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Mum-of-three Kate Middleton is known to be a hands-on parents to her children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – but one gesture for George when he was a baby went awryVideo LoadingVideo UnavailableThe video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay nowThe Princess of Wales is known to juggle her royal duties with bringing up her three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Kate is said to be determined to give the royal kids the most normal upbringing they can – and is said to be a very hands-on parent alongside husband Prince William. So much so that she once…

More funding is needed for sexual health services along with innovative testing and prevention tools to tackle an “alarming” rise in sexually transmitted infections across the US, the nation’s top public health agency has warned.Dr Leandro Mena, director of the division of STD prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Financial Times that new data showing the number of syphilis cases surged by more than a quarter last year highlighted the “crisis” unfolding in the sexual health of America.The rise in cases of syphilis and other bacterial STDs — such as gonorrhoea and chlamydia — is being…

BEIJING: Li Qiang, who oversaw Shanghai’s grinding two-month COVID-19 lockdown this year as party boss of China’s commercial hub, is on track to become China’s next premier after President Xi Jinping unveiled a new governing body packed with loyalists. Li, a close ally of the newly re-appointed Chinese leader, was elevated to the number two position on the seven-man Standing Committee on Sunday (Oct 23), putting him on track to take over the economic management role. Current Premier Li Keqiang, a more reform-minded voice, will step down in March after the maximum two terms. “Honestly, I did not have him on…

Three suspects were arrested in Florida in connection with an undercover drug trafficking bust in which officials seized 11 pounds of fentanyl manufactured in Mexico.Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said it was the largest fentanyl bust in the agency’s history. The quantity of the drug was enough to kill 2.7 million people.According to investigators, the fentanyl was manufactured in Mexico and trafficked into the U.S. to be made into synthetic pills and sold on the streets.The undercover operation, which began in September, was carried out in coordination with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, U.S. Border Patrol, Homeland Security, and…

The end of October is a sugar avalanche as kids don their Halloween costumes and snag as many sticky sweets as they can. But the prospect of collecting and eating a whole trick-or-treat bag of candy gets a little scary when you think about the impact. Not only are most Halloween favorites not good for children’s health, but many candy ingredients are sourced through processes that harm the planet. Cacao is often grown in rainforests that have been clear cut for farming, for example. And unsustainable sugarcane production can also emit large amounts of planet-warming gas. Then there’s all the…

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In June 2020, after the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd galvanized racial injustice protests globally, Brooklyn Preparatory High School organized a forum for its staff and the predominantly Black and Hispanic student body to share their thoughts and express their feelings.”Those three deaths specifically had an effect on all of us, but also specifically our students,” said J.P. King, a history teacher and the chief experience officer at the New York City school, “and our administration and teachers prioritized hearing what students had to say about it.”The forum, held via Zoom as the Covid pandemic disrupted…

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A Florida drug dealer has been arrested in connection with the death of a man who overdosed from fentanyl.John Dylan Gromling, 30, was arrested Thursday for first-degree felony murder, according to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. He allegedly distributed fentanyl to Bruce William Payne, 53, who was found dead in a shed on his property in August. Deputies discovered drug paraphernalia that tested positive for fentanyl near Payne’s body.”With this arrest, we demonstrate our commitment to the safety of Citrus County residents. We will continue to target drug dealers in an ongoing effort to make our community the safest in Florida,”…

PremiumSnookerZhou Yuelong – Mark Allen13:45-17:00Mark Allen to face Zhou Yuelong in final showdown AdMark Allen beat Neil Robertson 6-2 to set up a final showdown with Zhou Yuelong at the Waterfront Hall. Northern Ireland Open’He’s got me in a really good place’ – Allen reaping benefits of work with mind coach11 HOURS AGORobertson arrived in Belfast with a perfect record in semi-finals against Allen, but the home favourite snapped that sequence at the Waterfront Hall.Allen said after his win over Xiao Guodong in the quarter-finals that he had ticked a box by getting to the one-table stage and being announced…