A woman who got hit from behind in a Trader Joe’s parking lot recently chose to let the driver who ran away go free. She decided this because dealing with insurance companies and police reports seemed like way too much trouble. TikTok user Maddie, who uses the name @madsexi, shared what happened to her. Right away, this started a huge debate about whether reporting a small accident is really worth all the time and stress. Maddie’s response is honestly something we can all understand, even though it’s probably a terrible idea from a legal standpoint. According to Motor 1, she made her priorities very clear in her video. She said, “If you’re the person that just backed into me in a Trader Joe’s parking lot and fled the scene, you’re so lucky I don’t care. And that I would rather have a dent in my car than sit in the Trader Joe’s parking lot for 45 minutes trying to figure out like what your insurance is.” This feeling makes total sense. The paperwork and the never-ending phone calls you need to make after even a small car accident are absolutely the worst. It takes up so much time, and sometimes you just want to get on with your day, especially if the damage isn’t serious. It turns out Maddie isn’t the only one who feels this way. Many people agreed that skipping all the formal steps is becoming the new normal. The relaxed approach is catching on fast Apparently she is not the only one who has such a laidback to an accident like this. “One time a lady and I exchanged info as a formality I guess. Apparently neither of us bothered to tell our insurance haha,” one user commented. This kind of laid-back response to uncomfortable situations isn’t new, as some people have even handled confronting unexpected intruders while unprepared with surprising calmness. However, calling your insurance company is a good idea even if the accident seems like nothing and nobody appears injured. The biggest reason is that you need to protect yourself from problems that might come up later. That small bump might have caused hidden damage to your car’s frame or parts inside that won’t show up until weeks or months later. Also, you might actually be legally required to report what happened. Some insurance company agreements require you to report small accidents. If you don’t report them, you could face fines depending on what state you live in. False accusations about accidents can also spiral out of control, similar to cases where people face wrongful hit-and-run claims from strangers. Even worse, if you wait too long to report the crash, your insurance company might refuse to cover it at all. That means you could end up paying for the repairs yourself, even if the accident wasn’t your fault. This is a huge risk to take just to save forty-five minutes in a parking lot. The legal experts admit that people’s hesitation is understandable, though, because your insurance rate might go up even if you weren’t the one at fault. That’s a terrible situation, but the risk of losing coverage completely seems much scarier than your rate possibly going up. It’s also a smart idea to tell the police about seemingly small accidents to create an official record. This protects you in case the other person tries to lie about how bad the damage or injuries were later on.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/youre-so-lucky-i-dont-care-woman-gets-rear-ended-in-parking-lot-her-reaction-to-the-hit-and-run-driver-is-not-what-youd-expect/
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“There is a technical problem” – Cheteshwar Pujara on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dismissal in IND vs SA 2025 1st Test
Former India player Cheteshwar Pujara has attributed Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dismissal in the second innings of the first Test against South Africa to a technical flaw. Pujara emphasized that an opener should be capable of defending such deliveries, especially in Indian conditions.
Jaiswal was caught behind off Marco Jansen’s bowling for a four-ball duck in Kolkata on Sunday, November 16. India lost the game by 30 runs while chasing a modest target of 124 runs.
During a discussion on Star Sports, Pujara was asked about Jaiswal’s aggressive approach at the start of his innings before he got out without scoring.
“His approach was absolutely right. He started positively. Runs weren’t scored with the shots he tried to play. However, it’s about how you tackle a ball you can’t play a shot against. Rishabh Pant is a classical example. We talk about a method in his batting. Yashasvi will have to find that method,” the former India batter responded.
“In the first innings, he cut a ball when there wasn’t much room. So that was a mistake, which is understandable. However, today, as an opener, it’s concerning if you are unable to defend a good ball. His feet didn’t move, he opened up a little, and followed the ball. There is a technical problem here that he needs to sort out. You need to defend this ball properly in Indian conditions,” Pujara added.
Yashasvi Jaiswal had attempted cut shots off the first two balls of his innings. After the third ball went down the leg side, he nicked the fourth delivery to Kyle Verreynne behind the stumps, resulting in India losing their first wicket before a run had been scored.
In the same discussion, former India opener Aakash Chopra expressed his view that Jaiswal has an issue against left-arm seamers.
“I feel he has an issue against left-armers. It is across formats. We have seen him getting out against left-armers many times. It was the inside-edge in the first innings. He is adamant that he has to play the cut if he sees the ball slightly short and wide,” Chopra said.
While acknowledging that Jaiswal fell prey to a good ball in the second innings, Chopra added that the left-handed opener needs to find a solution for his struggles against left-armers.
“He got out to a good ball. I don’t think he could have left it. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal against left-armers, it’s a story worth looking into. If it’s happening across formats, a solution will have to be found for that issue, or there will be a strategy that Yashasvi can be dismissed by bringing in left-armers,” Chopra observed.
Aakash Chopra described Yashasvi Jaiswal’s early dismissal in India’s second innings as a sad story. He reasoned that the 23-year-old was a very important batter for the hosts, considering the nature of the pitch, as he could have taken the game forward quickly.
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https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/news-there-technical-problem-cheteshwar-pujara-yashasvi-jaiswal-s-dismissal-ind-vs-sa-2025-1st-test
General Hospital Spoilers: Tracy’s France Trip Cut Short, Drew Must Pay for Abandoning Ned in Crisis
General Hospital (GH) spoilers hint that Tracy Quartermaine’s (Jane Elliot) trip to France may be cut short due to a family emergency unfolding back home. Fans can expect Tracy to vow that Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) must pay for abandoning Ned Quartermaine (Wally Kurth) during his time of crisis.
Decades ago, Tracy famously denied Edward Quartermaine (David Lewis) his medication after he faked a heart attack to test her. In a similar vein, Drew accused Ned of faking his own heart attack in GH’s November 10 episode, dismissing it as a classic Quartermaine stunt. However, Drew should have checked more carefully to see if Ned was truly in medical distress during their latest confrontation.
It was cruel of Drew to just walk away while Ned visibly struggled in pain, especially considering that Tracy was the one who found Drew after he was shot. Tracy showed compassion by calling 911 immediately, a move that saved Drew’s life that night. Now, when Tracy hears that Drew abandoned Ned in his time of need, she’s going to be absolutely livid.
No matter how many stunts Drew pulls, he always manages to hit a new low. Ned had mentioned that Tracy was off on a spa getaway in France, which was understandable given all the drama surrounding Monica Quartermaine’s (Leslie Charleson) will. Tracy deserved a chance to celebrate her victory regarding the house and take a breather from the chaos in Port Charles.
Of course, Tracy’s trip may come to an abrupt end once she learns about Ned’s ordeal. This could lead to her racing back home to check on Ned and plotting revenge against Drew. It’s easy to imagine Tracy confronting Drew and accusing him of knowingly walking away while Ned needed real medical assistance.
Tracy may also remind Drew of the night she saved his life and wish she could go back and undo it. Perhaps she will argue that she won’t make the mistake of showing Drew mercy again and promise that he will pay for his latest act of family disloyalty.
General Hospital spoilers indicate that Tracy and Drew will inevitably clash over this Ned mess, so stay tuned for their next intense faceoff.
https://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2025/general-hospital-spoilers-tracys-france-trip-cut-short-drew-must-pay-for-abandoning-ned-in-crisis/
The real killer of Napoleon’s army revealed by DNA testing
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**Napoleon Bonaparte’s Catastrophic Invasion of Russia: New Discoveries Challenge Long-Held Disease Theory**
Napoleon Bonaparte’s disastrous invasion of the Russian Empire in 1812 remains one of history’s most infamous military blunders. In the summer of that year, the French emperor led over 615,000 troops of the Grand Army across Eastern Europe’s Neman River, aiming to compel Russia to join a continental blockade against the United Kingdom. However, within less than six months, more than half a million of Napoleon’s soldiers succumbed to starvation, hypothermia, and disease.
The failed campaign is still extensively studied today. Historical accounts have long suggested typhus as a leading cause of death among the French troops. Yet, recent microbial analyses of Grand Army soldiers’ remains reveal that at least two other pathogens were central in claiming thousands of lives.
A new study published in the journal *Current Biology* overturns the long-held belief that typhus was the main killer. Instead, researchers found that enteric fever (typhoid) and relapsing fever played major roles in the deadly toll.
### Why the Typhus Theory Persisted
It is understandable why typhus theory prevailed for decades. French doctors and soldiers’ primary accounts frequently cited typhus as potentially responsible for more deaths than the Russian army itself. Supporting this, the discovery of typhus’s main vector—body lice—on bodily remains, along with trace DNA of *Rickettsia prowazekii* (the bacteria causing typhus), reinforced this narrative.
### New Technologies, New Insights
Recent advances in sequencing technology prompted a team of microbial paleogenomicists led by Nicolás Rascovan from France’s Institut Pasteur to reexamine the causes of death among the Grand Army casualties. Their research focused on remains retrieved from a mass grave in Vilnius, Lithuania—a site along the French army’s retreat route in December 1812.
After DNA was extracted and sequenced from the teeth of 13 soldiers, the team filtered out environmental contamination to search specifically for bacterial pathogens. Surprisingly, none of the samples showed evidence of typhus. Instead, fragments of *Salmonella enterica* and *Borrelia recurrentis* were detected.
*Salmonella enterica* is the bacterium responsible for enteric or typhoid fever, while *Borrelia recurrentis* causes relapsing fever.
### Explaining the Overlap with Typhus
This discovery sheds light on why typhus had been misidentified for so long. Enteric fever’s name derives from its symptomatic similarities to typhus—“typhoid” literally means “resembling typhus.” Notably, enteric fever was not recognized as a distinct disease until later in the 19th century.
Relapsing fever, meanwhile, is also transmitted by body lice, the same vector linked to typhus. This overlap likely contributed to earlier confusion in identifying the exact pathogens involved.
### Reassessing Previous Findings
Rascovan’s team also revisited prior detections of *R. prowazekii* (typhus) and trench fever (*Bartonella quintana*) in the same mass grave. They suggest that earlier identifications may have been affected by different sequencing technologies—namely polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
According to Rascovan, “Ancient DNA gets highly degraded into pieces that are too small for PCR to work. Our method is able to cast a wider net and capture a greater range of DNA sources based on these very short ancient sequences.”
### An Unexpected Historical Connection
The study also revealed an intriguing historical link. The strain of *Borrelia recurrentis* found in Napoleon’s soldiers traces back to a lineage previously discovered in Iron Age Britain, approximately 2,000 years earlier.
Interestingly, all previously sequenced modern *B. recurrentis* strains belong to entirely different lineages. The one uncovered in this study appears to have survived long enough to wreak havoc on the Grand Army.
“It’s very exciting to use a technology we have today to detect and diagnose something that was buried for 200 years,” said Rascovan.
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This groundbreaking research not only challenges established historical narratives but also demonstrates the power of modern technology in uncovering hidden truths from the past.
https://www.popsci.com/science/napoleon-army-disease-cause/