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When a person has a phobia of a specific thing (in this case, frogs), they may or may not realize their fear is irrational. Depending on the severity, the phobia can also disrupt an individual’s quality of life. This article will cover the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of ranidaphobia. Symptoms The symptoms of a person experiencing ranidaphobia can range in severity. The symptoms may occur upon the thought, sight (including photos or video), the sound of a frog, or anticipation of seeing a frog in the future....

Epidemiologists fear BSE’s final cost may be far higher. They say its incubation period seems to take decades in humans, and it is nearly impossible to detect until its terminal stages. Reputable scientists, extrapolating from data on roughly similar outbreaks of illness, have suggested that the death count from BSE’s incurable human form, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), could eventually top 125,000 in Britain alone. Meanwhile, health professionals around the world are debating the risks of infected blood donations and querying the past safety of every kind of cattle-derived product, from baby food and skin creams to polio vaccines and other medicines....

Prada adorns a sleeveless knee-length coat with long, black beaded feathers. With a mohair faux-fur vest on top and an orange felt band, it’s a whimsical take on the trend ($6,550; prada.com). Nina Ricci has her models wearing wispy ostrich feathers threaded through their hair, like Shakespeare’s midsummer fairies. The motif is repeated in an alpaca and mohair poncho. In soft light gray, the poncho’s chunky knit and asymmetrical hem complement the strands of feathers woven throughout ($1,215; eluxury....

Instituted in 2019, the policy had barred asylum seekers from claiming refuge in the U.S. unless they had first sought to claim asylum in a country they passed through on their way to the border. On Tuesday night, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly of Washington, D.C. said the ban was unlawful, ruling in favor of immigration advocates and asylum seekers, who said the so-called “third-country asylum rule” violated the Immigration and Nationality Act....

As the opinion by District Judge Nicholas Ranjan explained, Republicans were challenging as unconstitutional the use of ballot “drop boxes,” restrictions that require poll watchers to be residents of the county they’re assigned to, and guidance by Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Kathy Boockvar that signatures on mail-in ballots do not need to match ones on file. The court ruled in favor of the defendants and dismissed the case....

The lead prosecutor, Rob Spencer, presiding U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema and Moussaoui’s lawyer, Ed MacMahon, agreed in an online panel that despite the case’s challenges, it demonstrated how the judicial system can provide closure. Ramzi bin al-Shibh or Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused September 11 participants who are still detained at Guantanamo, have yet to be brought to trial. “It’s amazing to me that the rest of the culprits in this case have not been brought to justice,” Brinkema said....

WEHRFRITZ: Some members of the aid community have come to believe that food aid is enabling Kim Jong Il’s regime and preventing the kind of change that will ultimately be necessary to fix North Korea. Is that not a valid argument? BERTINI: And therefore all the food aid should be stopped so that, for heaven knows how long, people would starve to death because we don’t like the [North Korean] government?...

It didn’t swing by itself. Egan has helped it along, applying major-label tactics to a minor-league scene. His bands Saves The Day and The Get Up Kids have each sold upwards of 185,000 copies, and Dashboard has sold more than 300,000. Carrabba’s name isn’t quite Spears or Timberlake, but that’s exactly the point. Vagrant has zeroed in on teens who can’t stomach bubblegum pop, and built a hip national brand even though the rest of the music industry is too depressed to get out of bed....

The midfielder was forced off after 29 minutes of his side’s 4-3 World Cup qualifying win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday. Man Utd 12/1 to beat Liverpol 2-0 Head coach Roberto Martinez admitted it was likely he had damaged a ligament and there had been concerns he had suffered a tear. However, tests have revealed he has only sprained the medial collateral ligament of his left knee and is likely only to be out of action for “a couple of weeks”, with Belgium confirming the news via their official Twitter account....

There’s one country to thank for the dead Americans piling up from drug overdoses: China. China is a leading cause of American deaths for younger adults. While heart disease and cancer claim many older lives, CDC data reveals that the leading cause of death for ages 25-44 is unintentional injuries, the vast majority of which are drug-related poisonings. Drug poisonings are the leading cause of death for these age groups, far exceeding homicide, suicide, and traffic accidents....

As an herbal medicine, fenugreek is believed to prevent or treat a wide range of health conditions, like diabetes, menstrual cramps, an enlarged prostate, and obesity. Fenugreek has also been used for centuries as a substance that can stimulate the production of breast milk (a galactagogue). This article will talk about the claimed health benefits of using fenugreek, including what the current research says about the seed. It also lists some of the possible side effects and explains how to use fenugreek supplements safely....

“Fertility preservation allows patients that have a medical condition or treatment that’s going to impair their fertility to store either sperm, eggs or embryo either prior to undergoing that treatment or prior to that disease advancing,” Kate Weldon LeBlanc told Boston 25 News. LeBlanc is with Resolve New England, which supports and advocates for people facing reproductive challenges. One of the main issues with fertility preservation is that it’s only available to those who can afford it....

FFA met with state and territory governing bodies on Monday and received “unanimous agreement on the principle of expanding” voting rights within the national body’s congress, which elects members of the FFA board. A-League club owners are determined to negotiate a better deal with FFA as the latter looks to reform its constitution and allocate funds from the competition’s new broadcast deal. A-League clubs demand more power Last week, Melbourne Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro outlined the clubs’ collective wish list at an event attended by representatives of five other teams and FFA CEO David Gallop....

FFA chairman Steven Lowy and CEO David Gallop met with FIFA officials, including president Gianni Infantino, in Switzerland last week to discuss the expansion of Australia’s voting congress that decides, who sits on FFA’s board. Australia has the smallest number of voters of any FIFA member with 10, with the nine state federations each holding one vote, while the A-League clubs have one vote between them. FFA committed to reform says Lowy...

Some of the players that will be featured in the FIBA U19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece, are already stars, in their own way. But a tournament this big, and with this wide a field of participants, it allows others to also prove their worth. Scouts will be filling their notebooks with new names who could seize the opportunity and jumpstart their careers. The following five guys, in my opinion, are ready to put on a show....

As the football world prepares to turn its attention to Russia and the world’s biggest sporting event, EA Sports have too as it takes FIFA 18 to the World Cup. Having previously released standalone games for the tournament, EA have opted to treat fans to a free experience this time around and haven’t skimmed on any of the detail. Not only does the update introduce a new feel to the game that often comes with each new annual release, it also provides a genuinely authentic and satisfying World Cup experience....

Stars such as Australian striker Sam Kerr, Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas and Norwegian forward Ada Hegerberg feature as gun players in the game. The Sporting News takes a look at the women’s ratings in FIFA 23 with a full list of the top 25 players below. Who is the best women’s player in FIFA 23? Despite Matildas star Kerr featuring on the cover of FIFA 23, Spanish playmaker Putellas has been crowned as the best women’s player by rating....

The Brazil forward completed a world-record €222 million move from Barca to PSG in August after the Ligue 1 giants sensationally met his release clause. Neymar claims he is still entitled to a €30m renewal bonus after signing a contract extension at Camp Nou until 2021, although Barca maintain that terms of that agreement were breached when the 26-year-old joined PSG. FIFA has confirmed they will step away from the dispute after legal action was taken elsewhere over the same complaint....

A future without Messi & Ronaldo The decision from world football’s governing body comes after German publication Bild obtained what it said was a leaked copy of the findings and on Monday published allegations it claimed were included in the document. Garcia, a former New York attorney, was appointed by FIFA in 2012 to investigate allegations of corruption surrounding the bidding process for the World Cups in Russia and Qatar....