Beau Blake had been walking near a pool at his home in Byron Bay, New South Wales, when the 9-foot carpet python slithered from the garden and bit his leg, 9News reported. The snake, three times the size of the boy, dragged him into the pool and began coiling itself around his leg. Pythons are non-venomous, meaning bites are not fatal. But their teeth can inflict a painful injury....
The incident occurred in the rural town of Palmwoods in the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland state. The homeowners called local snake removal business Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 run by Stuart McKenzie, who subsequently responded to the scene. “Isn’t this crazy. Today I got called out to a home in Palmwoods for a sneaky carpet python that was hanging from the house guttering,” McKenzie wrote in a Facebook post featuring a video of the scene published on Saturday....
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Wednesday that over the previous day Russia had launched 28 cruise missiles, 20 of which were taken out by air defense units. As Ukrainian officials step up their calls for the West to supply more air defense capabilities, the update said that Russia had carried out 13 airstrikes and launched more than 40 attacks from rocket salvo systems....
Santillan was 23. He becomes the second boxer this week to die from injuries sustained in the ring. Join DAZN to watch Hooker vs. Ramirez on July 27 and 100+ fight nights a year Maxim Dadashev of Russia died Tuesday after suffering a similar brain injury during a fight Friday in Maryland against Subriel Matias of Puerto Rico. Dadashev was 28. According to ringside reports from Buenos Aires (via ESPN....
The dossier established “that Uyghurs have been targeted, rounded up, forcibly disappeared and deported from Tajikistan” back into China’s western Xinjiang region “by Chinese operatives,” the lawyers said in a statement. They argue that since “Chinese authorities have directly intervened in Tajikistan,” the ICC has the jurisdiction over these actions and urged the group to begin an investigation “without delay.” For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below....
The demonstration saw people march from Freedom Park to the Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte in protest against the decision. Those taking part in the rally include a large group of Atrium staff workers, alongside anti-mask and anti-vaccine protesters. Atrium Health, one of the biggest healthcare systems in Charlotte with more than 70,000 employees, recently announced that all staff members must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 31 in order to protect themselves and others amid surging cases of the Delta variant in the state and across the country....
But the relationship took a turn for the worse a few weeks ago, when Ducuing purchased a tractor for work around the zoo. “We noticed that every time Jean was on his tractor, Komir would get mad,” said Jean-Claude Marchais, a close friend. Feeling spurned, perhaps, the hippo jumped over his electric fence, and chewed his longtime friend to death. Says Marchais, “It was a love story with a bad ending....
Naomi Biden will marry her fiancé Peter Neal on the South Lawn of the White House just one day before the president celebrates his 80th birthday and two days after GOP leaders published an interim report containing serious allegations against her father. Weddings are not unheard of at the White House and several presidents have seen family members married there, most often their children. The extended Biden family is reportedly expected to attend, as well as friends....
The National Weather Service said today the “devastating” hurricane is expected to remain a powerful storm over the next couple of days, moving “dangerously close” to Florida’s coast before reaching near Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina later this week. “A life-threatening storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 10 to 15 feet above normal tide levels in areas of onshore winds on Grand Bahama Island,” the NWS Hurricane Center has said....
In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/Got50977 (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said she made the decision to bring her infant to her own mother’s house after her husband and mother-in-law made sure to feed themselves and nobody else. Titled, “[Am I the a**hole] for taking my newborn son and going to my mom’s house because my husband and his mom didn’t save me any food for dinner?...
The double homicide happened in the 700 block of North Wild Olive Avenue and police were alerted to the crime early on Sunday morning, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said both victims suffered multiple stab wounds and lacerations. In a series of Twitter posts shared on Sunday, Young said: “@DaytonaBchPD is currently investigating a double homicide that occurred overnight in the 700 block of N....
Aridane Santana handed the lead to the home team in the 50th minute but Stephen Eze’s equaliser in the 85th minute sealed a point for the Men of Steel. Both teams underwent a few changes in their lineups from their previous encounters. Manuel Marquez made four changes in the Hyderabad starting XI as Laxmikant Kattimani, Hitesh Sharma, Mohammed Yasir and Liston Colaco were given the nod ahead of Subrata Paul, Lluis Sastre, Joel Chianese and Nikhil Poojari....
Hypertensive atherosclerosis could result in a stroke or heart attack due to a blockage or a rupture. The good news is that there are effective treatments that can help maintain normal blood pressure levels, as well as medication that may slow down the acceleration of atherosclerosis. What Is Atherosclerosis? Atherosclerosis—also known as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease—is a condition that involves a build-up of deposits that form plaques in the wall of the arteries....
This article discusses HCM and its causes, including genetics and risk factors for complications. Genetics of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy While mutations that cause HCM are usually passed down from a family member, usually in an autosomal dominant way, they can also be sporadic in some cases, meaning the mutation occurs randomly, without a parent being affected. Adding to the complexity, however, is the fact that several different types of mutations exist....
As a result, sexual development may be halted or delayed in children, and adults may have issues with fertility or experience a low sex drive (libido). Hypothalamic hypogonadism can be inherited or acquired and occurs as a result of known and unknown causes. This article discusses the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of hypothalamic hypogonadism (HH). Hypothalamic Hypogonadism Symptoms HH symptoms look very different in children and adults, so it’s important to break the groups into two separate categories....
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According to a source who had travelled with the team, the former Mohun Bagan academy product was caught drunk late in the night while making his way back to the hotel from a beach shack. A former India international, who’d also been part of East Bengal earlier in the decade, had invited him to the shack, the source said. The player, who comes from a very modest background, even went on to miss the pre-match practice session due to a hangover, which obviously didn’t go well with Trevor Morgan, the team’s coach, or the officials travelling with the team....
The 39-year old tactician, who has played for a number of lower division Portuguese sides, will undertake his first major coaching assignment in case he signs on the dotted line. He had earlier served as part of coaching staff at Lanexang United in Laos and Chorrilo FC in Panama. ALSO READ | Mohun Bagan outclass George Telegraph 2-1 in a pre-season match The Reds, who had grabbed the headlines last summer due to their fairy-tale I-League victory after getting relegated the season before, had lost their gaffer Khalid Jamil, who has since been appointed coach of Kolkata giants East Bengal....
