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A neonatal nurse in the U.K. who allegedly murdered seven babies and attempted to kill 10 more wrote notes reading, “I am evil” and “I killed them on purpose because I’m not good enough,” according to the prosecution.Lucy Letby, 32, who worked in the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital, left handwritten notes in her home that police found when they searched it in 2018, prosecutor Nick Johnson told the Manchester Crown Court jury, according to the BBC.Earlier this week, Johnson argued that Letby was a “constant, malevolent presence” in the neonatal unit. Of the babies Letby allegedly…

Los Angeles police released chilling surveillance video showing a man kidnapping a 14-year-old at a park in El Sereno before allegedly forcing the victim into a bathroom and sexually assaulting the teen. Edward William Banks, 27, was arrested on Tuesday and is currently held on $1 million bail on the charge of aggravated kidnapping to commit rape. The case will be presented to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said.Surveillance video initially released by LAPD showed the suspect – described as a Black male with curly hair, a goatee, and wearing a white…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Warren, Michigan, U.S., October 1, 2022. Dieu-nalio Chery | ReutersmThe New York Attorney General’s Office on Thursday asked a judge to bar former President Donald Trump from moving his businesses to a new holding company he formed amid a pending civil lawsuit accusing him, three of his children, and the Trump Organization of widespread fraud.That request is spurred by concerns that the AG’s office would have difficulty getting Trump to pay a fine, if he loses the suit, as a result of his assets being held by a company that is…

Saudi Arabia has suggested the United States asked it to wait a month before cutting oil production, defending a move heavily criticized by the White House as helping Russia’s war in Ukraine.Such a delay in the OPEC+ supply reduction could have staved off price rises at American pumps until after the midterm elections, though the Saudi foreign ministry did not specifically mention the midterms in its lengthy and terse statement late Wednesday.Rising fuel costs are a key driver of inflation, which shows no sign of slowing down and hit 8.2% in September to remain top of mind for many Americans…

Boots has benefited from shoppers returning to high streets and travelling more, boosting sales shortly after its US owner abandoned plans to sell the UK health and beauty retailer.The chain reported an increase in like for like sales of 15.2 per cent in the three months to August 31, compared with a year earlier. That was despite pharmacy sales falling almost 7 per cent as demand slipped for Covid-19 services such as vaccines.“We’ve seen people going on holiday again and a little bit of business travel as people go back to work up from really a very low base. What’s…

The Mirror has launched a campaign to help recruit the tens of thousands of regular blood donors needed as the NHS recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic Thousands of kind-hearted Brits have rushed to donate blood to the NHS after an amber alert over critically low stocks. Most appointments to donate blood this week are now fully booked but the NHS is still appealing for people with O negative or O positive blood to come forward for priority booking. The first ever amber alert occurred because supplies of vital O negative blood – which can be given to most – are…

Inflation was a bit hotter than expected in September, with monthly gains fueled primarily by housing, food and medical care, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday.Inflation measures how quickly the prices consumers pay for a broad range of goods and services are rising.The consumer price index, a key inflation barometer, jumped by 8.2% in September relative to a year earlier. Economists had expected an 8.1% annual increase. Basically, a basket of goods that cost $100 a year ago cost $108.20 today.The positive news: September’s annual increase was smaller than the 8.3% rise in August. The bad: Inflation is…

CNN  —  The relative calm in Ukrainian cities far from the country’s battlefields was shattered by two painfully familiar sounds this week: the ominous ring of the air raid sirens, and the eruptions of Russian attacks. A wave of missiles, rockets and drones has struck dozens of locations across Ukraine since Monday, according to officials, targeting civilian infrastructure in several major cities, including Kyiv, located hundreds of miles from the front lines in the east and south. The wide bombardment echoed the early days of Russia’s scattershot initial invasion in February, but also underlined that the conflict in Ukraine, which…

The 26-year-old woman who plunged to her death from a swanky rooftop bar in Manhattan could have accidentally fallen, law-enforcement sources said Thursday.  The woman, whose name has not yet been released pending family notification, was spotted standing on the ledge at Bar 54 at the Hyatt Centric Times Square New York just before 3:30 p.m., the sources said.  Staff swooped in and tried to grab her but the woman plunged down before they could get her off the ledge, according to sources.  The woman, who is from Hollis, Queens, plummeted 27 floors from the 54th floor and landed on…

Commercial content. 21+.  Sports betting is not yet legal in Massachusetts, but there is great news for those in Mass. Gambling regulators approved a timetable stating sports betting will be live in time for Super Bowl 57. Latest Massachusetts Sports Betting News Sports betting has yet to become legal in Massachusetts, despite state lawmakers agreeing to pass a bill in July 2021. However, bettors in Ma. will be able to bet on Super Bowl 57. as the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted to implement a timetable for sports betting to begin in late January. Mobile and online sports betting will have to wait…