Body of missing 18-year-old Nolan Wells found on Mississippi island pred 10 urami in 42 minutami College freshman’s mother identified his body after he was reported missing following 4 July boat trip with friendsOn 4 July, Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and a group of friends went on a boat trip to Horn Island, a barrier island about 10 miles off the Mississippi Gulf coast. Wells’s friends all returned back home that evening, but Wells did not, prompting his mother to report him missing and ask for help on social media, triggering a two-day search that caught national attention. That search came to an end on Monday, when a body was found on the island. On Tuesday, Wells’s mother, Christine Wonsley, identified the body as belonging to Wells.“His father, our family, friends and I are absolutely devastated,” Wonsley wrote in a Facebook post. “My heart is broken for my sweet son who was always willing to cheer and uplift others. Nolan was a special soul, God took his time creating our son.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Brixton Village named as an asset of community value pred 11 urami in 44 minutami The community in Brixton now has a right to try and buy the site, alongside Market Row, which is worth an estimated £50m(London News)
US appeals court strikes down key part of Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions pred 11 urami in 54 minutami Ron DeSantis’s Stop Woke Act suffers another legal setback, with the state accused of ‘puppeteering’Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA federal appeals panel struck down a significant chunk of Ron DeSantis’s so-called Stop Woke Act on Tuesday, delivering another rebuff to the Republican Florida governor’s efforts to stifle free speech in higher education.In a scathing order, judges of the 11th circuit court of appeal said by a 2-1 majority that the higher education component of the law – which prevented college and university professors teaching or sharing thoughts on concepts of race and gender – breached the free expression rights guaranteed under the US constitution’s first amendment. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
