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Looksmaxxer Clavicular hospitalised after suspected overdose during livestream
Popular online streamer and "looksmaxxer" Clavicular has been hospitalised following a suspected drug overdose in Miami.
Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, was filmed rubbing his eyes and holding his hands behind his head during a livestream from a Miami nightclub.
The 20-year-old is seen with fellow 'looksmaxxer' Androgenic, who is Australian.
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Androgenic is heard asking "how f___ed up are you?" before repeatedly asking if he wants an "addy", a slang term for the prescription medication Adderall.
Clavicular doesn't answer before the livestream abruptly cuts off.
Also known online as Clav, Clavicular is the figurehead of the online looksmaxxing movement, which encourages young men to maximise their physical appearance through bizarre and controversial means including smashing facial bones with a hammer and taking drugs.
His hospitalisation was first reported by TMZ, which obtained audio of the emergency services callout, and was confirmed by CBS News.
It comes just days after Clavicular abruptly ended an interview with 60 Minutes correspondent Adam Hegarty.
Clavicular became visibly enraged by Hegarty's line of questioning after he asked about looksmaxxing's origins in the incel community and his associations with controversial figures like Andrew Tate, who is currently facing charges of rape and human trafficking.
60 Minutes Australia airs on Channel Nine, which is owned by Nine, the publisher of this website.
Last month Peters was arrested in Florida on a battery charge related to a fight earlier this year between his girlfriend and another influencer.
The battery arrest was Peters' second arrest in two months.
In February, a few days after the livestreamed fight involving his girlfriend, Peters was arrested by police in Scottsdale, Arizona, for allegedly entering a bar with a fake ID. State prosecutors declined to charge him.
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Driver in Rotorua crash that killed Sakura Hall, 2, admits he was on drugs
Details of the crash at Mamaku near Rotorua and the man’s name remain secret.
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‘Six out of 10’: AFL star’s tongue-in-cheek remark after meeting Prince Harry
He may be a rugby fan at heart, but there's now a Western Bulldogs membership ticket with Prince Harry's name on it.
The Duke of Sussex took part in a kickaround with children and players at the team's headquarters at Mission Whitten Oval in Footscray, Melbourne on day two of his Australia visit and proved to fans that he has a "six out of 10" ability to punt the football.
Western Bulldogs trio Matthew Kennedy, Tom Liberatore and Adam Treloar had some one-on-one time with the former royal on the field.
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After admitting he was a little starstruck, Kennedy had a measured response when asked about Harry's skills on the field.
"I gave him a six out of 10, still a bit of an improvement to go, but he was really good, he asked us plenty of questions and it was great pleasure to meet him," Kennedy told Nine.com.au.
"He needs to probably get the ball spinning in the right direction.
"There was a few floaters in there, so, that's probably a start."
The Bulldogs midfielder presented Harry with a team scarf, which the duke wore proudly for the rest of his visit.
Kennedy joked that he might convince the duke to sign up as a Bulldogs member if his team can lock in a win on Friday.
"I think that's gonna be pretty tough, but we'll see how we go," he laughed.
"Maybe we get the win this weekend, we can get him across."
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Kennedy, who welcomed his son Theo in 2024, said the pair also bonded over fatherhood.
"We spoke about a bit about his, sporting background with rugby, [a] bit about AFL and bit about our kids and stuff, it was a great opportunity," Kennedy said.
"You don't get to do that every day… it's pretty awesome."
Earlier, Treloar told reporters he thought Harry's visit was a "big joke" until he saw the media start setting up.
He was chosen as one the players to kick the ball with Harry only yesterday.
"I still didn't really believe it until he came walking out," Treloar said.
"We don't usually get that out here in Footscray, so it's pretty cool."
During his visit, Harry told the players he often followed the AFL fixtures from his home in the US.
"He was a little bit disappointed that we gave him a kid's footy," Treloar added.
"He wanted one of the, the real ones, but he went OK."
Harry took to the field after joining a panel on mental health hosted by Melbourne-based charity Movember.
Harry and wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are focusing on events that champion community resilience, support for the armed forces and mental health during their whirlwind four-day visit.
It's their first visit since their 2018 royal tour, and the first since they quit the monarchy in 2020.
The couple will head to Canberra, before returning to Melbourne for a brief visit and a stop in Sydney.
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Most Aussies ‘couldn’t afford to flee’ family violence, Vinnies claims
Australia's cost-of-living and housing availability crises are making it "impossible" for women and children to flee family and domestic violence, according to new data from St Vincent De Paul Society.
Sixty percent of respondents in a national survey said they could not confidently afford to leave their homes if their safety depended on it, citing upfront rental costs and limited availability of safe, affordable housing.
One in 10 said they would have nowhere safe to go if they had to leave their home.
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Women and children fleeing family violence are the largest group experiencing homelessness in Australia, according to St Vincent De Paul Society Victoria CEO Charlie Spendlove.
"Women's homelessness doesn't look the way most people expect," Spendlove said.
"It hides in cars, on couches, in unsafe temporary arrangements – and because it's hidden, it's easier to miss and easier to underfund.
"We recently supported a woman, 'Sarah', who had spent 15 years building what looked like a stable, secure life.
"Behind closed doors, she was experiencing significant violence.
"When she made the brave decision to leave, she didn't just lose her relationship, she lost her home.
"For months, Sarah was sleeping in her car. She tried rooming houses, but they felt so unsafe and unsustainable that she returned to the streets.
"For her, the car was the safest option available in a system that wasn't meeting her needs."
She said Sarah was eventually able to transition into a secure long-term home with help from VincentCare.
"This research shows that the cost-of-living crisis is making an impossible situation worse," Spendlove said.
The data, released ahead of the annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout in Melbourne in June, also showed more than half of respondents wouldn't feel comfortable disclosing family violence to their employer and only 18 percent would know how to help a colleague they suspected was in need.
Spendlove called on businesses to take a direct stake in solving the issue, saying the sleepout was a leadership opportunity as well as a fundraiser.
"Nearly one in ten Australians say they'd have nowhere to go. That number should stop every business leader in their tracks," she said.
"The CEO Sleepout is a chance to step up publicly, help fund a safe way out, and bring others with you."
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Teacher intends to plead guilty over principal stabbing, lawyer says
A teacher accused of snapping and stabbing his school's principal has indicated he will plead guilty and is negotiating an offer with the prosecution.
Kim Ramchen, 37, is facing five charges including recklessly engaging in conduct, intentionally causing injury and assault with a weapon, over the stabbing in December.
The Keysborough College teacher is accused of arming himself with a knife from the school kitchen and stabbing principal Aaron Sykes after being told his contract would not be renewed.
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Ramchen was due to face Dandenong Magistrates Court today via video link from prison, however he did not appear for the brief hearing.
His lawyer Ruth Parker said Ramchen was aware of what was happening and they proceeded in his absence.
She said a psychological report had been prepared after concerns about Ramchen's mental fitness.
A hearing in February was told Ramchen had been diagnosed with autism, schizophrenia spectrum disorders and PTSD, but was not unwell while in custody.
At that time Parker raised concerns that he may not be fit to give her instructions on how to progress the matter.
She said today a fresh psychiatric report found he had "very serious issues", but he was fit to give instructions and Ramchen had met with one of her staff yesterday.
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"In those circumstances, Your Honour, what is proposed is that the matter be adjourned to a future date for plea hearing," Parker told the court.
"We understand the matter is likely to resolve."
Ramchen is yet to formally enter a plea of guilty.
Parker said she was in discussions with the prosecution about the plea, and she still needed to make a formal offer on what Ramchen will plead guilty to.
Magistrate Frances Medina set down a one-hour plea hearing for April 29 at the court in Dandenong, where Ramchen will face the court remotely from prison.
He is the son of former Price Is Right host Jacqui Ramchen who disappeared in 1992, with his late father charged over her killing until a magistrate found there was not enough evidence to commit him to trial.
Ramchen had taken on a parental role within the family after his mother disappeared and his father died from cancer when he was 14, his brother Lev told the court in December.
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Proposed team of experts to decide if Trump is fit for office
A top member of Congress has proposed a team of experts that would determine whether Donald Trump is fit to remain as president.
Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin has submitted legislation that would create an "independent commission on presidential capacity".
The commission would be tasked with deciding whether to activate the 25th Amendment, a law that allows for a president to be removed from office if they are no longer up to the job.
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While the commission would apply to all future presidents, Raskin specifically cited the behaviour of Trump in motivating the legislation.
"Public trust in Donald Trump's ability to meet the duties of his office has dropped to unprecedented lows as he threatens to destroy entire civilisations, unleashes chaos in the Middle East while violating Congressional war powers, aggressively insults the Pope of the Catholic Church and sends out artistic renderings online likening himself to Jesus Christ," Raskin said in a statement.
"We are at a dangerous precipice.
"It is now a matter of national security for Congress to fulfill its responsibilities under the 25th Amendment to protect the American people from an increasingly volatile and unstable situation."
The bipartisan commission would consist of eight retired statespersons including former presidents, vice presidents and cabinet members, selected by both parties.
And party leaders would also select four doctors and four psychiatrists to serve on the body.
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The commission would then select a 17th member themselves.
With the consent of the vice president, the commission could decide whether to activate the 25th amendment.
Raskin's legislation is likely not to pass into law because Democrats are in the minority in both chambers.
But fifty Democrats are cosponsoring the legislation nevertheless.
In recent weeks many prominent conservatives have begun publicly expressing concern about Trump's mental state."He's clearly not well," his former press secretary Stephanie Grisham said last week.
"This isn't 'just Trump being Trump'."
And Trump's former lawyer Ty Cobb said the president was "clearly insane".
"It highlights the level of his insanity and his depravity," Cobb said.
"I think he's gone."
Last week Raskin wrote to the White House doctor demanding Trump take a dementia test.
Raskin requested a comprehensive cognitive test, with the results to be shared with Congress.
He cited Trump's profane social media post on Easter Sunday in which he threatened to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure, dropped the F-word and praised Allah.
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But the president's behaviour has become a talking point in American media in his second term.
In a cabinet meeting he spoke for several minutes about a conversation he had with the CEO of the company that makes Sharpies, which the company said never took place.
He spoke for eight minutes about poisonous snakes in Peru during a Christmas event.
He claimed to have ended a non-existent war between Cambodia and Armenia.
He also apparently concocted a long anecdote about his uncle's interactions at college with the Unabomber, even though his uncle died before the terrorist was identified.
And after posting an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ this week, he later claimed he thought it showed him as a doctor.
The 25th Amendment has never been invoked to permanently remove a president from power.
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