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Molly Rainford seemed to be 'crying for help' as she appeared on Strictly: It Takes Two last night. Body language expert Judi James has revealed the clear signs that Molly has been struggling after finding out she was in the dance-off again on Strictly Come Dancing this week. Molly and her professional partner Carlos Gu were in the bottom two alongside Kym Marsh and Graziano di Prima, but it was the Coronation Street star who ended up going home. However, Judi says there are clear signs Molly is "bluffing" her confidence - but insists there are also signs they could turn it around. Molly and Carlos appeared on It Takes Two last night ( Image: BBC) Speaking exclusively with The Mirror, Judi explained: "Molly and Carlos’s body language signals on It Takes Two were a non-verbal cry for help from the viewers. "There were still moments when Molly managed to mask all her signs of disappointment and perform her bubbly, excited, stage-school sweetheart persona but … [Read more...] about Strictly’s Molly Rainford ‘crying for help’ after multiple dance-offs, says body language expert

A Fox News medical contributor blamed China for the ongoing national drug shortage Wednesday, adding that the Food and Drug Administration is “sitting limply by” and not working to address the crisis. “Don’t think the FDA is actually doing anything about this, they’re sitting limply by. The story begins and ends in China tonight because those lock downs, those ridiculous lock downs, COVID-zero policies, cut off the supply chains,” Dr. Marc Siegel, a clinical professor at NYU Langone Medical Center, told Tucker Carlson. “And we get, according to U.S. census, we get 95% of our imported ibuprofen from China and 74% of our Tylenol and almost all of our antibiotics. So now, what has happened? They relieve the lockdowns and in China, people are scrambling to the pharmacies trying to find Tylenol, trying to find Motrin. We’re not going to get it because they’re hoarding it over there.” (RELATED: US Must Take Back Pharma Production From China) Siegel noted that part of the problem was … [Read more...] about Medical Expert Blames China For National Drug Shortage, Tells Tucker Carlson The FDA Is ‘Sitting Limply By’

A woman has been called "ungrateful" for opening her Christmas presents and hating them all. In a popular Mumsnet post shared by user Dawb, she explained finding a box from her favorite shop while cleaning the house. However, she was disappointed with the gifts and referred to them as "expensive tat." She estimates her husband spent $180 on the goods but she is adamant she wouldn't "wear or use any of it." "An easy, creative way to make sure gift preferences are considered, is for both of you to be each other's Santa and share your wish lists, by providing print-outs, magazine/article clippings, website screenshots, etc. of gifts you both would like to receive," Angela Wadley, dating mentor and author of 5 Minute Life Hacks for Busy Lifestyles, told Newsweek . "It can still be exciting because neither of you would know exactly which of the items you will get from your wish list, but at least you know you both won't be disappointed. Since gift-giving can be both stressful … [Read more...] about Fury as wife secretly opens Christmas gifts from husband and hates them all

CHILAPA, Mexico — For nearly a week, gun-toting masked men loyal to a local drug gang overran this small city along a key smuggling route. Police officers and soldiers stood by as the gunmen patrolled the streets, searching for rivals and hauling off at least 14 men who have not been seen since. “They’re fighting over the route through Chilapa,” said Virgilio Nava, whose 21-year-old son, a truck driver for the family construction supply business, was one of the men seized in May, though he had no apparent links to either gang. “But we’re the ones who are affected.” For years, the United States has pushed countries battling powerful drug cartels, like Mexico, to decapitate the groups by killing or arresting their leaders. The pinnacle of that strategy was the capture of Mexico ’s most powerful trafficker, Joaquín Guzmán Loera , better known as El Chapo , who escaped in spectacular fashion last month from a maximum-security prison . And while the arrests of kingpins … [Read more...] about As Drug Kingpins Fall in Mexico, Cartels Fracture and Violence Surges

As an outbreak of Ebola swept through central Uganda in late September, government officials were willing to do anything to contain the virus except take one crucial step: impose a lockdown. This was radically different from their response during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, when Uganda introduced some of the most restrictive shutdowns in Africa by closing borders, banning public transportation and shutting schools for two years — one of the longest such shutdowns worldwide . Officials in Uganda, a landlocked nation in East Africa, now acknowledge that they hesitated to impose similar restrictions in the recent Ebola outbreak because of the lingering anger, resentment and trauma over the strict Covid measures. They worried that another harsh response to an epidemic could spark protests, batter an economy already under strain and alienate a weary population inundated with misinformation about the dangers — and even the existence — of the Ebola virus. The initial … [Read more...] about ‘Ebola Could Have Wiped Us All’: Slow Lockdown Haunts Uganda

MONTERREY, Mexico — On the 13th day of searching for his missing daughter, Mario Escobar stood outside a gas station in the choking heat, clutching fliers with her photo and the vestiges of a desperate, lingering hope. Hours later, in a wash of red and blue police lights, that hope was destroyed. Debanhi Escobar’s body was found last Thursday night in an abandoned underground water tank on the grounds of a motel in northern Mexico, which authorities had already searched four different times. “I’m shattered,” Mr. Escobar said of his daughter’s disappearance. “My life has changed completely.” The case of Ms. Escobar, an 18-year-old law student who disappeared on April 9, has sparked outrage and protests over a phenomenon that is now chillingly common in Mexico: The disappearance of women and girls all over the country. In just the last month, at least nine other women and girls have gone missing in the greater metropolitan area of Monterrey, one of the … [Read more...] about A Woman’s Haunting Disappearance Sparks Outrage in Mexico Over Gender Violence

When he stepped inside a Phoenix polling place on the morning of Election Day on the way to work, Kevin Bembry was told that the tabulation machines were not functioning properly and he might want to vote somewhere else. “I’ve never had that happen before,” Mr. Bembry, 57, a security officer, said in a video later posted online. His testimony was one of many circulated on social media by activist groups, right-wing media outlets and Kari Lake, the Republican candidate for governor, whose campaign posted Mr. Bembry’s video along with several others on Thursday. Ms. Lake has vowed to keep fighting the election after her race was called by The Associated Press for her Democratic opponent, Katie Hobbs. Ms. Lake has claimed her defeat was the result of the “disenfranchisement” of her supporters in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and where technical problems on Election Day introduced delays, confusion and conspiracy theories. On Twitter, Ms. Lake’s campaign has claimed that … [Read more...] about Kari Lake Claims Her Voters Were Disenfranchised. Her Voters Tell a Different Story.

Iran has executed a man sentenced to death for taking part in the mass demonstrations that have spread across the country, according to state media. The Mizan news agency, which is run by Iran's judiciary, reported on Thursday that Mohsen Shekari—who had been charged with moharebeh , or"waging war against God," for closing a street and injuring an officer with a knife during protests—was hanged early that morning. Shekari had been arrested on September 25 and was convicted by Tehran's Revolutionary Court, Mizan wrote. Activists and experts say the charge of moharebeh, which carries the death penalty, has been used by the authorities to quell protests since 2019. The non-profit Iran Human Rights tweeted about the execution on Thursday , writing that Shekari was sentenced to death in "show trials without any due process" and calling for action against the government in Tehran. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the organization's director, added in a follow-up Twitter post: … [Read more...] about Iran executes first protester since beginning of unrest—report

CULIACÁN, Mexico — When José Antonio Sevilla and his three brothers learned that the notorious drug trafficker known as El Chapo had escaped from prison, they jumped out of their chairs and shouted with glee. “El Chapo got out! He’s the greatest of them all,” said Mr. Sevilla, 19, a self-professed fan of the drug kingpin, whose full name is Joaquín Guzmán Loera . “He was famous before, but now he’s even more famous.” Mr. Sevilla, an auto mechanic, was so excited that he attended a march through the streets of Culiacán, the capital of Mr. Guzmán’s home state, this week to celebrate. He carried a sign that a woman gave him, which read, “El Chapo is more of a president than Peña Nieto,” a reference to Mexico ’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto. Here in Sinaloa State, where Mr. Guzmán was born, and even in other parts of Mexico, the drug trafficker’s stunning escape through a hidden tunnel under what was supposed to be the country’s most secure prison has enhanced his status … [Read more...] about Public Enemy? At Home in Mexico, ‘El Chapo’ Is Folk Hero No. 1

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The US state of Maryland has banned its agencies from using TikTok and other Chinese and Russian platforms, after reports that China ’s state-backed hackers allegedly stole millions of Covid relief funds in the US. Maryland’s governor Larry Hogan issued an emergency directive on Tuesday prohibiting the use of Chinese and Russian products and platforms including the social media app TikTok, the message app WeChat, as well as Russia ’s Kaspersky cybersecurity software. The governor’s office noted that these products and platforms “present an unacceptable level of cybersecurity risk” to the state, adding that they may be involved in cyber-espionage, and surveillance of government entities, or in the inappropriate collection of sensitive personal information. “There may be no greater threat to our personal … [Read more...] about The US state where TikTok has been banned — but only for certain users