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[ad_1] Seven years ago, on June 12, 2016, a mass shooter killed 49 people and wounded 53 at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Tiara Parker, was there that night, along with her cousin, Akyra Monet Murray, celebrating Akyra’s graduation from high school. Tiara made it out alive. Akyra did not.  Tiara has since dedicated her life to helping other survivors and families of the victims of mass shootings through Victim’s First, and launched her own organization, the Global Activist Awards, to honor fearless and formidable individuals who are fighting for change in their communities. Click below to watch…

[ad_1] When a side effect is only something like a headache or a mild skin reaction, we don’t think much of it. But what ConsumerAffairs found out about the connection between dementia and acid reflux medications may be more than what the Titanic ran into.A deeper look into what connections possibly exist between certain drugs and dementia or dementia-like effects shows just how chilling that iceberg of issues can be.It’s important to keep in mind that at present, there’s no evidence conclusive enough to say that there are specific drugs that are directly linked to dementia. Nyquil? Benadryl? Sorry to say, but…

[ad_1] The top civilian leaders of the Navy, Army and Air Force spoke out Monday against the holding up of military promotions by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., in an opinion article published in the Washington Post, saying the move puts national security at risk. Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder is expected to hold a daily news briefing at 2 p.m. ET. Watch live in the player above. Tuberville has blocked the promotions of military officers for the past six months after the Pentagon said it would provide assistance to service members seeking reproductive health care in the wake of the…

[ad_1] Cardi B and Offset get an A+ in the parent department … hitting the Happiest Place on Earth to celebrate their baby boy’s birthday! The crew was spotted having a blast at Disneyland Monday for Wave’s 2nd birthday — the whole fam, including 5-year-old Kulture, was certainly garnering attention at the theme park, walking around with VIP tour guides and a handful of security. Play video content TMZ.com Offset was spotted carrying the birthday boy outside The Haunted Mansion, which just got its ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ overlay … hopefully not too spooky for the little ones. Kulture was also…

[ad_1] Ahead of the UK Online Safety Bill entering its final stages in the House of Lords on 6 September, which could see a so-called ‘spy clause’ signed into law this year, Rasha Abdul Rahim, Director of Amnesty Tech, said: “Clause 122, known as the ‘spy clause’, could see the private sector being mandated to carry out mass surveillance of private digital communications. It would leave everybody in the UK – including human rights organisations and activists – vulnerable to malicious hacking attacks and targeted surveillance campaigns. It also sets a dangerous precedent. It remains undeniably true that it is…

[ad_1] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin, a US official has said. The possible trip would underscore deepening cooperation as the two isolated leaders are locked in separate confrontations with Washington. US officials also said that Russia is seeking to buy ammunition from North Korea to refill reserves drained by its war in Ukraine. In return, experts said, North Korea will likely want food and energy shipments and transfers of sophisticated weapons technologies. A meeting with Putin would be Kim’s first summit with a foreign leader since North Korea…

[ad_1] In the scene, Kat is texting her boyfriend Clarence and bemoaning, “Sometimes I can’t even believe that he’s with me. I do not deserve him.”Lolo responds, “What the fuck are you talking about bitch? You’re hot and talented.” As though that wasn’t gay enough, she adds, “If you were single I’d bang you on this couch right now.”In keeping with the general raunch fest that is the rest of Joy Ride, the scene quickly escalates. Although Kat’s boyfriend doesn’t know much about her past, it turns out that in addition to being a wildly successful actress, she also invented…

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukraine is threatening to take Brussels and EU member countries to the World Trade Organization if they fail to lift restrictions on its agricultural exports to the bloc this month. The country’s grain exports — its main trade commodity — are currently banned from the markets of Poland, Hungary and three other EU countries under a deal struck with the European Commission earlier this year to protect farmers from an influx of cheaper produce from their war-torn neighbor. The glut, triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its…

[ad_1] Play video content TMZ.com Gary Busey was chased down by a woman who claims he rear-ended her car in Malibu and then just beat it … and she’s got some hardcore receipts in the form of video. The woman tells TMZ … she was driving down PCH Wednesday and Busey whipped out of a shopping center, slamming into her back bumper. Rather than pulling over, she says Busey fled the scene. She went into hot pursuit mode, following him on PCH, and that’s where the video begins. She screams at him that he rear-ended her, but Busey blows her…

[ad_1] In response to today’s Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal verdict that granted a partial victory to LGBTI activist Jimmy Sham, who has been bidding to have his overseas same-sex marriage recognized since 2018, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Piya Muqit, said: “This ruling is an important step forward and a moment of hope for Hong Kong’s LGBTI people, who have long been denied equal rights due to the city’s outdated and discriminatory laws. “Jimmy Sham’s partial victory in court is the reward for his tireless campaigning for equality, and it sends a…