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A member of the U.S. military was arrested in Colorado following a child sexual exploitation investigation Wednesday after police received a tip from an internet crimes task force. Josef Smith, 26, was charged with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, a felony, the Fountain Police Department said. Police said they executed a search warrant Jan. 12 and recovered evidence that led to Smith’s arrest warrant. Smith was described by the Fountain police as an “active-duty soldier” with the Army. The Army did not immediately respond to a request for more information. According to El Paso County booking information,…

Bella Hadid is a street style star for a reason, folks! The top model has a unique ability to throw things together in an ensemble that, on paper, don’t quite make sense. The end result is always fresh, though. She’s made unexpected items trend like last year’s mini Ugg platforms (which she paired with men’s underwear), or revived 2000s staples like the huge messenger bag. Her latest spotting in New York City today, however, is an eclectic styling job for the books: She put together a handful of pieces that one would never think of wearing together. Who else could…

Patrick Mahomes is locked in on his preparation ahead of Super Bowl LVII, so much so that he took the bait when former NFL wideout Brandon Marshall asked him a question about a fabricated compliment from this year’s halftime performer, Rihanna.The six-time Pro Bowl receiver sat among reporters during Mahomes’ presser on Wednesday and asked the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback what he thought of the recent comments Rihanna made in which she called him the “greatest quarterback ever.” “Rihanna came out and said that you are the greatest quarterback ever. Hearing that, how does that make you feel,” Marshall asked.PATRICK…

Last fall, Sharon Stone took to social media to share some very personal health information: The 64-year-old actress revealed that after a misdiagnosis led to an incorrect (unnamed) procedure, lingering pain nudged her to get a second opinion from another doctor. It was then that she discovered it was fibroids. She wrote, “Ladies in particular: Don’t get blown off. Get a second opinion. It can save your life.” Stone is one of many, many women who will contend with fibroids in their lifetime—by age 50, that’s 70% of white women and 80% of Black women; 60% of Black women will,…

Elon Musk Twitter page seen on mobile with his poll to step down as head of TwitterJonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMany Twitter users on Wednesday afternoon were unable to post on the site for about 90 minutes, receiving a message that read, “You are over the daily limit for sending Tweets.”Tweets also couldn’t be posted from mobile phones. A message pops up saying, “Tweet not sent” followed by, “We’re sorry we weren’t able to send your tweet. Would you like to retry or save this tweet in drafts?” Users also weren’t able to send or load direct messages.The…

Yanomami Indigenous leaders in Brazil’s Amazon blame illegal gold miners for a health crisis and surge in violence.Brazil has launched raids against illegal gold miners blamed for a humanitarian crisis on the country’s largest Indigenous reservation, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised to defend the Yanomami people after years of neglect and rising violence. The Brazilian environmental and Indigenous agencies said on Wednesday that government agents were carrying out the operation, which began earlier this week. The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) said in a statement that agents destroyed a helicopter, a plane, a…

Barbie dolls in the Mattel display at the annual Toy Fair in New York.Stan Honda | AFP | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in extended trading.Disney — Shares of the entertainment company rose more than 6% after the company released its fiscal first-quarter earnings report. Disney reported a smaller-than-expected drop in subscribers, as well as a beat on the top and bottom lines. CEO Bob Iger, who returned to the company in November, also announced Disney would be slashing 7,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting and reorganization plan.Mattel — Shares tumbled 10% after the company said shoppers bought fewer toys…

Suspected gangs have kidnapped another Haitian journalist as colleagues demanded his release, a government office announced Wednesday.The journalist was identified by the Office of Citizen Protection as Jean Thony Lorthé, who works for Radio Vision 2000.Local media reported that Lorthé was headed to a funeral with two other people including his brother, who is a professor, when they were kidnaped last Friday in the Laboule 12 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince.A gang called Ti Makak, which translates to “Little Macaques,” is known to control the community of Laboule. Last year, gang members killed two other journalists who were reporting in that area.COAST…

Don’t wait until spring to get the upper hand on your allergy symptoms. Starting your medications before the season can make a huge difference in keeping your symptoms under control.“The longer you have symptoms, if they’re not treated well, it builds up so that your symptoms can get worse and worse,” Dr. William Reisacher, an otolaryngic allergist at Weill Cornell Medicine, tells TODAY.com.And with climate change causing milder winters, allergy seasons may be getting more severe, too, Dr. Michelle Pham, allergist and immunologist at UCSF Health, tells TODAY.com.If you get spring allergies, you should start taking your medications and getting your…

An Olympic gold medallist, former Ontario deputy premier, and London Health Sciences president are among the eight women who will be honoured in May at this year’s YMCA Women of Excellence Gala. Officials with the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario unveiled the eight honourees on Wednesday. The gala is scheduled to be held on May 16 at RBC Place London, with proceeds going to support YMCA’s Community Starts Here campaign.In a statement, Women of Excellence’s co-hairs, Aruna Koushik and Laurie Lashbrook, said the achievements of those being honoured were “truly a model of excellence and an inspiration to others.”“These women, all…