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"We say very clearly no to racism in our society." First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill condemns the violent disorder that has taken place in Belfast in recent days, describing it as "pure racism in its vilest form". Belfast live updates: trib.al/kI70nUY

At 17, Dawn Loggins came home from a summer program and discovered her family was gone. No note. No warning. No home. Months later, she received an acceptance letter from Harvard. This is her story. Dawn grew up in rural North Carolina in a house without electricity or running water. When the family needed water, she and her brother walked to a public park and filled jugs from the bathroom faucets. Showers were rare. Classmates called her dirty. She kept showing up to school. Her parents moved constantly. Eviction after eviction. New town. New school. By age 17, Dawn had attended four different high schools and missed nearly an entire year of education. Most students would have fallen behind. Dawn excelled. When she arrived at Burns High School in 2010, guidance counselor Robyn Putnam immediately saw something special. Dawn enrolled in makeup courses. Studied before sunset because there were no lights at home. Took AP classes. Earned straight A's. Joined clubs. Then led them. Photography Club. Rock Climbing Club. Spanish Club. President of all three. That summer she earned a place at the prestigious Governor's School of North Carolina. Teachers helped buy her clothes. Putnam drove her 200 miles to the program. Nobody knew where Dawn would be living when it ended. The concern turned out to be justified. Near the end of the program, Dawn tried calling home. The number was disconnected. When she returned, the house was empty. Her parents had moved away. She was 17 years old. Homeless. Alone. Most people would have stopped there. Dawn didn't. She couch-surfed. Carried toiletries in her backpack because she never knew where her next shower would come from. And every morning at 6 a.m., she went to work. As a school custodian. She swept hallways. Cleaned classrooms. Scrubbed desks. Then sat down and earned straight A's. By graduation year, she had: • Straight A grades • AP courses • Leadership roles in three clubs • A part-time job before school every morning Then a teacher made one suggestion: Apply to Harvard. Dawn laughed. Then thought: "Why not?" She became the first student in Burns High School history to apply. Months later, an envelope arrived. Harvard College. Accepted. Full tuition. Full room and board. Everything covered. On graduation day in 2012, when her name was announced, the entire gymnasium stood and applauded. Teachers cried. Students cheered. The girl who cleaned their hallways before sunrise was heading to Harvard. When asked about her parents, Dawn didn't speak with anger. She simply said: "I love my parents. I disagree with the choices they've made." Then she added something even more powerful: "If I had not had those experiences, I wouldn't be such a strong-willed or determined person." Burns High School had over 1,000 students. Dawn Loggins became the first ever accepted to Harvard. Proof that the circumstances you're born into are not the same thing as the future you're capable of building.

You’re f*cking kidding me… “I wish people didn’t see that video” The Minister of Northern Ireland blames Tommy Robinson and Elon for what happened in Belfast last night…

A light show honoring Antoni Gaudí has just lit up Sagrada Família. It felt like the tallest church in the world, for a moment, let its impossible beauty be seen by its creator.