Whenever we hear about an Indian or an American or an outsider to America has become a victim to the gun shots of those Americans, our first reaction is, how come in a nation, which is considered to be the most civilized nation has the elements who resort to unmindful gun violence? As an immediate reaction to this, we tend to dwell on various aspects and finally come to a conclusion that stricter handgun control laws and permitting are important to spare lives. But, this is not a solution at all as Americans have a protected right to possess handguns. No official figure exists but there are estimates of about 300 million gun holders in the US, held by about a third of the population. That is nearly enough guns for every man, woman and child in the country (BBC, 2016).What is verifiable is that the quantity of weapon associated deaths in the United States which has the most astonishing proportion of private gun ownership on the earth, is stunning.There were 372 mass shootings in the US … [Read more...] about Indians In America Should Take All Measures For Their Self-Protection. Americans Have A Protected Right To Possess Handguns
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Russian woman, 27, dies in agony after being ’embalmed alive’ instead of being put on saline drip in hospital blunder
A RUSSIAN woman was killed after allegedly being embalmed alive in a horrific medical blunder. Ekaterina Fedyaeva, 27, is said to have died after medics put her on a formalin drip - a solution containing formaldehyde - instead of saline. She was in hospital for an unspecified but routine surgery when she was injected with formalin, normally infused into the veins of the dead to prevent decomposition. Her mother accused physicians of "murder" following the incident in her home city of Ulyanovsk, Russia. Ekaterina suffered horrible pains and convulsions for two days before falling into a coma. She was attached to a life support machine but her heart stopped beating several times. After being flown to another hospital, in Moscow, she briefly woke from her coma before dying of multiple organ failure. Her mother Galina Baryshnikova and husband Igor were with her when she came round from the surgery in her ward. "Her legs were moving, she had convulsions, her whole body was shaking," said … [Read more...] about Russian woman, 27, dies in agony after being ’embalmed alive’ instead of being put on saline drip in hospital blunder
Hera Hilmar on “isolating” herself with Ben Kingsley in Serbia to film “An Ordinary Man”
Hera Hilmar is on the rise. The 29-year-old Icelandic actress first entered the American TV scene when she starred in Starz's "Da Vinci's Demons," a historical fantasy drama series about the early life of Leonardo da Vinci. This December, Hilmar leads the first installment of Peter Jackson's film adaptation of Peter Reeve's young adult book series "Mortal Engines." For now, Hilmar plays Tanja, a Serbian agent disguised as a housemaid alongside Ben Kingsley in Brad Silberling's film, "An Ordinary Man." Set in Belgrade, the film follows a war criminal (Kingsley) who finds himself in close quarters with a young maid (Hilmar) as he hides from those who wish to hold him accountable for the infamous atrocities he carried out as a general in the Serbian military. Hera Hilmar spoke with CBS News about playing complex characters, the gray areas between right and wrong and her experience working in Serbia. Ben Kingsley talks playing Hamid Karzai in "War Machine" Q: What drew … [Read more...] about Hera Hilmar on “isolating” herself with Ben Kingsley in Serbia to film “An Ordinary Man”
WATCH: Utah Woman Steals Credit Card From Man Having Seizure
BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Newsletter Signup National By Shreesha Ghosh @Shreesha_94 10/20/17 AT 5:00 AM A woman in Utah has been captured on a surveillance video, stealing from a convenience store clerk after the man began having a seizure in front of her. The unidentified woman turned herself in to the police after the authorities found the footage, reports said Wednesday.Alexandra Dewsnup, 28, has been arrested on charges of unlawful possession of a credit card and felony theft and has been booked into the Salt Lake County Jail, Fox 13 reported Wednesday.Surveillance video from Oct. 4 showed Dewsnup in a 7-eleven store on 6352 South State Street in Midvale, Utah. In the video, she was seen standing near the register of the store and rifling through the man’s wallet while he lay on the floor in front of her suffering from a seizure.She is seen searching the wallet before taking out one of the … [Read more...] about WATCH: Utah Woman Steals Credit Card From Man Having Seizure
Man charged with attempting to stab woman in Allentown
Two children were able to stop a 31-year-old man from stabbing a woman during a domestic dispute Thursday afternoon in an Allentown home, according to court records.Antonio R. Rodriguez, of the North 13th Street in Allentown, was charged with aggravated assault, child endangerment, simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment. He was arraigned by District Judge Donna Butler and sent to Lehigh County Jail under $50,000 bail.According to a criminal complaint:Allentown police said the assault happened at 8:45 p.m. in the North 13th Street apartment. The victim told police she and Rodriguez had been arguing while they were returning from Reading and it continued once they got home.The victim said Rodriguez was packing some stuff to leave back to Reading and she tried to take her laptop, but Rodriguez pulled a knife and pushed her away from the laptop.She said she slapped him on the head and he began swinging the knife at her. Rodriguez began to push the knife close to her, but two … [Read more...] about Man charged with attempting to stab woman in Allentown