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An avid hiker and skateboarder was left doubled over in pain and feeling like there were ‘knives in my stomach’ after eating a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder — as another 15 people are sickened in the outbreak.Silas Mayes, 17, from Colorado, visited the fast food chain — one of his favorites — for lunch with his father in early October.The burger both looked and tasted normal, but three days later he woke up in the night suffering from bloody diarrhea and cramps that were ‘the worst pain I have ever experienced,’ he told DailyMail.com.Silas was rushed to the ER by his…
Whoopi Goldberg believes Elon Musk is Donald Trump’s true vice president, and not his running mate JD Vance.On the latest episode of The View, Goldberg, 69, theorized Vance, 40, was merely second-in-command on an ‘interim’ basis as she noted Musk’s growing influence over the future administration. She questioned why Musk had not yet given up the social media platform he controversially purchased in 2022, X, in light of his affiliation with the president-elect, 78.’I believe Elon Musk is the actual vice president. Yes, I believe that,’ she said, adding Vance is ‘kind of an interim.’ ‘But I believe that Musk, he’s the real actual…
By XANTHA LEATHAM DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 11:00 EST, 18 December 2024 | Updated: 11:00 EST, 18 December 2024 There’s nothing quite like a cheeky snooze after a large, indulgent meal.And it turns out we’re not alone – as a massive black hole has been spotted taking a ‘nap’ after overeating.An international team of astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect a black hole in the early universe, just 800 million years after the Big Bang.The black hole is huge – 400 million times the mass of our…
By LEOCCIANO CALLAO Published: 12:59 EST, 7 November 2024 | Updated: 13:12 EST, 7 November 2024 Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive backed DeMar DeRozan amid his beef with Drake by wearing a Kendrick Lamar shirt courtside on Wednesday.The Toronto-based rapper ripped the Kings, and former Raptors, star on Saturday for appearing in Kendrick Lamar’s ‘They Not Like Us’ music video amid the conflict between the hip-hop juggernauts.When asked if the Raptors should retire DeRozan’s number after nine years of service to the team, the 38-year-old said he would personally take down the banner if they did. Later in the game,…
Reducing your mortgage: You will save thousands of pounds in interest by paying your debt down soonerRob Morgan is chief investment analyst at Charles Stanley.Homeowners with a mortgage face an ongoing financial dilemma – use any excess cash to pay down the debt or invest instead?It’s a simple question, but the answer really depends on personal circumstances: age and job status, the terms of the loan and the interest rate, and, very importantly, whether you are a risk taker or more risk averse.Rising bills and financial pressures mean not everyone will have money to spare at present, but if you…
An Indian politician has sparked fierce controversy after suggesting that women in the country should be granted immunity for murder amid the rape epidemic.Rohini Khadse, head of the women’s wing of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) made the shocking proposal in a letter to Indian President Droupadi Murmu on International Women’s Day. Khadse argued that the widespread rape and brutalisation of girls and women in India had reached such a crisis point that drastic measures were needed.In her letter on March 8, Khadse demanded that women be allowed to kill men who display ‘rapist tendencies’ without facing prosecution. She wrote that women ‘want…
By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 11:41 EST, 5 December 2024 Card Factor will establish a physical presence in the US market after acquiring Minnesota’s Garven in a $25million (£19.7million) cash deal.The group told shareholders the acquisition of Garven, which supplies a customer base of general and specialty retailers, provides the opportunity to ‘further explore design and buying synergies…[and] introduce its own ranges into the US wholesale market’.The US gifts and celebration essentials market is the biggest of its kind globally, according to Card Factory, with an estimated value of around $70billion.Card Factory boss Darcy Willson-Rymer said the deal marked an ‘important…
A mysterious inscription carved into a free-standing spire of volcanic rock has been deciphered for the first time.An archaeologist discovered that etching on the 2,600-year-old stone monument, known as Arslan Kaya, featured the word ‘Materan,’ which means ‘mother goddess’ in ancient Indo-European.The message was left by the Phrygians, who inhabited the region from roughly 1200 to 600 BC.The ancient tribe was also made famous for their legendary King Midas, who was said to have turned everything he touched to gold.About 52 feet tall, the monument was carved to resemble a building façade and engraved with images of lions and sphinxes.It…
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 17:00 EST, 18 December 2024 The boss of one of Britain’s biggest investment platforms claimed the Government is ‘taxing the stock exchange out of existence’ as he called for stamp duty on share trading to be scrapped.Richard Wilson, chief executive of Interactive Investor, said action was needed after figures showed the London market has suffered the largest exodus of companies since 2009 this year.It was the latest call for the duty, which levies a 0.5 per cent charge on all UK-listed share purchases, to be scrapped. And it came as John Farrugia, co-chief executive of broker…
The UK must harness AI’s transformative power to ‘revolutionise the healthcare system’ and slash cancer deaths, Lord Darzi has urged.Artificial intelligence is ‘no longer a distant dream’ but ‘a reality that’s here to stay’ which must be seized upon, he says.The former health minister, who recently conducted a major review of the state of the NHS, said it will increasingly play a vital role within the health service.He said a time will likely come when AI is used to detect all cancers quickly, allowing earlier treatment and boosting survival chances.But he warned ‘ambition must be tempered with pragmatism’ and that robust…