And another day of videos, misogyny treated as extremism, ‘asinine’ statements, drought and food shortages for 70 million in Africa, stopping bleeding from a gunshot in seconds, brain scans of unresponsive people, earthquakes, and being over involved in your college kid’s life comes to a close:
“[Jesse] Watters isn't trying to explain polling. He's creating conditions for violence. By setting the expectation that Trump will win handily, he's ensuring his viewers will reach a critical level of dissatisfaction when he loses. It's the J-Curve of Rising and Declining Satisfactions.” -- Acyn
Tennessee family’s lawsuit says video long kept from them shows police force, not drugs, killed son. The case highlighted a central finding of the AP-led investigation: A lack of accountability permeates the justice system in the aftermath of fatal police encounters that don’t involve shootings. From the patrol officers at the scene and their commanders to prosecutors and medical examiners, the system shields officers from scrutiny. Some other deaths the investigation documented reflect another reality of policing in America: The fraying of the nation’s social safety net can thrust officers into violent situations with people who need mental or substance addiction treatment. In Tennessee, it was hard to find an attorney. Goodwin said she contacted 20 before a Nashville law firm agreed to take her case. Lawyers know they have high hurdles even to get a case to trial, including “qualified immunity,” which protects officers from lawsuits.
Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government. The review will look at the rise of Islamist and far-right extremism in the UK, as well as wider ideological trends, including extreme misogyny or beliefs which fit into broader categories, such as violence. It will also look at the causes and conduct of the radicalisation of young people.
Veterans of Foreign Wars blasts Trump’s statement as ‘asinine’. “It’s [The Medal of Freedom] actually much better, because everyone who gets the congressional Medal of Honor, that’s soldiers, they’re either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets, or they’re dead. She gets it, and she’s a healthy, beautiful woman,” Trump said in reference to Adelson. “And they’re rated equal.” The moment sparked an onslaught of condemnations from veterans rights advocates and allies.
70 million hit by devastating drought and food shortages in southern Africa. In landlocked Malawi, the situation is particularly acute, with almost half the nation’s population — an estimated 9 million people — in need of humanitarian assistance, according to a UNICEF report. Half of those are children, as the worst midseason dry spell in over a century devastates a nation where over 80% of people rely on rain-fed agriculture.
The FDA just cleared a new device that stops bleeding from gunshot wounds in seconds. Traumagel, which will launch later this year, is a 30-ml syringe of an algae- and fungi-based hemostatic gel that’s the color and texture of hummus. It can be applied directly into a wound, helping stanch bleeding within seconds. The FDA cleared its use for moderate to severe bleeding. Joe Landolina, founder of Brooklyn-based Cresilon, which makes Traumagel, says that in addition to stopping bleeding quickly, the product’s “flowable” properties can improve the safety of treating something like a gunshot wound.
Idaho school district says parental consent needed before students can be treated with Band-Aid, medicine following new law. Senate Bill 1329 went into effect in July and includes a section that states that "an individual shall not furnish a health care service or solicit to furnish a health care service to a minor child without obtaining the prior consent of the minor child's parent." It defines health care service as anything that includes a diagnosis, care, screening, prevention, cure, examination, or relief of any physical or mental health condition, illness or injury.
Disney’s not alone in saying your clicks means you can’t sue. Every day, consumers may be unknowingly signing away their rights to sue companies – such as online retail platforms, gig economy apps, and streaming services – even if the claims have no relation to the service a person signed up for...Disney joins other companies such as Airbnb and Walmart that are using increasingly aggressive strategies in attempts to steer lawsuits they face from consumers into arbitration, a private legal process viewed as disadvantaging plaintiffs. Customers more and more must agree to contracts with sweeping arbitration clauses to use their services, but the consequences can be larger than they can be expected to comprehend.
Big changes to how you buy and sell a home go into effect today: What you need to know. The second change affects the relationship between prospective home buyers and their real estate agents. Buyers must now sign a legally binding representation agreement with their agent before they can begin touring homes together.
Overinvolved in your college kid’s life? It’s understandable but not helpful, experts say. As much as you may want to help your kid as they go off to school, getting immediately involved in their college choices and challenges will likely backfire, Lahey added. Experts explain why it’s beneficial for adults to let their college students take charge of their own lives – even if they are clumsy and make mistakes.
Brain scans of some unresponsive hospital patients show detectable activity. Scans suggest many people with severe brain injuries are more aware than originally thought. The study looked at 353 patients who, from the outside, seemed to have lost consciousness due to a brain injury. The sources of these injuries varied from accidents to heart attacks and strokes. Of those patients, 241 were diagnosed as being in a coma, a vegetative state or having only minimal consciousness. The researchers gave the patients verbal commands, like telling them to imagine themselves swimming or to open and close their hands. For 60 of the 241 patients, there was evidence that they could still perform those tasks in their head. The study refers to this as “cognitive motor dissociation.” Some doctors prefer the term “covert awareness.”
With cases rising, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home syphilis test. Until now, people who suspected that they had the sexually transmitted infection had to go to a doctor to get tested. With the new test from the biotech company NOWDiagnostics, it will take the user just 15 minutes and a single drop of blood to determine whether they have syphilis.
‘SNL’ Alum Victoria Jackson Says She Has an Inoperable Tumor Amid Cancer Battle. The actress and comedian estimated that she has roughly three years to live. “[Doctors] cannot operate and cut out the marble in my chest that is laying on my windpipe, and eventually would suffocate me to death,” Jackson explained in the lengthy video...The Ocean Ave. actress added in the caption for Wednesday’s Instagram video, “Cancer Update: I have 34.8 months to live if I don’t get hit by a meteor, shot by a MAGA hater, get Covid again or WWIII breaks out.”
Earthquake scientists are learning warning signs of the 'big one.' When should they tell the public? A magnitude-9.0 earthquake on the Cascadia fault and the resulting tsunami would kill an estimated 14,000 people in Oregon and Washington, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But if a smaller quake like the one Japan just saw happened near Cascadia, seismologists would have to decide on the fly whether and how to alert the public. It’s the scenario Tobin has been thinking about for years: If he finds clues that a devastating earthquake is more likely, even just slightly, what warrants sounding the alarm? If the odds say you would be crying wolf — should you?
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