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Lisa Driscoll, a woman who stole other people’s nursing credentials to gain employment in Newfoundland on multiple occasions, has once again avoided sentencing.

She was a no-show in provincial court on Thursday in St. John’s after being ordered by Judge Bruce Short at her last appearance to be there in person. In a twist of fate for the convicted fake nurse, the judge was also absent from the courtroom on Thursday.

Judge Paul Noble presided over the appearance on Short’s behalf. Driscoll’s new lawyer, Philip Warren, was asking for an adjournment regardless, saying Driscoll claimed to be sick and was either in the hospital, or on the way to the hospital.

“This is the sixth request for a postponement,” Crown prosecutor Deidre Badcock said before pulling out her notebook to quote Short from the last appearance in July.

“He said, ‘You be here unless it is life or death,’” Badcock read. “‘The court has given you great leeway and ample opportunity to comply and you continue to not. You will not get any further appointments or adjournments. You will be sentenced on Oct. 1.’”

But that wasn’t the case.

Badcock then asked the judge for an arrest warrant, saying the only way Driscoll will be present for her sentencing is if she is held in custody until her next court date.

“I just find it really harsh, I really do,” Warren said.

Noble decided against issuing a warrant for Driscoll’s arrest, instead making an order that she be present in person for her next appearance.

Badcock said it’s become routine for Driscoll to seek delays, without providing any evidence to support her applications for adjournment.

“I trust what [Warren] says his client has told him, but I don’t trust anything his client tells him because we’ve consistently been told she’s in the hospital, or she’s having surgery or she’s having X or having Y. And she has not been able to produce a single piece of paper, not even a printout from her actual online health-care app, which we all have.”

The case will be called again on Oct. 7 at 9 a.m. to find a new date for sentencing.

Driscoll first pleaded guilty to her charges on May 12, 2025.

She’s fired two lawyers in 2026, which also led to significant delays.

Driscoll used fake names, licences to get jobs

Lisa Driscoll, who also went by the name Lisa Strickland at times, was convicted of criminal negligence causing death in relation to the 2017 death of her four-year-old son in Ontario.

That conviction and subsequent prison sentence left her unable to pass a code of conduct check in Ontario.

Driscoll came back to Newfoundland, where she hails from, and used the legitimate licence number of a licensed practical nurse with a similar name to get a job at Chancellor Park, a nursing home in St. John’s, in March of 2021.

While working there, Driscoll used the same stolen licence to get a second job at Kenny’s Pond retirement home in St. John’s.

Alarm bells were raised when Driscoll applied for another job with Lane’s Retirement Homes in July of 2022. The College of Licensed Practical Nurses got a call from a representative of the company, looking to check her licensing information. They found none of her information matched the information of the person who held the legitimate licence in the system.

Police began investigating, and reached out to the province’s health authority, which confirmed it also had a job application on file from Driscoll in which she used the licence number of another nurse with a similar name.

After being fired from her positions in St. John’s and while the investigation was still ongoing, Driscoll was discovered to be working at a retirement home in Gander — this time as a travel nurse.

Driscoll was accused of stealing medication from that home in Gander, but was acquitted in March of 2026.

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October 3, 2026
Why experts say now is an ideal time to protect yourself from flu

It’s October and time for flu shots.

Medical experts urge getting a flu vaccination soon, before influenza starts spreading widely — and to get up to date on protection against other fall respiratory viruses, too. Updated COVID-19 shots are available now, plus shots for people especially vulnerable to another winter risk called RSV.

While these infections make many people feel miserable for a few days before they recover, every year flu alone causes hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations in the U.S. and kills tens of thousands.

Vaccination isn’t “a guarantee that we’re going to prevent illness. But just like the seat belt in your car, it decreases risk” of the worst outcomes, said Dr. Ryan Stanton of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Fall vaccine advice usually comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its independent advisory panel. But this year that panel, which influences state and insurance vaccine policies, is caught in a court battle and the CDC hasn’t updated its flu advice.

Now doctors’ groups are filling the gap: the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America have posted vaccination guidelines for their patient populations plus the scientific evidence behind them.

Here’s what to know:

Just about everybody starting at age 6 months needs flu vaccination, the medical societies agree. But flu is particularly dangerous for people 65 and older, pregnant women, young children and people of any age who have chronic health problems, including asthma, diabetes, heart disease and weak immune systems. The last two flu seasons brought unusually high numbers of child deaths, the vast majority of them in unvaccinated kids.

The vaccines don’t block all flu infections, but they do help prevent the worst outcomes, decreasing older adults’ hospitalizations by 31% last year, according to the Vaccine Integrity Project, a public health group based at the University of Minnesota.

Three “enhanced” flu vaccines are designed to better protect seniors. The American Academy of Family Physicians urges them to choose one — “but do not delay your vaccination if that one’s not available,” said AAFP’s Dr. Sarah Nosal.

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new choice for people ages 50 and older, the first flu vaccine made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. One study found Moderna’s mFlusiva was 27% more effective against symptomatic illness among 50- to 64-year-olds than a standard shot.

The shot-averse could choose a nasal spray, FluMist, if they’re ages 2 to 49 and meet other health criteria.

COVID-19 shots once were recommended for just about everyone by federal health agencies, but like last year, the FDA has only formally approved them for higher-risk people — those ages 65 and older or younger people with at least one health condition that increases their risk.

Still, the family physicians recommend all adults get a COVID-19 vaccination, especially seniors and those with other risk factors. Adults 65 and older should get a fall dose and then a second dose six months later, as immunity wanes over time, Nosal said.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a COVID-19 shot for all children ages 6 months to 23 months, and for older kids with high-risk conditions. It also supports vaccination for any child whose parent wishes it.

With millions of shots administered, there’s no evidence that coronavirus vaccination during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage or other problems, “so please get the vaccine,” said ACOG’s Dr. Christina Davidson.

Depending on age, people can choose a shot from Moderna, Pfizer, or the only non-mRNA version from Novavax and Sanofi.

Just like with flu vaccines, these shots are better at preventing severe disease than mild cases. The Vaccine Integrity Project said last fall’s COVID-19 shots cut the risk of hospitalization by 53% in seniors and slashed emergency room visits for very young children.

Common side effects for flu and COVID-19 vaccines are mild and temporary, such as sore arms, fatigue, headaches, muscle aches, and mild fever. They occurred somewhat more often with the new mFlusiva than with standard flu shots.

While pediatricians and some clinics offer both flu and coronavirus shots, they’re available for most ages through pharmacies. For example, Walgreens says it now offers both shots for ages 3 and older, no prescription needed.

Medicare covers the fall shots and most private health insurers say they plan to continue doing so through 2027. If you want to choose mFlusiva, the new Moderna flu option, make sure to double check that your insurance covers it.

Flu experts say October is best, although vaccinations will remain available through the fall — just remember it can take two weeks for protection to kick in. COVID-19 cases rose in the late summer and usually do again around the winter holidays. Some experts say it’s also OK to time the coronavirus shot a few weeks ahead of an event you wouldn’t want to miss because of illness, like a special trip or get-together.

RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, typically is a cold-like nuisance during the fall, winter and early spring. But it can be severe, even life-threatening, for infants and older adults.

The family physicians recommend a one-time vaccination for adults 75 and older, people 50 to 74 who are at increased risk, or younger people with weak immune systems.

It’s also recommended during late pregnancy to protect infants born during RSV season. Separately, the pediatricians recommend a vaccine-like medication for those infants whose moms weren’t vaccinated and some other high-risk babies.

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October 3, 2026
What to know about California’s new ultra-processed foods label law

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Tuesday that would allow food companies to put a non-ultra-processed food (UPF) label on their products.

The law creates the first seal in the U.S. that would appear on products as long as they meet standards for not being ultra-processed, according to California lawmaker Jesse Gabriel, who sponsored the bill.

Modeled after the “USDA Organic” label — which appears on products that meet federal standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture — California’s process would be overseen by the California Department of Public Health.

Food manufacturers would apply to accredited certification agents to use a “California Certified” seal on their packaging. Products would have to be recertified every three years.

The law also requires grocery stores in California with gross sales of more than $10 million to prominently display products with the seal in a “designated high-traffic area.”

The state’s definition of UPFs includes food and beverages that contain a “specified substance” — such as colors or stabilizers — and either high amounts of saturated fat, sodium or added sugar or a nonnutritive sweetener.

Governor Gavin Newsom is pictured during a recorded interview with AFP in the Manhattan borough of New York City on September 23, 2026.

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“We should be about healthcare, not sick-care, recognizing that preventing illnesses is far preferable to finding — and affording — treatments,” Newsom said in a statement. “It’s why California is focused on making whole, healthy foods as accessible as possible, why we’re making healthier choices easier. California has never been afraid to challenge the status quo, and we’ll keep innovating, trying new things, and clearing the way for the rest of the country to follow.”

Several consumer groups celebrated the new law, including the nonprofit activist organization Environmental Working Group.

“Today California raised the bar for what we consider healthy food,” Bernadette Del Chiaro, EWG senior vice president for California, said in a statement. “Consumers deserve labels they can trust, and with Gov. Newsom’s signature, families now have a simple way to tell which foods are closer to what comes from a kitchen rather than a factory.”

The law is in line with policies that have been touted by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. For years, Kennedy has criticized the U.S. food industry and the proliferation of ultra-processed foods, blaming them as one reason for the rise of chronic diseases in the U.S.

“Hundreds of these chemicals are now banned in Europe, but they’re ubiquitous in American processed foods,” Kennedy said during a September 2024 roundtable discussion on health led by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc. “We are literally poisoning our children systematically for profit.”

Some research has shown that highly processed foods can be detrimental to health. A 2022 joint study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the University of São Paolo in Brazil found that people who consumed more calories from ultra-processed foods may have an increase in cardiovascular disease.

Earlier this year, Kennedy announced new dietary guidelines that encouraged Americans to limit highly processed foods and reduce refined carbohydrates.

For the first time, the federal Dietary Guidelines explicitly warned Americans against certain highly processed foods and suggested avoiding “packaged, prepared, ready-to-eat, or other foods that are salty or sweet” and “sugar-sweetened beverages, such as soda, fruit drinks, and energy drinks.”

“These new guidelines will revolutionize our nation’s food culture and make America healthier again,” Kennedy said during a press conference at the White House at the time.

October 3, 2026
Jim Carrey, 64, gets married again: Who’s his third wife?

Jim Carrey is a married man again. The 64-year-old Hollywood star has married his longtime girlfriend, Min Ah, in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, adding a surprising new chapter to a romance the couple has largely kept away from the spotlight.

Carrey’s spokesperson confirmed the marriage to People on September 30, 2026. TMZ, which first reported the wedding, cited sources who described the Los Angeles ceremony as small and private. Few additional details about the nuptials have been made public, including the exact venue, guest list, or what the couple wore.

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The 64-year-old Hollywood star has married his longtime girlfriend, Min Ah, in a private ceremony in Los Angeles

The marriage is Carrey’s third and comes only months after he and Min Ah made a rare high-profile appearance together in Paris.

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The couple has reportedly been seen together as far back as 2022, but details about when their romance officially began remain scarce. They did not make their relationship a major part of Carrey’s public life and waited years before stepping out together at a major awards ceremony.

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Jim Carrey accepts the Honorary Cesar Award during the 51st Cesar Film Awards at L’Olympia on February 26, 2026 in Paris, France.

Their relationship became considerably more public in February 2026, when Min Ah accompanied Carrey to the César Awards in Paris. Carrey was there to receive an Honorary César celebrating his career, and Min Ah joined him alongside his daughter, Jane Erin Carrey, and grandson Jackson.

It was also during the ceremony that Carrey publicly acknowledged just how important Min Ah had become in his life.

Jim Carrey’s César Awards Tribute to Min Ah

While accepting his Honorary César, Carrey thanked his family and gave Min Ah an affectionate mention, referring to her as his “sublime companion” and telling her that he loved her.

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Jane Erin Carrey, Jim Carrey, Min Ah and Jackson Riley

The moment offered an unusually personal glimpse into the relationship.

Carrey has spent decades as one of Hollywood’s most recognizable performers, but his private life has become far less visible in recent years. His relationship with Min Ah followed that pattern, with the pair making relatively few public appearances together.

Who Is Jim Carrey’s Wife Min Ah?

Min Ah has maintained a considerably lower public profile than her famous husband.

Reports have described her as an actress and artist based in Los Angeles. She is also known as Minzi. Entertainment Weekly reports that Carrey and Min Ah had been spotted together as early as 2022, although it remains unclear exactly when they began dating.

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Jane Erin Carrey, Jim Carrey, Min Ah and Jackson Riley pose

The wedding marks Carrey’s third marriage. The Truman Show star was first married to Melissa Womer. The pair married in 1987 and later welcomed their daughter, Jane Erin Carrey. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1995.

Carrey later married actress Lauren Holly, his Dumb and Dumber co-star, in 1996. Their marriage was brief, ending the following year. In the years that followed, Carrey had several highly publicized relationships but did not marry again until Min Ah.

During a 2014 appearance on The Howard Stern Show, he discussed the possibility of getting married again after his two divorces and indicated that he did not see another marriage as something he felt he needed. More than a decade later, that possibility appears to have become reality.

October 3, 2026
Jennifer Lopez’s bodyguard just won everyone over

Jennifer Lopez, 57, is back in the spotlight, but this time it’s not just because of her spectacular look. A series of photos of the singer during Milan Fashion Week has turned everyone’s attention to someone who usually stays quietly in the background: her bodyguard, the man who has been her shadow for years and who accompanies her at every public appearance.

The moment took place on September 24, when the star arrived at the Dolce & Gabbana after-party in Milan. Jennifer shared several photos from the night on her social media, and her followers quickly zeroed in on her inseparable security escort, who appears right by her side in more than one of them.

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Fans are loving the visible chemistry between Jennifer Lopez and her bodyguard.

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Jennifer Lopez arriving at the Dolce & Gabbana after-party in Milan

Wearing a stunning black lace design, a fur coat and an incredible set of green jewels, the singer made an entrance everyone was talking about. In the images you can see how he is alert to her every move: he helps her out of the car, walks beside her while she smiles and chats with him and, in one of the most striking shots, even holds a small flashlight to light the way so Jennifer can move safely through the crowd and the photographers.

His constant attention sparked plenty of fan comments, with many seeing in these gestures a chemistry that instantly reminded them of one of the most iconic love stories in movie history: The Bodyguard, the film starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.

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Jennifer Lopez was seen in Paris, France, with her sister Linda Lopez during an outing on 08 July 2026.

“The Bodyguard, 2026 version,” one follower wrote. “We’ve all been fantasizing about a romance between you and your bodyguard… and then you post this photo that looks like it could actually come true,” added another. Some were even more direct: “Marry him!”, “The man of your life is right next to you,” and “JLO, we’re waiting for this story to come true.”

Her post filled up with hearts and messages celebrating this image of Jennifer looking happy and radiant next to someone who is part of her everyday professional life. “I love seeing you this happy,” “he takes such good care of you,” and “he’s giving The Bodyguard vibes” were some of the most repeated reactions.

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Jennifer Lopez was seen shopping during Paris Fashion Week

Beyond the jokes and her followers’ active imaginations, the truth is that the relationship between Jennifer Lopez and her bodyguard is that of an artist and a professional who has been watching over her safety for years. His job is precisely to stay on top of every detail, from guiding her through a crowd to anticipating possible obstacles when she’s on the move.

Always discreet, his presence is almost constant. He’s at her side for major moments like fashion shows, movie premieres, award ceremonies or sporting events, but also in much more everyday situations: outings with her sister, family plans with her kids or vacation getaways where Jennifer tries to enjoy some normalcy away from the spotlight.

Because even though the singer tries to keep certain moments of her private life away from media attention, for a star of her caliber it’s almost impossible to go unnoticed. Wherever she goes, Jennifer Lopez is likely to find photographers and fans hoping to get close, and that’s when her bodyguard really steps in: monitoring every move, clearing a path through the crowds, shielding her from the flashes or intervening when a situation becomes more complicated.

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Jennifer Lopez is seen on May 10, 2024 in Paris, France

His work has taken him around half the world with her. From New York and Los Angeles, cities that are key to Jennifer’s professional and personal life, to the great European capitals where she travels for fashion, music or film commitments. Paris, Milan, London and Madrid are just some of the many destinations where he has become a familiar presence, always a few steps ahead of her or right at her side.

He is the one who opens the car door for her, offers his hand to help her out, clears a way through fans and photographers, and stays alert when the singer is walking in sky-high heels over less comfortable surfaces, like cobblestone streets.

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Jennifer Lopez seen in Midtown on June 02, 2026 in New York City

These small gestures are all part of his job, but they also reflect the trust they’ve built over time and that image of a tireless companion that her fans have now pushed into the spotlight.

A professional relationship based on trust that has grown over the years and that now, thanks to a few photos full of laughter and connection, has made her followers finally notice the man who has spent years just behind one of the biggest stars in the world. Will her fans’ fantasy ever come true?

October 3, 2026
Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers

The Tennessee woman’s legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.

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Christa Pike has been placed on a ventilator and intubated after surviving a failed execution attempt, according to a court filing from her lawyers.

The Tennessee woman, they wrote on Friday, “remains critically ill” and is unconscious while receiving treatment at a hospital in Nashville.

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According to the filing, medical staff are working to save Pike’s life and clear her system of the two doses of the drug pentobarbital, which the US state uses to execute prisoners.

“Upon arrival, both of her arms were swollen, burned, and blistered,” Pike’s lawyers wrote about the drug’s effects on her body.

The filing, which was part of an emergency request by Pike’s lawyers to preserve state records related to her execution, marks the most detailed update on Pike’s condition after she was transported by ambulance to hospital from a Tennessee prison on Wednesday, following the botched attempt.

Pike’s lawyers argued that problems with the IV lines caused the pentobarbital to flow into her body instead of her bloodstream.

“Apparently at no point did any member of the execution team realise that the IV lines were not correctly placed or that the veins had blown and that the pentobarbital was, in whole or in part, entering Ms Pike’s body,” they wrote.

The lawyers allege prison staff prepared “a backup set of syringes” and “administered another lethal dose of pentobarbital”.

Pike, who was sentenced to death at 18 after she was found guilty of torturing and murdering another young woman in 1995, would have been the first woman in more than 200 years to be executed in Tennessee. She was also the only woman on the state’s death row.

Pike’s lawyers have called for her sentence to be commuted to life in prison after she endured what they called “chemical torture”.

Tennessee’s Governor Bill Lee has suspended all executions for the rest of the year while the state investigates what happened.

October 3, 2026
Laysla De Oliveira opens up about her Critics Choice breakthrough award, representation and her ‘giants’

Brazilian-Canadian actress Laysla De Oliveira had plenty to celebrate at the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema & Television: Honoring Latino and Hispanic Achievements, where she took home the Breakthrough Artist Award.

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Laysla De Oliveira and her husband Jonathan Keltz

For the Lioness star, the recognition was meaningful not only because of the work being honored, but because of the people and stories represented in the room.

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Laysla De Oliveira and John Leguizamo were both honored

“I’m just so honored that the work on the show is recognized, but I’m even more honored to be in this room full of people that I admire and love and share the same culture with,” De Oliveira told us on the red carpet. “It just, like, makes my heart sing.”

During her acceptance speech, the actress got even more personal, reflecting on her parents and the sacrifices they made to give her the opportunity to pursue her dreams.

“My parents came to this country to make a better life for themselves and give me the opportunity to dream,” she said. “And now I get to stand here and proudly say that I’ve worked with my giants, that I’ve grown a lot every step of the way.”

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Laysla made a powerful speech

That idea of working alongside people she once looked up to has been especially meaningful throughout her career. De Oliveira stars alongside Zoe Saldaña and Morgan Freeman in Lioness, something she said has essentially turned every day on set into a master class.

“Everything. It’s like being a sponge,” she said when asked what she takes away from watching actors like Saldaña and Freeman work. “And you only really realize how much you’ve taken in when you go into another job, and you feel like you’re in X Games mode.”

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Laysla De Oliveira, Nicole Kidman, Zoe Saldaña, and Jill Wagner

She continued, “You’re just like, wow, that’s because I’ve worked alongside my idols and just have been able to learn everything by osmosis.”

De Oliveira also used her acceptance speech to celebrate something particularly significant about Lioness: its Latin representation. “I get to just scream out that I work on a hit show with not one, not two, but three Latin leads,” she said.

De Oliveira went on to say that seeing more opportunities for people of color is something she hopes continues to grow throughout the industry. “I just hope for more opportunities, which I think is happening – more opportunities for creative, talented voices, you know, people of color, because we have so many beautiful stories to tell,” she told us. “And I hope that it continues to grow and we continue to have the platform for that.”

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Laysla looked amazing on the carpet

October 3, 2026
DOJ Argues CNN & Other Outlets Can Be Banned From White House If Trump Determines They Didn’t Meet “Minimum Requirements Of Professionalism”

The Justice Department argued that Donald Trump can legally ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House because he determined that they didn’t meet the “minimum requirements of professionalism.”

Last month, a federal judge granted the three outlets a temporary restraining order that forced the White House to reinstate dozens of their reporters’ hard passes. The outlets are now asking the judge to extend that 14-day order for a longer term via a preliminary injunction, claiming that Trump’s ban is a violation of their First and Fifth amendment rights.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, has said that he is bound by the precedent set in In a 1977 D.C. Circuit opinion, Sherrill vs. Knight, in which the judges ruled that “the protection afforded newsgathering under the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press requires that this access not be denied arbitrarily or for less than compelling reasons.”

In a court filing on Friday, the DOJ claimed that the Sherrill case still would allow for the president to restrict the three outlets from accessing the White House grounds because the White House has a “compelling interest.”

The DOJ lawyers claimed that the Sherrill decision does not “prevent the President from concluding that bona fide journalists would identify sources instead of relying on anonymous sources, commit to factual accuracy, and provide the White House an opportunity to comment, rather than ‘perform their duties in a way that … interfere[s] with the White House’s daily operations.’ …At a bare minimum, it is a significant violation of decorum to publish classified and sensitive national security information.”

The news outlets’ legal team has rejected that assertion, writing in a filing earlier this week that Trump’s “statements also make clear he implemented the ban to coerce more favorable coverage from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, and to deter other journalists and news organizations from newsgathering and reporting that the President might view as negative. And his administration has continued to retaliate against Plaintiffs even after the temporary restraining order, only underscoring that Defendants’ motive is to punish and chill journalism they dislike.”

Even as access to the White House grounds has been reinstated, the White House has continued to restrict CNN from coverage of TV pool assignments, including travel with Trump on Air Force One.

The outlets’ lawyers, led by Theodore Boutrous Jr., also noted that Trump and other White House officials “overlooked that the First Amendment protects reporting on matters affecting national security.”

Kelly has set a hearing for Thursday on the news outlets’ motion for a preliminary injunction.

In granting a TRO, Kelly concluded that the White House failed to provide due process to the news outlets.

The DOJ has pointed to letters sent to the outlets as evidence that they were given due process. But those letters were sent on Sept. 22, four days after Trump’s ban was started.

The judge also has noted that some of the objectionable stories cited by the DOJ do not have to do with national security. Kelly wrote in his order that “even the justifications provided to Plaintiffs after this case was filed are ambiguous about the true purpose of the revocations: while Defendants’ letters to Plaintiffs mention national security concerns, they purport to identify reporting that ‘threatened national security and/or spread falsehoods’ leaving open the possibility that all the stories fall into the later bucket, rather than the former.”

October 3, 2026
Influencer diagnosed with ‘brain on fire’ reveals terrifying first symptoms

A woman who was diagnosed with encephalitis described how the first symptoms ended up with her getting sectioned while she didn’t know what was happening to her.

Sabrina Bahsoon is an influencer who on 19 March made a video of herself on the London Underground with friends, but her trouble started when she got home that day and ‘just started hysterically crying’, with Sabrina left ‘screaming, shouting, acting very psychotic’ and she didn’t know at the time it was her first episode of psychosis.

What she actually had was anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, a rare condition where the immune system attacks chemical receptors in the brain, your body starts fighting your mind.

It’s depicted in the film Brain on Fire, and research into the condition has found that ‘dramatic psychiatric symptoms’ can show in as many as 60 percent of autoimmune encephalitis cases.

The morning afterwards, Sabrina was ‘acting super strange’, and having told her sisters she’d just broken up with her boyfriend they decided to get over to her as soon as possible.

Sabrina was misdiagnosed at first and it wasn’t until her parents pushed for more tests that doctors worked out the truth (sabrinabahsoon/ TikTok)

“Thank god, because I don’t know what I would do if I was alone,” Sabrina said.

“When they came over I started going even crazier, I was posting TikTok videos, I don’t know if anyone saw that, of me screaming, shouting at the camera, I started crying, trying to hurt myself and my sisters ended up calling the ambulance.”

She was taken to hospital and she stayed for two days there, describing how she screamed the entire time and didn’t get any sleep.

Her condition deteriorated, but she was discharged by the emergency room and Sabrina said she was starting to lose memories at this point, but knew she went back home.

When she started having violent outbursts and trying to hit things her family called paramedics, and the paramedics called the police who put Sabrina in handcuffs to restrain her.

Back at the hospital, she was sedated as she was ‘violent with anyone who comes near me’, and the decision was made to section her, with Sabrina transferred to a mental hospital and incorrectly diagnosed with psychosis.

Kept in a mental hospital with the wrong diagnosis for two months, Sabrina was on anti-psychotic medication that she wasn’t responding to because it wasn’t appropriate for her encephalitis.

She lost about 12kg and described being in a ‘catatonic state’, and eventually her dad pushed for her to get more tests done, which at last identified what was actually happening to her, with the mental hospital apologising.

On 18 June she was at least able to go through with an operation to treat her, and though the operation risked the loss of her ovaries she fortunately didn’t have that happen to her, finally getting discharged in July.

Now she’s figuring out getting back to her life and dealing with spending several months of it going through absolute hell.

“Sabrina has been through something most of us can’t imagine, and the way she has fought her way back is remarkable,” Thomas Drachkovitch of Dream Bay Group said.

“She’s sharing her story so that others might recognise anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis sooner, and we’re so grateful for all the support she’s received.”

October 3, 2026
Woman who was abandoned in a phone box as a newborn baby does incredible act for stranger who saved her

At just hours old, a defenceless baby was left abandoned in a public phone box.

During the early hours of 30 April 1994, the innocent newborn was left alone with the umbilical cord still attached and nothing to identify where she had come from.

It was only due to the incredible kindness of a neighbour, who was using the public phone to call his family overseas, that the police were informed and the baby was brought into the care system.

Now aged 32, and with little memory of her early childhood, April, named after the month she was found, has bravely told LADbible of her story.

And after attempting to get answers from her birth mother, she has now been able to reconnect with the heroic stranger who gave her a second chance at life, who has since become ‘like a father’ to her.

April as a baby (April Paul)

“He thought I was a packet of fish and chips”

April was mere hours old when her biological mum left her.

She had been born at home without the help of nurses or medical professionals, before being put in a baby grow and abandoned in a West London street.

Wrapped up, she was left in a public phone box on the junction of Dames Road and Clinton Road in Forest Gate.

Defenceless and developing hypothermia, April could’ve been dead within hours.

The phone box where April was left (April Paul)

But when Joe Campbell, now 62, went in to use the phone box in the early hours of the morning, he knew he had to act.

Calling the police, he stayed with April who was immediately taken into the care system.

At the time, notices were being plastered in local newspapers. Naming her the ‘abandoned baby’, social services distributed images of her and pleaded with someone with information to come forward.

Appeals to trace April’s mum were shared (April Paul)

April was fostered and later adopted, when Joe, who had been sending her cards and gifts as well as visiting her, was told he had to stop and that April could try to trace him again if she wanted to at age 18.

Speaking to LADbible, April explained: “It was really sad actually. My mum had given birth to me at home in the middle of the night and then straight away she abandoned me.

“My mum never came forward. Maybe she was scared. Maybe she was embarrassed. But she never did.

“Joe would use the phone box every other day to call his mum in Guyana and they’d always pick up. He’d go at 10pm. That night, they didn’t answer, so he was worried.

“He went home and then returned to the phone box at 2am, which was when he found me. As he got closer to the phone box, he thought he saw rubbish on the floor. Then he thought it was a packet of fish and chips, but it was me.”

April has opened up about her life story (April Paul)

“I knew I’d have to find him again”

Police took April to the hospital as she was suffering from hypothermia. Although social services immediately began taking over April’s care, Joe never forgot about her.

“He found me, but it didn’t end there,” April explained. “He was calling every day asking how I was. ‘How is baby April?’… That was what he called me.

“He would go into social services to see me and they let him take a picture holding me, which we both still have today.

“Every year he would gather money and presents for me and write me cards for my birthday. But then when I turned seven and was adopted, he was told to stop.

“Then when I found out I was adopted I got given a life story book, and the only good stuff in it was about Joe. I knew some day I’d have to find him again.

“Social services just said they couldn’t give me any more information and that I could find him again when I turned 18. So years and years just went by.”

April was adopted by another family (April Paul)

After being adopted by an older family, April said her childhood was ‘really really tough’, quickly caring for siblings and her terminally-ill adoptive mum. She also suffered abuse at the hands of someone older than her.

She was bullied in school over students who denied her harrowing story was ever real and was singled out simply because she looked different to her new family.

“My adoptive parents were brilliant, but they were far older,” she said.

“You know, my mum ended up very sick. So, I never had a mum.

“I don’t remember having a mum. I just literally remember caring for her and being left to it.

“Everything fell apart slowly. Mum got sicker and sicker. Dad was always working, and the person that was mistreating me continued to a point that it damaged me so, so badly.”

April lived just minutes from eight siblings and birth mum

In an unbelievable twist, April was completely unaware that she was growing up just five minutes away from siblings she didn’t know about, and her birth mum who had abandoned her years earlier.

Desperate for answers, April issued a public news appeal in 2016 asking for her birth mum and Joe to come forward.

Although 22 years had passed, Joe quickly reached out and the pair connected instantly, but April’s biological mother remained silent.

“Within 24 hours Joe was there,” April said. “And we just hugged straight away.

April and Joe instantly connected (April Paul)

“I can’t explain to anyone how special it was. It’s a bizarre feeling, like I already knew him and he was familiar.

“Maybe it was because he was the first person to have held me that night I was born. But he just felt like my dad, and ever since then, this man has been a dad to me.

“A few people have seen him on the bus and said ‘I knew you saved April’.”

“He comes to my house and brings shopping every time he comes. He single handedly still works and provides for his family. He does everything for everyone.

“And he’s never stopped. He’s amazing. His kids are my siblings now. I love all of them and they are my family.”

April has learnt to accept that she will likely never get the answers she so desperately craved from her birth mother.

After hiring a private investigator, and with the help of one of her eight biological siblings who she found and met for the first time as a teenager in high school, April was able to track down her mother and discovered she had been living mere minutes away her entire life.

April described Joe as a ‘father figure’ (April Paul)

“Our meeting was very short-lived,” April told LADbible. “I ended up going to her door one day with my other sibling. She raised five of my siblings with her.

“She knew who I was but didn’t want to talk. I understood even at the time she didn’t want a relationship. It’s sad, but I understand it.

“She never gave me a reason for any of it or explained anything.

“She never gave us the explanation or have a conversation with us. I’m a mum and I’ve been through things, but you fight through it.”

April is now a mum herself (April Paul)

April’s incredible act for stranger who ‘saved her life’

April, now in a stable relationship and a mum herself, is planning an incredible act for Joe. Due to his declining health, she is trying to raise enough money to support him in retiring.

So far, more than £18,000 has been raised online for the selfless hero who gave April ‘a chance at life’.

“Joe is one of the kindest, most selfless people I have ever known,” she said “He deserves a retirement filled with comfort, peace and the freedom to enjoy life after spending decades putting others first.

“This fundraiser is my way of giving something back to the man who gave me everything without even knowing it.

“He has taught me what family means. His kids still treat me like a sibling. It’s truly magical. It’s like we’ve just always been together.

April has bravely told her story (April Paul)

“It’s given me a lot of strength, a lot of love, and it’s helped me to love people more in return, openly and honestly.

“I am desperate to help him get retired. He’s had two knee replacements and is in so much pain, but would never ask for help. He’s always just give, give, give, but won’t ever stop working because he wants to keep providing.

“I really believe that people like Joe, who is just the kindest angel on Earth, deserve it.”

Despite her relationship with Joe and their blended family, April says she regularly thinks about what could’ve happened had he not have found her in the phone box that night.

“Every time I see Joel, I ask how the stars aligned in this way,” she explained.

“I think about how I got so blessed. How it was Joe who found me. I went through so much and never knew I had a family like this waiting.

“We are meant to be. We are like glue and we just clicked.

“I’m not joking. If he didn’t come back out to use the phone box, it could’ve been anyone, or no-one. I had hypothermia, and there were lots of foxes around that night.

“He saved my life.”

October 3, 2026