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John Cleese has been referred to the UK's Prevent counter-radicalization program following a months-long series of social media posts critical of Islam. The 86-year-old Monty Python star has responded with defiance, calling the referral 'comedy material.'
A study using NHANES data and the latest AHA/ACC guidelines finds about 23 million U.S. adults would be newly eligible for blood pressure–lowering drugs; of these, roughly 9.7 million (43%) aren’t receiving any treatment. If all eligible individuals took the meds, roughly 200,000 deaths from any cause and 162,000 cardiovascular deaths could be prevented over the next decade. While lifestyle changes remain important, the results highlight a sizable treatment gap and the potential life-saving impact of expanding pharmacologic therapy under the PREVENT risk-prediction framework.
The United Arab Emirates has cut funding for its citizens studying in the United Kingdom amid fears that Muslim Brotherhood networks on British campuses could radicalize students, pointing to groups like FOSIS and historic MB figures. The piece notes ties to Hamas and highlights the UK’s Prevent program, which has seen rising referrals from higher education. It also mentions Qatar’s university funding and frames the issue as an unprecedented concern about radicalization on Western campuses.
A British teenager, Matthew King, who was reported to anti-terror authorities by his mother, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of six years for plotting a terror attack on police officers or soldiers. King, who was radicalized online during the pandemic, expressed a desire to kill military personnel and travel to Syria to join ISIS. His mother's report to the Prevent counter-terror program and a tip-off through an anti-terror hotline thwarted his plans. The judge found King to be a dangerous offender who carried a risk of future harm to the public.