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Singer Jake Flint dies at 37 just hours after his wedding

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  Jake Flint has died hours after he married Brenda Cline on Saturday, November 26. Jake Flint, a country music singer on the "Oklahoma Red Dirt" music scene, died in his sleep just hours after his wedding on Saturday, November 26. He was 37. Flint's publicist, Clif Doyal, told The Oklahoman that he passed in his sleep but didn't reveal an exact cause of death.   "He was not only a client, he was a dear friend and just a super nice guy," said Doyal. "As you can see from the outpouring on social media, he was loved by everybody. I think a lot of it was just that he was a people person, and he had an amazing sense of humor. He made everybody laugh, and he made everybody feel welcome."   The Oklahoma music community flooded social media sites with messages of condolences.   His widow, Brenda Wilson, wrote on Facebook on Monday, Nov. 28: "We should be going through wedding photos but instead I have to pick out clothes to bury my husb...

Qatar says World Cup workers' death toll is 'between 400 and 500'

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A top Qatari official has said the number of workers who died while building World Cup stadiums for the ongoing tournament is 'between 400 and 500.'   Hassan al-Thawadi, secretary-general of Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, disclosed this during an interview.   British journalist Piers Morgan asked Mr al-Thawadi: 'What is the honest, realistic total do you think of migrant workers who died from… as a result of work they're doing for the World Cup in totality?'   Mr al-Thawadi replied: 'The estimate is around 400, between 400 and 500… I don't have the exact number. That's something that's been discussed.'   'One death is a death too many. Plain and simple,' Mr al-Thawadi added in the interview.   Reports from the Supreme Committee dating from 2014 to the end of 2021 only include the number of worker deaths involved in building and refurbishing the stadiums now hosting the World Cup.   Those figures put...

World Cup 2022: Andre Onana breaks silence after being sent home from Cameroon camp in Qatar

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Cameroon Goalkeeper,  AndrĂ© Onana insists he put his ‘efforts and energy into finding solutions to a situation that a footballer often experiences’ but found ‘no will on the other side.’   Questions had been asked following Andre Onana's absence in the Cameroon Vs Serbia fixture at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.  It was later revealed that the Cameroon international clashed with the team's coach Rigobert Song and was consequently left out of the team that played the Serbs. He was then sent home after being omitted from the squad for their last group-stage match against Brazil.     The Inter Milan goalkeeper in an official statement addressed the situation after the Cameroonian FA released an official announcement stating that he had been suspended from the team.   His statement explained how he has tried to support the team in any way he can.   He shared: "I have put all my efforts and energy into finding ...