US pop star Lady Gaga Cancelled World tour Shows Due to "Severe Pain."

The Grammy award-winning singer in a statement posted on Twitter, told fans she was "devastated" that she has to cancel her remaining ten shows from her world tour. The decision taken was "beyond her control."

According to her:

"I need to put myself and my well-being first,"

Beloved Frasier star John Mahoney dies age 77 in a Chicago hospice facility

The British-born actor John Mahoney, best known for his role as Martin Crane in the US sitcom Frasier, has died aged 77, his manager says.

Mahoney died on Sunday while in hospice care in Chicago, TMZ reports.

Mahoney played the unpretentious, blunt father of Frasier and Niles Crane in the hit comedy, who were portrayed by Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce.

Frasier ran for 11 seasons from 1993-2004 and Mahoney won a SAG award in 2000 in for the role.

Mahoney was also nominated for two Emmys and two Golden Globes.

Born in Blackpool, he moved to the US as a young man and started out in theatre, winning a Tony award in 1986, before turning to television.

The British-born actor starred as Martin Crane alongside his on-screen sons Kelsey Grammer, who played the titular Frasier, and David Hyde Pierce, who played Niles, in the sitcom for a whopping 11 seasons, from 1993 to 2004.

In 2000, he was awarded a SAG Award for his work on the show, and was also nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes.

Besides starring in the hugely popular sitcom, John also had a lucrative film career, with roles in productions including The American President, Say Anything… and Eight Men Out.

Most recently, John had a recurring role in TV Land’s Hot In Cleveland, where he appeared as Roy in six episodes between 2011 and 2014.
His last TV appearance was in Foyle’s War in 2015, where he played Andrew Del Mar.

Aside from his careers in film and television, John was also active in theatre, and won a Tony in 1986.

John was intensely private about his personal life, but is thought to have never married, despite previously claiming to have been in several relationships.

However it is for Martin Crane, the grumpy ex-cop father of Frasier and Niles Crane that John Mahoney is best known.

Starring in Frasier alongside Kelsey Grammer and David Hydge Pierce for 11-years, the show was originally a spin-off from the mega-hit Cheers.
However, Frasier became one of the most successful follow-on shows in history securing 37-Primetime Emmy Awards - which in 2004 was a record for any television show.

Playing an ex-Seattle cop forced by injury to gate-crash his son's luxury lifestyle the clash of salt-of-the-earth police officer and cultured psychiatrist provided crux of the witty comedy the show became known for.

Mahoney received two supporting actor Emmy nominations for his work on the show but sadly failed to win.

"I'm very proud to have 'Frasier' as my television legacy," Mahoney told the Associated Press in 2014. "I've done a lot of good television myself. But still I think nothing can quite compare to 'Frasier.'"

Born in 1940 the seventh of eight children, Mahoney was born in Blackpool in England after his family left their family home in Manchester to avoid Germany bombing during the Second World War.

Indeed, his early life in Manchester allowed him to school fellow Brit Jane Leeves in getting the city accent right for her Frasier character, Daphne Moon, a kooky physical therapist from Lancashire.

Mahoney moved to the United States as a teenager with his sister Vera and he studied at Quincy University in Illinois and joined the US Army, which helped him become a citizen in 1959.

He worked through the 1960s and 1970s as a former Midwestern medical-magazine editor and he quit his job there in his his late 30s to take up his passion of acting.

He joined the famed Steppenwolf Theater revue of Chicago soon after and then moved to New York to further his burgeoning career.

Mahoney quickly became noted for an off-Broadway production of Orphans and he received a Theater World Award for that performance.



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Teen, 17, found dead in bed 24 hours after being sent home by doctor who said he had bad constipation

A teenage boy died just 24 hours after being sent home from hospital with laxatives to treat constipation.

Jack Dunn, 17, was fit and healthy, but had gone to see his GP with severe stomach pains and was told to go to A&E for suspected appendicitis.

But, despite being in excruciating pain, doctors suspected he was suffering constipation after a scan and sent him home.

The tragic youngster was later found dead in bed by his dad the next day.

The teenager died from a deadly condition called ketoacidosis – a condition which causes a build up of acidity in the blood.

Three police officers reportedly shot in Colorado Springs

Three police officers have been shot in Colorado Springs, local media are reporting.

Local television station KKTV 11 News, an affiliate of CBS, also reported that suspects have been shot.

El Paso County sherriff's office confirmed that they were en route to the scene.

Maldives: Supreme Court judges arrested amid political crisis

Maldives police have arrested the country's chief justice of the Supreme Court hours after the government declared a state of emergency.

The crisis began when President Abdulla Yameen refused to comply with a court order to release political prisoners.

Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and another judge, Ali Hameed, were arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning "for an investigation", police said.

Samsung heir freed from S Korea jail

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong has been freed from jail after a South Korean court suspended his five year jail term for bribing the country's ex-president.

An appeals court upheld parts of the conviction, but used its discretion to release the executive.

South Korea's supreme court is expected to appeal against the decision.

The case gripped the public amid growing anger against the country's biggest companies, known as chaebols, and their influence on wider society.

chemicals found in plastic and linked to breast and prostate cancer are found in 86% of teenagers' bodies

Almost 90 per cent of teenagers have gender-bending chemicals from plastic in their bodies, according to a study.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is found in plastic containers and water bottles, on the inside of food cans and in till receipts.

The chemical, used since the 1960s to make certain types of plastic, mimics the female sex hormone oestrogen, and has been linked to low sperm counts and infertility in men, as well as breast and prostate cancer.

A study by the University of Exeter, whose researchers tested urine samples from 94 teenagers, found 86 per cent had traces of BPA in their body.
Experts fear it is all but impossible to avoid the chemical, given the widespread use of plastic packaging for food.

The study’s co-author Professor Lorna Harries, from the university’s medical school, said: ‘Most people are exposed to BPA on a daily basis. In this study, our student researchers have discovered that at the present time, given current labelling laws, it is difficult to avoid exposure by altering our diet. In an ideal world, we would have a choice over what we put into our bodies. At the present time, since it is difficult to identify which foods and packaging contain BPA, it is not possible to make that choice.’

The European Chemicals Agency last year reclassified BPA as a substance of ‘very high concern’ because of its ‘probable serious effects’ on human health.

Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl LII

The Philadelphia Eagles eventually triumphed 41-33 in a thrilling Super Bowl LII on Sunday , earning their first ever victory in NFL's premier game.

The Eagles won a thrilling contest which featured more yards being gained than in any other Super Bowl in history, with the underdogs capturing Philadelphia's first major honour in any sport since the Philadelphia Phillies won baseball's World Series in 2008.

Tom Brady's Patriots were unable to win back-to-back Super Bowls, but they contributed to what was an incredible contest that enthralled fans all over the world.
The match went all the way to the death, when a long pass from Brady almost opened up the defiant Eagles, but they held on.

Is it that bad to smoke pot in front of your kids?

Did you read the title of this article and have a strong yes or no gut reaction? You might be surprised to find out that opinions from parents and medical experts alike on whether it’s OK to smoke pot in front of your kids actually vary quite a bit.

“Whether it’s alcohol or cannabis,” says Jane West, a Denver-based mom and cannabis activist, “it’s all about having honest conversations with your kids, modeling good behavior and helping them develop the self-confidence and common sense to make responsible decisions.”

We live in an ever-changing landscape when it comes to weed. Over the past decade and a half, we’ve seen a steady rise in marijuana use in America, and at the same time, we’ve seen a steady decline in the perceived risks.

 We’re also learning more about the therapeutic value and effectiveness of marijuana for the treatment of chronic pain, insomnia, nausea, anxiety and more.

Meet 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi, the new face of Palestinian resistance

To Palestinians and their supporters, hers is the face of a hero, a new symbol of resistance. But many Israelis call 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi "Shirley Temper" after viewing videos showing the girl angrily lashing out at Israeli soldiers.

The long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been about competing narratives, and in this age of social media and viral videos, Ahed's defiance has made her into something of a star in the Arab world and beyond.

The blond-haired, blue-eyed Palestinian girl spent her 17th birthday inside an Israeli military prison last week, where she, along with her mother, await trial on Feb. 13, charged with a dozen offences, including incitement and assault against a soldier.

Quentin Tarantino and muse Uma Thurman's secret feud after she felt he tried to kill her during Kill Bill stunt

Actress Uma Thurman has revealed a secret feud with director Quentin Tarantino after he allegedly made her do a dangerous stunt on Kill Bill.

The mum-of-three opened up about her row with directing legend Quentin at the end of filming Kill Bill back in 2003. Filming had taken nine months and the crew only had four days left to shoot the famous scene where she’s driving the blue convertible to kill Bill.

Uma told the New York Times she didn't want to drive the car as it had been deemed unsafe by others on set - but said Quentin, who described her as his muse, forced her.

Nobel laureate and political prisoner, Liu Xiaobo dies in Chinese custody

China is facing a ton of international criticism for its treatment of Nobel laureate and democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo, who died at the age of 61 on Thursday February 1.

Liu, who championed non-violent resistance as a way of overcoming “forceful tyranny”, had been serving an 11-year jail sentence for demanding an end to one-party rule when he was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer in May.

He died of multiple organ failure while under guard at a hospital in north-east China, making him the first Nobel peace prize winner to die in custody since German pacifist Carl von Ossietzky, the 1935 recipient, who died under surveillance after years confined to Nazi concentration camps.

At least 2 dead and 70 injured as passenger and freight train collide in South Carolina

At least two people have died and 70 others are injured after a passenger train collided with a freight rail service in South Carolina, US.

The Amtrak and CSX services crashed at 2.35 a.m. local time (7.35 a.m. GMT) near the city of Columbia. The Amtrak passenger train was travelling between New York and Miami with 139 passengers and eight crew members on board.

Russia World Cup could be ruined due to locusts on the pitch, officials fear

Swarms of locusts pose a threat to Russia’s World Cup because they could attack pitches, causing a “global scandal“, an agriculture ministry official said on Wednesday.

President Vladimir Putin is hoping to use the the World Cup from 14 June to 15 July to showcase his country as a superpower at a time of frayed relations with the west over Syria and Ukraine.

Matches will be played in 12 stadiums in 11 cities. Pyotr Chekmarev, head of the agriculture ministry’s crop farming department, said the pitches could be targeted by locusts during the summer months.

7 Things that make you more likely to get divorced

Most of us tie the knot with the best intentions — so why are 40 to 50 percent of all marriages still ending in divorce?
A few months ago, we learned that fewer college-educated couples who marry later in life are getting divorced. Hooray, we thought, finally some good news about marriage. But the fact remains: Nearly half of all unions in the United States continue to end in divorce. Despite the many unique life experiences and personalities that various couples bring to the table, relationship experts are able to narrow down seven reasons most couples decide to call it quits. Rather than reading these with sad eyes, couples can learn from others’ mistakes and put in the work now — in order to avoid a sad split later on.



1. They harbor resentment
We all make mistakes in our lives and in relationships. Most of them (and some might argue all of them) are forgivable as long as the person at fault is willing to accept blame and repair it. But that doesn’t mean his/her partner is always able to move past a problem — and the resentment that lingers is what can ultimately destroy a marriage. “If you’re feeling resentful of anything — that’s a definite warning,” said Dr. Tina Tessina (Dr. Romance), a licensed psychotherapist who has been practicing for 30 years and is the author of 13 books about relationships. “Resentment is like rust that can eat away at the foundations of the relationship. You need to talk about it, get it resolved. Arguments that won’t go away and keep repeating are also signs of trouble.”