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A 5-year-old girl weighs 98 pounds due to a rare condition that constantly leaves her hungry for more food. Mom Holly Williams, 25, from the United Kingdom, has resorted to putting a baby gate in the kitchen so that daughter Harlow can’t overeat. Harlow has Prader-Willi syndrome and is missing chromosome 15, which is responsible for controlling hunger. Therefore, Harlow constantly has an appetite and always wants to eat. Having a baby gate on the kitchen door helps with making sure that Harlow isn’t getting into cupboards in the kitchen,” Williams told Caters.

Cape Coral, FL - An 81-year-old woman was arrested for kicking an officer in the groin during a drunken outburst at a Southwest Florida restaurant. According to police, the woman, identified as Clarella Potter, tried to punch restaurant staff at Fathoms Restaurant and Bar in Cape Coral. Employees called the Cape Coral Police Department for assistance. When officers arrived, they realized Potter was heavily intoxicated and asked if she had a family member who could take her home. Potter's drunken behavior turned to anger and she grabbed an officer by the back of the neck. Despite being moved to a...

Surveillance footage provided to police by the church showed Reynolds, 35, enter the church and knock over a potted plant. She then approached a large statue of Jesus, ripped it off the wall and smashed it on the ground, according to court documents. She can then be seen leaving the church in the video. Police detained Reynolds after she tried to run away and said she was unable to answer basic questions. Police estimate the statue could cost up to $11,500 to repair or replace, according to KVRR. Reynolds was charged with criminal mischief, driving under the influence and providing...

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Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab said that the changes will "ensure a sensitive and common-sense approach to meeting the needs of women in custody." .... The UK government has announced a reform of its transgender prison policy that will mean trans-identified males who have male genitalia or have been convicted of sexual offenses will no longer be held in women’s prisons. The policy will allow for exemptions, to be assessed on a case-by-case basis, but the Ministry of Justice stresses that “only the most truly exceptional cases will be considered.” ... The announcement comes in the midst of...

Berges described Hunter, a 52-year-old recovering crack addict who earned millions in overseas business ventures that often involved his father, as a genius destined to become “one of the most consequential artists in this century.” “I represent Hunter Biden because I feel that not only his art merits my representation, but because his personal narrative, which gives birth to his art, is very much needed in the world,” Berges said. “Hunter Biden will become one of the most consequential artists in this century because the world needs his art now more than ever. In a world that beats us down,...

DETROIT LIONS' JESSIE LEMONIER, FORMER LINEBACKER DEAD AT 25!Jessie Lemonier -- a former outside linebacker for the Detroit Lions -- has passed away, the team announced Thursday morning. He was only 25 years old.Details surrounding Lemonier's death are not yet known.The Lions broke the sad news with a statement, saying they're "shocked and saddened" by Lemonier's death."Jessie was a model teammate and wonderful young man who is gone far too soon," the team said on social media."Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time."Many paid their respects to the late Lions player in the...

South Africa now questioning the Vaccine…BREAKING:Calls to suspend covid 19 vaccines in South Africa because of safety concerns hits mainstream news‘Let’s stop jabbing the people’‘We know the pharmaceutical industry has a long history of criminal behaviour. We are here to protect the public’Share far & wide 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ft37FIguZu— Dr Aseem Malhotra (@DrAseemMalhotra) January 25, 2023New program has started called Stop the Shot.

They knew: why didn't the unvaccinated do more to warn us? The unvaccinated knew what we didn't. Some of them said too little. Most said nothing at all. A lot of blood is now on their hands.As the world struggles to come to terms with the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, one question that continues to surface is why the unvaccinated didn't do more to warn us about the potential dangers of being injected.While well intending citizens lined up, did the right thing, and received their COVID19 vaccinations -- now seeming to do more harm than good -- their...

Well this doesn't bode well for the new lunar year. A zoo in China organizes a “handover ceremony” for going from the year of the tiger to the year of the rabbit ahead of the Chinese New Year. The results can't have been entirely unexpected The way they screamed! Yeesh! This is reportedly real: The Linfen Zoo in Shanxi decided to do a cute, fun little ceremony with both the animals to celebrate the end of the Year of the Tiger (2022) and the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit (2023). They brought out a cute little bunny with...

The motion was granted after news organizations filed a court motion seeking access to evidence against David DePape, the man accused in the attack Paul Pelosi was attacked with a hammer at his San Francisco home in October DePape pleaded not guilty to state charges, including attempted murder, burglary, and elder abuse, and remains in jail *************************************************************** A San Francisco judge has granted a motion to release dramatic police bodycam footage from the night former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, was attacked by an assailant with a hammer at their home. The motion was granted on Wednesday,...

The daughter of the Sultan of Brunei has tied the knot with her first cousin in an extravagant ceremony at her father’s Palace. Princess Azemah and her new husband, Prince Bahar ibni Jefri Bolkiah, kicked off their week of wedding celebrations in the independent sultanate on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia on January 8. Prince Bahar is the son of the sultan’s brother, Prince Jefri Bolkiah. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is not only Brunei’s absolute monarch and supreme leader of the Islamic faith, but also the country’s prime minister, finance minister, foreign affairs and trade minister, superintendent of police,...

Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George has urged her colleagues to come to terms "earlier than later" on a plan for the U.S. central bank to exit the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market and be more explicit on how bond purchases will figure into future monetary policy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Newly crowned Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy wasted no time fulfilling his promise to free the House Intelligence Committee from members caught up in lying or sleeping with Chinese spies, Representative Adam Schiff being chief among the affected members. But Rep. Schiff had barely had a chance to mourn the loss of a position that allowed him to use top-secret information to propagate lies for his own advantage when he heard the heartwarming news that he had been given a seat on the House Pencil-Neck Committee. "It brings me great honor to be a part of...

He’s been blacklisted. Anthony Loffredo, who calls himself the “black alien,” removed his ears, nostrils and even a few fingers; sharpened his teeth and dyed them purple; and covered his body in extreme tattoos. Now the Frenchman says he’s found one space where he can’t come in peace.

Mum-to-be reveals her heartbreak as her husband dies suddenly in his sleep only days after they found out she was pregnant - and months after they tied the knotPregnant mother pens heartbreaking letter to late husbandConnor Russel died suddenly in his sleep on ThursdayMs Rissel said her late husband had 'such a big heart' A heartbroken mother-to-be has written a tearful last letter to her dead husband after he unexpectedly died in his sleep.Shannen Rissel shared the touching tribute to the 'love of her life' who had 'such a big heart' following his tragic sudden death on Thursday morning.Ms Rissel...

The UK ONS admitted that the misinformation spreaders got it right and their stats are wrong. Which means that the COVID vaccine might not be helpful after all. Executive summary Norman Fenton, Martin Neil, Clare Craig and Scott McLachlan authored a letter to the UK Office of National Statistics (ONS) pointing out serious flaws in their data. These flaws would make the unvaccinated look worse than they really are. The regulator agreed they were right. [Editor’s note: An honest regulator is a rarity. This would NEVER happen in the US.] Bottom line: The UK government can’t prove the vaccines work....

Officials in Australia have confirmed that the nation’s first openly gay Olympic bobsledder, Simon Dunn, died suddenly at age 35.Dunn’s body was reportedly found at his home in Sydney on Saturday. Police do not feel the death is suspicious and are going on the assumption that there is a medical reason for the passing, according to Yahoo Sports.Ruby Rose Management confirmed the news with a statement saying, “About 10 am on Saturday, January 21, 2023, police were called to a unit on Crown Street, Surry Hills, after reports the body of a man had been found inside. The body is...

A McDonald's in Indiana accidentally handed drive-thru customer Josiah Vargas all its deposit money instead of his sausage muffin. Vargas uploaded a video to TikTok where he was confused, then agonized over returning the money. [Warning: Language] VIDEO AT LINK.................. "Why would you guys do this to me? You know how bad I want this money?" Vargas asks. However, Vargas did the right thing and carried the money back into the store. "I really want to give you a hug," an employee is heard saying, and then she does. He said McDonald's gave him a $200 reward for returning the...

Salem Witch Sandra Wright blows in the fumes from the incense during the Salem Witches' Magic Circle at Salem Common on Halloween in Salem, MA, on October 31, 2018. The ceremony involving local and visiting witches celebrates loved ones that have crossed over into the spirit world. The witches believe that on Halloween, the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest and connections can be made to those being mourned or missed. A Catholic high school counselor in Pennslyvania lost her job after inviting three "witches" to speak to students, who gave them crystals that Wiccans...