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Saints quarterback Drew Brees insists he does NOT support an anti-LGBTQ Christian group which endorses conversion therapy after he backed their 'Bring Your Bible to School Day' campaign. The clip was slammed because it was backed by the group Focus on the Family, an organisation frequently accused of being anti-gay. The group has previously been attacked for endorsing 'conversion therapy,' the controversial practice of trying to change a person's sexual orientation. But after Brees was criticized online, he took to social media again to clarify his support of the group.
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BREAKING NEWS! 'People are shooting each other for food and water': Bahamas Hurricane Dorian death toll will be 'staggering' with THOUSANDS still missing as bodies pile up and militias are formed to stop looting. Up to 70,000 are in need of 'life-saving assistance'…
Exodus! Thousands try to flee the Bahamas after Dorian's devastation leaves nearly 100,000 homeless with fears the death toll could to rise into the Thousands while the stench of death fills the streets as locals say 'only animals can live here'. Carrying their meager possessions in duffel bags and shopping carts, hundreds of desperate storm victims gathered at the port in Grand Abaco on Friday in hopes of getting off the hurricane-devastated island, amid signs of rising frustration over the pace of the disaster-relief effort. 'It's chaos here,' said Gee Rolle, a 44-year-old construction worker who waited with his wife for a boat that could take them to the capital, Nassau. 'The government is trying their best, but at the same time, I don't think they're doing a good enough job to evacuate the people. It ain't livable for nobody. Only animals can live here.' 😱
A Los Angeles County resident has died from a lung illness possibly tied to vaping, bringing the total number of such US deaths to five, health officials said on Friday. The person, who has not been identified, of California, was over 55-years-old and had chronic underlying health conditions, officials told the Los Angeles Times. Officials are warning against e-cigarette use as the exact cause of any link between vaping and the lung condition remains unknown. Federal health officials are looking into symptoms related to the e-cigarettes that have included chest pain, shortness of breath and vomiting. The deceased was one of 12 cases of people in Los Angeles County experiencing severe and sudden lung disease after a history of vaping, said Muntu Davis, the heath officer of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
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Damante Williams, 28, was placed into an induced coma in hospital after being attacked with the bowling ball at Town Hall Bowl in Cicero, Illinois, on Wednesday night. Video from inside the alley showed the brawl unfolding before the attacker launched a yellow bowling bawl at the victim's head.😱
Protesters in Hong Kong used lasers to confuse riot police who launched tear gas to disperse crowds as violence escalated in another night of chaos. Anti-government activists resisted officers and lit bonfires on Saturday, after being stopped from reaching the airport earlier in the day during a security crack down. It comes as police ignored German Chancellor Merkel renewed pleas for a peaceful solution to the political turmoil during her trip to Beijing, calling for the 'violence' not to end in 'catastrophe'. The Hong Kong protests have overshadowed a three-day visit Merkel had planned to use to strengthen ties between Chinese markets and German businesses suffering a slowdown at home. #HK