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888 casino slots ENGLAND rugby World Cup hero Steve Thompson has bravely revealed that he often cannot remember the names of his children. Thompson , 46, packed away all the medals, trophies and memorabilia after his shock early-onset dementia diagnosis left him feeling suicidal. At the age of 42, the former front row was diagnosed with both dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in 2020. Thompson is set to bravely tell all in a TNT documentary that showcases the damage the sport has done to his mind. The loving dad-of-four young kids sat down with ex-team-mate Phil Vickery to share a heartbreaking update in his house in Cheshire . The pair first pointed to pictures of Thompson's young children as he tried to recall their names: Seren, Slone, Saskia and Saxon. READ MORE RUGBY NEWS Vickery began: "What do you remember of 2003?" A defeated Thompson responded: "It's weird. There's nothing there. I can't even remember being in Australia . "The whole lot is gone. And there's nothing there. My life, everything around then, is just not there." Vickery quizzed: "What about anything from when we got back, from the open top bus or the palace?" Most read in Rugby Union Thompson said: "No, nothing. It's just not there. My life has turned upside down. Getting lost, memory issues and anger issues. "I went through a massive guilt stage for the kids and Steph. Then I've been close to suicide. You feel like you're the most selfless person if you went. "When I see myself or see the other lads I feel like a phoney in a way. Like it weren't me that was there. Like I didn't do it." But this flanker-turned-hooker will go down in history a rugby legend, starring in all but one of England 's games en route to World Cup glory . And Thompson had only made his Red Rose debut a year prior against Scotland . His upbringing on one of Northampton’s most impoverished estates and a spell as a doorman meant he was fearless. Perhaps the saddest moment of his sit down with Vickery came when Thompson admitted that he regrets the career he once loved. He heartbreaking said: "The thing with rugby is, if I had my time again, I wouldn't do it. "I'd much rather just go and work on a building site, have a normal life. The way I look at is, that was our job, we got asked to do that. "And you do it to the best of your ability. You don't question anything around it. And that's why we probably did as well as we did." He can’t remember his first concussion, nor the last, just that across one of the great rugby careers he saw ‘the white dots’ most weeks. THE word 'dementia' is the name for a set of symptoms that includes memory loss, difficulty thinking, problem solving and struggling with language. A person with dementia will often experience changes in their mood and behaviour. Dementia is often triggered by diseases that damage the brain, including Alzheimer's disease as well as strokes. The disease is thought to be triggered by a build-up of proteins that form abnormal structures, known as 'plaques', in the brain. It's a progressive disease, which means that gradually over time, more parts of the brain are damaged. As this happens more symptoms emerge and get worse. Dementia is considered to be 'early onset' when someone is diagnosed before the age of 65. A study last year found that football and rugby players are six times more likely to have a degenerative brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is linked to repetitive brain trauma. The Hemel Hempstead-born star, who grew up in Northampton, started the 2003 final Down Under at hooker. He played for Northampton Saints for nine years, making 195 appearances. After Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal won England their one and only World Cup, Thompson and co. were awarded Order of the British Empire medals by Queen Elizabeth II upon their return. But Thompson cannot recall any of it. While other players retired after 2003, he went on to play in the 2011 World Cup too despite having broken his neck in 2007. Steve’s professional career spanned 13 years until another neck break brought it to a close in 2011. "We treat them like bits of meat that just have to train and do what we tell them to do, and when they're no good we get rid of them - and that's what happens. In 2020, Thompson was one of a group of players who launched a legal case to sue rugby's governing bodies for negligence. The former Saints stalwart, as well as Michael Lipman and former Wales No8 Alix Popham, were all named as test cases in action being brought against the RFU, World Rugby and Welsh Rugby Union . The case is still ongoing four years later, with four more British & Irish Lions joining the list of players. Lee Byrne, Gareth Cooper, Harry Ellis and Phil Greening, who toured with the Lions between 2001 and 2009, are among a group of 43 who can now be identified. According to the Mail , British law firm Rylands Legal are in contact with over 100 other former players as part of the historic lawsuit. The claimants allege rugby union 's governing bodies failed to put in place reasonable measures to protect their health and safety. A trial date for the lawsuit will not be set until 2025 at the earliest. Thompson told The Guardian in 2020: "I don't want the game to stop, but it's just everyone at the top looking down, saying the main asset of this lovely game is the players. "We've got to make sure we treat them like that. "We treat them like bits of meat that just have to train and do what we tell them to do, and when they're no good we get rid of them - and that's what happens. "They're all human beings, and we've got to make sure they have a proper life after the sport as well." Last year, Thompson became the first sportsperson to pledge their brain for research into the consequences of brain trauma, such as CTE, a disorder that is caused by repeated brain injuries. “When it comes to the CTE aspect and the repetitive head injuries, it’s coming from the training as well,” Thompson said on GMB in April. “World Rugby says it’s our number one priority looking after the players, they’re just about to put in another world tournament for clubs." The film documents all of this - from Thompson and his family trying to come to terms with his diagnosis, to him lending his voice to the fight to make rugby safer Thompson, who won 73 England caps, also says he suffers panic attack and forgets his wife Steph’s name sometimes. READ MORE SUN STORIES He previously told the BBC in April that the memory of his children's birth is now starting to fade. The former hooker, who helped the British Lions secure a 20-17 victory over Australia in 2013, is now the manager of one of his three daughter's U12 football sides.

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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey and top backup Jordan Mason are being placed on injured reserve. McCaffrey left the snowy field in Buffalo on Sunday night after a 5-yard gain that was preceded by him heading to the sideline in apparent pain at the end of an 18-yard run. McCaffrey was diagnosed with a posterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee and did not play in the second half. The 49ers also lost Jordan Mason, who emerged in a starting role with McCaffrey out the first two months of the season, to an ankle injury. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that Mason has a high-ankle sprain, which typically requires a recovery window of 4-6 weeks. Those moves push rookie Isaac Guerendo into the RB1 spot. He scored the team's only touchdown at Buffalo. The IR slots in San Francisco are manned by multiple starters, including wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, linebacker Dre Greenlaw, defensive tackle Javon Hargrave and safety Talanoa Hufanga. Mason had a team-leading 789 rushing yards and scored three touchdowns. Being placed on IR means he's not eligible to play until the regular-season finale at Arizona. McCaffrey had 53 yards on seven carries on Sunday night and caught two passes for 14 yards before exiting. He was playing in just his fourth game of the season after missing the first eight because of Achilles tendinitis. McCaffrey was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year last season, when he led the league with 2,023 yards from scrimmage: a league-leading 1,459 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns plus 67 catches for 564 yards and seven scores. McCaffrey hasn't scored a touchdown in his four appearances this season. He has rushed for 202 yards on 50 carries and caught 15 passes for 146 yards. "It was frustrating," Shanahan said after the game. "He had a great week of practice and I could feel his urgency and stuff and thought he came out great, looking really good, and it looked like he just got his shoestring there. ... 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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina election officials won't order another recount in a close state Supreme Court race after a partial hand recount failed to suggest the trailing Republican candidate could overtake the Democratic incumbent. Following the completion of a machine recount of over 5.5 million ballots last week, Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs maintained a 734-vote lead over Republican Jefferson Griffin, who is currently a state Court of Appeals judge. Griffin then requested a partial hand recount in which randomly chosen ballots from 3% of the voting sites in all 100 counties were reexamined. The law says a statewide hand recount would have been required if the sample results differed enough so that the result would be reversed if the difference were extrapolated to all ballots. But the sample tabulations, which finished Tuesday, showed Riggs actually picking up more votes than Griffin. As a result, the State Board of Elections said a total recount won't be ordered. The election, however, has not been fully resolved. The five-member state board was scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday on protests previously filed by Griffin and three GOP legislative candidates who also are in very close elections. Riggs, one of two Democrats on the seven-member court, declared victory again on Tuesday, and her campaign renewed calls for Griffin to concede. Griffin didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The protests going before the state board, which question if well over 60,000 ballots should have been counted, cover three categories of voting. They include votes cast by people with voter registration records that lack driver’s licenses or partial Social Security numbers; overseas voters who have never lived in North Carolina but whose parents were deemed state residents; and military or overseas voters who did not provide copies of photo identification with their ballots. Separately Tuesday, a Court of Appeals panel unanimously declined Griffin's request to order the state board to rule on the protests before Wednesday's meeting to accelerate the process. The board could dismiss the protests or — if problems are found — order corrected ballot tallies, more recounts or new elections. Decisions by the board — with a 3-2 Democratic majority — can be appealed to state courts. Other protests filed by Griffin and the legislative candidates are being first considered by county boards. The state Democratic Party filed a federal lawsuit last week seeking to block the State Board of Elections from ruling in any way to throw out the disputed ballots. The Democrats' lawyers say federal law prohibits such systematic challenges to voter eligibility for an election that has already passed. Some of the protests focus on activities that Republicans already sued over before the November election. Democratic officials and their allies held a news conference early Tuesday outside the state Supreme Court building and strongly criticized Griffin and other Republicans for initiating claims they say would disenfranchise legal voters. North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton said she fears the state Supreme Court could ultimately side with Republicans and remove the challenged ballots. “We are trying to make sure that people are raising their voices, that we are filing lawsuits where we can,” Clayton said. “And we are also trusting the process of our board of elections officials to do their job and to count every single vote.” Griffin led Riggs by about 10,000 votes on election night, but that lead dwindled and flipped to Riggs as qualifying provisional and absentee ballots were added to the totals. Other types of protests filed by Griffin and the legislators are being considered by county boards. The Associated Press has not called the Supreme Court race and two of the three legislative races highlighted in the protests. In one of the two, Republican state Rep. Frank Sossamon trails Democratic challenger Bryan Cohn. A Cohn victory would mean Republicans fall one seat short of retaining their current veto-proof majority starting next month.Calgary Flames (12-8-4, in the Pacific Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (9-12-4, in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Penguins -122, Flames +101; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames enter the matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins after losing three in a row. Pittsburgh is 9-12-4 overall and 5-6-2 at home. The Penguins have conceded 96 goals while scoring 65 for a -31 scoring differential. Calgary is 12-8-4 overall and 3-5-4 in road games. The Flames have a 4-7-1 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents. The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams meet this season. The Flames won 4-3 in a shootout in the previous meeting. TOP PERFORMERS: Sidney Crosby has eight goals and 16 assists for the Penguins. 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Pop singer Ariana Grande spread Christmas cheer by donating gifts to children in hospitals across Manchester, England, this holiday season. The Manchester Foundation Trust Charity, which supports a network of hospitals in the area, took to Instagram on Dec. 23 to thank the “Wicked” star for her generosity. “The gifts she has donated are being distributed to babies, children, and teenagers across Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Trafford General Hospital, Wythenshawe Hospital, and North Manchester General Hospital.” The charity shared pictures of children holding the festively wrapped presents, each featuring a greeting card with the message: “Happy Holidays ... With love, Ariana.” Grande, 31, also had a special gift to share with her social media followers ahead of the Christmas holiday. On Monday, the Grammy Award-winning singer released a live performance of her 2014 song “Santa Tell Me.” In December 2022, the Manchester Foundation Trust Charity shared pictures of Christmas gifts donated by the “One Last Time” singer. Grande’s most recent round of gifts comes more than seven years after one of the United Kingdom’s deadliest terrorist attacks took place after one of the singer’s concerts at the Manchester Arena. On May 22, 2017, suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a homemade explosive device in the arena’s foyer as concertgoers were leaving the venue. Abedi, 22, was killed during the explosion, which left 22 people dead, including children, and more than 100 others injured. In the wake of the tragedy, Grande lent her support to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, which was established shortly after the attack to assist the victims’ families and survivors of the bombing. On June 4, 2017, the singer hosted the One Love Manchester benefit concert, which reportedly raised more than $12 million for the emergency fund. Held at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester, the sold-out concert featured performances by Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Coldplay, Katy Perry, and more. “There are so many people who have suffered such loss and pain. The processing part is going to take forever,” the singer told the publication. “Music is supposed to be the safest thing in the world. I think that’s why it’s still so heavy on my heart every single day,” she said. “I wish there was more that I could fix. You think, with time, it’ll become easier to talk about. Or you’ll make peace with it. But every day I wait for that peace to come and it’s still very painful.” Grande has observed the anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing throughout the years. “I know that this anniversary will never be an easy one. Please know that I am thinking of you today,” she said. “Manchester, my heart is with you today and always.”Editor’s note: The Social Security Administration previously warned users that accounts not connected to Login.gov would be retired starting in September 2024. However, as of Dec. 12 2024, Social Security recipients still have the ability to use their old login methods to access my Social Security. SSA told VERIFY: “We are currently in the transition process and our current goal is to notify the public about these upcoming changes, therefore we have not set a final deadline for legacy accounts to transition to a Login.gov account.” In an update to the frequently asked questions page on Dec. 12, SSA addressed concerns the process would affect payments, saying: “Your Social Security benefits and Medicare premium deduction are not affected by the transition. While we strongly encourage you to transition to or create a Login.gov or ID.me account to access your personal my Social Security account, it is optional.” The story continues as originally published below. The Social Security Administration has an online system, my Social Security , where people can log on and see information about their Social Security cards, applications or benefits. VERIFY readers Mary and Joan reached out to ask if notifications they received about setting up an account with a different website, Login.gov, to access their Social Security information online were real and whether it’s safe to create an account. THE QUESTION Is it safe to use Login.gov to access online Social Security accounts? THE SOURCES Social Security Administration AARP THE ANSWER Yes, it’s safe to use Login.gov to access online Social Security accounts. Sign up for the VERIFY Fast Facts daily Newsletter! 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The email notice VERIFY reader Mary sent to us came from subscription.service@subscriptions.ssa.gov , a legitimate Social Security email address, according to the administration’s website . A pop up on Login.gov also confirms the website is an “official website of the United States government.” The .gov domain is also specifically reserved for government agencies. The other option for authentication, ID.me, is also legitimate. The company has partnered with 16 federal agencies to facilitate a login service “that meets the U.S. government's online identity proofing and authentication requirements,” the Social Security administration says. RELATED: No, Project 2025 doesn’t propose eliminating Social Security benefits Both provide users the ability to use just one username and password across multiple websites with two-factor authentication. 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Stock market today: Wall Street’s rally stalls as Nasdaq pulls back from its recordA Nov. 28 Instagram post ( , ) includes a video of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaking in Spanish at a news conference. “Claudia Sheinbaum, the Mexican President, has just announced that migrant caravans will no longer be reaching the US border,” reads part of the post, which is a recording of a post first . “Isn't it strange how fast our problems are resolved when these other countries fear some kind of consequence. TRUMP said he would TARIFF Mexico. That's all it took." The post was liked nearly 300 times in a week. The original X post was re-posted more than 100 times. | | Mexico has not made any changes to immigration policy in response to the tariff threat from President-elect Donald Trump. The video comes from a news conference in which Sheinbaum outlined steps taken since December 2023 that had already slashed the flow of migrants to the U.S., and she emphasized they had nothing to do with Trump's election or tariff threat. Trump announced on Nov. 25 a plan to institute a imported to the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, calling it punishment for illegal immigration and the flow of drugs into the U.S. Mexican officials immediately , and Trump and Sheinbaum gave on whether Mexico had agreed to take new steps to completely stop the flow of migrants to the countries’ shared border. Regardless of whose version of the private conversation is correct, the video in the social media post does not show Sheinbaum pledging to stop migrant caravans due to the threat of tariffs. It comes from a Nov. 26 news conference where she points out that the caravans had already stopped, due to actions Mexico undertook well before − and completely unrelated to − the tariff threat. "You are probably not aware that Mexico has developed a comprehensive policy to assist migrants from different parts of the world who cross our territory and are destined for the southern border of the United States of America," the letter says in Spanish, according to a in which she read the letter. "As a result, and according to figures from your country's Border and Customs Patrol (CBP), encounters at the border between Mexico and the United States have been reduced by 75% from December 2023 to November 2024. ... For these reasons, caravans of migrants no longer arrive at the border." Sheinbaum also noted that half of those who did arrive were legally granted appointments scheduled with the U.S.’s app. There is no credible news reporting about Mexico doing anything new to close its borders to stop illegal migration to the U.S. in response to the tariff threat. The clip in the Instagram post also came from the news conference, and the English-language post misrepresents the contents of Sheinbaum's remarks. While the text of the post suggests she was capitulating in the video on immigration policy because of the tariff threat, her full comments in the and of the news conference show nothing of the sort. Instead, the video clip − which picks up and ends in mid-sentence − includes a portion where she talks about the harm tariffs can do to American companies operating in Mexico and the possibility U.S. tariffs could be met by Mexican tariffs. “What we want to say in the letter is that raising tariffs – and we will show this in greater detail tomorrow – on Mexico, which would also mean being able to raise tariffs on this side, will ultimately lead to harming companies that work in Mexico and the United States, and which are American companies that have been in Mexico for decades, not even because of the Free Trade Agreement,” she says in Spanish. It was not clear if she was referring to the negotiated or a previous agreement. : The letter also pointed fingers at the U.S. for its role in fostering violence and drug production in Mexico. Sheinbaum noted that 70% of weapons seized from criminals in Mexico were illegally imported from the U.S., and Mexicans are being killed and injured as gangs try to meet the demand to produce more drugs for the U.S. "President Trump, we are not going to address the migration phenomenon or drug consumption in the United States with threats or tariffs,” she wrote in the letter in Spanish. “These great challenges will require cooperation and mutual understanding.” USA TODAY reached out to the social media user who shared the claim for comment but did not immediately receive a response. The X user could not be reached for comment. also debunked the claim. President of the Republic of Mexico, Nov. 26, President of the Republic of Mexico, Nov. 26, La 4TV (YouTube), Nov. 26,

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