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Who wants a pig organ? Patients sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The calls and emails started coming into NYU Langone Health and Massachusetts General Hospital soon after doctors began experimenting with pig organs in humans. People worried they’ll never get a scarce human transplant asked: When could we get a pig...
Two charged in connection with Iran-backed drone strike that killed 3 US troops in the Middle East
BOSTON (AP) — Two men, including a dual Iranian American citizen, have been charged with conspiring to export sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American troops early this year and injured dozens of other service members, the Justice...
TJX: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — The TJX Cos. (TJX) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $1.3 billion. On a per-share basis, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $1.14. The results surpassed Wall Street...
No. 9 Florida handles Arizona State, moves to 10-0 for first time in a decade
ATLANTA (AP) — Walter Clayton Jr. hit five 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 25 points as he helped No. 9 Florida to a 83-66 win over Arizona State on Saturday. Alijah Martin had 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Adam Miller led Arizona State (8-2) with 18...
Abdelgowad scores 26 in UMass' 86-52 victory over UMass-Boston
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Malek Abdelgowad scored 26 points as UMass beat UMass-Boston 86-52 on Saturday. Abdelgowad also contributed 14 rebounds for the Minutemen (4-7). Daniel Rivera added 11 points while going 4 of 6 and 3 of 7 from the free-throw line while they also had 10...
Saudi Arabia's plans to host the men's World Cup 2034 will be harmful for the climate, experts say
As the newly-named host of the 2034 World Cup in men's soccer, Saudi Arabia says it will construct or renovate 15 stadiums, create a futuristic city and expand airports in a massive buildout to accommodate millions of athletes, coaches and spectators. That will emit tons of...
Mitt Romney's Senate exit may create a vacuum of vocal, conservative Trump critics
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With Mitt Romney set to exit the U.S. Senate, Washington will be without one of its strongest conservative critics of Donald Trump when the president retakes the White House in the new year. At a final news conference Friday in Salt Lake City, the retiring...
Ho ho, oh no: Man sought by police goes down chimney and gets stuck
A Massachusetts man trying to escape from police shimmied down the chimney. And got stuck. The man fled onto a rooftop, channeling what the Fall River Police Department described as "the essence of the seasonal icon,” but he ended up needing to be rescued by the...
New Jersey, home to many oil and gas producers, eyes fees to fight climate change
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — It's not an accident that “The Sopranos,” the quintessential show about New Jersey, opens with its main character driving past gasoline and oil storage tanks along the New Jersey Turnpike. From the outskirts of New York to the Delaware River shoreline...
Atmospheric river brings weather whiplash to East Coast as bomb cyclone develops
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. East Coast began a whiplash-inducing stretch of weather Wednesday with a deluge of rain, rapid snowmelt and powerful gusts, creating dangerous conditions, due in part to an atmospheric river and developing bomb cyclone. Ski resort operators in the...
