Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

I knew I wanted to be a writer when I was 8 years old. So I told my Dad; he laughed and said, “Writing isn’t a job; it’s a hobby, but go ahead and write as much as you want to now because there won’t be any time for it when you’re an adult.” I was discouraged by his words, but I did continue writing, perhaps not as much as I might have had he offered encouraging words instead. Nevertheless, I kept writing and continued to get better at it. Years later, when I was in eighth grade, I got…

CANADA Canada’s women’s rugby team is making history after they crowdfunded close to $700,000 to keep themselves alive and then played in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday against England. The Maple Leafs managed to beat six-time world champions New Zealand, kicking them out of a place in the finals for the first time in over a decade. In March, they put out a crowdfunding ask of $725,000 that included the statement: “Win Rugby World Cup 2025,” and have received 95% of their goal. The Canadian team the Maple Leafs played in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday against England.…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The words “truth and justice” rang out from crowds of protesters flooding a central boulevard in Mexico City on Friday, just as they have every Sept. 26 since the disappearance of 43 Mexican students that shook the country in 2014. Friday’s protest came exactly 11 years after students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College in the southern state of Guerrero vanished in 2014. Authorities believe the students were abducted in the town of Iguala as they traveled by bus to Mexico City for a protest and killed by members of a criminal cartel with ties to government and…

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. The Washington Huskies are riding a 22-game winning streak at Husky Stadium, and they’re about to face a tough test: keeping that streak alive when the No. 1 team in the country, the Ohio State Buckeyes, comes to town for the first time in nearly 20 years. Both teams are 3-0 as they open Big Ten play against each other this afternoon. Ohio State is coming off a bye week following three big wins against…

UNITED NATIONS — South Korea’s president has asked President Donald Trump to become “a peacemaker” and use his leadership to get North Korea to talks to reduce military tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the South’s top diplomat said Friday. Trump “welcomed” the request from President Lee Jae Myung and “he expressed his willingness to be engaged with North Korea again,” Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said in an interview with The Associated Press. There was no immediate word from the White House. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met three times as North Korea was building a nuclear weapons…

Birds are a highly diverse group of vertebrates who come in a wide range of forms and sizes, from large Common Ostriches to tiny hummingbirds, display a broad array of sociality ranging from highly social to solitary, and have evolved various adaptations that allow them to live in different habitats ranging from Antarctica to Namibia. They also have rich cognitive and emotional lives, so being called a “birdbrain” can be a compliment rather than an insult. I’m always trying to learn more about these fascinating beings and was thrilled to read a new, highly acclaimed book by award-winning evolutionary biologist…

A Big Apple-based production company claims “Independence Day” and “Kill Bill” actress Vivica A. Fox accepted tens of thousands to star in a 2024 movie but never actually made it to the film’s set. Brand New Entertainment estimates in a recent legal filing it’s lost more than $75,000 since Fox, 61, backed out of filming for “The Return of Omotara Jackson,” a planned reboot of the 2008 Nigerian Yoruba drama that starred Bukky Wright as a woman who murders her best friend to steal her lover. The lawsuit was filed this week in Manhattan Federal Court, and alleges breach of…

An ex-educator claiming the de Blasio administration knowingly permitted “racial harassment” against white staffers in the public school system — during anti-bias training sessions and in the workplace — can sue NYC, a federal appellate court ruled this week. The bombshell decision on Thursday overturned a lower-court’s dismissal of a 2019 lawsuit by Leslie Chislett, a veteran administrator who led the Advanced Placement for All initiative in the city Department of Education. It paves the way for a trial or financial settlement with the city.  “She presented evidence that would allow a reasonable juror to find that the DOE consistently ignored…

Ellen DeGeneres is mourning the loss of a young fan she once called her “only boyfriend.” Tayt Andersen, a longtime guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show who won over viewers with his humor, resilience, and unshakable positivity while living with a congenital heart condition, has died at 19 after a battle with cancer. His family announced the heartbreaking news early Friday, September 26. Hours later, DeGeneres shared a heartfelt video tribute to the teen, who appeared on her talk show several times throughout its run. “We had a very special guest on the show several times, and his name is…

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