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Matt Shultz, the lead singer of Cage The Elephant, shared that he was suffering from a “mental health crisis” leading up to his arrest last year for possession of two loaded guns. “It’s a miracle that I’m here today,” Shultz wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday evening. “I was arrested last year, and it undoubtedly saved my life. After my arrest, I went to the hospital for two months followed by months of outpatient treatment. I can finally explain what happened.” He continued, “Over the last…

Lack of support for early years language and communication development is leading to a “literacy crisis” that could be costing the economy £830m for each school year group, according to new research.The report, led by Pro Bono Economics (PBE) and commissioned by KPMG UK in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust (NLT), also found that there are about 106,000 five-year-old children in England each year who are not currently meeting the expected standard for literacy but could with adequate support.PBE estimated the…

The elite Valkyries’ adventures continue in Honkai Impact 3rd’s upcoming chapter, Mars Crisis. This time, we’ll see new faces join the team, from the eccentric Senadina to the animalistic Coralie 6626 Planck. If you have always wanted to go on a heroic deep space escapade, now is the perfect time to begin as Honkai Impact 3rd kicks off Part 2 on February 29. You won’t stray too far from our solar system as the team sets out on a quest to Mars. That means HoYoverse longtime players can look forward to all-new missions,…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked regulators to hold monthly meetings with startups and fintech firms to address their issues and concerns while emphasising strict regulatory compliance.Sitharaman met startup and fintech stakeholders on Monday along with senior government officials.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIIM LucknowIIML Executive Programme in FinTech,…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The lack of meaningful action to tackle Britain's cold homes over the last decade has intensified existing inequalities—with many millions of households now at the point of crisis, finds a new report from the UCL Institute of Health Equity (UCL IHE). Produced as a follow-up to the 2011 report, The Health Impacts of…

Byju’s on Thursday said its founder Byju Raveendran, his wife and cofounder Divya Gokulnath, and his brother Riju Ravindran will not attend the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) called by a group of investors seeking removal of Raveendran as CEO and change of board.The three are the only board members at Think & Learn – parent of Byju’s.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisitIndian School of…

As Toyota’s first serious foray into electric vehicles, most of us expected the bZ4X to be ... well, something else. Instead, what we got was a confusingly-named station wagon crossover with a puzzling array of capabilities under a tall price tag.To remember the ridiculous bank-PIN-sounding name of the bZ4X, I have to repeat the word "Buzzforx" in my head. That’s not good marketing.The Toyota bZ4X is sized similarly to the Venza crossover wagon, has a range barely on par with the much cheaper Nissan LEAF, and an interior…

There’s a time and a place for everything. Sure, politeness, diplomacy, and good manners are essential in workplace environments. We’re big fans of them. However, when there’s a disaster of epic proportions heading your way, it might be time for proactivity and using more urgent language. Otherwise, your colleagues might not understand that they have to take action immediately.Redditor u/Brewthirty17, who used to work at a major petroleum company, recently went viral after sharing how being overly polite at the wrong…

There is intense apprehension at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Thursday that the Naira may weaken further as the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) is set to disburse allocations from the revenues generated into the federations’ accounts among the federal, state and local governments. Sources within the apex bank Thursday told PREMIUM TIMES that there are concerns that funds from FAAC were often illegally converted to dollars by some corrupt state governors at the unofficial market, with a ripple…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched across the U.S. nearly 2 years ago. But college students—who are particularly vulnerable to substance use problems and related mental health crises—appear disinclined to use it, according to new research published in the Journal of Addiction & Offender Counseling. …