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Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley among 12 newcomers on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley among 12 newcomers on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, José Bautista and Matt Holliday are among 12 new candidates on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday
2023-11-21 04:59
10 worst-dressed at BET Awards: From Rich the Kid to Soulja Boy, full list of fashion fails at the event
10 worst-dressed at BET Awards: From Rich the Kid to Soulja Boy, full list of fashion fails at the event
Some of the outfits on display at the BET Awards 2023 were truly out there and failed to find any resonance whatsoever with the crowd
2023-06-26 15:27
Dozens of Greenland’s Indigenous women seek compensation over forced birth control
Dozens of Greenland’s Indigenous women seek compensation over forced birth control
A group of women in Greenland are seeking compensation from the Danish government over an involuntary birth control campaign that was launched in the 1960s. At least 4,500 women, including teenagers, were fitted with intrauterine devices between 1966 and 1970s without their consent, under a programme aimed at curbing the Indigenous Inuit population. An official investigation by the governments of Greenland and its former colonial ruler Denmark are due in May 2025. But the group of 67 women were asking for compensation now as most women were in their 70s and 80s. The women are seeking 300,000 Danish Krone (£34,878) each, according to their lawyer Mads Pramming. "We don't want to wait for the results of the enquiry," psychologist Naja Lyberth, one of the women seeking compensation, told AFP. "We are getting older, the oldest of us, who had IUDs inserted in the 1960s, were born in the 1940s and are approaching 80," she said. Ms Lyberth was the first woman to reportedly break her silence six years ago to say that she was a teenager when she was fitted with a coil during a school medical examination without her knowledge or consent. “Our lawyers are very sure that our human rights and the law was broken,” she said, according to The Guardian. Ms Lyberth said she went on to have a child but other women were unable to conceive. “It was the same as sterilising the girls from the beginning.” She added that in some cases the devices were too big for the girls' bodies and caused serious health complications that left them with internal bleeding and abdominal infections. Some, she said, had to have their uterus removed or completely lost the ability to have children. According to reports, these women were unaware of the devices until they were discovered by gynecologists, some until recently. The scandal came to light when Danish broadcaster DR reported last year that records showed that 4,500 intrauterine devices were fitted into women and girls as young as 13, without their knowledge or consent. The Danish and Greenland governments commissioned a team of researchers to uncover the extent of the cases and the decision-making process that led to the campaign in the years between 1960 and 1991, when Greenland gained authority over its healthcare system. The claim was sent to prime minister Mette Frederiksen's office on behalf of the plaintiffs on Monday, the lawyer said. Ms Lyberth said they would take the matter to court if the Danish government refuses to accept the compensation request. Greenland was a Danish colony until 1953 but is now a semi-sovereign territory of Denmark, with a population of just 57,000. Allegations of misconduct by Danish authorities against the people of its former colony have emerged in recent years. Copenhagen publicly apologised last year to the victims of a 1950s experiment in which children from Greenland were taken to Denmark. Read More Vasectomy and British men in their twenties: ‘Young, none and done’ Why are millennials like me so stressed about having children? India’s healthcare workers struggle to promote birth control in rural districts with booming fertility rates How climate change could affect where and when people travel Musk mocked by Ukraine’s parliament over tweet taunting Zelensky Ukraine to build its first underground school in Kharkiv, official says
2023-10-03 13:52
Hawaii doesn't want firearms on its beaches. The state's latest gun control law goes before a judge
Hawaii doesn't want firearms on its beaches. The state's latest gun control law goes before a judge
A U.S. judge is scheduled to consider whether to temporarily stop Hawaii from enforcing a new state law that prohibits carrying a gun on beaches and other locations deemed sensitive
2023-07-28 13:21
Is Justin Stroud spreading misinformation? 'Mama June' star slammed as he claims Walt Disney World Resort gave away free tickets
Is Justin Stroud spreading misinformation? 'Mama June' star slammed as he claims Walt Disney World Resort gave away free tickets
Mama June and husband Justin Stroud is enjoyign their Walt Disney trip
2023-08-29 11:50
Filipino American chefs come into their own with multiple James Beard award nods
Filipino American chefs come into their own with multiple James Beard award nods
Three Filipino restaurants in three different parts of the U.S. are among the nominees at this year's James Beard Awards, the culinary world's equivalent of the Oscars
2023-05-31 21:57
Hawaii agrees to hand over site to Maui County for wildfire landfill and memorial
Hawaii agrees to hand over site to Maui County for wildfire landfill and memorial
Hawaii’s land board says it will hand over state land on Maui to be used for a wildfire memorial and fire debris disposal
2023-10-29 02:47
NFL's method to Taylor Swift madness: It's all about the Super Bowl half-time show
NFL's method to Taylor Swift madness: It's all about the Super Bowl half-time show
NFL is pushing networks to air promotions for 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' film in a bid to make a big play for her to headline the Super Bowl show
2023-10-06 17:53
Azerbaijan raises flag over the Karabakh capital to reaffirm control of the disputed region
Azerbaijan raises flag over the Karabakh capital to reaffirm control of the disputed region
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has raised his nation’s flag over the capital of Karabakh in a ceremony reaffirming Baku’s control of the disputed region
2023-10-15 21:27
'Get him!': Witness recalls US soldier's dash to North Korea
'Get him!': Witness recalls US soldier's dash to North Korea
When a member of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's border suddenly sprinted away from the pack, a US soldier shouted: "Get...
2023-07-21 20:15
New Zealand Coalition Government Ponders Deeper Reforms to RBNZ
New Zealand Coalition Government Ponders Deeper Reforms to RBNZ
New Zealand’s new government will seek advice on whether to undertake deeper reforms at the central bank in
2023-11-24 08:45
Tax Trading Scam Made My Life a ‘Shambles,’ Duet Group Founder Gabay Says
Tax Trading Scam Made My Life a ‘Shambles,’ Duet Group Founder Gabay Says
Henry Gabay, founder of now defunct London-based asset manager Duet Group, told a German court that he’s innocent
2023-08-18 22:22