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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A 1½-year-old boy who came down with Covid-19 has died, said the Ministry of Health. In a statement on Monday night (June 27), MOH said the child died of encephalitis - or inflammation of the brain - due to Covid-19 and two other viruses. The two viruses are the respiratory syncytial virus and the enterovirus. This is Singapore's first death caused by Covid-19 in a patient below 12, MOH said. It added that the boy had no other past medical history and was previously well. He was taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital's (KKH) Children's Emergency Department on the night of June 21 with a high fever and recurrent seizures, and subsequently began to lose consciousness. He was then admitted to the Children's Intensive Care Unit in critical condition on June 22, and was diagnosed with severe meningoencephalitis. This refers to the inflammation of the brain and the meninges, which are membranes that cover the brain and … [Read more...] about Baby dies after getting Covid-19 – first death in Singapore of patient under 12

K-drama darlings Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin are expecting their first child. The celebrity couple tied the knot in March in an intimate private wedding. In an Instagram post on Monday evening (June 27), Son, 40, posted a photo of flowers with the sun behind them and shared the good news. "Today, I want to carefully share some joyful news. A new life has come to us," she wrote in Korean, which was translated by entertainment site Soompi. ALSO READ: Celeb Korean couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin share wedding photos "I'm still a bit dazed, but I am feeling changes in my body every day with concern and excitement. As thankful as I am, I am also very cautious, so I haven't even told anyone around me yet." She continued: "I am sharing this news with fans and acquaintances who must have been waiting like us." The star of recent drama Thirty-Nine denied pregnancy rumours just last month, after she posted a photo of herself in a flowing white dress and sparked speculation. – The … [Read more...] about BiJin baby: Korean celeb couple Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin expecting first child

(CNN) Following the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, CNN Opinion asked a group of contributors to weigh in on the cultural, legal and political ramifications of this monumental legal opinion undoing nearly 50 years of federal abortion protection. The views expressed in these commentaries are those of the authors. SE Cupp: What politicians get wrong about the abortion debate I'm deeply worried for our country. Read More No matter where you stand on the issue -- I'm pro-life but do not support a ban on abortions -- this ruling represents a seismic shift in American life as most of us knew it. I'm 43, and Roe is older than I am. There are more people alive today who have never known an America without Roe than there are people who lived without it. Stripping away what many women have only known as a right for nearly 50 years, without putting anything in its place is dangerous. Criminalizing … [Read more...] about Opinion: The aftershocks of America’s abortion earthquake will be felt for decades

For the past two years, the United Nations has ranked Finland as the world's happiest country. The U.S. has never scored in the top 10 since the index was launched in 2011, and in 2019 it plummeted to 19th. While Finland seems perennially chirpy, the U.S. is seeing growing rates of depression, drug addiction, and suicide . Here are six reasons that residents of Finland (7.1 percent of whom are immigrants, BTW) are so happy when compared with their American counterparts: 1. Finns pay higher taxes but see more results. According to the conservative think tank the Brookings Institute, Finland collects 44 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in taxes versus the 26 percent of GDP that the U.S. collected in 2015. (For comparison, Denmark collects 46 percent and Mexico 17 percent.) So taxes are relatively high in Finland, which you'd think would tend to reduce overall happiness. However, higher taxes don't seem to bother the Finns, for two reasons: … [Read more...] about Why Finland Is So Happy (and the U.S. Is So Depressed)

“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said Associate Justice Clarence Thomas “better hope they don’t come” for his rights after the Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. The panel suggested that the overturning of Roe v. Wade has set the precedent for other cases establishing rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment — interracial and gay marriage, contraception — are now under attack. Goldberg said Thomas , who joined the majority in overturning Roe, could lose his right to be married to his wife, Ginni. “I appreciate everybody’s religion, but I do not subscribe to your religion. I don’t ask you to subscribe to mine,” Goldberg began. “And you do not have the right, based on your religious beliefs, to tell me, because what’s next, as Clarence Thomas is signaling, they’re going to get rid of contraception. Do you understand, sir? No, because you don’t have to use it!” “We were not in the Constitution either,” Goldberg continued. “We were not even people in the … [Read more...] about ‘A Quarter Of A Person’: Whoopi Goldberg Claims Clarence Thomas ‘Better Hope They Don’t Come’ For Him

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin “ Women are just roadkill in this fight, it’s all about men .” (Quote from the upcoming documentary Fairplay by Jennifer Siebel Newsom.) The end of Roe v Wade is the first big wave of the Conservative Supreme Court’s impact on America. It won’t be the last. The Trumped-up Court is now muscling up its macho-retro stance, and five robed judges have just robbed some 36 million American women of their right to an abortion. While it will drown women’s rights to bodily control, it also reveals the scarily undemocratic dance this divided nation is now locked in. After all, a majority of Americans support abortion. Yet what became a constitutional right a half-century ago has just been reversed - it is unlikely to be won back anytime soon. It’s a move that should worry at least as many men as women. Almost all 38 OECD countries allow abortion. American exceptionalism is going down a dark, backward slide. Women are always … [Read more...] about Roe Dies. America Divides – And It Ain’t All About Women

Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren told a Washington Post reporter the government should build Planned Parenthood clinics on national parks Monday. “They could put up tents, have trained personnel — and be there to help people who need it,” Warren said, according to Washington Post reporter Caroline Kitchener. “It’s time to declare a medical emergency,” Warren added, according to Kitchener. I just spoke with @ewarren , who suggested the Biden administration establish Planned Parenthood outposts on the edges of national parks. “They could put up tents, have trained personnel — and be there to help people who need it.” “It’s time to declare a medical emergency.” — Caroline Kitchener (@CAKitchener) June 27, 2022 Warren has called for the use of federal lands for abortion clinics. On ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” Sunday, Warren said we should ask, “the president of the United States to make abortion as available as possible with the tools … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren Suggests Putting Abortion Clinics In National Parks

Immediately after the initial draft of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was leaked to the press in May in a deplorable breach of precedent, a political earthquake erupted that sent shockwaves throughout the entire country. The backlash from Democrats has been fierce — and their “mob on the spot” was quick to action. Over the last month, far-left activists have waged a pressure campaign on Supreme Court Justices by illegally protesting outside their homes. Dozens of pregnancy resource centers and religious organizations have been vandalized, graffitied and attacked around the country . Despite death threats and a failed assassination attempt on Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court delivered in a significant and long-overdue victory for the unborn. (RELATED: BYRON: Roe Is Dead. What Happens Next?) In 1973, the Supreme Court twisted the “Due Process” clause of the 14th Amendment to create the nonexistent “right to an abortion.” Since … [Read more...] about SCALISE: The Supreme Court Delivered A Major Victory For The Pro-Life Movement

What do you do when you are in an awkward situation of having to deal with an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend? Let hugot queen Angelica Panganiban and her good friend (and ex) Carlo Aquino help you out. Television personality Bianca Gonzalez thought the two actors and real-life former lovers were the “pinaka-swak” (best) to give advice on this topic in her latest “Paano Ba ‘To?” vlog uploaded on her YouTube channel Monday, Oct. 8. Despite their past, Aquino and Panganiban were game to share tips and rules on dealing with a former flame. One aspect they talked about is texting your ex while you are still fresh from the break up. “Kung ikaw yung iniwan, ‘wag kang makipag-communicate,” Aquino said. “Hayaan mo muna lumipas yung panahon. ‘Wag agad-agad.” (If you were the one who got left behind, do not communicate. Just let time pass, don’t be in a rush.) Panganiban too had her own advice: “Siguro ‘pag napag-usapan niyo ng maayos, at natapos niyo ng maayos, ‘wag ka nang … [Read more...] about WATCH: Angelica Panganiban, Carlo Aquino’s tips on dealing with an ex

There are two main paths for commercializing a new product idea. At some point, you're going to need to decide which one you want to take. Some product ideas are clearly a better fit for one path, but more often than not, the decision is a matter of personal preference. I speak from experience, having achieved success doing both. For most of my career, I utilized the licensing business model to transform ideas in my head into products on the shelf. When I had the idea to change the shape of guitar picks, I experienced the ecstasy and the agony of venturing by starting and growing a business to bring it to life. These two paths are very different, and each has pros and cons. In our society, venturing gets all the glory. To venture a new product onto the market is to go into business for yourself -- meaning start a company, likely raise money, and do all of the necessary research and development, prototyping, manufacturing, marketing, sales, distribution, fulfillment, … [Read more...] about Should You Venture or License Your Invention Idea?