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☆ ‘It was a massive thing’ to be England’s first Black football player, says Viv Anderson
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Yet despite the atrocious conditions, the fixture went ahead as planned, and after 90 minutes of less-than-inspiring football, England had beaten Czechoslovakia 1-0 at Wembley Stadium. More importantly, however, was the fact that Anderson had made history as the first Black player to represent the England national team. Up and down the country, Anderson says that racist abuse formed an ugly backdrop to some of his football career. “It’s one of those things we (Black players) all had to get through if we wanted to make a career,” he says. Whether it be on the playground, whether it be at home with nieces and nephews, I was always playing football.

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☆ I took 36 flights in 4 months, and it was exhausting. These were my 2 biggest mistakes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Anu Verma went on a 16-month solo trip before traveling to 36 countries within four months. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. She was eight years older than me and had already gone on a solo trip and had some crazy stories about her time visiting Australia. After completing my final exams, I booked a six-month solo trip to Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and India, which I ended up extending to 16 months because I loved it so much. Since I was doing a long-term trip, I'd always try to find the cheapest flights.

Persons: Anu Verma, Verma, —, Victor, Anu Vermal, I'd, Anu, I've Organizations: Service, Taj Locations: Coventry , England, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, India, Nepal, Burma, Philippines, Indonesia, Lombok, Asia

☆ My husband and I divorced after 2 years of marriage. We started dating again, but we won't re-marry.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At the time, I was getting over a relationship, and Rob was away with his friends for a bachelor party. But eventually, his persistence paid off, and we started going out; I told him I wanted to take it slow. In my head, I started making Rob out to be a lazy, irresponsible man. He moved in with his mom, and I got my own place for Noah and me. We started dating againRob and I also started dating again.

Persons: —, Anu Verma, Rob, Noah, I've, we'd, Eva, I'm Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Coventry , England, Ibiza, Spain, England

☆ Melinda French Gates recreated her 'very middle-class' upbringing to raise her 3 kids: 'I thought that was a good principle to have'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Melinda French Gates' three children grew up in one of the world's wealthiest families. Not wanting to raise entitled kids, their parents worked to give them something resembling a "middle-class" upbringing, French Gates says. And I thought that was a good principle to have," French Gates told The New York Times on Sunday. "First of all, they had an allowance, so we absolutely did not just buy them things," French Gates said. French Gates told The New York Times.

Persons: Melinda French Gates, Gates, Bill Gates, relatable, who'd, Coventry Edwards, Pitt, Mark Cuban, Steve Harvey, STEVE, Amy Morin, Morin Organizations: New York Times, Microsoft, Duke University, CNBC Locations: Dallas, Cuban

☆ Amazon Workers Narrowly Reject Union Drive at British Warehouse
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Eshe Nelson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A fight to form the first union at an Amazon warehouse in Britain came to an end this week, as organizers of the effort fell short by just 28 votes. More than 3,000 Amazon workers were eligible to vote. It is the closest any Amazon center in Britain has come to being unionized. In the United States, only one warehouse, on Staten Island, has a formally recognized union. A labor union in Germany has been trying to get collective bargaining powers for more than a decade.

Persons: GMB Organizations: Central Locations: Britain, Coventry, Midlands, England, United States, Staten Island, Germany

☆ Fast-fashion behemoth Shein is preparing for an IPO. Here's an inside look at the challenges it could face.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Its peak $100 billion valuation once made it the world's third largest privately-held company, behind TikTok owner Bytedance and Elon Musk's SpaceX. Estimates have pegged Shein's IPO valuation at around $90 billion, Bloomberg reported last year. AdvertisementTo gauge what happens to some Shein items once they're returned, BI reporters in the UK put two AirTag trackers on Shein garments and sent them back. Shein is more directly involved in production and focuses on clothes, but Temu's popularity "could affect the valuation," Swartz said. In a November statement following the news of Shein's IPO, chairman Mike Gallagher urged investors and banks underwriting the move to "carefully examine Shein's regulatory and compliance programs."

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☆ Manchester United reaches FA Cup final after ‘the most humiliating victory’ against second-tier Coventry City
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But, as they have done throughout this turbulent season, things started to go very wrong for the 12-time FA Cup winner. United subsequently secured victory via a penalty shootout, but the celebrations were muted after Rasmus Højlund scored the decisive spot-kick. But defender Harry Maguire instead turned to the Coventry players and immediately congratulated them on their performance, while many other of United’s stars stayed standing around the center circle. They were 20 seconds from going out.”Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is facing questions over his future at the club. I’m sure we have a good chance to win this final, although we play the best team in the world.

Persons: Luke Edwards, Manchester United's Harry Maguire, Alastair Grant, United, Rasmus Højlund, Harry Maguire, “, ” Edwards, Erik, Hag, Nick Potts, Erik ten, Roy Keane, ”, Keane, I’m, Jim Ratcliffe, Ochirvaani, Sir Alex Ferguson, ” Batbold, Andy Mitten Organizations: CNN, Manchester United, Coventry City, FA, Premier League, Coventry, Wembley, Reds, Manchester, Chelsea, Liverpool, United, BBC’s Football, Manchester City, ITV, ”, Dreams Locations: Coventry, Mongolia

☆ Liverpool’s quadruple dream comes to an end in FA Cup quarterfinal thriller against Manchester United
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Liverpool’s chances of a historic quadruple in Jürgen Klopp’s final season at the club are over after falling to a 4-3 extra time defeat against bitter rival Manchester United in a frenetic FA Cup quarterfinal. Goals from Scott McTominay, Antony, Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo gave United the win in a topsy-turvy FA Cup classic at Old Trafford in Manchester. “The first 35 minutes I think was the best minutes from our season,” United manager Erik ten Hag told the ITV broadcast after the game. In a game as hectic as this though, no lead was ever truly safe, as United proved in the second half of extra time. United fans were treated to a win in a chaotic cup tie.

Persons: CNN —, Scott McTominay, Antony, Marcus Rashford, Amad Diallo, Harvey Elliott, “, Erik ten Hag, ” United's Alejandro Garnacho, Paul Ellis, ” Klopp, Caoimhin Kelleher – deputizing, Alisson –, Dominik Szoboszlai, United ‘, Andre Onana, Alejandro Garnacho’s, Kelleher, Klopp’s, Wataru Endo, Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Núñez, Onana, Mac Allister, Stu Forster, Núñez, Salah, Michael Regan, Christian Eriksen, Rashford, slotting, Diallo Organizations: CNN, Manchester United, United, turvy, Old, Carabao, Chelsea, ”, ITV, Liverpool, Getty, raptures, Red Devils, English, Coventry City, Premier League, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Leicester City Locations: Klopp’s, Old Trafford, Manchester . Liverpool, AFP, Núñez, United, Chelsea

☆ Inside the world of Wordle at the New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Saira Mueller | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

After the New York Times acquired Wordle from its creator, software engineer Josh Wardle, in January 2022, its player base grew to tens of millions. The New York Times assigned a dedicated editor for Wordle, Tracy Bennett, in November 2022. “You’re even going to be able to play Wordles that predate the New York Times acquisition, which is really fun,” Knight told CNN. What Wordle has done for the New York TimesAside from the editorial strategy, Wordle fits perfectly into the Times’ business plans. For Donna Cona, who has played it since before the Times acquisition, Wordle has become her go-to thing each morning.

Persons: Wordle, Josh Wardle, Everdeen Mason, “, ”, Jonathan Knight, Tracy Bennett, we’re, ” Bennett, “ I’ve, Bennett, Mason, ” Mason, it’s, — Bennett, Knight, “ You’re, ” Knight, “ We’re, —, ’, Donna Cona, I’m, …, Nanny, Cona, Malia Griggs ’, they’re, Malia, Jerrold Griggs —, ” Malia, Griggs ’, Malia it’s, ADIEU, Malia Griggs, “ I’m, Wordle “ Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Times, NYT, Louis, Cities, Fulham, Bournemouth, Bradford, New York, Sydney Melbourne New York, DC Locations: North, ”, Seattle, Aberdeen, Hinsdale, Angeles, Lansing, London, Coventry, Auckland, Wandsworth, Wantage, Vancouver, Wordle, New York City, Columbia , South Carolina, Washington, DC Vermont Wyoming, Hoquiam , Washington, Willowbrook , Illinois

☆ Coventry City and Sheffield Wednesday condemn ‘racist gesture’ aimed at player during English soccer match
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —English soccer clubs Coventry City and Sheffield Wednesday have jointly condemned a “racist gesture” allegedly aimed at Coventry midfielder Kasey Palmer during their match on Saturday. Palmer, who is Black, said it was a “couple” of fans making “monkey chants.”The alleged incident took place during a match in the Championship, English football’s second tier, which Coventry won 2-1 at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium. “Disappointed to even have to come on here & write this,” Palmer said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “They’re ignorant people… You can be booed or whistled when you’re away from home, that’s normal, but what happened today has no place in football,” Maignan said. The match resumed less than 10 minutes later, and Milan would win a dramatic encounter 3-2 in the final minutes.

Persons: Kasey Palmer, Palmer, ”, ” Palmer, I’ve, Doug King, Dejphon Chansiri, Mike Maignan, “, ” Maignan, Maignan, Fabio Maresca, Gianni Infantino, Italy “, – Infantino Organizations: CNN, Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday, Coventry, Sheffield, Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough, Zuma, AC Milan, Udinese, Sky Sports, Milan, FIFA Locations: Sheffield Wednesday’s, Coventry, Italian, Milan, England, Italy

☆ I'm a 26-year-old HENRY. I'm in the top 1% of earners and a homeowner — I won't be happy until I'm completely financially free.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Ryan S. Gladwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Working in the tech industry as a data analyst, Ruan purchased a £450,000 apartment in London. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Ben Ruan, a data analyst living in London. Job-hopping meant I could put a house deposit down by 26Ben Ruan's living room in his central London apartment Ben RuanWhenever I work at a company, I ask myself: Am I learning? AdvertisementThe kitchen in Ruan's London apartment. AdvertisementWhile I'm not rich yet, I believe I'll be where I want to be in five years.

Persons: Ben Ruan, Ruan, —, Ben Ruan's, I'm, Banks, Ben Ruan I, Spencer, Ben Ruan I'm, homeownership, I've, HENRY Organizations: Service, Business, Coventry University, Big Tech, JD, Mercedes, Benz, Asda, Aldi, Waitrose Locations: London, Snapchat, Wavemaker, Central London, Ruan's London

☆ Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe during Black Friday trade
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Make Amazon Pay", a campaign coordinated by the UNI Global Union, said strikes and protests would take place in more than 30 countries from Black Friday - the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, when many retailers slash prices to boost sales - through to Monday. In Germany, Amazon's second-biggest market by sales last year, around 250 workers were on strike at a Leipzig warehouse and around 500 at an Amazon warehouse in Rheinberg, trade union Verdi said on Friday. More than 200 workers were striking on Friday at Amazon's warehouse in Coventry, England as part of a long-running dispute over pay. The striking workers were chanting their demand for a pay rise to 15 pounds ($18.69) an hour. Amazon has remained popular in Europe even as rivals like Shein and Temu have seen rapid growth.

Persons: Amazon's, Verdi, Nick Henderson, Amazon, CGIL, CCOO, Helen Reid, James Davey, Phil Noble, Matthias Inverardi, Elisa Anzolin, Corina Pons, Sharon Singleton Organizations: UNI Global Union, U.S, Amazon, Castel, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: Europe, U.S, Germany, Leipzig, Rheinberg, Amazon's, Coventry, England, Castel San Giovanni, France, London, Dusseldorf, Milan, Madrid

☆ Amazon protests in Europe target warehouses, lockers on busy Black Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

On Black Friday, the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, many retailers slash prices to boost sales. More than 1,000 workers at Amazon's warehouse in Coventry, England, will strike on Friday, according to trade union GMB, as part of a long-running dispute over pay. Many Amazon shoppers use its lockers, which are located in train stations, supermarket car parks, and street corners, to receive their orders. Attac, which calls Black Friday a "celebration of overproduction and overconsumption", said it expects the protest to be wider than last year, when it estimates 100 Amazon lockers across France were targeted. "Make Amazon Pay", a global campaign coordinated by UNI Global Union, said strikes and protests would take place in more than 30 countries from Black Friday through to Monday.

Persons: Pascal, Amazon's, Verdi, CGIL, CCOO, Helen Reid, James Davey, Matthias Inverardi, Elisa Anzolin, Corina Pons, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Workers, U.S, Amazon, GMB, Trade, Amazon's, Castel, UNI Global Union, Thomson Locations: Boves, France, Europe, U.S, Germany, Bad Hersfeld, Dortmund, Koblenz, Leipzig, Amazon's, Coventry , England, London, Castel San Giovanni, Black, Dusseldorf, Milan, Madrid

☆ Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe during Black Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In England, more than 200 workers were striking on Friday at Amazon's warehouse in Coventry as part of a long-running dispute over pay. The striking workers were chanting their demand for a pay rise to 15 pounds ($18.69) an hour. [1/4]People hold a banner during a Black Friday strike outside the Amazon warehouse, in Coventry, Britain November 24, 2023. Spanish union CCOO called for Amazon warehouse and delivery workers to stage a one-hour strike on each shift on "Cyber Monday" next week. Amazon has remained popular in Europe even as rivals like Shein and Temu have seen rapid growth.

Persons: Amazon's, Verdi, Nick Henderson, Phil Noble, Amazon, CGIL, CCOO, Helen Reid, James Davey, Matthias Inverardi, Elisa Anzolin, Corina Pons, Nick Zieminski, Jason Neely Organizations: UNI Global Union, U.S, Amazon, REUTERS, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: Europe, U.S, Germany, Rheinberg, Leipzig, England, Amazon's, Coventry, Britain, Italy, Castel San Giovanni, Spanish, France, London, Dusseldorf, Milan, Madrid

☆ Amazon faces Black Friday strikes and protests on 'Make Amazon Pay' day
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon workers at a UK warehouse are striking on one of the retailer's busiest days, Black Friday. AdvertisementSome Amazon workers in the UK have gone on strike this Black Friday in what a union called the largest day of industrial disruption in the company's 30-year history. The online retail giant also faces action and protests in the US, France, Germany and dozens of other countries as part of a day of action called "Make Amazon Pay." The union will also hold a demonstration in support of the striking workers outside Amazon's UK headquarters in London. Gearing said Friday's strikes would be "the largest day of industrial disruption in Amazon's 30-year history."

Persons: —, Christy Hoffman, Jacob King Organizations: Service, UNI Global Union, UNI, Amazon, Business, Guardian Locations: US, France, Germany, Coventry, England, London

☆ Fact Check: ‘Patriots’ protecting Nuneaton statue post is satire
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The original Nov. 14 post on X (archived), formerly Twitter, has a photo of four men standing in front of the Eliot statue in Nuneaton with the caption: “Can’t make this up. As the events in London were kicking off, Brave Patriots of Nuneaton were courageously protecting the town statue. Another Facebook user (archived) who shared a screenshot of the satirical post said: “The brave patriots of Nuneaton on Armistice Day, proudly protecting a statue of *checks notes* George Elliot. Take that Antifa!”The photograph, which does show four men guarding the statue, was captured in June 2020 while a Black Lives Matter demonstration was underway in Nuneaton town centre. The X user who originally posted the claim said his post was satire.

Persons: George Eliot, Eliot, Churchill, George Elliot, Jane Austen, Gosh, ”, Read Organizations: Brave Patriots, Nuneaton, Facebook, Labour Party, Coventry Telegraph, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Britain, London, Nuneaton, Whitehall, Local

☆ Amazon says bottles allegedly containing delivery drivers' urine listed as energy drink on its website was a 'crude stunt'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Oobah Butler says he was able to list and sell Amazon drivers' urine on the marketplace. An Amazon spokesperson called it a "crude stunt" and said no "genuine customer" bought the product. Insider has previously reported that urinating in bottles has become a common part of the job for Amazon delivery drivers. In the past, the company has denied its delivery drivers pee in bottles, but later admitted some of its drivers do urinate in bottles on the job. On Monday, an Amazon spokesperson told Insider that drivers are given reminders to take breaks throughout the day.

Persons: Oobah Butler, Butler, —, WIRED, he'd, they've, they'd, – Organizations: Amazon, Service, Energy Locations: Coventry

☆ Workers at Amazon UK warehouse to walk out on Black Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

People take part in a rally in support of Amazon workers' on strike, outside the Amazon warehouse, in Coventry, Britain, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 workers at an Amazon (AMZN.O) warehouse in Britain will strike for four days next month in a dispute over pay, including on the Black Friday discount shopping day, the GMB trade union said on Tuesday. GMB said the workers would walk out of the site in Coventry, central England from Nov. 7-9, as well as Black Friday on Nov. 24. Reporting by Sarah Young, writing by Farouq Suleiman; Editing by Sachin RavikumarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Henry Nicholls, GMB, Sarah Young, Farouq Suleiman, Sachin Ravikumar Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Coventry, Britain, England

☆ Amazon UK to spend 170 mln stg on staff pay rises
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People take part in a rally in support of Amazon workers' on strike, outside the Amazon warehouse, in Coventry, Britain, January 25, 2023. Pay rates will further increase to between 12.30 pounds and 13 pounds an hour from April next year. The increases mean Amazon’s minimum starting pay will have risen by 20% in two years, and 50% since 2018, it said. Amazon UK also said it has started recruiting for more than 15,000 seasonal roles across the UK for the festive period. Last week, supermarket groups Morrisons and Aldi said they were hiring 3,500 and 3,000 extra staff for the Christmas season.

Persons: Henry Nicholls, BoE, James Davey, Kate Holton Organizations: REUTERS, Bank of, Amazon, Aldi, Thomson Locations: Coventry, Britain, Bank of England

LONDON (AP) — British filmmaker Terence Davies, best known for a pair of powerful, lyrical movies inspired by his childhood in postwar Liverpool, has died at the age of 77. Davies’ manager John Taylor said the director died “peacefully at home in his sleep” on Saturday after a short illness. After making several short films, Davies made his feature debut as writer-director in 1988 with “Distant Voices, Still Lives,” a dreamlike — sometimes nightmarish — collage of a film that evoked a childhood of poverty and violence leavened by music and movie magic. The film won the Cannes International Critics Prize in 1988, and in 2002 was voted the ninth-best film of the past 25 years by British film critics. The autobiographical films opened the door to bigger budgets and more mainstream films, still showcasing Davies' distinctive lyricism and often set in the 19th or early 20th centuries.

Persons: Terence Davies, Davies, John Taylor, “, Michael Koresky, ” Koresky, John Kennedy Toole, ”, Gillian Anderson, Edith Wharton’s, Terence Rattigan, Rachel Weisz, Agyness Deyn, Emily Dickinson —, Cynthia Nixon —, ” Davies, Siegfried Sassoon, Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Julian Sands Organizations: National Film School, Cannes International, ”, Liverpool, City, British Film Institute Locations: British, Liverpool, Coventry, U.S, Mirth, Scotland

☆ A PhD student in the UK has been found guilty of 3D-printing a chemical weapon drone in his bedroom for a terrorist attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A PhD engineering student in the UK built a bomb-capable drone for ISIS, authorities said. The drone was designed to mimic the Tomahawk missile, and was built in his bedroom, police said. Al-Bared manufactured the drone "specifically to transport an explosive or chemical weapon into enemy territory for ISIS," the statement added. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut the police said they found records of al-Bared researching how to get his drone sent to a war zone. "He had researched chemical weapons including ricin, sarin, and mustard gas," said Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Payne, who leads the counter-terrorism police department in the West Midlands.

Persons: Mohamad al, Bared, —, Al Bared's, Alistair Webster, Webster, Mark Payne, Payne, Michelle Heeley, Heeley Organizations: ISIS, Service, Islamic, BBC, Birmingham University, Birmingham, UK, Sky Locations: Islamic State, Coventry, West Midlands

☆ Danilo Cavalcante: Escaped Pennsylvania killer has been captured. Here's what happens next
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The convicted murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison late last month is once again behind bars, now facing additional charges, after a nearly two-week manhunt that captured national attention and put the surrounding community on edge. Officers escort Danilo Cavalcante from a Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Avondale on Wednesday. “He said the law enforcement presence where he was, was immense and he felt that he needed to leave,” Clark said. “Three times, he described that law enforcement officials almost stepped on him within 7 or 8 yards,” Clark said. Prosecutors say Cavalcante stabbed Brandão 38 times in front of her two young children in Pennsylvania in April 2021.

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☆ A Fugitive’s Capture Brings Relief to a Corner of Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Campbell Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After nearly two weeks of combing the cornfields and dense woods of Chester County, Pa., with hundreds of law enforcement officers and a battery of drones, dogs and helicopters, the capture itself took about five minutes. A little after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, in a densely wooded area of South Coventry Township, a team of officers quietly surrounded Danelo Cavalcante, 34, who had broken out of Chester County Prison, where he was being held after he was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend. He was taken by surprise, officials said, and tried to crawl away through the underbrush, but a search dog caught him. “Subject is in custody,” an officer radioed to dispatchers at 8:16 a.m. “Confirmed, subject is in custody.”So ended a manhunt that had unnerved communities all over Chester County, an affluent suburb of Philadelphia, and even rattled people back in Mr. Cavalcante’s home country of Brazil, where he is wanted in connection with a 2017 killing.

Persons: ”, Cavalcante’s Organizations: Prison Locations: Chester County, Pa, South Coventry Township, Danelo, Chester, Philadelphia, Brazil

☆ Pennsylvania prisoner Danilo Cavalcante captured after escaping from prison for murder of girlfriend Deborah Brandao
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Our nightmare is finally over and the good guys won,” Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said Wednesday. The theft and shooting ultimately may have been a turning point in the intense search by hundreds of law enforcement officers. About 500 law enforcement officers – including the Pennsylvania State Police, FBI, ATF, and the US Marshals – searched the area of the shooting. At 8:18 a.m., a Chester County dispatcher said they had their man. “The radio room, Chester County government and the various other agencies working on the prisoner escape are proud to announce the subject is in custody.

Persons: Danilo Cavalcante, Cavalcante, –, clasped, Deb Ryan, “, George Bivens, Charles Lyman, Lyman, ”, “ It’s, ” Bivens, Bivens, “ Cavalcante, John Shapiro Organizations: CNN, Philadelphia Eagles, Pennsylvania, Police, ” Police, Pennsylvania State Police, FBI, ATF, US, US Drug Enforcement Administration, Tactical, Patrol, Eagles Locations: Chester, Chester County, Philadelphia’s, Brazil, Chester County’s, Coventry Township, East, South Coventry Township, Pennsylvania

☆ Danelo Cavalcante: Manhunt for escaped Pennsylvania killer draws hundreds of officers to small township where he stole a rifle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Stealing the rifle was a ‘crime of opportunity’Officers gather as the search for escaped convict Danelo Cavalcante continues Tuesday in Pottstown. Matt Rourke/APThe dayslong manhunt saw one of its most dramatic nights Monday in South Coventry Township, where Cavalcante was still believed to be Tuesday. The search perimeter was expanded to include that area and tactical teams from multiple agencies, helicopters, canine units and mounted patrols converged on the area to search for Cavalcante. Officers enter the woods amid the search for Danelo Cavalcante in Pottstown Tuesday. In addition, Cavalcante is also wanted in a 2017 homicide case in Brazil, a US Marshals Service official has said.

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