## 10-year-old swept into storm drain to become an organ donor, dad says

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10-year-old swept into storm drain to become an organ donor, dad says.

A 10-year-old boy who was swept into a storm drain while helping his family clean up storm debris is being kept on life support so that his organs can be donated, according to his father.

The boy, Asher Sullivan, "officially passed away" on May 18, but remains on life support to facilitate the organ donation process, his dad, Jimmy Sullivan, wrote in a Facebook post.

"It’s 100% an 'Asher' type thing to do in continuing to be selfless," Sullivan shared on Facebook.

"He will have an honor walk at the hospital in the next few days and be celebrated as he is, a hero!".

Members of the Rutherford County Schools district are rallying around Asher Sullivan, a 10-year-old boy who was swept away in a storm drain. »

### ‘Are you staring me down?’: Furious judge clears courtroom after Trump defense witness sighs and rolls eyes from the stand

Authored by independent.co.uk

The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan cleared the courtroom and reprimanded a defense witness for his heavy sighs, eye rolls and audible reactions to a series of objections to his testimony.

While in the middle of asking the jury to return, the judge fired back: “Are you staring me down right now?

According to a court transcript, the judge had threatened to toss Mr Costello out of the courtroom. »

### Salman Rushdie says a Palestinian state formed today would be ‘Taliban-like’

Authored by theguardian.com

Salman Rushdie has said that the formation of a Palestinian state “right now” would mean a “Taliban-like state” is created.

To have another Taliban, another Ayatollah-like state, in the Middle East, right next to Israel?”

said the Indian-born British-American author on a podcast run by German broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg which was released on Thursday. »

### Rockstar Strives For “Perfection” With GTA VI, Aims For Polished Launch

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Rockstar Games is striving for “perfection” with the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, GTA VI, as it aims to for a polished launch.

He said that the development team would naturally make sure there are as few bugs as possible before launch.

The aforementioned narrowing of GTA VI’s launch window was recently announced by Zelnick in Take-Two Interactive’s fourth quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 report. »

### Catholic Monk Comes Out as Transgender: 'Deal With Us'

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A Catholic monk came out as transgender this month, saying the church had "to deal with" trans Catholics.

On May 17, Brother Christian Matson, a Catholic monk in Kentucky, told Religion News Service, "This Sunday, Pentecost 2024, I'm planning to come out publicly as transgender.".

In April, the Vatican published "Infinite Dignity," a 20-page declaration that discussed the Catholic Church's view on transgender individuals. »

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