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Vatican: Pope to be hospitalized for days for lung infection

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:06:29 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a lung infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said.The 86-year-old pope doesn't have COVID-19, spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement late Wednesday.The hospitalization was the first since Francis spent 10 days at the Gemelli in July 2021 to have 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed.It immediately raised questions about Francis' overall health, and his ability to celebrate the busy Holy Week events that are due to begin this weekend with Palm Sunday.Bruni said Francis had been suffering breathing troubles in recent days and went to the Gemelli hospital for tests.“The tests showed a respiratory infection (COVID-19 infection excluded) that will require some days of medical therapy,” Bruni's statement said. Passport wait times are up. Here’s how to get one fast in Colorado Francis appeared in relatively go...

Man strikes victim with Corvette after fight breaks out on South Beach

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:06:29 GMT

A scuffle that started after a man in a Corvette ran a red light in South Beach led to an occupational nurse attempting to run over another man. A witness who wished to remain anonymous reported that a fight broke out on the sidewalk between the man in the Corvette and the man who was walking his dogs, who had been agitated by the Corvette driver running the red light. “These two guys engage in a fight,” said the witness. “The guy gets out of the car, threatening him and the guy with the dog reacts, he punched in a couple of times and gives him a knee. The dogs tried to attack him. He pulled the dogs out.”The witness stated that after the fight ended and the man with the dogs walked away, 29-year-old Keanen Roberts, who was wearing hospital scrubs, got back into his Corvette and made a U-turn onto the sidewalk, hitting the man with his car. “It was over so that’s when I stopped recording and apparently, the guy went back to his car and that’...

Miami Hurricanes head to Texas for NCAA Final Four

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:06:29 GMT

The Miami Hurricanes are on their way to Houston, Texas where they will compete in the Final Four. Also joining them in the finals is Florida Atlantic University. On Wednesday, the Hurricanes were given a send-off by fans as they continue to look for a magic run during the NCAA tournament. Hurricanes Coach Jim Larrañaga gave the team a pep talk before their 40-minute practice. The team advanced after beating Texas and overcoming a 13-point deficit in the Elite Eight. After beating Texas, the Hurricanes will now face the University of Connecticut Saturday night for a shot to play in Monday night’s championship game.“We really don’t care because just about every team we’ve played, other than Drake, we’ve been the underdog, and that’s hard for me to understand when we’re ACC regular season champs, and I think the ACC is the best conference in America,” Larrañaga said.“I feel like being an underdog, we play underdog this whole year, ...

House Chair: Carve Commuter Rail Out Of MBTA

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:06:29 GMT

The eastern Massachusetts commuter rail network and its hundreds of thousands of riders would no longer be the responsibility of the MBTA under safety and management reforms targeted by the House’s transportation chief.Rep. William Straus of Mattapoisett, who co-chairs the Transportation Committee that last year held oversight hearings examining the widespread problems at the T, filed legislation that would scale back the agency’s scope with a goal of tightening its focus on core subway and bus service.His proposal has already drawn muted reviews from public transit advocates, who argue that Beacon Hill’s focus should be on resources made available to the T instead of the transportation governance flowchart. The transit agency is in the midst of a major hiring effort, but has had trouble filling positions.In Straus’s view, the deteriorating conditions at the MBTA in recent years — which range from persistent service cuts prompted by staffing shortages t...

Pope to be hospitalized for days with respiratory infection

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:06:29 GMT

By NICOLE WINFIELD (Associated Press)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said.The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, doesn’t have COVID-19, spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement late Wednesday.The hospitalization was the first since Francis spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021 to have 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed. It immediately raised questions about Francis’ overall health, and his ability to celebrate the busy Holy Week events that are due to begin this weekend with Palm Sunday.Bruni said Francis had had trouble breathing in recent days and went to the Gemelli hospital Wednesday for tests.“The tests showed a respiratory infection (COVID-19 infection excluded) that will require some days of medical treat...

Cruise lines’ new leaders have net-zero challenge on their mind

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:06:29 GMT

Richard Tribou | (TNS) Orlando SentinelThe powers that be for the big cruise lines have been handing off the reins since steering their companies through the pandemic with new CEOs in place, but while they are still chasing prepandemic profits, a future with net-zero emissions by 2050 remains a specter that doesn’t have an obvious solution, yet.“After three very long years, it’s so great to be making money,” said Jason Liberty, who took over as President & CEO for Royal Caribbean Group when Richard Fain stepped down last year. “It’s been an incredible journey, last year to stand up our entire fleet, getting our occupancy back to where we are making money again.”Liberty was among the leaders on stage for the State of the Global Cruise Industry presentation during the Seatrade Cruise Global conference held at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Tuesday.He was joined by conference newcomer Carnival Corp. President, CEO & Chief Climate Officer Jo...

Bruins notebook: Jakob Lauko survives close call

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:06:29 GMT

Jakub Lauko is thanking his lucky stars for knee braces.That’s all the feisty Bruin wing could think about when he reflected on the hard crash on the forecheck he survived in Sunday’s 4-3 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena.While he would miss a game because he tweaked something in his back that he appears to be already over, Lauko – like anyone watching – was a lot more concerned with how his right knee bent awkwardly as the weight of his body came down on the leg while his left leg got tangled up as well.“I was definitely shocked. It was a hard impact and it was like, ‘Oh, something’s not right,’ ” said Lauko.At first he appeared to be badly injured as laid face down on the ice, but he eventually got up and was able to skate off the ice with some assistance.After two days off the ice, he skated with the team on Wednesday at the Garden and has a chance to get back in the lineup on Thursday against Columbus.Lauko suffered a left knee ...

Elon Musk, tech leaders call for halt in ‘dangerous race’ to further AI research

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:06:29 GMT

Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and other tech industry leaders called for a brief pause in artificial intelligence research in an open letter publicized Wednesday.“Should we let machines flood our information channels with propaganda and untruth?” the letter reads. “Should we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete and replace us? Should we risk loss of control of our civilization?”The letter was issued in response to OpenAI’s GPT-4, the artificial intelligence engine behind ChatGPT. The signees want a six-month pause on “the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.”In a recent statement, OpenAI leaders said, “At some point, it may be important to get independent review before starting to train future systems.” The letter’s authors responded: “We agree. That point is now.”Even though many artificial intelligence pioneers signed the letter, no one from OpenAI joined them, according to TechCrunch.“In some sense, this is preaching to the choir,” Ope...

Sweep underway to remove homeless encampments downtown

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:06:29 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A major cleanup is happening in downtown San Diego as city crews clear homeless encampments over safety concerns. The cleanup began Monday and will continue for the next few days, according to a spokesperson from the City of San Diego. They say with high level of traffic expected from major events, they are hoping to avoid altercations. It’s part of a major cleanup effort according to the city of San Diego over safety concerns. They say with major events like Padres Opening Day, the city wants to minimize altercations among those attending the events and those living on the streets. Fletcher admits affair but denies allegations in lawsuit "Special events should not be dictating homelessness policy," homeless advocate Michael McConnell told FOX 5. "It’s certainly not good to have people living on the sidewalk but it’s insane to be spending tons of money -- all those city workers, all those police officers that should be doing other things. It makes no sense to be spend...

VIDEO: Flag-waving Padres fan gears up for Opening Day in East Village

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:06:29 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A Padres super fan is gearing up for Opening Day from his high-rise balcony in East Village.Known as "the flag guy," Brett Stang can be seen rooting on the Padres during most home games while waving a giant Padres flag from his condo, which is located next to Petco Park. Read more: Padres 2023 Opening Day According to Stang, the flag waving fun started back in 2020 when spectators weren't allowed to watch games within the stadium due to pandemic restrictions. The local said in an attempt to get the attention of the Padres players, he and his wife came up with the idea.The super fan's team spirit caught the attention of local sports broadcasters like Mark Grant and Don Orsillo, who chat with the Stang often during home games in San Diego. They've even given him requests on flag movements and directions to hype up onlookers What is the forecast for Padres Opening Day? FOX 5's Heather Lake joined Stang on his balcony Wednesday to get a first-hand look at his flag wavi...