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A Las Vegas man was identified as the suspect in Sunday’s shooting that left one person dead and five others injured at a meeting of Asian churchgoers in Southern California, authorities said Monday. David Chou, 68, has been booked into jail on one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder, according to a statement from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department . Chou was detained by members of the Geneva Presbyterian Church, who hogtied him with electrical extension cords, according to the sheriff’s department. Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said at a press conference Sunday that congregants confiscated at least two handguns that were later seized by deputies. Authorities are expected to release more information later Monday. Sheriff’s officials said as many as 40 people who belong to the Taiwanese church were at the facility when gunfire broke out. The gunfire was reported at Geneva Presbyterian Church at 1:26 p.m. in the retirement city of Laguna Woods, … [Read more...] about Las Vegas man charged in shooting at Southern California church that left 1 dead, 5 injured

Speaking about the strain put on them by the continuing baby formula shortage, one family said that switching to a new type of formula has caused their daughter health problems. Zaskiia Colon of El Cajon, California, spoke to CBS 8 about the problems she has faced trying to feed her 6-week-old daughter amid the formula shortage. She said that she, like many parents, has been driving around for hours, scouring the greater San Diego area for formula and often finding bare shelves. She also explained that she will not be able to switch her daughter, whose name she withheld for privacy reasons, to baby food until she is at least 4 months old. "I was just getting formula right now [prior to the interview]," Colon told CBS 8. "What am I supposed to do, I'm not producing enough milk." The situation got so severe for Colon that she attempted to give her daughter a different variety of baby formula than she was used to, swapping in Enfamil Gentlease Infant Formula Powder. This … [Read more...] about Mom switching baby formula escalates baby’s health issues

In this second and concluding part of a one-hour interview given to N. Ram at ‘Temple Trees' in Colombo, Mahinda Rajapaksa , Sri Lanka's President, responds to questions about his ambitious initiative for a trilingual Sri Lanka, the role of the English language, the contentious 18th constitutional amendment, the jailing and conviction of General Sarath Fonseka, the status and future of 11,000 hard-core LTTE cadres and supporters, and relations with India. You have taken a special interest in language policy. You have announced a Ten Year Presidential Initiative for a Trilingual Sri Lanka and before that the initiative to promote English. This seems to have been thought out over the long term. How do you see this going? Last year was the Year of English and Information Technology. With that the people started spoken English, they started learning English. So I thought the best thing was that all Sinhalese must learn Tamil now, the Tamils must learn Sinhala, and they must all … [Read more...] about ‘Help us bring the communities together’

The production capacity at Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants has dipped further as the Yamuna has “almost dried up”, compounding drinking water problems in several areas in Delhi, officials said on Monday. An official of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) said water supply from these plants has reduced by up to 40 percent. “The Yamuna has almost dried up. The water level in the Wazirabad pond has dipped to 669.40 feet, the lowest this year so far. Consequently, the production capacity at Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants has further dropped to 60-70 percent,” the official said. The level in the Wazirabad pond stood at 670.40 feet on Saturday against the normal level of 674.50 feet. The pond level had dropped to 667 feet on July 11 last year, prompting the DJB to move the Supreme Court seeking directions to Haryana to release additional water in the Yamuna. The DJB has thrice written to the Haryana Irrigation Department in this connection in a … [Read more...] about Delhi’s Drinking Water Problems Worsen as Yamuna Almost Dries Up

Wheat prices surged to a new record high in European trading on Monday after India decided to ban exports of the commodity as a heatwave hit production. The price jumped to 435 euros (Rs 35,260) per tonne as the Euronext market opened, up from the previous record of 422 euros (Rs 34,180) reached on Friday. On the Chicago Board of Trade, just before trading opened the price of the SRW wheat futures contract hit $12.35 (Rs 961) a bushel, an increase of 4.9 per cent. Global wheat prices have soared 40 per cent on supply fears since Russia’s February invasion of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine, which previously accounted for 12 per cent of global exports. The spike, exacerbated by fertiliser shortages and poor harvests, has fuelled inflation globally and raised fears of famine and social unrest in poorer countries. India, the world’s second-largest wheat producer, said on Saturday that it was banning exports after its hottest March on record, with traders needing express government … [Read more...] about Wheat Prices Hit Record High in European Trading After India Bans Export Due to Scorching Heatwave

When Lola-Rose Curtis was forced to quit her job in the cut-throat world of recruitment because of a stress related breakdown she didn't work for seven months. Facing an unpaid rent bill the 27-year old, from Windsor, Berkshire, was prepared to try a new career. She had discovered a friend was working as a 'cam girl' and, encouraged by her sister, decided to give it go and hasn't looked back. She has now been a cam girl for several months and earns hundreds of pounds each day for a few hours' work talking online to men about their sexual fantasies and sometimes taking her clothes off or using sex toys. Working as a camgirl has given her body confidence ( Image: Lola-Rose Curtis) She said: “I used to have low self-confidence and body insecurities but since taking up camming my self-esteem has rocketed. “What I used to see as imperfections are loved by my viewers. I believe that women should be entitled to do exactly as they please with their bodies without having … [Read more...] about ‘Cam Girl’ who earns £150,000 a year reveals what really happens behind the screen

I’ve thought about Jim Obergefell often since we first spoke nine years ago, after his historic marriage to his husband on an airport tarmac outside Baltimore. He’s come to mind mostly during big moments in my own life as a gay man in America. I thought of Jim and his late husband, John Arthur, when I first considered proposing to my husband, Aaron, and the promises — in sickness and in health, till death do us part — that I’d be making. I thought of Jim and John again when Aaron and I exchanged vows in San Francisco City Hall in 2018, with our families around us and the bust of Harvey Milk nearby . We chose City Hall for its beauty and ease, but could have been anywhere in the country — a right Jim and John won us by overcoming a mountain of obstacles just to reach that tarmac. Advertisement I thought of Jim again last week, around the time I was emailing our lawyers about the next set of paperwork to file in our pursuit of U.S. citizenship for Aaron, who is … [Read more...] about Hearing threat to Roe vs. Wade, I thought of my gay marriage — and Jim Obergefell’s fight

Prince Harry has said he hopes his children "never have to experience the online world as it is right now". The Duke of Sussex said the way people use social media "isn't working and needs to be fixed", as he expressed concerns he and wife Meghan share for their children's generation. Speaking about his concerns for his own children, Archie, three, and Lilibet, 11 months, he said: "My kids are too young to have experienced the online world yet. And I hope that they never have to experience it as it exists now. No kid should have to. "Sometimes I feel I can keep them away from the online harms that they could face in the future forever, but I am learning to know better." Harry was speaking at a charity event via Zoom from his home in California, as he helped launch an online safety toolkit run by the 5Rights Foundation. Advertisement Speaking at the webinar, he criticised the internet business model as well as social media companies that make … [Read more...] about Prince Harry hopes Archie and Lilibet ‘never have to experience online world as it is now’