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A Berlin bus gets lifted with the help of 40 people to free a young man pinned by a rear wheel
BERLIN (AP) — A young man trapped under a bus in Berlin survived with minor injuries after 40 people joined forces to lift the vehicle off him in what police described as a heroic rescue effort. The 18-year-old got pinned by a tire of the rear axle when he fell down while running...
Inmate gives birth alone in Tennessee jail cell after seeking medical help
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An inmate at a Tennessee jail gave birth alone in a cell after seeking medical help, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said. The inmate and the infant were hospitalized after the birth Sunday and were in stable condition, the sheriff's office said in...
PeaceHealth to shutter only hospital in Eugene, Oregon; nurse's union calls it 'disastrous'
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — PeaceHealth announced this week it is closing the only hospital in Eugene, Oregon, and moving services 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) to its Springfield location. PeaceHealth said Tuesday the hospital serving the city of about 178,000 people is underutilized, the...
Ailing and baby hummingbirds nursed to health at woman's apartment-turned-clinic in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gently holding a baby hummingbird between her hands, Catia Lattouf says, “Hello, cute little guy. Are you very hungry?” It’s the newest patient at her apartment in a toney section of Mexico City where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past...
Dozens saved by Italy from migrant shipwrecks; some, clinging to rocks, plucked to safety by copters
ROME (AP) — Dozens of migrants were dramatically rescued by Italy as they foundered in the sea or clung to a rocky reef Sunday after three boats launched by smugglers from northern Africa shipwrecked in rough waters in separate incidents over the weekend. Survivors said some 30 fellow migrants...
A feline virus mutation in Cyprus caused far fewer cat deaths than claimed, veterinary leader says
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The head of the Cyprus veterinarians association on Wednesday dismissed as greatly exaggerated the claims that a local mutation of a feline virus has killed as many as 300,000 cats on the small Mediterranean island. The director of the Pancyprian Veterinary...
Arizona woman who faked being a nurse practitioner during pandemic gets 5-year prison term
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who faked being a nurse practitioner during the coronavirus pandemic was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison. State prosecutors said 58-year-old Pamela O’Guinn pleaded guilty to fraud, forgery and identity theft. The Arizona...
Editorial Roundup: New York
New York Post. July 2, 2023. Editorial: Success Academy smashes Regents AND lefty lies on standardized testing Yet more hard data disproves the Democrats’ line that standardized tests are somehow racist: Success Academy, fresh off the heels of a massive study...
Condition critical? Britain's beloved but battered National Health Service turns 75
LONDON (AP) — It’s unusual to throw a birthday party for a health care system, but that’s exactly what the U.K. did for the National Health Service, a beloved but increasingly creaky institution that turned 75 on Wednesday. The date was marked with charity tea parties, royal...
Victims of gynecologist convicted of sex crimes urge judge to impose maximum prison term
NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven victims of a gynecologist who practiced at prestigious New York hospitals before he was convicted of sexually abusing women over several decades made emotional statements about their continuing pain as they asked a federal judge Wednesday to keep him behind bars as long as...
