US abortion bans have led to health harms, discrimination, and unwanted births, reports Amnesty
Luke Taylor PortsmouthThe abolition of the right to abortion in the US has led to the deterioration of health services for pregnant women and a rise in unwanted births and fake clinics, putting the lives of women at risk, a report from Amnesty International has found. Among the report’s findings were that a patchwork of different state laws is causing uncertainty and fear for pregnant women—which religious groups are capitalising on with fake clinics—and that healthcare providers are torn between following medical ethics and risking breaking the law. “Bans, barriers, and restrictions to abortion have created fear, confusion, and devastation,” the report from the rights advocacy group said. “They have forced women, girls, and people who can get pregnant to delay care and threaten their health and life and, ultimately, have forced people to give birth against their will.”1The US ended women’s 50 year old constitutional right …
Source:New York Times
August 08, 2024 12:58 UTC
Summer covid surge hits at least 84 countries and continues to climb
The World Health Organization said this week that the virus is increasing in at least 84 countries despite perceptions that the pathogen is a remnant of the past. The rise in global cases comes during pandemic fatigue and a decline in testing for the virus and reporting of cases. Those bans include exceptions for medical mask-wearing, but critics worry people trying to avoid covid could still be harassed. “We don’t have any data that suggests that the variants that are circulating now cause more severe disease,” Pekosz said. The absence of comprehensive data on total coronavirus cases hinders the assessment of variant severity, because researchers cannot determine the proportion of cases that lead to hospitalizations or deaths.
Source:Washington Post
August 08, 2024 12:57 UTC
Cate Blanchett Makes Shocking Claim About Her Lord Of The Rings Pay
Cate Blanchett in the Watch What Happens Live studio BravoCate Blanchett has claimed her pay packet for her part in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy wasn’t quite as hefty as you might have expected. AdvertisementDuring an interview on Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen questioned which one of Cate’s films earned her the biggest pay-out, before suggesting it was probably Lord Of The Rings. When Andy questioned if she did get “a piece of the back-end”, she added: “No! AdvertisementCate Blanchett and Elijah Wood in the first Lord Of The Rings movie Pierre Vinet/New Line/Saul Zaentz/Wing Nut/Kobal/Shutterstock“I basically got free sandwiches – they fed me – and I got to keep my ears, which is something,” she added. Watch the full segment in the video below:
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August 08, 2024 12:47 UTC
Revolutionize your chiropractic practice: bring diagnostics tech in-house
New technology is constantly providing new ways to obtain data, treat patients and provide the most effective and timely results. More important, these outdated tests do not provide the comprehensive data today’s new technology provides combined with the latest technological upgrades to provide data never before available. Specifically, quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) records electrical impulsesfrom the brain, and eye movement assessment devices assess and track visual-motor impairments related to brain injuries. Final thoughtsThese are just a few examples of how new technology (in-house chiropractic diagnostics) is enabling DCs to grow their practices and help their patients. The impact of traumatic brain injuries: a global perspective.
Source:Forbes
August 08, 2024 12:31 UTC
Keep Running, Vance’s Fighting Words, and Boeing’s Black Eye
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August 08, 2024 12:07 UTC
Man Accused Of Planning To Kill And Dismember Teen Weeks Before Their First Date
LOADING ERROR LOADINGA Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering a 19-year-old college student after their first date had told a friend about his plot to kill her weeks before she was reported missing, according to a newly unsealed court document. AdvertisementAnderson has been charged with offenses including murder and mutilating a corpse in connection with the death of Sade Robinson, whom he allegedly met up with on April 1. Wisconsin college student Sade Robinson, 19, is thought to have been killed and dismembered after meeting with someone at a Milwaukee restaurant for a first date. AdvertisementThe informant told police Anderson “planned on shooting Robinson and then dismember her body in the room” before “disposing Robinson’s body throughout the city,” WITI reported. Anderson’s home was sold in May, for $195,000, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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August 08, 2024 11:58 UTC
Forbes Spotlights TipRanks’ Innovations
Forbes Magazine has spotlighted TipRanks as one of three fintechs that are helping traditional banks keep pace with online competitors. That leaves traditional banks scrambling to catch up. Fortunately, traditional banks can ratchet up their offerings by integrating the products of fintech (financial technology) companies’ products. This month, Forbes Magazine spotlighted TipRanks as one of three fintechs that are helping traditional banks keep pace with their online competitors. TipRanks’ Technology Empowers BanksIn a recent article appearing in Forbes titled How Fintechs Are Helping Traditional Banks Catch Up With Challenger Banks, author Alison Coleman turned her attention to the TipRanks story.
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August 08, 2024 11:48 UTC
Just in: Lincoln Center appoints president with diversity bias
Just in: Lincoln Center appoints president with diversity bias Newsnorman lebrecht August 07, 2024Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has just announced Dr. Mariko Silver — ‘a leader in the fields of philanthropy, education, government, and the arts’ — as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. The arts, you see, come last. Silver, in her previous job at the Henry Luce Foundation, ‘oversaw the creation of new initiatives supporting Democracy, Ethics, and Public Trust and Asian American Voices, prioritized funding exhibitions of and by American artists of color in art museums across the country, and more than doubled the foundation’s funding commitment to Indigenous communities’ – according to the press release. All priorities lined up in a row.
Source:New York Times
August 08, 2024 11:39 UTC
Video: See how posts on Chinese social media are reacting to Walz
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August 08, 2024 11:25 UTC
MD Gov. Wes Moore, a vet, on Vance military attack on Walz
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August 08, 2024 10:54 UTC
Quake with 7.1 magnitude hits western Japan, no major damage reported
There have been no reports of abnormalities at nuclear power plants following the quake, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters. The quake occurred at around 4:43 p.m. (0743 GMT) off Miyazaki prefecture on the western major island of Kyushu, the JMA said. Some of the tsunami advisories, originally issued for the Pacific coast of the major western islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, have been lifted, except for Miyazaki. A JMA panel, convened after the quake, believes there is now a "relatively higher chance" of another major earthquake occurring near western Japan's Pacific coast, Hayashi added. More than 15,000 people were killed in a magnitude 9 quake in 2011 that triggered a devastating tsunami and triple reactor meltdowns at a nuclear power plant.
Source:ABC News
August 08, 2024 10:50 UTC
Australian field hockey Olympian breaks silence after arrest for allegedly buying cocaine in Paris
Australian Olympian Tom Craig broke his silence on Wednesday after he was arrested in Paris for allegedly buying cocaine after his team fell out of medal contention. “My actions are my own and in no way, reflect the values of my family, my teammates, my friends, my sport, and the Australian Olympic team. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that a member of the Australian Olympic team was detained for buying cocaine. Craig has been with the Australian national field hockey team since 2013 – appearing on both the junior and senior squads. He made 19 appearances on the junior team from 2013 to 2016 and 101 appearances on the senior team since 2014.
Source:Fox News
August 08, 2024 10:36 UTC
Philippines' 50 Richest: Enrique Razon Jr. rises to 2nd on Forbes list
Philippines' 50 Richest: Enrique Razon Jr. rises to 2nd on Forbes listClockwise from top left: Teresita Sy-Coson of the Sy siblings, Enrique Razon Jr., Manuel Villar, Ramon Ang, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Lucio Tan, Tony Tan Caktiong and Isidro Consunji. MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:28 p.m.) — Tycoon Enrique Razon Jr. moved up Forbes Magazine's list of the Philippines’ 50 Richest with a net worth of $11.1 billion, only falling behind the Sy siblings. In a year, he has surpassed real estate businessman and politician Manuel Villar, who currently has a net worth of $10.8 billion. [Article continues after the image]ICTSI images/Philstar.com composite Businessman Enrique Razon Jr., chair of the International Container Terminal Services Inc, the largest, independent terminal operator in six continents. Enrique Razon Jr. $11.1 B 3.
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August 08, 2024 10:32 UTC
Video By the Numbers: US female athletes are breaking records in the Summer Olympics
By the Numbers: US female athletes are breaking records in the Summer Olympics We break down the numbers: U.S. female athletes are on track to win more medals than their male teammates at the Summer Games.
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August 08, 2024 10:16 UTC
Liraglutide may slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's
Liraglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist medication that first won FDA approval in 2010, may reduce cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s patients. It remains to be seen whether semaglutide, liraglutide, or other GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs, will receive FDA approval for the treatment of AD. Novo Nordisk announced in 2020 that an oral formulation of semaglutide would enter phase 3 development for Alzheimer’s disease. In humans, there is evidence suggesting that type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for cognitive decline, but GLP-1 receptor agonists, like semaglutide, can potentially mitigate this risk in people with type 2 diabetes. Unlike Kisunla, however, GLP-1 receptor antagonists do not carry the potential side effect of brain bleeds or swelling.
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August 08, 2024 09:47 UTC