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Columbus Academy boys tennis coach Marc Wurtzman fondly recalls Jack Madison’s determination and leadership − in the sport and in everyday life. The 2021 graduate capped his prep career by competing in the Division II individual and team state tournaments as a senior and continued his playing career at Colorado College, where he was a sophomore. Madison, 20, of Bexley, died in his sleep Jan. 2.

Tiantian Kullander, the co-founder of the $3 billion cryptocurrency firm Amber Group, has died. He was 30. Amber announced his death on Friday in a statement published on its website. The statement says that Kullander unexpectedly died in his sleep on Wednesday. “His passing is a tragedy and our thoughts and prayers are with his family,” Amber wrote. The cryptocurrency firm, which provides its clients with liquidity and market-making services, says that Kullander was “a pillar” of its success. “He put his heart and soul into the company, in every stage of its growth,” Amber said.

Scottish mountain biker Rab Wardell has died in his sleep just two days after taking victory at the national championships. Wardell, 37, won the men’s elite race at the Scottish MTB XC Championships at Kirroughtree Forest in Dumfries and Galloway at the weekend.

Italian required defibrillation following collapse, Bahrain Victorious confirm in new medical update Doctors have confirmed that Sonny Colbrelli suffered an unstable cardiac arrhythmia that required defibrillators for immediate treatment following his collapse at the finish line of stage 1 at the Volta a Catalunya Monday. Bahrain Victorious confirmed in a medical update that doctors have not yet determined the cause of Colbrelli's arrhythmia and that he will undergo additional tests on Wednesday at the Hospital Universitari de Girona. "Following the end of stage 1 of Volta a Catalunya, our medical team can confirm that Sonny Colbrelli suffered an unstable cardiac...

“It’s like a needle all the time inside. I get dizzy because it’s painful.” Full story and photos here… 'It's like a needle all the time inside... I get dizzy because it's painful: Rafael Nadal reveals he had a BREATHING problem in his Indian Wells final defeat by Taylor Fritz, who ended the Spaniard's 20-match win streak https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-10634731/Taylor-Fritz-upsets-Rafael-Nadal-win-ATP-Masters-1000-title-Indian-Wells.html Nadal after losing in straight sets..💣🔥"I have problem to breathe. I don't know if it's something on the rib, I don't know yet. When I'm breathing, when I'm moving it's like a needle all the time inside here," If this one blows,...

The Labor senator Kimberley Kitching has died suddenly of a suspected heart attack aged 52, prompting tributes from across the political divide. The federal opposition leader, Anthony Albanese, said on Thursday night: “The Labor family is in shock tonight at the tragic news that our friend and colleague senator Kimberley Kitching has died suddenly in Melbourne. My sincere condolences to her family. Kimberley will be missed by us all.” The prime minister, Scott Morrison, also offered his condolences, describing Kitching’s death as “a deep and terrible shock”. Morrison paid tribute to Kitching as “a serious parliamentarian who had a deep...

Australian cricketer Shane Warne, a legend in the sport, died suddenly at the age of 52 of a sudden heart attack on Friday. “It is with great sadness we advise that Shane Keith Warne passed away of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand today, Friday 4th March,” MPC Entertainment, Warne’s company, said in a statement. “Shane was found unresponsive in his Villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” they added. “The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course.” Last year, Warne was a cheerleader...

The death of a Tasmanian father of four who collapsed while on a family holiday was caused by side effects of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, a coroner has found. Ian William McDonald Reed, 44, had a headache for four days after receiving the vaccine in July last year. He was holidaying with his family on Tasmania's east coast when he suddenly collapsed on July 13. Mr Reed was airlifted to hospital where doctors discovered intracerebral haemorrhage - a type of stroke involving a blood vessel rupturing and bleeding inside the brain and abnormal blood clotting. Despite neurosurgical intervention, Mr Reed...

ASBURY PARK, NJ - New Jersey native Wendy Williams’ eponymous show will end this fall, show executives confirmed Tuesday. “The Wendy Williams Show” is set to be replaced with a new talk show, “Sherri,” hosted by former “The View” star Sherry Shepherd, producer Debmar-Mercury said. The new show will run during Williams’ time slots on Fox stations. The cancellation is due to Williams’ extended health-related absence, according to Debmar-Mercury. The Asbury Park woman, who is also a graduate of Ocean Township High School, had a breakthrough case of COVID-19 last September, ultimately delaying production on the 13th and most recent...

Villagers were woken by a 300ft wind turbine crashing down on a Welsh mountainside - after it was blown over during storms which brought 50pmh winds. The £20million turbine - double the height of Nelson's Column - snapped apart and blades crumpled in raging wind. Families in the nearby village of Gilfach Goch, near Bridgend, South Wales, told how it sounded like 'thunder and lightning'. It woke them at around 6.50am on Monday morning and echoed around the valley below. The 29-turbine Pant Y Wal wind farm opened in 2013 and makes enough power for 19,000 homes - until one...

New Mexico's main transparency group is urging U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and his staff to release more information about his health following a stroke two weeks ago.Why it matters: Luján is notoriously private, but a lack of health updates is making some New Mexico Democrats nervous about the future of his seat in a 50-50 Senate. Driving the news: The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government said in a statement Tuesday that state residents have been "left confused and concerned" about the lack of information from the senator’s office."While all of us respect the family’s wishes for privacy...

Milo Edberg is a six-year-old child who received the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 10. Two days later, he was back in the hospital, where he remains, unable to even swallow his own saliva.“He was perfectly fine and then he wasn’t,” his mother, Carrie, told Alpha News.Milo’s life has never been easy. Born a micro-preemie at just 23 weeks, he’s battled chronic lung disease his entire life. Despite his struggles, however, he learned to walk and his mother said he was alert and expressive in early December when a doctor at M Health Fairview’s Masonic Children’s Hospital decided that he needed...

WASHINGTON — The Democrats’ fragile hold on the Senate majority became vividly apparent Wednesday with the sudden illness of New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who won’t be back to work for at least four weeks, throwing President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court pick and lagging legislative agenda in doubt.

Democratic New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Lujan was hospitalized on Thursday, Jan. 27 due to a stroke, a top aide announced.

An Olympic sprinter says she is “upset” at being diagnosed with a rare heart condition after getting her Pfizer booster shot. Swiss athlete Sarah Atcho, who competed in the four-by-100 metres relay at the 2016 Brazil Olympics, revealed in an Instagram post to her 22,000 followers this week that she had been diagnosed with pericarditis, or inflammation of the lining around the heart. Pericarditis and more serious myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, are known but rare side effects of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. The 26-year-old said she received her booster on December 22 “because I...

An explosive case is currently being hotly debated on social media: In France, a rich, older entrepreneur from Paris is said to have died as a result of a Corona injection. Previously, he had taken out multi-million dollar life insurance policies for the benefit of his children and grandchildren, according to a media report. Although vaccination is recognized as the cause of death by doctors and the insurance company, it has refused to pay out. The reason is because the side effects of the Corona jabs are known and published. They argue that the deceased took part in an experiment...

Georgian tennis star Nikoloz Basilashvili was forced to drop out of the Sydney Cup due to breathing difficulties and needing treatment from a doctor during his singles match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas. The 29-year-old and World’s no. 22 tennis player had to end his ATP Cup match early due to breathing difficulties on Wednesday. A doctor and physiotherapist attended Basilashvili while sitting with his team.

People in Brazil watched in horror as television reporter Rafael Silva was admonishing the unvaccinated and bragging about getting his third dose COVID booster shot, when Silva dropped to the floor suffering the first of the 5 heart attacks he would experience that day. Silva is 36 years old with no prior medical conditions. So you would think that just once they would admit that, at the very least in some people, that heart attacks, strokes and blood clots can develop in people who have been vaccinated. Is that too much to ask for? Apparently, yes. “And ye shall know...

[H/T LilFarmer]6:31 PM · Jan 4, 2022·Twitter Web AppBoxerRebellion777 on Twitter: "36 year old reporter, Rafael Silva has a cardiac arrest on live television 3 days after his 3rd j@b and has 5 MORE CARDIAC ARRESTS on the way to the hospital. https://t.co/92UcZLgj7C" / Twitter

86% of people in the hospital are unvaccinnated 96% in the ICU are unvaccinnated 100% of those on ventilators are unvaccinnated Duke Health said the latest figures make it clear that vaccines are the strongest tool in protecting against severe infection