The phone number that appeared on the screen was unfamiliar. Jennifer DeStefano almost let it go to voicemail, but her 15-year-old was out of town skiing. Maybe there had been an accident. “I pick up the phone, and I hear my daughter’s voice, and it says, ‘Mom!’ and she’s sobbing,” DeStefano recalled. “I said, ‘What happened?’ And she said, ‘Mom, I messed up,’ and she’s sobbing and crying.” In a split second, DeStefano’s confusion turned to terror. “Then I hear a man’s voice say, ‘Put your head back. Lie down,’ and I’m like, ‘Wait, what is going on?’” DeStefano said.…
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More than 800 cases of HIV have been notified in Ireland this year, the highest figure on record and more than double the number last year. Statistics published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) indicate that, as of December 21, 840 cases of HIV had been notified in 2022. Records show that for the same period last year, just 388 cases were notified. There was a total of 401 cases in 2021. The HPSC records newly notified cases as those who have recently acquired the virus, together with people already living with the virus and transferring their care to…
Two New York residents were arrested Monday for secretly operating a Chinese police station which was used to monitor and intimidate dissidents and those critical of the Chinese government, officials say. “Harry” Lu Jianwang, 61, of the Bronx, and Chen Jinping, 59, of Manhattan, were arrested at their homes on Monday after they were charged with conspiring to act as agents of the Chinese government and obstructing justice by destroying evidence. “The PRC, through its repressive security apparatus, established a secret physical presence in New York City to monitor and intimidate dissidents and those critical of its government,” U.S. Assistant…
The German government is looking to grant powers to courts to block the social media accounts of citizens who engage in ‘digital violence’. Earlier this week, the Federal Ministry of Justice called for the creation of a “law against digital violence” under which German courts could ban social media accounts of individual users and even force companies to unmask their identity if the account was anonymous. The proposal would target those who are deemed to be “notorious violators in the digital space”, particularly anonymous trolls, the Tagesschau broadcaster reported. The ministry said that the drastic measure of a court banning an…
As Rehan Khan scans his 160 acres of muddy, partially snow-covered field, he sees golden — and red — opportunity. “The first year, I seeded oats. Then in 2022, it was wheat. This year, it’s red lentils,” said the father of two who farms near Yorkton, Sask. Khan left Pakistan in 2018 so his kids could go to school in Canada. He said goodbye to his family farm and 20-year career in agriculture advising farmers on chemical and fertilizer use. Getting into Canada’s ag sector was the natural move, but Khan warns other migrants it’s not easy. “There must be local…
An Indian couple has allegedly died by suicide by using a guillotine-like mechanism to decapitate themselves in a sacrificial ritual, police said Sunday. Hemubhai Makwana, 38, and his wife Hansaben, 35, both died by decapitation after using a homemade bladed mechanism in a hut on their farm in the western state of Gujarat, police said. “The couple first prepared a fire altar before putting their heads under a guillotine-like mechanism held by a rope,” Indrajeetsinh Jadeja, a police sub-inspector, was quoted as saying by Indian news outlets. “As soon as they released the rope, an iron blade fell on them, severing their…
A video of Canada’s Justin Trudeau urging a supporter of a rival political party “to do a little more thinking … and a little more praying” over abortion rights in a video went viral and people are celebrating the remarks. The Prime Minister’s confrontation with the supporter of the People’s Party of Canada was captured during his visit to the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Mr Trudeau was told by the young man that he supported the PPC as “they’re mostly Christian and I’m against the vaccine mandate”, before telling the PM that he was also against abortion. “Do you think women should have…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship. It’s the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built at 400 feet (120 meters), with the lofty goals of ferrying people to the moon and Mars. Monday’s launch attempt was called off because of a stuck valve in the first-stage booster and there could be another try this week from South Texas. Musk’s company got the OK from the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday. It will be the first launch with Starship’s two sections together. No one will be on on board.…
A former Planned Parenthood director suspected of child pornography crimes was found dead by suicide Tuesday in New Haven, Connecticut, according to local authorities. The Blaze reports Tim Yergeau, 35, of New Haven, reportedly killed himself five days after police raided his apartment as part of a child pornography investigation. Yergeau worked at the abortion chain for approximately four years from 2018 to 2022 as the director of strategic communications for Planned Parenthood of Southern New England. An Instagram profile that The Blaze identified as his shows numerous photos of his pro-abortion advocacy, including wearing a Planned Parenthood T-shirt and participating in pro-abortion…
Fatal cases have been reported in COVID-19 vaccine recipients caused by blood clotting. Concerns of blood clots hindered the vaccine rollout for the general public and no efficient screening tests are available for the prediction of blood clotting, negatively impacting national economy and social freedom. In response to this grand challenge, this project aims to develop efficient point-of-care (POC) microdevices to help people predict their risk of blood clots risks when making health choices, such as COVID-19 vaccination. Organ-on-chip is a promising solution for assessing blood clot formation and holds great potential for marketable POC microdevices. To this end, chief…
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has not filed to run for president in 2024. An April 8 filing on the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) website led to reports that DeSantis had declared his candidacy but the filing has signs indicating it is a fake, including missing the capital “S” in DeSantis in several places. The form listed South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as the vice presidential candidate. However, running mates are typically not named until after a candidate has won their party’s nomination for president. DeSantis’ office and the FEC have been contacted for comment. Source
Births in Italy dropped to a new historic low, below 400,000 in 2022, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, as the population continued to shrink. Italy’s dearth of babies is considered a national emergency, and fixing the problem was a prominent policy pledge by Giorgia Meloni ahead of last year’s election which saw her become the country’s first woman prime minister. Last year Italy recorded more than 12 deaths for every seven births and the resident population fell by 179,000 to 58.85-million, ISTAT said in its annual demographic report. The population decline slowed somewhat compared with 2021 and 2020,…
China’s ambitions to acquire Afghanistan’s natural resources have come to light after the Taliban took control of the country. China has now made a bold move to offer the Taliban $10 billion to acquire the country’s lithium reserves. With no country yet recognizing the Taliban government, China has taken the opportunity to make this offer. Gochin, a Chinese company, has offered to invest $10 billion in Afghanistan’s lithium reserves. The company has expressed its readiness to invest in the country’s mining sector, which is rich in valuable metals such as gold, iron, and lithium. The Taliban’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky embezzled hundreds of millions of dollars that the US allocated for the purchase of fuel, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh. In his blog, Hersh writes – The Ukraine government, headed by Volodymyr Zelensky, has been using American taxpayers’ funds to pay dearly for the vitally needed diesel fuel that is keeping the Ukrainian army on the move in its war with Russia. It is unknown how much the Zalensky government is paying per gallon for the fuel, but the Pentagon was paying as much as $400 per gallon to transport gasoline from a port in…
Beer Colossus Anheuser-Busch saw its value plummet more than $5 billion since the company announced its branding partnership with controversial transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Since March 31, shares of Bud Light’s parent company have fallen by nearly 4% — knocking down the company’s market capitalization from $132.38 billion to $127.13 billion on Wednesday. Anheuser-Busch stock fizzled more than 1.5% on Wednesday. The company is dealing with the fallout from conservatives over its deal with Mulvaney, the 26-year-old transgender influencer with more than 10 million followers on social media. Mulvaney fired back at critics Tuesday, accusing them of bullying her because she’s…
An explosive court filing from the Guantanamo Military Commission – a court considering the cases of defendants accused of carrying out the “9/11” terrorist attacks on New York – has seemingly confirmed the unthinkable. The document was originally published via a Guantanamo Bay court docket, but while public, it was completely redacted. Independent researchers obtained an unexpurgated copy. It is an account by the Commission’s lead investigator, DEA veteran Don Canestraro, of his personal probe of potential Saudi government involvement in the 9/11 attacks, conducted at the request of the defendants’ lawyers. Two of the hijackers were being closely monitored by the…
Paris remains in the grip of large-scale protests following government pension reforms, and those protests are now spilling out of the streets. Protesters on Thursday briefly left the streets and forced their way into a building where the offices of asset manager BlackRock are located, according to reporting from Reuters, which also has an office in the same building. Videos show dozens of protesters entering the office holding flares, shooting off fireworks, and chanting. Protesters specifically targeted BlackRock’s office due to the company’s role in managing and privatizing pensions, which are at the heart of the French government’s recent reforms. Further reporting…
The share of the Chinese yuan on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) hit an all-time high in March, the Bank of Russia (CBR) reported in a monthly financial market overview published on Monday. The yuan accounted for 39% of the total volume of trading in major currencies, up from 37% in February, according to the CBR. Meanwhile, the dollar’s share dropped to 34%, from 36% in the prior month. To compare, the greenback’s share a year ago was 87.6%, while the yuan’s was just 0.32%. “Market participants continued to reduce the volume of transactions in ‘toxic’ currencies in exchange trading,” the…