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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Residents near Granbury, Texas, want an 'intolerably loud' crypto mine to stop.</li><li>They say the constant hum and vibrations are causing health problems.</li></ul>Residents of Hood County in northern Texas have filed a lawsuit against a local bitcoin mining facility, alleging its "<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-04-first-verified-petition.pdf">intolerably loud</a>" noises and physical vibrations have caused mental and physical health problems.The <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.maragranbury.com/">crypto mine in question</a> — located in Granbury, Texas — is operated by Marathon Digital Holdings, according to the suit, though construction began in 2022 and Marathon took over the lease in January 2024.Industrial cooling fans generate a near-constant hum, according to the suit — and residents want a permanent injunction, saying it causes them to "suffer day in and day out."They're being represented by environmental law nonprofit <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-04-first-verified-petition.pdf">Earthjustice</a>.One impacted resident, Cheryl Shadden, has difficulty sleeping and has experienced hearing loss, vertigo, and tinnitus, according to the suit.Shadden's dogs and horses have also displayed signs of stress, and her electricity bills have risen as her home value has plummeted, the suit alleges."They think it's okay for us to live next door, and it's just not," another plaintiff, Hood County resident Daniel Lakey, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvLFRMsUllk">told local outlet Fox 4</a>. His solution? "Turn 'em off."Resident Liana Oechsle <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/granbury-residents-file-lawsuit-bit-mining-company-noise-pollution/3667717/">told NBC 5</a> that the facility has a right to exist but wants it to be more responsible. She likened the noise to "trying to talk over a giant tractor," adding, "It's shaking loud."A MARA spokesperson "categorically" rejected the allegations in a statement to Business Insider."The data center, which we acquired less than a year ago, is in a well-established industrial zone, and sound measurements around the facility are below legal limits," the spokesperson said."Additionally, there is no established link — medical or otherwise — between our operations and the broad ailments that are being alleged," the company said, concluding, "We will defend ourselves against these false claims."A <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.maragranbury.com/">website for the plant</a> notes Marathon is working on extending a sound wall and transitioning to a quieter cooling process that involves placing servers in a special liquid.America is now the biggest home for crypto mines after the industry was banned in China in 2021, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-bitcoin-mines-american-electricity-china-crypto-ban-energy-crisis-2024-9">Business Insider previously reported</a>.Today, America's 52 operations use about 2% of the country's energy, and facilities from North Carolina to Ohio to Arkansas have sparked a backlash from disgruntled neighbors — with a powerful bitcoin lobby ascending to counter the pushback, BI previously wrote.

Residents in rural Texas are suing their noisy neighbor: a humming bitcoin mining facility

The <keyword id="22366986" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="doctor-population-ratio" source="keywords">doctor-population ratio</keyword> in the country is 1:836, which is better than the <keyword id="20522854" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="WHO-standard" source="keywords">WHO standard</keyword> of 1:1000, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel told the Lok Sabha on Friday. According to the information provided by the <keyword id="20039511" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="National-Medical-Commission" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="National Medical Commission" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="National Medical Commission">National Medical Commission</keyword> (NMC), there are 13,86,136 <keyword id="20522855" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="allopathic-doctors" source="keywords">allopathic doctors</keyword> registered with the State Medical Councils and the National Medical Commission (NMC) as on July, 2024, Patel said in a written reply. "Assuming 80% availability of registered allopathic doctors and around 5.65 lakh <keyword id="20522856" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AYUSH-doctors" source="keywords">AYUSH doctors</keyword>, the doctor-population ratio in the country is around 1:836 which is better than the WHO standard of 1:1000," Patel stated. She also said that there are 731 medical colleges in the country with an annual intake of 1,12,112 <keyword id="20585495" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="MBBS-seats" source="keywords">MBBS seats</keyword> as of now. Further, there are 72,627 <keyword id="22645227" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="PG-seats" source="keywords">PG seats</keyword> as of date, she said. Measures taken by the government to augment medical education facilities and to improve medical standards include <keyword id="22366985" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Centrally-Sponsored-Scheme" source="keywords">Centrally Sponsored Scheme</keyword> (CSS) for establishment of new medical colleges by upgrading district/referral hospitals, under which 157 new medical colleges have been approved and 109 are already functional. Under the CSS, medical colleges have been upgraded to increase the number of MBBS (UG) and PG seats. Support has been provided for an increase of 4,977 MBBS seats in 83 colleges with an approved cost of Rs 5,972.20 crore, 4,058 PG seats in phase-I in 72 colleges with an approved cost of Rs 1,498.43 crore and 4,000 PG seats in phase-II in 65 colleges with an approved cost of Rs 4,478.25 crore. Besides, under "upgradation of government medical colleges by construction of super specialty blocks" component of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), 75 projects have been approved, of which 66 projects are complete. Under the Central Sector Scheme for setting up of new AIIMS, 22 AIIMS have been approved and undergraduate courses have started in 19 of these. Also, DNB qualification has been recognised for appointment as teaching faculty, to take care of shortage of faculty and there has been enhancement of age limit for appointment, extension or re-employment against posts of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges up to 70 years. <h2>Claims of Indians being unfit "extrapolated" </h2>Furthermore, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Lok Sabha today that WHO's recent report stating that half of India's adult population is physically unfit relied on data collected only from three states and one UT, and the results were extrapolated through a modelling technique indicating inbuilt methodological issues. Responding to a question, Nadda said the WHO defines 'sufficient physical activity' as 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activities per week (brisk walk, lifting light load etc.) or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity per week (running, digging, construction work, outdoor games etc.). The activity level so quantified is based on a self-reported response to questions about physical activity lasting at least for 10 minutes. The National NCD Monitoring Survey of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) 2020 has assessed, inter alia, physical activity amongst Indian adults and found that 58.7% had conformed to the WHO recommendations, Nadda told the Lok Sabha.

Doctor-population ratio in India better than WHO standard, says Govt

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia accused Ukraine of injuring civilians in an ATACMS attack on Crimea on Sunday.</li><li>Russia is likely placing military facilities near civilians to deter Ukrainian strikes, experts say.</li></ul>Russia is likely placing military facilities near civilian areas in Crimea to try to deter further Ukrainian strikes, military analysts said.The influential Institute for the Study of War reached the conclusion in an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-23-2024">assessment</a> on Sunday, citing a reported strike against Sevastopol, where Russia has its Black Sea Fleet headquarters.On Sunday, Russia's Ministry of Defence <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/mod_russia/40203">accused</a> Ukraine of launching five American-made MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems, also known as ATACMS, with cluster warheads on civilian infrastructure in Sevastopol.Four ATACMS were shot down, it said, but the impact from a Russian air-defense interceptor caused one to deviate from its trajectory and its warhead to explode midair over the city.Fragments of cluster munitions injured more than 20 civilians, including children, it said, adding that the US was partly to blame.In a Telegram <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/razvozhaev/6925">post</a> on Sunday, Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russia-installed governor of Sevastopol, said four people were killed, 151 sought medical help, and 82 were hospitalized as of 9 p.m. local time.Russian and Ukrainian sources appeared to confirm the missile strike, with some claiming cluster munitions landed near civilians.Ukrainian state broadcaster Suspilne <a target="_blank" href="https://suspilne.media/crimea/775039-v-okupovanij-evpatorii-prolunali-vibuhi-so-vidomo-2/">said</a> its sources heard explosions in the city of Yevpatoria.Crimean Wind, a pro-Ukrainian group that monitors information in Crimea, <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/Crimeanwind/62106">posted</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/Crimeanwind/62108">footage</a> that it said showed explosions in Yevpatoria and near Vytine.Meanwhile, one Russian <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/12076">source</a> claimed the attack hit the village of Lyubimovka, only kilometers away from beaches popular with vacationers and locals.Placing potential military targets near civilian infrastructure is a strategy Russia has leveraged in the past, with the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and schools in occupied Ukraine used to shield Russian military equipment, the ISW reported.However, in doing so, Russia is likely breaking its own International Humanitarian Law, which <a target="_blank" href="https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v2/rule23?country=ru">says</a> that military command must refrain from placing military targets close to or in highly populated areas.Neither the ISW nor Business Insider could independently verify if Ukrainian forces used missiles armed with cluster munitions.The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.Earlier this month, the ISW <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-strikes-russia-crimea-air-defenses-end-military-role-experts-2024-6">said</a> that Ukraine's sustained attacks against Russian air defenses in Crimea could make the peninsula untenable as a military staging ground.

Russia appears to be placing military facilities near civilian areas in Crimea to deter Ukrainian strikes, experts say

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6366244" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="who" source="Orion">WHO</keyword> has documented 43 attacks on hospitals and other medical facilities in <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>.</li><li>The attacks are prohibited under <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="international" source="Orion">international</keyword> law.</li></ul>The World Health Organization has documented 43 attacks on hospitals and other medical facilities in Ukraine since the <keyword id="11894337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="russia" source="Orion">Russia</keyword> invasion,At least 33 attacks have involved violence with heavy weapons, meaning armed forces attacked using firearms, tanks, missiles, bombs, or mortars."The health system in Ukraine is teetering on the brink," Dr. Mike Ryan, director of WHO's health emergencies program, said at a press conference on Wednesday, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60746557">the BBC reported</a>.Ryan described attacks on medical facilities as an effort to achieve "the destruction of hope."WHO has not attributed blame for the attacks, but <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/12/ukraine-hospital-attacks-video/">public evidence suggests</a>, that the Russian military is responsible for a much of the violence. On March 9, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zelenskyy-condemns-russia-direct-strike-at-mariupol-maternity-hospital-2022-3">striking a maternity hospital</a> in the besieged port city of Mariupol.Russia, without evidence, has claimed the attacks were "false flags" carried out by Ukrainian forces. But observers say Russia has deliberately targeted medical infrastructure <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/in-syria-rebuilding-bombed-hospitals-is-an-act-of-resistance/">in previous conflicts</a> as part of a strategy to demoralize the civilian population.In Syria, Russia and its allies have conducted <a href="https://syriamap.phr.org/#/en">at least 244 attacks</a> on medical facilities since 2011, according to data from the group Physicians for Human Rights.The striking of medical facilities is prohibited under international law, with the Geneva Convention stating that hospitals "may in no circumstances be the object of attack.""It's shocking to behold the wanton destruction the innocent people of Ukraine have faced since Putin's war of aggression began," Christian De Vos, director of research and investigations at PHR, said in a statement.Have a <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> tip? Email this reporter: <a href="mailto:cdavis@insider.com">cdavis@insider.com</a>

At least 43 hospitals and medical facilities have been attacked since Russia invaded Ukraine, WHO says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russian forces have bombed Ukrainian hospitals at least 34 times, a new independent <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-crimes-tracker-b39137c3a96eef06f4ba1793fd694542">analysis</a> shows.</li><li>The Associated Press tracked the attacks daily as part of a larger project with PBS series "Frontline."</li></ul>Russian forces have attacked Ukrainian hospitals and medical facilities at least 34 times since the war began last month, according to a new analysis by <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-crimes-tracker-b39137c3a96eef06f4ba1793fd694542">the Associated Press</a>.On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale military assault on <keyword id="11985141" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ukraine" source="Orion">Ukraine</keyword>, and in the weeks since, during the fighting Russian forces have <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-says-mariupol-maternity-hospital-militia-base-no-evidence-2022-3">bombed a maternity ward</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-intel-russia-bombing-cities-and-towns-to-break-ukrainian-morale-2022-3">targeted attacks</a> on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/captured-russian-pilot-admits-bombing-civilians-urges-russia-stop-assault-2022-3">civilian towns</a>, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/list-journalists-who-have-died-while-covering-war-ukraine-2022-3">killed journalists</a> amid the ongoing conflict.As part of the "War Crimes Watch Ukraine" project with PBS series "Frontline," the AP independently documented the Russian attacks on a daily basis since the war began and said that the attacks could constitute evidence of war crimes.The pattern of attacks "shows evidence of a consistent and relentless onslaught against the very civilian infrastructure designed to save lives and provide safe haven to Ukraine's most vulnerable," the report said.

Russia has carried out at least 34 attacks on Ukrainian hospitals and medical facilities in the first month of war: AP

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An NYU Langone Health cancer doctor has filed a lawsuit against the medical center. </li><li>Benjamin Neel alleges that he was wrongly fired over posts he made related to the Israel-Hamas war. </li></ul>A renowned Jewish cancer biologist who was recently fired from NYU Langone Health has filed a lawsuit against the medical center, alleging that it used him as a "sacrificial lamb" by axing him over posts he made on social media related to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-declares-state-of-war-hamas-launches-massive-surprise-attack-2023-10">Israel-Hamas war</a>.Benjamin Neel, a doctor who ran the Perlmutter Cancer Center at the New York City medical facility, alleges in the suit that he was "unceremoniously dumped" by NYU after he reposted tweets to X (formerly known as Twitter) that "criticized people who supported the violence toward and the death of Israelis" in the aftermath of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-is-hamas-attack-on-israel-like-911-in-america-2023-10">Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel by Hamas</a>.The civil lawsuit — which was filed late Thursday in New York State Supreme Court and also names New York University as a defendant — alleges the 67-year-old doctor "became a casualty" of the medical center's "ill-considered plan to feign the appearance of even-handedness."NYU Langone Health spokesman Steve Ritea told Business Insider in a statement Friday in response to the suit that the medical facility "stands by" its decision to terminate Neel and said that it "looks forward to defending our decision in court.""As an institution dedicated to healing, NYU Langone remains committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment, free of discrimination, for all of our employees and patients," Ritea said, explaining that "several times" since last month the institution reminded all employees of its "high standards" and its social media policy."Nonetheless, Dr. Ben Neel, as a leader at our institution, disregarded these standards in a series of public social media posts and later locked his Twitter/X account," Ritea said.Neel's lawsuit says that the doctor was initially suspended over his posts and later fired on Nov. 10 in breach of his employee agreement, leaving his reputation in "tatters." The suit is seeking a trial by jury and at least $500,000 in damages."Dr. Neel was offered up as sacrificial lamb so that NYULH could feign impartiality in its effort to curb political and religious expression," the lawsuit says, noting that another NYU physician was ousted over "pro-Hamas" posts.According to the suit, Neel made three reposts on X, including one of a cartoon that depicted climate activist Greta Thunberg "chasing a man who is holding a butcher's knife in one hand and a plastic garbage bag labeled 'Israeli babies' in the other.""Thunberg is carrying a sign that displays the Palestinian flag and includes on the flag the text 'HASHTAG FREE PALESTINE,' " the suit says. "Thunberg is shown yelling: 'HOW DARE YOU...USE PLASTIC BAGS?? WE NEED TO SAVE THE WORLD!' "Another was a tweet that read: "Anti-Israel protesters brought a combined Palestine/LGBTQ+ flag to the demonstration in Brooklyn, New York City today to show the solidarity between the queer community and Palestine," and Neel included the caption, "Talk about an oxymoron…," according to the lawsuit.An attorney for Neel, Milton Williams, said in a statement, "It is a travesty that after a stellar career fighting the battle against cancer, a long-tenured and world-renowned research scientist can be unceremoniously duped.""We believe Dr. Neel is the first person to lose their job and have their reputations besmirched for re-posting content on his private social media account that challenged those individuals who are seemingly celebrating the death of innocent people in Israel," Williams said.

An NYU cancer doc fired over Israel-Hamas war posts accuses the medical center of using him as a 'sacrificial lamb'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Chris Rooney, best known as Uncle Chris on TikTok, shared a life update with his fans on Wednesday.</li><li>He said he had been diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder after checking himself into a facility.</li></ul>The TikToker who recently went missing after watching the child-sex-trafficking movie "Sound of Freedom" shared a life update with his followers, saying he had been diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder. Rooney, <a href="http://insider.com/who-is-uncle-chris-tiktok-star-famous-yeet-baby-videos-2023-8">better known as Uncle Chris</a>, is a creator on TikTok best known for his videos with his young niece and nephew. The account, Yeet Baby, has 5.7 million followers, and was set up in January 2020.Rooney, his niece Marleigh, and his nephew Jack quickly charmed the internet by making a mess while trying to pour juice, soda, and other drinks. One of the most popular videos, in which the children pour chocolate milk all over the table and themselves, has <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theyeeetbaby/video/7187090384978218282?_r=1&amp;_t=8egqhdilDqi" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">been viewed over 87 million times</a>.Rooney shared an update with his 263,000 Instagram followers on Wednesday, saying he wanted to give them a "life update.""Let me just kick the door off by saying they diagnosed me with bipolar type 1," he said. "That basically means I have manic episodes. I have been medicated for about a month and a half. So the craziness you've been seeing lately — that's just me, baby. I've been like that for a long time." Rooney went missing in July after watching the child-sex-trafficking movie "Sound of Freedom," his family said in an Instagram a few days later. They said he had been struggling mentally ever since, and had checked himself into a mental-health facility."Sound of Freedom" is about a Homeland Security agent who saves children from sex trafficking. It <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sound-of-freedom-deemed-box-office-hit-liberals-have-doubts-2023-7" rel="">was a box-office hit,</a> bringing in $90 million in its first two weeks after opening on July 4, but has been mired in controversy.The film has been accused of <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189066585/christian-thriller-sound-of-freedom-faces-criticism-for-stoking-conspiracy-theor" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">fuelings conspiracy theories</a> and misrepresenting the issue of sex trafficking. Its star, Jim Caviezel, <a href="https://www.insider.com/sound-of-freedom-tim-ballard-qanon-medicare-fraud-2023-7" rel="">is also a QAnon supporter</a>, and Tim Ballard, the man who inspired the main character, was recently <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-who-inspired-sound-of-freedom-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-vice-2023-9">accused of sexual misconduct</a> by seven women. The August 3 statement said Rooney was "sick to his core" after watching the movie and hadn't been "himself" while posting links about raising funds for it.That statement also included a message from Rooney at the end, who said he was thankful for the support."Unfortunately, there was nothing anyone could do to help me," he said. "It is something that I have to work on and am going to make it my life's mission to not only get myself healthy but also others."He was released after 17 days, <a href="https://www.insider.com/uncle-chris-out-of-mental-health-facility-sound-of-freedom-2023-8">Rooney later said in an update</a>. He said his mom picked him up, and he was "very glad" he got the help he needed.In Rooney's most recent post, he said he was studying for an undergraduate degree in psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and was also in an out-patient program 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. five days a week."That's been a little rough," he said. "I hate sitting for that long but it's been good. It helps me."Rooney said he had been getting questions from viewers about when he was going to make more Yeet Baby content. He said that he was so busy right now that he didn't have time."It's not over, it's just kind of, you know, everyone's very busy," he said. "I still see the children, I just haven't been filming videos."He asked for some recommendations for what he could do with his time when the program ended in three weeks. He said he had been looking into joining the Marine Corps, or being an Amazon driver, among other things."I need structure in my life or else I self-destruct," he said.Rooney also shared a message for his followers in the caption, telling them, "If you're suffering from mental illness never be afraid to seek help!"

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