Essex teenager left unable to eat due to rare digestive condition
Essex teenager left unable to eat due to rare digestive condition
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Finley has received weekly lipid infusions directly into his heart since he was four
Like most teenagers his age, Finley is given a cake every year to celebrate his birthday, but he can never eat it – or any other food. If he did, he would bleed internally.
The 14-year-old’s digestive system cannot tolerate lipids – fatty compounds or oils which are found in foods – so he has them injected directly into his heart.
The treatment is a six-hour process which he has undergone every week since he was four years old, and over the past year it has increased to twice a week as he has grown.
Finley’s case is so rare that doctors have considered presenting it to a medical journal, as they believe he may be one of the only people whose body reacts to lipids in this way.
Dr Manas Datta, a consultant paediatrician at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex, who has treated Finley since he was born, said it was “horrific” seeing how Finley’s body responded to food.
“Even when he was on breast milk, he was reacting,” Dr Datta told the BBC.
“We had never seen this type of case before – I remember many days where Finley came to the hospital so unwell.”
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Finley has undergone more than 20 operations and visits the hospital regularly for treatment
Finley, from Battlesbridge, Essex, underwent more than 20 operations at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London as doctors tried to understand his condition.
His mum, Rhys, 37, felt her son had been a “guinea pig” due to “trials and errors”, and it had been “a lightbulb moment” when doctors finally worked out how to treat her son.
“It’s heartbreaking at times – people don’t see what Finley goes through day-to-day,” she said.
“They see the happy, chirpy young man, but psychologically he goes through a lot.”
Rhys said she does not try to hide the sociable aspect of food from her son.
“He’s always helped cook, we always go out to restaurants, he’s always had a birthday cake,” she told the BBC.
“He might not be able to eat it, but he’s had the same normality in that respect as everybody else.”
Finley, who is also autistic, said the look and smell of food does not make him hungry or feel like he is missing out.
“Having my feed is all I know, so I just see other people eating and it doesn’t bother me,” he added.
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Rhys said there is no name for her son’s condition so he calls it “Finley-itis”
Finley receives a lipid infusion via a portacath, or tube, which enters his chest and links directly to the central vein in his heart.
“We have to bypass the gastro-intestinal tract completely,” Dr Datta said.
“Not only the ****, but he even cannot tolerate the normal carbohydrates and proteins as well,” he added.
Finley receives carbohydrates and proteins – along with vitamins, minerals and electrolytes – three times a day into his stomach via a different tube.
“I can’t remember when I had [the infusion] first because it’s just my life now – I can’t really escape it,” Finley said.
“There isn’t a name for what Finley has” said Rhys, adding her son called his condition “Finley-itis”.
“There’s no-one else that we know that has the lipid element infused directly.”
“We are actually thinking about reporting this case to some sort of journal because it’s such a rare condition,” Dr Datta said.
The hope is that Finley will be able to eventually do infusion treatments at home, instead of travelling to Broomfield Hospital twice a week.
“There might be a time that he is able to tolerate ****,” Rhys said, “but if not, we just carry on with what our ‘normal’ is and go from there.”
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Dr Manas Datta has treated Finley since he was a baby and said the 14-year-old was “a very determined chap”
Finley has plans to abseil down a tower block at Southend Hospital on 16 May to raise money for the Mid and South Essex Hospitals Charity.
“The building is 154ft (47m) – it’s a bit high, but I feel like I’ll be all right,” Finley said.
“The hospital and all the [staff] have given me care through my life, and I just wanted to give back and raise money for them to help other people.”
Finley’s mum – who completed the same abseil on Finley’s behalf a couple of years ago as he was too young – said her son was “remarkable”.
“He’s the most lovable little boy who wants to help other people because of what he’s gone through – I’m so proud of him.”
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*********** Association of National Advertisers hits out at South *********** ban on unhealthy food and drink ads
*********** Association of National Advertisers hits out at South *********** ban on unhealthy food and drink ads
Advertisements for ham salad sandwiches will soon be banned from public transportation in South Australia in a fresh push to roll back childhood and adult obesity.
The ban, set to come into effect from July 1, prohibits a range of junk food items from being displayed on Adelaide’s buses, trains and trams, including processed meats like ham.
Chocolate, lollies, confectionary, desserts, ice creams, soft drinks and chips will all be banned from display alongside processed meats, with the measure designed to limit children’s exposure to unhealthy food and drink advertising.
But the *********** Association of National Advertisers is up in arms about what it calls a “blanket ban”.
“As it stands, this policy bans all processed meats, which means a simple ham salad sandwich can’t be advertised.” AANA CEO Josh Faulks said.
“This simply doesn’t make sense and the government should be making evidence-based decisions, not blanket bans that don’t align with nutritional science.”
Camera IconThe ban covers advertisements on Adelaide’s transportation network. NewsWire / Kelly Barnes Credit: News Corp Australia
The peak body warns charities and businesses could be negatively impacted by the ban.
“The policy bans all advertising showing those banned food or drink items.
“For example, an ad celebrating the anniversary of a children’s charity which depicts a child with a birthday cake would be banned,” Mr Faulks said.
“The Tasting Australia event can no longer show images of charcuterie boards or pastries in their advertising.
“Under this policy, businesses that have nothing to do with the food or beverage industry will find advertising in South Australia harder.”
The AANA has called for a “clearer and more practical approach”.
NewsWire has written to the AANA for clarity on what that might mean.
If the ban comes into effect, the AANA wants the government to adopt what it calls a “science-based approach” by using nutrient profiling scoring criteria to determine which foods should be restricted.
Some 63 per cent of adults and 35 per cent of children across South Australia are overweight or obese, government figures show.
Health Minister Chris Picton previously said the ban was a “sensible step” to a “healthier South Australia”.
“Food habits and relationships established early in life have a lasting impact on food habits and health outcomes of adults,” he said in January.
“The rising rates of obesity are concerning, which is why we have developed an evidence-based policy to restrict the advertising of unhealthy food and drinks on state government buses and trams.
Camera IconThe ban covers processed meats like ham. Supplied. Credit: News Limited
“This policy recognises that the cumulative exposure of unhealthy food and drink advertising influences a child’s food preferences and intake and the associated ‘pester power’ children use to persuade parents.”
******* Council SA prevention and advocacy manager Christine Morris said unhealthy food and drink items were also linked to *******.
“We know that minimising unhealthy food and drink advertising can lead to better health outcomes for everyone,” she said.
“Our research shows that forming the foundations of positive nutrition preferences in children is a big step in overall ******* prevention.
“We heartily welcome this ban as a positive move towards a healthier community.”
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Four times Rachel Reeves got her maths wrong
Four times Rachel Reeves got her maths wrong
Labour is under pressure to row back on its winter fuel raid after its dismal local election results.
Wes Streeting has admitted that “people aren’t happy” about the decision to rob 10 million retirees of their energy bill allowance, recognising it had been a topic on doorsteps during election campaigning.
The raid, which restricted eligibility for the winter fuel allowance, was introduced last July to “ensure economic stability and repair the public finances”.
On Tuesday, the health secretary told the BBC the policy was not being formally reviewed, but said the Government was “reflecting on what the voters told us” after Labour lost two-thirds of the council seats it was defending.
Amid speculation over whether the party could row back on its raid on pensioners, The Telegraph outlines the four Labour policies that are on track to backfire.
Non-dom reforms
Labour’s “non-dom” reforms could cost taxpayers billions of pounds, according to a new report.
In her October Budget, Rachel Reeves abolished the non-dom regime which allowed wealthy foreigners to avoid paying tax on overseas income.
The tax raid is expected to bring in £33bn for the Treasury, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility. However, this figure depends on high-income non-doms staying in the country and paying tax here.
The Centre for Economics and Business Research estimated that if 40pc of non-doms left the country in response to the policies, the Treasury would miss out on £7.1bn over the course of the Parliament. If half of non-doms left, the losses would mount to £12.2bn.
The average non-dom pays £85,000 in income tax, according to CEBR. The average *** employee pays £4,000. In its predictions, the OBR estimated that only 12pc of non-doms will leave the country in reaction to the legislative changes.
However, a survey by Oxford Economics found nearly two thirds of non-doms were considering fleeing the ***. The decision to abolish the regime has already triggered a wealth exodus, according to tax advisers.
Lizzie Murray, of accountancy firm Saffery, said some of her clients were planning to leave the *** or had already done so because of the reforms.
“Families left last summer partly because of the non-dom changes, but also because of the VAT on school fees from January. I also had other internationally mobile clients who left the *** before April 5 so they were non resident as of the current financial year.”
She continued: “My overall feeling is that where clients can leave the *** – either in the short term, or next few years, they are planning to do so.”
The Treasury has said it “does not recognise” the figures in the CEBR report.
Private schools
Private schools have been forced to pay 20pc VAT in order to raise £1.7bn a year for state schools.
But, Labour’s own impact assessment published on the day of the October Budget suggests 35,000 private school pupils could be pushed into state schools by the policy, piling pressure on local authorities.
Ms Reeves herself was reportedly warned by her own civil servants it would harm poorer families.
The Independent Schools Council (ISC), which represents around 1,300 private schools, has said that private school enrolments fell by 10,000 pupils in September 2024.
The ISC has calculated that educating these 10,000 additional pupils in the state system would cost the Department for Education £92.8m.
Financial advisers last year separately warned that schools were preparing to use a loophole to claim back hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Treasury to “soften” the blow of higher costs.
Advisers said that schools were delaying new capital projects in order to benefit from full tax relief. New projects completed after January 1 could be eligible for up to a 20pc tax rebate under the Capital Goods Scheme (CGS), while those completed as long as 10 years ago may qualify for partial relief, representing potentially a sizable windfall for some schools.
Tax relief allows schools to claim back VAT for new developments such as libraries and sports facilities. The money could then be used to pay some or all of the VAT bills on fees that schools are facing.
The High Court is currently reviewing whether the VAT raid is in breach of the human rights of children.
Winter fuel allowance
The Government is under pressure to revisit the winter fuel allowance cut following Reform’s success in the local elections.
The Chancellor announced in July 2024 that retirees would no longer be entitled to the winter fuel payment unless they also receive pension credit. She claimed the policy would raise £1.3bn in the first year and £1.5bn annually after that.
However, the cuts triggered a surge in applications for pension credit which could dent the cash savings from the policy.
The Department for Work and Pensions received 235,000 pension credit claims in the seven months following the announcement – an 81pc increase on the same ******* in 2023-24. Of these, 117,800 were awarded, up 64pc year-on-year.
Steven Cameron, of pension firm Aegon, said: “Last year’s loss of the winter fuel allowance has clearly not been forgotten or forgiven, and the Government may need to do more to prove its credentials in supporting pensioners as well as workers.”
Capital gains tax
In her October Budget, the Chancellor aligned capital gains tax rates for shareholders with those of property investors. As a result, the basic and higher rate rose from 10pc and 20pc respectively to 18pc and 24pc.
However, analysis suggests the tax raid has backfired, with investors selling up before the new rates came into effect.
Data from HM Revenue and Customs shows that revenue from capital gains tax has fallen from £14.5bn to £13bn year-on-year.
The Office for Budget Responsibility recently revised its forecast for capital gains tax revenue, wiping £23bn off the projected tax take by 2030.
Higher capital gains tax rates can deter investors from selling up while others may choose not to buy assets in the first place.
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Oscar winner to make *** theatre debut in Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea
Oscar winner to make *** theatre debut in Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea
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Simon Stone (centre) will direct the production, starring Andrew Lincoln (left) and Alicia Vikander
Actress Alicia Vikander is set to make her *** theatre debut in a new production of Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea, producers have confirmed.
It will mark the Oscar winner’s first stage role of any kind for 17 years, following a successful run of film and TV performances.
The production will play at London’s Bridge Theatre for eight weeks from 10 September, organisers announced on Wednesday.
Vikander told BBC News she was “thrilled” to be returning to theatre, but added it was a “daunting thing to do… it’s my first time on stage as an adult”.
The play has been adapted and directed by Simon Stone, and will also star The Walking Dead’s Andrew Lincoln.
Speaking from her home in north London, Vikander recalled the influence the theatre had on her when she was younger.
“I grew up being at the theatre a lot, my mother [Maria Fahl] was a stage actress, and I think even when I was dreaming of becoming an actress myself, being on stage was the journey that I kind of visualised,” she recalled.
“Back in Sweden, where I’m from, if you’re an actor then really what you are is on stage. And you’re lucky to maybe have a TV show or film every couple of years, because that’s how small the industry is in Sweden.
“So I think that’s what I always saw in front of me. And then, life happened, and throughout the years [theatre] has always been something I’ve been waiting for and thinking ‘it will happen’.”
Vikander has certainly been busy in the meantime.
The 36-year-old has starred in Tomb Raider, Ex Machina and Testament of Youth, and won a best supporting actress Oscar for her performance opposite Eddie Redmayne in 2015’s The Danish Girl.
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Vikander won the best supporting actress Oscar for her performance in 2015’s The Danish Girl
Vikander will play lead character Ellida, the sea-loving daughter of a lighthouse-keeper.
Ellida is married to a Norwegian doctor, but when a sailor she used to be engaged to suddenly returns, she is forced to choose between her current and former lover.
The play marks the introduction of the character Hilde Wangel, one of the doctor’s daughters from a previous marriage.
Hilde goes on to appear in one of Ibsen’s later plays, The Master Builder, a new adaptation of which is coincidentally also currently in the West End, starring Ewan McGregor.
An adaptation of another Ibsen play, Enemy of the People, opened in London last year starring Doctor Who actor Matt Smith.
‘Perfect match’
Director Stone has previously helmed films such as The Dig and The Daughter, while his extensive theatre credits include productions of Yerma, Phaedra, Medea and Angels in America.
“He once again is going to take a classic and reinvent it and make it be something that is relatable to our modern audience today,” Vikander said.
“And when I was told he was doing Ibsen and The Lady from the Sea, I guess that going back to my Scandinavian and Swedish heritage, it kind of felt like a perfect match.”
Vikander said she felt the reason many of the classics are still being performed in the West End is they tackle many of the same subjects society still grapples with today.
“I have discussions with my friends, I just passed 35, I’m getting close to my 40s soon and I have my kids, but I still feel extremely young. Really young. Sometimes I’m like, ‘I’m 25 still!’
“But then I also realise I’m entering this very new chapter which is really exciting, but I think if you are in a place where you feel like you haven’t fulfilled certain dreams or tried things, you’re still wondering where these choices or action would have led you, then I think it’s extremely human thing.
“Women throughout history have been held back, maybe because they didn’t have the same opportunities, or they financially couldn’t do some things, or ended up in situations where it was harder to break away from the role of being a mother.
“So therefore when I read it, I feel like I totally understand the turmoil this woman goes through, and I don’t think humans have changed that much from a core, emotional point of view. And I think that’s why we’re interested in these stories.”
She aded: “It’s incredible that the big universal questions are something we’re still battling in the same way.”
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Director Simon Stone (pictured in 2017) won an Olivier Award for best revival, for his production of Yerma
Vikander said she was “super excited and wonderfully nervous” to begin the workshopping process with Stone in the coming weeks, out of which he will begin to produce the final script.
As the show is still being developed, it has not yet been confirmed what the setting will be for this production.
Another *** adaptation of The Lady from the Sea performed in 2017 at the Donmar Theatre moved the story to the Caribbean in the 1950s.
The new adaptation is billed as her *** stage debut, but Vikander notes it’s actually her first theatre of any kind since she was 19.
“I did theatre for my teens for a lot of years, like a child actor, and then the last thing I did was when I was a dancer for the Stockholm Opera House,” she explained.
“I grew up watching my mother doing theatre, and I ‘d always watch from afar, and I can’t wait to try and do it myself.
“It’s a daunting thing to do, obviously, it’s my first time on stage as an adult, and it’s on the London stage, and obviously I want to make sure people get their ticket money’s worth! But I’m really excited.”
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‘It’ll be good for us’: Maroons make one change as they look to keep the women’s State of Origin series alive
‘It’ll be good for us’: Maroons make one change as they look to keep the women’s State of Origin series alive
The Maroons have made one change to their team as they look to keep the women’s State of Origin series alive, while the Blues are 1-17 as they look to take an unassailable 2-0 lead at Allianz Stadium next week.
The Blues blitzed their rivals in the second half at Suncorp Stadium last Thursday and will be looking to avoid a repeat of what happened last year when they dominated game one but ultimately lost the series.
It’s why coach John Strange has stuck solid with the same 17 that won game one, while Queensland counterpart Tahnee Norris has made one change on the bench, with Broncos prop Chelsea Lenarduzzi coming in for Destiny Brill.
Lenarduzzi is an Origin veteran and looms as a potential game-breaker with her ability to offload in traffic, with the Maroons desperately needing a spark after their vaunted spine was kept relatively quiet in the series opener.
“I wanted to bolster the size in our middle, and Chelsea gives us that,” Norris said.
“I’m excited to see what Duzzi (Lenarduzzi) can bring to the team. She’s got a big frame and work rate, so it’ll be good for us.
“I am disappointed for Destiny after she missed out, but I am eager to see what Game II will look like.”
Camera IconChelsea Lenarduzzi has been brought onto the bench for game two. NRL Photos Credit: The Daily Telegraph
Queensland squad
Tamika Upton, Julia Robinson, Shenae Ciesiolka, Rory Owen, Jasmine Peters, Tarryn Aiken, Ali Brigginshaw, Makenzie Weale, Lauren Brown, Jessika Elliston, Sienna Lofipo, Romy Teitzel, Keilee Joseph; Bench: Jada Ferguson, Sophie Holyman, Chelsea Lenarduzzi, Tavarna Papalii.
NSW squad
Abbi Church, Jaime Chapman, Jessica Sergis, Isabelle Kelly, Jayme Fressard, Tiana Penitani Gray, Jesse Southwell, Simaima Taufa, Keeley Davis, Ellie Johnston, Kezie Apps, Yasmin Clydsdale, Olivia Kernick, Jocelyn Kelleher, Kennedy Cherrington, Sarah Togatuki, Emma Verran.
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Televangelist Jim Bakker Says He Needs A Million Bucks Or ‘I’ll Be Out On The Street’
Televangelist Jim Bakker Says He Needs A Million Bucks Or ‘I’ll Be Out On The Street’
Televangelist Jim Bakker, who was at the heart of one of most notorious religious scandals of the 1980s, says he’s in desperate need of cash right now.
And if he doesn’t get $1 million, he will lose everything and be homeless.
“If everyone that watches this program will give $1,000, we’ll be able to pay our bills and stay on the air,” he said on his show on Tuesday. “Otherwise we got about another maybe a month.”
He said it’s not just his show that’s on the line.
“If they foreclose on this ministry, they will take my house too, so I’ll be on the street,” he said.
Bakker claimed he hasn’t taken a salary himself and has no money of his own.
“We have a big debt,” he said, saying an unnamed “they” has “taken millions of dollars from us.”
One of the show’s cohosts indicated the financial problems began in 2020, when Bakker was in trouble with a number of authorities for hawking “Silver Solution” during the COVID-19 pandemic. In one case, he reached a settlement with the Missouri attorney general that included restitution of $156,000.
Bakker at the time also used the threat of an impending bankruptcy to raise funds.
He said on Tuesday that those who give him money will reap other benefits.
“I guarantee you God’s going to do something,” he said, later adding: “God’s gonna bless you as you give, because when you give, you’re gonna receive.”
Bakker spent the 1980s turning his ministry into an empire that included a TV network and a resort. But it all came crashing down on him as he resigned amid a sex scandal and fraud allegations, the latter of which landed him in prison for four years.
In more recent years, Bakker has fashioned himself as something of a doomsday prophet ― saying on Tuesday, for example, that we’re in the “end times” ― and sells food buckets and other “prepper” items on his show and website.
The 85-year-old has also had some health issues including a series of strokes in 2020 and a hospitalization last year.
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Can Delhi deal mask Labour’s problems at home?
Can Delhi deal mask Labour’s problems at home?
Within moments of the briefing with the business secretary beginning, Jonathan Reynolds described it to us as a case study in the government’s claim to be going further and faster in doing what it can to improve living standards.
Little wonder ministers want to lean into this deal with Delhi, grappling as they are with political heat at home from their own side and their opponents.
The latest intervention comes from a caucus of Labour MPs known as the Red Wall Group, primarily representing seats in the north of England and the Midlands.
In response to last week’s elections, they are publicly critical of the government, including its handling of the removal of the Winter Fuel Payment from millions of pensioners.
Jonathan Reynolds wants to point to what he sees as the “tangible benefits” of making it easier for the fifth and sixth largest economies in the world to trade and made a point of claiming it would be the north of England, the Midlands and Scotland that would be the primary economic beneficiaries.
But remember this is the “conclusion of talks moment,” as it is described in government, not the conclusion of the deal.
Thousands of pages of text still need to be pored over and vast amounts of detail scrutinised.
And there will, in time, be a signature moment, hinted at by the prime minister in publicly accepting an invitation to visit India.
It is thought it could be another year before this is done.
The domestic political reaction to this deal has focused on one element of it: an agreement that India workers transferred to the *** and their employers won’t have to pay national insurance in the *** in their first three years here.
This, the Conservative leader and former business secretary Kemi Badenoch argued, is “lop sided” and why she didn’t sign off on the deal when she was in government.
Reform *** leader Nigel Farage said it was, simply, “taxing British workers more, taxing Indian workers less.”
British officials acknowledge this is an element of the deal India really wanted, but they argue it is worth it in the round and standard practice in deals like this.
And, strikingly, the Conservative reaction isn’t consistent: Sir Oliver Dowden, who sat around the same cabinet table as Kemi Badenoch as deputy prime minister, welcomed it.
There are a few key bits of context to this deal and one final observation I would make.
The context is this: the ongoing turbulence of President Trump’s tariffs and the ongoing negotiations with both the United States and the European Union over improving trade deals with both.
Progress on both is expected soon – a summit with the EU will take place in the *** later this month.
And that one last thing.
Sir Keir Starmer voted against Brexit and campaigned for another referendum in the hope of stopping it.
And yet, in a twist of fate and timing, he is the first post-Brexit British prime minister to have the political space and time to grapple with the tools leaving the EU gave whoever occupies his office, with the trade-offs and arguments that brings.
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WA signs $65.6m deal to create new NRL franchise
WA signs $65.6m deal to create new NRL franchise
The WA government has formally signed off on a $65.6 million deal to create the NRL’s 18th franchise.
The state government and the *********** Rugby League Commission fleshed out an in-principle agreement a fortnight ago.
The league’s expansion to WA has now been rubber stamped.
WA Premier Roger Cook announced the deal on social media, saying the franchise will enter the NRL in 2027 or 2028.
The state will tip in $60 million over seven years as part of the deal with the NRL, plus $5.6 million in match-day support and marketing.
The new team is expected to be called the Perth Bears, a nod to foundation club North Sydney Bears.
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Stark County Children Services levy passes, will provide funds for child placements
Stark County Children Services levy passes, will provide funds for child placements
A replacement levy for Stark County Children Services has passed in unofficial primary results.
Jerry Coleman, director of Stark County Job & Family Services, celebrated the levy’s apparent victory.
“I feel very grateful to every person who came out to vote to support this levy, support us in our mission,” he said. “It’s only through the support of the community that we can do this.”
With the levy’s passage, Coleman said, the agency will continue its work to provide for the most vulnerable children in the county.
He promised the agency will continue to be diligent in spending tax dollars.
“We know that it’s only through the support of the community that we can do this,” Coleman said. “As we always have been, we continue to pledge to be good stewards of the resources that our community entrusts us with.”
With 100% of precincts reporting, 62% of voters were in support of the levy and 38% were opposed.
The five-year, 1.4-mill replacement levy saw strong support throughout the night and held its lead as results were reported.
The levy will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $49 per year in taxes and generate $18,733,000 per year.
The majority of levy funds will support placements of abused, neglected and delinquent children in the county’s care.
In recent years, child placement costs have jumped significantly. Costs for group home placements have gone up 75% in the area since the last levy was passed in 2019, and costs for residential placements have gone up 62%.
Levy funds will go primarily towards those increased costs, while also supporting other efforts of Children Services. Those efforts include kinship placements, short-term placements and other expenses for children, such as medical expenses and clothing purchases.
Canton voters share their support for Children Services levy
Voters at the Edward “Peel” Coleman Community Center in Canton shared their opinions on the levy after casting their ballots Tuesday afternoon.
Lisa Carpenter, a 54-year-old Canton resident, said she voted in favor of the Children Services levy.
“We need these services for kids,” she said. “We need to make sure these kids are safe, have good homes and good schools and good environment in the home, and they can’t do that without money to help them along.”
Angela Williams, 53, a warehouse associate from the Canton area, also voted in favor of Issue 3.
“Anything to help the kids, I’m for it,” she said.
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Canton Repository Staff Writer Janson McNair contributed to this report.
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Seagate to triple hard drive capacity by 2030 to meet AI demand
Seagate to triple hard drive capacity by 2030 to meet AI demand
Seagate Technology’s headquarters in Scotts Valley, California.
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Data storage firm Seagate is working to develop a 100-terabyte hard drive by 2030, touting blistering demand from data centers for the 70-year-old technology in the artificial intelligence *****.
BS Teh, Seagate’s chief commercial officer, told CNBC that the company is aiming to launch such a drive — which would have about three times the capacity of the firm’s top-of-the-line hard drives — by 2030. The largest hard disk drive Seagate currently produces is the 36-terabyte Exos M model, which it launched in January.
“You may be thinking, ‘Who would need it?'” Teh said, referring to the idea of a 100-terabyte hard drive. “Well, plenty.”
“I think there’s definitely strong demand,” he added. “This is a key enabler for the industry to be able to deliver the storage capacity that the market needs, because there’s no other technology that’s able to produce this capacity of storage technology to meet the growth that the market needs.”
Seagate has been touting itself as more of an AI player in recent years amid the rise of foundational models like those being developed by OpenAI, Microsoft and Google. In the computer hardware market, the AI ***** has largely benefited players like Nvidia which make the graphics processing units needed for training and running AI models.
Climate concerns
But the ***** in data centers comes with implications for the environment. Data centers require significant amounts of power to run.
According to the International Energy Agency, a single ChatGPT query uses up an average 2.9 watt-hours per request — nearly 10 times the amount required for a typical Google search — meaning if ChatGPT was used in the 9 billion internet searches done each day, almost 10 terawatt-hours of additional electricity a year would be required.
Teh explained that Seagate is working to address climate concerns surrounding AI’s energy demands by increasing storage density on its hard drives and ensuring its manufacturing is underpinned by renewable energy.
“We focus on what we can influence, and what we can influence comes down to how we have a sustainable way to manufacture the product,” Teh said. “We have a target to make sure that all of our factories are using renewable energy to manufacture the product.”
“With the product itself, we design it to have lower power per terabyte, or to have higher density of the device itself, such that when you actually integrate that product into your data center, you require less space, less power, less everything, because you’re using your fewer drives to fulfill that capacity,” he added.
It’s worth highlighting that Seagate faces competition from other technologies — not least from solid-state drives, which use flash memory chips rather than magnetic platters to store data electronically. However, Teh insists hard disk drive is “a much more sustainable device technology” than solid-state drives in terms of the embodied carbon.
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Declassified intelligence memo contradicts Trump's claims linking gang to Venezuelan government – AP News
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Declassified intelligence memo contradicts Trump’s claims linking gang to Venezuelan government AP NewsU.S. intelligence memo says Venezuelan government does not control Tren de Aragua gang NPRDeclassified Spy Memo Contradicts Trump on Venezuela Gang Ties The New York TimesNYT investigation finds no evidence linking many deported Venezuelans to Tren de Aragua PBSUS intelligence finds Venezuela not directing gang, undercutting Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act CNN
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Seagate to triple hard drive capacity by 2030 to meet AI demand
Seagate to triple hard drive capacity by 2030 to meet AI demand
Seagate Technology’s headquarters in Scotts Valley, California.
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Data storage firm Seagate is working to develop a 100-terabyte hard drive by 2030, touting blistering demand from data centers for the 70-year-old technology in the artificial intelligence *****.
BS Teh, Seagate’s chief commercial officer, told CNBC that the company is aiming to launch such a drive — which would have about three times the capacity of the firm’s top-of-the-line hard drives — by 2030. The largest hard disk drive Seagate currently produces is the 36-terabyte Exos M model, which it launched in January.
“You may be thinking, ‘Who would need it?'” Teh said, referring to the idea of a 100-terabyte hard drive. “Well, plenty.”
“I think there’s definitely strong demand,” he added. “This is a key enabler for the industry to be able to deliver the storage capacity that the market needs, because there’s no other technology that’s able to produce this capacity of storage technology to meet the growth that the market needs.”
Seagate has been touting itself as more of an AI player in recent years amid the rise of foundational models like those being developed by OpenAI, Microsoft and Google. In the computer hardware market, the AI ***** has largely benefited players like Nvidia which make the graphics processing units needed for training and running AI models.
Climate concerns
But the ***** in data centers comes with implications for the environment. Data centers require significant amounts of power to run.
According to the International Energy Agency, a single ChatGPT query uses up an average 2.9 watt-hours per request — nearly 10 times the amount required for a typical Google search — meaning if ChatGPT was used in the 9 billion internet searches done each day, almost 10 terawatt-hours of additional electricity a year would be required.
Teh explained that Seagate is working to address climate concerns surrounding AI’s energy demands by increasing storage density on its hard drives and ensuring its manufacturing is underpinned by renewable energy.
“We focus on what we can influence, and what we can influence comes down to how we have a sustainable way to manufacture the product,” Teh said. “We have a target to make sure that all of our factories are using renewable energy to manufacture the product.”
“With the product itself, we design it to have lower power per terabyte, or to have higher density of the device itself, such that when you actually integrate that product into your data center, you require less space, less power, less everything, because you’re using your fewer drives to fulfill that capacity,” he added.
It’s worth highlighting that Seagate faces competition from other technologies — not least from solid-state drives, which use flash memory chips rather than magnetic platters to store data electronically. However, Teh insists hard disk drive is “a much more sustainable device technology” than solid-state drives in terms of the embodied carbon.
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British and Irish Lions: Squad selection issues before announcement
British and Irish Lions: Squad selection issues before announcement
Might one of the two horses in the race to captain the Lions have fallen at the final hurdle?
Ireland number eight Caelan Doris picked up a shoulder injury in Leinster’s Champions Cup semi-final defeat by Northampton this weekend, putting his touring hopes in danger.
Maro Itoje may well have earned the accolade ahead of Doris regardless, but with such uncertainty over his rival for the post now, the way seems even more clear for the second row.
The 30-year-old, who had not been either his club or country’s regular skipper until the start of this season, would be completing a captaincy clean sweep on his third Lions tour.
“I would agree with it going to Maro,” former England and British and Irish Lions scrum-half Matt Dawson told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“There are a couple of absolute fundamentals with Lions tour captains – first and foremost they have to be in the team and for me he is, without a shadow of a doubt.
“Secondly, he has to be held in that regard, not just by the coaches, but also by his team-mates as well. The players have to look at their captain and think this guy is the man.
“Thirdly, for Maro specifically, he has blossomed beautifully this season for England.
“He has gone from being a player who was a certainty to be in the team, but was a bit short of the form of his early 20s and a little bit too ill disciplined, to being right in the groove.
“The captaincy has given him a new lease of life and he is ready to step into the role for the Lions.”
Shane Horgan, who toured New Zealand alongside Dawson with the 2005 Lions, agrees.
“I think Itoje is the front runner,” he said.
“You need a different type of charisma to be Lions captain because within your own nation, you can get 20 caps, build relationships with the team, become a senior player and then captain. There is none of that with the Lions.
“There are lots of players you won’t have a relationship with at all – you have to be 100% respected and a bit of an aura.”
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Greens leader Adam Bandt becomes second party chief to lose seat after Peter Dutton ousted
Greens leader Adam Bandt becomes second party chief to lose seat after Peter Dutton ousted
A second party leader has been ousted in Labor’s landslide election victory.
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Road rage suspect caught after viral hit-and-run caught on camera
Road rage suspect caught after viral hit-and-run caught on camera
A camera in Oregon captured the moment a minivan swerved across three lanes on the highway, hitting a motorcyclist in what police are calling an intentional attack. NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian explains how the suspect is now in custody after a critical tip to the police.
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Novo Nordisk (NVO) earnings Q1 2025
Novo Nordisk (NVO) earnings Q1 2025
Flags with the logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy are pictures while the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025.
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Novo Nordisk on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected rise in net profit but lowered its full-year sales growth forecast amid weaker sales of its blockbuster Wegovy weight loss drugs.
The Danish pharmaceutical giant’s net profit came in at 29.03 billion Danish kroner ($4.4 billion) for the three-month ******* to the end of March, ahead of the 27.8 billion Danish kroner forecast by analysts in an LSEG poll.
Sales of the company’s popular Wegovy obesity drug hit 17.36 billion Danish kroner over the *******, slightly below the 18.51 billion Danish kroner anticipated by analysts in a Factset poll Tuesday.
Overall revenues at the company — which also produces diabetes and rare disease treatments — came in at 78.09 billion Danish kroner versus an expected 78.18 million Danish kroner.
For 2025, the company now sees sales growth of 13% to 21% at constant exchange rates, below the 16% to 24% previously forecast in February.
The results come amid runaway demand for the drug maker’s blockbuster GLP-1 weight loss treatments, which work by mimicking a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 to suppress appetite.
However, the company has struggled to shake negative sentiment following a series of disappointing trial results for its next-generation obesity drug candidate CagriSema.
The earnings also come as competition heats up in the weight loss drug market, with pharma firms including Roche, AstraZeneca and AbbVie all currently developing potential new candidates.
Novo’s key U.S. rival Eli Lilly on Thursday reported an expectation-beating 45% rise in first-quarter sales, though revenues for its popular weight-loss drug Zepbound came in slightly lower than expected on lower drug pricing. The U.S. drugmaker also lowered its full-year profit guidance due to charges related to a recent ******* treatment deal, sending shares lower.
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GOP senators buck Trump’s pick for D.C. U.S. attorney, imperiling bid – The Washington Post
GOP senators buck Trump’s pick for D.C. U.S. attorney, imperiling bid – The Washington Post
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Arsenal tactics v PSG: Odegaard, Vitinha and four ways Arteta can mastermind Paris win
Arsenal tactics v PSG: Odegaard, Vitinha and four ways Arteta can mastermind Paris win
Mikel Arteta says Arsenal will use “rage, anger, frustration” and “a bad feeling in the tummy” to try and overturn the 1-0 Champions League semi-final first-leg deficit against Paris St-Germain.
For supporters travelling to Paris on Wednesday, the scene of Arsenal’s 2006 Champions League final defeat, the stomach churns.
Arsenal have not scored in any of their past seven semi-final matches in all competitions (losing five and drawing two).
But PSG have their own Champions League ghosts, their own archive of meltdowns. The tie still hangs in the balance.
Thomas Partey’s return to Arsenal’s midfield could be decisive, as could Ousmane Dembele’s fitness after only training since Monday.
Then there is the tactical battle, won by Luis Enrique in the first leg but, thanks to Mikel Arteta’s mid-game tweaks, perhaps set up to swing in Arsenal’s favour.
Get past the nerves and the historic trauma, and Arsenal supporters have reason to feel optimistic. Four reasons, to be exact.
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Reds rival rates Tupou a must for Lions, Cup success
Reds rival rates Tupou a must for Lions, Cup success
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto reckons the Wallabies can forget about beating the British and Irish Lions or winning the home World Cup if selectors overlook Taniela Tupou.
The Queensland Reds lock delivered the rousing endorsement of his NSW Waratahs rival ahead of the sides’ high-stakes Super Rugby Pacific clash in Sydney on Friday.
Prop Tupou was a menace at scrum time and in the collisions during his 88-game career at the Reds but failed to replicate that influence since moving to the Rebels and now Waratahs.
Salakaia-Loto enjoys a playful, public back-and-forth with his good friend Tupou, especially in the lead-up to a derby.
But he was quick to his defence on Wednesday when asked about the 51-Test prop’s value to the Wallabies.
“If there’s any chance we have in winning a Lions series and home World Cup (in 2027), he has to be involved,” he said.
“We go through times when our form dips. He’s only human, no exception.
“I’m really close with him, stay in touch pretty much daily.
“For the Wallabies to do well … you’ve got to include him, I think everyone knows that.
“Get behind him and support him because we know that at his best, there’s not many that come close.”
Salakaia-Loto returned to Ballymore this season after a stint in England to provide stability for his young family and improve his Test chances.
Happy with his form, the 28-year-old expects the intensity to lift on Friday with the fourth-placed Reds and ninth-placed Waratahs at critical junctures.
“You’re trying to prove yourself every week but this week’s the perfect game to prove that, up against the old foe,” he said of fighting for a Test spot.
“You’ll see a lot of boys looking to have a big one.
“It’s going to be highly emotional.”
A last-minute try sunk the Reds in Fiji last week, pushing them six points behind third-placed ACT Brumbies, but with a game in hand.
A top-three finish secures a home quarter-final.
They’ll welcome back Filipo Daugunu but lose Hunter Paisami (corked leg) in a midfield swap, while Josh Nasser’s also back from injury in a boost to their dwindling hooker stocks.
“A lot of disappointment,” coach Les Kiss said of the loss to the Fijian Drua.
“The boys have been up-front, taken that hit on the nose.
“We’ve got to move forward and (before playing the Waratahs) the pulse raises for sure.”
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Labour plans to let 18-year-olds drive trains
Labour plans to let 18-year-olds drive trains
Applicants as young as 18 will be allowed to drive trains amid concerns over driver shortages.
The minimum age to take on the role in Britain will be lowered from 20, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
Rail services are frequently disrupted because several operators rely on drivers voluntarily working extra shifts to run timetabled services. Around 87 per cent of cancellations made the night before a service is scheduled to run are caused by driver shortages.
The Government hopes cutting the age at which people can qualify as train drivers will reduce this reliance on rest-day working.
The average age of a *** train driver is 48, with 30 per cent set to reach retirement age by 2029.
The size of the workforce is forecast to decline over the coming years, as drivers are retiring at a faster rate than new ones are being recruited.
Lowering the nation’s age limit for train drivers will ‘future-proof the railways’, says Heidi Alexander, the Transport Secretary – Andrew Matthews/PA Media
The DfT said a consultation on lowering the minimum age for drivers – carried out last year by the Conservative government – received “overwhelming support from across the industry”.
Heidi Alexander, the Transport Secretary, said: “We’re taking bold action to improve train services and unlock thousands of jobs.
“We’re committed to getting the economy moving and a big part of that is getting young people into the workforce, putting them on track for a skilled and fulfilling career which will boost growth across the country and help deliver our Plan for Change.
“We’re future-proofing our railways against delays and cancellations caused by a shortage of drivers, ensuring that we can provide reliable, passenger-focused train journeys under Great British Railways [GBR] for decades to come.”
The Government plans to establish GBR as a new public body that will oversee rail infrastructure management and train operation.
‘Increase diversity’
Mick Whelan, the general secretary of train drivers’ union Aslef, said: “At the moment, young people who want to become train drivers leave school or college at 18, get other jobs, and we miss out as an industry as they don’t wait around until they turn 20 to find a career.”
He added that the new policy will “increase diversity in the driver’s cab” as well as encouraging more young people to take on the role.
Among other nations that have lowered the age for train drivers are France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, according to the DfT.
Transport for London opened up its train driver apprenticeships on the Underground to 18-year-olds in 2007.
Training to become a driver of mainline trains generally takes between one and two years.
The DfT said there are several steps before the minimum age can be lowered, including developing plans to integrate younger employees, and amending existing laws.
Assessment and qualification standards will be unchanged.
The Rail Safety and Standards Board said its research “determined that 18-year-olds are capable of safely becoming train drivers”.
The DfT believes new job and apprenticeship opportunities for 18-year-olds could become available as early as December.
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Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals Results, Stats, and Recap – May 6, 2025 Gametracker – CBS Sports
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Five Venezuelan opposition members ‘rescued’ from Caracas, US says
Five Venezuelan opposition members ‘rescued’ from Caracas, US says
Five Venezuelan political figures holed up at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas to avoid arrest have been brought to the US after a “successful rescue” mission, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
“The US welcomes the successful rescue of all hostages held by the Maduro regime at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas,” Rubio wrote in a post on X. “Following a precise operation, all hostages are now safely on US soil.”
Venezuelan forces had surrounded the embassy since last year, where the five politicians opposed to President Nicolás Maduro had been taking refuge.
Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she was thankful “to all those who made it possible”.
Machado hailed their escape as “an impeccable and epic operation for the freedom of five heroes”.
They were given permission to stay there by the government of Argentine President Javier Milei, whose country is among several that have disputed the results of Venezuela’s last election in July that gave Maduro a third term.
The Argentine foreign ministry thanked Rubio and the US government “for the successful operation that secured the freedom of the Venezuelan asylum seekers at our Embassy in Caracas”.
Last year, the opposition figures posted images and videos of officers from the country’s intelligence service surrounding the embassy complex, saying they were under “siege”.
They also accused the Venezuelan government of cutting electricity and water services to the compound.
The Venezuelan government said at the time that it had been forced to take action after it supposedly uncovered evidence of “terrorist activities and assassination attempts” against Maduro and his deputy.
In November, the US called the security operations outside the embassy a serious violation of international law.
“We demand that the Venezuelan regime respect its international obligations, cease these intimidating actions and guarantee safe passage for asylum seekers,” the US embassy in Venezuela said at the time.
Rubio did not confirm the names of those who were rescued, but the five opposition members who had been sheltering at the Argentine embassy are Magalli Meda, Pedro Urruchurtu, Omar Gonzalez, Humberto Villalobos and Claudia Macero.
It is unclear how the five managed to leave the compound, and what role the US played in their escape.
The embassy they sheltered in had been represented and guarded by Brazil since diplomatic relations between Argentina and Venezuela broke down last summer due to the outcome of Venezuela’s presidential election.
But in September, the Venezuelan government revoked Brazil’s custody of the embassy in an apparent attempt to remove its diplomatic protection.
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