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“Seminal” – Tributes paid after death of ‘Young Americans’ saxophone legend David Sanborn

David Bowie‘s hit ‘Young Americans’, who has died at the age of 78.It was confirmed on his official social media accounts that he had passed away on Sunday (May 12) from complications of prostate cancer. He had been diagnosed with the disease in 2018 but had continued performing until recently and had live appearances booked into 2025.“It is with sad and heavy hearts that we convey to you the loss of internationally renowned, 6 time Grammy Award-winning, saxophonist, David Sanborn,” read the statement.
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Three-year-old shoots baby after getting hold of gun as woman arrested for child neglect
arrested and charged with child neglect with great bodily harm.The incident took place in Tampa, Florida, shortly after 1pm Saturday, September 3.READ MORE: Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder arrests after cops release CCTV of fleeing gunmanThe child was rushed to Tampa General Hospital and reports earlier today (September 4), suggest the child's injuries are not life-threatening.Santos said the three-year-old accidentally fired the gun after getting hold of the weapon, police said.Tampa Bay police are investigating the incident, they did not release the identities of the children involved and did not make public Concepcion Santos's relationship to them.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters hereThey confirmed she was arrested and charged with child neglect with great bodily harm.“While we’re incredibly thankful this infant was not fatally injured, this should serve as a reminder to every parent or guardian to immediately go and check that their guns are properly secured,” Tampa Police Chief Mary O’Connor said in a statement.“Children should not be able to access firearms, and moreover, guns should always be stored in a locked safe with the ammo stored separately.
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The horrifying true story behind disturbing Netflix series The Girl in the Picture
READ MORE: What really happened to Sharon Marshall? Mystery death of Netflix's Girl in the PictureSharon never knew who she really was - and her identity remained a mystery until years after her death in 1990.Now a new Netflix documentary examines the case.Floyd had already spent time in prison for kidnapping and child molestation and was on the run from police when he met Sharon’s mother Sandra Brandenburg in 1974.They married after dating for a month but when Sandra was jailed for 30 days for writing bad cheques, pervert Floyd saw his opportunity, snatched five-year-old Sharon and fled.They then travelled around the US, posing as father and daughter - a photo from the time shows the young girl looking sad as she perches on his knee.By the time she was a teenager, the pair were living in Forest Park, Georgia, and against the odds Sharon was thriving.She blossomed in school, dreamed of becoming an aerospace engineer and even won a scholarship to college to study the subject.But her dark secret always lay just below the surface.In the Netflix true crime special, friend Jenny Fisher recalls going to her house for a sleepover and breaks down as she tells how Floyd raped Sharon at gunpoint while she was in the room.By 1988, Sharon and Floyd had ended up in Tampa, Florida, where Floyd forced her to work at a strip club.Heather Lane who danced with her at the Mons Venus club, recalls being horrified when she caught Sharon offering sex services for £41.Sharon said her dad had told her to do it and even provided her with condoms.In 1988 she gave birth to son Michael.At the same time, Sharon became friends with another dancer - Cheryl Ann Commesso, who would hang out with Sharon and Floyd.Cheryl told Heather how Floyd had tried
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Teenage swimmers make sickening discovery in murky waters of dangerous lake
Florida wildlife park made a grisly discovery after two divers got into difficulties in a lake with a maze-like network of underwater caves.The three teens, a 17-year-old and two 15-year-olds, saw two cave divers arrive at around 11am on Wednesday, June 22, and had chatted to the men as they got their equipment ready.Buford Springs Cave, set in the 31-square-mile Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area near Tampa, Florida, is considered "hazardous" even for experienced divers, according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.READ MORE: Giant nuclear-powered 'flying hotel' with gym and swimming pool to carry 5,000 passengersThe two divers – named as Stephen Roderick Gambrell, 63, and 52-year-old Todd Richard McKenna – carried out one short dive before resurfacing, when the young swimmers had heard them talking to each other.One of the men appeared to mention a problem with their air tanks, one of the young swimmers later told police.Later, the trio saw Gambrell return to the surface, where he floated face-down as if he might be looking for something under the water.But after a short time, the teenagers noticed that there were no bubbles going from his scuba gear.They swam over to Gambrell, to check he was OK, and realised that he wasn’t breathing. They dragged the unconscious scuba-diver to the side of the lake but were unable to haul him out of the water.They dialled the emergency number, 911, and two police arrived.
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