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TikTok Trend Burns Boy, Nicki Blasts Newsom, Wegovy Price Plunges

A psychiatrist who treated Joel Cauchi, the man responsible for a fatal stabbing rampage at a Sydney shopping center in April 2024, will be referred to health investigators, according to the BBC. Cauchi, who was first diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager, was unmedicated and homeless when he fatally stabbed six people and injured 10 others at Westfield Bondi Junction.

The New South Wales coroner stated that Dr. Andrea Boros-Lavack provided Cauchi with "exemplary" care over a long period. However, she failed to heed warnings from Cauchi's family that he may be relapsing years before the attack, according to the BBC. This oversight was cited as one of several factors contributing to the tragedy.

In other news, shares in Novo Nordisk, the Danish company that manufactures Ozempic and Wegovy, plunged 18% after the company warned that price cuts would be "painful," according to BBC Business. Chief Executive Maziar Mike Doustdar described the pricing pressures as "unprecedented" and "painful" on Wednesday. The company anticipates profits and sales to fall by as much as 13%. Novo Nordisk attributed the situation to a deal made with its rival Eli Lilly and former U.S. President Donald Trump to lower the cost of weight-loss drugs for Americans, according to BBC Business. The company has also announced thousands of job cuts amid warnings of increasing competition.

Meanwhile, in Uganda, opposition leader Bobi Wine remains in hiding nearly three weeks after a disputed election, as reported by The Guardian. Wine's whereabouts have been unknown since he fled what he described as a night raid on his home by police and military. The situation is further complicated by a high-stakes social media feud with the country's military chief. After the election, Wine alleged mass fraud and called on supporters to protest, according to The Guardian.

In the United States, a 9-year-old boy in Illinois, Caleb Chabolla, is recovering from second-degree burns to his face and hands after a popular toy, a NeeDoh, caused the injuries, according to Fox News. Chabolla microwaved the NeeDoh, a sensory toy similar to a stress ball, to soften it late last month. The NeeDoh is described on the company's website as a "gratifying super soft, super stretchy dough filled groovy glob."

Finally, Nicki Minaj has accused California Governor Gavin Newsom of trying to emulate former President Donald Trump in a recent interview, according to Fox News. Minaj, a vocal critic of Newsom, referred to recent social media posts by the governor that she believes mimic Trump's style. "With Newscum, it's the fact that with everything you said, but then having the audacity to be playing on Twitter, obsessed with Trump, trying to be Trump, trying to be funny when it's not and then wanting to roll around in the mud with female rappers or who," Minaj said, according to Fox News.

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