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[GEO.TV] Brazilian fitness influencer Larissa Borges has tragically died after experiencing a double cardiac arrest of unknown causes.
The news of her sudden passing has left her family and followers in shock. The young influencer passed away on August 28, 2023, at the age of 33.
The family of 33-year-old fitness influencer confirmed her untimely demise through a heartfelt social media post. The family expressed their profound grief, highlighting the pain of losing such a young and kind individual.
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[BBC] At least 52 people have died after a fire broke out in a block of flats in Johannesburg, South African authorities say.
More than 40 others are injured.
Johannesburg authorities say it's unclear what sparked the blaze at the five-storey building in the city centre.
A spokesman for the emergency services, Robert Mulaudzi, told the BBC that firefighters had been able to bring out some of the occupants.
He said the fire had gutted the building, and that the search for other victims was continuing.
A video posted to the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, by Mr Mulaudzi showed fire trucks and ambulances outside the building with burnt out windows.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
[GEO.TV] Idalia charged into Florida, a potent hurricane that unleashed a fierce assault on Wednesday.
The storm triggered dangerous storm surges along the coastline and left thousands without power, marking its relentless path through the southeastern United States. Now, as it advances into Georgia, Idalia has transformed into a tropical storm, still drenching the region with heavy rainfall and prompting concerns about rising waters.
Having hit the area of northwest Florida most intensely affected, officials deemed Idalia and its life-threatening high waters a rare event for the region. The hurricane's Category 3 force upon its early morning landfall near Keaton Beach led to surging waters and gusts reaching 125 mph (201 kph), causing widespread flooding and power outages.
Despite the absence of confirmed deaths, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis remained cautious, acknowledging the potential for the situation to change due to the magnitude of the storm. While first responders and search and rescue teams worked to assist, obstructions like fallen trees and high water slowed their access to remote locations.
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A Colorado school has been forced to let a student keep a Gadsden flag patch on his bag, after a teacher ordered him to remove it.
The 12-year-old boy, named Jaiden, and his mom refused to apologize after he wore the historic Gadsden flag patch to The Vanguard School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which one staffer claimed was 'disruptive to the classroom environment'.
Now, the school has decided to U-turn on the decision to stop Jaiden from wearing the patch, with his defiance now making him popular amongst his peers.
In a video shared on Twitter, Jaiden said: 'Today was a good day. The kids were really hyped up. They are putting 'don't tread on me' on their locker. Now they like me all of sudden.
'But the teachers on the other hand, I got some dirty looks that's for sure. They are definitely not happy with me.
#2
They should make the teacher wear the patch.
They should make the teacher take an exam in the subject [preffered pronoun] supposed to teach as a condition to continuous employment.
[Regnum] Gabon's borders are closed until further notice. This was stated by a group of high-ranking military officials, reports Reuters on August 30.
"All borders are closed until further notice," the military said.
On national television, one of the officers read out a joint statement. About ten other military men stood silently behind him in uniform and berets.
The military personnel claimed to represent the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions. They announced the dissolution of the government, the Senate, the National Assembly, the Constitutional Court and the electoral body in Gabon.
As reported by IA Regnum , the military announced a coup in Gabon after the electoral center announced the victory of the incumbent head of state Ali ben Bongo Ondimba in the presidential election with a result of 64.27% of the vote. His main rival, Albert Ondo Ossa, won 30.77% of the vote. Ali ben Bongo Ondimba has been in charge of the country since 2009.
[Regnum] Ali ben Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon, has been placed under house arrest. This was reported by the military, who seized power in the country, reports AFP.
The head of state is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors, according to a communiqué read out by the military on television.
It was also announced that one of the president's sons had been arrested "for high treason."
As reported by IA Regnum , earlier a group of high-ranking military men in Gabon announced the cancellation of the results of the presidential elections held on August 26, the dissolution of state institutions and the closure of borders. The speakers identified themselves as representatives of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions.
The coup in Gabon occurred after the polling center announced the victory of the incumbent head of state in the presidential election with a score of 64.27% of the vote. Ali ben Bongo Ondimba has been in charge of the country since 2009.
[Regnum] The President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, was dismissed, but he retained all civil rights. This was stated by the head of the Republican Guard, General Bris Oligui Nguema.
“He was the head of state of Gabon. He is retired and enjoys all his rights. He is an ordinary Gabonese, like everyone else, ” the Monde newspaper quoted the general as saying.
According to him, the President of Gabon did not have the right to be elected for a third term, as a result, the army took responsibility for his removal from power.
As IA Regnum reported, on August 30, a group of high-ranking military officials announced a coup in Gabon. They said they represent all the security and defense forces in the country. Election results have been cancelled, state institutions have been dissolved, borders have been closed until further notice, and President Ali ben Bongo Ondimba has been placed under house arrest, they said.
Earlier, the Electoral Commission of Gabon announced the victory of the incumbent head of state Ondimba in the presidential elections with a score of 64.27% of the vote. His main rival, Albert Ondo Ossa, won 30.77% of the vote.
The President of Gabon, Ali ben Bongo Ondimba, recorded a video message in which he confirmed that he was being held by the military on the territory of the residence. A video with the President of Gabon was published on social networks by local journalists. In the frame, the politician addresses his "friends" around the world and urges them to "make a fuss" after the coup in the country.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia is concerned about reports of the situation in Gabon and is counting on the stabilization of the situation.
[Regnum] General Bris Oligi Nguema became president of Gabon for a transitional period, Reuters reported, citing a rebel statement read by one of them on Gabonese television.
"Following today's meeting, which was attended by all the commanders and the Chief of the General Staff, General Oligi Nguema Bris was unanimously appointed by the President for a transitional period," the statement said.
As reported by IA Regnum , on August 30, a group of high-ranking military officials announced a coup in Gabon, which took place following the presidential elections in that country. Gabon's incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba was reported to have won the presidential election with 64.2% of the vote.
The rebels who seized power said that the election results were canceled, state institutions were dissolved, borders were closed until further notice, and President Ali Bongo Ondimba was placed under house arrest.
The head of the Republican Guard, General Bris Oligui Nguema, said that Ondimba was dismissed, but he retained all civil rights.
According to the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, against the background of the situation in Gabon, one should not draw general conclusions about the growth of conflicts in Africa, but what is happening in this country is of deep concern.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] At least no one was shot!
Met Police said eight people were stabbed on the final day of the carnival
Shocking photos show men wielding machetes in broad daylight on Monday
Read more: Notting Hill carnival revellers URINATED on police officers, Met union chief reveals
The photographer said he found himself 'in the wrong place at the wrong time' and claimed the 'joyful atmosphere turned unexpectedly as an altercation broke out nearby, between two gangs with knives and a machete'.
Separate video footage also emerged today of a gang of youths, one holding a suspected machete, running down a west London street dressed in black and wearing balaclavas amid a violent end to the annual festival.
The Metropolitan Police says it made 308 arrests across Sunday and Monday, as eight people were stabbed on Monday in just a matter of hours, including a 29-year-old man who was taken to hospital in a 'critical' condition.
Police officers were also kicked, punched, spat on, bitten, head-butted and even sexually assaulted - in all, more than 50 officers were assaulted.
The Metropolitan Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, says it is aware of 75 incidents of officers being attacked, branding the incidents 'absolutely disgusting'.
It came as the Conservative Party's London mayoral candidate Susan Hall called for the carnival to be moved and potentially held in a park, saying police 'don't want to be there'.
However, a spokesman for London mayor Sadiq Khan said the event was 'born out of the Caribbean community in north Kensington and Notting Hill' and that this should 'remain its home'.
Ms Hall told LBC: 'It's very upsetting and I'm afraid we have this every single year. It's an incredible thing, the Notting Hill Carnival. I would just say move it. Move it to where it can be policed much better than where it is now.
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"Don't judge them, Ms. Roberts! One can't,"
Begs Notting Hill bookman Hugh Grant,
And ducks as young men
With machetes again
Pass his window.
"Don't worry, I shan't!"
[freshens lipstick]
#4
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And unneeded," bleats newsreading tool,
"If you sheep do not stray,
And take care what you say
To a PC who's working to rule."
#5
"Today, in the land of Diana,
They'll beat you with--"
"HAVE A BANANA!"
"--for saying aloud
That a copper looks proud
As a woman police constable."
"Nana!"
[GEO.TV] South Korean military said Wednesday that Kim Pudge Jong-un ...the overweight, pouty-looking hereditary potentate of North Korea. Pudge appears to believe in his own divinity, but has yet to produce any loaves and fishes, so his subjects remain malnourished... ’s North Korea ...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche... fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea sometime after the United States deployed B-1B bombers for allied military exercises, as the regional tensions rise with Washington assisting friends to prepare to face any possible aggression.
According to Japanese media reports, two missiles landed outside Tokyo’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) with the defence ministry of the country mentioning only one.
North Korea confirmed the firing of two short-range ballistic missiles as part of a "tactical nuclear strike drill," according to Korean Central News Agency.
KCNA reported Thursday that Pyongyang fired these missiles late Wednesday in a "tactical nuclear strike drill simulating scorched earth strikes at major command centres and operational airfields" across the border in South Korea.
"The missile unit fired two tactical ballistic missiles northeastward at Pyongyang International Airport and correctly carried out its nuclear strike mission through air bursts at a preset altitude of 400 meters above the target island," the media report quoted military's statement.
"The drill is aimed to send a clear message to the enemies," the nuclear-armed country's military said in a statement.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said: "Our military has strengthened surveillance and vigilance in preparation for additional provocations, and is maintaining full readiness through close cooperation between Korea and the United States."
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[earth.com] Marijuana smokers have significantly higher levels of toxic metals in their blood and urine compared to non-marijuana tobacco users, according to a recent study from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
The research, led by Professor Tiffany Sanchez, indicates that marijuana may be an under-recognized source of metal exposure, as it remains illegal at the federal level and therefore unregulated by government agencies.
The study authors say the issue has never been more important as marijuana use in the skyrockets in the United States, with an estimated 42 million regular users.
LEAD AND CADMIUM LEVELS
The researchers compared participants who exclusively used marijuana with non-marijuana tobacco users and found that those who used marijuana had significantly higher lead levels.
Specifically, marijuana smokers users had 27 percent higher levels of lead in their blood and 21 percent higher levels in their urine.
In addition, cannabis users had 22 percent higher cadmium levels in their blood and 18 percent higher levels in their urine compared to non-users.
TOTAL BODY BURDEN
Professor Sanchez and her team predicted that because cannabis is known to accumulate metals, marijuana smokers would have higher metal biomarker levels than those who did not use it.
The study confirmed this prediction, establishing marijuana as a source of cadmium and lead exposure.
"Both cadmium and lead stay in your body for quite a long time," said Professor Sanchez. "Cadmium is absorbed in the renal system and is filtered out to through the kidney. So, when you’re looking at urinary cadmium, that’s a reflection of total body burden, how much you have taken in over a long period of chronic exposure."
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has attempted to demonstrate the safety of treated radioactive wastewater released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant by eating a selection of food from the area.
Kishida and three of his cabinet ministers sat down on Wednesday for a lunch at which they ate sashimi made from flounder, octopus, and sea bass all caught off the coast of Fukushima following last week’s wastewater release. They also had a selection of fruit, vegetables, and rice recently harvested in the region.
"This is very good," Kishida told reporters during the meal, calling on people to enjoy "safe and delicious" Japanese seafood and support the northeastern prefecture.
There is, IMO, some sort of cosmic karma in Japan - the first country ever to be attacked by Nuclear bombs - being the one to start the process of abolishing anti-nuclear hysteria manufactored by the western pseudo-educated classes in the last 3 generations.
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Yeah, and Biden got a flu shot, in his basement.
Water? Was there a needle in the syringe?
#6
Dosage, dosage, dosage. Most of the hysteria is Linear No-Threshold hocus pocus like "if 10,000 people are each exposed to 1/10,000th of a harmful dose then one (1) person will immediately drop dead(!)".
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche...
[earth.com] Marijuana smokers have significantly higher levels of toxic metals in their blood and urine compared to non-marijuana tobacco users, according to a recent study from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
