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Lorena Zenteno Villa reflects on mothering a teen with Down syndrome and the community that gives her and other parents of kids with disabilities a sense of belonging. Listen to this article.0:00/600.272041There was a time when my life fit neatly inside a map I had drawn for myself. I was a lawyer in Chile, working in the judiciary, in a world of rules, procedures, and predictable careers. I knew who I was there. I knew what came next. Then Noah came into my life. Noah has Down syndrome. He showed me that I had a lot to learn, and even more to unlearn: ideas about achievement, independence, and success I had absorbed long before my son was born. Noah, simply by being Noah, made me question these ideas. He opened my world to what mattered.

Britain’s Daniel Pemberton has won film composer of the year at the 26th World Soundtrack Awards (WSA), which took place tonight (October 10), during the opening weekend of Film Fest Gent in Belgium. Pemberton, who also won the award in 2021, was honoured for his scores for Project Hail Mary, The Drama, The Bad Guys 2 and Masters Of The Universe.

Physicians accuse Israeli Medical Association of remaining silent as Palestinian healthcare is systematically destroyed. Hundreds of doctors have gathered outside the World Medical Association (WMA) summit in the Netherlands, calling for the suspension of the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) from the grouping of physicians. On Saturday, 81 healthcare workers removed their scrubs and hung them in a line facing the WMA assembly in Rotterdam, each bearing the name of a Palestinian healthcare worker currently held in illegal Israeli detention. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US lawmakers call on Israel to release imprisoned doctor Hussam Abu Safialist 2 of 3A year after the ‘ceasefire’, Gaza’s healthcare is still collapsinglist 3 of 3WMA members must call for release of detained Palestinian medicsend of listIt was part of a protest against the continued membership of the Israeli association in the WMA, “despite them breaching almost every ethical principle in the WMA’s Code of Medical Ethics”, the IMA Out! coalition that organised the demonstration said in a statement. “These scrubs should not be empty. Our colleagues belong with their patients, not in Israeli prisons.

Golden double and dramatic final race showdown Poland's Piotr Cichocki claimed an impressive double gold, while Sweden's Fia Fjelddahl and Patric Rosenberg survived a thrilling final-race showdown, as the 2026 World Sailing Inclusion Championships came to a close in Portimão, Portugal on Saturday (10 October).

The Gravel World Championships were shaken by a serious crash involving Dutch favourite Geerike Scheurs. The Specialized rider, who finished second this year in the renowned Unbound race, ended up in the wrong line and hit the ground hard. Scheurs, along with the other Dutch women—Marianne Vos, Elissa Hartog, and Elisa Serné—was part of a chasing group behind Tiffany Cromwell of Australia, who was leading at the time. Ashleigh Moolman Passio also crashedOn the wet gravel roads in Nannup, Scheurs was riding at the front of the group on a descent when she lost control of her bike and was forced off to the side of the gravel road. There, she hit the ground hard. Aisleigh Moolman-Pasio, who is retiring after this season, also took a fall. The South African rider knew her own race was over, but—along with the medical staff who arrived quickly—she focused primarily on Scheurs’ well-being. Scheurs was left in pain, and the medical staff removed her helmet while the rider lay there, visibly curled up in pain. Hopefully, the Specialized rider’s injuries won’t be too serious in the end.out African rider, Ashleigh Moolman Passio, was confirmed as a DNF with 38 kilometers to go.

Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller didn’t think twice when posed with the opportunity to take his red-hot momentum from 2025-26 to southern B. C. this weekend. The world’s No. 1-ranked curler is among the 24 skips at the Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic until Oct. 11.

When formed in 1945 to replace the League of Nations after World War II, the objectives of the United Nations were to maintain international peace and security; to protect human rights; to deliver humanitarian aid; to support sustainable development; to uphold international law. It’s always a hypocritical contradiction when political leaders meet for their annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in a place designed to bring peace, but instead they invariably talk about wars and destruction. This year was no exception, with emphasis on participants in the current Persian Gulf War. As usual, great fanfare went to the U. S. president on opening day, making unvarnished threats to annihilate Iran, if a peace deal is not reached. Television cameras showed a packed U. N. General Assembly Hall; the seating capacity is for delegations of six representatives to each of 193 member states, and most of those 1,158 seats were filled.

Rights-free content from the Swimming World Cup is available to download from the World Aquatics Media Pool Steenbergen strengthens her lead with European Record Marrit Steenbergen continued her outstanding Swimming World Cup campaign with a dominant victory in the women's 100m Freestyle, setting a European Record of 50.32 to claim her first gold medal of the Tashkent stop.