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Mrunal Thakur: I don’t want to be tagged by labels or languages

14Oct

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Entertainment, Movies

Mrunal Thakur: I don’t want to be tagged by labels or languages

Actor Mrunal Thakur is shuffling between her work commitments in Bollywood and the south film industry. She is happy to explore both the world, and is not fretting about the different demands and expectations of audiences in both the regions. At the moment, Mrunal Thakur is busy shooting for third Telugu film, VD 13, alongside Vijay Deverakonda At the moment, Thakur is busy shooting for third Telugu film, VD 13, alongside Vijay Deverakonda. She is working on debut director Shouryuv’s untitled film starring Nani. “When it comes to demands and expectations of different audiences and regions, there is no real difference. I want to do all kinds of films. I don’t want to be tagged or be bogged down by labels or languages,” Thakur says. The 31-year-old adds, “All cinema is great, it’s ...

The Human Toll of Poland’s Strict Abortion Laws

13Oct

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Health

The Human Toll of Poland’s Strict Abortion Laws

This project was supported by the Pulitzer CenterKrzysztof Sowinski has cried every day since his wife Marta, who was five months pregnant, died of sepsis in 2022; he believes doctors put Marta’s life in danger by not giving them the option to terminate the pregnancy while the fetus’ heart was still beating. Janusz Kucharski also lost his partner Justyna to sepsis in the fifth month of a pregnancy. She left behind two boys.It is likely, reproductive-rights advocates say, that these women would be alive if not for Poland's increasingly restrictive abortion laws. Abortion has been illegal in the country since 1993, but a 2020 ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, which went into effect the next year, removed one of the exceptions to the law—fetal abnormalities—and imposed a near-total ...

Cities around the U.S. beef up security ahead of anticipated protests Friday

13Oct

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Cities around the U.S. beef up security ahead of anticipated protests Friday

With renewed fighting in the Middle East, law enforcement agencies in cities around the country, including in California, beefed up security in anticipation of widespread demonstrations and possible violence Friday after a former Hamas chief called for protests across the “Arab and Islamic world” in support of Palestine.While officials say no credible threats have been identified in the past few days, police departments from Los Angeles to New York have increased patrols out of an abundance of caution, in some areas focusing on houses of worship, schools and major transit hubs.In a statement, the Los Angeles Police Department said it is aware of recent calls to action regarding the conflict in the Middle East.“We have no information of any specific or credible threats to the City of Los An...

OTT releases this week: Salman Khan Bigg Boss Season 17 to Vishal’s Mark Antony | Web Series

13Oct

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OTT releases this week: Salman Khan Bigg Boss Season 17 to Vishal’s Mark Antony | Web Series

OTT releases this week: From Sultan of Delhi on Disney+ Hotstar to Mark Antony on Prime Video, a number of movies and web shows (including a reality show) are releasing in this week of October. (Also read: Anupriya Goenka says Mukesh Bhatt told her: ‘Beti, you remind me of Smita Patil’) OTT releases this week range from Sultan of Delhi to Bigg Boss 17, Mark Antony to The Burial. Past Lives: Director Celine Song's Past Lives has been creating waves ever since it won hearts at its premiere in Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro, this moving drama tells the story of Nora and Hae Sung, two childhood sweethearts, who are separated after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. The story shifts after two decades, as they are reunited i...

Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, October 13, 2023

13Oct

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Life Style

Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, October 13, 2023

If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Friday, October 13, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for October 13, NYT Connections #124! Read on if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Connections game. If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day, bookmark this page. You can also find our past hints there as well, in case you want to know what you missed in a previous puzzle.Below, I’ll give you some oblique hints at today’s Connections answers. And further down the page, I’ll reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!There are some musical artists in here, and some place names. There’s also a cat...

She Sued Tennessee For Denying Her a Abortion. Now She’s Running for Office.

13Oct

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Health

She Sued Tennessee For Denying Her a Abortion. Now She’s Running for Office.

Allie Phillips never wanted to be a politician, but she had always wanted to be a mom of two. Whenever Phillips asked her 5-year-old daughter, Adalie, what she wanted to be when she grew up, Adalie would say, "A big sister." So when Phillips found out she was pregnant again in Nov. 2022, Adalie was thrilled. "Her eyes got big and her jaw just dropped open," Phillips recalled. "Every night after that, she sang Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star to my belly. She’d kiss my belly every night before bed." Phillips and her husband planned to name the new baby Miley Rose. But at a routine anatomy scan when she was around 19 weeks pregnant, doctors told Phillips that the fetus had significant problems with its kidney, stomach, bladder, heart, lungs, and brain. These conditions were "not compatible with...

Dhak Dhak Twitter reviews: Dia, Ratna, Fatima, Sanjana film is ‘refreshing’ | Bollywood

13Oct

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Dhak Dhak Twitter reviews: Dia, Ratna, Fatima, Sanjana film is ‘refreshing’ | Bollywood

Twitter thinks the power of Dhak Dhak lies in spotlighting genuine female friendships and love for travel. It features Dia Mirza, Ratna Pathak Shah, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanjana Sanghi as four ordinary women, who come together for an extraordinary journey of emotions, adventures and discovery as they venture on the bike ride of their lives. First reactions to Dhak Dhak are in and X (Twitter) is raving about the film's sharply drawn female leads. Also read: Dia Mirza, Ratna Pathak Shah, Fatima Sana Shaikh ride bikes to Ladakh in Taapsee Pannu's production Dhak Dhak Twitter reviews are in. The Sanjana Sanghi, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Ratna Pathak Shah and Dia Mirza film released on Friday. Twitter reviews Dhak Dhak"Dhak Dhak is adorable. All in all, Dhak Dhak is a decent film and deser...

100-year-old human remains stolen from a crypt in Colorado

13Oct

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100-year-old human remains stolen from a crypt in Colorado

Human remains interred about 100 years ago were stolen from a private family mausoleum at a cemetery in Colorado, and an investigation into the incident is underway, officials said.Deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colo., about 7:20 Wednesday morning after an employee who had just arrived for work noticed some damage to a private mausoleum, said Jacki Kelley, a public information officer with the county Sheriff’s Office in Golden, Colo.An initial investigation showed the front of the crypt had “severe damage,” according to a news release. Police said it appeared the perpetrators “entered the cemetery during the overnight hours, forced entry into the crypt and gained access to the casket.”“The casket, that housed the ...

COVID Changed Life for People With a Fear of Needles

12Oct

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Health

COVID Changed Life for People With a Fear of Needles

From the moment COVID-19 reached pandemic designation, Joe McDougall had nightmares. Not, like others, about the potential path of the virus, but about the seemingly inevitable moment at which he’d be asked—or held down and forced—to receive a vaccine. McDougall, now 39, is terrified of needles and a global pandemic meant that for the first time since adolescence, he might not be able to avoid them. Of all of the challenges facing mass COVID-19 vaccination, fear of needles is one of the least acknowledged by public-health campaigns. Even what we know about it is limited. It’s likely that at least 16% of adults worldwide have skipped some medical treatment—mainly annual flu vaccines)—due to concerns about needles. For an estimated quarter or more of those people, the level of anxiety and te...

It Answers the Question, ‘Why Would Anyone Need a Smart Diffuser?’

12Oct

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It Answers the Question, ‘Why Would Anyone Need a Smart Diffuser?’

There was a time, not long ago, when I thought the concept of a smart diffuser was like giving a fish a bicycle. Why does a diffuser need to be smart? Well, after trying out the Pura 4 Smart Diffuser, now I know. (But if you read this review and still prefer your scents “dumb,” go ahead, get a candle.)The Pura 4 turns out to be pretty useful gadget, and a lot of fun. The basic functions are what you’d expect from any plug-in diffuser—you start with a scent cartridge and the wall plug, which is larger than a drugstore plug-in, but still pretty compact. The difference is that while it’s plugged in, it only releases scent when you activate it via the app. As with other smart apps, you can turn it on indefinitely, or set a schedule: an hour each morning, or for four hours at sunset. The unit a...