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COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:57:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his heart handles a simple walk.“This is, like, not a tough-guy test so don’t fake it,” warned Beth Hughes, a physical therapist at Washington University in St. Louis.Somehow, a mild case of COVID-19 set off a chain reaction that eventually left Camilleri with dangerous blood pressure spikes, a heartbeat that raced with slight exertion, and episodes of intense chest pain. Doctors were stumped until Camilleri found a Washington University cardiologist who’d treated patients with similar post-COVID heart trouble.“Finally a turn in the right direction,” said the 43-year-old Camilleri.He started to see a little improvement –- only to have a recent reinfection knock him down again.Well into the pandemic’s fourth year, how profound a toll COVID-19 has taken on the nation’s heart health is only star...

Today in History: August 10, Ruth Bader Ginsburg sworn in as Supreme Court justice

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:57:12 GMT

Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2023. There are 143 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 10, 1945, a day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Imperial Japan conveyed its willingness to surrender provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged. (The Allies responded the next day, saying they would determine the Emperor’s future status.) On this date: In 1792, during the French Revolution, mobs in Paris attacked the Tuileries (TWEE’-luh-reez) Palace, where King Louis XVI resided. (The king was later arrested, put on trial for treason, and executed.) In 1821, Missouri became the 24th state. In 1885, Leo Daft opened America’s first commercially operated electric streetcar, in Baltimore.In 1944, during World War II, American forces overcame remaining Japanese resistance on Guam. In 1962, Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man made his debut in issue 15 of “Amazing Fantasy.” In 1969, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murder...

5 hospitalized in North County crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:57:12 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Five people were taken to a hospital after a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 5 Wednesday evening in the Oceanside area, authorities said.The crash occurred around 9:20 p.m. on I-5 north at Oceanside Blvd near Exit 52, according to California Highway Patrol.Authorities say a semi-truck hit a Corvette that had hit an SUV.The right lanes on northbound I-5 at State Route 78 and westbound SR-78 to northbound I-5 connector ramp have been shut down due to the collision, the California Department of Transportation tweeted at 9:43 p.m.First responders took five people to the hospital, the Oceanside Fire Department told FOX 5.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Israeli forces kill a Palestinian man in the West Bank, Palestinian health officials say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:57:12 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said Thursday, the latest death in an unabating wave of violence.The death brings the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank this year to 168, according to a tally by The Associated Press. It comes amid soaring tensions surrounding Israel’s continuing raids into Palestinian areas in the territory and after the release to house arrest of a Jewish settler accused of involvement in the killing last week of a 19-year-old Palestinian man.In the latest violence, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli troops killed Amir Ahmed Khalifa, 27, in the West Bank town of Zawata, north of the city Nablus. The area has been a flashpoint for violence between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the current fighting.The Israeli military had no immediate comment.Israel has been staging near-nightly incursions in Palestinian areas in what it say...

A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:57:12 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a nearly $3 billion attempt to mimic Mother Nature: Massive gates will be incorporated into a section of a flood protection levee southeast of New Orleans to divert some of the Mississippi River’s sediment-laden water into a new channel that will guide it into southeast Louisiana’s Barataria Basin.If the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project works as intended, the solids in the river water will settle out in the basin and gradually restore land that has been steadily disappearing for decades. State coastal officials call it a first-of-its-kind project they are certain will work, even as climate change-induced rising sea levels threaten the disappearing coast.A groundbreaking ceremony with Gov. John Bel Edwards was set for Thursday morning in Plaquemines Parish, where Louisiana’s close associations with commercial seafood harvests, recreational fishing and the offshore oil industry are all on display — as is the vulnerability to land...

Wildfires take Maui by surprise, burning through a historic town and killing at least 6 people

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:57:12 GMT

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The sky was dark from smoke and flames were racing through Hawaii’s historic town of Lahaina when Kamuela Kawaakoa returned to his apartment after a quick dash to the supermarket for water with his girlfriend and their 6-year-old son. They grabbed a change of clothes and ran as the bushes around them caught fire.Across the street, a senior center erupted in flames. They called 911 but don’t know if the people got out. Fire alarms blared. As they drove away Tuesday afternoon, downed utility poles and fleeing cars slowed their progress.“We barely made it out in time,” Kawaakoa said at an evacuation shelter on Wednesday, still unsure if anything was left of their apartment.At least six people were killed when wildfires, whipped by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing far to the south, took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood. Flames roared thro...

A year ago, an Iranian woman’s death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:57:12 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women covering their hair but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the mandatory headscarf. The effort comes ahead of the first anniversary of nationwide protests that erupted after the Sept. 16 death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country’s morality police. A crackdown by security forces that followed saw more than 530 people killed and over 22,000 arrested. These days, with uncovered women a common sight on Tehran streets, authorities have begun raiding companies where women employees or customers have been seen without the headscarf, or hijab. Iran’s parliament is discussing a law that would increase punishments on uncovered women and the businesses they frequent. The developments could foment new unrest as parliamentary elections loom next year and the country’s economy struggles under the weight of international sanctions im...

Khanun slams into South Korea, toppling trees and ripping off roofs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:57:12 GMT

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — A strong tropical storm slammed into South Korea’s southern coastal regions Thursday, bringing intense rains and winds that toppled trees, ripped off roofs and turned roads into chocolate-colored rivers as it slowly plowed north toward major urban centers near the capital.There were no immediate reports of storm-related deaths or injuries as of 11 a.m., according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. More than 10,000 people, mostly in southern coastal areas, were forced to evacuate from their homes and the number was expected to grow.Officials shut down hundreds of motorways, streets and public parks and broadcast text alerts warning about the perils posed by the storm, Khanun, which came just weeks after torrential rains caused flash floods and landslides that killed at least 47 people.More than 30 centimeters (12 inches) of rain has fallen already in southern parts of the mainland and emergency workers were responding to a growing number of floods a...

Las Vegas food service workers demanding better pay and benefits are set to rally on the Strip

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:57:12 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Food service workers at a Las Vegas Strip arena demanding higher pay and better benefits are set to rally Thursday evening beneath the glittery lights of the famed tourist corridor amid ongoing negotiations for a union contract.The Culinary Workers Union, a political powerhouse in Nevada, said in a statement ahead of the rally that servers, dishwashers, cooks and bartenders who work at T-Mobile Arena have been locked in contract negotiations for nearly a year with their employer, Levy Premium Food Service. The workers say they want a fair contract that will ensure “one job is enough to provide for their families.”The union represents 60,000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas and Reno, including 200 Levy employees who work at the arena, the home stadium of the Vegas Golden Knights.The rally is scheduled to be held near the arena, and thousands are expected to participate. It comes two weeks after members voted 97% in favor of authorizing a strike if a contract isn̵...

Severe Weather Potential for Chicago Friday; High Winds Fan Wildfires in Hawaii; Nighttime Heat in Phoenix

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:57:12 GMT

Fast spreading wildfires burning on sections of Maui and the Big Island in Hawaii The fires rage as high winds—the product of a "tight" (i.e. "varied") pressure gradient, strengthened by Hurricane "Dora" passing more than 700 miles south of the islands—and a sprawling 1032mb (30.47") Pacific Ocean high pressure to the north. Reports indicating the town of Lahaina has been destroyed by fire.Hurricane Dora and its CAT 4-level 130 mph peak sustained winds trekking 795 miles S/SW of Honolulu, Hawaii not impacting the Hawaiian Islands with its downpoursBig changes in pressure over a region produce strong winds and whip up high surf—particularly on the east-facing shores of the Islands. The non-hurricane wind gusts on Hawaii have topped 70 mph overnight, particularly at the Islands' higher elevations—though winds are gusty elsewhere on the Island chain as well. So the fires being fanned by high winds AREN'T directly related to Dora—the hurricane's effect in strengthening Hawaiian winds i...