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Weight watching, injury dangers, caustic feedback add to mental health woes for horse racing jockeys

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:52:49 GMT

By STEPHEN WHYNO (AP Sports Writer)BALTIMORE (AP) — Eurico Rosa da Silva was in a dark place. On the track, the jockey in his early 30s was winning races and making money. At home, he was fighting suicidal thoughts every day.“I got to the point where I have no more choice but to go for help,” he recalled recently. “I went because if I have no choice, I would kill myself.”Da Silva got help in 2006 and rode for more than a decade before retiring. He’s one of the lucky ones.Earlier this year, horse racing was stunned by the suicides less than six weeks apart of two young jockeys, 23-year-old Avery Whisman and 29-year-old Alex Canchari. A friend of Whisman’s, Triple Crown-winning rider Mike Smith, said he has seen similar tragedies over three decades.“I know several riders that I knew very well committed suicide when it was all said and done,” Smith said. “This is not all of a sudden just happening. It’s been going on. Yo...

East Los Angeles principal on leave after controversial remarks spark student protests

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:52:49 GMT

The principal of an East Los Angeles school is under investigation and has been placed on leave after multiple accusations of inappropriate behavior on campus.John Edward Estoesta has been principal at East L.A. Performing Arts Magnet at Esteban Torres High School for less than a year, according to L.A. Taco.During that tenure, he's been accused of saying his decision to remove mirrors in the hallway was done "to prevent drug use and rape," as girls checking their appearance in those mirrors could be mistaken for sexual advances by boys, leading to sexual assault, L.A. Taco reported.He also has reportedly been "accused of dismissing racist, homophobic, and transphobic remarks made by students, as well as making sexist remarks and inappropriate gestures towards female students."The atmosphere at the school has led to protests, sit-ins and walk-outs by students, according to The Eastsider.During the investigation, an interim principal has been installed, and the Los Angeles Unified ...

Jalen King Killed in Motorcycle Crash near Paradise Village Parkway [Phoenix, AZ]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:52:49 GMT

24-Year-Old Dies in Motorcycle Accident near Cactus RoadPHOENIX, AZ (May 23, 2023) – Sunday night, police responded to a motorcycle-vehicle collision that claimed the life of Jalen King.The incident happened on April 30th, at around 9:00 p.m., near Paradise Village Parkway and Cactus Road.Investigation showed that 24-year-old King was riding his motorcycle westbound on Cactus Road when a vehicle made a left turn into his path.As a result, the motorcycle and the vehicle collided. The impact of the collision sent the car into another vehicles path, causing another collision.Emergency crews at the site of the crash pronounced Kind dead at the scene.Meanwhile, the driver involved did not obtain any injuries from the collision.Furthermore, the police stated that speed from King was suspected as the factor of the incident.No further details are public at this time; however, more information will be provided once made available.Those with further information regarding the accident ar...

Falafel’s Drive-In co-owner explains origin of banana shake, restaurant’s name

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:52:49 GMT

Generations have grown up on the falafels and fresh banana shakes at Falafel’s Drive-In, the popular eatery that has been a San Jose institution for nearly 60 years.Co-owner Joanne Boyle grew up there too, hanging out with her siblings at the casual restaurant their parents, Anton and Zahie Nijmeh, opened in 1966 after moving to the Bay Area from Israel.“I was crawling around here as a baby,” Boyle says.Boyle can still be found at the family-run eatery most days, doing prep work in the kitchen and taking food orders from a long line of devoted regulars and their friends.Those orders include other Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean dishes, as well as classic American fast-food fare. But the falafel sandwiches — falafel, tahini, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and the eatery’s signature red hot sauce wrapped in pita — are the big draw, best enjoyed at one of the picnic tables with a view of Lila Gemellos’ colorful murals.The Special, a falafel sandwich and a banana m...

Steph Curry wins NBA’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar social justice award

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:52:49 GMT

Steph Curry’s impact on the game of basketball is undeniable. His impact outside of the game, however, is the reason the NBA honored him Tuesday morning.Curry, the two-time MVP face of the Warriors, has been named the 2022-23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion.The four-time NBA champion has used his platform to advocate for causes such as childhood hunger, voter education and gun safety. He is a co-chair of When We All Vote, a voter initiative campaign launched by Michelle Obama in 2018 aimed at increasing voter participation.Curry, along with his wife Ayesha, is behind the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, which has worked to combat food insecurity for children, particularly in Oakland, and provide safe play areas by revamping playgrounds and basketball courts at schools and in neighborhoods. The organization also works with schools to promote child literacy.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Klay Thompson must evolve in order to win again with Warriors ...

A 4-year-old boy was dropped over a California border barrier. Agents who rushed to help came under fire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:52:49 GMT

By Rosa Flores and Holly Yan | CNNAuthorities on both sides of the US-Mexico border are trying to find whoever dropped a 4-year-old boy from a border barrier in San Diego, US Customs and Border Protection said.The incident happened around 9 p.m. on May 15, about half a mile east of the San Ysidro port of entry. Surveillance video captured the moment the child was dropped over the barrier by someone who was entering the country illegally, CPB said.First responders who rendered aid to the injured child then came under fire.“Agents reported hearing both the impact and ricochet of gunshots off of the secondary border barrier just north of their location,” CBP said in a news release.“With emergency medical services, the San Diego Fire Department, and the child still on scene, agents directed everyone in the area to cover.”A CBP Air and Marine Operations helicopter responded to provide air cover, the agency said.The boy did not suffer any serious injuries, US Border Patrol Chief Raul L. O...

Mother suspected in 10-year-old Oakland girl’s stabbing death

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:52:49 GMT

OAKLAND — The mother of a 10-year-old girl fatally stabbed Monday morning in their East Oakland apartment is the suspect in the killing, officials have confirmed.The woman remained hospitalized Tuesday recovering from self-inflicted stab wounds.The names of the girl and her mother have not been released.The stabbings happened just before noon Monday inside an upper-level apartment in the 4500 block of Bancroft Avenue.Officers responding to a call to dispatchers found a pairing knife outside the apartment building and forced their way into the apartment.Inside, they found the girl unresponsive and bleeding from wounds to her neck. She was later pronounced dead in the apartment.The mother was found suffering from self-inflicted stab wounds and was taken to a hospital. A motive for the violence has not yet been released.In briefing reporters near the apartment building Monday afternoon, acting Chief of Police Darren Allison called what happened “a senseless and horrific act...

Apple announces multibillion-dollar agreement with Broadcom for components made in US

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:52:49 GMT

Apple on Tuesday announced a multibillion-dollar agreement to develop 5G radio frequency and wireless connectivity components in the United States.The company said it is partnering with US-based manufacturer Broadcom for the components, which will be designed and built in several American manufacturing and technology hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom operates a facility.“All of Apple’s products depend on technology engineered and built here in the United States, and we’ll continue to deepen our investments in the US. economy because we have an unshakable belief in America’s future,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a press release.The exact sum of the deal was not disclosed.Related ArticlesTechnology | Apple engineer on secretive project stole data, fled to China: feds Technology | Your iPhone will soon be able to replicate your voice after 15 minutes of training The effort is part of a larger commitment Apple (AAPL) made in 2021 to in...

Man swept away in American River is found dead 3 weeks later

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:52:49 GMT

A body found Friday in Folsom Lake was identified as that of a young man who was swept away in the American River three weeks earlier, the Placer County sheriff’s office said.Victor Nguyen, 22, of Antelope, had disappeared in the water during an April 29 outing with friends at No-Hands Bridge, on the North Fork American River near Auburn.His body was discovered May 19 at Rattlesnake Bar in Folsom Lake, about 9 miles downstream from the bridge, the sheriff’s office said.In the past month, four people have died in rivers in California’s Sierra foothills, and three others are missing. The melting of the winter’s deep Sierra Nevada snowpack has created high, fast-running water.One of the men still missing also disappeared in the North Fork American River, on May 14 at Yankee Jim’s Bridge.On Monday, May 22, a teenager was rescued after he fell into the Cosumnes River in Rancho Murieta, the Sacramento Metro Fire Department said. The 19-year-old man, who wasn&...

Thomas boosts bid to become oldest Giro winner, Almeida wins tough 16th stage

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:52:49 GMT

MONTE BONDONE, Italy (AP) — Geraint Thomas boosted his bid to become the Giro d’Italia’s oldest winner by moving back into the leader’s pink jersey on Tuesday as the race exploded into life at the start of a dramatic and decisive final week in the Dolomites.João Almeida won the tough 16th stage atop Monte Bondone for his first victory in a Grand Tour. The Portuguese cyclist crossed the summit finish just ahead of Thomas, who also picked up valuable bonus seconds.Primož Roglič was third 25 seconds further behind.The result saw Thomas move back into the lead, 18 seconds ahead of Almeida and 29 in front of Roglič.Thomas turns 37 on Thursday, three days before the race ends in Rome. The oldest Giro winner is Fiorenzo Magni, who was 34 when he won in 1955.Tuesday marked the beginning of a brutal final week. It was one of three of the last six stages that have been given the maximum difficulty rating of five stars.There was more than 5,000 meters of elevation and five categorised climbs a...