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Perth Now
19-05-2025
- Perth Now
Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' trial hear he allegedly carried drugs bag loaded with illegal substances
Sean 'Diddy' Combs allegedly regularly carried a designer bag containing illegal drugs and emergency contraception supplied by a dealer known as One-Stop. The rapper, 55, is on trial on charges including sex trafficking and racketeering and a court in New York heard on Monday (19.05.25) from Dawn Richard, 41, who worked for the music mogul between 2004 and 2011. She alleged during her testimony Combs kept a Louis Vuitton 'med bag' stocked with cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, ketamine and Plan B pills, all provided by One-Stop, whom she identified as his regular drug source. 'He had a bag, a Louis Vuitton bag,' Dawn told the court, adding: 'One-Stop would come and supply everything. Cocaine, weed, ecstasy, ketamine and Plan B. It was always with him.' Dawn's testimony follows statements made last week by Special Agent Yasin Binda, who told the court a Louis Vuitton bag containing a pill bottle of Klonopin was recovered during a raid on Combs' hotel room in September 2024. Cassie Ventura, 37, who previously dated Combs and reached a civil settlement with him last year, also referenced the same pouch during her testimony last week, claiming he called it his 'med bag'. Dawn also described a violent episode in which she alleged Combs attacked Ventura with a skillet. 'He was yelling and hitting her,' she said. 'He told me if I ever said anything, I could go missing too.' When cross-examined by Combs' defence team, lawyers suggested Dawn had changed details of her story over time. She responded: 'I've done the best I could to remember. I saw what I saw.' Prosecutors allege Combs ran a criminal enterprise that used violence, drugs and coercion to control women, accusing him of sex trafficking by force and transporting individuals for prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied any non-consensual sexual activity. Dawn's testimony adds to a growing body of allegations that have emerged in federal proceedings against the producer and rapper. Cassie was the first to publicly detail alleged abuse in her lawsuit in 2023, which was settled out of court. The trial continues at the Southern District of New York, with further testimony expected in the coming days. Combs denies all charges against him.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Time of India
Pahalgam Survivor: Terrorists Posed As Pony Owners, Issued Religious Taunts Before Opening Fire
/ Apr 24, 2025, 07:55PM IST Days after the gruesome terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 27 people, including tourists, one of the survivors has revealed the terrorists arrived at Baisaran valley disguised as pony owners. She said the terrorists made religious taunts at them, tried to drag them away from the crowd to kill. The survivor and her brother also revealed they carried guns and spoke to unknown people about Plan B. Watch
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Florida teens may be blocked from birth control, STI treatment without parental consent
A measure that would make minors in Florida get parental consent for birth control and treatment for sexually transmitted infections goes against guidance from the nation's leading association for obstetricians and gynecologists. A bill entitled "Parental Rights" (SB 1288) by Sen. Erin Grall, R-Fort Pierce, which has passed through its first two committees, would nullify an existing state law that allows for a physician to prescribe birth control or STI treatment for those under 18. But the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) supports 'confidential" care, as "it is even more crucial for adolescents because the lack of confidentiality can be a barrier to the delivery of reproductive health care services." This includes confidentiality in billing and insurance claims. According to guidance provided by ACOG: 'Even though policies should encourage and facilitate communication between a minor and her parent or guardian when appropriate, legal barriers and deference to parental involvement should not stand in the way of needed contraceptive care for adolescents who request confidential services.' Dr. Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington, said based on her clinical experience, what patients tell her when their parents step out of the room is often different from what is said in front of them. 'I want to ask every single person in that (legislature) if they would call up their mother and tell their mother every single thing they've done sexually in their life,' Oelschlager told the USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida. 'It's not uncommon for adolescents to hold back information from their parents," she added. "It's part of respecting boundaries between a parent and a child.' Grall stood by her position that if a child has an STI and needs treatment, a parent should know. A more hardline earlier version of the bill originally required parental consent for just STI testing, but lawmakers amended the bill, allowing minors to get tested for STIs without parental consent. 'I believe their needs can be best met with parenting. I get that it's hard, and I get that everything's not perfect, but it doesn't mean we say 'OK government, you can do better,' ' Grall said at a recent Senate committee meeting. The bill would not prevent a minor from buying birth control or emergency contraception over the counter, like condoms or Plan B. It does, however, penalize with a misdemeanor charge any health care provider who prescribes birth control pills or related medication without a parent or guardian's consent. 'You could have a child that has HIV, and you would not be informed as a parent. You could have a child that has syphilis who needs certain types of treatment. That treatment could interact with other things that that child either has, a reaction to, an allergy to … and those are things that parents know. A provider may not know, and a parent should know when a child is getting treatment,' Grall said. At the first committee hearing in the Senate, Grall said she did not consult with medical professionals when drafting the original policy. From 2017 to 2021, syphilis rates rose 82% in Florida and increased 72% nationwide, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Congenital syphilis, which occurs when syphilis is passed to a baby during pregnancy, rose 88% in Florida during this time period, and 219% nationwide. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are often asymptomatic, Oelschlager said, and left untreated can lead to life-changing consequences. In women, untreated chlamydia and gonorrhea cause inflammation in the cervix, which can travel up into the uterus and into the fallopian tubes. Patients can get intense inflammation, infection and scarring from the untreated STIs. Oelschlager said she's had adolescent patients admitted to the hospital because of severe infections. "I understand the need to want to make sure my children are healthy and safe, and I also want to know if they're in a dangerous situation or if they've been hurt, but also understand they're never going to tell me everything that they would tell their doctor about their private sexual lives,' Oelschlager said. Ana Goñi-Lessan, state watchdog reporter for the USA TODAY Network – Florida, can be reached at agonilessan@ This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Birth control and parental consent debated in Florida bill
