Virginia mother Vanessa Schwartz, 35, is struck and killed on her first night out since birth of her baby after being 'thrown out of Uber on side of highway and stumbling into traffic'
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Daily Mail UK ^
| March 14, 2024 | Will Potter
A new mom celebrating her first night out since the birth of her baby daughter was struck and killed after allegedly being kicked out of an Uber on a busy highway. Vanessa
Schwartz, 35, was on her way home from an evening with her husband Michael, a systems engineer, when she was hit while walking along Interstate-495 in Fairfax County, Virginia at 4am on Sunday. Unverified Uber receipts showed that she had been dropped off by her Uber at 1am. The three-hour window is not explained. Her devastated family have laid the blame on the Uber driver, who has been...
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'The climate crisis is a health crisis,' WHO's Vanessa Kerry tells FRANCE 24
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France24 ^
| November 23, 2023 | By: Marc Perelman
Vanessa Kerry, who in June became the first-ever Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health for the World Health Organization, will be front and centre at the upcoming COP28 climate conference in Dubai. So will her father, John Kerry, in his capacity as the Biden administration's Special Climate Envoy. Vanessa Kerry discussed
the immediate and future climate challenges facing the world in an interview with FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman. Asked about her appointment as Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, Vanessa Kerry explained that "the climate crisis is a health crisis" with "seven million people a year dying from...
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Video: Vanessa Beeley: Maui Tragedy – Part of the “Burn Back Better” Agenda?
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PatriotandLiberty ^
| 9/23 | Vanessa Beeley
Reviewer: Last January, there was a Smart City Conference in Maui to turn it into a complete 15-minute smart city island. A
contract was signed last year to build high-rise condos and businesses in Lahaina which was a historical town that couldn’t have any new development done to it… but now It can. An executive order was signed in July stating they could take your land if you needed to be relocated.”
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Crazy for Vanessa Broussard's smile
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Vanessa Kerry: The wildfires in Hawaii are another wake-up call that the climate crisis imperils our health
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The Chicago Tribune ^
| August 16, 2023 | By Vanessa Kerry
The world is on fire. The
devastating wildfires in Maui have led to at least 99 deaths with many hundreds more people unaccounted for and injured. We have seen homes and livelihoods destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed with smoke and burn victims. These wildfires, fanned by winds from Hurricane Dora after years of drought, have undoubtedly been made worse by climate change. We need to wake up to the fact that climate change is driving a vicious cycle of extreme weather conditions that are killing people. Without a doubt, the climate crisis is also a health crisis. We must start reducing...
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Sam Fox devastated as sister Vanessa dies suddenly aged 50
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Birmingham Mail ^
| 6 MAR 2023 | James Rodger
Sam Fox's sister Vanessa has died suddenly aged 50 after being rushed to hospital following a heart attack. The
younger sister of the Page 3 legend died on Saturday. Her death came nine days after she collapsed at her home. Ahead of her 2017 autobiography Forever, Sam told how Vanessa saved her after their alcoholic dad Pat attacked her. She said: “I thought he was going to kill me and begged him to stop. When I tried to get up he kicked me so hard in the stomach it winded me and he wouldn’t stop. My sister Vanessa heard what...
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L.A. County wants Vanessa Bryant to undergo psychiatric exam before her lawsuit goes to trial
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ktla ^
| Oct 18, 2021
Los Angeles County is seeking to compel psychiatric evaluations for Kobe Bryant’s widow and others to determine if they truly suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star... Attorneys for Los Angeles County want the court
to order Bryant and other family members of the people who were killed in the crash, including children, to undergo psychiatric evaluations as independent medical examinations. The lawyers propose that the evaluations be audio- and video-recorded and last eight hours for adults and four to six hours for...
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Vanessa Williams to Sing ‘Black National Anthem’ at Capitol Fourth Celebration
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National Review via Yahoo ^
| 07 03 2021 | Caroline Downey
American actress and singer Vanessa Williams will perform the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which has become known as the “black national anthem,” at the annual A Capitol Fourth televised celebration. Williams
told the Associated Press that she will be honoring both the nation’s independence day and Juneteenth, which recognizes the anniversary of the liberation of the last slaves in the United States, at the show. “It’s in celebration of the wonderful opportunity that we now have to celebrate Juneteenth. So we are reflective of the times,” she said. President Biden recently signed a law designating Juneteenth as a...
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Vanessa Williams to sing 'Black national anthem' for Capitol Fourth celebration
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The Hill ^
| 07/03/21 | Celine Castronuovo
American actress and vocalist Vanessa Williams will be performing the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” widely known as the Black National Anthem, while hosting PBS’ 41st annual “A Capitol Fourth” celebration airing Sunday. Williams in an interview with The Associated Press published Friday said that she will be singing the anthem
as a way to promote Juneteenth during the show, which has been pre-recorded due to the pandemic but will have a live fireworks presentation. “It’s in celebration of the wonderful opportunity that we now have to celebrate Juneteenth. So we are reflective of the times,” she said,
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Confession stands in trial of woman accused of helping dismember Vanessa Guillen's body
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https :// cbsaustin . com / news / local / judge - denies - motion - to - toss - confession - in - cecily - aguilar - trial ^
| June 18, 2021 | CNN Newssource
After an almost four hour hearing on Thursday, a judge denied a motion that the confession of a woman accused of helping dismember and hide the body of Fort Hood Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen be thrown out. Cecily
Aguilar, 22, was charged in July 2020 with one count of conspiracy to tamper with evidence in connection with Guillen's death. According to KTRK, she was the girlfriend of the main suspect in the case, Aaron Robinson, an Army Specialist who was named a person of interest. According to the federal authorities, Robinson told Aguilar he killed a female soldier by striking...
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Kobe Bryant’s Wife Vanessa Scorches Nike For ‘Unauthorized’ Shoes Exploiting Daughter Gianna’s Memory
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The Mix ^
| 6/4/2021 | Erin Perri
The latest black eye for Nike comes from Vanessa Bryant who is pushing back on the giant company for releasing “unauthorized” shoes honoring her late daughter Gianna. Gianna, “Gigi” and Kobe Bryant were killed in a helicopter accident this year in January. The grieving mother designed black and white shoes honoring Gigi
and benefittingd their charity Mamba and Mamabacita Sports Foundation. However, Vanessa did not renew the family’s contract with Nike. But, the athletic apparel company went ahead and manufactured the shoes for sale anyhow and marketing has begun.
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Murdered Fort Hood Soldier Vanessa Guillen Deserves Same Respect as George Floyd, Biden Must Act, Family Says
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Fox News ^
| 04.22.2021 | Danielle Wallace
A year after 20-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen was reported missing from Fort Hood in Texas, her family appealed to President Biden on Thursday to make good on his campaign promises by joining in their fight to end sexual violence in the military and backing a newly introduced bill named for
the slain soldier. Natalie Khawam, an attorney representing the family, contrasted how Guillen’s case and that of George Floyd were handled after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted this week for the murder and manslaughter of Floyd last May. "Our country stands today begging for Congress,...
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Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston share a steamy kiss as they play lovers Tallie and Abigail in trailer for new film The World To Come [Lesbo Period Drama] [ed]
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UK Daily Mail ^
| January 15, 2020 | Olivia Wheeler
Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston play lovers Tallie and Abigail in a new trailer released for their upcoming film The World To Come. In the clip, it sees Vanessa, 32, and Katherine, 40, as Tallie and Abigail share several steamy kisses as their characters fall in love and embark in a secret
affair without their husbands knowing. The film is set on the American East Coast in the mid-19th century, where two neighbouring couples battle hardship and isolation, and is based upon Jim Shepard's 2017 novel of the same name.
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Remarks by President Trump in a Meeting with the Family of Vanessa Guillén
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whitehouse.gov ^
| July 30, 2020 | President Donald J Trump
Oval Office1:20 P.M. EDTMRS. GLORIA GUILLÉN: (As interpreted.) Thank
you for having us. Thanks you for receiving us.THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.MRS. GLORIA GUILLÉN: (As interpreted.) It’s an honor to be here.(Speaks in Spanish.)INTERPRETER ON BEHALF OF MRS. GLORIA GUILLÉN: She wants your help to bring justice for what happened to her daughter and (inaudible) for her daughter. She wants to know who’s really responsible and who was responsible for what happened to her daughter and why didn’t people act on it.THE PRESIDENT: Right.INTERPRETER ON BEHALF OF MRS. GLORIA GUILLÉN: And her daughter died. Her daughter died in...
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Trump Offers to Pay For Funeral of Slain Soldier Vanessa Guillem
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NY Poist ^
| 7/30/20 | Steven Nelson
President Trump on Thursday offered to pay for the funeral of a soldier found dead after disappearing in April from Fort Hood — and said he’s paid for other funerals for troops. Trump
made the offer while hosting the family of Vanessa Guillen, who was 20, in the Oval Office. A male soldier suspected of killing Guillen near the Texas base committed suicide, the Army has said. In response to a reporter’s question, Trump said he’s paid for other soldiers’ funerals.
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Spc. Vanessa Guillen, missing Fort Hood soldier, was murdered and body hacked to pieces, attorney says
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Fox News ^
| 7-2-2020 | Louis Casiano
A Texas soldier missing since April was killed by another soldier on the same military installation where they served, the lawyer for her family said Thursday. Spc. Vanessa Guillen was killed April 22, the day of her disappearance, by Spc. Aaron David Robinson inside an armory room where she was working on
Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, attorney Natalie Khawam said during a news briefing. Khawam said she met with officials with the Army Criminal Investigation Command who provided her with the information, the Army Times reported. VANESSA GUILLEN'S BODY FOUND, FELLOW SOLDIER KILLED SELF, ANOTHER SUSPECT IN CUSTODY: FAMILY...
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1 suspect kills self, ex-wife of former soldier in custody in disappearance of Vanessa Guillen, Fort Hood says
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KHOU ^
| 07 01 2020 | Doug Delony
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command has confirmed a junior soldier tied to the disappearance of Fort Hood solider Vanessa Guillen shot and killed himself as police moved in to make an arrest overnight. A
civilian, who is the estranged wife of a former soldier, is also in custody, according to the Army. The attorney and family of Guillen said early Wednesday that a third suspect was also in custody, although officials have not confirmed this detail. Authorities have also not released any of the suspects' names. At Wednesday morning's emotional press conference in Washington, D.C., the Guillen family said,...
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Human remains found during search for missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
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CNN ^
| 06/30/2020 | Nicole Chavez and Raja Razek,
Human remains were found Tuesday during the search for a missing soldier stationed at Fort Hood in Texas, Army officials told CNN. Vanessa Guillen, 20, has been missing since April. She was last seen in the parking lot of her barracks at the post on April 22, according to the US Army
Criminal Investigation Command. Investigators had "returned to an area of interest close to the Leon River, Bell County, Texas, for more investigative work" and discovered partial human remains, the Army CID said. Authorities said the identity of the remains have not been confirmed. The remains were found in...
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Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa seeks major financial damages in wrongful death suit
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Fox Business ^
| June 08 2020 | Thomas Barrabi
Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, is seeking to recover significant financial damages in her wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter company and the estate of the late pilot that operated the helicopter involved in the late NBA superstar’s deadly crash in January, according to a report. Vanessa
Bryant filed suit against Island Express Helicopters Inc. and the estate of pilot Ara Zobayan in February. The lawsuit accuses the defendants of negligence that contributed to the deaths of Bryant, his teenage daughter Gianna, and seven other passengers, including a failure to check weather conditions prior to the flight and flying into foggy...
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Dramatic bodycam video shows fatal shooting of ‘ER’ actress Vanessa Marquez
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NY Post Page Six ^
| March 3, 2020 | 1:47pm | Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Dramatic police bodycam video shows the moment former “ER” actress Vanessa Marquez was gunned down by police during a “welfare” check on the actress in California. The video, published by TMZ Tuesday, opens with an unidentified police officer trying to coax Marquez to go to the hospital in August 2018 after her
South Pasadena landlord raised concerns about her wellbeing. Marquez, 49, who said she had a seizure, is seen sitting on a disheveled bed and looking down at her mobile phone while the cop pleads with her. “We’ve already had this discussion and it’s beyond that now, OK?” the...
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