19-Year Old Model Commits Suicide After Not Getting Enough Social Media Likes
A British teen reportedly ended her life after she didn’t receive enough likes on social media.
The Sun reports 19-year-old Chloe Davison hanged herself in her bedroom after her photos did not receive enough likes on social media. Davison’s sister, Jade, said she was an aspiring model who was obsessed with having an online presence and used the various platforms to feel good about herself.
Family friend Nick Coombs said Davidson would often delete her photos if it didn’t receive enough likes and had problems making friends at school while dealing with cyberbullying.
The teen’s mother blames social media for her daughter’s untimely death and believes something should be done about it.
“Social media took over Chloe’s life, whether that be Snapchat or Facebook. Chloe was beautiful, but she didn’t see that. She cared too much about how other people saw her.”
If you or a loved one are experiencing thoughts of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-855. Your life is matters.
Photo Credit: eurweb.com
60 people are treated after a plane dumped jet fuel, hitting six schools around Los Angeles
Sixty people were affected after a plane dumped jet fuel while returning to the Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, hitting five elementary schools and one high school.
The incident happened just after noon Tuesday, inspector Sean Ferguson of the Los Angeles County Fire Department told CNN. The most heavily affected school was Park Avenue Elementary in Cudahy, where 20 children and 11 adults reported minor injuries. The school is about 19 miles east of the airport.
The other schools affected were San Gabriel Elementary, Graham Elementary, Tweedy Elementary, 93rd Street Elementary and Jordan High School.
Some people who were hit by the jet fuel were decontaminated with soap and water, but no one at any site needed to be taken to the hospital, Sgt. Rudy Perez with the Los Angeles School Police Department said. The schools briefly went through shelter-in-place procedures, but there were no evacuations.
The children were given gowns so they could change out of their clothes, fire department inspector Sky Cornell said, adding there were no reports of injuries from other people in the area.
Justin Guiti, a fifth grader at Park Avenue, was hit by the fuel. He told CNN it sprayed all over him and his friends, even getting into his eye.
“Drops of water were coming down. I thought it was a rainbow, and I looked up, and it was gasoline,” he said.
Miguel Cervantes, a sixth grader, was also hit. He said his skin was itchy afterward.
“I thought it was smoke,” he said. “But when it went down, I felt it and it smelled like gas.”
What happened
Delta Air Lines said the fuel came from Flight 89, which had just taken off from LAX bound for Shanghai, China, when it “experienced an engine issue requiring the aircraft to return quickly to LAX.”
“The aircraft landed safely after a release of fuel, which was required as part of normal procedure to reach a safe landing weight,” the airline said.
The aircraft is a Boeing 777-200, according to Delta’s website, with 288 passenger seats.
Delta said it is in touch with airport authorities and the LA County Fire Department, and it expressed concern for those who reported injuries.
Video posted on YouTube shows the plane overhead with white streaks coming from the tips of the wings. Alan De Leon, who shot the video, told CNN he heard a loud whistle, smelled jet fuel and felt irritation in his eyes.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating the incident.
Planes aren’t supposed to dump fuel over populated areas
David Soucie, an aviation safety analyst, told CNN there are maximum takeoff and landing weights for aircraft, so in order for a plane with full fuel tanks to land, it must dump the fuel to avoid potentially crashing upon landing.
“There are special fuel-dumping procedures for aircraft operating into and out of any major US airport,” the FAA said Tuesday. “These procedures call for fuel to be dumped over designated unpopulated areas, typically at higher altitudes so the fuel atomizes and disperses before it reaches the ground.”
The Los Angeles Unified School District said its health and safety inspectors were working to ensure the outside areas of the schools are safe for attendance.
CNN’s Chuck Johnston, Stephanie Elam, Julia Jones, David Williams, Jon Passantino and Jennifer Selva contributed to this report.
via: https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/17-children-injured-plane-dumped-220053657.html
Photo Credit: cbsnews.com
Young Joc job-shamed by fans for driving for ride-sharing service
Fans are asking if Yung Joc is broke after the rapper and reality star was videotaped driving for a ridesharing service in downtown Atlanta late last week
The “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star, who was born in Atlanta as Jasiel Amon Tucker Robinson, was job-shamed as fans rode in the backseat of his car. The video was posted on social media on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020.
When the two fans got into the backseat, one of them began filming as they recognized the “It’s Going Down” emcee.
“You sound like somebody I know,” one of the passengers said.
The other passenger, a female, then asked: “I just wanna ask a question. Are you Yung Joc?” Can you turn around?”
“I think y’all already put that part together,” Joc, 36, said, as he pulled back his hoodie to reveal his identity.
Suddenly, one of the passengers, named J’Koni, bluntly job-shames Joc: “Oh, so you must’ve fell off or something.”
Both passengers seemingly clown Joc for needing to drive in order to make ends meet.
Joc appears to take offense to being shamed but remains polite and even-tempered.
“I gotta fall off? I just felt like it was an easy way to get some easy money downtown. I meet people,” Joc said.
To be sure, Yung Joc has been known to pull some serious publicity stunts for clout in the past or to honor a bet. A few seasons ago, Joc wore a floor-length dinner gown to a major event.
Check out the video of the fan encounter as Yung Joc drives them around downtown as it was captured by The Shade Room.
Photo Credit: Instagram – @joclive
After a 6-year-old finished chemotherapy, his classmates welcomed him back with a standing ovation
A 6-year-old boy who has been battling cancer got a surprise standing ovation from his classmates when he returned to school after finishing his last round of chemotherapy.
John Oliver Zippay has been in and out of school for three years after he was diagnosed at age 3 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2016, his father John Zippay told CNN.
On December 27, John Oliver got his last round of chemotherapy. To celebrate John Oliver’s return to school in Newbury, Ohio, his classmates welcomed him back with applause, smiles, high-fives and cheers, as seen on video posted on Facebook.
A three-year fight
It all started around Halloween of 2016, John and his wife, Megan said, when John Oliver fell and hit his head on the headboard of his bed. He face become discolored and he was lethargic, according to John. After taking their son to the doctor — and several blood tests later — their doctor called in the middle of the night urging them to get John Oliver to the emergency room.
“It was a real shock because that’s when the word cancer started getting thrown around,” John said.
All signs pointed toward a form of leukemia.
John said as soon as he and Megan heard that, “Everything just stopped right there and then.”
The couple, along with their older daughter, spent 18 days thereafter in the hospital with John Oliver while he had bone marrow biopsies, blood transfusions and several tests done.
After John Oliver was given his diagnosis, the next three years consisted of all different types of chemotherapy and procedures.
The side effects were very strong and that’s what made if difficult for John Oliver to do some of the normal things kids do at that age, let alone be at school on a consistent basis, according to his dad.
Even though the 6-year-old missed so much school he never fell behind academically, St. Helen Catholic School Principal Patrick Gannon told CNN affiliate WJW. “Him having to miss some of the time was tough, but the class was just so happy to see him come back,” Gannon said.
A support system like no other
Throughout John Oliver’s treatment, Megan documented the good days and the bad on a Facebook group for her son’s support system to follow along.
“We consider ourselves so lucky and so blessed,” John said. “We’ve had so much support from family, friends, community members, the school and hospital staff.”
On John Oliver’s last day of chemotherapy, the nurses, family and friends gathered around so that he could ring the bell that patients ring when they finish their last treatment.
“And that’s when I told him, ‘okay buddy, you gotta ring the bell. Ring it for all the kids who didn’t have the chance to ring it’ and it’s like everything went into slow motion for me,” John said. “He rang it so hard, he was so proud.”
John said he’s really looking forward to seeing his son do all the things that normal kids should be doing at that age now that he is in a healthier stage of life.
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN
Photo Credit: fox2now.com
Man who robbed a pharmacy gave clerk a note that said, ‘I’m sorry, I have a sick child
(CNN) — A man who allegedly robbed a pharmacy in Philadelphia flashed a demand note that said he needed the money for his sick child, police said.
In video released by Philadelphia police, the suspect, wearing a grey hoodie and dark gloves, entered a Rite Aid store January 3 and took an item to the register.
The store clerk can be seen scanning the item and putting it in a plastic bag. Then, according to a police statement on the screen before the video is played, the man handed a note to the employee that read in part, “Give me all the money. I’m sorry, I have a sick child. You have 15 seconds.”
The video shows the suspect reach into his pocket and lean over the counter before the clerk opened the register and put an undetermined amount of cash into the same plastic bag.
The suspect then stuffed the bag in his pockets and fled on foot, police said.
The man did not show a weapon to the clerk during the robbery, Philadelphia Police Officer Tanya Little told CNN.
Police haven’t identified the suspect. He’s described as a black man between 30 and 40 years old, under 6 feet tall, with facial hair.
Friday’s robbery is similar to an attempted robbery in the area that occurred months earlier.
In July, a man with a handgun started to rob a smoke shop because he said he needed to pay for his daughter’s kidney transplant, CNN affiliate KYW reported. After a clerk had given him several hundred dollars, he stopped, saying the robbery “probably wouldn’t help” his daughter’s operation.
He left moments later without the money and did not injure the employees, KYW reported.
Little said the two incidents are not related, and that the suspect in the July case was never identified.
Photo Credit: Philadelphia Police
‘Domestic abuser poured bleach in baby’s eyes while attacking her mother’
Jehral Joseph, 34, appeared in court on Monday on charges of aggravated assault and injury to a child in connection with the violent incident in January 2019 in Houston, Texas. Authorities say Joseph told his girlfriend to ‘stop acting like a female’ before he doused her and her children with bleach. The alleged attack began in the couple’s southwest Houston apartment. Police say Joseph battered his girlfriend and slammed her into a wall, then broke her phone and punched her in the stomach when she tried to call for help. Joseph’s girlfriend reportedly tried to gather her three children to leave the apartment, which is when Joseph allegedly dumped bleach on her and her children, according to ABC News.
The bleach got into her eyes and she had trouble breathing because of the fumes, police said, adding that the bleach also got into the eyes of the victim’s seven month-old daughter. Joseph’s girlfriend told police that Joseph shouted: ‘Fuck the children, fuck them kids, fuck you and your sister,’ as he carried out the alleged attack.
All three children were taken to the hospital with itching and burning skin. Authorities did not specify the ages of the victim’s other two children. Joseph did not reportedly enter a plea in court on Monday. He has two previous convictions in Harris County, Texas for assaulting a family member.
Photo Credit: Houston Police Department/ Facebook
Woman Dies After Waiting Hours in ER for Help
It is often suggested that women, especially black women, go ignored and/or unseen due to implicit bias in the American healthcare system.
Such may have been the case for Tashonna Ward, a 25-year-old day care teacher from Milwaukee who died Jan. 2 while trying to find a doctor to help her, USA Today reported.
Ward waited for over 2 hours in the emergency room of Froedtert Hospital before leaving to find faster help. She collapsed and died shortly after and now her family is looking for answers as to why she wasn’t seen sooner after she reported severe chest pains and trouble breathing.
“How can you triage someone with shortness of breath and chest pain and stick them in the lobby?” said Ward’s cousin, Andrea Ward. “Froedtert needs to change their policy.”
According to USA Today:
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office has not determined the cause of death. Its report doesn’t say whether Ward was admitted or seen by a doctor at Froedtert before she left.
Ward’s family says she was kept in the waiting room and was not under any monitoring when she decided to leave.
Hospital staff had checked her heartbeat with an electrocardiogram, which appeared normal, according to the report. After, she was asked to stay in the waiting room until she could be admitted and seen by a doctor, according to hr family.
At 5:45 p.m., Ward posted on Facebook, “I really hope I’m not in this emergency room all night.”
At 7:35 p.m., she posted that she’d been told she might have to wait two to six hours to see a doctor. “Idk what they can do about the emergency system at freodert (sic) but they damn sure need to do something. I been here since 4:30 something for shortness of breath, and chest pains for them to just say it’s a two to SIX hour wait to see a dr.”
A chest X-ray revealed that Ward suffered from cardiomegaly: an enlarged heart.
According to USA Today, Ward had a history of this. In March, when her baby died after the umbilical cord wrapped around the baby’s neck, Ward was told she had developed an enlarged heart during the pregnancy, according to a medical examiner’s report.
There’s no mention in the report as to whether Ward retained an enlarged heart since the pregnancy, or if it was the result of a recent flare-up. Cardiomegaly can be both temporary or permanent. In either case, it can put people at greater risk for blood clots, cardiac arrest and other heart problems.
A spokesperson for the hospital kind of, but not really, provided a statement saying, “The family is in our thoughts and has our deepest sympathy. We cannot comment further at this time.”
I’m sure their “thoughts and prayers” are of little consolation to Ward’s grieving family, although, to be fair, I’m also sure that’s all they can legally say for their own protection.
Still, one is left to wonder if this is yet another case of black women being ignored and set aside instead of receiving the medical care they sought out. There have been plenty of studies done and articles written documenting racial disparity in physicians and hospital staff’s handling of people in need of care, such as this article published by the American Bar Association last year.
What is clear is that there is still much work to be done to ensure that people of color, especially black women, are receiving proper care lest preventable tragedies like what has happened to Tashonna Ward continue.
via: https://www.theroot.com/black-woman-dies-after-waiting-hours-in-er-for-help-1840957509
Photo Credit: cbs58.com
Couple left bikes in yard to lure thieves, beat them with bats and post videos to YouTube
VISALIA, Calif. (KTLA) – Police arrested a man and woman Wednesday who they say left a bicycle unattended in the front yard of their California home, then attacked would-be thieves who tried to steal it with baseball bats and posted videos of the assaults to YouTube in recent months.
Visalia residents Corey Cornutt, 25, and Savannah Grillot, 29, were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy in connection with the series of at least four beatings, which took place between July and November near their home, according to the Visalia Police Department.
“In the videos, it appears as if the suspects planted a bicycle in the front yard of their residence, unsecured, and waited for someone to try and steal the bicycle,” police said in a written statement. “Once someone tried to steal the bike, the suspects would rush from the house and assault the individual with a baseball bat.”
The four victims identified in the investigation suffered injuries described as not life-threatening.
Anyone with information was urged to contact Visalia police Detective James Cummings at 559-713-4722.
Photo Credit: fox2now.com
Doctor pleads guilty to producing child pornography after secretly recording children’s medical exams
(CNN) — A Denver doctor accused of secretly recording nude images of children during medical examinations pleaded guilty to child pornography charges on Friday, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
Dr. Justin Neisler is scheduled to be sentenced May 22 on charges of producing child pornography and faces 15 to 30 years in federal prison, the statement said.
“Today’s plea represents the FBI’s dedication to pursuing those that exploit children,” FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Dean Phillips said. “This case should serve as a deterrent to those who utilize their positions of trust in the victimization of children.”
In November 2018, the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip that Neisler had been uploading child pornography to a social media site since October of that year. In March, authorities executed a search warrant at his home, where they found approximately 6,600 still images and 1,725 videos of child pornography from the Internet on his electronic devices, according to the statement.
Neisler admitted to authorities during the search that he had examined minors. Investigators found that unbeknownst to his patients, Neisler used a pen with a hidden camera and his phone to record them while they were undressed for medical exams, the statement said.
“There are few violations of trust worse than when a doctor takes advantage of a child in the exam room for his own sexual gratification,” US Attorney Jason Dunn said. “Thankfully, Dr. Neisler was caught and will never again be in a position to harm children under the guise of helping them.”
The children have been identified and interviewed to investigate if other offenses occurred, to address their needs and to ensure that the videos have not been distributed, according to the news release.
Photo Credit: Lifestyle discover/Shutterstock
This playboy tortoise had so much sex he saved his entire species. Now he’s going home
(CNN) — A womanizing tortoise whose rampant sex life may have single-handedly saved his entire species from extinction has retired from his playboy lifestyle, returning to the wild with his mission accomplished.
Diego’s unstoppable libido was credited as a major reason for the survival of his fellow giant tortoises on Espanola, part of the Galapagos Islands, after being shipped over from San Diego zoo as part of a breeding program.
When he started his campaign of promiscuity, there were just two males and 12 females of his species alive on the island.
But the desirable shell-dweller had so much sex he helped boost the population to over 2,000. The Galapagos National Parks service believe the 100-year-old tortoise is the patriarch of around 40% of that population.
“He’s contributed a large percentage to the lineage that we are returning to Espanola,” Jorge Carrion, the park’s director, told AFP. “There’s a feeling of happiness to have the possibility of returning that tortoise to his natural state.”
A total of 15 tortoises took part in the breeding program to boost the island’s population, but none played a big a role as Diego.
“About 1,800 tortoises have been returned to Espanola and now with natural reproduction we have approximately 2,000 tortoises,” Carrion told AFP.
“This shows that they are able to grow, they are able to reproduce, they are able to develop,” he said.
The Galapagos Islands are one of the world’s premier destinations for wildlife viewing, and were visited by Charles Darwin as he worked on the theory of evolution.
Photo Credit: kmov.com