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Woman used social media to catch man who killed her mom

Woman used social media to catch man who killed her mom

Published by Sam Flores

Kiany DeJesus was just 11 years old when her mother was killed by her ex-boyfriend in Greenbelt, Maryland. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In court Tuesday, the daughter watched him get sentenced to decades in prison for the 2014 killing — after she used social media to track him down in Mexico, where he had started a new family. Emilia Ignacio was killed in April 2014 at the hands of Juan Miguel Roman-Balderas. Her daughter delivered a tearful victim impact statement describing all that she lost. “I knew that if I didn’t get it out, I would probably regret it, so I’m glad that I did this and I’m glad that he got to hear it from my words too. It makes me really happy to finally get to close all of this,” she told News4. Emilia Ignacio.Courtesy of family via NBC Washington Prosecutors say Roman-Balderas took Ignacio to Red Lobster for dinner, stabbed her 27 times and took off to Mexico using a one-way …

11 Things A Woman Does When She’s Being Loved By The Right Man

11 Things A Woman Does When She’s Being Loved By The Right Man

Published by Jenni Sidey

Most people spend their entire lives looking for someone who truly understands them. They want a person they can spend their lives with, someone who accepts and loves them for who they are. And once they find the right person, everything changes for the better. She’s not only the best version of herself, but she leads her life with joy and peace, and gives that right back to the man who loves her. Because she’s loved by a person who complements her, the world seems brighter. When a woman is being loved by the right man, she does these things differently from everyone else: 1. Not holding back when it comes to her opinions PeopleImages | Shutterstock Many women struggle with people-pleasing tendencies. According to a YouGov survey, 56% of women would definitely describe themselves as people-pleasers, but it’s all based on how women are conditioned by society as a whole.  Being taught from a young age to cater to others and shrink themselves, you can tell she’s loved by the right man she doesn’t …

Netflix’s Korean Crime Drama Paper Man With Cho Jung-seok, Park Hae-soo

Netflix’s Korean Crime Drama Paper Man With Cho Jung-seok, Park Hae-soo

Published by Daniella Wilson

Netflix has lined up its next Korean crime drama, Paper Man (working title), starring Cho Jung-seok, Park Hae-soo and Claudia Kim, from director Lee Il-hyung. The series follows Cha Myung-jo (Cho), a downtrodden husband who works at a maker of knockoff character stickers and lives in the shadow of his far more accomplished wife. When he turns out a counterfeit bill so flawless it can’t be told from the real thing, he is pulled into a dangerous world he never imagined. The show is pitched as a crime thriller laced with drama and humor, exploring “the value of money, human desire and the thin line between what is considered ‘real’ and ‘fake’ in society.” The project reunites Lee with Park, who starred in the director’s recent Netflix series Karma. Lee’s other credits include the 2016 hit A Violent Prosecutor. Cho (Hospital Playlist) plays the everyman center of the story, whose surprising gift for counterfeiting sets the story in motion. Park, of Squid Game and Narco-Saints fame, plays Oh Seung-eop, the first deputy director of the …

San Diego man survives encounter with grizzly bear at national park

San Diego man survives encounter with grizzly bear at national park

Published by Sam Flores

A San Diego man is recovering after surviving a grizzly bear attack while hiking in Montana’s Glacier National Park, an encounter he says he was fortunate to escape with his life. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Daniel Crago, an avid outdoorsman, was hiking along the Grinnell Glacier Trail on May 28 during what was supposed to be the final day of a weeklong vacation filled with outdoor adventures. “My love for nature kind of started when I was young,” Crago said. After more than 20 miles of hiking throughout the week, Crago was nearing the end of his trip with his friend when he encountered a bear cub near the trail. “Something catches my attention off to the left. I look over and it was a smaller cub,” he recalled. Moments later, he spotted a larger grizzly bear nearby. “No more than 15 feet above on the hill and on the same snow patch was a larger grizzly bear,” Crago said. Recognizing the danger, he …

Man arrested and accused of sneaking onto United Airlines flight with fake boarding pass

Man arrested and accused of sneaking onto United Airlines flight with fake boarding pass

Published by Sam Flores

A man was arrested and accused of sneaking onto a United Airlines flight with a fake boarding pass at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport last month, according to court documents filed earlier this week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Abdulrahman Oriyomi, 25, of Houston, was arrested Friday in connection with the May 18 incident and charged with felony impairment or interruption of a critical infrastructure facility, court records filed in Harris County, Texas, show. Court documents say surveillance cameras captured Oriyomi on the morning of May 18 in Terminal C appearing to have issues with his boarding pass before speaking with transportation security officers, who ultimately allowed him to have his photo taken and pass through security. Once through, he was seen speaking with United Airlines employees multiple times and attempting to board at least one flight — each time being turned away when his boarding pass failed to scan, court documents say. At around 9 a.m., Oriyomi joined the boarding line for United Airlines …

The kindness of strangers: I was lost in the pouring rain – then a man came along with a big rainbow umbrella | Australian lifestyle

The kindness of strangers: I was lost in the pouring rain – then a man came along with a big rainbow umbrella | Australian lifestyle

Published by Sam Flores

It was bucketing down, absolutely pouring. I was on my way to a birthday dinner but got lost in central Sydney’s labyrinth of streets, so I ducked into an internet cafe to look up directions to the restaurant. I then wrote those directions down by hand – such were the times! As I stepped out of the cafe, I realised just how bad the weather had become and how ill-prepared I was for the rain. As I stood waiting to cross the road, swiftly getting wet, a man waiting for the lights in the opposite direction offered up his big rainbow umbrella to share. I gratefully accepted and, still a little unsure of where I was going, asked if he knew the way to the restaurant. The man walked out of his way to get me on to the right street, then handed me the umbrella. “Here, you take this,” he said. I protested but he waved me off, saying he didn’t have far to go. Then he walked off in the other direction, through …

Nate Bargatze Won’t Be Hollywood’s Next Leading Man

Nate Bargatze Won’t Be Hollywood’s Next Leading Man

Published by Sam Flores

The comedian Nate Bargatze is an indisputably titanic name in his field. He’s been the top-grossing stand-up in America for two years in a row, he hosted last year’s Emmys (albeit to mixed reviews), and he’s even planning on opening a theme park called Nateland in his hometown of Nashville. Consequently, there was every reason to think that his new movie, The Breadwinner, would break through with audiences; it’s a breezy comedy aimed squarely at families, ostensibly filling an underserved part of the market. But the film has been roundly dismissed by critics and theatergoers, basically disappearing from the box office after opening last week. Bargatze’s first effort as a leading man, it seems, is yet another reminder that even the country’s biggest performers might not be able to make a comedy into a theatrical hit anymore. The Breadwinner is admittedly not very good. Bargatze plays Nate Wilcox, a beloved Toyota salesperson whose wife, Katie (played by Mandy Moore), runs their home like clockwork. When Katie successfully pitches her handmade organizer on Shark Tank, she …

No Woman Should Ever Feel Expected To Do 11 Ridiculous Things For A Man

No Woman Should Ever Feel Expected To Do 11 Ridiculous Things For A Man

Published by Jenni Sidey

Great relationships are based on compromise. But too often, women are expected to compromise way more than men. This feels like Boomer stuff, but it happens in almost every generation, even today.  No woman should feel pressured to compromise things that make her happy, but when you fall for someone, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s normal. Before long, you’re in deep and wondering how you got there. To protect yourself, keep an eye out for these truly ridiculous requests from a man. No woman should ever feel expected to do 11 ridiculous things for a man 1. Give up on her dreams Leszek Glasner | Shutterstock Every healthy relationship has some element of give and take. In these partnerships, both halves of a couple should feel like they have the chance to set goals and achieve them.  Traditionally, a wife was expected to give up on personal or professional goals outside of caring for her home, kids and husband. While this tradition started changing in the 1980s, with more women pusuing careers even after …

Resort Wear Pieces Every Man Should Have For Summer

Resort Wear Pieces Every Man Should Have For Summer

Published by Akaay

Some of the greatest summer films all share a certain mood: languorous afternoons spent escaping the heat in wardrobes that seem to have been edited by the sun itself. There’s Alain Delon stalking the pool in paisley-print swimshorts in La Piscine, or Jude Law’s Dickie Greenleaf nursing a whisky and soda while sporting the greatest summer wardrobe ever conceived in The Talented Mr Ripley. But with summers stretching and the mercury reaching new heights every year, looking cool and keeping cool can’t be mutually exclusive. The modern vacation wardrobe needs to be adaptable, while remaining head-turningly cinematic. Here, we’ve curated the essential pieces from Mr Porter’s Summer Edit that will offer comfort and cool wherever you take them. The Printed Swim Short ORLEBAR BROWN Bulldog Portico Straight-Leg Mid-Length Printed Swim Shorts ONIA Charles Straight-Leg Printed Swim Shorts From geometric prints to bold floral scenes, printed swim shorts set the tone for your entire resort wardrobe. A mid‑length pair in a restrained pattern, such as Orlebar Brown’s Portico Bulldog style, has all the sophistication of a …

Filmmaker Jon Favreau Shares Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Iron Man, Elf, and Star Wars

Filmmaker Jon Favreau Shares Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Iron Man, Elf, and Star Wars

Published by Sam Flores

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – APRIL 23: (L-R) Actors Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, director/actor Jon Favreau, actor Robert Downey Jr., actress Gwyneth Paltrow, and actor Don Cheadle attend the “Iron Man 2” Los Angeles Photo Call at The Four Seasons on April 23, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/WireImage)Jesse Grant Less beloved was Favreau’s 2005 follow-up, Zathura: A Space Adventure, a sequel of sorts to Jumanji that, despite garnering a cult following over the years, temporarily halted his directing career. “Zathura did not do very well,” he says. “I learned later from [President of Marvel Studios] Kevin Feige that it made me a perfect candidate for Iron Man.” Long before The Avengers redefined modern moviegoing, early Marvel Cinematic Universe titles stuck to a far-smaller budget, and Favreau came just at the right price. But he still had to convince the studio to hire Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark after the actor’s turbulent few years in the public eye. Plus, says Favreau, “They questioned his age for the role,” a memory that makes …