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Gisele Bündchen has spoken about the “gift” of becoming a mother in her forties, saying she now feels less concerned with other people’s opinions and more focused on family life. The Brazilian model, 46, welcomed her third child, a baby boy, with her husband Joaquim Valente, 38, at the age of 44. She described motherhood at this stage of her life as a profoundly different experience in an interview with i-D magazine’s Mother Issue. “Having a baby at this moment of my life is such a gift, because I’m in a different place,” Bündchen said. She added: “I don’t have…

Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent Brenda Cassellius is preparing a proposal to spend about $12 million installing air-conditioning in classrooms across the district, after extreme heat forced schools to close on the second day of the new academic year. About 74 per cent of MPS classrooms do not currently have air-conditioning, rising to 85 per cent in elementary schools, according to district figures from 2023. Cassellius said the lack of cooling had created unacceptable conditions for pupils and staff. “It was miserable and very challenging for our staff and students to be in those hot buildings,” she said. “It’s just really,…

Jennifer Lawrence has joined Instagram for the first time, but has warned followers she will delete the account immediately if they post anything negative. The Oscar-winning actress launched the verified profile under the handle @jlaw on Wednesday, September 9, and had attracted more than 2.6 million followers by Thursday. In her first video post, the Hunger Games star said she was willing to “give it a shot” but would not tolerate hostile comments. “If anyone says anything negative I will quit immediately, no questions asked,” Lawrence said. “If anyone thinks something mean, I will know and I will quit.” She…

The Proclaimers have launched a defence of JK Rowling’s views on women’s rights, criticising Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint for publicly distancing themselves from the author. Charlie Reid described the actors as “those f***ing bairns who Rowling made massive fortunes for” during an interview in which the Scottish brothers discussed transgender rights, free speech and their forthcoming album. He said the trio did not need to agree with Rowling, but should have defended her right to express her views. “It was not necessary that each of them stood up and agreed with her,” Reid said.…

Japan’s wholesale inflation remained elevated in August, strengthening the case for the Bank of Japan to consider another interest rate rise as food prices continued to climb. The corporate goods price index, which tracks the prices companies charge one another for goods and services, rose 2.7% from a year earlier, according to preliminary data released by the Bank of Japan on Thursday September 11. The increase followed a revised 2.5% rise in July and matched economists’ expectations. Food and beverage prices were 5% higher than a year earlier, accelerating from July’s revised 4.7% increase. Prices for agricultural, forestry and fishery…

A massive sinkhole has opened beside Nicolas Cage’s beachfront home in Malibu, forcing evacuations from dozens of nearby properties after powerful waves and coastal erosion damaged a private road leading to the actor’s $10.5 million mansion. The collapse happened on Sea Level Drive in western Malibu at about 5.45am on Tuesday, September 8. Part of the driveway and roadway fell away, leaving a deep crater close to the property and cutting off access for residents and emergency services. The City of Malibu declared a local emergency and ordered the evacuation of 31 properties in the area. The affected homes were…

Two brothers accused of stealing Ford trucks and a U-Haul rental in the Renton Highlands area over a six-month period have been arrested and remain in jail. King County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 37-year-old Jerad Bruce on 15 June. His younger brother, Landon Bruce, was also detained after allegedly running from deputies and being tracked down by police dog Duke. The arrests followed an investigation into a series of vehicle thefts in and around Renton, Washington. The brothers are accused of targeting Ford trucks as well as a U-Haul vehicle. Deputies used K-9 Duke to help locate Landon after he tried…

Former Carlton president Luke Sayers has settled a bitter defamation dispute with his ex-wife, Cate, issuing an unreserved apology for the “extreme hurt and harm” caused to the mother of their four daughters. The confidential agreement, reached at the eleventh hour in the Supreme Court of Victoria, brings an end to proceedings over Sayers’ handling of a scandal involving an explicit photograph posted from his X account. Lawyers for the former couple told the court on Friday that the case had been resolved, avoiding a trial that was expected to examine the conduct of senior AFL figures and the league’s…

Twenty-five years after Adam J. Lewis was killed in the World Trade Centre attacks, the Bridgeport school founded in his memory has grown from a 12-child preschool into an academy serving nearly 200 pupils from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. Each September, Lewis’s widow, Patty, welcomes pupils to Adam J. Lewis Academy with a soundtrack of 1980s music. The school was created to extend to children in Bridgeport the same life-changing educational opportunity that helped transform her husband’s own future. Lewis grew up in a one-bedroom flat in the Bronx with his father before winning a sports scholarship to Manhattan’s prestigious…

Australian workers have been reminded that being placed on a roster does not automatically mean they can be compelled to work on a public holiday, following a legal dispute involving mining giant BHP. Under Australia’s National Employment Standards, employees are entitled to be absent on a public holiday. An employer may ask them to work, but the request must be reasonable and workers may refuse if their refusal is also reasonable. Public holiday work must be requested, not imposed The issue came under scrutiny after 85 workers at BHP’s Daunia coal mine in central Queensland were required to work on…