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Man attacked by grizzly bear in Montana to return home after losing his lower jaw, says he’s ready for ‘round 2’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:50 GMT

(CNN) — Rudy Noorlander, who lost part of his jaw in a grizzly bear attack in Montana last month, says he’s looking forward to a special treat as he prepares to leave the hospital.“‘That first root beer float is going to taste so amazing,’” the Navy veteran said through a letter of thanks read by his daughter, KateLynn Noorlander-Davis, at a Friday news conference at University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City.Noorlander, 61, underwent three surgeries in the past five weeks at the hospital after a bear bit off his lower jaw on September 8 in Custer Gallatin National Forest near Big Sky, Montana.After a complete jaw reconstruction, physicians and Noorlander’s daughters say he’s nearly ready to rejoin his family and his dog, Sully, in Montana. The family says they’re hoping he can return home on Monday.“‘Soon, I’m going to be a free-range chicken and won’t be hooked up to anything,’” Noorlander said in the letter his daughter read.Noorlander, who is still recovering from the injuries,...

Death investigation underway after body found on Carson Beach in South Boston

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:50 GMT

A death investigation is underway in after state police responded to a report of a dead body on Carson Beach in South Boston on Monday morning.The troopers were called to the Day Boulevard Beach just before 7 a.m., according to state police.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Fire officials investigating Springfield blaze that left 1 dead, 1 critical

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:50 GMT

Fire officials are investigating a fire in Springfield overnight that left a man dead and another person hospitalized in critical condition, officials said.Crews responding to a reported structure fire on Grover Street pulled two people from the home. A 30-year-old man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other person was flown to a Boston-area hospital, where they remain in critical condition.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Semitruck driver killed when Colorado train derails, spilling train cars and coal onto a highway

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:50 GMT

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A semi-trailer truck driver was killed when a train derailed and a bridge collapsed, spewing coal and mangled train cars across a highway near Pueblo, Colorado, on Sunday, authorities said.The driver has died, but no further details were available, Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Gayle Perez said by telephone on Monday. No other vehicles were involved, Perez said. The Colorado State Patrol and the sheriff’s office posted photos and videos showing a partially collapsed bridge over the interstate with the semi-truck caught beneath. The images also show a pileup of train cars, train wheels scattered across the scene and loads of coal covering a portion of the highway. It was unclear when the bridge collapsed, state patrol spokesperson Gary Cutler said.The National Transportation Safety Board was sending investigators to the site about 114 miles (183 kilometers) south of Denver. President Joe Biden had been scheduled to visit CS Wind...

Trump sues ex-British spy over dossier containing ‘shocking and scandalous claims’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:50 GMT

By BRIAN MELLEY (Associated Press)LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump told a London judge Monday that the ex-president plans to prove that a discredited report by a former British spy that contained “shocking and scandalous claims” that he was compromised by Russians in his first bid for the presidency was wrong and harmed his reputation.Trump has sued the company founded by Christopher Steele, who created a dossier in 2016 that contained rumors and uncorroborated allegations about Trump that erupted in a political storm just before he was inaugurated.Trump is seeking damages from Orbis Business Intelligence for allegedly violating British data protection laws. Steele’s company is seeking to have the lawsuit dismissed during two days of hearings at London’s High Court.The lawsuit comes as Trump is the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination while facing legal problems on the other side of the Atlantic.Trump’s lawyers are currently fighting a civil fraud tria...

Biden postpones trip to Colorado to discuss domestic agenda as the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden postponed a trip to Colorado on Monday to stay in Washington and focus on the growing conflict in the Middle East, setting aside an opportunity to pitch his economic accomplishments as he runs for reelection.Biden had been heading to the district of Rep. Lauren Boebert, where he was to visit CS Wind, the world’s largest facility for wind tower manufacturing. But the White House said just a few hours before Biden was set to take off for the trip that it would be rescheduled. Instead, Biden is expected to hold a series of high-level meetings with aides on Israel and the growing humanitarian concerns in Gaza. The Democratic president is weighing a decision to visit the region in what would be a striking symbol of support for Israel following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that killed more than 1,400 Israelis. More than 2,300 Palestinians have died in the ensuing Israeli bombardment of Gaza, which is bracing for a ground invasion. At least 30 U.S....

Trump’s Iowa campaign ramps up its organizing after his infamously chaotic 2016 second-place effort

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:50 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — By the time Donald Trump returns to Iowa on Monday, the Republican former president will have drawn more than 10,000 people to his events in the state in less than a month. There’s no guarantee his crowds will translate to support in the state’s Jan. 15 caucuses, which will launch the 2024 nominating cycle. But unlike his seat-of-the-pants campaign in 2016, he has a more sophisticated organization to capitalize on his high-wattage events and often emphasizes in his remarks how to participate in the caucuses. Trump isn’t downplaying expectations that he will win Iowa this time. His advisers want to lock in a blowout that discourages talk of a second-place finisher consolidating support and taking on the former president directly. A traditional measure of campaign organization in Iowa is the caucus pledge card. People who attend Trump’s events are asked to sign a commitment that they will attend the caucuses and support him, providing their co...

Pfizer trims expectations for 2023 with sales of COVID-19 vaccine, treatment, weaker than thought

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:50 GMT

Shares of Pfizer are in retreat on the first day of trading after the drug company said sales of its COVID-19 vaccine and its coronavirus treatment are weaker than it had expected and cut revenue projections by $9 billion for the year. Falling sales of both clipped sales in the second quarter, but Pfizer said in August that it expected a rebound in the second half of 2023. Shares of Pfizer slipped more than 1% before the opening bell Monday and Moderna, which is heavily reliant on the competing vaccine it makes, slid nearly 5%. Pfizer said Friday that global usage of Paxlovid is trending slightly above last year, but that it’s still below expectations.The fall vaccination period just began and the New York City drugmaker said that it’s too soon to get a handle on vaccination rates for the year.Full-year revenue for Paxlovid and Comirnaty is expected to be approximately $12.5 billion, short $9 billion of what it had expected. Pfizer is lowering its full-year revenue expec...

Tourmaline Oil announces deal to buy Bonavista Energy worth $1.45 billion

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:50 GMT

CALGARY — Tourmaline Oil Corp. announced an agreement Monday to buy Bonavista Energy Corp. in a deal worth $1.45 billion.Under the acquisition, Tourmaline Oil will pay $725 million in shares and $725 million in cash, less Bonavista’s net debt at closing.Tourmaline said the deal represents an important component of the company’s ongoing consolidation strategy, adding decades of inventory and supplementing its existing Deep Basin assets in Alberta.“The Bonavista assets are a natural extension of Tourmaline’s existing operations in the Deep Basin where the company is already the largest producer,” Tourmaline said in a statement. The deal is expected to close in the second half of November, subject to customary regulatory and stock exchange approvals.Tourmaline said the acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to Tourmaline’s 2024 free cash flow yield.Following closing of the deal, Tourmaline said it expects to exit 2023 with production of ...

Canada forges agreement to help Philippines track illegal fishing vessels using satellite technology

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:50 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Canada will help the Philippines detect illegal fishing with its satellite surveillance system under a new agreement, Philippine officials said Monday.The arrangement gives the National Coast Watch Center of the Philippines access to data from Canada’s “Dark Vessel Detection System,” which harnesses satellite technology to track illegal fishermen even if they switch off their location transmitting devices, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said.Illegal and unregulated fishing is a problem across the Philippine archipelago, including in disputed areas of the South China Sea. The Philippine coast guard has accused Chinese coast guard ships and fishing vessels of switching off their location-transmitting devices to avoid detection and surveillance.Canadian and Philippine officials signed the agreement last week on the sidelines of talks held in the Canadian capital of Ottawa to discuss ways to strengthen relations between the two countries, the Fore...