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A Lebanon town’s grief in the aftermath of a deadly Israeli airstrike : NPR

A Lebanon town’s grief in the aftermath of a deadly Israeli airstrike : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

More than 3,700 people in Lebanon have died in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. In a village in southern Lebanon, one airstrike last month killed 14 people, including 10 women and children. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: President Trump said in a social media post today that a deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran will be signed tomorrow and that the Strait of Hormuz will be, quote, “open to all.” He’s been making similar promises for weeks, but still no deal. Iranian state media reported today that officials there said not to expect a signing on Sunday, but that one might take place in the coming days. Meanwhile, the intertwined conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is raging on. Lebanon’s health ministry says Israeli strikes have killed more than 3,700 people in the country. Israel says Hezbollah attacks have killed two civilians in Israel. NPR’s Jane Arraf and Jawad Rizkallah bring us this report from a village in southern Lebanon on the toll of one attack. JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: When we arrive in …

“Grief is not linear”: Survivors reflect on 10 years after Pulse shooting

“Grief is not linear”: Survivors reflect on 10 years after Pulse shooting

Published by Sam Flores

A decade after the Pulse nightclub shooting killed 49 people in Orlando, survivors and families are marking the anniversary with grief, remembrance and a message that what happened on June 12, 2016, is still shaping their lives today. Across Orlando and beyond, vigils, church services and private ceremonies have been held to honor the victims of one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history. At the site where the LGBTQ+ nightclub once stood, mourners gathered overnight as names were read aloud and candles lit in memory of those killed during a Latin-themed Pride Month event. For many survivors, the anniversary is not a milestone of closure, but a reminder that healing has been uneven and ongoing. “I’ve been crying all day,” Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan said during commemorations, capturing a sentiment echoed across multiple memorials marking the 10-year point. Others described a similar sense of emotional exhaustion as they revisited the date that permanently altered their lives. Survivors who spoke in anniversary interviews described grief that has not faded with time, but instead …

After years fostering interfaith ties, San Diego mosque finds allies in grief

After years fostering interfaith ties, San Diego mosque finds allies in grief

Published by Sam Flores

(RNS) — For years before Monday’s deadly shooting, the Islamic Center of San Diego stood out as a place that welcomed anyone through its doors — Muslim or not. The mosque’s imam, Taha Hassane, spent decades cultivating relationships with clergy, neighbors and community activists from across the city.  Hassane told RNS in an interview he believes in showing up for others and “trying to make our society the best in terms of acceptance, tolerance.”  In the hours after the shooting that killed three members of the mosque, interfaith leaders and allies started crowding vigils to stand in solidarity with Hassane and his community. Their response to the tragedy, Muslim community members said, offered a strong rebuke to the anti-Muslim rhetoric that has escalated in recent months and has shadowed the mosque for decades.  The shooting, which is being investigated as a hate crime, shattered what had long felt like a safe haven for worshippers and neighbors alike. But mosque leaders insist it will remain a place for everyone. At the first press conference hours after …

Lebanon’s first responders swing between duty and grief : The Picture Show : NPR

Lebanon’s first responders swing between duty and grief : The Picture Show : NPR

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The father of Hussein Jaber, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, on May 12, cries during the funeral ceremony in Sidon the following day. Diego Ibarra Sánchez/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Diego Ibarra Sánchez/for NPR SIDON, Lebanon — In this southern Lebanese city, Nareej Ramal is weeping in the arms of her father-in-law; the civil defense uniform her husband, Hussein Jaber, wore every day is draped around her shoulders like a final embrace. Jaber, 32, a veteran first responder with Lebanon’s interior ministry, was killed along with his colleague Ahmad Noura, 45, by an Israeli drone on May 12 in Nabatieh, a city in southern Lebanon, as they tried to rescue a man wounded in another strike moments earlier. His death came just days before Ramal and Jaber’s first wedding anniversary. The two men were the latest of over 100 first responders killed in Israeli airstrikes since the war between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah began on March 2. A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that began …

Kristin Scott Thomas shares grief over losing father and stepfather as a child: ‘Like the ceiling falling in’

Kristin Scott Thomas shares grief over losing father and stepfather as a child: ‘Like the ceiling falling in’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Slow Horses star Kristin Scott Thomas has said the grief of losing her father and step father in similar circumstances when she was young felt “like the ceiling falling in”. The Four Weddings and a Funeral actor was just five years old when her father Simon, a Royal Navy pilot, died while on duty in 1966, aged 31. Scott Thomas’s mother remarried another man named Simon, who was also a pilot in the Royal Navy. History repeated itself and he was killed six years later, leaving behind Scott Thomas and her three young siblings. “I’m the last generation of people who weren’t allowed to talk about it,” Scott Thomas said of her grief at such a young age. “Literally nothing. It was a shock, like the ceiling falling in. “There was no idea of suffering before that. It just hit me …

Author who wrote kids’ book about grief gets life without parole for killing husband with fentanyl spiked cocktail

Author who wrote kids’ book about grief gets life without parole for killing husband with fentanyl spiked cocktail

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A woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death has been sentenced to life without parole for his murder. Kouri Richins laced Eric Richins’ cocktail with a lethal dose of fentanyl after a failed attempt in which she put the synthetic opioid in his sandwich. Prosecutors said she was millions of dollars in debt and planning a new life with another man when she murdered him near Park City, Utah, in 2022. The amount of fentanyl she used was five times the lethal dose. Richins, 35, had taken out multiple life insurance policies without her husband’s knowledge and wrongly believed she would inherit his $4m (nearly £3m) estate. The killer, who had a house flipping business, was sentenced on the day Mr Richins would have turned 44. She maintained her innocence throughout, calling the verdict “an absolute lie”. Shortly before her arrest in May 2023, Richins self-published a book about coping with the loss of a parent. The cover featured a man with angel wings on top of a …

James Van Der Beek’s widow shares emotional tribute three months after his death: ‘Words just don’t capture grief’

James Van Der Beek’s widow shares emotional tribute three months after his death: ‘Words just don’t capture grief’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Kimberly Van Der Beek, wife of the late actor James Van Der Beek, has shared a poignant update three months after his death from bowel cancer, revealing that “reality is settling in” as she navigates her grief. Writing on Instagram to her 544,000 followers on Tuesday, Mrs Van Der Beek described the “outpouring of support” as “tremendous.” Sharing photographs of her husband with their children, she wrote: “Yesterday was three months since we lost @vanderjames. To say I’m heartbroken is a severe understatement. Words just don’t capture what grief is. The comforts of shock have worn off. The reality is settling in… and I miss him. We all miss him. Yet, there is a different kind of magic in the air. I feel him. I know him more deeply. My conscious connection to God has deepened. The veils of the universe …

Work rejection grief hurts like hell – here’s how to stop it spiralling into a crisis

Work rejection grief hurts like hell – here’s how to stop it spiralling into a crisis

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more So you put yourself out there for the big job – the one that everyone around you vowed that you’d be absolutely perfect for. A sure thing. A shoo-in. And then… You get the email, or the phone call, or – God forbid – the Slack notification. They really liked you, the interviewer tells you. But, this time, they’ve decided to go in a different direction. A direction that doesn’t involve… well, you. Zoe Ball is currently playing out some version of this scenario – albeit with the added bonus of doing so in front of the entire nation, and with the knowledge that every single interview she does over the next couple of years will probably ask her about this rejection. Following months …

‘Everytime’ Film Interview on Family Grief, Reality

‘Everytime’ Film Interview on Family Grief, Reality

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Cannes Film Festival‘s Un Certain Regard section prides itself on showcasing discoveries of non-traditional cinema. What a fit for rising Austrian writer-director Sandra Wollner, who is making her Cannes debut in this year’s program with her third feature, Everytime! Her debut feature, The Impossible Picture, showed the everyday life of a Viennese family in the 1950s as documented on 8mm film by 13-year-old Johanna, until the camera suddenly turns on her. Her sophomore movie, The Trouble With Being Born, was a drama about a 10-year-old android and her “Daddy.” Now, Wollner is back with Everytime, which sees a tragic death bring a mother, her daughter, and a teenage boy, who everyone blames for the tragedy, together. The cinematic exploration of grief, blame and forgiveness takes the unlikely trio on a trip to Tenerife for “a family holiday that never happened,” as the auteur puts it. And under the glowing sun of the Spanish island, time, as well as reality and fiction, suddenly seem to start blurring. If audiences, just like the writer of these …