized by the creditor.

Secondly, we’ve discovered Oakes was awarded a authorities contract with the Division of Protection value $238 million to offer contemporary vegatables and fruits to authorities companies.

Nevertheless, there are questions on how the contract was awarded.

Oakes distribution plant, which was raided Thursday, could have been related to an Oakes Farm firm that represented itself as a “small enterprise” as a way to get a authorities contract.

Federal bid paperwork present that Oakes Farms Meals and Distribution was awarded a contract that was to be solely for small companies outlined by the Small Enterprise Administration as having 700 staff or much less.

In the meantime, Oakes boasts on his web site that he has 3,500 staff company-wide, together with his packaging plant. It isn’t clear if the Oakes packaging plant is expounded to the corporate awarded the contract, or employs any of these 3,500 staff.

Sunbiz paperwork present Oakes Farm Distributions transferred possession to longtime worker Jawan Hames in 2021

Proper round that point, the federal government introduced it was searching for small companies to award contracts to.

Nevertheless, impartial journalist David Silverberg, writing for the progressive journal Mom Jones interviewed Oakes who offered COVID-19 protocols as motive for shedding his enterprise.

“He instructed me on the time that he had offered off the divisions of his corporations that handled federal procurement,” Silverberg stated.

He continued that Oakes, on the time, was very a lot towards assembly any form of COVID-19 mandates.

“This might have made his enterprise dealings with the federal authorities very problematic,” Silverberg stated.

If that firm was not really impartial from Alfie Oake’s different corporations with 3,500 staff, there could also be questions on whether or not Oakes Farms meals distributions was even eligible for the contract.

The contracts concerned the Division of Protection, the company that investigates crimes for the division, which was amongst these looking out Oakes residence and the packaging plant.

Silverberg, who investigated authorities contracts as a journalist, known as the scene regarding.

“That is unusually massive scale,” he stated.

NBC2 did attain out to Oakes by cellphone, textual content and left a message for him. He has not returned our messages.

This is not the primary time Alfie Oakes has had an issue with authorities contracts.

He had a contract with Lee County Faculties, his firm was supplying them with meals. He was dropped as a result of he did not meet COVID-19 protocols. He filed a lawsuit which was in the end dismissed by the choose.

Police in Amsterdam arrested 62 individuals after violence unfolded within the metropolis on Thursday night time.

It got here on the identical day Ajax hosted Israeli facet Maccabi Tel Aviv within the Europa League.

Amsterdam’s mayor, police drive, UK international secretary David Lammy and different officers have condemned the violence as antisemitic.

Sky Information has verified the footage the screengrabs come from under to point out how occasions unfolded.

On Thursday morning, a clip was posted on social media exhibiting three males tearing down a Palestinian flag from a residential constructing someplace within the metropolis.

Two of the lads, wearing tracksuits, raise the third man so he can take away it from the window, as somebody might be heard shouting encouragement within the background.

Someday through the day earlier than the sport, one other clip was uploaded exhibiting males being attacked and chased at a tram cease. Sky Information has geolocated the clip to town centre.

One man seems to be sporting a conventional keffiyeh scarf and might be seen chasing a lot of different males.

Somebody is heard shouting “F*** Israel” in English, earlier than a lady shouts: “Hey cease”.

The footage was uploaded with a caption in Dutch that learn: “Watch and revel in 6 Zionists chased away. Free Palestine.”

Footage from the stands on the Cruyff Enviornment exhibits Israeli supporters refusing to watch a minute’s silence for the victims of Valencia’s current flooding earlier than kick-off at 9pm (8pm UK). Chanting may also be heard within the background.

The one that posted the clip claimed “unlawful fireworks” had been additionally set off and that the protest was the results of Spain cancelling an arms take care of an Israeli firm.

After the sport, which ended at round 11pm native time, massive numbers of Maccabi followers had been escorted into the Metro at Amsterdam Centraal station – round five-and-a-half miles away from the stadium.

As police information them down the escalators, footage exhibits them singing anti-Arab songs.

Sooner or later on Thursday night, a pro-Palestine march passed off on the outskirts of town.

Sky Information has geolocated social media footage to the Biklmermeer neighbourhood – round 5 miles south of town centre.

Males are seen carrying Palestinian flags and flares.

One other clip from Thursday night exhibits a gaggle of males being chased down a facet avenue within the centre of town.

The boys being focused seem scared and are heard shouting as they’re struck by somebody out of shot.

One man is seen on the ground repeatedly shouting: “I am not Jewish!”

A second Palestinian flag was pulled down from a constructing in a clip Sky Information has geolocated to town centre after darkish on Thursday.

Crowds of individuals are seen watching under – with chants of “Ole, Ole” and “f*** you” heard.

Two social media movies present preventing close to Centraal station on Thursday night.

In each clips, a big group of hooded males wearing black are seen working down a important avenue earlier than blocking visitors and putting individuals at random.

Editor’s Word: The video on this piece is a re-edit of a earlier model which did not meet Sky Information’ requirements for steadiness and impartiality.

DUBLIN, Eire — Any speak of New Zealand dropping their worry issue has been grossly untimely.

This 23-13 win not solely ended Eire’s 19-match profitable run at dwelling, but in addition strengthened the All Blacks as being as formidable a crew as ever. This efficiency of managed aggression and set-piece superiority was a message to the game: Scott Robertson’s post-World Cup regeneration is heading in the right direction.

These nice All Blacks like Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick and Aaron Smith all left on their shields after the final World Cup. All of them sit within the pantheon of Kiwi greats, however the weight of that silver fern means there is no let-up in expectation and demand. Robertson, in his first 12 months as All Blacks coach, needed to construct one other crew, moulding outdated, grizzled warriors and fresh-faced Kiwis.

They got here to the northern hemisphere with the hosts smelling blood, trying to knock over a crew in transition that received simply three from six within the Rugby Championship. However after final week’s 24-22 win at Twickenham over England — helped partly by George Ford’s late missed penalty and subsequent drop-goal, they doubled down on that with a splendidly managed and efficient efficiency in Dublin with Damian McKenzie steering them splendidly from fly-half. He completed with 18 factors, alongside Will Jordan’s second-half strive. For Eire, Jack Crowley kicked over eight factors and Josh van der Flier scored their sole strive.

The pre-match narrative was judging how Eire would look with out Tadhg Furlong, and with a pair of hookers who had simply 12 minutes of match-time this season between them. Then there was the extremely spectacular Caelan Doris — probably the person who might find yourself main the British & Irish Lions subsequent 12 months — as Eire’s new captain. New Zealand have been with out Beauden Barrett and Codie Taylor — each choosing up head accidents at Twickenham — however had extra familiarity, enjoying eight Checks since Eire final ran out of their 25-24 win in South Africa again in July.

Eire have been favourites for this match, however there was one more subplot, courting again to October final 12 months in what’s now an intriguing rivalry. There was speak of revenge within the air this week. For therefore lengthy the All Blacks had Eire’s quantity, going 111 years unbeaten till the 2 met on a wonderful afternoon in Chicago in 2016.

Since then Eire have received 5 of their 9 clashes with the All Blacks, however their final assembly in Paris final 12 months stung the Irish. That night time within the World Cup quarterfinal, the All Blacks broke Irish hearts, profitable 28-24. However the embers of that conflict 13 months in the past have been rekindled once more within the build-up to Friday’s match with Johnny Sexton’s autobiography reigniting the row.

The e book referenced an expletive-laden change between Rieko Ioane and Sexton after the ultimate whistle blew in what was Sexton’s closing skilled rugby match. A day might be a very long time in sport, however nonetheless that incident was referenced this week so one of many loudest cheers of the primary half inside the marginally chilly Aviva Stadium was when Ioane was on the fallacious finish of a superbly timed Garry Ringrose hip-splitting sort out. However that was one of many few occasions the Irish crowd had issues to cheer within the first 40.

The primary half noticed New Zealand dominate possession and territory, Wallace Sititi once more placing in an age-defying efficiency behind the All Blacks’ scrum. New Zealand dominated within the set piece and usually received the arm-wrestle. However for all that endeavour and gut-busting effort, they solely had a three-point benefit at half-time.

Referee Nic Berry was scorching on the brand new World Rugby regulation directive round gamers shielding team-mates catching excessive balls — successfully eliminating escort runners — with that inflicting points for each groups. Nevertheless it was such a name in the beginning of the second half that gave Eire the platform for his or her first strive.

Although Eire’s lineout was removed from easy after they kicked for contact, Sam Cane was bundled again over his personal line by James Lowe and Bundee Aki forcing a five-metre scrum. The shaky Irish front-row managed to carry agency to present Van der Flier the platform to burrow over within the forty second minute. From there it appeared like Eire multiplied, the All Blacks out of the blue scattered round Dublin, and the house facet discovered that type which has taken them to the primary spot on the earth. Nevertheless it was a fleeting reminder of their undoubted capability.

Repeatedly, dealing with errors allow them to down. Everytime you felt like they have been going to construct a dominant spell, they’d knock the ball on. Andy Farrell, the Eire head coach, appeared more and more annoyed within the coaches’ field as his gamers made uncharacteristic errors. The pitch was slippery after the afternoon drizzle, but it surely felt just like the match was going to be known as by whoever discovered extra precision.

The match swung within the All Blacks favour within the sixtieth minute when the unlucky tight-head alternative Tom O’Toole lasted simply two minutes earlier than being compelled off with a head harm. That meant Finlay Bealham must go 78 minutes.

Having seen O’Toole head off, the All Blacks introduced on their front-row replacements and Ofa Tu’ungafasi turned Bealham inside out and McKenzie knocked over his fifth penalty to present the All Blacks a 15-13 lead. After including one other three factors three minutes later, Jordan darted over within the nook within the 68th minute and the guests had a 10-point buffer.

A outstanding Lowe 50/22 torpedo gave Eire a platform, however identical to they’d performed so usually, the All Blacks wall was unbowed, and Eire have been pushed again. It should’ve felt like Eire have been drowning on this New Zealand mass, hope slowly extinguishing.

McKenzie ended up with the participant of the match award. His management and goal-kicking was exemplary, whereas Sititi put in one more monumental displaying alongside Savea. They’re the current and way forward for the All Blacks. When Berry blew the ultimate whistle, the response was muted. The All Blacks might have misplaced their flawless report towards Eire within the final eight years, however previously 13 months they’ve swung the stability of this fixture again of their favour.

Eire would’ve hoped for 4 from 4 this November. This was a disappointing night, for a crew who’re often so immaculate. They made uncharacteristic errors, coughed up possession within the worst areas attainable and simply trying somewhat rusty. New Zealand pounced and for a lot of this, had the sport within the palm of their hand. This rivalry will solely warmth up over the approaching years, however this was a deserved victory for the All Blacks and a reminder but once more of why they merely will not go away.

Who’s Alfie Oakes? He is a Florida farmer-slash-grocery retailer owner-slash MAGA Trump supporter who’s getting nationwide consideration − once more.

Two days after Election Day 2024, federal and state legislation enforcement automobiles surrounded Oakes’ house in North Naples, Florida, and his enterprise in Immokalee, Florida. Half grocery, half bakery, half butcher store, half bar, Oakes’ $30 million Seed to Desk is the clubhouse for a rising group of Make America Nice Once more Republicans in addition to a magnet for space foodies attracted by natural broccoli and craft beer.

Earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, residents of Lee County and Collier County, Florida, had been conversant in the political firebrand that’s Alfie Oakes. And on the time, he made headlines as an anti-vaxxer, for feedback he made about George Floyd and Black Lives Matter and for submitting an anti-mask lawsuit in his hometown. Oakes additionally organized bus journeys to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, for the Riot − or what he known as “probably the most peaceable lovely demonstration from properly over a million those that I’ve ever witnessed,” in response to the Naples Each day Information, a USA TODAY Community newspaper.

As of Friday, Nov. 8, a day after state and federal legislation enforcement visited Oakes’ house and enterprise, the explanations stay unknown. Nevertheless, when reached by cellphone, Oakes declined to remark to the Naples Each day Information, apart from saying, “We’re trying into it, however every part’s good.”

On Thursday, Nov. 7, many Florida Freeway Patrol automobiles had been noticed on the home and enterprise, in response to WINK Information, however Florida Freeway Patrol directed inquiries to the U.S. Secret Service.

The Secret Service declined to remark. 

“The U.S. Secret Service is not going to affirm the existence or the standing of an investigation,” the company stated by way of e mail.

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Alfie Oakes described as ‘our mini-Trump’ and ‘MAGA Grocery King of Southwest Florida’

David Silverberg, a political pundit in Naples, Florida, and former managing editor of The Hill, described Alfie Oakes as “our mini-Trump,” labeling him “the MAGA Grocery King of Southwest Florida” in a 2022 Mom Jones story.

Who’s Alfie Oakes? What to know

• Most lately, in Collier County, the farmer and grocery retailer proprietor held a hurricane occasion at Seed to Desk forward of Hurricane Milton’s landfall, providing hurricane specials on food and drinks. He informed the Naples Each day Information that “the vitality was wonderful. We had one of many busiest meals and bar gross sales nights we’ve ever had within the historical past of Seed to Desk. It was unbelievable.”
• Alfie Oakes owns Oakes Farms, one of many largest agribusinesses in South Florida, which began when its namesake was a 15-year-old promoting watermelons from the again of a pickup. Oakes Farms has grown right into a 3,500-employee enterprise that ranges from supplying navy cafeterias to promoting linen sundresses.
• Although Alfie Oakes hasn’t run for a authorities place, he holds elected workplace as Collier County’s Republican State Committeeman.

Click on right here to learn an in depth Naples Each day Information profile on Alfie Oakes.

(This story was up to date to incorporate new info: A photograph gallery was added.)