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Michigan school shooter’s father threatened to destroy the prosecutor in case against him, sources confirm

Michigan school shooter’s father threatened to destroy the prosecutor in case against him, sources confirm

The convicted father of the Oxford High School shooter said in jailhouse phone calls that he wanted to ruin the prosecutor in the case against him and that she would be going to hell soon, sources confirmed. James Crumbley made the comments to his sister while his case was pending, the sources close to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed. The new details were first reported Monday by the Detroit Free Press. A Michigan jury last week found Crumbley guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting his son carried out, killing four classmates. James Crumbley and his wife, Jennifer Crumbley, who was convicted on the same charges at a separate trial in February, are the first parents in America to be charged for a school shooting committed by their child. James Crumbley allegedly told his sister that he was going to make it his goal in life to destroy Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald, saying that she was going to hell soon, that she better be scared and that she was done, …

Is targeting the quads the best way to reduce back pain? I tried this yoga routine to find out

Is targeting the quads the best way to reduce back pain? I tried this yoga routine to find out

I often deal with aches and pain in my back and lower body, mostly when I’m working at my desk. I do core workouts and hip-strengthening exercises to help with this, but I’m always looking for other options.  Yoga instructor Adriene Mishler, known online as Yoga With Adriene, recently shared a routine to reduce lower back pain. In the flow, as well as opening up the hips, she offers exercises that stretch the quadriceps in the front of the thigh. I decided to try it to see if it could relieve my lower back pain. I also wanted to use the routine to stretch my legs as I had DOMs (delayed-onset-muscle-soreness) from a strength workout a few days prior. The routine takes 15 minutes and you don’t need any equipment, so you can easily do it from home. I tried it on my lunch break during a busy work day.  Watch Yoga With Adriene’s 15-minute quadricep-focussed flow I usually focus on the posterior chain in my workouts and do lots of glute exercises, as this …

Best Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office deal: 80% off

Best Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office deal: 80% off

TL;DR: The Microsoft Office Pro 2019 for Windows Lifetime License and Windows 11 Pro Bundle is on sale for £62.43, saving you 80% on list price. If you’re looking for a way to upgrade your PC, the operating system is a great place to start, and Windows 11 Pro gives you a whole lot to work with. That includes comprehensive upgrades to security, hardware compatibility, and ease of use, among many others. And if you want to cut back on your monthly software budget without cutting down on what your computer can do, try replacing Microsoft 365 with Microsoft Office 2019. This lifetime license for one computer comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and many other apps you might use every day, but you only pay once. You can get Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office on sale for just £62.43. Whether you’re a business owner, remote worker, or even a gamer, Windows 11 Pro could be the smart upgrade to look out for. Security upgrades include features like wake and lock, Bitlocker device encryption, support …

Christina Applegate details her struggles as a mom with MS but says she ‘will do anything’ for her daughter Sadie

Christina Applegate details her struggles as a mom with MS but says she ‘will do anything’ for her daughter Sadie

Christina Applegate is candidly sharing her journey with multiple sclerosis (MS) in an unprecedented manner.  At 52, Christina recently revealed her daily battles and emotional turmoil during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on Monday night, describing her condition as her “new normal” and frankly admitting, “It sucks.”  Her discussion extended beyond her personal struggles, touching on her deep love and dedication to her daughter, Sadie. “I will do anything for her,” she confessed.  This heartfelt admission came after her revealing conversation in People magazine alongside Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who has been living with MS for 23 years. Inside Christina Applegate’s Health Battle In their poignant dialogue, Christina shared the profound pain of feeling like her daughter is “losing her mom” as she knew her.  She reminisced about their vibrant past together—dancing, school pick-ups, library work, and simply being present and active in Sadie’s life.  © Getty ImagesChristina Applegate was diagnosed in 2021 with MS Now, the stark contrast of her physical limitations has reshaped their relationship. Christina detailed the heartbreaking moments of having to explain to …

Truecaller adds a new AI feature to detect and block more spam calls

Truecaller adds a new AI feature to detect and block more spam calls

Caller ID app Truecaller today blocks between 38 and 40 billion spam calls annually for its 374 million+ users. Now, in hopes of getting more people to sign on to its premium tiers, it’s turning up the dials on its filtering tech. A new “Max” update for Android premium subscribers uses AI to block every single call that doesn’t come from an approved contact, or that its AI determines might be spam, TechCrunch has learned, even if they’re not already listed on Truecaller’s database. Previously, blocking and other actions were guided by how numbers were listed on that database, combined with individual’s proactive screening. The update is Android-only: Apple does not allow Truecaller (or other caller ID services) to check callers’ spammer status to block calls automatically on iOS. Thus, Truecaller has a more basic service for iPhone users based around CallKit. The moves come at a critical business moment for the company. In Q4, Truecaller saw a 4% year-on-year revenue dip, on $41.52 million in sales. Meanwhile, in India — Truecaller’s biggest market with …

Bank of Japan hikes rates for the first time in 17 years, abolishes yield curve control

Bank of Japan hikes rates for the first time in 17 years, abolishes yield curve control

Japan’s central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday for the first time since 2007, ending the world’s last negative rates regime on early signs of robust wage gains this year. The BOJ raised its short-term interest rates to around 0% to 0.1% from -0.1%, according to its statement at the end of its two-day March policy meeting. Japan’s negative rates regime had been in place since 2016. The BOJ also announced the abolition of its radical yield curve control policy for 10-year Japanese government bonds, which the central bank has employed to target longer-term interest rates by buying and selling bonds as necessary. The BOJ said it would stop purchases of exchange-traded funds and Japan real estate investment trusts (J-REITS) and will slowly reduce its purchases of corporate bonds, aiming to stop this practice in about a year. The BOJ will, however, continue its purchases of Japanese government bonds with broadly the same amount as before. This represents the sharpest pullback in its decades-old radical policy tinkering in the form of asset purchases and quantitative easing to …

Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate policy

Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate policy

:The Bank of Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic shift away from a focus of reflating growth with decades of massive monetary stimulus. COMMENTS: KYLE RODDA, SENIOR MARKETS ANALYST, CAPITAL.COM, MELBOURNE “It was a fizzer for the record books. No major move in the markets. A paradoxical rally in the Nikkei and sell-off in the yen, although that’s been unwound slightly. “It’s remarkable given a hike wasn’t fully priced in. Long positioning in the yen was stretched going into the decision, so that might explain the whippy price action. We have to wait for the markets to digest the decision, especially as European and U.S. markets come on line.” HARUMI TAGUCHI, PRINCIPAL ECONOMIST, S&P GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE, TOKYO  “In principle, the BOJ must raise rates to secure room for potential rate cuts in case of a recession. But practically, the BOJ will only be able to start the rate hike, possibly to 0.25 per cent, in the second half of 2025 …

Here’s how many abortions were performed in the U.S. in 2023 : Shots

Here’s how many abortions were performed in the U.S. in 2023 : Shots

More than a million abortions were provided in the U.S. in 2023. That’s a major finding from a report published Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports access to abortion. To be precise, researchers estimate there were 1,026,700 abortions in 2023. “That’s the highest number in over a decade, [and] the first time there have been over a million abortions provided in the U.S. formal health care system since 2012,” explains Isaac Maddow-Zimet, a data scientist with Guttmacher. The Guttmacher report also found that medication abortions rose to 63% of all abortions in 2023, up from 53% in 2020. The research was conducted by surveying all in-person and virtual abortion providers in the country and adding up their abortion counts. Guttmacher has been doing this research since 1974. The findings do not surprise Dr. Anitra Beasley, an OB-GYN and professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, who was not involved in the study. She says the trend was suggested by earlier research – and in fact she thinks the true number …

Israel’s war on Hamas brings famine to Gaza

Israel’s war on Hamas brings famine to Gaza

You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. The warnings were being sounded for weeks. The United Nations, international relief organizations and some foreign governments voiced their fears over the ongoing humanitarian calamity in the Gaza Strip, where more than 2 million Palestinians are caught in the crosshairs of Israel’s punishing campaign against militant group Hamas. Food and other critical supplies remain scarce, while aid deliveries have been stymied by Israeli authorities that encircle Gaza’s borders. Those warnings reached a crescendo Monday with the release of new report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global multi-stakeholder initiative working on food security and nutrition analysis. It found that 1.1 million people in Gaza — roughly half the beleaguered territory’s population — are expected to face catastrophic levels of hunger and starvation between now and July. Many of those at immediate risk live in Gaza’s devastated northern …

Save on Weatherstripping Today and Save on Energy All Year

If you’ve lived in a drafty house, you know how rough it can feel. When the heat or cold leaks inside through gaps in your windows or doors, it’s a drain on your bank account while making your home uncomfortable at the same time. Luckily, you can boost your comfort and lower your bill with one easy do-it-yourself project that requires just one inexpensive tool that you can score for 40% off on Amazon: weatherstripping. You can grab 18 feet of rubber weatherstripping for just $12 and start blocking up drafts today. Simply cut it to the right length, peel the adhesive backing and stick it to a door jamb or window sill. Install it so, with the window or door closed, it plugs whatever gap was letting in air from outside. Match your home’s color with a white version too. There are other forms of weatherstripping (and dozens of brands) too. You might also buy what’s often referred to as cord weatherstripping — it’s a bit like the tacky substance you might have hung …