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A young man, armed with a knife, was needlessly gunned down in “medieval” fashion by Detroit police officers during a mental health crisis, his family said Thursday.Loved ones of 22-year-old Porter Burks said they will file a wrongful death lawsuit against police as soon as a probate court appoints the young man’s mother, Quieauna Wilson, as head of his estate.“The idea that we should treat mental illness with the police and guns is medieval,” family attorney Geoffrey Fieger told reporters.”That’s what they used to do in medieval times, chain people up to the wall in an insane asylum. Well, we…

CNN  —  Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska plans to resign from the Senate by the end of the year to take a job as the president of the University of Florida, according to a source familiar with the deliberations. The University of Florida’s presidential search committee voted unanimously to name Sasse as their sole finalist for president of the university, the source said. Now, Sasse will go to Florida and meet with students and staff. Then there needs to be a vote by the University of Florida board of trustees and board of governors to formalize the process. All…

The Twitter profile page belonging to Elon Musk is seen on an Apple iPhone mobile phone.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThree days after Elon Musk said he wanted to return to his original agreement to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share, the Tesla CEO is asking the social media company to end all litigation in order to close the deal.In a filing with Delaware’s Court of Chancery on Thursday, Musk’s side said Twitter should drop the court date scheduled for Oct. 17, so that the necessary financing can be pulled together to wrap up the acquisition by Oct. 28.”Twitter will…

Hunter Biden looks on during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, April 18, 2022.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersFederal agents believe they have enough evidence to support charging Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, with tax crimes and making a false statement in connection with the purchase of a gun, The Washington Post reported Thursday.It is now up to U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, to decide whether to prosecute Hunter on those charges, noted the Post, which cited people familiar with the investigation.The…

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Chronic pain, a disease process that is so complex that we are only just beginning to understand its triggers, has recently been gaining recognition as a medical condition on its own. But how does living with chronic pain feel? And how do the body and brain deal with it?Aching, dull, gnawing, burning, sharp, shooting, piercing… These are just some of the words people tend to use to describe their pain. Now imagine you had to endure a bit of this every waking day until you don’t know what it’s like to go about your day without this baseline of pain…

GENEVA: The UN rights body on Thursday (Oct 6) renewed the mandate of a UN office to collect and preserve evidence of alleged war-time human rights crimes in Sri Lanka, despite opposition from the government and allies including China. The resolution brought by Britain, Canada, the United States and others passed with 20 votes in favour and seven against at the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. China and several other countries supported Sri Lanka’s view that the monitoring amounted to meddling. “Sri Lanka categorically rejects the resolution presented without our consent, despite our efforts to engage with the main…

It took a split second for Sally Dixon’s beach vacation to turn into a lingering health nightmare after she fell into a knee-deep hole someone dug in the sand and didn’t fill when they left.She broke her leg, endured “probably the most horrific physical pain I’ve had in my life,” had to undergo surgery, is still unable to walk six weeks later and expects to pay thousands of dollars in medical bills. The 58-year-old mother is urging people to never walk away from the beach at the end of the day without filling in the holes in the sand they…

Are we shocked that Rihanna ran to the grocery store in L.A. today in a full look? Absolutely not—it’s what she does no matter what the occasion is—but we were pleasantly surprised to see the singer pay tribute to a fellow musician with her outfit. Stepping out in a comfy long-sleeved tee and striped pool slides, her graphic top was a piece of merchandise honoring DMX, the rapper who died last year (it simply read, “R.I.P”). Starting in the ’90s, DMX’s music career was filled with hits that hype you up, including his singles “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” and…