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Today Entertainment News : Madonna has defended a graphic music video depicting a nightclub massacre, saying people need to understand “this is what happens when people shoot”. The pop superstar’s song God Control calls for people to “wake up” about the reality of gun violence in the US. The scenes in the music video recall the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, where 49 people were killed. Pulse survivor Patience Carter said she was “truly disturbed” by the video. The eight-minute video shows actors playing revellers being shot and lying lifeless and covered in blood in a fictional nightclub called The Globe. “There are so many creative avenues that could’ve been taken to bring awareness to gun control. The victims of these mass shootings should always be taken into consideration. I applaud the attempt, but I am truly disturbed.” Another survivor, Brandon Wolf, wrote: “Appreciate the message, but please remember that there are people behind t...

Health News : Burgers, fries, pizza and high energy drinks impact testicular function in young men, new research suggests. Specifically, the sperm counts for men who typically eat “Western” meals of high fat foods were 25.6 million lower, on average, than the counts of men noshing on fish, chicken, fruits, vegetables and other more “prudent” foods, a new Harvard study found. Sperm is the male reproductive cell. A man is considered to have a low sperm count if he has fewer than 15 million sperm per milliliter or less than 39 million sperm per ejaculation. A low sperm count can negatively impact a man’s ability to get a partner pregnant. Declining sperm counts in Western nations “Sperm count has been declining in the Western countries over the past few decades,” wrote the researchers in a presentation of their results at the 2019 annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Vienna on Tuesday. By one recent calculation, sperm counts of ...

Health News : Seeking to “curb the epidemic of youth vaping,” San Francisco officials voted on Tuesday to effectively ban the sale of e-cigarette — becoming the first US city to do so and thrusting the coastal tech hub into a fierce debate over the future of smoking. Advocates of the ban say the city must act where federal regulators have not, protecting teens and prohibiting the sale of untested products until they undergo FDA review. Opponents say the new law leaves cigarettes — known to cause cancer and heart disease — as the only practical option for those addicted to nicotine. But will the strict new policy make San Francisco healthier? It depends on which public health experts you ask. E-cigarettes are popular with smokers trying to kick the habit, as they satisfy the urge for nicotine while removing exposure to the tar and toxins of burned tobacco, but many worry they’re creating new addictions to nicotine — particularly among young people. Influential gro...

Daily life hacks : Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard took to social media this week to share their pro-vaccine stance. They were met with both praise and criticism. The famous couple joined dozens of celebrities who have vocalized their opinions on vaccinating children. The controversial topic is most recently in the spotlight as Senate Bill 276 — a bill aiming to limit medical exemptions from vaccinations — works its way through the California state legislature. Actress Jessica Biel made headlines for lobbying against the bill. She later clarified that she is “not against vaccinations” but that she supports “families having the right to make educated medical decisions for their children alongside their physicians.” Bell and Shepard, who share daughters Lincoln, 6, and Delta, 4, support the proposal. Shepard compares vaccines to car seats Shepard started the conversation by saying he would have a “hard time” keeping his opinion to himself if someone told him that “their ...

Today World News : An Iranian military official said Monday that Tehran is capable of shooting down more American spy drones as tensions between the two countries continue to simmer, according to a report out of the country. Rear. Adm. Hossein Khanzadi, Iran’s naval chief, said Iran can deliver another “crushing response … and the enemy knows it,” according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. Trump called off military strikes against Tehran after Iranians shot down a US surveillance drone, which was valued at over $100 million. President Trump says the US response to Iran will be ‘strong’Video Iran claimed that the drone was flying over its airspace at the time of the shooting. Washington insisted that the drone was over international waters. In an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Trump said that he did not think the potential loss of life in Iran was “proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone.” Instead of a military strike, the president not...