## 94-Year-Old on a Mission to Visit Every Continent with Her Grandson Didn’t Get First Passport Until She Was 91

Authored by people.com

By this adventure, she means traveling the world with her 43-year-old grandson, Brad Ryan.

The adventurous pair reached Antarctica on Wednesday, Dec. 11 via a hybrid battery-powered cruise ship with HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions).

It’s their fourth continent together, and marks the halfway point of their mission to visit every continent together.

Grandma Joy and Brad Ryan land on Antarctica, their fourth continent together.

“She told me in her 80s that she wished she had seen more of the great outdoors in her life.

The duo managed to make their dream a reality, and in 2023, Joy became the oldest person to visit all 63 U.S. National Parks.

The National Park of American Samoa was their final park, and Joy needed a passport to reach it. »

### Ubisoft quietly releases new Web3 game featuring Rayman and NFTs

Authored by eurogamer.net

Ubisoft has quietly released a new game based on its Captain Laserhawk animated series, which features beloved mascot Rayman and NFTs.

Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E., as spotted by Game File's Stephen Totilo (via Polygon), is a PC top-down multiplayer shooter that uses cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

It's based on the Far Cry 3 spin-off Blood Dragon and features multiple characters from across Ubisoft's games, including Rayman. »

### ‘Heroic’ childcare manager who sounded alarm over ‘Australia’s worst paedophile’ found not guilty of hacking

Authored by theguardian.com

A childcare centre manager who alerted police to one of Australia’s worst paedophiles has been found not guilty of computer hacking for using a restricted computer to inform the media.

Griffith was charged a year later after being linked to child sexual abuse material online by a different police unit.

A magistrate, Kerrie O’Callaghan, found Borucki not guilty of computer hacking for using a restricted computer without consent and causing detriment to the church worth more than $5,000. »

### Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall

Authored by independent.co.uk

The United States doubled the number of forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group before the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government, the Pentagon said Thursday.

The U.S. has previously said 900 troops were in Syria, but Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, announced that 2,000 were there and had been for a while.

The Pentagon has been asked repeatedly in recent days and weeks about the U.S. presence in Syria and never disclosed the dramatic increase. »

### Elon Musk lashes out as he gets first taste of political failure when spending deal voted down

Authored by independent.co.uk

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