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The 42
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The 42
'The coolest one was Quade Cooper coming down for training in LA'
WALK THROUGH THE campus of the University of California, Los Angeles on any given day and you might spot Real Madrid or another touring team like Chelsea training on one of the world-class pitches. Not far away, some of UCLA's Olympic athletes could be working out, or the university's football team – the Bruins – might be readying the next NFL stars, as the basketball side focuses on honing the craft of future NBA household names. Jackie Robinson, the first black American to play Major League Baseball, came through UCLA, as did six American football Hall of Famers, including three-time Super Bowl winner Troy Aikman. The revered basketball coach John Wooden made his name there, developing stars like six-time NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. UCLA is a highly prestigious place, not just in sports. Among its alumni are 16 Nobel laureates and three Pulitzer Prize winners. Graduates of UCLA have won 105 Oscars, 278 Emmys, and 50 Grammys. The beautiful campus was the set for scenes in the movie Oppenheimer and is often used to portray Harvard in films. And sport is right at the heart of everything at UCLA. Ballymena man Rory Corr got used to spotting celebrities or watching people he had met go on to bigger things during his three seasons playing and coaching rugby with UCLA. 'It's actually insane,' says 25-year-old Corr, who came through Ballymena Academy with the likes of Ulster back Stewart Moore and Cornish Pirates out-half Bruce Houston. 'The facilities are probably the biggest wow factor. Rob Baloucoune and Nathan Doak were on holiday in LA and I caught up with them and said, 'I'll take you on a tour of UCLA.' Just walking around the campus, they couldn't believe it.' Corr is currently back home in Ireland after his three-year adventure in the US, which has also included working as a lineout analyst for Rugby FC Los Angeles in Major League Rugby and a stint training with the LA Giltinis. He is moving to Australia next month and will link up with the Randwick club in Sydney to continue learning his craft as a coach. Corr is firmly of the view that more Irish rugby players could change their lives by playing and studying in the US, where some colleges offer full or partial rugby scholarships. There are huge benefits even after graduating, and Corr would love others to explore the American route. The UCLA Bruins' Rose Bowl. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo He played lots of Gaelic football growing up but rugby slowly took over when he went to school at Ballymena Academy. The 6ft 6ins second row was a fine player, but he wasn't big on the gym, something that never changed over the years. What interested Corr more from early on was the strategy and scheming of rugby. 'I would annoy my dad when we were watching rugby on TV because I would always rewind,' says Corr. 'I'd be thinking, 'Oh, what did they do there? Why did they do that? What was the outcome? Why did they chase that?' Corr wasn't involved with Ulster's underage teams in school and when he chose to go to University College Dublin to study psychology, he initially didn't sign up with the rugby team. Advertisement But his curiosity got the better of him and he overcame a hint of 'impostor syndrome,' which stemmed from nearly everyone else in the UCD U20s set-up having played for their provinces. He ended up loving the experience. 'The two best players on that team were Cian Prendergast, who was in the second row and obviously now captains Connacht and plays for Ireland,' says Corr. 'And then Bobby Sheehan, Dan's brother. Bobby was unbelievable. Big, fast, strong, and could throw an unreal dart.' Corr had always liked the idea of doing some of his degree in the US and though Covid initially delayed those plans, he was eventually able to add on another year to his three-year degree in UCD. After weighing up multiple options, he went on exchange to UCLA, which also has relationships with Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Galway. Among the reasons was that Corr's fellow Irishman, Dave Clancy, was in charge of UCLA rugby at the time in 2021. Clancy, who now works as attack and backs coach for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby, convinced Corr to come to Los Angeles, which offered top-class education, amazing facilities, year-round warm weather, and the full-on American college lifestyle. Rugby in UCLA is different to other places in that they don't offer a varsity programme where players come in on scholarships with everything paid for. Rugby players have to pay annual fees but get access to all of the elite facilities as a result. Corr playing for UCD. The UCLA rugby team trains on exactly the same pitches that visiting teams like Man United and Real Madrid use. Their gym set-up includes a padded area for working on contact skills that many professional clubs would be envious of. So it was an ideal place for Corr to continue enjoying his rugby. He impressed for UCLA in that 2021/22 season, earning selection on a Division 1A All-American team at the end of the campaign, as well as having a stint with the now-defunct LA Giltinis. The likes of Matt Giteau, Adam Ashley-Cooper, and Dave Dennis were playing for the MLR side in 2021. Injuries in their second row meant they needed training cover for six weeks. 'The coolest one was probably Quade Cooper coming down for a training session one day,' says Corr. 'It was good to get that exposure to the high-performance environment, to push myself to the next level and say, 'You know what, it's actually not too far away, I understand what's going on, what the concepts are.'' Corr came back to Ireland after the year in UCLA determined to get back to the States as soon as possible. In the meantime, he contacted Budge Pountney – the former Northampton back row who now works as the rugby development manager in Ulster Rugby – and got started on his coaching badges. That led to working with the Ulster U16 and U17 set-ups, a valuable experience for Corr in player development. But all the while, he was working towards getting a Visa to move back to the States. He landed a job with Inventure, a renewable energy company, and returned to LA in the summer of 2023, also linking back up with UCLA as their new forwards coach. 'There's guys we'd have who are All-Americans, some of them might play for America in a World Cup in the future,' says Corr of that role. 'Then in the same training session, we'd have guys who had never played rugby before, maybe have never really played sport before. You have to develop and deliver a training programme that caters to all of those individuals. So that was a very unique challenge.' UCLA's rugby team is international, with players from France, South Africa, Belgium, Australia, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Their games against other universities often involve flights or 10-hour bus journeys. The sheer scale of the US is part of the challenge. Corr loved being back in the UCLA bubble. He was always on the lookout for players and remembers convincing American football player Lucas Gramlick to give rugby a go. Not long after, the 6ft 7ins and 130kg Gramlick had signed in the MLR and was on the US Eagles' radar. Corr during a stint with the LA Giltinis. There was another time when Corr and co. told the off-season UCLA American footballers to come down and try touch rugby. Among those who got involved was Laiatu Latu, a defensive end who was the 15th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts. 'It was touch but you'd almost move right out of the way because they were just so fast and physical,' says Corr. 'They're made out of cement!' Rugby FC Los Angeles got up and running in 2024 and with the MLR heavily incentivising clubs to have academies, another opportunity opened up for Corr. He started as forwards coach for RFCLA's academy in the summer of 2024 and that led on to becoming a lineout analyst for the senior team earlier this year. That involves poring over footage of RFCLA's opposition lineouts and sending clips to the club's Aussie coaches, Stephen Hoiles and Dave Dennis. RFCLA – whose squad includes Christian Leali'ifano, Gonzalo Bertranou, and several Irish players - face the Houston SabreCats tonight in the MLR quarter-finals and it has been riveting for Corr to be involved in the campaign. 'I clip stuff up, send it to Dave,' says Corr. 'So to go back to earlier, 'What did they do? Why did they do it? Here's where their strengths are. Is that something that's maybe we can expose or maybe we can make applicable to us?'' Corr recently analysed the impact Gavin Thornbury has on the Utah Warriors' lineout, and he loves digging into the detailed intricacies of the set-piece and other parts of the game. He hopes to continue down that route in Australia, where Hoiles helped him to connect with Shute Shield side Randwick. Corr will get involved with the Randwick U20s as he takes on a new job away from rugby in Sydney. He knows that it will be a challenge to become a full-time professional rugby coach but Corr is keen to see where this journey leads next. 'Being a professional coach would be unbelievable,' he says. 'I recognise it's pretty tough to get there. I recognise that people I'm competing against are boys that are currently playing professional rugby, so it's really about kind of getting my reps up, learning the art of coaching over the next five years, hit 30 and see where I'm at. 'A professional coach would be great, ideally probably more of a specialist coach than a head coach.' Another return to the US is already part of his thinking. Corr reckons that coaching full-time at an American college might be 'one of the best jobs in world rugby' with the great lifestyle, pay, and stability involved. Whatever comes next, UCLA will always have a fond place in Corr's heart.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
APS middle school teacher arrested for alleged sexual relationships with students
Jun. 3—Sending nude photos and sexually explicit messages to students, supplying teenage girls with alcohol and subsequently getting a 15-year-old pregnant — those are the accusations being leveled against an Albuquerque Public Schools teacher who recently resigned. Patrick Corr, 34, who formerly taught English at John Adams Middle School on the West Side, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was arrested by Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputies Monday evening. Corr's attorney did not respond to a request for comment, and his family declined to comment. "The conduct Patrick Corr is accused of is reprehensible," APS spokesman Martin Salazar said in a statement. "APS Police first began its investigation into an allegation against Mr. Corr in May 2024, and he was placed on leave that same month. He tendered his resignation on May 14, 2025." Salazar added that John Adams is the only APS school Corr worked at, and he had been with the district since 2019. In May 2024, John Adams teachers complained to the principal that they felt "extremely uncomfortable" after Corr laid his body across two female students upon returning to the school from a field trip to Urban Air, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court. Corr was placed on administrative leave and the school initiated an internal investigation at the end of the school year. Three months after the field trip, the principal and a teacher were cleaning out Corr's old classroom and found a cabinet and boxes with notes from students where he was referred to as "hot" or "Daddy Corr," the complaint states. The criminal investigation handled by the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office's Special Victim's Unit began in August 2024. A girl, who was not Corr's student, told deputies she met him in June 2021 while out at a bar and grill with her stepsister, according to the complaint. The girl was 15 at the time, though she said she initially told Corr she was 19. Deputies said the girl told them Corr invited her and her stepsister to a party at his house, where the girl drank alcohol before having sex with Corr. The girl said when she told Corr she was 15, he responded by laughing and saying he "figured she was lying about her age," the complaint states. The girl told deputies she realized she was pregnant soon after and told Corr through Snapchat, according to the complaint. She decided to get an abortion and, afterward, had sex with Corr a few weeks later "because she felt pressured." On Nov. 21, 2024, BSCO executed a search warrant on Corr's Snapchat account and found he had messaged over 50 students, where he talked about his personal love life, alcohol and drugs, and allegedly solicited nudes from students, the complaint states. Days earlier, a deputy interviewed one of Corr's former students at University of New Mexico Hospital. Deputies said the former student told them Corr asked her for her Snapchat during one of her final days of the school year in 2021, which she found "weird." The girl, who was 16 at the time, said Corr bought her and her cousin alcohol, and she had sex with him after drinking. The girl told deputies that the next morning, Corr got her an emergency contraceptive pill and "made her take in front of him," according to the complaint.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Flooding death, Albuquerque teacher charged, Storm chances continue, Hemp ordinance passed, Stolen trailer returned
The National Guard Is Deploying In Albuquerque Poll: What are the best summer activities in New Mexico? VIDEO: Former NM detention facility guard accused of bringing drugs into facility ABQ city councilors approve nearly $2M for affordable housing development New Mexico man sentenced to life in prison for killing wife City of Albuquerque swaps speed cameras after switching companies Boulder fire attack suspect planned to kill group, but appeared to have second thoughts [1] Body recovered in arroyo after flash flooding in Albuquerque – Flash flooding led to someone dying in an arroyo in Albuquerque on Monday. Albuquerque Fire Rescue said that at 4:25 p.m., they were called to the Hahn Arroyo for a possible flood victim that was spotted in the water near Pennsylvania Blvd. They said the victim was first spotted in the Main Diversion Channel near Menaul Blvd., but they were not seen again until crews located the body just north of Edith Blvd. in northeast Albuquerque [2] APS teacher arrested after accusations of sexual relationships with students – An APS teacher is accused of having inappropriate relationships with students. Patrick Corr, 33, was placed on administrative leave at the end of the 2024 school year as APS police investigated. A criminal complaint says a 17-year-old former student of Corr claims he bought alcohol for her and her 16-year-old cousin before taking them to his home. The complaint goes on to say that the teen was drunk, but remembers Corr having sex with her and giving her a Plan B pill the following morning. Another victim claims while drinking, Corr got her pregnant twice, she ended both pregnancies. Police arrested Corr Monday night, he faces a slew of charges including three counts of having sex with a minor. [3] Rounds of rainfall with seasonable temperatures – Isolated to scattered rain and thunderstorm chances will return Tuesday and Wednesday before drier air returns. A backdoor cold front will move into northeast New Mexico early Tuesday morning, quickly moving south and west across the state. This will bring a risk of heavy rainfall over the HPCC burn scar area by Tuesday afternoon, while isolated storms will develop in western, central, and northern New Mexico. Those storms will again end late Tuesday night. [4] Albuquerque city councilors pass ordinance regulating hemp products – Monday night, city councilors passed a bill that brings regulation to hemp products. The piece of legislation sponsored by Councilor Dan Lewis bans synthetic cannabinoids exceeding 0.3% of THC. KRQE News 13's Larry Barker first exposed the problem of cannabis products being identified as hemp, allowing them to be sold anywhere, including convenience stores and gas stations. The ordinance passed on a 7-2 vote. [5] Albuquerque community helps band recover stolen trailer – A traveling band's trailer has been returned after being stolen during a trip to Albuquerque. After a successful show at Revel Saturday night, the band 'Raynes' says their trailer carrying all their equipment was stolen from their hotel parking lot in the University area. The band searched around town and put out a call to social media, which led to a Facebook message from someone who spotted the trailer. The band, alongside police, recovered the trailer. They say the only thing missing was a mandolin, banjo and a pair of snakeskin boots. It is not known if a suspect has been arrested. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pennsylvania judge dismisses county climate lawsuit against oil majors
This story was originally published on ESG Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily ESG Dive newsletter. A Pennsylvania judge dismissed a lawsuit that Bucks County brought against a group of oil majors and the American Petroleum Institute on Friday with prejudice, meaning the county will not have an opportunity to refile. Bucks County Court of Common Pleas Judge Stephen Corr disagreed with the oil industry defendants — which included BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil, among others — that the county lacked the capacity to sue and the court lacked the personal jurisdiction to decide the case. However, he ruled the court was 'compelled to dismiss' the case because it lacked the subject matter jurisdiction, according to court documents. The oil industry has had varying levels of success in defending itself against state and locality-led litigation seeking to hold companies financially liable for the physical impacts of climate change. Oil companies have seen cases brought by New Jersey and New York City dismissed this year, while bids to dismiss lawsuits from Connecticut, California and the city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii have thus far been unsuccessful. Bucks County's lawsuit was filed in March 2024, alleging that the major oil companies and API deceptively marketed their products, which have 'exacerbated the costs of adapting to and mitigating' the impacts of climate change. The suit also claimed that Bucks County 'has suffered, is suffering and will continue to suffer injuries' due to the defendants' conduct. ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66 and Shell were also among the companies named as defendants in the lawsuit. Corr ruled in his motion to dismiss that the lawsuit failed 'to state a claim upon which relief can be granted because Pennsylvania cannot apply its own law to claims dealing with air in its ambient or interstate aspect.' 'Today we join a growing chorus of state and federal courts across the United States, singing from the same hymnal, in concluding that the claims raised by Bucks County are not judiciable by any state court in Pennsylvania,' Corr wrote. Bucks County argued that it was not seeking to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, but seeking compensatory damages for what it alleged was deceptive marketing practices from the defendants. If the case were focused on regulating the emissions of the companies, that would fall into federal court jurisdiction, as those laws and regulations are governed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Air Act, according to the May 16 motion. However, Corr aligned his decision with the dismissal of New York City's climate lawsuit, altering a quote from a Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in that case, and said 'artful pleading cannot transform [Bucks County's] Complaint into anything other than a suit over global greenhouse gas emissions.' 'While Bucks County does everything it can to avoid the issue of emissions, it cannot avoid the fact that if there were no emissions there would be no damages,' he said. The Pennsylvania judge said the county has looked to make the case about the deceptive marketing aspect because it 'recognizes the inescapable fact that if this case is about emissions, Pennsylvania courts have no subject matter jurisdiction.' Corr found the court lacked the jurisdiction due to a finding that any cause of action in the complaint are 'so intertwined with emissions.' Bucks County Commissioner Chair Diane Ellis-Marseglia said when announcing the complaint that the lawsuit is the jurisdiction's 'tool to recoup costs and fund public works projects like bolstering or replacing bridges, retrofitting county-owned buildings and commencing storm water management projects.' The annual number of climate lawsuits against the largest fossil fuel producers have nearly tripled since 2015, and a recent Trump executive order ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to take actions to state and jurisdictional civil actions against oil producers. While the Biden administration had previously dissuaded the Supreme Court from intervening in cases about jurisdiction and state-level climate lawsuits, Bondi could potentially direct the Department of Justice to support oil producers in future litigation.
The Courier
12-05-2025
- The Courier
Guilty Fife nurse claims child abuse was 'part of culture'
A Fife nurse blamed Filipino 'culture' for a video that showed him indecently touching a young child. Mark Rebustes was snared with dozens of images and files of child abuse on a laptop he brought to Fife from the Philippines. During his trial, the 40-year-old claimed the indecent video in which he featured was 'normal' in his homeland. A jury rejected his evidence and found him guilty by a majority verdict of taking or permitting to be taken or making indecent images of children at his home in Cupar. Unemployed Rebustes – currently suspended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council – was also unanimously convicted of possessing indecent images. Dundee Sheriff Court heard how 29 accessible and 14 inaccessible files featuring children aged between two and four were discovered on the laptop. Two accessible Category B-rated videos were discovered with the majority of the images rated as Category C, the lowest of the categories, with an earliest creation date of July 31 2019. Rebustes took up a tenancy on South Union Street on that date and his home had cause to be searched by police in May 2023. He claimed he made a 'bulk transfer' of multiple files, including the indecent material, on the laptop prior to arriving in Scotland. Giving evidence in his own defence, Rebustes was asked by defence lawyer Scott Mackie: 'Were any of these held for sexual gratification? Rebustes replied: 'Of course not, no. 'In the Philippines it's common for children to be naked because it's too hot. 'When I was a child, that was applied to me as well. 'I understand here it's different but back home that was normal for us and how I was raised. 'This is how our culture is. Unfortunately, it's seen as indecent but I don't mean any harm.' Fiscal depute Lee Corr grilled Rebustes about whether he considered the material to be sexually abusive of children. He replied: 'In Scottish eyes it will be but in the Philippines eyes, no. 'This is common thing in the Philippines. I can't say that enough.' When asked if he would describe himself as a paedophile, Rebustes said: 'Absolutely not. I despise people like that. 'We are tougher when it comes to children. We have a different lifestyle. We need to be tougher in everything.' Mr Corr told Rebustes: 'You created this material on the laptop on July 31 2019 in Scotland. 'Do you have a sexual attraction to naked toddlers?' Rebustes, who the court heard had a background in computer software, replied: 'No.' However, he was found guilty of committing two offences between July 31 2019 and May 24 2023. Following Rebustes' conviction, a motion was made to revoke his bail by Mr Corr, who claimed he was a flight risk. Sheriff Tim Niven-Smith deferred sentence until next month for a social work report to be prepared. He told Rebustes: 'On balance, I do consider you may be a flight risk. 'However, the risk you may present of failing to attend for sentence in this case is mitigated by you surrendering your passport.' Prior to bail being continued, Rebustes' handed over the document from the dock and was ordered not to apply for a new passport meantime. He must also sign on at Dundee's police headquarters every Friday between 12pm and 5pm. Rebustes was made subject to the sex offenders register on an interim basis.
