Lauryn Hill Could Face 3 Years in Jail
Eight-time Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill pleaded guilty Friday to not paying federal taxes on more than $1.5 million earned over three years. Appearing in U.S. District Court in Newark, Hill admitted failing to file tax returns from 2005 to 2007. She faces a maximum one-year sentence on each of the three counts. She was charged three weeks ago.
Dressed in a dark jacket, white button-up shirt and a long reddish-orange skirt, Hill declined to comment after Friday’s hearing. During the hearing, attorney Nathan Hochman indicated that Hill planned to pay back the taxes she owes. U.S. Magistrate Michael Shipp initially scheduled sentencing for early October but agreed to delay it until late November to give Hill time to make repayment
Do You Want to Stop Smoking? Here is a Vaccine For You!
The vaccine works by genetically engineering an antibody that filters out nicotine when it enters blood © RexJust one injection could provide lifelong protection from the cravings of nicotine and prevent the physical effects of smoking such as relaxation and lowering of the heart rate.
It could be used to "vaccinate" children from ever smoking and help smokers to quit. Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York have tested the vaccine on mice but could soon start human trials. Mice which had been given the jab stayed just as active as previously, while those not administered with the vaccine relaxed and their blood pressure and heart activity lowered – classic signs nicotine had reached the brain.
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Dr Ronald Crystal, professor of Genetic Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and research leader said the jab could help committed quitters beat physical nicotine cravings.
He said: "They will know if..
Dr. Ulimboka Apelekwa South Africa Kutibiwa Zaidi.
Mwenyekiti wa Jumuia ya Madaktari nchini, Dk. Steven Ulimboka jana
mchana alifikishwa Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mwalimu Julius Nyerere kwa ajili
ya kupelekwa nchini Afrika Kusini kwa matibabu zaidi baada ya madaktari
kubaini kuwa ana mtatizo ya kitabibu yanayomkabili likiwemo la mtikisiko
wa ubongo.
Gari la wangonjwa la AAR ambalo lilimbeba Dk. Ulimboka likiwasili Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.
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