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New York City residents are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to address what they call an “open-air drug market” that has taken over one street in the Bronx. Part of Melrose Avenue near the subway station on 149th Street has become a haven for those openly using drugs and exchanging money in broad daylight.  FOX…

An experimental weight-loss pill is showing promising results, helping people drop 13% of their body weight in a three-month period. The results from early clinical trials were presented by Novo Nordisk — the Danish drugmaker behind Ozempic and Wegovy — at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual meeting in Madrid this…

West Yorkshire city to host magic, music, film and theatre performances celebrating local talent, plus Turner prize A city centre magic show, the Brontës as you’ve never seen them before, and a bassline house symphony are all part of Bradford’s City of Culture lineup, which its organisers call a celebration of everything that makes the…

Idaho’s Supreme Court has assigned Bryan Kohberger’s upcoming student murders trial to a judge in Ada County after his defense team successfully sought a change of venue to take the proceedings away from rural Latah County, where he is accused of killing four college students. A one-page order signed by Idaho’s Chief Justice Richard Bevan…

A video has captured an apparent Panera Bread worker hitting an unruly customer with a pan in an effort to break up a wild brawl that erupted at one of the chain’s locations in Colorado.  Footage of the incident – which happened Tuesday at the Panera location in Glendale, according to KDVR – begins with…

Meta’s global affairs chief points to ‘behavioural issue’ around child safety tools on the social media platforms Parents do not use parental controls on Facebook and Instagram, according to Meta’s Nick Clegg, with adults failing to embrace the 50 child safety tools the company has introduced in recent years. Meta’s global affairs chief said there…

Comments come after Antony Blinken hints US will lift restrictions on Kyiv’s use of weapons inside Russia Vladimir Putin has said that a western move to let Kyiv use longer-range weapons against targets inside Russia would mean Nato would be “at war” with Moscow. Putin spoke as US and UK top diplomats discussed easing rules…

Lord Darzi’s review of our ailing health system contains a diagnosis. Now Labour must figure out a cure Lord Darzi has delivered to Keir Starmer’s government a concise and clearly argued account of the NHS’s woes in England. Some of its findings, such as those about waiting lists, are familiar. Themes and conclusions – for example, the…

Eleven months on from 7 October, the deaths of Palestinians and Israeli hostages are still mounting, and the risks of a broader regional war persist It is approaching a year since the Hamas atrocities of 7 October, in which 1,200 people were killed, and the beginning of the Israeli retaliation. Health authorities in Hamas-controlled Gaza…

The former Luton and Tottenham manager on spotting players, the limitations of data and his greatest game ‘“No. I’m afraid it’s an addiction or an obsession – whatever you want to call it,” smiles David Pleat. We’re sitting in a hotel just off the M1 motorway where the 79-year-old recalled that he sold the defender…

Landslide in Greenland caused unprecedented seismic event that shows impact of global heating, say scientists A landslide and mega-tsunami in Greenland in September 2023, triggered by the climate crisis, caused the entire Earth to vibrate for nine days, a scientific investigation has found. The seismic event was detected by earthquake sensors around the world but…

Spokesperson for Keir Starmer says focus was instead on encouraging pensioners to seek additional support Ministers did not carry out a specific impact assessment on the withdrawal of the winter fuel payment from the bulk of pensioners, such as the potential effect on illness and death rates among older people, Downing Street has said. After…

Forward has turned down a number of offersParris would join fellow Lioness Kirby at club Brighton are in advanced talks with Manchester United over the potential signing of the England forward Nikita Parris. It is understood the 71-times-capped Lioness has turned down a number of offers from other clubs and Brighton, whose opening WSL fixture…

Cazul profesorului acuzat de viol de la Colegiul Național „Sfântul Sava” este departe de a se fi terminat. Procurorii au descoperit noi fapte în care a fost implicat cadrul didactic și Tribunalul București cere arestarea preventivă. Profesorul de la Colegiul Sava acuzat de noi fapte Bărbatul a fost reținut prima dată în luna iulie pentru…

Postul este vacant de la finalul anului trecut, după ce conducerea clubului din Ștefan cel Mare a decis să se despartă de Gabi Glăvan, informație oferită în exclusivitate la acel moment de FANATIK. Bogdan Lobonț a fost dorit de Andrei Nicolescu la Dinamo Administratorul special al ”roș-albilor”, Andrei Nicolescu, a dezvăluit faptul că a avut…

Zodiile care vor avea un final de an de vis. Berbecii pot da o lovitură financiară, Leii au șansa să-și schimbe viața. Descoperă în rândurile următoare care sunt semnele zodiacale care sunt binecuvântate de astre perioada aceasta. Nativii care se bucură de un sfârșit de an de poveste. Berbecii au parte de bani, în timp…

Liverpudlian actor, described by his family as ‘an incredible icon’, also appeared in the Carry On film series Kenneth Cope, who starred in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Coronation Street and the Carry On films, has died aged 93. The actor made his name as the in the ITV supernatural detective series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased),…

Modernisation committee to look at ‘potential conflicts of interest and attention’ as part of wider review MPs could face a crackdown on paid media roles such as presenting for GB News after the Commons leader, Lucy Powell, said the new modernisation committee should review the rules. Powell, a cabinet minister and the select committee’s chair,…

Fundașul campioanei FCSB a comis un penalty și a mai făcut o eroare imensă în partida din preliminariile Cupei Africii pe Națiuni, iar sud-africanii au pierdut surprinzător, scor 2-3. După gafele de la echipa națională, Syabonga Ngezana este criticat vehement Gafele comise de Syabonga Ngezana la echipa națională i-au adus o serie de critici din partea…

Figure no longer treated as official statistic in embarrassing setback after 2021 census question misunderstood Official figures estimating the number of transgender people in England and Wales have been stripped of their accredited status after an investigation found that too many people misunderstood the 2021 census question. In an embarrassing setback, the Office for National…

‘He is far away in Saudi. Everyone can have an opinion’United visit Southampton after consecutive defeats Erik ten Hag has hit back at Cristiano Ronaldo by pointing out that the Portuguese admitted Manchester United were not well placed to win the biggest trophies this season despite criticising the manager for stating the same. In a…

Serialul românesc care ajunge în SUA. A fost difuzat și pe Antena 1. Canalul de televiziune care a cumpărat drepturile de autor a dezvăluit primele imagini din pelicula care este una dintre cele mai iubite din România. Producția românească care se va difuza curând pe micile ecrane din America. A putut fi urmărită de telespectatori…

S-au concluzionat primele date cu privire la deschiderea unei autostrăzi mult așteptate de șoferii români. Ministrul transporturilor, Sorin Gringeanu, a mers împreună cu premierul Marcel Ciolacu pe șantierul Autăstrăzii A7 de la Focșani.  Când se va circula pe Autostrada Buzău – Focșani În urma acestei vizite oficialii au anunțat când se va circula de la…

David Kauders argues for a people’s council, Les Bright hopes fiscal concerns do not slow reform and David Milton proposes giving peerages to the highest bidder Jenny Jones rightly argues that removing the hereditary peers from the House of Lords is “just a tweak” (I sit in the House of Lords – and here’s why…

Paula Riseborough says the hypocrisy of allied countries supplying weapons while calling for a ceasefire is plain as day. Michael McLoughlin says the remaining 320 arms licences will still result in death Far from being ashamed of the UK government’s decision (Netanyahu condemns ‘shameful’ UK suspension of some Israel arms sales, 3 September), I am relieved…

The government’s flood resilience taskforce has met for the first time to plan and discuss pre-emptive measures The UK faces another autumn and winter of destructive floods, the Met Office has warned. On Thursday, the government flood resilience taskforce met for the first time to discuss how to proceed when – as seems highly likely…

Jon Bon Jovi a devenit un erou după ce a salvat o femeie de la moarte. Legenda rock-ului a intervenit într-un moment critic. Întreagul moment a fost surprins de o cameră de supraveghere. Jon Bon Jovi, un adevărat erou. Legenda rock a salvat o femeie de la moarte. Momentul a fost capturat de o cameră…

Cristina Neagu a anunțat joi seară, 12 septembrie, că sezonul 2024/2025 va fi ultimul din cariera sa. Interul stânga de la CSM București va pune capăt la finalul stagiunii unei cariere spectaculoase, în care a cucerit trofeul Ligii Campionilor și în care a fost desemnată de 4 ori cea mai bună handbalistă a lumii. Cristina…

FANATIK a anunțat în exclusivitate că patronul campioanei României i-a plătit suma de 2,2 milioane de euro lui Neluțu Varga pentru a-l achiziționa pe internaționalul român de la CFR Cluj. Mesajul lui Victor Pițurcă după ce Gigi Becali l-a adus pe Daniel Bîrligea la FCSB Fostul selecționer Victor Pițurcă este de părere că suma plătită…