In May 1944, 23-year-old Phyllis Latour jumped out of a US bomber and parachuted into occupied Normandy, France. Her mission was to gather information about Nazi positions in preparation for D-Day. Once on the ground, she quickly buried her parachute and clothes, and began a secret mission that would last four months, pretending to be a poor teenage French girl.
Phyllis had been trained by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). She learned how to send secret messages in Morse code, how to fix wireless radios, and how to spy without being caught. She also went through tough physical training in the Scottish highlands. Phyllis wanted to get revenge on the Nazis who had killed her godfather.
Phyllis said, “The men who had been sent before me were caught and killed. I was chosen because I would be less suspicious.” She would ride a bicycle through the region, pretending to sell soap, and secretly pass messages to the British about German locations. She acted like a country girl chatting with German soldiers to avoid raising suspicion. She moved from place to place to stay hidden and often slept in forests finding her own food.
Phyllis also came up with a clever way to hide her secret codes. She wrote them on a piece of silk and pricked it with a pin each time she used a code. She kept it hidden inside a hair tie. Once when the Germans briefly detained her and searched her she took out the hair tie and let her hair fall, showing she had nothing to hide. In the summer of 1944, Phyllis sent 135 coded messages helping Allied bombers find German targets.
After the war, Phyllis married and moved to New Zealand. Her children didn’t know about her wartime service until 2000, when her oldest son found out online. This hero passed on October 7, 2023. May she rest In peace.
One of the most beautiful moments before Spain vs Peru pre-World Cup did not come from a goal, a tackle or a piece of skill. 🇪🇸 v 🇵🇪 💘
It came from kindness.
As the players walked onto the pitch, Peruvian defender Fabio Gruber noticed that the young boy with Down syndrome accompanying him was feeling cold in the stadium. Without hesitation, he removed his own jacket and gently placed it over the boy’s shoulders.
In that simple act, football showed its heart.
Moments like this are why the world loves football.
As we head towards the 2026 World Cup, may we see more of this spirit on and off the pitch.
#FIFAWorldCup #fwc2026 ⚽❤️
🗣️ Mario Balotelli: "Ben çocukken çok hastaydım, durumumuz kötüydü ve biyolojik ailem beni İtalyan bir aileye evlatlık verdi. Yıllarca beni arayıp sormadılar, tamamen yalnızdım.
Ne zaman ki ben futbolcu oldum, Inter'de oynamaya başladım ve milyonlar kazanıp ünlü oldum; işte o gün televizyonlara çıkıp 'Mario bizim oğlumuz, onu çok özledik' diye ağlamaya başladılar.
Bu hayattaki en büyük ikiyüzlülük. Ben sokaklarda ırkçılığa uğrarken, hastanede acı çekerken neredeydiniz? Eğer ünlü bir futbolcu olmasaydım, Brescia’da bir işçi olsaydım yine benim babam ve annem olmak isteyecek miydiniz?
Hayır. Benim tek bir ailem var, o da beni büyüten, bana bakan Balotelli ailesidir. Diğerleri sadece benim şöhretimin peşinde."
🚨🚨🇺🇾🇺🇾 IMPRESIONANTE REBELIÓN DE LOS LABURANTES
Los trabajadores, cansados del manotazo al bolsillo de este gobierno y sus miles de impuestos, salen a protestar masivamente en las calles, miles de miles de trabajadores peotestan en las rutas nacionales
Following Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statement labeling "Radical Islam" a severe global threat, US Muslim communities reacted with intense indignation.
Do you align with Rubio's stance on this issue?
A. Yes
B. No
Michael J. Fox lleva más de 30 años luchando contra el Parkinson.
En 1991 se lo diagnosticaron y empezó a tener los primeros síntomas, con el paso de los años todo ha ido siendo más difícil.
Pese a todo, nunca se ha rendido y ha sido un ejemplo de superación.
Hace 3 años recibió un Oscar Honorífico por su compromiso, investigación y visibilización del Parkinson. Hizo una fundación que ha recaudado más de 2 mil millones de dólares para combatir esta enfermadad.
Hoy cumple 65 años, admiración eterna hacia esta LEYENDA.
Hace unas semanas llegó a París sin patrocinadores, fuera del Top 100 y sin la certeza de poder cubrir los gastos de su estancia. Hoy, Maja Chwalińska es subcampeona de Roland Garros. Solo por alcanzar la final ganó más dinero que en toda su carrera profesional. Una de las historias inspiradoras del deporte en 2026.
82 years ago today, brave American heroes like CPL Edmond Elisar of Ascension Parish, Louisiana stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe from tyranny.
He was only 22 years old when he gave his life in service of our country so we could live free.
God made men like Edmond rare. Our nation must never forget his sacrifice.
I do not care who gets mad at me for saying this: President Trump, Thank you for something far deeper than politics.
Thank you for waking up every morning at 79 years old and carrying a weight most people could never handle.
Thank you for the meals you missed, the family moments you never got back, the sleepless nights, the long flights, the endless pressure, and the burden of serving a country that never stops demanding more.
Thank you for getting back up every single time the world tried to bury you.
Thank you for enduring attacks, lies, betrayal, and pressure that would have broken most people for good.
Thank you for giving up comfort, privacy, peace, and the life you had built to sit in the hardest seat on earth and fight for this country.
You did not have to do any of this.
You already had the money, the success, the properties, the lifestyle, and the freedom.
You could have walked away.
Instead, you chose sacrifice.
You chose responsibility.
You chose America.
Thank you for everything you carried that so many never fully saw.
Thank you for every morning you chose this country over yourself.
We see you.
We appreciate you.
And we thank you.
God bless you.
God protect you.
And may God keep giving you the strength to carry what most people never could.
Throwback to pro-life celebrity Tim Tebow hosting a red carpet event to humanize people with special needs, including children with Down syndrome.
These people are valuable and worthy of life. 🤍
Eighty-two years ago today, freedom stood on the edge of extinction, and Allied forces stormed into hell to help save the world.
We will never forget the courage, the sacrifice, and the blood spilled on that fateful day.