Problem that like a really smart cool person would turn really awful on you but then one day Amy found herself in Barnes and Noble on Union Square Union Square I think I m on the 3rd floor and there was a table of mostly self-help books and there was this one called The End of my addiction. Picked it up this book was super fascinating and it was the memoir of a French cardiologist this French doctor who had had his life completely ruined by alcoholism and I looked at it and I ve probably stood there like feet glued to the floor and just like read 70 percent of the book. The book described in very vivid detail the successful doctor just sliding off the rails been you know detoxes and medical treatment facilities you know upwards of a half dozen times practicing falling off he was d d losing everything in his d life at one point he describes his terrifying moment of waking up in the back of a taxi blood all over himself doesn t know whose blood it is doesn t know where he s going to
100 Hours g.m.t. Welcome to the news room from the b.b.c. World Service I m Tanya Beckett the u.s. Justice Department review of the origins of the Russia probe turns into a criminal investigation the u.n. Is sending a team to Chile to investigate whether action taken against protesters broke rules on human rights he s one young protester matches I would be scared if we just went back to normal I think that will be scary but it think people are demanding now social. Not just like a bandage to get the problem away thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in northern California as wildfires spread we do have 49 structures confirms Droit that damage assessment continues it is not over but that is our current count and Australia s most famous landmark is closed to climbers from Saturday after pressure from local groups. Hello this is the b.b.c. News if you want to MacDonald It s emerged that the trumpet ministration is now conducting a criminal investigation into the e
Both in his past and in this time in office for weeks his Liberal Party has been polling neck and neck with the conservatives but they seem to the merged on top with the most seats by a clear margin on Election Day. The liberals appear to have lost their majority in parliament and that will leave them either having to form a minority government or looking for coalition partners heads of state and fellow royals from around the world of arrived at the Japanese Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito the ceremony is brief the m. Pro will announce to the audience in the palace and around the country his change in status he s already told his imperial ancestors that one of 3 shrines in the palace grounds celebrations have been muted However because of the devastation caused by Typhoon how you view this as special parade has been postponed though the court banquet will go ahead. The president of Chile Sebastian Pinera has said he s ready to meet opposition leaders
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At the White House next month but in a sign of America s diminishing influence in the area president order one says he s reevaluating his plans meantime the Graham one said Turkey s president has accepted an invitation to visit Russia soon u.s. Sanctions announced earlier this week seemed to have had little effect Turkey s president said he was quote not concerned by them both to you Mom c.b.s. News the White House a controversy over a popular talk show host and a former president made its way on to the Democratic debate last night c.b.s. News Deborah Rodriguez has more c.n.n. Is taking flak for the final question at last night s presidential debate like you to tell us about a friendship that you have that would surprise us it was inspired by the recent controversy over Ellen seat next to former President Bush at an n.f.l. Game when I say Be kind to one another I don t mean only the people that think the same way that you do Twitter critics were quick to point out there wasn t a singl