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Daily Mail
36 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Brian Wilson's cause of death revealed days after Beach Boys icon's shock passing aged 82
Beach Boys icon Brian Wilson's cause of death has been revealed publicly two weeks after his passing at 82. Wilson's children announced his death on the singer's official Instagram page on Wednesday June 11 - a year after it emerged that he had been diagnosed with a neurocognitive disorder similar to dementia. Per a death certificate obtained by TMZ, Wilson died from respiratory arrest - which occurs when the heart is still beating, but the lungs stop functioning, making it impossible for the person to get oxygen. Wilson was also suffering from a litany of other health issues at the time of his death, with infections sepsis and cystitis also listed on the certificate. Associated factors include neurodegenerative disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic respiratory failure and chronic kidney disease. The God Only Knows hitmaker shot to fame as the frontman of the Beach Boys, for which he served as the principal songwriter as well as the co-lead vocalist. Wilson formed the Beach Boys in 1961 with his brothers Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and their friend Al Jardine. The original name of the band was the Pendletones, and they exploded onto the scene with their 1961 song Surfin', written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Over the course of the 1960s the group became one of the most beloved in America, releasing albums like Surfin' Safari, Surfin' U.S.A. and Surfer Girl. Their 1966 hit God Only Knows was branded 'the greatest song ever written' by Beatles legend Paul McCartney. Along with their pioneering musical style, the band also conjured up an intoxicating image of a carefree California lifestyle of sunshine, palm trees and sea air. However Wilson's involvement with the Beach Boys shifted dramatically when he suffered a nervous breakdown in 1964, followed by two more in the next couple of years. He promptly withdrew from touring but retained his backstage control of the band as a writer and producer, masterminding their 1966 magnum opus Pet Sounds and providing lead vocals on many of the tracks. Pet Sounds struggled commercially at first, but ultimately earned a reputation as one of the most acclaimed pop albums ever created. Melinda, his second and final wife, married Wilson in 1995, and he credited her as his 'savior' in his devastated statement on her death last year; the couple are pictured in 1995 Last February, shortly after his wife Melinda's death, Wilson's family filed to obtain a conservatorship of him, announcing his diagnosis with a dementia-like condition. They said he often made 'spontaneous irrelevant or incoherent utterances,' had a 'very short attention span and while unintentionally disruptive, is frequently unable to maintain decorum appropriate to the situation,' in documents obtained by The Blast. Melinda, the family argued, had been attending to Wilson's 'daily living needs' and her absence had left him 'unable to properly provide for his own personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter.' The last time Wilson was seen in public was April 2024, when he emerged looking frail in a wheelchair to attend a Los Angeles Lakers game. News of his death provoked an outpouring of grief from his fans, including Elton John, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Mick Fleetwood, Micky Dolenz, the Backstreet Boys, Randy Bachman and John Lennon's sons Julian Lennon and Sean Lennon. Wilson's survivors include his daughters Carnie, 57, and Wendy, 55, whom he had with his first wife Marilyn, as well as the five children he adopted with Melinda, who are called Dakota Rose, Daria Rose, Delanie Rose, Dylan and Dash.
Gizmodo
an hour ago
- Business
- Gizmodo
Cheaper Than Dyson, This Shark Hair Dryer and Styler Hits a New Low for Early Prime Day
Dyson has been a familiar name for years with its prestige dryers and stylers, but the monopoly doesn't exist anymore. In America, Shark has also made an appearance as a strong contender with a product that looks like the Dyson in both form and function but costs a fraction of the price. With Amazon's first Prime Day sale, the Shark HD430 air styling and drying system can now be obtained for just $249, down from its usual $350. That is a 29% discount, which is approximately half of Dyson's counterpart and is the lowest Amazon has ever offered it for this model. See at Amazon The Shark hair dryer ican help you achieve salon-quality looks in the comfort of your own home. The machine is designed for every hair type from straight to wavy, curly to coily. The system comes with an assortment of attachments that enable you to curl, volumize, smooth and dry your hair with one machine. Included in the box are two 1.25-inch auto-wrap curlers, an oval brush, a paddle brush, and a concentrator nozzle, all of which give you the full range of styling options without having to use separate tools. While most styling tools employ extreme heat that deteriorates hair in the long run, this product uses intelligent heat control, taking and modifying heat 1,000 times a second. This dries your hair quickly with little exposure to heat which saves your hair from dryness and damage normally incurred while styling your hair daily. The 1300-watt motor gives intense airflow power for quick drying, but the machine remains very lightweight and small at slightly over 1.5 pounds. The auto-wrap curlers uses Coanda technology to automatically wrap hair around the barrel for easy curls in either direction. This feature is especially convenient if you struggle with traditional curling irons as it eliminates much of the guesswork and manual labor in the process. The oval brush attachment is best for volume and bounce and to defrizz and smooth, and the paddle brush straightens and smooths hair in a single step. The concentrator design gives concentrated airflow for intense drying and styling, and the rotating nozzle enables you to direct the flow wherever you need it. For someone wanting to upgrade their hair care without sacrificing value, this Prime Day deal early on is one not to pass up. See at Amazon
News.com.au
an hour ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
US Supreme Court curtails power of individual judges to block Trump
A divided US Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major victory on Friday by curbing the power of lone federal judges to block executive actions. In a 6-3 ruling stemming from Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship, the court said nationwide injunctions issued by district court judges "likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has granted to federal courts." The top court did not rule on the constitutionality of Trump's executive order seeking to end automatic citizenship for children born on American soil. But the broader decision on the scope of judicial rulings removes a big roadblock to Trump's often highly controversial policy agenda and has far-reaching ramifications for the ability of the judiciary to rein in Trump or future American presidents. Trump celebrated by telling reporters he had "a whole list" of policies he could now proceed on without opposition in the courts. Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship is just one of a number of his moves that have been blocked by judges around the country -- both Democratic and Republican appointees – since he took office in January. Courts have, for example, blocked or slowed down his hardline immigration crackdown, firing of federal employees, efforts to end diversity programs and punitive actions against law firms and universities. Past presidents have also complained about national injunctions shackling their agenda, but such orders have sharply risen under Trump, who saw more in his first two months than Democrat Joe Biden did during his first three years in office. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a Trump appointee who authored the majority opinion joined by the other five conservative justices, said "the universal injunction was conspicuously nonexistent for most of our Nation's history." "Federal courts do not exercise general oversight of the Executive Branch," Barrett wrote. "When a court concludes that the Executive Branch has acted unlawfully, the answer is not for the court to exceed its power, too," she said. The three liberal justices dissented with Justice Sonia Sotomayor saying "no right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates." "The Court's decision is nothing less than an open invitation for the Government to bypass the Constitution," Sotomayor said. "The Executive Branch can now enforce policies that flout settled law and violate countless individuals' constitutional rights, and the federal courts will be hamstrung to stop its actions fully," she said. - 'GIANT WIN' - Trump, in a post on Truth Social, welcomed the ruling as a "GIANT WIN." The case was ostensibly about Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, which was deemed unconstitutional by courts in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington state. But it actually focused on whether a single federal district court judge has the right to issue a nationwide block to a presidential decree with a universal injunction. The issue has become a rallying cry for Trump and his Republican allies, who accuse the judiciary of impeding his agenda against the will of voters. Steven Schwinn, a law professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, said the court's ruling "sharply undermines the power of federal courts to rein-in lawless actions by the government." "The ruling will likely create a patchwork of birthright citizenship rights," Schwinn told AFP, where it is recognized in some locations for people who have successfully sued and not recognized for people who have not sued. "This patchwork approach to individual rights is inconsistent with our history and tradition of federal rights in the United States and is inconsistent with the rule of law," he said. The Trump administration had asked the Supreme Court to restrict the application of a district court's injunction solely to the parties who brought the case and the district where the judge presides. Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship decrees that children born to parents in the United States illegally or on temporary visas would not automatically become citizens. The three lower courts ruled that to be a violation of the 14th Amendment, which states: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."
Al Jazeera
an hour ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Trump vows to push ahead with ending birthright citizenship
Trump vows to push ahead with ending birthright citizenship NewsFeed US President Donald Trump is vowing to push ahead with his attempt to end birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court ruled that lower court judges had overstepped in blocking Trump's executive orders nationwide. Video Duration 00 minutes 25 seconds 00:25 Video Duration 00 minutes 39 seconds 00:39 Video Duration 01 minutes 49 seconds 01:49 Video Duration 00 minutes 39 seconds 00:39 Video Duration 02 minutes 43 seconds 02:43 Video Duration 02 minutes 39 seconds 02:39 Video Duration 02 minutes 20 seconds 02:20
Bloomberg
an hour ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Trump Mobile Pulls 'Made in USA' Claim
The Trump Mobile, a phone company, has removed language from its website claiming that its phone is made in the USA. Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow gives an update on the company's claim and what could be behind it. (Source: Bloomberg)
