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Paramedic who told stroke patient ‘Jesus isn’t coming to help you’ and forced her to crawl downstairs with brain bleed is struck off
A paramedic has been struck off after telling a stroke patient that “Jesus isn’t coming to help you” and forcing her to crawl down the stairs despite her suffering a brain bleed. A disciplinary panel found the paramedic’s conduct fell seriously short of the standards expected of emergency medical staff, resulting in the removal of…
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CoD: MW4 DLC Honors Real-Life Medal Of Honor Recipient Who Lost His Eye And Teeth In Grenade Blast
Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will have day-one DLC, and like in years past, it will focus on a real-life military hero, with proceeds going to charity. The Call of Duty Endowment Valor Pack, launching on October 23 alongside the game, adds the real-life Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter…
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Employer health costs projected to rise 9.5 percent
A new risk analysis released by leading insurance broker Aon this week projected that employer health costs in the U.S. will rise by roughly 10 percent in 2027. Aon, the second largest global insurance broker, projected that at the current status quo, employer healthcare costs will rise by 9.5 percent next year. This would mean…
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Cambridge professor’s death after resignation sparking dangerous calls for media censorship, scholar warns
A senior scholar at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has warned against allowing public concern over the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday to be used to justify press censorship. Arday, who had resigned from his post before his death, has become the focus of debate in the US media, with…
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New Docuseries ‘9/11 Reunited’ Connects Survivors 25 Years Later: How to Watch the Three-Part Special
National Geographic has released a three-part docuseries, 9/11 Reunited, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, bringing together survivors who shared life-or-death moments with strangers on the day so they can meet again. Produced with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the series aims to highlight stories of heroism and humanity amid the…
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A $200 Movie Made by a Chinese Mother and Her Son Just Beat Obsession to Become the World’s Most Profitable Film After Making 20,000 Times Its Budget
A rough, low-budget Chinese animated film called Niu Lai has become the most profitable movie ever made relative to its production cost, overtaking the recent record holder Obsession. The film, reportedly made for just $200 by a mother-and-son duo, went from an obscure release with barely any ticket sales to a viral sensation once clips…
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Widow banned from entering US for fisherman husband’s funeral after he died in boating accident
A Mexican widow, Adriana Gonzalez, has been refused entry to the United States to attend the funeral of her husband, fisherman Vincent Frank Short, who died in a boating accident. Gonzalez has appealed to state officials for help after being denied an emergency visa on two separate occasions, leaving her unable to be reunited with…
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Fontaines D.C. Announce Fall Headlining Shows in Brooklyn and Los Angeles
Fontaines D.C. have announced two headline shows in the United States this autumn, playing Brooklyn’s Kings Theater on 21 September and Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on 25 September. The dates follow the announcement of the Irish band’s fifth studio album, Dopamine Chamber, due for release on 16 October, and slot in between their…
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The X-Men Are Officially Getting Jean Grey Back, but There’s a Huge Catch
Marvel has confirmed that Jean Grey is returning to Earth after a period spent in deep space wielding the full power of the Phoenix Force, but her comeback comes with a dark twist: she is said to be “aflame within,” suggesting she may pose a greater threat than the ally the X-Men once knew. The…
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Keigo Higashino’s Posthumous ‘Eien no Kioku’ Tops Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 With Record Points for a Novel
Keigo Higashino’s posthumous novel “Eien no Kioku” (roughly “eternal memory”) has topped the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100, released on 13 August, marking his first release since he died on 23 July at the age of 68. The book’s chart-topping performance is notable because it set an all-time single-week points record for a novel, underscoring…