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Blocked Airline Funds Threaten Connectivity
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES: CLICK HERE. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that rapidly rising levels of blocked funds are a threat to airline connectivity in the affected markets. The industry’s blocked funds have increased by 47% to $2.27 billion in April 2023 from $1.55 billion in April 2022. “Airlines cannot…
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Prison guards ‘had sex with prisoners’ while carrying out shower checks’
An ex-inmate at the Texas women’s-only prison where founder Elizabeth Holmes is serving an 11-year sentence claims male prison guards ‘carried out shower checks.’ Lynn Espejo, who spent two years at Bryan Federal Prison Camp from 2018 to 2020, shared the stunning allegations in a blog ‘Inside-The-Walls: My Journey Through the Federal Criminal Justice System.’…
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Man breaks hip during bee attack
(NYPOST) — They were badly beehived. An 81-year-old Oklahoma man is lucky to be alive following a savage three-hour attack by over 200 “killer bees” — which was so vicious he reportedly broke his hip trying to escape. “I hit some of them with my hands and you just can’t kill ’em fast enough,” Carl…
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California: Restaurant accused of selling dog meat shuts down over harassment
An Asian restaurant falsely accused of selling dog meat after a woman took to social media to suggest so has closed, its owners have announced in a statement. Only open for six months, Fresno’s Tasty Thai started to face unwarranted scrutiny less than two weeks ago – after Maria Alvarez Garcia published a series of posts…
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Air New Zealand to weigh passengers before they board the airplane
(CNN) — Remove your shoes. Take your keys out of your pocket. Step on the scale? That’s right: New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority is requiring that its national airline weigh passengers departing on international flights from Auckland International Airport through July 2, 2023. The program, which Air New Zealand calls a passenger weight survey, is…
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Cambodian man torn apart by 40 crocodiles after falling into enclosure
About 40 crocodiles killed a Cambodian man on Friday after he fell into their enclosure on his family’s reptile farm, police said. Luan Nam, 72, was trying to move a crocodile out of a cage where it had laid eggs when it grabbed the stick he was using as a goad and pulled him in.…
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Testosterone falling in young men. Watching porn may be to blame
(NY Post) — Testosterone is plummeting among young men — and their X-rated digital sexcapades could be the kinky culprit. The hormone helps maintain and develop sex organs, muscle mass, red blood cells, bone density and more, but it may be in short supply in some men. According to the Cleveland Clinic, low testosterone affects…
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Five plead guilty in fake nursing diploma scheme in Florida
(AP) — Five people have pleaded guilty in South Florida to participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment. Krystal Lopez and Damian Lopez, both of Palm Beach County, Florida; Francois Legagneur, of Nassau County, New York; Reynoso Seide, of Union County, New…
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BREAKING: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle in ‘near catastrophic’ car chase, spokesperson says
(Thompson Reuters) — Britain’s Prince Harry, his wife, Meghan, and her mother were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving paparazzi photographers, a spokesperson for the prince said on Wednesday. It occurred after the couple had attended an awards ceremony held in New York on Tuesday by the Ms. Foundation for Women, where Meghan…
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WHO says No to Artificial Sweeteners for Childhood Obesity
A new guideline issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 15 th recommends against the use of non-sugar sweeteners as a means of controlling obesity and risks to noncommunicable diseases. The WHO explains that this recommendation is based on “the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use…
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U.S. authorities seize more than 70 shipments of unregulated Botox and other injectable fillers
(CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati seized dozens of shipments of unapproved injectable cosmetic treatments — including Juvéderm and Botox — over a two-week period, authorities said. The unregulated fillers from Bulgaria, Spain, China and Korea were being sent to Oregon, South Carolina, Florida, New York and other US locations, according…