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Teenagers who smoke weed, drink alcohol or vape before their 15th birthday have a different brain structure from those who do not, a study has found.Researchers at Indiana University tracked nearly 10,000 adolescents for two years, of which 35 percent self-reported consuming any alcohol, marijuana and/or nicotine before age 15.All participants also underwent brain scans that revealed those who had used any of the substances before 15 had a thinner prefrontal cortex — an area of the brain linked to regulating emotions — compared to those who said they had not used drugs or alcohol at a young age.Those who said they had…
A Georgia state judge has taken his own life inside his courtroom.The body of Judge Stephen Yekel was discovered inside Effingham County State Court on Tuesday morning.Yekel, 74, had recently lost a bid for re-election and was found by a deputy on what would have been his last day on the bench, WSAV reports.Officials said that he fatally shot himself, but an autopsy will be carried out by The Georgia Bureau of Investigation to determine the exact cause of death.Effingham County Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie said Yekel was discovered around 10am, but it appeared he had shot himself late Monday night or…
The new year has been welcomed in by millions, with fireworks lighting up the skies above New Zealand, Australia and China as the rest of the world prepares to celebrate the start of 2025.More than one million people packed the area around Sydney Harbour to watch around nine tonnes of fireworks be blasted from the famed Opera House and Harbour Bridge.The self-proclaimed ‘New Year’s capital of the world’ welcomed in 2025 11 hours before Big Ben rings in the new year in London.Celebrations were more muted in South Korea after the country was rocked in recent days by political turmoil and the…
By JON HOPKINS Updated: 17:00 EST, 30 December 2024 Stock markets look set to end the year with a whimper rather than a bang. On London’s last full day of trading of 2024 (the exchange closes at 12.30pm today) the FTSE 100 was down 0.35 per cent, or 28.77, at 8,121.01 while the FTSE 250 closed down 0.41 per cent, or 84.10, at 20,404.55.The Footsie has now shed more than 2 per cent this month and 5 per cent since its peak in May. But it remains up about 5 per cent this year and has not closed below the 8,000 mark…
By HEIDI PARKER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 12:10 EST, 31 December 2024 | Updated: 12:46 EST, 31 December 2024 The Kardashians made a big announcement on Tuesday morning on Instagram.The series, which stars Kim Kardashian and her siblings Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie, will see the sixth season premiere in 2025.And the date is right around the corner.’Season 6 of #TheKardashians premieres February 6 on @hulu and Disney+ internationally,’ the caption said.It was added, ‘New year, new season ✨.’An image on the Instagram page saw all of the stars of the show wearing midnight black gowns as they stood in a…
It’s been nearly 200 years since a global cold snap led to widespread crop failures and devastating famines. Now, a new study by scientists at the University of St Andrews finally pinpoints the cause. The Zavaritskii volcano on the remote, uninhabited Russian island of Simushir, part of the Kuril Islands, erupted in 1831, the experts reveal. The dramatic event injected volcanic ash into the atmosphere, blocking enough sunlight to induce a brief global cooling period. And the resulting change in weather included reduced rainfall from Africa and India to Japan, causing major famine due to poor crop yields. ‘While scientists have long known that a really…
Making him feel guilty for turning down sex and expecting him to do all of the work – these are just two things a top sex therapist says she would never do in a relationship. Vanessa Marin, who is based out of California, gives unfiltered sex and relationship advice to her nearly 1million social media followers. In addition to videos on dirty talk, sexting and relationship dynamics, Ms Marin often talks about how to spice things up in the bedroom and increase intimacy.In one video, Ms Marin described the ‘Things I won’t do to my partner as a sex therapist.’She writes…
By RACHEL BOWMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 10:00 EST, 31 December 2024 | Updated: 10:16 EST, 31 December 2024 Shocking footage captured the moment an accused kidnapper approached a little boy and lured him away from his Florida home.Jose Reynaldo Martinez Reyes, 56, was arrested and charged with kidnapping and interference with custody after he was caught with six-year-old Jake Rivera a mile from the boy’s home on Saturday.Rivera was playing soccer with his older brother in front of their home when the brother went inside to use the bathroom and Reyes approached, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.Surveillance video from a neighbor’s…
A shocking video shows the moment a zookeeper is fatally attacked and eaten alive by lions after going inside their cage to ‘impress his girlfriend’.The guard, named as F. Iriskulov, 44, unknowingly caught his final moments on camera as he filmed himself entering the lions’ cage before being mauled.The footage shows him unlocking a padlock to the enclosure where he works at a private zoo in Parkent, Uzbekistan at 5am on December 17 during his night shift.The three beasts appear passive at first, sitting calmly in the far corner of the enclosure. Suddenly, the beast springs up and the man steps…
By ERIC BLUM Published: 00:54 EST, 31 December 2024 | Updated: 09:38 EST, 31 December 2024 Washington Wizards star Bub Carrington left the court on Monday night in a wheelchair after his head crashed flush to the court after awkwardly making contact with a New York Knicks player. The scary incident occurred in the third quarter, while Carrington was defending OG Anunoby in the third quarter. Carrington tried to strip the ball away from OG Anunoby, missed, and then fell over and collided with teammate Jonas Valanciunas on the way to the court. The collision with Valanciunas redirected his fall from his back and butt to…