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Canadian wildfires led to spike in asthma ER visits, especially in the Northeast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:04:07 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The smoke from Canadian wildfires that drifted into the U.S. led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms — particularly in the New York area.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published two studies Thursday about the health impacts of the smoke, which shrouded city skylines with an orange haze in late spring. A medical journal also released a study this week. When air quality worsens, “an asthmatic feels it before anyone else,” said Dr. Adrian Pristas, a pulmonologist based in Hazlet, New Jersey, who remembered a flood of calls from patients in June during the days of the heaviest smoke. People with asthma often wheeze, are breathless, have chest tightness and have either nighttime or early-morning coughing. “I have no doubt that every asthmatic had an uptick in symptoms,” Pristas said. “Some were able to manage it on their own, but some had to call for help.”Each of the studies looked at different geographic areas — one was n...

Officials believe plane crash that likely killed Wagner head Prigozhin was intentionally caused by explosion: AP sources (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert with inaccurate punctuation.)

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:04:07 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials believe plane crash that likely killed Wagner head Prigozhin was intentionally caused by explosion: AP sources (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert with inaccurate punctuation.).Source

What to expect from Friday's rainstorm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:04:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After a long streak of 90-degree days, the remnants of Tropical Storm Harold will bring big temperature drops and heavy rain to the Front Range.Friday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day. Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Travis Michels said the biggest impacts will be heavy rainfall throughout the day and 15-20 degree temperature drops.TimingThe storm system will move into Colorado by Thursday evening. Showers and storms will be in the high country first and then move into the Denver metro and Front Range by early Friday morning.The morning commute will be a wet one. Rain will linger through the mid-morning in Denver before showers lighten up by the mid-afternoon. Denver resident dies from West Nile virus The heaviest rainfall could be towards the Fort Collins and Greeley area. According to Colorado's Most Accurate Forecast, the storm will begin to pick up by midday and produce 1 to 2.5 inches of rainfall.Pinpoint Weather: Rain outlook for the next five daysThe storms ar...

Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy injured during joint practice with Los Angeles Rams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:04:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy injured a hamstring at practice Thursday morning in Denver.The practice is being held jointly with the Los Angeles Rams.“It’s a hamstring injury and we’ll get an MRI,” says head coach Sean Payton. “Hopefully it isn’t anything long term.”The injury happened during a non-contact drill. Juedy grabbed his right leg and was taken by cart off the field as a precaution. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The full extent of the injury is not known at this point. Hamstring injuries usually take a month to heal, but are tricky to forecast.The Broncos open the regular season Sept. 10 at home against the Las Vegas Raiders.This is a developing story. Check back with FOX31 for more updates.

Recent storms not helping apple-picking season in Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:04:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The heavy rain this year is making the trees more colorful, but it's not having the same effect with fall apples. Some orchards in Colorado shut down for the season because of the low crop yield from the late frost, hail and rain. The front range experienced one of the rainiest seasons yet. This rain significantly affects crops because it leaves them susceptible to frost, delayed growth and disease, said Gus Westerman, the Dolores County director at Colorado State University Extension. Orchards still offering apple picking for fall 2023 "Whenever we're experiencing a wet spring, sometimes that delays the warm-up. So you'll sometimes have cooler temperatures which can delay that bloom time," said Westerman. A wet season isn't the only reason apples aren't growing at the normal rate in some orchards. Frost can stop the buds from blooming and hail can destroy the crop completely. This was the case at Happy Apple Farm in Penrose, which won't have an apple season ...

Los Angeles Lakers to unveil Kobe Bryant statue outside their arena on Feb. 8

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:04:07 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue of Kobe Bryant outside their downtown arena on Feb. 8.The 17-time NBA champion Lakers announced the plan Thursday to honor Bryant, the fourth-leading scorer in NBA history and a beloved mainstay of the franchise for 20 seasons. Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, died in a helicopter crash in January 2020.Bryant participated in the initial planning of his statue after his retirement in 2016, according to the Lakers. He is the sixth former Lakers player and seventh team employee to be honored with a statue in the so-called “Star Plaza” outside the arena, which has been the Lakers’ home since 1999.The 2/8/24 date of the unveiling is conspicuous: Kobe wore No. 8 and No. 24 during each half of his Lakers career, while Gianna wore No. 2 while playing youth basketball. The Bryants were flying together to a basketball competition with seven others when their helicopter crashed in fog in Calabasas, California.Bryant’s s...

Feeding South Florida receives $2 million grant to help battle hunger

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:04:07 GMT

In an attempt to alleviate food insecurity, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz presented a significant financial boost to a local non-profit organization. Feeding South Florida is dedicated to addressing hunger-related issues in the area and received a $2 million grant aimed at strengthening its efforts in providing food to those in need.The generous funding, made possible through a congressional grant program, holds the potential to create a transformative impact, enabling Feeding South Florida to extend its reach and enhance its initiatives aimed at battling hunger. At the heart of the grant lies the endeavor to establish a mobile market and kitchen, a crucial step toward addressing the dietary needs of low-income families. The funds will facilitate the setup of this innovative mobile unit, named “Big Mamma Jamma,” designed to bring free and low-cost, wholesome meals directly to those who require it most. “This is also going to double as an emergency unit for...

Spain football chief to resign after kissing World Cup winner on the lips

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:04:07 GMT

Luis Rubiales will resign on Friday as president of the Spanish football federation, after he sparked international outrage by giving a nonconsensual kiss on the lips to a Spain player as she celebrated her team’s victory at the Women’s World Cup.The football boss will step down on Friday after a week of recriminations, as first reported by Spanish media Thursday evening and confirmed to POLITICO by a senior official.After Spain won the World Cup final against England on Sunday, Rubiales grabbed Spain’s midfielder Jenni Hermoso and planted a kiss on her lips during the medal ceremony and later joked that he would take the team to Ibiza and marry Hermoso there.Hermoso said on an Instagram Live video after, “But what can I do? I didn’t like it, eh.”Rubiales made a half-hearted attempt to apologize, saying his actions had no “ill intentions” and happened in a “moment of the highest exuberance.” But his apologies were not enough for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who slammed Rubi...

‘Barbie’ is now America’s highest-grossing movie of 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:04:07 GMT

New York (CNN) — “Barbie” is now the highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office this year, taking the crown away from “Super Mario Bros.”According to studio estimates, “Barbie” has made $575.4 million at the American box office as of Thursday, edging past Mario’s domestic haul of $574.2 million.“Barbie’s” run to the top was faster than “Mario’s,” reaching the record-breaking title in only 34 days since its release. It took Mario, Luigi and the gang 138 days to cross the $574.2 million benchmark in the United States, according to Deadline.Since premiering July 21, “Barbie” has broken numerous records. The film made $155 million domestically in its opening weekend, marking the largest opening weekend of the year and the biggest-ever debut for a female director. In the weeks to follow, it also was crowned Warner Bros. Discovery’s highest-grossing domestic release, beating the former title holder, the 2008 blockbuster, “The Dark Knight.”Last week, “Barbie...

T-Mobile to lay off 5,000 employees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:04:07 GMT

New York (CNN) — T-Mobile on Thursday announced it plans to lay off 5,000 employees, or around 7% of its total staff, over the next five weeks.The reductions will largely affect corporate and back-office jobs that are “primarily duplicative” to other roles and will reduce the company’s middle management layers, CEO Mike Sievert said in a letter to employees Thursday. The company also plans to reduce its spending on “external workers and resources,” but its retail and “consumer care” staff who work directly with customers will not be affected, he said.“What it takes to attract and retain customers is materially more expensive than it was just a few quarters ago,” Sievert said.T-Mobile’s cuts comes after months of mass layoff announcements at a range of other technology companies — including Microsoft and Meta — as firms grapple with an uncertain economic environment.In its most recent quarterly earnings report last month, T-Mobile reported sales dow...