Amelia Earhart was raised mostly by her grandparents due to her father's alcoholism. As a child, she broke with traditional gender roles and was interested in unconventional activities such as climbing and hunting. After graduating from high school, she worked as a military nurse and social worker before dropping out of medical school in 1919.

After flying for the first time, she decided to become a pilot herself, despite her parents refusing to cover the cost of her pilot's license. Amelia worked various jobs to afford to fly and took her first flying lesson with Neta Snook in 1921. Just six months later, she bought her first plane and soon broke a world altitude record for women. Her parents' divorce in 1924 took her to the East Coast with her mother, where she sold her plane to buy a sports car. Despite this, she continued to work as a teacher and social worker in Boston.

Earhart rose to international fame in 1928 when she became the first woman to fly nonstop across the Atlantic, and was hailed as a hero. After the 20-hour flight, she modestly commented that the pilot had done most of the work and she was just baggage, but she expressed a desire to try it alone one day.

In 1929, Amelia Earhart took part in the first Cleveland Women's Air Derby, an aerial competition for female pilots only, pejoratively referred to as the powder puff race. She received financial and moral support from George Palmer Putnam, a New York publisher. After the race received negative press coverage, she met with four other female pilots and formed the Ninety-Nine Club in the fall of 1929 to promote the role of women in aviation.

In 1932, Amelia Earhart undertook her greatest adventure when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, five years after Charles Lindbergh. On May 20, she took off from Newfoundland for Paris in a modified Lockheed Vega 5B. Although she did not reach Paris due to bad weather and mechanical problems and had to make an emergency landing near Derry, Northern Ireland, she received the National Geographic Society Gold Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross from President Herbert C. Hoover, becoming the first woman to do so.

The Vega 5B used by Amelia Earhart for the flight is now in the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.

On January 11, 1935, Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo across the part of the Pacific Ocean between Honolulu, Hawaii, and Oakland, California, in a Lockheed Model 5C Vega Special. In the same year, she also completed the first solo flight from Mexico City to Newark. She was trained in navigation by pilot Paul Mantz, both herself and her co-pilot.

Shortly before her 40th birthday, she planned to be the first person to orbit the earth at the equator. She began her project with a Lockheed Model 10 Electra, financed by Purdue University. Earhart, an advisor to female students at the university, used the Electra as a flying laboratory, sponsored by the university. After a takeoff accident in Hawaii in March, she aborted the first attempt. Her navigator, Henry Manning, left the project after this accident. With Fred Noonan as the new navigator, she took off again from Miami on May 21, 1937. She flew three quarters of the way via Brazil, West Africa, Calcutta and Rangoon before taking off from Lae in New Guinea on July 2 to cross the Pacific. Her destination was Howland Island, where she planned to make a stopover.

Amelia Earhart planned to find the small Howland Island using radio direction finding. The USCGC Itasca was waiting there to respond to her radio messages. However, Earhart reported that she was not receiving any radio signals while she was apparently wandering in distress over the Pacific. At around 08:40 local time, her navigator gave her the direction of flight (line 157°/337°), after which contact was lost. The plane never reached Howland Island.

Shortly after Earhart's last radio message, the US government launched an extensive search operation: 64 planes and 8 warships participated, making it the largest search operation in aviation history up to that point. More than 400,000 km² of ocean were searched, at a cost of approximately 4 million US dollars. However, neither the plane nor Earhart or her companion were found, and the search was called off on July 19.

Amelia Earhart was officially declared "missing, presumed dead".

Several factors led to the suspected accident:

Incorrect map position of Howland Island, navigation problems caused by the International Date Line, and communication problems. The radio antenna was found on the runway, which limited communication. A possible crash into the sea is assumed, as neither the plane nor the bodies were found. It is suspected that lack of fuel and stabilization problems meant that no distress calls could be sent. Other hypotheses about her fate range from hiding on South Sea islands to being kidnapped by Japanese troops. Reports of calls for help after her disappearance are interpreted as possible signals that could have been created by reflection in the ionosphere.

There is evidence that Amelia Earhart and her navigator may have made an emergency landing on Gardner Island (now Nikumaroro). Finds such as a woman's shoe, a sextant box and a bottle of Bénédictine were discovered there. Bone fragments that may have belonged to Earhart were also found, but a clear identification was not possible. Despite extensive searches, the plane wreckage has not yet been found. One theory is that it was dragged over the coral reef by the current after an emergency landing. Expeditions to search for the wreck have so far been unsuccessful. However, there are also counterarguments, such as the lack of further equipment or wreckage on the island. It remains unclear what happened to Earhart and her plane.

According to this theory, Earhart and her companion were captured by the Japanese after an emergency landing near Mili Atoll and later held captive on Saipan, where they died.

The capture hypothesis received new attention through a History Channel documentary in July 2017. A photo that was mistakenly interpreted as a 1937 photo on Jaluit Atoll was supposed to show Earhart and Noonan in Japanese captivity. However, it turned out that the photo was actually from 1935, as a Japanese blogger noted.

Deep Sea Vision's search for a navigation error due to crossing the date line resulted in a sonar signal in January 2024 that may represent a Lockheed Electra. The wreck lies about 160 kilometers from Howland Island, halfway between Honolulu and Australia, at a depth of almost 4,900 meters. It shows matching contours such as size and twin tails. A more detailed investigation was not possible because the expedition did not recognize the wreck until 90 days later and it was then too late to turn back.

Sources:

https://instagram.com/p/C2m13toLVr3/

Tuberculosis (for short: TB) is known to be one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide, and is in the list of the top 5 deadliest infectious diseases affecting all ages. Every year, about 10 million people fall ill with the disease, and about 1.5 million people die from it. TB is the leading cause of death of people with HIV and also a major contributer to antimicrobial resistance. Perhaps you may have heard about it before as it's quite common as its been reported in, but what exactly is tuberculosis and are there even ways to prevent, or cure it?

What is tuberculosis?:

Tuberculosis is a baceterial infection that mainly affects the lungs, and can be fatal without any treatment. Pulmonary tuberculosis (affects lungs) can be contagious and is according to the American Lung Association not quickly spread. Besides affecting the lungs, tuberculosis is also known to affect the bones, lymph nodes, vertebrae, and other parts of the body; those types of tyberculosis are not contagious and can be succesfully treated with the right medication and help.

What are the main causes of tuberculosis?:

Tuberculosis spreads when someone with active TB in their lungs coughs or sneezes, and someone else inhales the expelled droplets that contain TB bacteria.

To be infected, one would have to be in contact with it for an extended period.

Not everyone who has TB is contagious, even though the risk of TB is high in people who:

• Live in, come from, or have spent time in a TB-infested country or region. (most commonly; Africa, Asia, Carribean, Eastern Europe, and Latin America)

• Live in a crowded environment.

• Have an immunosuppressing condition such as human immunodefiency virus.

• Took chemotherapy and biological agent treatments that weaken the immune system.

• Are in poor health or with a poor diet because of a bad lifestyle or other issues, such as drug abuse and alcoholism.

Symptoms of tuberculosis:

• Persistent coughing and coughing up mucus (Mucus is made by the cells in your throat, mouth, nose and sinuses to protect, moisturize and trap potentially harmful particles. In this case it may appear as sticky and gelatinous.)

• Night sweats

• Weight loss

• Loss of appetite

• Fatigue/loss of energy

• Fever

• Difficulty breathing

The various types of tuberculosis & it's treatments:

1. Latent tuberculosis (LTB):

Latent TB is asymptomatic because the body's immune system keeps the infection at bay. Latent TB occurs when a person carries the bacteria but does not develop symptoms, however there is a chance that the latent infection will reactivate later in life when the body's immune defenses weaken, leading to active disease.

For latent TB are three treatment options:

• Isoniazid (INH): This is the most common therapy for latent TB, you basically take an isoniazid antibiotic pill daily for 9 months.

• Rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane): This is an option if you have any side effects, or contraindictations in INH. You take this antibiotic each day for 4 months.

• Isoniazid and Rifapentine: You take both of these antibiotics once a week for 3 months, under your doctor's supervision.

2. Active tuberculosis (aTB):

Active TB is a condition in which the bacteria are active and do cause symptoms. Active TB is divided into two types: pulmonary TB, and systemic TB. Although TB is primarily a lung disease (pulmonary TB), as mentioned in the beginning in the post, it can affect other systems aswell. Systemic TB occurs when active TB is present in other parts of the body. Active tuberculosis requires a combination of antibiotrics like:

• Isoniazid

• Rifampin

• Pyrazinamide

• Ethambutol

• Rifabutin

• Rifapentine

3. Disseminated or miliary tuberculosis (DTB/MTB):

Miliary TB is a rare form of active TB that occurs when TB bacteria enter the bloodstream. In this form, the bacteria quickly spread throughout the body in tiny nodules, affecting multiple organs at the same time; this type of tuberculosis can be fatal. Just like with the previous types of tuberculosis, DTB and MTB are treated with a combination of antibiotics, this gets done in multiple periods of time which can run up to 6-12 months.

Intensive phase (2 months):

• Pyrazinamide

• Isoniazid

• Rifampin

• Streptomycin or ethambutol

Continuation phase (4 months):

• Isonaizid

• Rifampin

4. Multidrug-resistant tumerculosis: (MDR-TB)

This type of TB is caused by bacteria that are resistant to at least two of the most commonly used and potent anti-TB drugs, like:

• Isoniazid

• Rifampicin

• Pyrazinamide

• Ethambutol

• Streptomycin

5. Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB):

This is a rare form of TB in which the bacteria are resistant to more than two anti-TB drugs. This type of TB can be cured, but with the current drugs available, the likelihood of success is much smaller than in patients with ordinary TB or even MDR-TB.

Besides antibiotics, its also advertised to stay home during the first weeks of treatment, until you're no longer contagious. Which means you should avoid public places and people with weakened immune systems, like young children, the elderly, and people with HIV. Just like with COVID-19, you'll have to wear a special mask if you have visitors, or need to go to the doctor's office.

The effects of untreated tuberculosis:

As mentioned above, tuberculosis can be succesfully treated with the right treatment and help, but what if a person who has tuberculosis would not get any treatment and let it worsen?

Untreated and worsened tuberculosis can cause:

• Miliary or disseminated tuberculosis

• Fluids, air, or pus in the lungs

• Acute respiratory distress syndrome or fluid buildup in the lungs

• Paraplegia or paralysis of the lower body due to tuberculosis of the spine

• Tuberculosis arthritis (joint inflammation) of the hips or knees

• Infertility in men and women

• Seizures and growth retardation

• Multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

The final cause may be either multiple organ failure or internal haemorrhage (bleeding) in the lungs, which may happen when the advancing destruction erodes into an artery; this will most likely result into death.

How to prevent tuberculosis?:

There are multiple ways to prevent tuberculosis. By keeping the various mentioned main causes in mind and trying to avoid them, you most likely will be safe, but there's more. For children there's a vaccin available; BCG (bacille Calmette-Guerin) which is legalized in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, & the United States. In countries or regions where tuberculosis is common, one dose is recommended in healthy newborn babies as soon after birth as possible. In countries or regions where tuberculosis isn't as common, only children at high risk are typically immunized. Among children, the vaccine prevents about 20% from getting infected and among those who do get infected, it protects half from developing disease.

Sources:

https://www.medicinenet.com/what_does_tuberculosis_do_to_the_body/article.htm

https://www.webmd.com/lung/understanding-tuberculosis-treatment

https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/howtbspreads.htm

Aftermath:

Pacajá, Brazil

The city of Pacajá, located in the southwest region of Pará, is in mourning and demands justice after a serious traffic accident on Wednesday night (1st), which resulted in the run over of a couple who were on a motorcycle. The victim, identified as Giseli Brasil Pereira, who was pregnant, died at the scene of the accident, while her husband, Angleison de Souza Silva, survived. The person responsible for the collision is businessman José Vicente Alves Tozetti, who was arrested in the act.

The couple was on a motorcycle when they were hit from behind by an Amarok pickup truck, driven by the businessman known as Zé Vicente. According to information from the Civil Police, which is investigating the case, the accident occurred around 8:30 pm and was recorded on Avenida Transamazônica, in front of the city's Food Court.

Due to the violence of the impact, the couple was thrown approximately 25 meters. The pregnant woman died at the scene, while her husband, Angleison, was rescued and transferred to the Marabá Regional Hospital. He suffered fractures and head trauma. His condition is considered serious, but the health institution did not release details about his clinical condition.

Meanwhile, businessman Zé Vicente managed to flee the scene of the accident in a vehicle. Subsequently, the Military Police located the driver at his residence and arrested him in the act. At the police station, the Police Authority ratified the arrest in the act and determined standard procedures.

https://portaljacunda.com.br/noticia/37312/empresario-atropela-motocicleta-e-mata-mulher-gravida-morre-em-pacaja

That suicide is sad really, he looked kinda cute but so fucking sad, Rip

Santiago, Chile

Today, a video captured by security cameras went viral on social networks showing the homicide of a man in the Barrio Yungay sector, in the commune of Santiago, Metropolitan Region.

The incident took place on Libertad Street yesterday, on Wednesday. The victim was a Peruvian citizen who was visiting the country.

In the images recorded by the security cameras in the area, it is observed how an individual in a red sweatshirt approaches the victim and threatens him with a firearm. Although there is no resistance from the man, who hands over his belongings almost instantly, the aggressor shoots him before fleeing the scene.

https://www.redmaule.com/policial/hombre-fue-asesinado-a-pesar-de-no-oponer-resistencia-en-barrio-yungay

Info:The boy holding the scalpel (Identified as Santiago Rodríguez) received constant bullying from the guy stuck to the wall. In short, what the guy with the scalpel says is something like this is where it all ends, I'm sick of this This happened in a public school in Colombia, obviously the guy with the scalpel was expelled for obvious reasons and a very curious fact is that I studied there when I was young.

Aftermath:

Copacabana, Colombia

A woman, who was traveling on a motorcycle on the North Highway, in the jurisdiction of the municipality of Copacabana, in the Aburrá Valley, died this Wednesday, May 1, after suffering a serious traffic accident. The young woman crashed into a bus that parked on the side of the road and was then run over by a tractor-trailer.

The woman, who was wearing beige pants, a pink blouse and white tennis shoes with green tints, died as a result of the accident that occurred on a section of the road near the Comfama Recreational Park.

In the recording apparently recorded by the camera of another vehicle traveling along the North Highway, it is observed that the woman was traveling in the lane closest to the section where intermunicipal service buses usually park.

As seen in the video, the young woman apparently does not notice one of the parked vehicles and hits the rear of it.

Immediately afterwards, the young woman is ejected from her vehicle. Unfortunately, the moment she touches the asphalt, she is run over by a tractor-trailer that was traveling through the area.

https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/medellin/revelan-el-video-del-momento-exacto-del-accidente-que-dejo-una-mujer-motociclista-muerta-en-copacabana-3339215

Never seen this clip before, could get a hit

DALE RIVER!

DALE RIVER!

If you have more info of him or have a longer version make sure to comment.

man, still unidentified, discharged his pistol at his wife and her lover, in the municipality of Feira de Santana, in Bahia. The crime took place in January, but it was only on Monday night (06) that the video was released on the internet, showing the double homicide.

In the image from a surveillance camera, at 7:53 pm, you can see the moment when the Police Officer approached the vehicle where his wife's lover was. He shoots twice at the man who was in the driver's seat, then points the gun at his wife and shoots her twice more in the back, who falls to the ground.

Source:

https://www.professortacianomedrado.com/2023/02/crime-passional-homem-flagra-traicao-de.html?m=1

A double homicide was recorded on Thursday morning (2) at a gas station in a rural area of Dom Expedito Lopes, Piauí state, Brazil.

According to the police, two criminals were chasing a man, who had a criminal history for drug trafficking, from Picos, 27 km from the town. When they arrived at the gas station, they saw a man placing an order at the establishment's convenience store and mistook him for the criminal they wanted to kill.

One of the criminals entered the snack bar and shot the man, identified as ambulance driver Fabricio Barbosa Araújo, in the head, killing him instantly. When he came out, he spotted the real target and shot him too, fleeing with his partner soon after.

A 20 year old Egyptian student committed suicide after jumping off Cairo Tower. The tower is one of Cairo's most famous landmarks. It was designed by the Egyptian architect Naoum Shebib and built between 1954-1961 on the Gezira Island. As per sources, this young Egyptian man, had booked a ticket to the Tower and jumped off the building's fence. Initial investigations showed that the young man, who was studying at Helwan university , suffered from some psychological issues. Nader had informed a friend that he intended to commit suicide. Even though the incident happened 10 days ago, but presently Video footage is circulating online of this student.

Full video:

Source:

https://www.mangalorean.com/20-yr-old-egyptian-student-jumps-off-614-ft-cairo-tower-committing-suicide/

Pablo Escobar

Colombian criminal

Born : December 1, 1949, Rionegro, Colombia

Died December 2, 1993, Medellín. Colombia (aged 4️⃣4️⃣)

Pablo Escobar (born December 1, 1949, Rionegro, Colombia died December 2, 1993, Medellín. Colombia was a Colombian drug lord who rose to infamy as the leader of the Medellín cartel, overseeing a period marked by extreme violence , corruption, and wealth. Escobar was arguably the world's most powerful drug trafficker in the 1980s and early '90s.

Soon after his birth , Escobar's family his father was a farmer and his mother a schoolteacher moved to Envigado, Colombia, a suburb of Medellín. While still a teenager , he began a life of crime . His early illegal activities included selling fake diplomas, smuggling stereo equipment, and stealing tombstones to resell . Escobar also stole cars , and it was this offense that resulted in his first arrest , in 1974. As the cocaine industry grew in Colombia thanks in part to its proximity to Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, major growers of coca , from which cocaine is derived Escobar became involved in drug smuggling. In the mid-1970s he helped found the crime organization that later became known as the Medellín cartel. His notable partners included the Ochoa brothers: Juan David, Jorge Luis, and Fabio. Escobar served as head of the organization, which focused largely on the production, transport, and sale of cocaine .

Here's an image of Pablo Escobar Becoming a drug leader with a bodyguard 1983

By the mid-1980s the Medellín cartel dominated the cocaine trade , with Escobar wielding incredible power and wealth. According to some reports , he was worth approximately $25 billion , which supported a lavish lifestyle that included a 7,000-acre (2,800-hectare) estate called Hacienda Nápoles (named after Naples, Italy ) in Colombia. It reportedly cost $63 million and featured a soccer , dinosaur statues , artificial lakes , a bullfighting arena , an airstrip , and a tennis court . The property also had a zoo that housed giraffes, hippopotamuses, and camels, among other animals . In addition, Escobar funded various projects to aid the poor , earning him comparisons to Robin Hood. That perception helped him win election to an alternate seat in the country's Congress in 1982.

However, such philanthropic works were offset by Escobar's well-known ruthlessness. He handled problems plomo,” meaning “silver ” (bribes) or “lead” (bullets ). In addition to rival drug traffickers, notably in the Cali cartel, his victims included government officials, policemen , and civilians . In 1989 the cartel reportedly placed a bomb aboard an airplane in an attempt to kill an allged informant. More than 100 people were killed . The threats of extradition to the United States which, as the destination of most of the cartel's drugs , had come to view Escobar as a top target in its war on drugs drew even greater retaliation from Escobar, who reportedly said that he “would rather have a grave in Colombia a jail cell in the U.S.”

Here's the Image of Pablo Escobar in 1991:

Amid the growing bloodshed , a massive manhunt was undertaken to find Escobar, while the government also began negotiations for his surrender. In June 1991, on the same day Congress voted to forbid extradition in the country's new constitution, Escobar surrendered and was subsequently jailed . His imprisonment, however, had little effect on his criminal activities and his lifestyle. He was allowed to build a luxurious prison , which became known as La Catedral. Not only did the facility include a nightclub , sauna , waterfall , and soccer field , it also had telephones , computers , and fax machines. However, after Escobar tortured and killed two cartel members at La Catedral, officials decided to move him to a less-accommodating prison . Before he could be transferred, Escobar escaped custody in July 1992. The Colombian government—reportedly aided by U.S. officials and rival drug traffickers—launched a manhunt. On December 1, 1993, Escobar celebrated his 44th birthday , allegedly enjoying cake , wine , and marijuana. The next day his hideout in Medellín was discovered. While Colombian forces stormed the building , Escobar and a bodyguard managed to get to the roof . A chase and gunfight ensued, and Escobar was fatally shot . Some, however, speculated that he took his own life . Soon after he died , the Medellín cartel collapsed.

Here's an Aftermath Of Pablo Escobar:

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Another dumb way to die lol

Faridabad, India

A young man who had gone to take bath in the swimming pool at Tilpat died due to drowning. It is being told that during this time no security personnel were present around the pool. Police have registered a case against the swimming pool operator.

The name of the deceased is Hanni. He lives with his family in Gurdwara Baba Amar Das located in Sector-31. Hanni's father Gurmukh Singh is a servant in the Gurudwara. Hanni had gone with his friends to take a bath in the swimming pool located in Tilpat. All the friends were taking bath there. During this time, Hanni's friend saw that his body was floating in the swimming pool.

After this all the friends took him to a private hospital for treatment. Where the doctors declared him dead. Priyanshu, who went to take a bath with Hanni, told Manoj and another friend that Hanni was afraid of having a seizure while bathing, that is why no one came to know about his drowning.

According to Palla police station in-charge, Sameer Singh, the swimming pool did not meet any safety standards. A case of negligence was registered against him.

https://www.jagran.com/haryana/faridabad-ncr-youth-dies-while-bathing-in-swimming-pool-in-faridabad-case-registered-against-owner-23709642.html

Fatal crash, exact number unreported.

Man lost 2 arms by stupid mistake