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A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) map shows the American states and territories with the highest and lowest levels of obesity. West Virginia ranks as the state with the most obesity in the nation, with a prevalence of 40.6 percent. The state was followed closely by Kentucky with a prevalence of 40.3 percent. Obesity is a common condition in the United States, affecting around one in five children and one in three adults, CDC figures show. An estimated 70 million adults in the country are obese—in 2017 41.9 percent of the adult population was classified as obese. The condition has a significant impact on the health of individuals and is associated with a higher risk for serious health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, some cancers , severe COVID-19 outcomes , as well as poor mental health. Annually, the United States spends approximately $147 billion on health care related to the obesity epidemic. A person is considered … [Read more...] about CDC map reveals the most obese states in America

Harsha Naik, a 21-year-old resident of Mudanahalli in Arasikere taluk, who has been on dialysis for the last four years, was hospitalised thrice in the last one year following repeated infections. On Tuesday, 58-year-old Siddaraju, who is on dialysis in T. Narasipura centre, had a harrowing time owing to blood clotting in the dialyser and blood tubes. Along with him, seven other patients also had a similar problem at the centre. Several dialysis machines in the 169 State-run dialysis centres are either dysfunctional or have not been serviced causing severe hardship to patients. “If one machine does not work, we will have to accommodate the patients on the remaining two machines as per the instructions of the Kolkata-based outsourced service provider — ESKAG Sanjeevini Pvt. Ltd. The agency coordinators ask us to reduce the dialysis hours of each patient from four to two to accommodate all patients,” a source in the dialysis centre said. Patients at the Ankola taluk hospital … [Read more...] about Patients suffer as equipment in State-run dialysis units in Karnataka are dysfunctional or not serviced

Six adults were injured in a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon on a campus housing four Oakland schools in the Eastmont Hills neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The Oakland Police Department said no suspects are in custody, and it is looking for at least one shooter though other individuals may be involved. The victims are all 18 and over and are affiliated with the schools, Darren Allison, assistant chief of the Oakland Police Department said at a press conference on Wednesday. When officers arrived at the site in the 8200 block of Fontaine Street at 12:45 p.m., they began attending to victims, looking for suspects and escorting students and staff "out of harm's way," Allison said.  The six victims were transported to local hospitals. Allison said that as of 4 p.m., one victim was released from the hospital, two had life-threatening injuries and the three others non-life-threatening injuries. Allison said the preliminary investigation suggests … [Read more...] about 6 injured in shooting near complex of Oakland schools

Over one million Floridians are without power shortly after Hurricane Ian’s landfall in southwest Florida, and officials only expect that number to grow. Earlier this afternoon, the Florida Division of Emergency Management reported 756,450 power outages across the state. By the time Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) delivered his 5:30 p.m. press conference, that figure grew to 1.1 million. “We have over 1.1 million reported power outages. Now there are crews that are still working outside of s outhwest Florida, but just understand that number is going to grow,” the governor said, predicting “ more power outages as the storm moves through th e center part of our state and before it exits into the Atlantic coast.” “There are 100 portable cell phone towers ready to be deployed into s outhwest Florida once it is safe to enter in, should that … [Read more...] about 1.1 Million Without Power in FL as Hurricane Ian Batters the Sunshine State

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 BEIJING (AP) — A former top graft buster at China’s ministry for intelligence and counterintelligence has been indicted on bribery charges, just weeks before a major congress of the ruling Communist Party whose leader Xi Jinping has made fighting corruption a signature issue. Wednesday's indictment of Liu Yanping, who headed the State Security Ministry’s branch of the party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection was a further reminder of Xi’s vow to attack corruption “amongst both the flies and tigers.” On Friday, former deputy police minister Sun Lijun was given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve on charges of manipulating the stock market, taking bribes and other offenses. The case involved at least two former Cabinet officials. State media said Liu had accepted “huge” amounts of property from others in return for favors. Those often include … [Read more...] about China former top graft buster indicted on bribery charges

An advertisement by Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has gone viral as she asks people to enter a competition to win the chance to shoot hogs with her from a helicopter. The ad has been more than 370,000 times on Twitter since being posted on Tuesday. Wild-hog populations are increasing rapidly around the United States, causing over $1 billion in damage every year. While hunting may seem like the answer, the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) says that it makes things worse, with the pigs becoming nocturnal and traveling more than 100 miles to avoid hunters. The only hope is for a hunter to kill an entire sounder—the name for a herd of feral pigs—at once, often by shooting from a helicopter. "Marge Greene now running a contest to win a hog hunting trip with her," Ron Filipkowski wrote as a caption as he shared the video. The brief advertisement begins with an armed Greene walking toward the camera while epic music plays. For a brief moment, … [Read more...] about Marjorie Taylor Greene wants you to shoot hogs from a helicopter with her

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and three other House Republicans voted against a bill seeking to reauthorize funding for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The bipartisan commission, created in 1998 under the International Religious Freedom Act, monitors threats to religious freedom and makes non-binding policy recommendations to the administration and Congress . The Senate passed the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act by unanimous consent in July after it was introduced earlier this year by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio , a Republican. The legislation continues appropriations for the commission through the 2024 fiscal year, authorizing $3.5 million in 2023 and 2024. Funding is currently due to expire at the end of September. On Monday, the House approved the measure in a 402-4 vote. The bill needed a two-thirds majority to pass. House Democrats voted unanimously to fund the commission, while Republicans in … [Read more...] about Marjorie Taylor Greene among 4 GOP Reps to reject religious freedom bill

The face recognition app introduced by the School Education Department for teachers to upload their attendance details continues to a bone of contention between the officials and some teachers’ associations. The school education authorities say that the resistance among teachers is on the wane and cite the increase in the number of users of the app. “The system of recording attendance through the face recognition app has stabilised. After introducing this app, we have realised that many teachers, especially those from the SC, ST, BC Societies and contract teachers were not in our database. There were many duplicate entries too,” says School Education Commissioner S. Suresh Kumar, adding that the new app is helping the authorities clean up the database. Mr. Suresh Kumar admits that such initiatives are difficult to implement, especially in the School Education department which has the highest number of employees. Citing the attendance data recorded on September 24, he says 1.67 … [Read more...] about Andhra Pradesh: Face recognition app has stabilised attendance system in schools, says official

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for September 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! The polluted leftovers of Florida’s phosphate fertilizer mining industry, more than 1 billion tons in "stacks" that resemble enormous ponds, are at risk for leaks or other contamination when Hurricane Ian comes ashore in the state, environmental groups say. Florida has 24 such phosphogypsum stacks, most of them concentrated in mining areas in the central part of the state. About 30 million tons of this slightly radioactive waste is generated every year, according to the Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute. "A major storm event like the one we are bracing for can inundate the facilities with more water than the open-air ponds can handle," Ragan Whitlock, staff attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity environmental group, said in an … [Read more...] about Hurricane Ian may cause Florida phosphorus mine reservoirs to leak pollution

World leaders and intelligence agencies are still unpicking reports of leaks along the two Nord Stream pipelines, which supply natural gas from Russia to Europe. Some believe the actions could be an act of sabotage, potentially by Russia or by the U.S. Drops in pressure were first detected Monday by the operators of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, funded and constructed by the Russian government, which have been at the center of the geopolitical storm fueled by Russia's war in Ukraine. While neither pipeline was in operation at the time of the incidents, they contained gas under pressure within them, and they come at a time of heightened tensions after Russia held illegitimate "referendums" on its annexation of regions in eastern Ukraine. So what will the impacts be on the global energy supply and on the conflict in Ukraine, and to what extent do we know the facts about how the pipelines were damaged? Newsweek Fact Check looked at the evidence. What We Do Know … [Read more...] about Russian Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipeline explosions—what we do know, what we don’t