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An ex-pharmacist who allegedly believes that the COVID-19 vaccine will render people infertile and mutate their DNAs has pleaded guilty to charges that he tried to spoil dozens of vials of the Moderna inoculation. Federal prosecutors charged Steven Brandenburg, 46, of Grafton, Wisconsin in late January with two counts of attempting to tamper with consumer products. He pleaded guilty to both counts during a video conference with US District Judge Brett Ludwig in Milwaukee on Tuesday. The charges carry a maximum combined sentence of 20 years in prison and $500,000 in fines. Steven Brandenburg, 46, struck a plea bargain with federal prosecutors in Wisconsin by agreeing to plead guilty to two counts of attempting to tamper with consumer products. He was arrested on December 31 for deliberately removing a box of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from a refrigerator knowing that it would ruin the drug According to court filings, Brandenburg used his … [Read more...] about Wisconsin pharmacist pleads guilty to deliberately sabotaging vials of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine because he believed they would ‘render people infertile and mutate DNA’

Children who are still in primary school are becoming addicted to ice in a small South Australian town.  Murray Bridge, located about an hour south-east of Adelaide, has been destroyed by a scourge of methamphetamines, and Superintendent James Blandford says it's affecting residents of all ages. 'Murray Bridge has a significant issue with drugs, particularly methamphetamine,' he told Nine News.  'People who aren't even in their teenage years, 11, 12 years old, right through to grandparents [are becoming addicted].' In a town just an hour from Adelaide, children as young as 11 are addicted to ice The problem came to light after the brutal and fatal bashing of Sally Rothe, 54, in her Murray Bridge home.  RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Mother of woman, 20, who gouged out her eyeballs with her... Iranian refugee couple who came to Australia by boat 'busted... Share this article Share When Major Crime detectives raided more than 100 properties in … [Read more...] about Town in crisis: The tiny region where children as young as ELEVEN are addicted to the deadly drug ice

The staggering rally of shares in beleaguered video game retailer GameStop is minting new millionaires, and costing hedge funds billions of dollars - at least on paper. GameStop shares rose another 70 percent on Friday in a staggering rally driven by small investors on the online forum Reddit that has seen the stock surge 1,800 since the beginning of January. The army of small traders buying up the stock are vowing to hold on to their shares to force hedge funds that have bet against it to pay through the nose to cover their losses -- meaning that many of the new fortunes will be wiped out if and when the bubble bursts. But for now, Robinhood traders such as AJ Vanover, who makes about $35,000 a year selling auto parts in Missouri , are in the money. Vanover's Robinhood balance exceeds $1 million, according to screenshots he shared with CNN . Keith Gill, the YouTuber also known as 'Roaring Kitty' was one of the leaders in the GameStop insurgency, promoting the … [Read more...] about GameStop winners and losers: How small ‘Wolves of Reddit’ investors are now MILLIONAIRES on paper and ‘Roaring Kitty’ is up $31M – while hedge funds face $19B in losses

It's a Friday evening on Oldham's Eldon Street Estate, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in town. A car pulls into the car park. Some women are chatting in one of the stairwells in the flats opposite and they suddenly stop to look at the car. A few other residents emerge from their flats and peer over the balcony to see what is going on. The driver of the car gets out and opens the boot. She pulls out a decorating table and starts to unpack, neatly arranging the contents as if she's setting up for a car boot sale. But this is no car boot sale. Advertisement Bread, bananas, apples, cakes. A few cartons of milk. Some bars of chocolate. Tins of beans. Pasta. Soup. She's laying them all out on the table. For the past few weeks, Kay Astley has come here to hand out free food because she says many of the households on this estate cannot afford to eat. More from Covid-19 COVID-19: 'We can't return to business as usual,' says Sir Keir Starmer … [Read more...] about COVID-19: ‘I had my head down in shame’: A pandemic life in one of the UK’s poorest towns

What is a 'reasonable excuse' for going outside? Under the rules in England, you must not leave or be outside of your home except where you have a 'reasonable excuse'. This will be put in law. The police can take action against you if you leave home without a 'reasonable excuse', and issue you with a fine (Fixed Penalty Notice). You can be given a Fixed Penalty Notice of £200 for the first offence, doubling for further offences up to a maximum of £6,400. A 'reasonable excuse' includes: Work - you can only leave home for work purposes where it is unreasonable for you to do your job from home Volunteering - you can also leave home to provide voluntary or charitable services Essential activities - you can leave home to buy things at shops or obtain services. You may also leave your home to do these things on behalf of a disabled or vulnerable person or someone self-isolating Education and childcare - you can only leave home for education, registered childcare, and supervised … [Read more...] about So much for staying at home! Crowds of people head to beaches and town centres despite Boris Johnson begging families to stay at home as Covid deaths hit 563 – the deadliest Sunday in eight months