Man With World’s Longest Fingernails Finally Cuts Them After 66 Years
Well at least he can wipe his ass like regular folks. OMG I CAN’T LMBFAO
It’s the end of an era for the man who holds the world record for Longest Fingernails on One Hand.
Shridhar Chillal, of Pune, India, hadn’t cut the fingernails on his left hand since 1952, when he was 14 and a teacher got mad at him for breaking a nail.
Chillal decided to see how long he could grow them, even though the Guinness Book of World Records didn’t exist then.
The 82-year-old record holder managed to get his nails to grow a collective length of about 29 feet, 10 inches before being officially honored by Guinness in November 2014.
But he decided to cut away an important part of his life earlier this week when he flew to New York to have the nails removed by a doctor.
The nails are now on display at the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Odditorium in Times Square.
“I was a little bit scared that my celebrity favor would go now, but today after coming here I realize that after this I have become a real celebrity,” Chillal told Patch New York through an interpreter. “Now, forever my nails will be remembered and forever my nails will be seen by people from all over the world.”
There were other reasons why Chillal was willing to cut away an important part of his life: The collective weight of the nails has made it impossible for Chillal to open his hand from a closed position or flex his fingers.
“I am in pain,” he told Guinness World Records. “With every heart beat all five fingers, my wrist, elbow and shoulder are hurting a lot and at the tip of the nail there’s a burning sensation always.”
Chillal attempted to cut his supersized nails with a manual clipper, but that didn’t work. The doctor used a hand-held power grinder in a process that took about 20 minutes, according to Patch New York.
No word on how Chillal is adapting to the lighter load on his left hand, but life just became easier for him in many ways. In 2015, he told HuffPost India how hard it was to sleep with his long nails.
“I can’t move much, so every half an hour or so I wake up and move my hand to the other side of the bed.”
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Living while black in racist white America The tale of the counterfeit coupon
Disclaimer: This article is the opinions of the lovelytitv writer Tawny Hembry and NOT that of Lovelyti or other Lovelytitv writers.
Racism has always been hazardous to their health. Racist white folks are always talking and or writing checks they mouth and fingers can’t pay. Racist ignorant White folks tend to have selective hearing and seeing when it comes to what they understand, see, hear and do when it comes to people of color. Our very black existence frightens them. Our presence makes them shake with fear.
We could assume that this bigoted racist white store manager has the beginning stages of Parkinson’s disease? Writers Note: I’m in no way making light of those with Parkinson’s disease. I’m just observing this I have/know a lot of African American black friends ignorant bigoted white mans apparent physical shacking problem. Anyway we could assume he has an adrenaline rush ? We could assume he was just doing his job. This racist bigoted white man’s fragility got me to thinking and researching on counterfeit coupons and was there really a problem . Apparently, there is a big problem.
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When doing my research I found that there is such a detailed operation where people do spend all day everyday producing counterfeit coupons. There’s an organization dedicated to this very thing . Called CIC Counterfeit Information Corporation This African-American BLACK lady was falsely accused of hop skipping in to CVS to pass off a counterfeit coupon. But what African-American black hoddie wearin’ person would even think to walk into a store and try to pass off a counterfeit Coupon ? Now African American black folks and food stamps is another story. I know one thing these racist ignorant bigoted white folk tears is making me full. But I’m greedy so I guess I’ll get me another cup.
CVS apologizes after manager calls cops on black customer
CHICAGO — CVS Health is apologizing after a black customer says a white store manager in Chicago accused her of trying to use a phony coupon.
Camilla Hudson posted cellphone video of manager Morry Matson calling police Friday night. Matson, who apparently plans to run for City Council and was a state delegate for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, appears very nervous and his left hand shakes as he talks to police.
Hudson says on Facebook that Matson challenged her when she tried to use a manufacturer’s coupon for a free product. While Matson was talking to police on the phone, Hudson said she would wait for officers to come to the store. No action was taken by police.
“Of course, I had ZERO concerns about the police being called. Apparently, they’d hung up on him the first time he called, so he had to call them back a second time, telling the 911 dispatcher that I was harassing them (which I have on video). Three tactical unit officers arrived and, after some conversation and documenting their names, badge numbers, etc., I eventually left the store,” Hudson posted to Facebook. “Needless to say, this is far from over. Life in these United States. Aargh.”
CVS told the Chicago Sun-Times that it apologized to Hudson. The company says it doesn’t tolerate discrimination against customers and that it is investigating the matter.
via: https://pix11.com/2018/07/15/cvs-apologizes-after-manager-calls-cops-on-black-customer/
Mom accused of killing her infant through drugs in breast milk
A Philadelphia-area woman who described herself as a drug addict is being held on a homicide charge after she allegedly transmitted drugs to her 11-week-old baby through her breast milk, officials said.
Samantha Jones, 30, of New Britain Township, was charged Friday with criminal homicide in the April 2 death of the infant, named R.J. in court papers.
The Bucks County District Attorney’s office said the autopsy showed the baby died after being fed breast milk containing methadone, amphetamine and methamphetamine, Fox 29 Philadelphia reported.
According to the affidavit, Jones told police she had been prescribed methadone because of an addiction to painkillers, that she had taken it during her pregnancy and that she was taking it at the time of the baby’s death, the station added.
Police found the baby in cardiac arrest after responding to a 911 call. Jones’ mother called the cops and reportedly tried CPR.
The affidavit stated that Jones said she primarily had been breastfeeding the baby, but had switched to formula three days earlier, saying the infant wasn’t getting enough milk from breastfeeding, the station reported.
Jones said that on the morning the child died, the baby was crying at 3 a.m. and she tried to breastfeed him because she was too tired to go downstairs and prepare a bottle of formula, Fox 29 added citing investigators.
She also said, according to the station, that she fed the infant formula at 6 a.m., fell asleep and then woke up to find her son pale, with bloody mucus coming from his nose.
Jones was held in lieu of $3 million cash bail.
Her 2-year-old son is in the custody of his father, the station reported.
The D.A.’s office said in a news release that Jones’ defense attorney argued for minimal bail saying R.J.’s death was not intentional.
via: https://nypost.com/2018/07/15/mom-accused-of-killing-her-infant-through-drugs-in-breast-milk/
Haiti’s Prime Minister Resigns After Riots Over Fuel Price Hike
Haiti’s Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned Saturday after days of riots sparked by a plan to raise prices on fuel.
Haitian President President Jovenel Moïse said on Twitter that he had accepted Lafontant’s resignation as well as members of his cabinet. Moïse said he would work to choose a new prime minister.
Lafontant, a doctor who only took up the job of prime minister in early 2017, resigned shortly before a no-confidence vote was to be called in Haiti’s parliament, which could have led to his removal from office.
Reports differ on how many people have been killed in riots — at least two,three or seven — that happened over the last weekend. Demonstrators reportedly blocked roads, burned tires and vandalized shops.
The government announced on Friday, July 6 that prices would go up the following day by 38 percent for gasoline, 47 percent for diesel and 51 percent for kerosene.
By the following day, Lafontant said the price rises would be suspended, and said the government “strongly condemns the acts of violence and vandalism” that happened after the initial announcement was made.
The price increases were part of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, which often requires countries to implement economic reforms in exchange for access to funds. The Haitian government signed an agreement earlier this year with the IMF to gain access to $96 million in loans and grants, according to the Miami Herald.
The Herald reports that for the past week, Lafontant “had refused calls to step down from business and opposition groups, which accused the government of mishandling the double-digit fuel increase that its ministers announced with little notice.”
Haiti’s government subsidizes the cost of fuel in the country. The World Bank said in a report last year that the richest 20 percent of Haitians were receiving 93 percent of the subsidies and that the country was spending 2.2 percent of its GDP on subsidies in 2014.
But the price hikes were too much to bear for many in one of the world’s poorest countries. The World Bank says the majority of Haitians, about 59 percent, make less than the equivalent of $2.41 per day.
The IMF said Thursday that it still supports removing subsidies as a way to give the government funding for social services, but advised doing so more gradually.
The U.S. State Department issued a “do not travel” warning for U.S. citizens on July 9 over what it called “widespread civil unrest and violent demonstrations in Haiti. Protests, tire burning, and road blockages are frequent and unpredictable.”
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State abortion ballots prepare for post-Roe world
Many states have turned to both ballot measures and legislation to enact abortion policy in the event of a dramatic Supreme Court decision.
Anti-abortion initiatives on the ballot in West Virginia and Alabama this November could lay the foundation for the states to ban or sharply limit legal abortion as change comes to the Supreme Court.
Both ballot measures were in the works before President Donald Trump nominated conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace the more moderate Justice Anthony Kennedy on the high court. But they take on greater import — and will likely draw far more national attention — given the shifting ideological balance on the court.
“They’re setting the stage for if and when Roe falls,” West Virginia abortion rights activist Margaret Chapman Pomponio said. “The criminal code will immediately be triggered.”
No ballot initiative can outright ban abortion as long as Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land. But the West Virginia and Alabama measures would amend their respective state constitutions to declare that abortion rights are not protected. That would pave the way for conservative state legislatures to ban or restrict abortion if the Supreme Court acts.
It’s too late to get similar measures on the ballot in other states this November, but another burst of activity could happen by 2020, according to Elizabeth Nash, senior state issues manager at the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights.
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Watch the first teaser for Doctor Who’s next season
The season premieres this fall!
During today’s World Cup march, the BBC released its first teaser for its upcoming 11th season of its science fiction show Doctor Who, which will feature actress Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor.
The trailer shows off only a brief glimpse of Whittaker’s Doctor, who appears right at the end of the teaser. She is the first woman to play the role of Doctor, taking over for Peter Capaldi, who portrayed the Twelfth Doctor from 2014 to 2017. Fans of the show got their first glimpse of her during last year’s Christmas special, and her casting represents a new era for the show as Chris Chibnall (creator of the acclaimed crime drama Broadchurch) took over for Steven Moffat, the show’s long-time showrunner. The season is expected to premiere in October 2018.
Whittaker’s casting came after years of discussion over whether or not a woman should take over for the role of the show’s most famous character: up until this point, all 12 Doctors were played by men, and while the show’s creators had mulled the possibility, they didn’t feel that it was the right time. Moffatt told the Radio Times in December that it was Chibnall’s call when he took over the show, and said that he thinks that “she’ll be brilliant as the Doctor.”
Doctor Who’s cast and crew will be showing up at San Diego Comic-Con later this week, where we’ll undoubtably learn a bit more about the upcoming season.
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Behind bars for 2 murders, he’s running for US Senate seat in Minnesota
A Minnesota man serving a life sentence without parole after being convicted of two murders is now vying for a U.S. Senate seat.
Leonard Richards, 75, has found a loophole that has allowed him to legally run for federal office, despite his criminal record.
Minnesota law bars felons from running for state-level offices but does not prevent them from seeking federal positions.
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Richards was found guilty of killing his half-sister, May Wilson, in 1982 and of fatally shooting his lawyer, Robert Stratton, five years later.
He is now seeking the nomination of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party, which will hold its primary Aug. 14. Richards is looking to upset U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who has held the seat since 2007.
His candidacy, while legal, has angered Stratton’s sister, who told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis that she hopes voters take the time to learn about Richards’ crimes before they cast a vote.
“I know he won’t win against Amy Klobuchar, but even one vote for this murderer is too many,” she told the newspaper.
She added that she hopes the state’s laws can be changed to prevent felons from seeking federal office.
But Bert Black, a legal adviser for the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office, said in an email to the Associated Press that courts have ruled that felons – even those currently incarcerated – cannot be prohibited from filing an affidavit of candidacy.
Richards has taken advantage of the loophole in the past.
In 1992 he ran in the Democratic primary for a congressional seat and earned more than 14,500 votes. He ran again in 1994, winning 4,000 votes.
Because Richards is behind bars without parole, there’s no chance that he would be able to serve if elected, the Star Tribune reported.
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Nick Cannon Responds To Azealia Banks’ Accusation Of Mistreatment On “Wild’n Out”
Nick Cannon questions Azealia Banks’ karmic merit.
Banks first made her feelings known in the above post, then resorted to the Instagram Story feature for additional commentary, adding: “If I were to make fun of Nick Cannon for having lupus and being weak and sickly….If I made a joke that said he’d be dead by the end of the year….Then Azealia Banks is the bad guy…. right?”
Inevitably word got around to Nick Cannon that she’d referenced him by name. He then chose to enliven her post on his own page with a not so well intended message, in which he referenced a familiar proverb: “creating storms without an umbrella.” Nick Cannon closed his message by mocking her mental illness and by offering prayers for a “speedy recovery.”
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