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https://newsroom.heart.org/news/8-hour-time-restricted-eating-linked-to-a-91-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-death Hmmm, I wouldn't be surprised if this is caused by people eating heavy Americanized meals in a short time frame to get calories that is high in saturated fat. Not that it in itself is unhealthy.

Political provocateur Michael Weinstein has the unlikeliest of allies in his quest to remove statewide limits on rent control: Republicans in Huntington Beach. Weinstein, a nonprofit executive who's poured upward of $100 million into political fights in California, is trying to repeal a law that bars cities from rent-controlling newer apartments — a restriction that's ferociously guarded by developers and real estate investors. Opponents of his November ballot measure — his third such attempt — say it would have such a chilling effect on development that it could essentially allow local governments to skirt state laws requiring them to allow more housing. "On paper, it would be legal to build new homes. But it would be illegal, largely speaking, to make money doing so,” said Louis Mirante, vice president of public policy at the Bay Area Council, a pro-business advocacy group that opposes the measure. That's where Weinstein's effort has apparently found a friend in Huntington Beach Councilmember Tony Strickland, a Republican who's attempting to organize his colleagues behind a measure backed by liberal activists. He has led the city's efforts to fight Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta in court as the state tries to force the city to comply with housing mandates. Strickland said Weinstein's rent control measure would block "the state's ability to sue our city" because Huntington Beach could slap steep affordability requirements on new, multi-unit apartment projects that are now exempt from rent control. Such requirements, he argued, could stop development that would "destroy the fabric" of the town's quaint "Surf City" vibe. Pro-housing advocates who have long clashed with Weinstein argue affluent cities have already tried to use the guise of affordability requirements to try to prevent new construction — and that this measure would make it easier for them to do so. Soon after California passed a law requiring cities to allow duplexes and lot splits in neighborhoods zoned for single-family homes, several coastal enclaves, including Dana Point and Camarillo, tried to impose stringent rules for such units, requiring below-market rents. Those cities largely backed down after the state threatened legal action. But some pro-housing leaders and Newsom allies say the rent-control ballot measure appears to be similarly motivated. A person close to the governor, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly, said: "They're all patches in the same quilt, which is that there are people in this state who just don't want to see more housing. Source

JK Rowling has challenged Scotland's new hate crime law in a series of social media posts - inviting police to arrest her if they believe she has committed an offence. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 creates a new crime of "stirring up hatred" relating to age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or being intersex. Ms Rowling, who has long been a critic of some trans activism, posted on X on the day the new legislation came into force. Ms Rowling said: "I'm currently out of the country, but if what I've written here qualifies as an offence under the terms of the new act, I look forward to being arrested when I return to the birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment." Police Scotland said it had not received any complaints over the posts. The maximum penalty under the new act in Scotland is a jail sentence of seven years. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51j64lk2l8o.amp LOCK HER UP!!

March 17 at 11:48 a.m. -- 25 year old Oliva Brand punched in the head while walking her dog at Kenmare Street and Mulberry Street in Nolita by a man who apologized. -- https://www.tiktok.com/@olivia.brand/video/7347344644507700522? March 19 at 8 p.m. – 30 year old Sarah Suzuki Harvard punched on Delancey Street at Essex Street on the Lower East Side. She did not report the incident. March 23 at 1:30 p.m. -- 25-year-old woman slapped in the forehead by an individual at West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Midtown. victims tiktok account is now private -- https://www.tiktok.com/@malous228 Monday -- 36-year-old woman punched in the back by man who ran up behind her at Rivington and Chrystie streets on the Lower East Side. She refused medical attention. Monday at 10:20 a.m. -- 23 year old Halley Kate (real name Halley McGookin) reported being either punched or elbowed on West 16th Street and Seventh Avenue in Chelsea. 40 year old Skiboky Stora of 518 West 17th Street is charged with assault. -- https://www.tiktok.com/@halleykate/video/7350308300317314350 Monday at around 2 p.m. – 27 year old Mikayla Toninato was punched in the face at West 14th Street and Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village. She reported the incident two days later. -- https://www.tiktok.com/@mikaylatoninato/video/7350742923530538282 Tuesday at 12:43 p.m. – 24 year old woman punched in the head in front of 717 Avenue of the Americas in Chelsea. She refused medical attention https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/03/28/skiboky-stora-accused-of-attacking-nyc-tiktoker-goes-on-unhinged-rant-in-court/ Skiboky Stora, accused of attacking NYC TikToker, goes on unhinged rant in court Skiboky Stora, the political gadfly arrested for assaulting a TikTok influencer, appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court Thursday and repeatedly interrupted prosecutors to go on wild rants about being wronged. Stora, 40, who has frequently run for office, including mayor and governor, as a fringe candidate, is accused of punching TikTok influencer Halley Kate McGookin as she walked near W. 16th St. and Seventh Ave. in Chelsea at 10:20 a.m. Monday. "My rights are being violated. Can I ask a question?” Stora said the moment he faced Judge Pamela Goldsmith. "I just want to speak. I have a right to ask the judge a question. Do I have that right?” "Now they bring me here and say they have video footage of me punching somebody that I never met and have never seen,” he added. "That's denying me due process, and the same officer is a white supremacist member who has arrested me.” Assistant District Attorney Liliana Shelanski shared statements Stora allegedly made to cops after being arrested. "She's a ghost, who is my accuser? You are the one who did it, I am looking at your hand,” Shelanski told police, according to prosecutors. Stora was arrested for the assault on McGookin Wednesday by the warrant squad while he was appearing in court on prior open cases. Stora allegedly struck a man in the neck and shoulder on the corner of W. 17th St. and Eighth Ave. on Sept. 20. Then on Oct. 26 he assaulted a woman on W. 17th St., hitting her on the shoulder with his elbow, authorities charge. On Nov. 18 at E. 15th St. and Fifth Ave., Stora was tearing down posters of kidnapped Israeli hostages when a woman photographed him. "The individual began shouting at her and chasing her down the street,” the criminal complaint states. "The individual followed her approximately 1.5 blocks.” The woman entered an apartment building to escape Stora but he allegedly followed her in, shouting "Die, Jew, die.” On Wednesday night, the NYPD called attention to Stora's record, branding him a "criminal recidivist.” "Your NYPD detectives were able to identify the man after he was previously arrested for similar attacks, only to be released back on our streets,” the NYPD posted on X. Shelanski requested bail "because the defendant cannot refrain from attacking strangers while he is released in public.” "Mr. Stora has never failed to make a court appearance,” countered defense lawyer Jeffrey Linehan. "Not only has he grown up here, his entire family resides in the city. Mr. Stora is a political figure, he ran for several offices just last year. "He has been targeted over the course of the last year by the arresting officer detective in a series of incidents that he describes to me as racially motivated,” added Linehan. Shelanski responded that since Stora has been arrested multiple times within the same neighborhood, the same detective has been assigned to two of his cases. Stora was ordered held on $10,000 bail. Police recovered surveillance footage of the attack on McGookin, according to prosecutors and a criminal complaint, and Stora identified himself in a still image, telling cops "Yeah, that's me walking my dog.” McGookin posted a TikTok video right after the assault, filming herself walking down a street in distress with a lump on the left side of her forehead. "I was literally just walking and a man came up and punched me in the face,” said the influencer, seemingly in shock. "Oh my God, it hurts so bad.” In what she said would be her last video about the assault, Mcgookin posted a TikTok on Wednesday showing a photo of Stora. "The man who assaulted me has been arrested,” said the influencer. "This is him.” The attack on the influencer is one of many random assaults female TikTok users in New York say they've experienced in the past few weeks. "Please make sure if this happens to you, report it to the police and try to remember as much detail as you possibly can,” said Mcgookin. On Tuesday, another woman posted a video to TikTok after being assaulted, showing a bruise under her left eye. The woman, Mikayla Toninato, posted a video Thursday afternoon saying her assailant had been arrested. "I just got a call from my detective who has been working this case, he was going to different buildings in the area to get more surveillance footage and then literally saw the man walking around the street and just arrested him,” said Toninato. Although Stora was in custody when Toninato's attacker was arrested, police are looking at several other unsolved assaults to see if Stora is responsible for those.

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What the hell is hapenning in Germany?

McDonald's customers can soon pair Krispy Kreme doughnuts with their morning McCafe, in a new food partnership that seeks to expand both brands but that could wind up weakening them instead. Three types of Krispy Kreme doughnuts — original glazed, chocolate iced with sprinkles and chocolate iced "kreme" filled — will go on sale at McDonald's restaurants starting later this year, the companies told CNN on Monday. The doughnut will be available to purchase individually or in a pack of six, starting at breakfast, and will continue selling until they run out. https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/26/business/krispy-kreme-mcdonalds/index.html