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Read Metropolitan Police statement in full as presenter named by wife

As the wife of Huw Edwards revealed on Wednesday evening that he was the BBC presenter at the center of allegations of over payment for sexually explicit images, two police forces have determined that no criminal offense was committed. Neither force is taking any further action with regards to the allegations, with the BBC confirming that it will resume its “fact-finding investigations” to ensure “due process and a thorough assessment of the facts, whilst continuing to be mindful of our duty of care to all involved.” Known for presenting the BBC’s News At Ten, Mr Edwards has been a familiar…
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Out-of-body experiences reveal brain areas tied to our sense of self : Shots

Scientists say they’ve found a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, can cause out-of-body experiences. Photo illustration: Heath Korvola/Getty Images hide caption toggle captions Photo illustration: Heath Korvola/Getty Images Scientists say they’ve found a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, can cause out-of-body experiences. Photo illustration: Heath Korvola/Getty Images Dr. Josef Parvizi remembers meeting a man with epilepsy whose seizures were causing some very unusual symptoms. “He came to my clinic and said, ‘My sense of self is changing,'” says Parvizi, a professor of neurology at Stanford University. The man told Parvizi that he felt “like…
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Health minister in discussions with Providence Health over MAID policy

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Providence Health’s policy says it doesn’t allow MAID in its facilities, “given the incompatibility of Catholic teaching with actions intended to terminate human life” Published July 04, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read Sam O’Neill, who died days before her 35th birthday, was in hospital with her dog, Jack, and a friend’s dog, Bella. jpg Article content BC’s health minister is pushing a Catholic health organization to change a policy that bars medically assisted dying in its facilities. Advertisements 2 This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but your…
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Quinoa Beet Salad – JennifersKitchen

Let me be very clear. I do not like beets. I’ve spent over fifty years disliking beets. I’ve tried them boiled (gag-inducing), roasted (almost tolerable, but no), raw (the additional chewing required just prolongs the misery), and picked (where’s the bathroom?). To me, beets taste like garden dirt laced with a little bit of sugar. Interestingly, there is validity to that perception. Beets contain a naturally-occurring compound called geosmin, and geosmin gives beets their dirt-like . . . er. . . earthy flavour. Some people like this earthy flavor. I’m not one of them. Just as interesting – at least…
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Montreal’s REM: Company in charge of project hit with health and safety violations

The company responsible for building Montreal’s REM light rail has violated multiple health and safety regulations during the construction of the railway that put workers at risk, according to reports issued by Quebec’s occupational health and safety commission (CNESST). The FTQ union representing construction workers says there have been concerns since the beginning of the project, which was contracted to construction and engineering firm NouvLR in 2018. “It’s been so many years that we’ve been fighting with those issues with the CNESST and they’ve been on job sites, but many times the employer just didn’t listen,” FTQ general manager Eric…
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Some Dutch People Seeking Euthanasia Cite Autism or Intellectual Disabilities, Researchers Say

LONDON (AP) — Several people with autism and intellectual disabilities have been legally euthanized in the Netherlands in recent years because they said they could not lead normal lives, researchers have found. The cases included five people younger than 30 who cited autism as either the only reason or a major contributing factor for euthanasia, setting an uneasy precedent that some experts say stretches the limits of what the law originally intended. In 2002, the Netherlands became the first country to allow doctors to kill patients at their request if they met strict requirements, including having an incurable illness causing…
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Fungal meningitis outbreak linked to cosmetic clinics in Mexico kills four

A fungal meningitis outbreak linked to cosmetic procedures performed at clinics in Mexico has killed four patients from the US and infected over two dozen others. Nearly 200 in the US may have been exposed to the deadly illness at the medical clinics, as public health officials rush to identify and test those at risk. Two clinics, River Side Surgical Center and Clinica K-3 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, are associated with the outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Patients who went to the clinics between Jan. 1 and May 13, 2023 were potentially infected during procedures such…