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Month: May 2024

Nalini Ramesh and her daughter Sahana.

Discrimination and negligence at Seattle Children’s hospital led to teen’s death, family alleges in lawsuit

CNN By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old in Bothell, Washington, suffered from a severe allergic reaction to medication for months before she collapsed and died in front of her parents. Her family alleges discrimination and negligence contributed to her death. The family of Sahana Ramesh filed a lawsuit in Washington’s King County Superior Court against Seattle

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What to stream this weekend: ‘Hit Man,’ Tems, Dakota Johnson, Charli XCX and Star Wars: Hunters

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Nigerian singer Tems’ debut album, Dakota Johnson plays a woman questioning her sexuality in “AM I OK?” and Idris Elba narrates a National Geographic series about the millions of soldiers erased from World War II history. There’s also a feature-length documentary on Cyndi Lauper

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Killing of Minneapolis police officer stuns a department that’s been struggling to fill its ranks

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, MARK VANCLEAVE AND JOSH FUNK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The shooting death of a Minneapolis police officer has stunned a department that has struggled to fill its ranks since the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing turmoil. Officer Jamal Mitchell’s death Thursday came days after the fourth anniversary of Floyd’s

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Pakistan with help from Interpol arrest a Pakistani woman convicted of murder in Italy, police say

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistani police working closely with Interpol have raided a home in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir and arrested a Pakistani woman convicted in Italy of murdering her daughter. Nazia Shaheen was arrested in a village in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Thursday. She was presented before

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Tracking rain and thunder to wrap up the week

THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures reach the upper 70s today after a mostly dry start. Showers and thunderstorms steadily track in from the south becoming most widespread after sundown. TONIGHT: Scattered storms persist through early Saturday. Temperatures are held in the low 60s. EXTENDED: Showers will generally come to an end by midmorning tomorrow, with clouds clearing

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16-year-old Massachusetts girl kidnapped, killed by stepfather in apparent murder-suicide, DA says

By Christina Hager Click here for updates on this story     ACTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A 16-year-old girl was killed by her stepfather in an apparent murder-suicide in Acton on Thursday, according to the Middlesex District Attorney. Juliano Santana restraining order Investigators say 49-year-old Juliano Santana abducted the girl while she was walking on Great Road

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Transplant patient stable and on dialysis after pig organ removed due to ‘unique challenges’ with heart, kidney health

By Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) — A genetically engineered pig kidney has been removed from a transplant patient after it started losing function, according to a statement on Friday from NYU Langone Health. The patient, 54-year-old Lisa Pisano of New Jersey, is stable and has started dialysis, her doctors said. Pisano first received a mechanical heart

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The US allows Ukraine to use its weapons to strike inside Russia, but it is unlikely to be a game-changer

Analysis by Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The story of the past 27 months since Russia invaded Ukraine has been one of crumbling taboos. After repelling Russia’s initial march on Kyiv, Ukraine has asked its Western allies for greater and greater support: first ammunition, then tanks, then cluster munitions, then fighter jets. Each time, the

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Biden campaign HQ staffers finalize union agreement, making it the first presidential reelection campaign to organize

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Staffers at President Joe Biden’s campaign headquarters in Delaware finalized a union contract last week after collective bargaining negotiations, making Biden the first incumbent to run for reelection with a unionized workforce and underscoring his pro-labor outlook. Officials said the new contract covers wages, time off and severance, among

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