Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Yesterday, a reader sent me a Belfast Telegraph article about a woman (a fully qualified doctor from Northern Ireland), who was subjected to severe physical and psychological violence by her abusive boyfriend. He strangled her repeatedly, spat at her, called her names, and filmed her as he forced her to eat food from the floor. When neighbours alerted police in 2023, officers found her crawling away from her home, covered in bruises at different stages of healing. When I discussed the case with colleagues over lunch, one expressed surprise that such violence could be inflicted on a woman who was…

Sydney Sweeney left little to the imagination Wednesday night with her most daring red carpet look to date. The actress sizzled in a sparkling — and completely sheer — silver gown at Variety’s 2025 Power of Women event. The floor-length ensemble, designed by Christian Cowan, hugged Sweeney’s curves with a cinched waist. Sydney Sweeney bared it all in a daring red carpet look on Wednesday. FilmMagic The actress sizzled at Variety’s 2025 Power of Women event in a sheer silver dress. WireImage The iridescent number, which the 28-year-old paired with diamond earrings, laced up the back. The “Euphoria” star’s recent…

Five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum, but the treasures remain missing, the Paris prosecutor announced Thursday. The five were detained late Wednesday night in Paris and the Paris region, Prosecutor Laure Beccuau told RTL radio. She did not release their identities or other details. Head of the brigand of banditry repression Pascal Carreau, left, and Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau speak at a news conference at the Paris courthouse on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. AP One is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the…

A lucky individual in Sweden discovered a cauldron filled with medieval rings, pendants and several thousand coins that were all remarkably well-preserved. In a translated statement from the County Administrative Board of Stockholm in mid-September, officials said the discovery was made in Stockholm County, home to 26 municipalities.  Authorities described the finder as a “private individual” who was digging for worms to use as fishing bait at the time. The cauldron was found near the discoverer’s summer cottage, but officials are keeping the location under wraps until the investigation is complete. “The finder reported the discovery to the County Administrative Board, and…

Catherine Zeta-Jones’ daughter Carys Zeta Douglas borrowed another iconic look from her mother’s closet. Zeta-Jones’ lookalike daughter, 22, posed on the red carpet in her lace-accented black dress — a frock the movie star wore 20 years ago to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Zeta Douglas was joined by her father, Michael Douglas, at the PAC NYC Icons of Culture Gala. Although Zeta-Jones was not with them on the carpet, Zeta Douglas paid tribute to her mom with the borrowed dress. Douglas told People Zeta-Jones couldn’t make it to the event because “she’s working,” adding: “I’m sorry Catherine’s missing it tonight.”…

Longtime radio DJ Pierre Robert, a staple across the Philadelphia airwaves for almost half a century, has died. He was 70. Robert, pronounced “Ro-Bear” was found dead at his home on Wednesday, according to his station, WMMR’s parent company Beasley Media Group. No foul play is suspected in his death, but further details were not released. Pierre Robert in the WMMR studio. The longtime Philadelphia disc-jockey died on Oct. 29, 2025. Pierre Robert/Instagram “We all have heavy hearts today,” Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley said. “Pierre’s unwavering love for music and his deep connection with listeners made him one…

On February 24, 2022, therapist Nathalie Timtchenko watched the news in horror. Russian tanks rolled toward Kyiv, the beloved city where she’d counseled clients for all of her nearly decade-long career. She had recently moved to working in Boston-area psychiatric hospitals while her husband attended graduate school there.Yet she couldn’t stop thinking about all the friends, family, and colleagues back in Ukraine, sheltering in place as air raid sirens punctured the night air, or others picking up rifles to man checkpoints around the city. She quickly built a Google form asking fellow mental health professionals to volunteer their services as…

Jordi Fernández benched his first-round draft pick point guards Egor Dëmin and Ben Saraf for the entire fourth quarter Wednesday in a comeback bid led by veterans Tyrese Martin and Terance Mann.  “I thought Tyrese was awesome,” said Fernández. “It’s about us, and whoever helps the team fight right there. There’s nothing given to anybody. I’m rewarding a player who had a great summer, and he was playing well.”  Martin played the entire fourth with eight points and four boards. He had 13 and five for the game. Dëmin has struggled to get downhill, something Fernández said the lottery pick…

Few horror performers can claim to be as synonymous with independent filmmaking as Sarah Nicklin. From early experimental shorts and splatterpunk epics to small indie releases with major potential, Nicklin has carved out a niche for herself as an actress who somehow treads the line between uncompromisingly raw human emotion and boldly imaginative genre filmmaking. Sarah […]

LOS ANGELES — As vaunted as this Dodgers starting rotation — headed by Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — was as this World Series began, it’s the Blue Jays now on the cusp of a championship because of proficiency in that area. Trey Yesavage’s legend only grew Wednesday night as the rookie, who began the season pitching in Single-A, tamed the Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series. It’s the Blue Jays’ series to lose headed home following a 6-1 victory over the reigning champions at Dodger Stadium. Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts on…