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Miami Herald
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Vikings, Chiefs owners donating to Texas flood recovery efforts
Owners of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs have joined the list of professional sports organizations making donations to support the recovery from flooding that has devastated the Texas Hill Country, they announced on Wednesday. As of 7 p.m. ET, state officials confirmed at least 120 people have died from the floods in central Texas, including 96 confirmed fatalities (60 adults and 36 children) in Kerr County. Five campers and one counselor were still missing from Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River. A wall of water swept over the area after heavy rainfall forced the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in less than an hour early Friday morning. The Vikings and the Wilf family committed $500,000 in support of relief and recovery efforts. "We are deeply saddened by the continued devastation and loss of life in the Texas Hill Country and can't imagine the pain so many are experiencing," Vikings owners Mark, Zygi and Leonard Wilf said in a statement Wednesday. "We are praying for peace for the families who have lost a loved one and strength for those who continue to risk their lives leading the rescue and recovery effort." Major League Soccer's Texas-based clubs -- Austin FC, FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo FC -- have joined the league in committing $500,000 toward disaster-relief efforts. Clark Hunt, who owns FC Dallas as well as the NFL's Chiefs, lost a 9-year-old cousin in the floods. "Our family is devastated by the tragedy in Central Texas," Hunt said in a statement. "Our hearts go out to those grieving -- in particular, to the parents who lost children, those who lost family members, and the far-too-many who have lost friends, neighbors, and loved ones. "This has shaken our community to its core. Today, along with our MLS partners, my brother, (Dan), and I are humbled to support those directly assisting the victims of this unimaginable tragedy. In the wake of such sadness, we are awed by the hearts of our fellow Texans, and we are grateful for the true community leaders -- in boats, helicopters or trucks filled with food -- who are showing up for their neighbors in need." One of the campers at Camp Mystic who died was Janie Hunt, the grand-granddaughter of the late William Herbert Hunt -- brother of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt. "The FC Dallas family is heartbroken over the disaster in Central Texas," Dan Hunt said. "We are grieving alongside the families and communities who are living through the unimaginable right now." Camp Mystic, in the community of Hunt in Kerr County, is a Christian girls camp that opened in 1926. In recent days, the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and the NFL committed $500,000 apiece while Major League Baseball's Houston Astros and Texas Rangers each pledged $1 million. The Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, the NBA and the NBA Basketball Players Association announced more than $2 million in donations to support immediate and long-term relief. --Field Level Media Field Level Media 2025 - All Rights Reserved
NBC Sports
09-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Vikings and Wilf family commit $500,000 to rescue and recovery efforts in Texas flooding
It made perfect sense for the NFL teams based in Texas to contribute $500,000 each to rescue and relief efforts from the catastrophic flooding that has claimed many lives and caused widespread deduction. Now, a team not tied to Texas is matching what the Cowboys and Texans did. The Vikings and the Wilf family have also contributed $500,000 to the effort. The team announced the move on Wednesday. 'We are deeply saddened by the continued devastation and loss of life in the Texas Hill Country and can't imagine the pain so many are facing,' Vikings owners Mark, Zygi, and Leonard Wilf said in a statement. 'We are praying for peace for the families who have lost a loved one and strength for those who continue to risk their lives leading the rescue and recovery effort.' It's an impressive gesture by the Vikings, and it hopefully will cause other NFL teams to follow suit. Texas is a hotbed of football, with its Friday Night Lights a feeder system for a broad array of college programs in the state, which funnel plenty of great players to the NFL. Regardless of whether other teams jump in, it's a great gesture from a team that is headquartered a long way away from where the flooding has happened. And it's a reminder that, even though we all live in our own states, we are all Americans.
Sky News AU
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Palestine has ‘always rejected' a Jewish state
Former Israeli Politician Dr Einat Wilf says the Jewish people have 'accepted' every two-state solution in the past century. Ms Wilf told Sky News host Chris Kenny that the Jews required Jewish state. 'The Palestine Arabs have always rejected a two-state solution if one of the two is the Jewish state.'
Sky News AU
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
UNRWA feeds the ‘Palestinian delusion' of no Jewish state
Former Israeli politician Dr Einat Wilf says UNWRA aims to ensure a two-state solution with Israel and Palestine 'will never happen'. Ms Wilf told Sky News host Chris Kenny that UNRWA keeps feeding the 'Palestinian delusion' of no Jewish state. 'The violent and dangerous idea of return in the name of which the October 7 massacre was carried.'
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ex-PM Boris Johnson and wife Carrie announce birth of their fourth child in Instagram post
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have a welcomed a surprise new baby girl. Mrs Johnson, 37, revealed her fourth child with the Tory politician, 60, is called Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson who was born on May 21. In an adorable Instagram post on Saturday, the Johnsons enjoyed pizza to celebrate the birth of their daughter at University College London Hospital. Mrs Johnson captioned it: 'Welcome to the world Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson born on 21st May. 'Aka Pops, Pop Tart. I can't believe how pretty and tiny you are. Feel so incredibly lucky. We are all totally smitten. 'Not sure I've slept a minute since you were born as can't stop looking at how completely lovely you are. 'Thank you so much to the amazing maternity team at UCLH and particularly to Asma and Patrick who have looked after me so well through all my pregnancies. I really cannot thank you guys enough. 'Wilf, Romy and Frank are utterly delighted, particularly Romy who was desperate for a little sister. Bring on the matching dresses. 'A final gang member. Back from hospital now and time for cocktails and pizza with my tiny baby snoozing on my lap. Life doesn't get any better.' Together, the couple already share Wilf, five, Romy, three, and 22-month-old Frank. They got married in May 2021. Mr Johnson has four other children with ex-wife Marina Wheeler, and a child born in 2009 as a result of an affair with art consultant Helen Macintyre.
