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CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
Woman stabbed at Keyes house party dies, several others injured
A woman died after she was stabbed during a fight that left several others injured at a house party in Keyes late Friday night, deputies said. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a house party on Jennie Avenue in Keyes shortly before 10:45 p.m. While responding, deputies received information that one person had been stabbed. But at the scene, deputies said they located two women in the street who had been stabbed. One woman was responsive and later died, deputies said. The other woman was alert and conscious and taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. Deputies said several other people were injured from either being punched, kicked or hit over the head with objects. Of those people injured, one was taken to the hospital while the others refused to be transported and were treated at the scene. Several people were detained inside the home where the party was, deputies said. They were all released after they were interviewed. Detectives are working to identify the suspect in the case.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Tyler Perry lawsuit: Old video of Christian Keyes accusing ‘poweful man' of sexually harassing him resurfaces
Tyler Perry is making headlines after being accused of sexual harassment, workplace gender violence and sexual assault in a lawsuit by actor Derek Dixon, who isseeking at least $260 million in damages. However, this is not the first time Perry has come under fire. In a December 2023Instagram live, Christian Keyes, an actor and writer whose novel 'Ladies Night' was adapted in the BET+ show 'All the Queen's Men,' spoke out against alleged abuse he had faced, specifically referring to a 'powerful man' in Hollywood who he accused of sexually harassing him. While Keyes did not name his alleged abuser, several internet sleuths speculated that he was talking about Perry. Perry employed Keyes in his stage plays 'Madea Goes to Jail' and 'What's Done in the Dark,' and also produced 'All the Queen's Men.' Keyes said in his video at the time that his abuser had several Black people on a payroll. 'You get a grown-a** man that knows you're heterosexual and you're sleeping off Hennessey in his guest room, because he says it's safe...I'm 5 full Hennesseys down and not short Hennesseys either. And this dude tries to climb in the bed with you, so you spaz out, push him out," Keyes said while talking the alleged sexual assault. Social media users are now drawing similarities between Keyes and Dixon's allegations against Perry. 'Actor Derek A Dixon and Christian Keyes stories are extremely similar, and both men continued working with the abuser. Both victims never called the police nor filed a police report,'one X user wrote. 'remember Christian Keyes made this video about Tyler Perry (allegedly) last year? I remember a blind item saying he was paid off, but more people will come forward about TP. I guess where there's smoke, there is fire,' another said. One user wrote, 'The same story Derek Dixon is sharing of his alleged sexual assault from Tyler Perry is the SAME story Christian Keyes shared about a 'Black Hollywood giant' that he's worked w/ for yrs before he was bullied into deleting his videos from IG. Believe survivors the FIRST time.' Dixon's lawsuit accused Perry of using 'his power and influence to molest, abuse, and sexually assault impressionable and vulnerable employees and actors who look to him for guidance and mentorship,' according to The has denied the allegations, with his attorney, Matthew Boyd, saying in a statement, 'This is an individual who got close to Tyler Perry for what now appears to be nothing more than setting up a scam. But Tyler will not be shaken down and we are confident these fabricated claims of harassment will fail.'
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
McDougall Insurance merges with Keyes Insurance
McDougall Insurance has merged with Keyes Insurance, a family brokerage in Halifax, Nova Scotia, marking its entry in the Atlantic Canadian region. The merger with Keyes Insurance, which has a 45-year history, is set to enhance the service capabilities for clients and staff of both entities. Keyes Insurance president Shaun Keyes will retain his leadership role within the family-run brokerage and oversee McDougall's activities in Atlantic Canada. Keyes stated: 'This partnership significantly increases our expertise in commercial insurance, specifically construction, real estate and manufacturing. Adding offerings like these, risk management services and specialty underwriting, as well as increasing our market access, will help us grow and strengthen what we offer to our clients, our staff and the region we proudly serve as a premiere Atlantic Canadian commercial and personal insurance brokerage.' McDougall Insurance CEO Ross McDougall said: 'We have always grown by partnering with insurance brokerages across Canada that share our core values. Keyes fits that bill perfectly. 'Their family roots, commitment to exceptional customer service, and dedication to their community align seamlessly with how we operate. They are the perfect partner to bring what we do to Halifax, Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.' This development follows McDougall's previous merger with Duliban Insurance, which operates in the Niagara and Haldimand regions. Jason Duliban continued in his role as principal broker at Duliban Insurance and joined McDougall Insurance's national leadership team. Adam Duliban, also a principal broker, will contribute during a transitional phase before shifting his focus to the expansion and management of other family owned assets. The Duliban brand will be maintained as a divisional brokerage under McDougall Insurance. "McDougall Insurance merges with Keyes Insurance " was originally created and published by Life Insurance International, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
White House blames 'formatting' for errors in RFK Jr.'s MAHA report. Authors push back.
Citation errors and phantom research used as scientific evidence to bolster Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s landmark 'Make America Healthy Again' commission report were apparently due to 'formatting issues,' according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish a commission that was tasked with investigating chronic illnesses and childhood diseases, which culminated in the 'Make Our Children Healthy Again' assessment that was published May 22. However, researchers listed in the report have since come forward saying the articles cited don't exist or were used to support facts that were inconsistent with their research. The errors were first reported by NOTUS. 'I understand there were some formatting issues with the MAHA report that are being addressed and the report will be updated,' Leavitt told reporters May 29. 'But it does not negate the substance of the report.' She also didn't say whether the report was generated by artificial intelligence, or AI, as some have questioned. Although it's difficult to determine whether scientific articles are generated or 'touched up' by AI, there are telling signs, said Yuan Luo, professor and chief AI officer at Northwestern University's clinical and translational sciences institute. Some of those signs may include citation gaps, factual inconsistencies and irrelevant conclusions derived from random research. MAHA report: RFK slams processed foods, pesticides, vaccines as harmful to kids The MAHA report erroneously said an article on the impact of light from computer monitors was published in the journal Pediatrics when it wasn't, according to the study's author Mariana Figueiro, a professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The report also cited Figueiro's research as evidence that electronic devices in children's bedrooms disrupted sleep onset. However, she said the study was on college students and researchers measured melatonin suppression, not sleep. 'The study is ours, but unfortunately, the conclusions in the report are not accurate and the journal reference is incorrect,' Figueiro told USA TODAY via email. 'We have other papers on the topic… but again, none of them were performed with children.' The MAHA report also cited Columbia University epidemiologist Katherine Keyes as first author of a study on anxiety in adolescents. As first reported by NOTUS and confirmed by USA TODAY, Keyes said she did not write the paper cited by the MAHA report. 'I was surprised to see what seems to be an error in the citation of my work in the report, and it does make me concerned given that citation practices are an important part of conducting and reporting rigorous science,' Keyes told USA TODAY via email. Keyes has studied the topic and published a recent study in JAMA Network Open that adolescent girls had higher levels of depressive symptoms than boys, but her study's figures did not match what the MAHA report cited. She said her earlier research on depression and anxiety symptoms yielded results 'that are generally in the ballpark of the MAHA report, although I'm not sure where their exact ranges are drawn from.' Keyes said she would be happy to send information to the MAHA committee to correct the report, but she doesn't know where to reach the report's authors. Ivan Oransky, co-founder of Retraction Watch, a site that tracks retractions in scientific journals and research, said the MAHA report seemed to share characteristics similar to other AI-generated work. AI papers 'tend to hallucinate references,' he said. 'They come up with references that share a lot of words and authors and even journals, journal names, but they're not real." HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said the report has been updated to correct "minor citation and formatting errors." "But the substance of the MAHA report remains the same - a historic and transformative assessment by the federal government to understand the chronic disease epidemic afflicting our nation's children," he said. "Under President Trump and Secretary Kennedy, our federal government is no longer ignoring this crisis, and it's time for the media to also focus on what matters." Oransky noted the MAHA report comes as Kennedy said he may prohibit government scientists from publishing research in major peer-reviewed medical journals such as JAMA, Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine 'because they're all corrupt.' Kennedy proposed an HHS publication where government scientists could publish research findings. "When scientific reform is weaponized to only denigrate science and scientists whose studies contradict your beliefs or your wishes, we get to a very dark place,' Oransky said. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: RFK Jr.'s MAHA report errors: Was it AI or 'formatting issues?'
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
RFK Jr.'s error-filled MAHA report sparks speculation it was written by AI
Last week, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proudly boasted about the findings of a 73-page report from the Presidential Commission to Make America Healthy Again that took what was supposed to be an unvarnished look at the health of the nation's children. 'We will end the childhood chronic disease crisis by attacking its root causes head-on—not just managing its symptoms,' Kennedy said in a statement. 'We will follow the truth wherever it leads, uphold rigorous science, and drive bold policies that put the health, development, and future of every child first,' he continued. 'I'm grateful to President [Donald] Trump for his leadership—and for trusting me to lead this fight to root out corruption, restore scientific integrity, and reclaim the health of our children.' But new reporting suggests that the document misinterprets some of the studies that underpin it, and cites others that don't even exist, the authors told NOTUS, a nonprofit news website that covers national politics and government. For instance, epidemiologist Katherien Keyes is listed in the report as the first author of a study on how anxiety affects adolescents. When NOTUS contacted her for comment, she was 'surprised' to hear about the citation, the website reported. Whiley Keyes does study mental health and substance use, she didn't write the paper, according to NOTUS. 'The paper cited is not a real paper that I or my colleagues were involved with,' Keyes told NOTUS via email. 'We've certainly done research on this topic, but did not publish a paper in JAMA Pediatrics on this topic with that co-author group, or with that title.' Separate reporting by USA TODAY found that the report had misinterpreted a cited article written by Mariana Figueiro, a professor at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine. The government's report had cited Figuerio's study as evidence of the harmful effects that electronic devices can have on children's sleep, NYMag's Intelligencer reported. But according to Figueiro herself, the study had focused on college students. And it measured 'melatonin suppression,' according to USA TODAY. 'The study is ours, but unfortunately, the conclusions in the report are not accurate and the journal reference is incorrect,' Figueiro told USA TODAY in an email. 'We have other papers on the topic… but again, none of them were performed with children.' During a Thursday news conference, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reportedly downplayed NOTUS's findings on the MAHA report and stood behind it. Still, The New York Times reported that the original version of the report had been taken down and replaced with an updated one, according to NYMag's Intelligencer. The pratfalls, in turn, sparked speculation that RFK Jr.'s team at HHS had used AI to compile the document. New York University expert Ivan Oransky told the Times that he couldn't say for sure that AI had been used for the report, but it did remind him of instances where it had been employed elsewhere. 'We've seen this particular movie before, and it's unfortunately much more common in scientific literature than people would like or than really it should be,' he told the newspaper. Leavitt punted to RFK Jr. when she was asked whether AI had been used to compile the report. 'I can't speak to that,' she said, according to NYMag. Supreme Court lets Trump admin. strip protections for people from 4 countries Tainted by state's drug lab scandal, seized property hangs in balance as US high court weighs taking up case Why the fight over foreign students at Harvard has some US students leaving, too The piece of the Mass. budget that passes all understanding | John L. Micek Quincy residents sue mayor over controversial statues for new public safety building Read the original article on MassLive.
