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Laguna Honda Hospital approved for recertification after threatened closure

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:29 GMT

(BCN) -- The Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center was approved by state regulators on Wednesday for Medicaid recertification, a move celebrated by San Francisco city officials who had fought to keep the century-plus-old facility open amid its threatened closure. The California Department of Public Health and the state's Department of Health Care Services approved Laguna Honda's recertification for Medicaid, the federal program to provide free or low-cost health coverage to low-income people that is administered in the state as Medi-Cal. Mayor London Breed's office said that more than 95 percent of Laguna Honda's patients rely on Medicaid funding and that the facility represents more than 30 percent of all skilled nursing beds in the city. In April 2022, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) terminated Laguna Honda's participation in Medicare and Medicaid provider programs, threatening the closure of the hospital after more than 150 years in...

Muere piloto de LATAM Airlines tras aterrizaje de emergencia en Panamá

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:29 GMT

(CNN) — LATAM Airlines confirmó este jueves a CNN que uno de sus pilotos murió este lunes luego de una emergencia médica que obligó al avión a realizar un aterrizaje de emergencia en Panamá.El comunicado decía: “LATAM Airlines Group SA informa que el 14 de agosto de 2023, el vuelo LA505 (Miami – Santiago) se desvió al Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen en Panamá debido a una emergencia médica de uno de los tres tripulantes al mando”.Avión de LATAM se prende en llamas durante despegue en aeropuerto de Lima“Desafortunadamente, después de aterrizar y recibir más asistencia médica, el piloto falleció”, agregó. “Agradecemos sus 25 años de servicio a LATAM, distinguidos por su dedicación, profesionalismo y entusiasmo”.LATAM Airlines no confirmó el nombre del piloto a CNN.El vuelo finalmente partió de Ciudad de Panamá y llegó a Santiago de Chile a las 4:00 am (hora local) de este jueves, según el comunicado.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable Ne...

Monaco is rebuilding after a poor finish in the French league at the end of last season

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:29 GMT

MONACO (AP) — Monaco has made some massive changes in the hope of reversing its downward curve.The club collapsed at the end of last season, losing five of its last seven games to finish sixth in the French league and miss out on European competition.That wasn’t good enough for a club that finished third in 2021 and 2022 and has won the league eight times. Only Paris Saint-Germain (11), Saint-Etienne (10) and Marseille (9) have won the league more times than Monaco.Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has been the majority owner of Monaco since 2011. Rybolovlev has been sanctioned by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy but not by the United States or the European Union.Monaco has been ruthless under Rybolovlev and decided to reshuffle its coaching staff and top management.Belgian coach Philippe Clement was fired in June and replaced by Austrian coach Adi Hutter the following month. The club also appointed Thiago Scuro as director of football in July to replace Paul Mitche...

New direct international flight coming to DIA

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A new direct international flight is coming to Denver International Airport in 2024.Thursday, the nation's third-busiest airport and the world's seventh-busiest airport has added a new direct flight to its schedule. Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland and was founded in 1936. Each plane is adorned with a shamrock and takes travelers across Europe and the North Atlantic.Now, the international airline is adding a new direct route to Denver. The airline made the announcement on its Twitter page. Beginning on May 17, 2024, passengers can fly directly from the Mile High City to Dublin, Ireland. How many countries can you fly to directly from Denver? The airline will be flying four times a week, making international travel into Europe a little smoother with fewer connecting flights.Before Aer Lingus, travelers headed to Ireland had to make at least one connecting stop somewhere in the U.S. Travel time could be up to 15 hours with a layover. Now, a direct flight...

Sitting in Denver traffic can cost you thousands

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Nothing says a Denver commute like hitting 10 red lights for a drive that was supposed to take 10 minutes or constant breaking on Interstate 25 by Empower Field. Waiting in traffic may cost more than just your patience. A new study shows that Coloradans lose $6,740.21 a year from sitting in Denver traffic. These vehicles are stolen most from the airport — and they’re not Kia or Hyundai Most Coloradans in Denver get to work within 25 minutes. Roundtrip, the drive time is less than an hour. But when it comes to the daily commute cost, it tallies to about $26 a day, according to the study. This is lower than full-time workers' median hourly earnings, but just like Starbucks coffees, it adds up. If you're earning a Denver median wage, which is about $66,000, and spending 25 minutes sitting through traffic, expect 10% of your yearly paycheck to disappear. To make your commute less fun than it already is, for comparison, this would be around three months of rent in Denv...

Strangest things you might find under your plane

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:29 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It's not just you and your luggage that fly on a plane. Airlines constantly ship cargo underneath along with your luggage, which is what makes next-day shipping possible. But, there are a few things you may not expect to sit beneath you when you're flying to and from the Denver International Airport. New direct international flight coming to DIA FOX31 spoke with Southwest spokesperson Dan Landson and Customer Service Manager Chris Rupprecht about what's usually packed with your luggage under the plane. Raw fishSeafood is one of the biggest shipments Southwest brings into Denver. It's common to ship seafood by plane because it can perish fast. Airplanes are the reason Denver has fresh fish. Along with seafood, Southwest also boards packaged perishables like meat on flights. Did you know Denver is one of the freshest non-coastal places you can get fish? There's no barrier between the luggage and the cargo, but with that being said, every item under the plane is pa...

Florida man rescued from burning car by Orange County deputies reunites with heroes after months of recovery

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:29 GMT

A Florida man found himself at the heart of a blazing inferno, only to be rescued by quick-acting Orange County deputies who raced against flames to pull him from his burning vehicle. The flames grew so intense that the heat caused his dashboard to melt onto him, trapping him inside the searing blaze. After a months-long recovery journey, he finally had the chance to express his gratitude to the heroes who saved his life. The incident unfolded back in February when a car erupted into flames following a severe crash in Orange County. Newly released video footage from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office captured Brandon Dookharan’s terrifying predicament—trapped inside as flames engulfed the vehicle, growing larger and more ferocious by the second. Orange County deputies were the first to arrive on the scene as they assessed the dire situation. Deputy Francisco Santos Melo recounted the intensity of the fire, saying it was overwhelming. “You can see half of his body i...

2 trucks catch fire following collision in NW Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:29 GMT

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and police were at the scene of a crash that involved two trucks, Thursday morning. It occurred in front of O’Reilly Auto Parts near Northwest 37th Street and 32nd Avenue.According to fire officials, the call came in at 8:40 a.m. as a traffic accident where multiple units were dispatched. A woman was seen outside the vehicle talking to officials and it is believed she might have been pulled from the vehicle as it caught on fire. She is expected to be transported to the hospital but that remains unclear.A bigger box truck and a smaller refrigerated truck seem to be involved. As a result of this incident, 32nd Avenue between 37th Street and 36th Street has been shut down until police clear the scene. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Russia fines Google for failing to delete ‘false content’ about Ukraine war

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:29 GMT

Russia has fined Google 3 million rubles — around €30,000 — for not deleting what it says is fake news about the war in Ukraine.A Moscow court found Google guilty on Thursday for failing to remove from YouTube what it considers “prohibited information” — allegedly detailing how to enter certain protected facilities — and “false information” about the “special military operation in Ukraine,” despite having been ordered to do so by Russian authorities, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS. Since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has ramped up its efforts to control online content that does not agree with its narrative. On Tuesday, social media site Reddit was fined for the first time for not removing “false content.” Earlier this month, a Russian court fined Apple and Wikipedia for similar reasons. Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, has been fined numerous times, but has refused to comply with any of the demands to take down informa...

Maui’s death toll reaches 111 as searchers – many coping with their own losses – comb the wildfire zone

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:47:29 GMT

(CNN) — With more than a third of Maui’s wildfire burn zone now searched, children are confirmed among 111 killed as responders – many facing their own grief – continue to hunt for traces of perhaps more than 1,000 people still unaccounted for since last week’s unprecedented inferno, officials in Hawaii said.“No one has ever seen this that is alive today – not this size, not this number, not this volume,” Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said Wednesday. “And we’re not done.”“Realize that the responders that are going out there are recovering their loved ones and members of their families,” he said.About 38% of the burn zone had been searched as of Wednesday afternoon, Pelletier said, as authorities hope to cover much of it by the weekend. Combing the ashes of what used to be homes, business and historic landmarks is difficult, and identifying those killed won’t be easy, as remains are largely unrecognizable and fingerprints rarely found, Hawaii Gov...