The Daily Populous

Sunday January 11st, 2026 night edition

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Doctors said I might not make my second birthday with muscle disease SMA.

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson revealed this week that her twin daughters have been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) type one, a muscle-weakening disease.

BBC journalist Ben Morris has SMA and describes what it is like to live with the condition.

After my parents requested some tests, he sat me on the side of the medical bed in his office and let go.

My family were signposted to a charity now known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK, (SMA UK) which helped support me.

About one in 40 people carry the altered gene that can cause the disease, according to SMA UK.

My dad worked as a project manager, and he used that mindset when dealing with the various support services I needed. »

'More Than 200 Reported Dead' in Tehran as Regime Opens Fire

Authored by time.com

A Tehran doctor told TIME on condition of anonymity that just six hospitals in the capital had recorded at least 217 protester deaths, “most by live ammunition.”

Human rights groups on Friday reported much lower death tolls than the physician, though the discrepancy might be explained by differing reporting standards.

The D.C.-based Human Rights Activist News Agency, which tallies only victims who have been identified, reported at least 63 deaths since the start of the protests, including 49 civilians. »

The Xbox Developer Direct will feature a secret fourth game

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

The upcoming Xbox Developer Direct will feature a currently unannounced fourth game.

VGC can corroborate this and understands that the fourth game is a smaller-scale original game from one of Xbox Game Studios’ first-party developers.

The Xbox Developer Direct will also include “the first in-depth look” at Beast of Reincarnation, the new game from Game Freak. »

'Cannot be shared, or transferred': Nobel Committee shuts doors on Trump's 'will accept Prize from Machado' remark

Authored by livemint.com

The Nobel Committee, however, has firmly shut the door on the idea, reiterating that Nobel Prizes cannot be revoked, shared or transferred, once announced.

Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others.

The decision is final and stands for all time,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute said in a statement on Friday. »

City asked to intervene after SF firefighter's stage 4 lung cancer treatment denied by Blue Shield

Authored by abc7news.com
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City asked to intervene after SF firefighter's stage 4 lung cancer treatment denied by Blue Shield.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A retired San Francisco firefighter battling cancer is asking the city to intervene after getting denied by his insurance provider.

His colleagues and family spoke on his behalf, asking the board that approved the Blue Shield insurance to intervene. »