THE family of a British tourist who slapped an immigration officer in Bali say they are "deeply ashamed" of her violent holiday tantrums. Auj-e Taqaddas, 43, first came to the public's attention in July when she launched into a foul-mouthed rant and struck the official after being hit with a £3100 fine for overstaying her visa. In another impressive tantrum Taqaddas was filmed resisting escorts on her way to court, and then screaming at a judge after receiving 6 months in prison. Her violent behaviour has reportedly caused her elderly father, a respected former physician, and brother, an IT specialist, huge embarrassment, a family friend told the Mail yesterday. According to the friend, Taqaddas used to live in south London after emigrating from Pakistan but moved away ten years ago, and had an "aggressive streak" and sometimes "lost rationale". That aggressive streak has earned her the nickname Dora the Explorer online in Bali, after more videos emerged purporting … [Read more...] about Family of Brit tourist who slapped official in Bali say they are ‘deeply ashamed’ of her violent holiday tantrums
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Winter Storm Update: AM Wednesday
Winter Storm: Wednesday through Friday ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A Winter Storm Warning - 3PM Wednesday to Noon Friday - remains in effect for areas along and north of a line from Canby to Litchfield to Cambridge, starting this afternoon and lasting through Friday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory - 3PM Wednesday to 6AM Thursday - has been issued to the southeast of the Warning, down to a line from Redwood Falls to Glencoe to Bloomington in Minnesota, continuing to Hudson to Menomonie to Chippewa Falls in Wisconsin. Snow will begin advancing into southwestern Minnesota late this morning, with intensity increasing by evening. Snow, possibly heavy at times, will continue through late tonight before intensity tapers off Thursday morning. Occasional light freezing drizzle is possible but not expected to make a major impact as compared to the snow. Total snow … [Read more...] about Winter Storm Update: AM Wednesday
Sister reveals how sibling turned from bible-loving schoolgirl into killer mum who drowned daughter in ‘human sacrifice’
CARLY Ann Harris was a happy bible-loving schoolgirl "idolised" by her classmates. But after dabbling in drink and drugs as a teenage rebel, she spiralled into a dark place which ended in the brutal "sacrifice" killing of her daughter. Sister Tiffany Wright, 30, today told The Sun Online of the evil transformation she saw in the sibling she once played happily with at their childhood home in South Wales. Carly drowned her daughter Amelia, four, in the bath as a "human sacrifice" then burned her body on a coffee table in their back garden in Tonypandy, South Wales, on June 8. The 38-year-old was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity on Monday after a jury was told she thought she was "instructed by angels" to kill her daughter in order to save the world. Tiffany was the first person Carly called after the killing and is still haunted by seeing her beloved niece's charred feet sticking out from under a white sheet when she raced to the scene. In an exclusive interview, she … [Read more...] about Sister reveals how sibling turned from bible-loving schoolgirl into killer mum who drowned daughter in ‘human sacrifice’
Everything about Lyme disease is steeped in controversy. Now some doctors are too afraid to treat patients
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By Isabel Teotonio Education Reporter Fri., Dec. 14, 2018 Bruce Shilton’s crippling fatigue left him bedridden for six months. Sue Faber was so forgetful, she couldn’t remember her daughters’ birthdates. And Andrea Smith’s relentless aches sent her into a deep depression. All three Canadians say they are struggling with a chronic form of Lyme disease and feel abandoned by Canada’s health-care system. The challenge for them, and other patients with Lyme, is that the medical community is divided on how best to diagnose and treat this controversial disease. On one side of this deep divide are mainstream doctors who say Lyme is easy to diagnose with standard testing, and the prevailing treatment — a short course of antibiotics — is enough to kill the bacteria that causes the disease. They believe patients who think they have chronic Lyme but have no evidence of infection are grappling with other illnesses and that … [Read more...] about Everything about Lyme disease is steeped in controversy. Now some doctors are too afraid to treat patients
As doctors taper or end opioid prescriptions, many patients driven to despair, suicide
close Video Treating America's Pain: Unintended Victims of the Opioid Crackdown, Part 1 – The Suicides The national opioid crisis propelled a crackdown on prescription painkillers, causing hundreds of doctors to abruptly reduce or completely cut off their patients’ prescriptions, leaving many among the estimated 20 million Americans who suffer from daily debilitating chronic pain to consider suicide. This is the story of the overlooked victims of America's opioid epidemic. This is the first of a three-part series on the nation's struggle to address a crippling opioid crisis, and the unintended victims left in its wake. It happened slowly. The pain caused by a 1980 back fracture, the result of a tractor-trailer crash, crippled more and more of Jay Lawrence’s body and spirit. By 2006, the Tennessee native and Navy veteran’s arms and legs were going numb. The excruciating pain reduced him to tears. Multiple surgeries, chiropractic … [Read more...] about As doctors taper or end opioid prescriptions, many patients driven to despair, suicide