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Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
The end ‘confirmed' for Joe in Emmerdale as nemesis comes out of the shadows
An unexpected figure looms up in Emmerdale soon as Joe Tate (Ned Porteous)'s blackmail storyline reaches crunch point – and Joe finds himself in some very deep trouble. Just as Joe was recovering from his surgery after stealing Caleb Miligan (William Ash)'s kidney, and was looking forward to a more settled future with Dawn (Olivia Bromley) and the kids and building a business empire with Kim Tate (Claire King), his car was keyed and he started getting blackmailing letters. The kind of note that's made from cut-up bits of newspaper started appearing mysteriously around Home Farm bearing ominous messages. And having made enemies of almost everyone in the village thanks to the kidney stealing and his actions leading to the deaths of three women in the limo crash, there were plenty of suspects. 'I think there's enough people in the village who have it in for Joe, who could warrant a reason to be blackmailing him,' Ned Porteous told us. Soon the messages become demands for money – an eye-wateringly large sum, though Ned said that the cash wasn't the most worrying aspect for his character. 'It's less the money, more the idea that someone had got into the house because that's the feeling you've lost your safe bubble when someone breaks in to your kitchen and left the note. That's the home of the people that you really care about. He's more worried about the fact that his girl and her kids are going to be in danger.' It's Joe who's in immediate danger when he gets into a dispute with his henchman, Shaun (James Boyland), who then turns on him threateningly. Joe is saved on that occasion by unlikely hero Sam Dingle (James Hooton). But when Sam's not around, Shaun strikes again and hits Joe with a shovel, knocking him out cold. And when he wakes up, he has a terrible realisation. He's in a makeshift hospital room with rogue surgeon Crowley (James Hillier) looming over him. 'He's very confused and very scared and not sure where he is. Getting knocked out by surprise is, I'm sure, not very fun and then waking up somewhere with this guy… it's a very powerless situation for Joe to be in, which he's not a fan of.' Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who's leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale? Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro's WhatsApp Soaps community and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews. Simply click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers! Obviously this is a massive understatement as Joe is totally at the mercy of Crowley, who was the man Joe employed to illegally remove Caleb's kidney and transplant it into Joe. More Trending So we know that he's not even on nodding terms with the Hippocratic oath and will do just about anything for money. But what, specifically, does he have in mind for Joe? Is he taking his own revenge? Is he working for someone else? View More » And is it the final curtain for Joe Tate? MORE: Emmerdale confirms mystery new romance for Kim MORE: Emmerdale fans 'work out' who keyed Joe Tate's car – and it wasn't Billy MORE: Emmerdale's Joe Tate strikes again as much-loved character is in serious danger
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Commemorative volume on S.S. Gubbi released
Young generation medical professionals should have patient-centric approach When medical professionals prioritise financial gain over a patient's well-being, the orthopedic surgeon S.S. Gubbi stands out of crowd for his relentless service and dedication to providing healthcare facilities to poor sections of the society, Minister for Small Scale Industries and Public Enterprises Sharanabasappa Darshanapur said. He was speaking after inaugurating the function organised to release the commemorative volume on Dr. S.S. Gubbi on his 77th birth anniversary in Kalaburagi city on Sunday. Mr. Darshanapur regretted that the medical profession had been so commercialised in recent times and urged young medical practitioners to emulate the example of Dr. Gubbi. B.R. Patil, MLA, releasing the commemorative volume titled 'Hridayavanta' expressed that Dr. Gubbbi's five decades exemplary service towards poor patients' looks like an oasis in the healthcare sector; the legislator also lauded Dr. Gubbi for his contribution to the field of literature. Dr. Gubbi's journey should inspire the young generation of doctors those who forget their commitment to follow the tenets of the Hippocratic oath, Mr. Patil added. Dr. Siddaram Honakal, member of the Karnataka Sahitya Academy spoke about the commemorative volume. Orthopedic surgeon S.B. Kamreddy presided over the function.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
I've Been RIF'd at USAID, but I Still Swear an Oath—to Democracy
When was the last time that you took an oath? It may have been the vows to your partner when you were married. Within those wedding vows, you swore to put your partner before yourself, to care for them in sickness and health, to cherish and place your partner and family before all others. It may have been as a boy or girl scout, to embody the scout law of being trustworthy, loyal, kind, and courteous. Medical practitioners swear to follow the Hippocratic oath, to care for their patients in an ethical manner. For the most patriotic among us, it may have been at their naturalization ceremony, where they renounce any allegiance to another foreign nation and pledge themselves and their loyalty to the United States. The last oath I took was as a federal employee for the United States Agency for International Development, right before Donald Trump was sworn in for the second time as president. All federal employees take the oath of office as part of the onboarding process, and it is the most emotional day you can imagine. Americans of all races, faiths, and creeds, pledging to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to faithfully execute the laws and duties of their office. The vast melting pot of America made manifest and reiterating their commitment to the community and country that enabled their well-being. That act centers and frames the work that federal employees do. The oath is an immensely powerful act. It is a verbalization of your commitment to something larger than yourself. The oath of office has been a guiding principle for me, and for thousands of other government employees, in the past four months. While Trump has continued his relentless assault against the rule of law in his attempt to destroy U.S. institutions and bend the federal government to his will, terminated government employees have been acting as the last line of defense in one final act of public service to the country. (I technically still work at USAID, but with the Trump administration's elimination of the agency, we're counting down the days we have left. A large portion of USAID will be RIF'd, or officially terminated, on July 1, myself included. I'm currently on paternity leave for the birth of our first son. The remainder of staff will continue to draw down actions, do their best to transfer data and functions over to the State Department, and bring the remaining USAID foreign service officers and their families home. For their efforts, they'll be shown the door on September 1.) Elon Musk has left Washington, and DOGE is to some extent out of the headlines. But rest assured, the damage is still being done. That's why terminated employees have been taking and continue to take action, ranging from the April 5 Hands Off rally to the Tuesday Group—an array of terminated government employees who, as the name implies, meet every Tuesday in the Hart Senate Office Building to conduct peaceful sit-ins of Senate offices and communicate the damage that is being done to their respective states through the wholesale destruction of the departments and agencies that they have devoted their lives to. The conversations with the Senate staffers are often shocking. One would anticipate that the Senate is up to speed on what is happening, able to track stats of terminations and dollars cut by DOGE. The reality, unfortunately, is much worse. Instead, our stories of trauma are often the first time that the Senate staffers are made aware of the cancellation of programs and the stoppage of work. DOGE has moved so quickly, refused to report through traditional channels, and in some cases outright lied to the Senate and House during congressional meetings that it may take upward of a year to fully understand the level of damage it has done. The U.S. is shedding expertise and capacity at a rate unseen in our lifetimes. The only thing that DOGE can do is destroy. Any fool can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build it. Since the Trump administration began, an estimated one in 10 federal employees have been terminated. The damage that will be done to the American people cannot be overstated. Government employees are the silent workhorses that keep America safe, providing services for the most vulnerable, such as Meals on Wheels and Head Start educational support, and performing more mundane tasks like weather monitoring and tracking E. coli outbreaks. Even as a government employee, I have been woefully unaware of the number of services my colleagues provide to the American people, and it is only by connecting with them at these protests that I've learned the utter havoc that these cuts will wreak. Every former employee I talk to expresses a sense of bafflement and bewilderment at the callousness and carelessness with which these cuts are being performed. They recall their shock and horror as the DOGE bros come in with sledgehammers and cancel education grants, food aid contracts, and other key services; their overriding goal to slash and burn the carefully curated system that has been built over generations, instead of reforming or improving the government. Unfortunately, the actions and protests of terminated government employees can be added to the long list of protests that have galvanized the people but have not had an appreciable impact on policy. In the past 20 years, the U.S. has seen some of the largest protests, the largest social movements in history, and they have had the smallest effects on policy. The generational struggle for equality has continued with immense numbers of Americans marching for racial justice in the Black Lives Matter protests, sharing stories of abuse through the #MeToo movement, and confronting inequality through Occupy Wall Street. We are more acutely aware of the problems that we face, yet we find ourselves unable to rally the political will to implement any solutions. Instead our dysfunction has allowed reactionary forces to erode our rights and empower the worst facets of our id. Trump was elected in 2024 by promising to fix all of the problems that Americans have articulated, and since taking office he has instead poured gasoline on all of our challenges, actively inflaming our wounds and highlighting the broken facets of our government. Most people would be disheartened by this. What can one person do against such reckless hate? This: We must all take and retake our oaths—to verbalize our social contract to each other, to recognize that the Constitution is a parchment barrier and that the power it has comes from the people. Our actions and beliefs give it purpose and tangibility. It is time for solidarity. Not a fantasy solidarity where a magical combination of impeccable motive, purehearted action, and presupposed triumph usher in a progressive victory unmet by opposing forces; where without sweat and equity the vaunted march of history continues forward. We must retake our oath to America with a full understanding of the perils of our age, with a full comprehension of the dangers that our democracy faces, and how close we are to losing it. Taking an oath binds you to an understanding that society demands more than your passive acknowledgment; it requires your active participation. True solidarity does not tolerate the papering over of our differences but grows and strengthens through listening to the experiences of our community, through understanding the internal discomfort of being wrong and having the fortitude to recognize each other's differences. We must all recognize that being a citizen of a healthy democracy requires us to take the oath below; that our office of being an engaged citizen is the highest calling we can achieve. Let us all retake our oath to America, that: I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
The Citizen
06-06-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
Comrades demands grit but so does the courtroom
Advocate Charles Mnisi's request to miss court after the Comrades Marathon sparked debate on balancing personal ambition with professional and ethical obligations. Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng put his foot squarely in it yesterday in the High Court in Pretoria when he went on a tirade about a request from a defence lawyer in the Senzo Meyiwa trial to be excused from court on Monday because he is running the Comrades Marathon on Sunday. After angrily speaking about 'justice delayed is justice denied' in a case in which family members have been waiting for closure for a decade, Mokgoatlheng fumed: 'This is what happens in a South Africa run by blacks. A white advocate will never have the gall to ask me that.' While many took offence at what one of them, Good party's Brett Heron, called 'racially divisive language', which is 'entirely unacceptable', I was more intrigued about the fact that a senior advocate, Charles Mnisi, would have thought that taking part in the annual KZN athletic spectacle was more important that defending an accused in a murder case. I wondered, initially, whether advocates have to swear an oath, similar to the Hippocratic one taken by doctors, to act at all times in the best interests of their clients and the legal system. Then I thought about it a little more. Mnisi was, after all, asking to be excused from attending court on Monday, which would be a recovery day and not race day itself. ALSO READ: 'This is what happens in a SA run by blacks': Senzo Meyiwa trial judge fires off explosive rant He said he was planning to drive back to Johannesburg after the race and, obviously, would not make it in time. Now, as an advocate who presumably gets paid a decent whack for his time, I ask; could he not have afforded to fly back to Gauteng, either late on Sunday night or early on Monday morning? As someone who has five Comrades marathons under my belt (although many years ago now), I do remember the post-race agony. That post-race agony for me, I remember, was made worse by hobbling down the aircraft steps at the then Jan Smuts airport on one occasion. That hobbling – everybody knew what it was caused by – was worn as a badge of honour, though. What an entrance to court it would have made had Mnisi got back in time and hobbled in on Monday morning and asked for the court's indulgence for his gait, by explaining to the judge that he had just travelled 90km on foot from Pietermaritzburg to Durban but that, while his legs may be hurting, his mind was ready for the fight… ALSO READ: Meyiwa trial becomes a courtroom spectacle without justice Completing the Comrades is, for all entrants, a triumph of mind over matter because human bodies are simply not made for that sort of effort. Will power and not muscle power gets you over the finish line. I do realise that many runners put their lives on hold for the first half of any given year in getting ready for the race. I know I did. Job, family, friends all took a back seat to joining the '100 Club' (100 miles, or 160km, in one training week). But I never missed a commitment – or ducked work – because I was a runner. If you can commit yourself to finishing the Annual Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Pain, surely you can suffer a little more discomfort on a recovery day to honour a professional appointment? The Comrades Marathon – the gruelling training, the arduous competition itself and the agony of recovery – is not for sissies. It's a quest you can't walk, or hobble, away from. Pretty much the same as life in general. NOW READ: 'No proper investigation was done': Defence frustrated over missing evidence in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial
Atlantic
20-05-2025
- Health
- Atlantic
The Power of a Good Suit
Why the COVID Deniers Won In the March issue, David Frum considered lessons from the pandemic and its aftermath. David Frum asks why so many Americans resisted vaccines, and finds his answer in political strife, misinformation, and irrational responses. But rational mistrust of the health-care system also lay behind that resistance. COVID came on the heels of the opioid crisis. Many people, especially in red states, were suffering from an addiction to a class of medicines once promoted as cutting-edge science. The opioid crisis is but one example of ethical failings in American health care. The essence of the Hippocratic oath—to place patient welfare over every other motive—has been assailed by incentives to both over- and undertreat, costing citizens time, blood, and money. Although I hope, with Frum, that the future belongs to those who help their country, we need to first agree that it is dead wrong for anyone, in any way, to profit from hurting people. Sarah M. Brownsberger Bellingham, Wash. I really appreciate David Frum's writing, but I think this article brushed over valid skepticism of the government in a moment of crisis. The official advice was always presented as an edict. I didn't appreciate being told not to ask questions. Similarly, I understood why some were nervous about receiving rushed vaccines with brand-new mRNA technology. I would love to see both sides of this debate conduct an open postmortem. That would be good for all of us. Mike Bergman Minneapolis, Minn. Thank you to David Frum for his analysis of why the COVID deniers won. But as a physician, I believe Frum missed one of the major reasons denying COVID paid off for Donald Trump. This factor is medical, not social, and if we are to avoid an even bigger disaster during the next pandemic, it's crucial that we understand it. Trump lucked out in part because of the nature of the coronavirus, which was relatively less lethal than other viral species. Most deaths occurred in patients who were old, chronically ill, or suffering from other preexisting conditions. As a result, the pandemic, tragic as it was, lacked the element of horror that might accompany one caused by more inherently lethal viruses. No wonder people ended up sneering at masks and school closures. Right-wing media could spin COVID denial into a sensible response to what they presented as an epidemiological nonevent. Unfortunately, Trump may not be so lucky next time. And a potential killer virus may be lurking just beyond the horizon: avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. The World Health Organization views this virus with great alarm, because, having slashed through the poultry industry and many dairy herds, it is only a few mutations away from being able to pass from human to human. The death rate for bird flu is about 50 percent. Young people are not spared. Any risks to the U.S. population would be magnified dramatically by President Trump's appointments and policies. The chances of quickly developing a vaccine, should bird flu begin infecting significant numbers of humans, appear small. It's not just the anti-vaxxers who will paralyze us: Our biomedical-research capabilities have been devastated by cuts to the National Institutes of Health's budget. If an avian-influenza pandemic does hit, Trump could pull out the old COVID‑19 playbook. Why not? It worked the last time. But the viral character of the next pandemic could make it difficult for him to evade responsibility for the nightmare that may follow. Brad Stuart, M.D. Forestville, Calif. David Frum replies: In the first weeks after the coronavirus struck, many decisions had to be made quickly based on imperfect information. Unsurprisingly, many of those decisions now look wrong. But the most lethal of all the bad decisions was the effort to discourage conservative-leaning Americans from receiving COVID vaccines. Tens of thousands of people died unnecessarily because they followed advice from leaders they trusted. Lockdowns were too draconian. Masking was mostly useless. Blue-state schools should have reopened faster. But those mistakes all shrink in gravity compared with the malicious effort to disparage vaccination. So, yes, let's criticize the errors of the overzealous. But right now, the people who hold government power in the United States are those with the deadliest record—and no conscience. Behold My Suit! In the March issue, Gary Shteyngart wrote about his quest to end a lifetime of fashion misery. Gary Shteyngart looks indescribably cool and writerly in his new suit! I'd offer to marry Gary based solely on how he looks in that suit, walking those New York streets like he owns them. Boston ladies love a man in a good suit. Ruth Morss Cambridge, Mass. Reading 'Behold My Suit!' was gratifying on many levels. I wholly agree that women should not have all the fun with clothes. Some people dress to impress others, and some people dress to please themselves; perfection is reached when you can do both at once. I envy Shteyngart for hitting the bull's-eye. Not that I would ever dream of claiming greater shoe expertise than Yohei Fukuda—but brown suede shoes with a blue suit? Brown shoes with a dark-blue suit are acceptable, but not preferred. Plus, the world's most elegant suede shoes are still informal. I'd never drop $3,000 on a pair of suede shoes, even if they had diamonds on their soles. And one final tip to the young men out there considering upping their fashion game: You can make even a $10,000 suit irrelevant if you don't bother to get a shave. Austin, Texas The Last Great Yiddish Novel In the April issue, Judith Shulevitz considered how Chaim Grade's Sons and Daughters rescues a destroyed world. I translated four of Chaim Grade's books and placed them with U.S. publishers in the 1970s. I had a wonderful personal relationship with Grade, a kind of uncle-nephew bond. I'm proud to have helped put him on the map: When I finished translating Grade's two-volume masterwork, The Yeshiva, I found a home for it with the venerable Bobbs-Merrill, a more famous publisher than those that had issued my earlier translations. It also published my first novel, The Yemenite Girl. Many ultra-Orthodox Jews read Grade's work, including Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the leader of the worldwide Chabad organization. Grade told me that Schneerson once called him to ask how he was feeling, somehow sensing that he was ill. 'Rebbe, how did you know I was not well?' Grade asked. 'Because for two weeks I did not see your weekly chapter of The Yeshiva in the Morgn-Journal,' the Rebbe answered. 'So I thought something must be the matter.' The Morgn-Journal was a Yiddish daily to which Grade contributed fiction. Shulevitz is right to note that, aside from his Holocaust memoir, The Seven Little Lanes, Grade did not mention the Holocaust in his work. But if you read carefully the last page of The Yeshiva, where the two protagonists stand on a platform full of people awaiting the arrival of a train, one cannot help but feel in Grade's elegiac tone a recognition that other trains will soon be coming. Behind the Cover In this month's cover story, ' Donald Trump Is Enjoying This,' Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer offer a definitive account of the president's political comeback. They discussed with Trump how he is using his power, and drawing on the lessons of his first term, to run the country (and, in his words, 'the world'). For our cover image, the illustrator Dale Stephanos rendered in pencil a photograph of Trump taken in North Las Vegas last fall. — Paul Spella, Senior Art Director Corrections 'Growing Up Murdoch' (April) originally stated that a line in King Lear was directed at Cordelia. In fact, it was directed at Goneril. 'Turtleboy Will Not Be Stopped' (April) misstated the number of nights Karen Read has spent in jail. She has spent two nights in jail, not one. 'The Cranky Visionary' (April) originally stated that the Barnes Foundation was effectively America's first museum of modern art. In fact, it was among the first.
