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Prayers and tears — Berlusconi in death draws tributes even from his critics

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:39 GMT

ROME (AP) — Adored, scorned, impossible to ignore in life, Silvio Berlusconi in death drew tributes even from critics, and ever more lush praise from admirers, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis. Following word of Berlusconi’s death on Monday in a Milan hospital, where he was being treated for chronic leukemia, reaction poured in from around the world, from national leaders to Pope Francis to announcers who burst into tears on one of his TV networks, for the populist three-time premier and media mogul.Here are some of the reactions:— Russian President Vladimir Putin in a condolence telegram hailed Berlusconi as a “patriarch” of Italian politics and a true patriot who has improved Italy’s standing on the world stage. “I have always sincerely admired his wisdom, his ability to make balanced, far-sighted decisions even in the most difficult situations,” Putin said in the telegram released by the Kremlin. “During each of our meetings, I was literally...

What to expect if your pet visits the emergency room

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:39 GMT

This content is provided by Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital.A pet emergency can be a scary experience. To help prepare pet parents for the possible event, here’s what to expect and how your local emergency room veterinarians will care for your furry friend.First things first, make sure you are aware of the closest emergency hospital to your home. Save the contact details and address to your phone so you can quickly call for advice and find directions.When you arrive at the hospital, it’s important for the staff to quickly determine how serious your pet’s condition is. Most of the time, a brief description of why your pet needs to be seen, along with their vital signs will allow them to determine if your pet’s condition is not an emergency, stable to wait for treatment, or needs immediate care. This preliminary evaluation is called triage, and it allows the most critical patients to get a chance at life-saving care.After the hospital staff triage your pet’s condition, the veterinarian ex...

7-year-old girl with Down Syndrome rushed to hospital after drowning in pool

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:39 GMT

Lauderhill Fire Rescue received a 911 call reporting a child drowning in a swimming pool of a home.A 7-year-old girl, who according to police has Down Syndrome, was found unresponsive just before 9 a.m., at 5240 NW 14th Place.Officers started CPR when they arrived until paramedics got to the home and took over. The girl was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center.Police believe this is an accidental drowning.Officials said that the child regained a pulse and is recovering at the hospital.

The tooth is out there: Biden gets a root canal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:39 GMT

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s packed Monday schedule was derailed by none other than a root canal.Biden was supposed to host College Athlete Day at the White House, but Vice President Kamala Harris will sub for him while he undergoes the dental procedure, which should take about 30 minutes to an hour. Biden was scheduled to meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office in the afternoon and deliver remarks at the Chiefs of Missions Reception in the East Room in the evening. It’s not clear yet whether or not he’ll have to scrap those other events, too.On Sunday, Biden said he was experiencing some pain in his lower right premolar — tooth 29, to be exact, according to a letter from Kevin C. O’Connor, physician to the president. The dental team from Walter Reed National Medical Center examined the president and took X-rays.The team decided that the president needed a root canal, and they performed an initial procedure at the time, with a plan for th...

Scottish National Party in turmoil after Nicola Sturgeon arrest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:39 GMT

LONDON — Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf rebuffed calls to suspend his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon from the ruling Scottish National Party after she was questioned by police.Sturgeon was arrested and then released without charge pending further investigation Sunday amid a Police Scotland probe into the SNP’s funding and finances. She has described herself as “innocent of any wrongdoing.”But the arrest has further highlighted deep splits in the SNP as Yousaf, who succeeded Sturgeon at the top of the party and Scottish government after a bruising leadership contest earlier this year, battles to escape the shadow of the police probe.High-profile SNP lawmakers on Monday followed Scottish opposition parties in calling for Yousaf to suspend Sturgeon’s membership of the SNP, which she continues to represent as a member of the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood.Ash Regan, who ran against Yousaf in the leadership election triggered by Sturgeon’s resign...

Repairs to the collapsed section of I-95 in Philadelphia will take months

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:39 GMT

(CNN) — The governor of Pennsylvania is expected to issue a disaster declaration Monday as officials set up alternate routes following the collapse of an Interstate 95 overpass in Philadelphia, which came down Sunday after a tanker truck caught fire below the roadway, leaving a portion of the East Coast’s primary highway with major damage that could take months to repair.The declaration from Gov. Josh Shapiro will allow the state to dip into federal funds and cut through red tape to expedite repairs on the damaged roadway, which usually carries about 160,000 vehicles through the city daily, making it “likely the busiest interstate in our commonwealth,” according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll.The National Transportation Safety Board is also sending a team to the site of the collapse to conduct a safety investigation, the agency said Sunday. “The investigators are specialists in motor carrier and hazardous materials safety, hig...

JPMorgan reaches settlement with Jeffrey Epstein victims

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:39 GMT

New York (CNN) — JPMorgan Chase has settled a class-action lawsuit from Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse victims.The victims had accused the bank of enabling sex trafficking by the deceased financier when he was a client.A joint statement from the nation’s largest bank and attorneys for the victims said they “have informed the court that they have reached an agreement in principle to settle the putative class action lawsuit related to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.”The agreement is subject to court approval, and as part of the settlement in principle, JP Morgan will pay about $290 million to the victims, a person familiar with the settlement said. Under the deal, the bank will not admit or deny any wrongdoing, the person said.The bank and the victims’ lawyers said the settlement is in the best interests of all parties, “especially the survivors who were the victims of Epstein’s terrible abuse.”The lawyers representing the victims issued their own statement, calling the settlement “lif...

Inside the Tony Awards: No script, but plenty of song, dance, high spirits and history

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:39 GMT

By JOCELYN NOVECK (AP National Writer)NEW YORK (AP) — No script? No problem!There was plenty of uncertainty in the run-up to this year’s Tony Awards, which at one point seemed unlikely to happen at all because of the ongoing Hollywood writer’s strike.But the ceremony went off without a hitch on Sunday night. The event was scriptless, to honor a compromise with striking writers, but chock-full of high-spirited Broadway performances drawing raucous cheers from an audience clearly thrilled just to be there at all. It was a night of triumph for the small-scale but huge-hearted musical “Kimberly Akimbo,” about a teenager with a rare aging disease, but also a night notable for inclusion: Two nonbinary performers, Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee, made history by winning their respective acting categories. The ceremony also touched on the specter of antisemitism in very different places: World War II Europe, with best play winner “Leopoldstadt,” an...

Jeffrey Epstein victims settle sex trafficking lawsuit against JPMorgan for $290 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:39 GMT

By KEN SWEET and MICHELLE CHAPMAN (AP Business Writers)JPMorgan Chase announced a tentative $290 million settlement Monday with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein who had accused the bank of being the financial conduit that allowed the financier to continue operating a sex trafficking operation. Epstein was arrested in 2019 on federal charges accusing him of paying underage girls for massages and then molesting them at his homes in Florida and New York. He was found dead in jail in August of that year, at age 66. A medical examiner ruled his death a suicide.The lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court in November sought to hold JPMorgan financially liable for Epstein’s decades-long abuse of teenage girls and young women. A related lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. Virgin Islands.The proposed settlement comes roughly two weeks after JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testified in a deposition for the case, where he denied knowing about Epstein and his crimes until the financier was ar...

Utah woman accused of killing husband then writing grief book for kids requests bail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:18:39 GMT

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Attorneys for a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death, and was later accused of fatally poisoning him, argued in court on Monday she should be released on bail for the duration of her trial.Kouri Richins, 33, is charged with murder and drug possession and listened intently as prosecutors questioned the lead detective investigating her husband’s death. As a rapt gallery made up of locals, including employees of Eric Richins’ construction company, sat behind her, Richins grabbed tissues and inhaled deeply as detective Jeff O’Driscoll testified about the drugs authorities believe were used to kill him. She kneeled her head and was crying when they talked about finding him “cold to the touch.”Prosecutors say in court documents that Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of fentanyl into a Moscow mule cocktail she made for her husband, Eric Richins, amid marital disputes and fights over a mult...