WATERBURY – Alexandria Hall-Mabrouk did not feel right. The 37-year-old mother-to-be at the time juggled two jobs, arriving at her prenatal checkup appointment overwhelmed. “I need help,” Hall said to her doctor. The doctor responded astounded, not sure what to do, Hall recalled. “I was looking for some sort of support during that time and just somewhere I could turn to and they had no answer for me,” she said. “It made me feel hopeless and inadequate. A lot of times you are downplayed and told you are fine and you are just pregnant. ‘That is normal aches and pains.’ ” Hall was not fine. She ended up changing doctors but her health continued to deteriorate, developing pre-eclampsia and having to deliver her baby via cesarean section six weeks early. She ended up in hospital several times after giving birth. She said she believes that had her doctors found support for her early on and listened to her concerns, maybe her child would not have been born premature. “If they had just validated my feelings and known where to refer me, my mental and emotional health would have improved and as a result, my child may have not been born prematurely,” she said. Hall joins many Black and multiracial women in the state and city who face significant health challenges in pregnancy. Those include a higher mortality rate than their white counterparts, an increased rate of Caesareans which raise the risk of unnecessary maternal and neonatal complications. and a higher rate of premature babies. “Waterbury is not faring well with the increase around Caesareans,” said Althea Marshall Brooks, executive director of Waterbury Bridge to Success. “That is a concern for Black women of color. It increases the likelihood of difficult outcomes. ” Brooks said Bridge to Success, a cross-sector partnership with over 250 community and civic leaders, educators, and organizations that work to improve outcomes for kids and families by prioritizing racial equity and Black maternal health, is working to provide more preventive health measures, to educate providers on implicit bias and to include Black women in education on the benefits of breastfeeding their babies. Breastfeeding can been shown to provide long-term health benefits to both mother and baby. The organization launched a campaign in 2021 to offer education, training, and support to Black pregnant women, who are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a survey of 105 women, Bridge to Success found that 56.3% of Black women delivered their last baby via cesarean, more than double that of white respondents and Latino or Hispanic residents. In 2021, the maternal mortality rate for Black women was more than double that of white women, at 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.6 times the rate for white women at 26.6 deaths per 100,000 births, according to the CDC. A 2024 March of Dimes report found that 9.3% of all babies born in the state were delivered before 37 completed weeks of gestation. However, the pre-term birth rate among babies born to Black mothers is 1.4x higher than the rate among all other babies, the report found. “The 2024 March of Dimes Report Card shows progress in reducing preterm birth rates in Connecticut, but disparities for Black birthing people remain unacceptable,” said Lisa Morrissey, deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health. “While strides have been made in Medicaid expansion and paid family leave, achieving true equity requires ongoing investment and community collaboration.” The state also ranks 49th out of 52 states in the number of low-risk cesarean deliveries. In Connecticut, the latest data from the state Maternal Mortality Review Committee found there was an average of five pregnancy-related deaths every year from 2015 to 2020. An estimated 90% of pregnancy-related deaths were preventable, with more than half occurring a week or up to a year after giving birth. Of the 31 deaths, six were Black women, equating to about 19%. Their deaths are disproportionately high considering Black residents make up about 10.7% of the total Connecticut population. Medicaid patients and people without a bachelor’s degree were also overrepresented in the data. Black women were more likely to experience an outcome during labor and delivery that resulted in health complications down the line, known as severe maternal morbidity, according to the Connecticut Review Committee. Black women only accounted for 12.8% of all live births. In comparison, Hispanic and white women’s birth rates exceeded the death rates. Discrimination may have contributed to 70% of the deaths from 2018 to 2020, the review committee found. This can include negative patient-provider interactions, lack of care coordination, feeling dismissed, and cultural incompetence. “This national crisis demands immediate federal intervention to save lives and increase the quality of care women of color receive,” said Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-5th District, in an email. Hayes introduced the Social Determinants for Moms Act, which would establish a government task force to address the maternal health crisis, including funding ways to improve social determinants of health during and after pregnancy. The bill currently has 97 cosponsors but has not yet been voted on in the House of Representatives. Advocates from Bridge to Success said the lack of responsive care from health care providers stems from structural racism, which leaves Black women without a voice in their care in the health care setting: the most vulnerable place for many. “What the data shows us is the more we know about infant maternal health there is implicit bias that influences how patient outcomes are reflected,” said Dr. Brooke Redmond, chairwoman of pediatrics at Waterbury Hospital and medical director for Waterbury Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. “My mission is that we are taking that into account and trying to take better care in the neonatal ICU. Knowing that they exist is important so we can come up with ways to combat them.” Lauren Fruehan, lactation services and perinatal navigator at Waterbury Hospital, said she has been educating staff by calling out implicit bias. “We see moms who are not educated on the option of breastfeeding and the benefits for them,” she said. “It is assumed that they are going to use WIC and formula. Sometimes they will mark these mothers as mixed feeding without even asking what their preference is.” Fruehan said it is the implicit bias that Black women do not want to breastfeed. “When we speak about formula in history, Black women would breastfeed for their slave owners but their babies would be left to starve,” Fruehan said. “I think those biases still exist: the assumption that Black women are lazy and don’t want to pump or breastfeed” Brooks said. Breastfeeding has been cited for reducing the risk of hemorrhaging and the risk of reproductive breast and uterine cancer and diabetes, and prevents SIDS, said Fruehan. Reflecting on her pregnancy, Hall said she remembers when her epidural fell out and the immense pain she felt. Doctors again turned a blind eye, reminding her that childbirth is painful. It took her husband to lobby for attention to the matter. “I never thought I would have a premature baby,” Hall said. “It is important to rally for moms to take care of themselves and speak up if they don’t feel OK.”
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NoneLexus is this year celebrating its 35th anniversary of, as it says, “being a disruptor in the luxury vehicle segment”, and there’s plenty to celebrate from that time. Its history might be short relative to some of its European contemporaries, but there have been a plethora of influential vehicles that have brought the Japanese brand firmly into the luxury segments. There have even been some top-shelf performance vehicles that have elevated the brand’s reputation, while displaying what it and its Toyota parent company could be capable of. Lexus was launched by Toyota at a similar time as other Japanese luxury spinoffs like Acura (Honda) and Infiniti (Nissan), but while those brands have enjoyed success in specific markets like the United States, Lexus has been able to cement itself in a wider range of markets globally. Locally, Lexus Australia celebrated the occasion by hosting a media-only showcase in Melbourne. On display were a handful of its most significant cars, as well as a design concept that hints at what the brand could be producing in the near future. With that in mind, we’ve put together a guide to Lexus that focuses on its movements in Australia. Luckily, it launched in Australia just one year after its first model debuted, which means there aren’t too many differences between Lexus’ history overseas and locally. As it celebrates its 35th birthday, here’s everything you need to know about Lexus. Interested in a Lexus? CarExpert’s specialists can help get you in touch with a dealer MORE: Everything Lexus Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of the Toyota Motor Corporation , and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. Though it officially got its start in 1989 with the launch of the LS400 sedan, the story of Lexus actually began as early as 1983. Then-Toyota Motor Corporation president Eiji Toyoda commissioned the Circle F project in 1983, establishing an intention to build “a car that is better than the best in the world”. What resulted was the assembling of a team of 60 designers, 1400 engineers and 2300 technicians. Titled the Flagship 1, Lexus put 450 prototype vehicles and 973 prototype 4.0-litre quad-cam V8 engines to the test over more than 4.4 million kilometres before the final product was ready to be revealed. Flagship 1 came to life in January 1989, when the brand showed off the LS400 for the first time at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). At the same time, the Lexus name was established. The LS400 launched in North America in the same year, and was quickly followed by the ES250 executive sedan a few months later. Lexus’ Australian adventure started in May 1990, when the LS400 arrived Down Under. More than 250 customers took delivery off the bat, and in the same year it took out Wheels Magazine’s Car of the Year award. It also heralded the beginning of a busy decade for the brand. The same V8 powertrain used in the LS400 was repurposed in the SC400 coupe, which launched in the USA in 1991. Another variant instead fitted with an inline-six engine – the SC300 – was introduced soon after. Australia would have to wait until 1992 before receiving a second Lexus model though, when the Toyota Camry -derived ES300 arrived. 580 examples were delivered in its first year on the market Down Under, and Lexus delivered its 1000th Australian vehicle in the same year. At a similar time the LS400 received a major update, which brought out Lexus’ now-longstanding Takumi craftsmanship philosophy. Takumi is the Japanese name given to master craftspeople who have dedicated their life to their craft. In 1993 the GS300 sports sedan was rolled out, followed by the all-new second-generation LS400 in 1994. Lexus took from Toyota’s successful LandCruiser to reveal the LX450 in 1995, intended to bring “luxury to the rugged SUV segment” when it entered production in 1996. In 1997 Australia received the GS300 for the first time, which arrived in its second-generation guise with a 3.0-litre inline-six engine. For the first time, Lexus also sold more than 1000 vehicles in Australia in a single year. Lexus introduced its first luxury SUV designed and built from the ground up in 1998 – the RX300 . In terms of Australia though, it wouldn’t arrive until its second generation was launched a few years later, which meant the new-generation LX470 of that year was Lexus’ first SUV sold locally. The last brand-new Lexus to arrive in Australia before the end of the century was the compact IS200 sedan, which went on sale in 1999. It featured a 2.0-litre naturally aspirated engine with a rear-wheel drive setup, and contributed to Lexus hitting the 10,000 local sales milestone. The third-generation LS went on sale in Australia in November of 2000. Called the LS430, nearly 300 patent applications were filed during its development that eventually brought new suspension, steering, brakes, and a larger 4.3-litre V8 engine. Also launched was the second-generation SC430, offered in both coupe and convertible body styles. It arrived in Australia in 2001, marking the sixth model in Lexus showrooms. The large GX470 SUV appeared in the USA in 2002, but in 2003 Lexus gave its first look at potential future hybrid power in the form of the LF-S at the Tokyo Motor Show. Under the bonnet was a hybrid V8, which previewed a future production powertrain. In that same year the RX330 went on sale in Australia, and Lexus delivered its 20,000th local vehicle. A prototype of the RX400h hybrid SUV was shown at the 2004 NAIAS, which was based on the RX330. In 2005 though, the first LF-A concept headlined at the NAIAS. Intentions were to leverage Toyota’s Formula 1 technology, which would provide a naturally aspirated V10 engine with more than 370kW of power, but a displacement of less than 5.0 litres. The world would have to wait for more on that vehicle, but in the same year the IS250 superseded the IS200 in Australia. In 2006 Lexus brought the LF-S concept into its production form with the LS600hL, powered by a 327kW 5.0-litre hybrid V8 with all-wheel drive – the brand’s most powerful hybrid engine to date. In the same year, Lexus brought its first hybrids to Australia in the form of the GS450h and RX400h. The ‘F’ name for Lexus’ performance cars appeared the year after; the name and logo inspired by Japan’s Fuji Speedway where its cars were tested and developed. Lexus’ first car wearing the badge was the IS F sedan, which boasted a 5.0-litre V8 with 311kW and 505Nm and a spate of handling and suspension enhancements over the standard model. Later in 2007, Lexus delivered its 1000th hybrid vehicle in Australia, followed by its 50,000th vehicle overall in 2008. The third-generation RX – including the RX450h hybrid – arrived the year after, at a similar time to Lexus confirming production of the LFA supercar. Its 412kW/480Nm 4.8-litre V10 engine was co-developed with Yamaha, and while production was limited to 500 units globally, only eight were allocated to Australia. In 2010 Lexus celebrated 20 years in Australia, and the CT200h hybrid compact hatch was shown off overseas for the first time. It arrived in Australia the following year as the most affordable Lexus ever, while the brand showed off its new spindle grille design with a concept of the fourth-generation GS sedan at the NAIAS. In 2011 Lexus was impacted by the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which disrupted Japanese production and hindered short-term sales targets. Organisational changes by then-Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda also meant Lexus executives began reporting directly to their parent company’s chairman for the first time ever. Lexus’ new design language would appear again in 2012 with the LF-LC concept, which previewed the LC coupe . The LF-CC concept shown later in the year at the Paris Motor Show also pointed to the rear-wheel drive RC and RC F sports coupes, and Lexus hit the 75,000 sales milestone in Australia. In 2013 the next-generation IS arrived with a hybrid powertrain in local showrooms, while the ES returned for the first time in seven years with its own ES300h hybrid variant. In that year, Lexus Australia reached 10,000 hybrid vehicle deliveries. The RC F coupe became Lexus’ new halo performance car in 2014, and the NX SUV debuted in Australia the same year. The brand’s first hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle appeared in concept form in 2015, dubbed the LF-FC concept. Lexus began exploring other tech like a conceptual “Hoverboard of the Future” at the same time, and also achieved the 100,000 deliveries milestone in Australia. The LC500 entered production in 2016, featuring Lexus’ first 10-speed auto and followed by the LC500h hybrid two months later. More non-car related endeavours began in 2017 when Lexus revealed its Sport Yacht concept (previewing the 2019 LY650), while in Australia the brand’s 20,000th hybrid vehicle was delivered – its most popular hybrid models locally were the RX (7000 units) and the CT200h (6500 units). In 2019 the UX range arrived in Australia, and in 2020 Lexus’ local arm celebrated its 30th anniversary. At the same time, the brand achieved 30,000 local hybrid sales. Lexus’ first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) – the UX300e – arrived in 2021, coinciding with the expansion of the brand’s Encore ownership program that first appeared in 1990. In that year, one-third of all Lexus deliveries in Australia were hybrid vehicles for the first time. In that year, it was also reported Lexus would switch to an electric-only lineup by 2035 . That followed previous 2009 reports that it planned to become hybrid-only in Europe. The brand’s first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) arrived in the form of the NX450h+ in 2022, alongside the debut of the fifth-generation RX. An RX500h F Sport Performance joined the lineup, featuring Lexus’ first turbo-hybrid powertrain. 46.3 per cent of Lexus’ sales in Australia were recorded as either hybrid, PHEV, or BEV for the first time in that year. 2023 saw the arrival of the RZ450e SUV, which while being the second Lexus EV was the first on the dedicated e-TNGA electric platform later used on the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra . The LM people mover also appeared in 2023, as well as the LF-ZC and LF-ZL concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show – intended to show Lexus’ vision of future EVs. In Australia, Lexus also managed to deliver more than 10,000 vehicles (15,192) in a single year for the first time ever. 2024 marks the 35th anniversary of the Lexus brand, and the all-new LBX arrived in Australia for the first time. It featured a handful of Lexus-first equipment like a 1.5-litre three-cylinder hybrid engine, with its small SUV stature intended to appeal to a younger demographic. It was followed by the latest GX SUV – which arrived in local showrooms before Toyota’s related 250 Series-generation Prado – built in right-hand drive for the first time, headlined by the rugged Overtrail grade. Lexus also delivered its 50,000th electrified vehicle in Australia this year, with such powertrains accounting for more than 70 per cent of the brand’s Australian sales so far this year. The brand says it’s still committed to its target of selling only electrified vehicles in Australia by 2030. Interested in a Lexus? CarExpert’s specialists can help get you in touch with a dealer MORE: Everything Lexus Lexus currently sells 11 distinct models in Australia, with its lineup dominated by SUVs. Note: All prices are before on-road costs. You can click the model names in the table above to be taken to their dedicated CarExpert showrooms. Given the breadth of Lexus’ range in Australia, the below information is intended to give a top-line overview of what each model is about. For further information, we’ll link to each model’s name to its dedicated price and specs article. Lexus’ only two sedans still sold in Australia are the ES and LS, with the LS being the larger of the two. The Camry-based ES uses a 2.5-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine – with hybrid models adding an electric motor – and is front-wheel drive only. The LS meanwhile utilises a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6, with hybrids using a naturally aspirated version mated with an electric motor. They’re rear-wheel drive only and considerably more expensive than the ES. The third and final passenger vehicle in Lexus’ Australian lineup is the LC coupe , which is powered by either a 5.0-litre naturally aspirated V8 or a 3.5-litre V6 petrol-hybrid engine. Drive is sent to the rear-wheels only through either a 10-speed auto or hybrid transmission respectively. Lexus’ most expensive vehicle is currently the LM people mover , which is hybrid-only but with a selection of two different powertrains depending on the variant. It started life as a rebadged Toyota Alphard/Vellfire, but has since become more disconnected. The remainder of Lexus’ model range is entirely SUVs. The smallest of the lot are the LBX and UX, though the two are fairly different. Smaller of the pair is the LBX , which is based on the Toyota Yaris Cross and powered exclusively by a 1.5-litre three-cylinder hybrid – though a hotted-up Morizo RR version (similar to the GR Yaris ) is coming next year. The UX , meanwhile, is similar to the Toyota C-HR and comes in petrol-only, hybrid, or fully electric guises depending on variant – the latter of which only appeared in Australian showrooms last year. There are also a greater number of variants compared to the LBX. Moving up in size brings the RAV4 -related NX SUV , which again offers petrol-only, hybrid, and PHEV drivetrains. The NX450h+ PHEV has been hit with supply issues that have meant it hasn’t been available to order in Australia for some time as the brand gets through order backlog. Then there’s the RX SUV , which is either petrol-only or hybrid. It shares a platform with the NX and ES, as well as Toyota’s Kluger , RAV4, and Camry. In contrast, the RZ is electric-only and built on a dedicated EV platform shared with the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra, as noted earlier. Finally are Lexus’ two largest SUVs. The first is the GX , which shares a platform with the Toyota Prado. Unlike the Prado, there’s no electrification (even mild) for the GX in Australia, which is instead powered solely by a 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine across the range. The LX is instead based on the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series. It commands an expectedly hefty price tag, and is available with either a 3.3-litre V6 twin-turbo diesel or a 3.4-litre V6 twin-turbo petrol. Interested in a Lexus? CarExpert’s specialists can help get you in touch with a dealer MORE: Everything Lexus Being a luxury brand, Lexus primarily competes with European brands like Mercedes-Benz , BMW , and Audi in Australia. Not all are direct comparisons, but closest against Mercedes-Benz’s E-Class sedan is the Lexus ES, and against the more luxurious S-Class is the LS. In terms of SUVs, the most comparable models are the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class and Lexus UX, as well as GLC-Class and Lexus NX. Both have high-end sports cars too, which means Lexus’ LC can be compared to Mercedes’ SL-Class . There are a fair few comparisons against BMW too. The ES competes with the 3 Series on price but the 5 Series on size, while the flagship Lexus LS sedan goes up against the BMW 7 Series . You can compare the smaller Lexus UX to the BMW X1 , the NX to the X3 , the RX to the X5 , and the GX to the X7 . There are EV SUVs to compare too, namely the Lexus RZ against the BMW iX3 . The final German manufacturer to compare against is Audi, and its upcoming A5 Sedan rivals the Lexus ES. The most direct competitor to Lexus’ LBX small SUV is the Q2 , while the rest of the two brands’ comparable SUVs can be broken down as UX vs Q3 , NX vs Q5 , and RX vs Q8 . In similar sense to BMW, Lexus’ RZ EV competes with the Audi Q6 e-tron . There are some less mainstream brands Lexus has as competitors too, namely Genesis , which rivals the LS with its G80 , the NX with its GV70 , and the RX with its GV80 . There’s also a comparison to be made between some Land Rover models. The off-road leaning Lexus GX rivals the Land Rover Defender , while the LX large SUV can be compared against the Range Rover . Interested in a Lexus? CarExpert’s specialists can help get you in touch with a dealer MORE: Everything Lexus To the end of November 2024, Lexus Australia has delivered 12,369 vehicles this year. It’s a decent figure, but it’s 12 per cent down on its sales from this time last year. Compared to the rivals listed above, Lexus is behind Mercedes-Benz (18,303, down 17.8 per cent), BMW (23,876, down 1.3 per cent), and Audi (13,782, down 21.6 per cent). It remains ahead of Genesis on 1287 so far this year, a figure that’s 28.6 per cent lower than the same time last year. Lexus is also outselling Land Rover, which currently sits on 7352 sales for 2024 – though even that is down 5.5 per cent. The Japanese brand’s best-selling model continues to be the NX, of which 5619 units have been sold to the end of November this year. Next highest is the RX on 1871, followed by the LBX on 1355. Its lowest-selling car is currently the expensive LS sedan with 11 units. The RZ EV is next-lowest on 200, with the LM and LX next up at 265 and 504 respectively. All of Lexus’ models have experienced a decline in sales over the course of 2024 compared to 2023, with the UX experiencing the harshest decline of 65.3 per cent. The LX, LS, and ES are all also down by more than 40 per cent on this time last year. In contrast, annual Toyota sales are currently up 13.6 per cent on this time last year, though as Lexus’ broader-reaching parent company it does field a larger number of more approachable mass-market vehicles. Interested in a Lexus? CarExpert’s specialists can help get you in touch with a dealer MORE: Everything Lexus Lexus doesn’t have a large number of vehicles planned for Australia in the coming years, as the brand focuses on its more long-term goals that reach into the 2030s. Coming in the first half of 2025 is the hotted-up LBX Morizo RR , which is set to gain the high-performance 1.6-litre three-cylinder turbo powertrain from Toyota’s GR Yaris. With a rally-inspired all-wheel drive setup it’ll be a drastic departure from the standard LBX currently on sale, with a 0-100km/h time of just over 5.0 seconds. An eight-speed automatic transmission will be standard when it arrives in local showrooms. While it’ll also be available with a six-speed manual in Japan, you won’t be able to buy one in Australia. Beyond that, Lexus has outlined a series of goals for the coming years, and potential new models that could possibly make their way to Australia have been seen overseas. The first of which is the facelifted ES sedan, which was revealed in China last month . There has been no word on when or if the updated model will come to Australia at the time of publishing, though Lexus did secure a handful of trademarks that hint at potential electric ES sedans earlier this year. There have also been rumours surrounding a new supercar from the luxury Japanese brand , which will reportedly wear the LFR name and be a spiritual successor to the LFA. Already spied testing on public roads in Europe , the LFR is expected to be based on a Toyota racecar called the GR GT3. If it’s real, it’s possible the LFR could be revealed sometime next year ahead of a 2026 market debut. Lexus has also been giving though to its electrified future too, previewed by a pair of concept EVs that broke cover in Japan last year. It has previously been announced that Toyota aims to launch 10 new EVs by 2026 , with Lexus intending to sell only hybrid, PHEV, and EVs in Australia by 2030. A spate of trademarks have also been filed by Lexus in relation to potential future electric models, the first of which were expected to be revealed in 2026 but have been delayed to 2027 . Previous reports have also outlined ambitious goals for Lexus, which suggest it wants to become an electric-only marque globally by 2035 . Interestingly, that would mean it’d make the jump before Toyota. That being said, Lexus hasn’t outlined a clear timeline for exactly when it’ll follow Toyota in ditching petrol versions of cars that have hybrid alternatives, but it does still intend to do so before the end of the decade. Interested in a Lexus? CarExpert’s specialists can help get you in touch with a dealer MORE: Everything Lexus
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With the pressure mounting, Manchester City faced a crucial Champions League clash against Italian giants Juventus. A win was essential to keep their hopes of progressing in the competition alive, but once again, Guardiola's side fell short. The defeat not only put their Champions League campaign in jeopardy but also raised serious doubts about Guardiola's future at the club.
Netflix knows how to tell a good story. For millions of living room sleuths, the network’s recent three-part documentary series — “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?” — has reignited the 28-year-old unsolved child murder case. JonBenét, who participated in child beauty pageants, was 6-years-old when her parents reported her missing from their Boulder home the day after Christmas in 1996. She was found in the afternoon of Dec. 26 in the basement of the family’s home, strangled, with a garrote around her neck. An autopsy later revealed she had suffered a blow to the head. A police officer sits in her cruiser Jan. 3, 1997, outside the home in which 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found murdered in Boulder on Dec. 26, 1996. Those who rode the investigation from the beginning watched the much-anticipated show to see if there was anything new. Some who didn’t know much about the case are going down the social media rabbit hole, hungry for more. And a new generation is discovering the fascinating investigation for the first time. Minds were changed. Minds are still set. Even the program’s director has chosen a side. In an interview with Netflix, Joe Berlinger said he thinks “there is zero chance that the family had anything to do with this horrendous crime.” There was some new information introduced in the docu-series, which took a couple of years to produce. What was fresh? For the first time, viewers heard the voice of detective Lou Smit from an audio diary he left behind after he died. In a steady voice, he recorded his thoughts as he investigated the case and the documentary did a nice job clarifying dates and times. Netflix tracked down an old interview with the district attorney who oversaw the case in the early days. Alex Hunter said he was at peace and that he did the right thing when he opted not to take the case to trial immediately after a grand jury recommended that the kindergartner’s parents be indicted on charges of child abuse resulting in death and being accessories to a crime Also new were details about JonBenét’s mother, Patsy, who died of cancer in 2006. Never before on television had John Ramsey opened up about what those last sad days were like for the family. It was good to see some investigators come forward. Producers were able to convince an always-wary Michael Kane, the special Ramsey grand jury prosecutor, to give a rare interview. Kane revealed he advised Hunter that 13 months of intense investigation behind closed doors did not shake enough evidence loose to establish probable cause to convict anyone should the case have gone to trial at that time. Kane was interviewed side-by-side with Ramsey DNA expert and former Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey. Smit, a respected, longtime El Paso County detective who resigned from the Ramsey case when he realized that a grand jury would focus on JonBenét’s parents, devoted the last years of his life to investigating the murder using his own money and evidence, which he brought out of the Justice Center. The Colorado Springs detective died in 2010, but he made sure that reams of detailed spreadsheets listing at least 100 suspects who could have possibly killed the little girl were overseen by his family and friends. They still run those possible suspects down one by one using DNA technology and private labs. The production value of “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey” was rich, with well-written narration woven in and out of Ramsey home videos, decades-old interviews, and an ornate reproduction of the family’s 6,500-square-foot four-level Boulder home. John Ramsey, who will be 81 in a few days, was the central character of the series. A home video likely supplied by the family showed them on a sledding holiday. At the very end of the series, Ramsey turned JonBenét’s small black-and-white cowboy boots in his hands, which were placed on a bookcase among treasures from his grandchildren. His interview appeared genuine, his explanations those of a father who has resigned himself to a mindset of enjoying the short time he had with his child whose life was cut short so violently in the family’s own home. The Netflix crew unloaded plenty of criticism on how the local and national media — especially tabloids — centered on JonBenét’s own family in the first months and years that followed. Charlie Brennan, a Rocky Mountain News reporter who often led the charge as information was leaked, admitted that as pressure mounted to stay ahead in the news wars, he frequently used only one trusted source. That method, he said, led to at least one untrue headline — that John Ramsey piloted the plane that took the family to Atlanta for JonBenét’s burial, which was untrue. It was a vulnerable moment that gave Brennan credibility. On the heels of Brennan’s admission, Geraldo Rivera, who ran a mock trial against the Ramseys on his cable show, apologized on live television to Ramsey. Because of the documentary, journalists and talk show hosts are rethinking their own biases and what they could have done differently with their coverage. The Ramseys did not talk to the press, likely on advice of their lawyers. As a reporter who was on the case within the first few days of JonBenét’s death, I have seen and been on the production side of many of these kinds of television shows. When I was asked to be interviewed for this Netflix series, I had some reservations about it because it’s never easy for me to open up about personal work experiences. However, I liked the producers and grew to trust that they were not going to create yet another sensational program, as has been done so many times in the last nearly 30 years. The horrific death of a little girl has been lost in the sensationalism. As it turns out, this series struck gold with viewers because it was well-told. Neighbors stop me while I’m walking my dog, and old friends have texted, wondering about why the case was never solved. As former 20th Judicial District Attorney Stan Garnett explained it: “There is a reason so much debate continues to swirl around the case. The evidence is complex and confusing.” Boulder’s district attorney for nearly three terms, Garnett was the first at the helm of the office to build a strong relationship with the Boulder Police Department in the place of a rift and where there was little trust for years. He said he’s never heard a decent explanation as to why an intruder would have left the two-and-a-half page ransom note, which Patsy Ramsey said she found on the spiral staircase. Garnett said he also believes that the case should be solved by the totality of the evidence. “There’s too much emphasis on the DNA,” Garnett said. “You’re not going to solve this case by just a DNA hit, unless you can explain all the other evidence, including the note.” Though it’s very hard to get every piece of information of a nearly 30-year-old case into a three hour show, it is my opinion that Netflix omitted important evidence — perhaps by design. The following are three examples. First, the show spent 10 precious minutes concentrating on one of the greatest debacles in a case full of confounding twists — the investigation of a deranged school teacher on the run in Thailand from child pornography charges out of California. Netflix showed John Mark Karr’s disturbing emails and played phone conversations he had with a University of Colorado Boulder journalism professor, which left viewers wondering if he and several other mentally disturbed persons of interest might still be guilty of JonBenét’s murder. In truth, the expensive trip investigators took to Thailand where Karr lived should never have happened. The formal investigation into Karr started in April 2006, 10 years after JonBenét’s death. Then-District Attorney Mary Lacy and her team so distrusted the Boulder police, they left them out of the loop. In fact, Lacy did not bring in local law enforcement until Lacy’s team was on the plane, according to sources familiar with the investigation. When the police and sheriffs asked Lacy if she had simply checked Karr’s whereabouts to find out if he was in Boulder Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in 1996, she admitted she had not. Within 24 hours, police discovered through Karr’s ex-wife and witnesses that he was in Georgia on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and could not have made the drive to Boulder to watch JonBenét “die by accident,” as he had claimed. Secondly, the documentary played the infamous 911 call that Patsy Ramsey made just before 6 a.m. on Dec. 26, 1996. But for some reason, Netflix producers decided to cut the call short, instead of letting it play in its entirety. The last six seconds, which the docu-series omitted, were critical. The Ramsey 911 call could be one of the most investigated six-second snippets in crime scene history. Police believe that Mrs. Ramsey did not immediately hang up the phone and the ensuing conversation was recorded on a still-rolling dispatch tape. The 911 operator, Kim Archuletta, stayed on the phone during that time and thought she heard Patsy Ramsey change her tone from distress to business-like and ask someone what to do next. When Archuletta first told police about the extra seconds, she said that they didn’t take her seriously. When investigators realized she had uncovered an important clue, they investigated further. To the naked ear, the audio sound like gibberish. However, Boulder police sent the tape to the U.S. Secret Service and to the Aerospace Corporation, a California technical analysis company, to have it enhanced. Audio experts thought they heard a conversation between John Ramsey and his 9-year-old son, Burke, whom the Ramseys had always contended was in bed asleep. Though it’s unclear exactly what was heard, the 911 call was played for the Boulder grand jury, according to a grand juror who wished to remain anonymous. Thirdly, Netflix would have viewers believe that JonBenét did not wet the bed the night she was killed, a major pillar in the police theory that the parents had been involved in her death. The production backed that up when it showed Smit explaining that JonBenét’s sheets were not soiled on the night she was killed. Smit used a crime scene photo of her room to bolster his case, and insisted that there were no urine stains on the sheets. Investigators have stressed that Smit came into the case four months late so he never held the evidence and instead had to rely on crime scene photos. When Smit showed me the photo of JonBenét’s Beauty and the Beast-themed sheets on her bed, I agreed they looked clean. It was worth a call to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, where I knew one of the administrators. “What about these sheets? They don’t look urine-stained,” I asked him. “Carol, you should smell ‘em. The ammonia would knock you out,” he said. I am not identifying the CBI supervisor because he is no longer with the organization and he asked me not to. Similarly, Mark Beckner confirmed the presence of urine on JonBenét’s sheets in a Reddit interview after he retired as chief from the Boulder force after 16 years. Was urine found anywhere in the victims room bathroom or on her clothes? Reddit thread asked. “Her clothes and bed appeared to be stained,” he answered. Boulder has a new police chief. Last week, Stephen Redfearn, an outsider who came from the Aurora Police Department, made a 5:45-minute video assuring citizens that the agency is not sitting on valuable evidence. “We are doing everything we can to bring justice to JonBenét and hold her killer responsible,” he said. Redfearn acknowledged the mistakes that were made by police early on. Will this latest documentary put renewed pressure on the Boulder police to solve the case? Redfearn indicated the police don’t need a production to make them do their jobs. In his video, Redfearn said investigators are utilizing outside forensic labs and experts in the latest DNA technology, but didn’t expand what that meant. He said that open-minded investigators most recently met with the Ramsey family in mid-2024. They’ve digitized the voluminous case file, which includes 21,000 tips, 1,000 interviews, 200 reports, and they also looked at the handwriting, DNA, fingerprints and shoe prints of 200 people. JonBenét Ramsey would have been 34-years-old today had she lived. Editor’s note: Denver Gazette reporter Carol McKinley covered the JonBenét Ramsey murder case from the beginning. She has followed the case through her journalism career at KOA Radio, Fox News Channel, and ABC national news. She joined The Denver Gazette in 2021.After an arduous ascent to the rim of Mars' Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover is doing a little sightseeing. The most recent stop on its Red Planet road trip? A roughly 656-foot-long (200 meters) outcrop named Pico Turquino. But it's not all fun and games for the Mars rover. Perseverance has been studying the local regolith and nearby geological features with its Mastcam-Z and SuperCam instruments from its location near Pico Turquino. And soon, the six-wheeled robot will move on to abrasion testing at the site, scratching the surface of some of the rocks in this photo to study their composition and structure. Through this work, the Perseverance science team hopes to unearth geologic evidence that either predates or is related to the impact that formed the 28-mile-wide (45 kilometers) Jezero Crater — and potentially collect samples for NASA's planned Mars Sample Return campaign. Ultimately, Perseverance is searching for signs of possible life on Mars , and perhaps the rocks at Pico Turquino might hold some clues. Related: NASA's Perseverance rover begins ambitious ascent up a Mars crater rim This current quest is part of Perseverance's Crater Rim Campaign, the rover's fifth scientific effort on Mars, and what NASA officials have suggested might be "the most ambitious campaign the team has attempted so far." The journey began in August, when Perseverance left the Neretva Vallis region to make the roughly 1,000-foot (305 m) climb to the top of Jezero's rim. And for months, the rover has delicately maneuvered up the difficult terrain of brittle crust; the rim's upper portion has a slope of about 20 degrees and is covered by slippery sand and dust. Along the way, Perseverance has stopped to inspect exposed rocks, as it's doing at Pico Turquino. And it will continue to do so as it makes its way to the summit. The rover's next science target is Witch Hazel Hill, but before arriving there, it'll pass through a high point at Lookout Hill. From there, the team anticipates pretty spectacular views both of Jezero Crater and the terrain beyond. Stay tuned for more photos from Perseverance!
"Miss, miss, can I play with your robot?" The question comes from a young local school girl standing in front of our stall at Barunga Festival, 80 kilometres southeast of Katherine in the Northern Territory. She points at our broken robot. We are hot, tired and getting ready to pack up, and explain to her that it is no longer working. She insists she would like to play with it anyway. So we concede. In five minutes, she has fixed it and returns a fully functional robot. Not for the first time, we wonder about the new discoveries and innovations humanity is missing out on because remote and rural children are not given genuine opportunities to engage and follow careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). For the past four years, we have been on the road with STEM outreach in remote communities. We have recently returned home from this year's trip. Our work shows these children don't have to miss out. Fewer opportunities STEM skills are becoming core competencies for most job types and are identified as a key tool for long-term economic growth and global competitiveness. Australia will need 312,000 additional technology workers by 2030 to meet industry demand. Filling this gap is made harder by the fact that in Australia, 15-year-old students from remote areas lag behind in science by an average of 1.5 years, compared to those from metropolitan areas. They also perform significantly below the international average in mathematics. A major factor responsible for this is that remote students have fewer career and education opportunities, poorer access to resources and a fragmented network of contacts for career advice. It is also harder for...Nintendo Alarm Clock Pre-orders Reopen! Third-party Prices Soar to $1500Lekano World - Official Trailer
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