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18-Year-Old Arrested for Trespassing After Romantic Rendezvous at GHS

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jameiris Coffee, 18, was arrested after allegedly crawling beneath a fence to enter Gainesville High School property for what he described as a “romantic rendezvous” with a female student.

According to a Gainesville Police Department officer’s report, the incident occurred around 2:06 p.m. on September 25. Coffee allegedly bypassed campus security by crawling through a wooded area and under the school’s perimeter fence. The arrest report identifies Coffee as a former Gainesville High School student who now attends Siatech MycroSchool.

After being advised of his Miranda rights, Coffee reportedly told investigators that an unidentified female student asked him to meet her in the stairwell of East Building 25, where they had a “romantic rendezvous.” He allegedly acknowledged crawling through an opening beneath the fence because he knew he would not have been permitted to enter the campus through the main entrance.

Coffee was charged with trespassing on school grounds. His criminal history was unavailable because those records are not posted on weekends. Judge George Wright ordered Coffee released on his own recognizance.

Yankees Catcher Austin Wells Finds His Swing Just When New York Needs a Surge

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Offensively, Austin Wells had reached nearly unplayable territory, and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman admitted in July that the catching position had become “an issue, clearly.”

From Opening Day through Aug. 2 — a span of more than four months interrupted only by a 15-day stint on the injured list in June — the Yankees’ starting catcher posted baseball’s lowest batting average (.161) and OPS (.537) among 240 hitters with a comparable number of at-bats.

Yet after the Aug. 3 trade deadline, when New York effectively committed to Wells as its everyday catcher just as his bat began to come around, he became the most heavily used catcher in baseball. He started 42 of 47 games and caught 5,779 pitches, both figures leading the sport during that stretch.

“That’s awesome,” Wells said, though his few remaining days off are about to disappear.

Beginning Tuesday, Wells is expected to handle the catching duties every day for the Yankees in the postseason. If Ali Sánchez appears for even one meaningful inning, it likely will mean something has gone wrong for New York or that a game has taken an unexpected turn.

After Sunday’s Game 162, and starting when the Red Sox arrive in the Bronx for Game 1 of the wild-card series, Wells could catch as many as 22 postseason games. He believes he is prepared for the workload.

Austin Wells scores on his solo home run during the sixth inning of the Yankees’ win over the Rays on Sept. 24, 2026 at the Stadium. Robert Sabo for NY Post

“I feel solid [physically]. It comes and goes — you take a foul ball to the face, you make a couple of throws in a couple of games, your arm starts hanging a little bit,” Wells said this week. “But this is how I want it. This is where I want to be.”

Only a few months ago, it would have been hard to imagine Wells entering October in this position.

Wells had been viewed primarily as a bat-first prospect who was roughly league average offensively through his first three major-league seasons while developing defensive skills that exceeded expectations. The Yankees anticipated a breakout this year. Instead, his production collapsed.

The decline continued month after month: Wells was hitting .200 at the end of April, .178 at the end of May and .155 at the end of June.

New York Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon running in a baseball game.

Austi Wells rounds third base to score on Ryan McMahon’s double during the fifth inning of the Yankees’ win over the Orioles in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Sept. 25, 2026 at the Stadium. Robert Sabo for NY Post

The Yankees identify his 15 days on the injured list in June with cervical headaches as the turning point. The break helped Wells feel healthier, while also giving him time to adjust his swing and create more loft in his contact.

In the 15 games before Cashman made his trade-deadline decision, Wells produced an .886 OPS, showed significantly better plate discipline with seven walks against eight strikeouts, and hit three home runs. That improvement convinced the Yankees they did not need to overpay for either a starting catcher or a complementary option.

The Red Sox, for example, surrendered significant prospect capital for Adley Rutschman, who could still make that price look worthwhile with a few big swings in the wild-card series. Ryan Jeffers, meanwhile, stayed in Minnesota.

New York stayed with Wells and Sánchez, whose role has remained that of a true backup.

“You feel like he’s that threat again down there, and that’s massive,” manager Aaron Boone said earlier this month. Since that Aug. 3 decision, Wells has posted a .785 OPS, validating the Yankees’ choice to stick with him.

“Feel like I’m seeing the ball well, trying to have good at-bats and turn the lineup over, get on base for the guys at the top,” Wells said Thursday. “Do whatever’s necessary to win the game.”

Wells has been in this postseason role before. Two years ago, during his first full major-league season, he started 12 of 14 playoff games and appeared in all 14 before the Yankees ultimately lost the World Series to the Dodgers.

Last year, he started all seven of New York’s postseason games against Boston and Toronto.

Wells has learned that the physical toll of October is something he can set aside. When he plays every day, there is no time to dwell on the wear and tear. The full impact usually becomes apparent only in the offseason, once his body finally has a chance to recover.

“You just roll with it,” said Wells, who is among the select few Yankees (Cody Bellinger, and perhaps Ben Rice and George Lombard Jr.) who is expected to get everyday run in the playoffs. “Being behind the plate every day — that’s where I want to be.”

OpenAI Pauses Latest Training After Agents Probe US Government Sites

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NEW YORK – OpenAI has paused training its newest artificial intelligence models as concerns grow over AI agents behaving unpredictably and operating beyond their assigned instructions.

The company announced the halt only hours after saying Friday that it was examining several incidents reported over the summer. In those cases, OpenAI agents searching federal government websites took unexpected steps while collecting and distributing information.

Separately, AI evaluator Transluce reported that agents it believed were associated with OpenAI unsuccessfully attempted to hack a Department of Education website. OpenAI has not confirmed that account.

OpenAI said it would restart training “only when we are confident that we have additional safeguards” in place. The company also acknowledged that it may need to “hit pause” again as AI capabilities advance and new risks appear.

Lawmakers and technology experts are urging AI laboratories to slow development long enough to establish protections against agents acting independently, hacking websites or revealing nonpublic information. The leaders of OpenAI and rival Anthropic have also advocated a slowdown.

This is the second time in three months that OpenAI has suspended model development. The previous pause came in July after the disclosure of a cyberattack aimed at AI startup Hugging Face, an incident that intensified fears the industry was losing control of its technology.

During a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, President Donald Trump agreed to share information about AI risks and coordinate efforts to improve safety. Trump has also said he believes concerns about AI are exaggerated and later indicated he did not intend to impose a crackdown.

The United States will not be “putting on brakes,” Trump told reporters outside the White House. “They want to stop our progress because we’re leading China by a lot, and we’re going to keep it that way.”

The latest incidents did not appear to result in the release of nonpublic information, but they were serious enough for OpenAI to alert the federal agencies involved.

In the Department of Education case, OpenAI agents located API “developer keys” that could be used to access government data. Ultimately, however, they collected only information that was already publicly available.

In a separate incident involving the Securities and Exchange Commission, agents found information available to the public and then republished it elsewhere online—an action that exceeded their instructions.

SEC spokesperson Kurt Hopfenspirger said Saturday that “no nonpublic information was accessed.”

The Department of Education previously said it had found “no evidence of any impact to our website or databases.”

Other AI companies have also acknowledged cases in which their models behaved unexpectedly, including incidents involving attempts to hack websites.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote on social media Friday that the Hugging Face incident “is still the most severe event we’ve seen.”

OpenAI has previously published six other reports describing “unexpected or concerning” behavior in AI models and created a framework for tracking, investigating and disclosing such incidents.

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Civilian Detained After Alleged Violent Incident at Florida Air Base

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A civilian was detained outside MacDill Air Force Base in Florida on Saturday after allegedly “violently engag[ing]” with security personnel, according to the 6th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office.

The individual breached the Tampa base’s perimeter at about 1 p.m. and became involved in a violent confrontation with security officers, FOX 13 and WTSP-TV reported. One officer and the civilian suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

MacDill officials said the Dale Mabry Gate would remain closed to inbound and outbound traffic until further notice. In a Facebook post at about 2:30 p.m., the base urged people to plan ahead and avoid the gate area.

Tampa Police Department officers block traffic along South Dale Mabry Highway near MacDill Air Force Base.

Police officers with the Tampa Police Department block traffic along South Dale Mabry Highway near the main entrance of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., after a suspicious package was reported at the gate on March 16, 2026. (Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

The investigation remains underway.

MacDill Air Force Base is located in Tampa. (Google Maps)

The base has not disclosed what prompted the confrontation.

MacDill is home to the headquarters of U.S. Central Command.

U.S. Central Command headquarters building at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.

The headquarters of U.S. Central Command stands at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 6, 2017. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

News Media has contacted the 6th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office for additional information.

Six Bodies, Including Four Americans, Recovered in Athens Collapse

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ATHENS, Greece — Rescuers combing through the remains of a collapsed two-story house in Athens’ historic Plaka district recovered six bodies on Saturday, authorities said. The building fell after an explosion the previous day.

Documents and personal belongings found with four of the victims — two men and two women — suggested they were U.S. citizens, Greek state broadcaster ERT and other local media reported.

Athens Mayor Haris Doukas said the Friday blast was believed to have been caused by a major gas leak. The explosion also damaged nearby buildings, which were evacuated, he said.

Plaka is located at the foot of the Acropolis, Greece’s most visited ancient monument.

Two women suffered injuries in a neighboring building on Lysikratous Street, according to the fire department. The search-and-rescue effort involved 30 firefighters and three dogs, while authorities opened an investigation into the cause of the explosion.

Video from the scene showed debris scattered across the street, with parked cars crushed beneath falling rubble. Andreas Martzaklis, a local resident, said everyone rescued from the adjacent building was a tourist.

A pastor at a nearby church said Sunday’s service would take place outdoors because the building had sustained damage.

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Trump Says Iran “Outsmarted Itself” by Rejecting Ceasefire

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President Donald Trump claimed Iran had badly miscalculated by shutting the Strait of Hormuz, saying the “dying” country had effectively stranded itself behind what he described as America’s own “wall of steel.”

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Trump said Tehran was now desperate to reopen the strategically vital waterway because it was “losing so badly.” He also confirmed that he had rejected Iran’s latest ceasefire proposal.

Iran had proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and returning to nuclear negotiations in return for several US concessions, including the removal of the naval blockade imposed on Iranian ports.

Trump dismissed the offer as “unacceptable,” arguing that Iran was seeking an agreement “because they’re dying” and had “no money coming in.”

He said the US was enforcing the “greatest blockade ever in military history” and claimed Iran wanted an immediate deal to reopen the strait because it was “losing so badly.”

The President further declared that the US was “winning tremendously” and had “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz. Before the war with Iran, roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded oil passed through the waterway each day.

“Because they get their money from the Hormuz Strait, so they outsmarted themselves,” Trump said.

Trump has told aides that he expects US bombing operations against Iran to continue beyond November’s midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday night.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran was 'dying' and wanted to 'immediately' open the Strait of Hormuz after having 'outsmarted themselves'

President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran was “dying” and wanted to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “immediately” after having “outsmarted themselves.”

Iran would have opened the strait as part of the proposed temporary ceasefire, which the country's authorities said was a seven-day process

Iran would have reopened the strait under the proposed temporary ceasefire, a process Iranian authorities said would take seven days.

Trump also said that 29 ships passed out of the strait on Friday night, carrying what he described as “massive amounts of oil.”

“They don’t have any money now, because they wanted to close the strait, and I said, ‘That’s fine. We’re gonna close it on you, but everybody else is able to use it,’” Trump said.

The President had also mocked Iran on Truth Social on Friday night, shortly after reports emerged that the ceasefire proposal had been rejected.

Trump shared an image labeled the “Trump Strait,” echoing his previous efforts to rename the Gulf of America and Lake America through executive orders. He has not officially renamed the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the initial steps of the agreement would take approximately four to five days, according to the Associated Press.

Under the proposed timeline, the Strait of Hormuz would reopen on the sixth day, while negotiations with the US would resume on the final day of the agreement.

During an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump warned that he could “annihilate” Iran if no agreement was reached to end the conflict, which has lasted nearly seven months.

“Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before? Maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world?” Trump asked.

“Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?” he added.

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Trump also said the US was winning the Iran war 'tremendously' and had 'total control' over Hormuz

Trump also said the US was winning the Iran war ‘tremendously’ and had ‘total control’ over Hormuz

The President taunted Iran on Friday night as he posted a picture of the 'Trump Strait' on Truth Social

The President taunted Iran on Friday night as he posted a picture of the ‘Trump Strait’ on Truth Social

Trump also said he believed a deal would be found ‘right after the election because it doesn’t make sense for them not to.’

‘They’re waiting to see how I do in the midterm election,’ Trump added. ‘What they don’t realize is that I’m not running.’

Crude prices around the world have gone up over disruptions on the strait caused by the Iran war.

That has made gasoline more expensive for Americans, which has been brought into focus ahead of the midterms.

About 61 percent of voters say that gas prices are a major concern, per a Fox News poll published on September 16.

Araghchi had said an agreement ‘would be much better if it is done before the midterm election,’ according to CNBC.

He added that it depended on ‘the US administration to decide’ and claimed Iran was ‘not in a hurry.’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN that 'it cannot be the case that everyone benefits from the Strait of Hormuz while we are denied access to shipping'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN that ‘it cannot be the case that everyone benefits from the Strait of Hormuz while we are denied access to shipping’

US special peace mission envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with an Iranian delegation on Tuesday

US special peace mission envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with an Iranian delegation on Tuesday

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian left New York for Tehran after attending the UN gathering, the Iranian state sponsored news agency MNA reported early Saturday.

Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that ‘the resistance of the Iranian people will only increase in the face of sanctions, increased pressure, increased bullying.’ per the BBC.

The Iranian president also discussed the US blockade on the strait while speaking at the UN.

‘It cannot be the case that everyone benefits from the Strait of Hormuz while we are denied access to shipping through this waterway,’ he said, according to the outlet.

The war in Iran started on February 28 after joint US-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other members of his family.

US special peace mission envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with an Iranian delegation in New York on Tuesday, according to Axios.

Witkoff said then on X that he hoped the conversations would ‘prove constructive and promising.’ 

Trump called the meeting ‘very productive’ and said that he thought there was ‘a lot of momentum for them to make a deal,’ the outlet reported. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House for comment.

Could Illinois’ “Starved Rock Killer” Finally Be Pardoned?

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In the spring of 1960, three women traveled to Starved Rock State Park in Illinois for a getaway. Within hours of arriving, they were attacked and killed while hiking.

Their battered bodies were discovered in St. Louis Canyon. Chester Weger, a dishwasher at the nearby lodge, was arrested in connection with the murders and convicted the following year of killing one of the women.

Weger continued to insist he was innocent for the rest of his life. He died in June 2025, just days after a county judge rejected his petition to overturn the conviction.

His family and attorneys have carried on the legal battle. A hearing on a posthumous pardon is scheduled for October 6 before the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.

Weger’s attorneys say new DNA evidence casts doubt on the conviction. They also argue that police coerced him into making a confession, which he quickly withdrew.

A hair recovered from one victim’s finger did not match Weger or any of the three women. His lawyers contend it may have belonged to another suspect who was never identified.

Posthumous pardons are exceptionally uncommon. Fewer than 200 have ever been granted, most of them at the state level.

After reviewing the evidence, the board must submit its recommendation to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who will make the final decision.

Chester Weger, pictured above in 2016, was granted parole in 2019 and died last year after five years of freedom

Chester Weger, pictured in 2016, was granted parole in 2019 and died in 2025 after five years of freedom

Weger was convicted in the 1960 murder of Lillian Oetting. He recanted a confession given to police on allegations that he was coerced and has maintained his innocence ever since

Weger was convicted in the 1960 murder of Lillian Oetting. He later recanted a confession, alleging it had been coerced, and maintained his innocence for decades

Three women - Lillian Oetting, 50, Frances Murphy, 47, and Mildred Linquist, 50, were found dead in Starved Rock State Park on March 16, 1960. One of the women's bodies is seen being carried above

Lillian Oetting, 50, Frances Murphy, 47, and Mildred Linquist, 50, were found dead at Starved Rock State Park on March 16, 1960. One of the women’s bodies is pictured being carried away

Andrew Hale, Weger’s attorney, told the Chicago Sun-Times that he believed the defense team had not received a “fair shot” at the most recent evidentiary hearing. He said he remained “hopeful” about the pardon.

“I feel like this board and the governor’s office, if they take a fresh look at this, I should win,” Hale said.

Hale told the Chicago Tribune last summer, following Weger’s death, that his friends and family were “deeply saddened that Chester’s legacy is marred by this unjust conviction.”

Weger died at 86 after spending nearly six decades behind bars. He was released in 2020 after the Illinois Prisoner Review Board voted 9-4 in favor of parole.

“They ruined my life,” he told the Chicago Tribune as he climbed into a minivan on prison grounds after his release.

“(They) locked me up for 60 years for something I’ve never done.”

Weger became a suspect almost immediately after the bodies of Lillian Oetting, 50, Frances Murphy, 47, and Mildred Lindquist, 50, were discovered.

The three women, all wives of upper-class Chicago businessmen, were last seen checking into Starved Rock Lodge, where Weger worked, on March 14, 1960.

The women were found at Starved Rock Park in Illinois. A map of the area is pictured above

The women were found at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois. A map of the area is pictured above

Weger worked at the lodge where the women were staying. He was arrested for their murders in November, 1960

Weger worked at the lodge where the women were staying. He was arrested for their murders in November, 1960 

Frances Murphy (left), Mildred Lindquist (middle) and Lillian Oetting (right) were last seen at the Starved Rock Lodge

Frances Murphy (left), Mildred Lindquist (middle) and Lillian Oetting (right) were last seen at the Starved Rock Lodge 

Their bodies were found two days later, with shocking injuries that detectives believed were from over 100 blows. 

Police began investigating Weger after lodge employees reported seeing scratches on his face, and he failed multiple lie detector tests. 

Investigators then found lengths of twine at the scene that resembled those in a toolshed near the lodge. 

Police argued that the twine was also used to bind a teenage girl who was raped nearby months before the killings. Weger was never tried or convicted for that crime. 

By September, local police kept Weger under constant surveillance until they arrested him in November. 

Weger testified that he was told multiple times by the state’s attorney and deputy sheriff that if he confessed, he would get life, but if he did not, he would be sentenced to the electric chair. The state’s attorney and sheriff’s office later denied these claims. 

In a 1962 opinion, Justice Harry Hershey of the Supreme Court of Illinois said two sheriff’s deputies visited Weger at his home on November 16.

He was taken in for interrogation and served with nine warrants, and confessed to the crime. Weger recanted his confession two days later. He claimed that threats of electrocution forced him to confess to the murder. 

Weger pleaded not guilty to the triple murder. He denied during his trial that he was involved in the heinous crime, but was convicted on March 3, 1961. 

Murphy's station wagon was seen parked outside the lodge after she and her friends were found beaten to death in St Louis Canyon

Murphy’s station wagon was seen parked outside the lodge after she and her friends were found beaten to death in St Louis Canyon 

Weger told reporters after he was released that his life had been ruined. He tried multiple times to get parole and appeal his conviction while behind bars

Weger told reporters after he was released that his life had been ruined. He tried multiple times to get parole and appeal his conviction while behind bars 

Weger, pictured above in handcuffs, was given life imprisonment. His current attorney is attempting to get him a posthumous pardon

Weger, pictured above in handcuffs, was given life imprisonment. His current attorney is attempting to get him a posthumous pardon 

Prosecutors ultimately decided to prosecute him for Oetting’s murder instead of all three women, citing that he had already been given a life sentence. He appealed, but Justice Hershey upheld his conviction.  

DNA evidence was not discovered until 2004. He asked for clemency three years later but was again denied. 

On his 24th try, he was finally granted parole and was released to live with his family in 2020, where he lived in freedom for five years until his death. 

Descendants of the three victims have maintained that they believe he was guilty of the crime. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to Weger’s attorney and the governor’s office for comment.  

Lena Dunham Spotted for First Time After Surprise Baby Arrival

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Lena Dunham was seen in New York on Saturday, her first public appearance since announcing that she and her husband, Luis Felber, had welcomed a baby girl.

The actor and writer had previously ruled out carrying a child after undergoing a total hysterectomy in 2018 following years of severe endometriosis-related pain.

Dunham surprised fans last week when she revealed that she and Felber had become parents with the help of a surrogate.

The 40-year-old Girls creator stepped out in a striking look featuring a vivid pink scarf wrapped around a collared silver minidress.

She paired the outfit with a charcoal herringbone blazer to fend off the autumn chill, along with a scarlet Kate Spade handbag.

During the day, Dunham changed from crisp white heels into a more dramatic pair of shoes blending orange into crimson.

The Daily Mail has contacted Dunham’s representatives for comment.

Lena Dunham surfaced in New York on Saturday, marking her first public sighting since she announced she had welcomed a baby girl with her husband Luis Felber

Lena Dunham was seen in New York on Saturday, her first public appearance since announcing that she and her husband Luis Felber had welcomed a baby girl

Dunham gave up any possibility of carrying her child after electing to undergo a total hysterectomy in 2018 because of years of endometriosis-related pain

She surprised fans by revealing last week that she and Felber had brought a daughter into the world with the assistance of a surrogate

Dunham had previously been unable to carry a child after undergoing a total hysterectomy in 2018 because of years of endometriosis-related pain

The sighting came two days after Dunham and Felber shared heartfelt tributes to one another in celebration of their fifth wedding anniversary.

Dunham wrote: ‘Sometimes you get set up on a blind date with a friend’s friend’s friend and you’re like “hey, I know I’ve proven myself an unreliable narrator of love, but I think I’m gonna marry him” and everyone who has witnessed your meandering path is kinda like “okay, at it again, are we psycho?”(in a nicer way.)

‘But then you do. And he turns out to be a wonderful husband, a beautiful father and an incredibly skilled curator of hair accessories. Don’t quit before the miracle.’

Felber wrote: ‘In this modern panic Romance is flawed And Everything you transmit Cannot be ignored Is it smoke and magic? Or a cosmic force? How you inhabit All of my thoughts 5 years. Here’s to 500 more.’

‘Mi Esposito,’ Dunham replied in the comments, adding a series of heart-eyes emojis.

The anniversary posts followed Dunham’s account of the first words she spoke to her newborn daughter in a birth announcement essay for Vogue.

‘Hello. I’m your mama,’ she told the baby. ‘You look nothing like I thought you would, but exactly right. We’ve been waiting for you, do you know that? It was so nice of you to come.’

Dunham added: ‘I meant it. Like a kid who wasn’t sure if their schoolmates would arrive for the birthday party, I was bashful and dizzy with joy.’

Earlier this year, Dunham discussed accepting that she could not carry a child herself, despite it having always been her ‘dream.’

After years of chronic health problems, she chose to have her womb, cervix and one ovary removed. Dunham said she recognized the full emotional impact only afterward, explaining that it was ‘only in the aftermath of the surgery that I started to feel the weight of what had happened.’

The Girls creator, 40, broke cover this weekend wearing an eye-catching ensemble that included a bright pink scarf wound around a collared silver minidress

The 40-year-old Girls creator stepped out in a striking ensemble featuring a vivid pink scarf wrapped around a collared silver minidress

Warding off the oncoming autumn chill with a charcoal herringbone blazer, she accessorized with a scarlet Kate Spade handbag

Her sighting comes after she revealed the first words she uttered to her newborn daughter, in a birth announcement op-ed written for Vogue

Warding off the oncoming autumn chill with a charcoal herringbone blazer, she accessorized with a scarlet Kate Spade handbag

Dunham gushed: 'Like a kid who wasn’t sure if their schoolmates would arrive for the birthday party, I was bashful and dizzy with joy'

Dunham gushed: ‘Like a kid who wasn’t sure if their schoolmates would arrive for the birthday party, I was bashful and dizzy with joy’

Over the course of the day, she switched between a set of pristine white heels and a pair of splashier shoes with a color stream that faded from orange to crimson

Over the course of the day, she switched between a set of pristine white heels and a pair of splashier shoes with a color stream that faded from orange to crimson

Earlier this year Dunham spoke about coming to terms with not being able to carry her own children, which had always been her 'dream'

She made the decision to have her womb, cervix and an ovary removed after enduring chronic health issues

Earlier this year Dunham spoke about coming to terms with not being able to carry her own children, which had always been her ‘dream’

She explained on Today with Jenna and Sheinelle in April: ‘Some people don’t dream about being mothers, but I had, and it was a big part of my identity that I was going to do it someday in that way.

‘The amazing thing is, since then, I have met so many people who built their families in so many different ways, and I have really come to a place where I feel really excited. Whatever way it happens, I will feel so grateful.’ 

In Wednesday’s article, Dunham reflected on her journey through surrogacy and praised her surrogate.

The Girls creator said she had not been ‘jealous’ of the woman who carried her child through pregnancy.

‘Instead, I felt a different kind of jealousy — toward said baby, for the chance to be tucked into someone who radiated such safety. I could just tell she knew how to steer an SUV in the snow.’

In June last year, Dunham told The Sunday Times that her hysterectomy ‘was a grief but it was also a relief.’ 

And she revealed that she and British musician Felber, 40, were in the process of ‘expanding’ their family ‘in new ways.’

In 2020, two years after the hysterectomy, Dunham shared her thoughts on the process of trying to become a mother while unable to conceive or carry her own baby.

Two days before the sighting, Dunham and Felber both posted glowing encomia to each other to mark their fifth wedding anniversary

Two days before the sighting, Dunham and Felber both posted glowing encomia to each other to mark their fifth wedding anniversary

Dunham hailed Felber as 'a wonderful husband, a beautiful father and an incredibly skilled curator of hair accessories'

Dunham hailed Felber as ‘a wonderful husband, a beautiful father and an incredibly skilled curator of hair accessories’

In an essay for Harper’s Magazine, she acknowledged how expensive the process is as well as the mental toll it takes.

‘There is a lot you can correct in life—you can end a relationship, get sober, get serious, say sorry—but you can’t force the universe to give you a baby that your body has told you all along was an impossibility,’ Dunham wrote.

‘Weak animals die in the woods as their pack mates run ahead. Bad eggs don’t hatch. You can’t bend nature.

‘The irony is that knowing I cannot have a child—my ability to accept that and move on—may be the only reason I deserve to be anyone’s parent at all. I think I finally have something to teach somebody.’ 

Dunham and Felber met during the Covid-19 lockdown and for their first date they took a walk together along the River Thames at night.

Dunham first revealed she was dating Felber during an interview with The New York Times back in April 2021.

‘It’s been a few months. I feel really lucky,’ she said, adding that Felber was, ‘the greatest person I’ve ever met.’

She was previously in a relationship with musician Jack Antonoff from 2012 to 2017.