Lamar Odom's kidney improves - no longer needs dialysis

Just yesterday it was reported that the former basketball player needs a a new kidney and will be on 6 hours of dialysis daily but as of this morning, he has miraculously healed and doesn't need this anymore. ..at least this is according to TMZ. Read their report below...
Lamar has made a shocking turnaround ... his kidney's have improved so much he'll be off 6 hours of daily dialysis and he won't need a kidney transplant ... TMZ has learned.

We're told the big hurdle for days has been Lamar's kidneys and they've responded so well in the last 48 hours they've moved him from the ICU where he was getting dialysis in a private room.
Doctors told Lamar his kidney problems were life-threatening, and they told him they're surprised at the dramatic improvement.

Lamar is on the floor where hospital staff performs physical therapy. We're told Lamar's motor skills are impaired from the strokes, and he'll undergo increasingly rigorous therapy to regain function.

We're told the Kardashians are happy about the news, with one big caveat ... Lamar's now able to make his own decisions, and he hasn't necessarily chosen wisely during the last few months.

Russia bans foreign managers from Russian football

It has emerged that the Russian Ministry of Sport has signed a document banning all foreign head coaches from the Russian League.

Former Chelsea coach, Andre Villas-Boas who is Portuguese and manages Zenith St Petersburg was reportedly planning to leave at the end of the season but it’s unclear if his tenure will last that long now.

According to Eurosport, the bill was signed on September 21st and published on the official web portal of legal information on October 28th.

Interestingly, the Russian national team can still be run by a foreign coach. At clubs, they can employ foreigners as coaches – but not the head coach. 

Out of sixteen clubs in the Russian Premier League, six are run by foreigners. It’s unclear how soon they will be forced to leave their jobs.

Pope takes a selfie with a Hindu guy

Pope Francis took a selfie with this Hindu man during his weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday October 28th.

"World expects believers to work together for peace" pope says

I like this modern pope!

Diamond Platnumz wins Best African/Indian Act at the 2015 MTV EMA

Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz won the Best African/Indian Act award at the 2015 MTV EMA which took place in Milan last night. He beat African musicians including Nigeria’s Davido and Yemi Alade, SA’s AKA and Ivorian DJ Arafat as well as leading Indian musicians to win the MTV prize.

BEST AFRICAN/INDIAN ACT
Winner: Diamond Platnumz

Yemi Alade
AKA
Davido
DJ Arafat
Indus Creed
Monica Dogra
Priyanka Chopra
The Ska Vengers
Your Chin
Asia

See other winners after the cut..

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Feminist writer says Caitlyn Jenner and other transgender women are not women

Germaine Greer, the second-wave feminist best known for her 1970 book The Female Eunuch, accused Caitlyn Jenner of “stealing the limelight” from the other women of the Kardashian clan.

During BBC2’s Newsnight interview, Greer said that “misogyny played a big part” in Glamour magazine’s decision to award Jenner their woman of the year award.

She also defended previous statements in which she claimed that trans women were not “real women.” adding that they do not ‘look like, sound like or behave like women.

Greer’s statements prompted a petition circulated by Cardiff University students. The petition, aimed at having Greer barred from giving a speech on campus, was started by Rachael Melhuish, women’s officer at the Cardiff University Students’ Union. It claims that Greer has“demonstrated time and time again her misogynistic views towards trans women, including continually ‘misgendering’ trans women and denying the existence of transphobia altogether.”By Saturday, the petition had more than 800 signatures.

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Lewis Hamilton wins his third F1 world championship

Lewis Hamilton could not hold back tears as he hailed what he says is the 'greatest moment of my life'.

The 30-year-old, won a thrilling United States Grand Prix to seal the drivers' title with his 10th victory of 2015.

He is only the second British driver after Sir Jackie Stewart to achieve the feat.

Congrats to him.