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COLOMBIA ROCKED BY 7.4 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE 160 KILLED 600 WOUNDED
[COLOMBIA 7.4 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE] Yesterday morning the cities of Cali, Manizales, Pereira for a total of 15 municipalities which are all located in the western region of Colombia was struck by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that left and estimated 164 people dead, and more than 600 people wounded. Emergency service personnel and rescuers are currently conducting search and rescue operations to locate and free those trapped under the rubble of buildings. Reports indicated that

Michael Thervil
14 hours ago2 min read


NATASHA WILSON CHANCE OF HOPE & PROSPERITY (COHAP) CEO HOLDS SUCCESSFUL BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE AT TSU
[NATASHA WILSON CHANCE OF HOPE AND PROSPERITY COHAP BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE] Natasha Wilson, known locally as the Leading Lady for Operation Turkey and Chief Executive Officer for the 501c(3) Chance of Hope and Prosperity (COHAP), held a back-to-school drive for students and parents at Texas Southern University. With thousands in attendance, students of all ages were able to not only obtain backpacks and writing utensils, but they were able to get updated vaccination shots savin

Michael Thervil
3 days ago2 min read


NATASHA WILSON, COHAP, & TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY TEAM UP FOR BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT
[NATASHA WILSON COHAP TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY BACK TO SCHOOL] It's that time of year again when school is about to start back in session. Celebrating that fact is Philanthropist and Community Activist Natasha Wilson who heads the Houston's chapter of national organization Operation Turkey has formed a partnership with COHAP (Chance of Hope and Prosperity) outreach corporation. Operation Turkey feeds tens o
VEDA Magazine™
6 days ago2 min read


THE RISE OF AI COMPANIONS MAY MEAN THE FALL OF SEX & INTIMACY
[AI COMPANIONS SEX INTIMACY] When it comes to the current downtrend of sex and intimacy amongst Millennials and Generation Z’ers, there appears to be a growing number of people that fall within that demographic that are choosing to avoid sex and intimacy altogether and are instead choosing to turn to the advancements in Artificial Intelligence in an effort to fulfill their sex and inter-tenancy needs. In a recent study published by researchers at Stanford University, Dr. Diyi

Michael Thervil
Aug 42 min read


U.S. MILITARY VETERANS LIVING IN CRISIS AT CLOUD BREAK COMMUNITIES HOUSTON, TEXAS
[HOUSTON TEXAS CLOUD BREAK COMMUNITIES VETERANS] While homelessness amongst American Military Veterans has significantly dropped since 2010, but despite this, there seems to be another issue surrounding the general welfare of veterans and that dilapidated housing and deplorable living conditions. Speaking with several veterans, we had the opportunity to meet one who was willing to not only tell us about his living situation but allow us to witness the unsavory living conditio

Michael Thervil
Aug 32 min read


JULI MCSHAY OF THE HOUSTON CIVICS & LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN SCHOOL PRESENTS: THE “IT’S ON US SUMMIT”
[JULI MCSHAY THE HOUSTON CIVICS LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN SCHOOL] Today at the Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan & Mickey Leland School Of Public Affairs, Founder of The Houston Civics and Leadership Campaign School Juli McShay, will host what she’s calling “a family centered community event” in which various notable speakers will be engaging the public, specifically the attending youth of this event about not only the importance of voting but also what they can do in order

Michael Thervil
Aug 12 min read


6 KILLED IN 5.5 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN PERU
[Peru earthquake kills 6] The pacific island of Peru was struck by a 5.5 magnitude earthquake last night leaving at least 6 people killed, 30 injured, and 300 people displaced. The earthquake struck at 9:24pm in the south-west city of Sicaya in the Huancayo province. Last night's earthquake left buildings completely collapsed and other infrastructure severely damaged. Peru lies in what is known as the “ring of fire” a moniker attached to 15 countries that lie within the coast

Michael Thervil
Jul 201 min read


CHINA SHOE FACTORY FIRE IN FUJIAN KILLS 2, 26 WORKERS MISSING UNDER BURNING RUBLE
[FUJIAN CHINA SHOE FACTORY FIRE] Chinese president Xi Jinping stated that an “an all-out search and rescue effort” must be conducted in order to find 26 Chinese workers that are currently trapped underneath the ruble of a major shoe factory dubbed as the “shoe capital” in the southeast Chinese province of Fujian yesterday that burst into flames releasing highly repressive odors into the air causing eye, nose, and throat irritation amongst the population in the region. Preside

Michael Thervil
Jul 102 min read


INDIA: MISSING 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL GANGRAPED; BODY TOSSED IN POND, POLICE FAILED TO ACT
[India Missing 11-year-old girl gangrape] Leaving many people in India and the international community in shock and awe was the recent rape and killing of an Indian girl in the Surjyapur village of Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, the Indian state of West Gengal. This highly sensitive rape and killing led to one man who was declared innocent and cleared of wrong downing lynched and the targeted police killing of another man by the name of Prabhas Mondal who was suspected of the r

Michael Thervil
Jul 103 min read


CHINA: GUANGXI STRUCK BY TROPICAL STORM MAYSAK 130,000 RELOCATED
[China Tropical Storm Maysak Guangxi] An estimated 130,000 people have been adversely impacted and relocated due to the severe flooding by Tropical Storm Maysak in the Guangxi region in southern China as 39 people have been killed. More deaths are expected to follow in the coming days. Thousands of rescuers have been deployed to Guanxi. This comes on the heels of Typhoon Bavi impacting Guam and other pacific islands, the aftermath of which caused several tornadoes to span in

Michael Thervil
Jul 92 min read


SUPER TYPHOON BAVI STRIKES GUAM NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
[Super Typhoon Bavi Guam Northern Mariana Islands] As hurricane season kicks into full gear, a Super Typhoon has just made landfall in the Pacific islands of Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. Meteorologists and weather forecasters are already calling this a life-threatening storm as winds are expected to reach 180mph (290km) with wind gusts topping 217mph (350km). The U.S. national weather service has deemed this storm to not only be “very dangerous”, but they have also decl

Michael Thervil
Jul 51 min read


DIARRHEA OUTBREAK: GOT THE SHIT’S? YOU MAY HAVE CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS
[Cyclospora Cayetanensis diarrhea] While the Republic of Congo is fighting the spread of Ebola which has claimed the lives of over 452 people, America is now fighting its own outbreak of the intestinal disease known as Cyclospora Cayetanensis. Cyclospora Cayetanensis is known to cause “Explosive Diarrhea" that could last for months instead of days or weeks like “traditional cases of diarrhea”. Cyclospora Cayetanensis has spread to 18 American states with no end in sight. Publ

Michael Thervil
Jul 42 min read


BUKKAKE PORN: TOO TABOO TO WATCH?
[Bukkake Porn] It’s without a shadow of doubt that pornography has played a key role in shaping how people all over the world are having sex, but more specifically it has almost defined how Americans have sex. What is even more important than how people today are having sex are the types of trends that people are engaging in when it comes to how they have sex. Sexual trends such as rape fantasies, being what is known as “Hyper-Available”, and various kinds of kinks are just s

Michael Thervil
Jun 283 min read


FIFA WORLD CUP A FLOP FOR LOCAL HOUSTON BUSINESSES
[FIFA World Cup Houston businesses] Historically, when the FIFA World Cup comes to a country, local businesses tend to do exceptionally well. However, in the case of FIFA coming to the City of Houston, it's been reported by many local businesses that FIFA and its World Cup seem to have flopped from a small to medium sized business perspective. With local businesses reporting lackluster sales, many business owners are beginning to wonder if the notion of the World Cup coming t

Michael Thervil
Jun 273 min read


FRANCE REPORTS IT'S FIRST CASE OF EBOLA
[Ebola France] While Ebola cases continue to rise in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an estimated 1,118 confirmed cases and at least 277 deaths have been reported, France reported its first Ebola case on Wednesday. It is the first case reported outside the Congo since the outbreak began. The patient is a humanitarian aid doctor who had recently been deployed to the Congo to help contain the disease. Reports say the Doctor boarded a plane in Kinsh

Michael Thervil
Jun 252 min read


7.5-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE DEVASTATES VENEZUELA; JAPAN ALSO HIT
[Earthquake Venezuela Japan] As climate change continues to affect people worldwide, Venezuela was struck yesterday by two powerful back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter Scale. La Guaira, which lies north of Caracas, suffered the most severe damage, with multiple buildings collapsing and trapping people beneath the rubble. Thousands of Venezuelans are currently feared dead and/or seriously injured, and authorities quickly declared a state of emergency.

Michael Thervil
Jun 252 min read


SHEBA ROY & HOUSTON’S ACRES HOMES COMMUNITY PRESENTS JUNETEENTH FARM-TO-TABLE BRUNCH
[Juneteenth Sheba Roy Houston Acres Homes] In spirit of Juneteenth, on June 18th, the Acres Homes community which is located in Houston Texas will be celebrating the holiday by pushing Black American farmers to the forefront of the community through a “Juneteenth Farm-to-Table Brunch”. Acres Homes, like many Black American communities and communities of color within the United States appear to be plagued by “Food Deserts”. Sociologists define Food Deserts as “Low-income, marg

Michael Thervil
Jun 172 min read


EBOLA VIRUS INFECTS 837, KILLS 196 IN CONGO
[Congo Ebola] While the world is fighting for oil and gas to be released from the Strait of Hormuz, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is fighting an invisible enemy called Ebola caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus. With confirmed cases of people being infected with Ebola, which has a moderately high mortality rate of 50%; the number of confirmed cases has reached 837. Of those 837 confirmed cases, 196 of those infected have been killed by the viral infection. According t

Michael Thervil
Jun 172 min read


6.3 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES QINGHAI, CHINA
[6.3 magnitude earthquake China Qinghai] Today at 5:06pm (0906 GMT) the northwestern Chinese province Qinghai was rocked and devastated by a 6.3 earthquake that left at least one person dead, four people severely injured, and many other residents trapped underneath the rubble. Qinghai is located in the prefecture of Haixi. Although being hit by the 6.3 earthquake, most of the communication, water, energy, and transportation sectors appear to be uninterrupted. At the moment, t

Michael Thervil
Jun 162 min read


INDIA: DENGUE VIRUS NOW A YEARLONG DISEASE
[India Dengue] While the southern states in the United States worry with Texas calling for a state of emergency because of the screwworm parasite that resulted in Canada banning Texas Beef, India is facing another emerging threat that used to be referred to as a seasonal disease to not a full-blown year-round disease called Dengue. For India, Dengue infection cases typically increase just before the monsoon season which spans between June to September. Indian health officials

Michael Thervil
Jun 112 min read
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