According to Plymouth Live, the issues began when Lucas Pook-Parsonage started experiencing severe headaches, illness, and balance issues. After about two weeks of symptoms, his mom, Gemma Pook, reportedly took him to nearby Derriford Hospital’s emergency room when the eight-year-old told her he could see “two of her.” In the weeks leading up to that hospital visit, Pook-Parsonage had “started to struggle at school and…needed time off for what mum & dad were told was anxiety,” says a GoFundMe fundraiser set up for the family....

Bonnie Tracy described how she confronted a woman at a Mariano grocery store who appeared not to take the threat of the COVID-19 outbreak seriously in a video which has since gone viral. Tracy said she was “minding her own business” at the store when she approached some women who were in line while she was pushing a shopping cart. “I said ’excuse me’ and because they were standing so close to everybody, I did this,” she said before lifting up the collar of the jacket to cover her mouth....

SJ Mendelson, a 73-year-old actress and comedian, has won over hearts on the social media app as straight-talking Bubbie SJ, a grandma figure who calls her 300,000 followers “the Bitch Squad”. Bubbie SJ delights her “Bitch Squad” with videos about being old, as well as stories about her youth, but one video, in particular, has her followers cracking up. Outspoken Bubbie SJ told her followers a few personal reasons why she loves being an old lady in a video posted earlier this month, that has since amassed nearly a million views....

The challenge, which began on October 1, follows on from the recent “devious licks” trend which led to the theft and damage of school property last month before TikTok took action to remove any videos or hashtags referencing it from the platform. Unfortunately, the new “slap a teacher” trend has already led to disruption in at least one elementary school in Lancaster County where a female educator ended up being assaulted as part of the trend....

With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic closing schools and forcing children to engage in distance learning via the internet, one teacher found a way to continue to connect with her students as they learn online. Jenifer Levinson, who teaches first grade at Meadow Elementary school in Baldwin, New York, not only wanted her students to connect with her, but for her class to also connect with one another as the novel coronavirus forces people to socially distance for their safety....

No matter where you stand in the never-ending debate on whether Manning is “elite," consider this: He is one of four quarterbacks in NFL history with 300 or more touchdown passes and two or more Super Bowl victories. MORE: What stood out in Week 6 The other quarterbacks in that group: Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Elway. Drew Brees can get there with another Super Bowl ring. Ben Roethlisberger needs just 12 more touchdown passes....

His office said in a statement that he had died at John Hopkins Hospital following ongoing medical issues. Cummings had been away from work since undergoing a medical procedure in September that his office had initially suggested would only keep him away from his role for a week, The Baltimore Sun reported. In a statement released in September, Cummings had said: “I am recovering following my medical procedure and remain in constant communication with my staff and my colleagues in the Congress....

A group of about 75 stitchers in and out of the U.S. teamed up to depict 116 people in personalized ways. For example, Elijah McClain, who was killed by police in Colorado in 2019, is shown playing the violin next to a cat, as he taught himself to play multiple instruments and was an animal lover. The project also created a website that includes biographies of each victim pictured in the quilt, so readers can learn about who the victims were in life....

The Massachusetts Democrat—whose name has been floated for treasury secretary—posted a Twitter thread on Thursday morning explaining some of the “big changes that a Biden-Harris administration can achieve on day one.” “1. Biden-Harris can cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt, giving tens of millions of Americans an immediate financial boost and helping to close the racial wealth gap,” Warren wrote. “This is the single most effective executive action available for a massive economic stimulus....

Warren took to Twitter on Friday and highlighted the fact that while Bezos is worth tens of millions of dollars, he draws a salary roughly equivalent to a Massachusetts public school teacher. “Jeff Bezos is the second-richest person in the world. His net worth is nearly $195 billion dollars. But his salary is about the same as the average public school teacher in Massachusetts: $80,000,” Warren wrote. Taxing income alone won’t make him pay his fair share....

Speaking on PBS NewsHour, Warren praised Biden for helping Democrats pass “the most progressive rescue package in American history,” but added that he’s fallen short on the issue related to tax increases for the rich. “He’s in the right direction again because he’s talking about taxing the wealthy. He’s got a little bit around the wealthy,” Warren said Friday, while adding that his plan is “not yet” where it should be....

Sen. Warren (D-Mass.) told the audience at her CNN town hall in South Carolina on Wednesday night that she was willing to stay in the race until the Democratic convention in July because “a lot of people” had made $5 donations to her campaign in order to keep her in the race. She also argued that Sen. Sanders (I-Vt.) had a “big hand” in setting out those “rules” when he sought to contest the Democratic convention in 2016....

The Australian supermodel, 57, appeared in a video on the fashion bible’s website, offering tips and discussing how she maintains her famous looks. When the conversation turned to her facial features, Macpherson said, per the Sydney Morning Herald: “My eyes are almost black, that’s the Aborigine in me. Being seven generations Australian they don’t reflect light the same way blue eyes do.” According to the Herald, publicists at Macpherson’s beauty brand, WelleCo, did not respond when asked to clarify if she was claiming Indigenous ancestry and whether she regretted using the term “Aborigine”—which is generally perceived as insensitive....

DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, live in Montecito—an upscale town that is also home to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Aniston and other famous names. The former talk-show host filmed herself in front of a raging river, posting the footage to Instagram and Twitter. “Montecito is under mandatory evacuation,” DeGeneres, 64, wrote in the caption. “We are on higher ground so they asked us to shelter in place....

Speaking on Twitter, Musk suggested that World War III could begin if Russia loses Crimea, which holds military significance for Russia and was annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Musk began the discussion of the war after retweeting a Newsweek op-ed by venture capitalist David Sacks. Sacks, who revealed being a friend of Musk and investor in SpaceX in the article, defended the Tesla CEO for his online conversations about how peace between Russia and Ukraine could be reached....

Musk, who is the CEO of the electric car company, posted a poll on Twitter Tuesday morning asking: “Do you want Tesla to accept Doge?” The tweet has triggered a swell of enthusiasm on social media, as well as an instant rise in Dogecoin’s value, with the cryptocurrency surging from $0.46 to $0.54 in the moments after Musk’s poll went live, according to CoinMarketCap. At the time of publication, more than 1....

Gov. Gavin Newsom said during a press conference yesterday the Tesla boss had made good on his pledge to provide medical equipment in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak. “Elon Musk, how about this?” Newsom said. “I told you a few days ago that he was likely to have a thousand ventilators this week. They arrived in Los Angeles and [Musk] is already working with the hospital association and others to get those ventilators out in real time....

Public squares play a very special role in our society. They are a cradle for free expression where we, the public, can express approval or dissent, campaign or simply convene with friends with little interference. On Big Tech platforms these features are frequently missing, given the companies’ penchant to “moderate” political content they don’t like. They send more conservative campaign emails to spam folders than liberal ones, remove conservative-leaning apps from app stores, shut down the New York Post’s account for reporting on Hunter Biden and more....

John tweeted out the statement earlier in the day about his decision. The famous musician indicated that he’s displeased with Twitter because it has caused people to become divisive. “All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world,” John wrote. “I’ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked....

The prediction was made during a call with analysts amid the release of the Q2 earnings report, which confirmed Tesla posted its fourth profitable quarter in a row, despite the “tremendous difficulties” posed by the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. The CEO was asked to detail any important vehicle plans most likely to fuel growth over the next three to five years, prompting a cautious response. “I don’t think we can comment on our detailed road map beyond what’s announced because we want to reserve that for product launches,” Musk said....