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The dark arts of politics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:34 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher .st0{fill:#EB8A23;} .st1{fill:#FAC617;} .st2{fill:#612368;} .st3{fill:#3792C4;} .st4{fill:#C33727;} Acast In the final episode of the season, host Aggie Chambre explores the clandestine operations, secretive briefing wars and campaign stunts that make up the darker side of politics — and asks if there is still ...

Tackling severe asthma, one step — and breath — at a time

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:34 GMT

Living with severe asthma means living with the fear that a serious — even life-threatening — attack could strike at anytime, anywhere.It is trying to avoid a situation where, “I’ll have an attack someday and I’ll be in a place where nobody will know what to do about me,” explained Lynn, a Canadian who has lived with the illness for 28 years.Asthma carries an immense personal toll, and, with around 16 million people living with a severe form of the disease globally, it also carries a significant impact for healthcare systems and society.1With around 16 million people living with a severe form of the disease globally, it also carries a significant impact for healthcare systems and society.1While those living with severe asthma make up approximately only 5-10 percent of global cases, they account for more than 50 percent of the healthcare costs associated with the condition.1,2And, given the steady increase in the number of people worldwide living with asthma, a growing imperative exi...

Dozens injured after a double-decker bus and a city bus collide in Manhattan, officials say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:34 GMT

(CNN) — A collision between a double-decker bus and a city bus in Manhattan on Thursday left dozens injured and at least 18 people requiring hospitalization for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the New York City Fire Department.First responders received notice of the crash on the borough’s east side shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday, said FDNY Deputy Chief Kevin Murphy.“The first two units arrived to find two buses involved in what appeared to be a serious accident, complicated by the fact that one of them was a double-decker bus,” Murphy said at a news conference at the scene.Ropes and ladders were used to assist passengers with getting off the buses, officials said.“Any time you have two buses involved you have a significant number of patients that likely need to be treated,” Murphy said. “So seeing that quantity of people right away, I think the units did a very good job getting them off the bus quickly and taken to the appropriate resources.”Eighteen patients we...

Red Sox rally late to spoil Nathan Eovaldi’s Fenway return

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:34 GMT

Nathan Eovaldi is having a spectacular season. The former Red Sox right-hander has emerged as a Cy Young contender since joining the Texas Rangers, and while he wasn’t at his best Thursday night, he still walked off the mound with a 5-3 lead in the sixth inning, earning a polite applause from the Fenway Faithful as he exited.Then, with their former teammate out of the picture, the Red Sox offense feasted.Boston scored seven straight runs from the sixth inning onwards and delivered the knockout blow in the form of a six-run avalanche in the bottom of the seventh. Kiké Hernández came through with the go-ahead two-run single and from there Boston kept pouring it on in what wound up a decisive 10-6 win.The comeback began after Boston cut the deficit to 5-4 in the sixth on an RBI single by pinch hitter Rob Refsnyder to score Hernández, who reached on a fielder’s choice and an error on Eovaldi’s last batter faced. Then in the seventh Boston loaded the bases with one out ...

Passenger fearing ‘powerful cartel’ made bomb threat on Seattle-bound flight, documents say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:34 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A passenger aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle Wednesday is accused of making a bomb threat that caused pilots to land the plane in Spokane, Washington. Documents filed in U.S. District Court said Brandon Scott, 38, faces a false information and hoaxes charge, The Seattle Times reported. After the plane took off Wednesday afternoon, Scott handed a flight attendant a note saying he had “several pounds” of homemade explosives in his carry-on and a detonator on him, the court documents alleged.Scott’s note demanded the plane be rerouted to “any other airport” and threatened to kill everyone on the plane if it landed in Seattle. The note instructed the flight attendant to alert the pilot and air traffic controllers but keep the threat from others aboard the plane, the documents said.The note said he would surrender “peacefully” upon arrival at the rerouted destination, according to the court filing.Upon arrival in Spokane, Scott was detained but a se...

Double-decker bus collision with second bus in Manhattan sends 18 people to hospitals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:34 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A crash involving a double-decker tour bus and a city bus in Manhattan Thursday evening sent 18 people to hospitals for treatment, fire and EMS officials said. Reports of a major vehicle crash came in just after 7 p.m., Deputy Chief Kevin Murphy with the New York Fire Department’s Division 1 Unit said. Emergency personnel found what he described as a serious accident, with the larger bus adding complications.“We’ve had a few minor challenges in the double decker bus — going through the windows, taking people out,” New York EMS Division 1 Deputy Chief Paul Hopper said.Ladders and ropes were required to get some people down because of crash damage to the bus, Murphy said.Many of those injured have cuts, bruises, scrapes, along with suspected fractures and head and neck injuries, Hopper said.“None have any life-threatening injury,” said Hopper, who added that about 63 other passengers requested evaluations by a doctor who was at the scene.Hopper and Murphy said th...

Huge crowds flock to Morgan Wallen's shows despite 2021 controversial video

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:34 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Country music superstar Morgan Wallen brought in large crowds downtown Thursday for a back-to-back concert event, but not everyone is on board with the concert having a two-day residence at Busch Stadium.The concert brought in fans and businesses from across the region."Jonesboro, Arkansas," said Taylor Cano."Chicago, Illinois," said Taylor and Sharon Sargent.Fans said the experience was what drove them to be at the concert on Thursday."Best concert I've been to, easy-peasy. Oh yeah, he puts on a great performance every single time," said Casey Wagner. 24% of Missouri under ‘extreme drought’ conditions – Report "He's amazing. I'm hoping that he switches up with Ernest and plays Cowgirl tonight," said Payton Golomski.There are those, however, who say Wallen does not make them feel comfortable enough to be at his shows. Music critic Kevin Johnson with the Post Dispatch wrote, "As a Black man, I don’t feel comfortable occupying the predominately white space that is a Morg...

Jefferson County Park temporarily closed following damage from explosives  

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:34 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - Some Jefferson County residents voiced frustration Thursday over the damage done to the Northwest Sports Complex on Byrnesville Road in House Springs. Restrooms and a concession area used as storage were destroyed by some type of explosive on the evening of the Fourth of July.“It’s ridiculous,” said Greg Enghauser, a Jefferson County resident.His grandkids play baseball on the fields of the complex. The park includes ball fields, picnic tables, a pavilion, a walking trail, and a skate park.Jefferson County Parks officials temporarily closed the park following the damage. They hope to find a way to reopen soon. Officials are looking into the possibility of temporarily using portable restrooms. What is causing the mysterious St. Louis County hum? A Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy responded to the park for a complaint of individuals lighting fireworks inside the restrooms around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday. Officials said there was significant damage when the deputy ...

Historic firefighter staff shortage exists while 1,000 applicants wait

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:34 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Some St. Louis firefighters are working up to 100 straight hours to cover staff shortages, according to a union rep. Yet the problem isn’t a lack of people who want to serve.FOX 2 found it’s common for firefighters to work 72-hour shifts, with the department down dozens of men and women.“Staffing’s more of an issue now than it’s probably ever been before," said Capt. Garon Mosby for the St. Louis Fire Department.Some of the firefighters battling the Sk8 Liborius church fire last week were finishing their third straight day on duty.Local 73’s Dan Clark said he has talked to some who have exceeded four days on duty.“People have worked up to 100 hours, around 100 hours straight,” he said. What is causing the mysterious St. Louis County hum? The job is even more demanding with the recent heat. Yet Clark said people are lined up to serve.“At least a thousand applicants ready to start the process. People are always lined up to be firefighters," he said.Clark said the last ba...

3 arrested for murder of pizza deliveryman helping assault victim in Stanton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:34 GMT

Three men were arrested Thursday for a shooting that killed a pizza delivery driver in Stanton who was stopping to help an assault victim in 2022.The suspects were identified as Henry Diep Le, 19, from Garden Grove, Adrian Castaneda, 19, and Damian Ivan Mayorga,18, both from Anaheim.The suspects are accused of their involvement in a shooting that killed Juan Cristalinas, 49, a Santa Ana resident and left a 76-year-old man hospitalized, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.On June 28, authorities responded to the 7000 block of Lessue Avenue on a call of unknown trouble.Arriving deputies found both victims lying on the street with gunshot wounds.It was later discovered that Cristalinas was a pizza delivery driver who had stopped driving and hopped out to intervene when the 76-year-old victim was being assaulted by the suspects.Authorities respond to a fatal shooting in Stanton on June 29, 2022. (OnScene.TV)Both men were transported to the hospital where Cristalinas late...