The monster kidney is though to be the largest ever removed in India—which has a population of around 1.3 billion—and weighs about the same as two newborn babies, the BBC reported. The patient in question was suffering from a genetic disorder known as autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), which is characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in the kidneys. Many patients with this condition have enlarged kidneys....

If it really bothers you, though, watch the Tour de France — because it’s been bananas. MORE: Best images from the Tour On Saturday, there was a quelled llama uprising along the course. On Thursday, the overall leader, Chris Froome, a) was caught up in a motorcycle accident b) ran for part of the 12th stage and c) retained the yellow jersey despite finishing with a replacement bike. All of this, somehow, is allowed....

The Nigeria international has been impressive for the Tigers who are eyeing an immediate return to the English Premier League. And after a hard fought 1-0 win away at Barnsley last weekend, the Chelsea loanee is expecting a tricky encounter against Mark Warburton’s side but believes his side can overpower their opponents to secure maximum points in the fixture. “The spotlight is on us this weekend so hopefully we can put in a good performance,” Aina told club website....

Investigators in Columbus, western Georgia, believe the remains belong to Matthew Turner, 41. Muscogee County coroner Buddy Bryan told Newsweek: “We received a verbal confirmation from the GBI [Georgia Bureau of Investigation] medical examiner’s office as to his identity. “The hard copy of the autopsy will be forthcoming. We have notified the legal next of kin, his father. At the father’s request, we will be cremating the bones.” The autopsy report is expected to be released in the next two to three weeks, the coroner added....

Archaeologists also discovered 12 clay horses, the remains of two chariots, bronze swords, bows and colored shields at the site. The discovery, announced by the state-run Xinhua News Agency, was made during the latest round of excavations of No. 1 Pit in an area covering 400 square meters (4,300 square feet). Shen Maosheng, who led the dig, said most of the newly found warriors can be divided into two groups....

Nearly 300 dogs and cats were loaded onto the plane which departed Kabul on Sunday, and arrived in Vancouver, Canada on the evening of February 1. U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan in August, 2021, after 20 years in the country. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated when the Taliban took over on August 15, leaving many dogs and cats stranded amid the chaos. During the takeover, global animal rescue organization SPCA International were approached by Afghanistan-based rescue, Kabul Small Animal Rescue (KSAR) for help in getting the abandoned pets out of the country....

The data shows that the number of nursing home deaths related to COVID-19 is down from 10,675 in the first two weeks of January to 472 in the first two weeks of May. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that low rates of vaccination among health care workers in nursing homes raises the risk of outbreaks. While the outbreaks are less common than earlier in the pandemic, they have disrupted plans for in-person meetings for the first time since the pandemic began over a year ago, leading to frustration from vaccinated family members and patients....

At the beginning of May, the government of Botswana, a landlocked country in southern Africa that boasts the world’s largest elephant population, announced that a cluster of deaths had been found in the Okavango Delta. By the end of that month, the number of elephant carcasses discovered stood at nearly 170, but subsequent investigations have brought the total to more than 350—with 70 percent of the deaths clustered around waterholes—although the true number is likely to be higher, conservationists say....

Manatees, also known as sea cows, are large aquatic mammals often found in shallow, slow moving rivers and coastal waters. In the U.S., they are mostly concentrated in Florida. So far this year, 738 manatee deaths had been recorded as of late last week, according to figures from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, already surpassing 2020’s year-long figure of 637. Martine de Wit, a veterinarian in the state’s marine mammal pathology lab, told the Tampa Bay Times there are cases of manatees suffering from the effects of starvation, and pointed to the loss of huge amounts of seagrass—a key part of the manatee’s diet....

The Perches Funeral Home made a Facebook post on Tuesday sharing a picture of Basco, telling his story. “Mr. Antonio Basco was Married for 22yrs to his wife Margie Reckard, He had no other family. He welcomes anyone to attend his Wife’s services. On Friday August 16th, Perches Funeral Home Northeast on 4946 Hondo Pass from 5-9pm. Let’s show him & his Wife some El Paso Love. #EPSTRONG,” the post said....

One government (Haiti) has fallen because of them. Others are under pressure. It all underscores the incredibly political nature of food. Fuel prices have risen farther and faster than agricultural commodities over the past few years, and the $1 trillion subprime mess dwarfs the food crisis in terms of economic impact. But you don’t eat oil or stocks. “Food is a radically different threat, because it affects so many of the world’s poor so profoundly,” says Erwann Michel-Kerjan, managing director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the Wharton School....

‘€100m Belotti bid could force move’ The 33-year-old left Ajax for Real Madrid in 2009, having struck over 100 goals for the Dutch giants, and he will go back to Amsterdam ArenA with Schalke in a Europa League quarter-final later this month. Ahead of that clash, “big Ajax fan” Huntelaar has suggested a more permanent return could be on the cards, with his Schalke contract up at the end of the current campaign....

He wooed the women with his muscular build and honey-coated words. “You didn’t feel the stress of poverty when you were around him,” says Tina, a prostitute who confided that she was so taken with Lee that she only charged him half-price. “That man, with that body and that smile, could charm the drawers off any woman.” But Lee also offered clues to a more sinister side. He incessantly asked women at the motel whether they lived alone, and relied on ruses-like offering to check their appliances-to try to get inside their rooms....

Dorian formed as a tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean and on Wednesday became a Category 1 hurricane. Although some weakening was expected after it passed by Puerto Rico, the storm gathered strength and became a major hurricane on Friday as it approached the Bahamas and Florida. A major hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), is a storm that is at least a Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale....

In the timelapse video, which can be seen here, waters start flooding into one road before eventually taking over the entire neighborhood. The area of Lee County, where Fort Myers is located, was one of the most affected by the storm in Florida, with over 420,000 people still without power on Thursday, according to PowerOutage.us. Across the entire state over 2 million people are still affected by blackouts, according to the website....

Cal Fire has battled several wildfires across the state this week, combatting high temperatures and the threat of electric grid blackouts. Next, Hurricane Kay might be thrown into the mix. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Kay could aid firefighters. In a story posted Friday, reports said the rain could help douse the Fairview Fire, which has burned more than 27,000 acres in Southern California and is only 5 percent contained....

In an age of smartphones and social media, it can be easy to forget the power that lies in a single photograph. Capable of communicating so much without saying a single word, photographs connect us to people, places and a past that feels like only yesterday. They can tell a story or simply convey a feeling in a way unlike any other medium. For U.K. couple Giles and Michelle Paley-Phillips, this particular set of photos tells a story of their love and life spent together....

On Friday, Mumsnet user Nikses shared the story which has since received more than 100 responses from readers. She asked: “Am I being dramatic?” after sharing how her husband had been asleep when she returned home despite calling him to tell him about the collision. In 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) projected that traffic fatalities had reached a 16-year high with more than 42,000 people dying in motor vehicle crashes in the year, a 10 percent increase from the previous year....

In a post shared on Reddit’s Am I Being The A****** (AITA) subforum, user ExplanationFun2337 said his parents-in-law are staying at his house due to repairs being done at their own home. The father-in-law works late shifts until around 11 p.m., while his mother-in-law doesn’t have a job. “When he gets home they [parents-in-law] will watch YouTube in the living room and play music on it at a loud volume with our speaker system, it’s not ‘college house party bass tearing apart the walls’ loud but it is still loud…I’ve gotten really fed up with this....

In a viral post shared on Reddit, user throwaway32343456 wrote that their partner had been sick for several days and that he fell ill around the time of the ceremony. According to the medical information website Health Line, there are numerous signs that a person could be in an emotionally abusive relationship. Among the list of behaviors to look out for is emotional blackmailing, which is attempting to get you to do something by manipulating your feelings....