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UK to offer weight-loss drugs via app-based prescriptions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:37 GMT

The United Kingdom has paved the way for easy access to weight-loss jabs by recommending prescriptions through online apps — preparing for the arrival of the new drug Wegovy.The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has compiled guidance on the use of four weight-management programs that would enable users to access weight-loss drugs.By downloading one of four apps — Liva, Oviva, Roczen and Second Nature — patients can connect with National Health Service specialists who can provide support as well as treatment.It will “particularly benefit people who do not have access to specialist weight-management services in their area or who are on a waiting list so are not currently supported by a specialist weight-management program,” NICE states.The technologies may also “reduce the demand on face-to-face specialist weight management programs,” NICE adds in its guidance, releasing resources and potentially reducing waiting times.The NHS is struggling to c...

No injuries reported after large tree crashes down, closes road in Newton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:37 GMT

A side street in the center of Newton was closed to traffic after a large tree came down Tuesday morning, blocking the road after crashing into a nearby driveway.Power was cut for several homes after the tree fell across Beaumont Avenue and took down multiple power lines as well as a telephone pole in the process.The Newton Fire Department was called to the area sometime before 10 a.m. to survey the scene. Officials told 7NEWS it was possible excess rain had saturated the ground surrounding the now-uprooted tree, setting the stage for it to come crashing down.No injuries were reported, but an SUV parked across the street appeared to take some damage.Officials have not yet said when they believe the tree will be removed.

Man accused of holding a woman in a cinder block ‘dungeon’ in his Oregon home has pleaded not guilty

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:37 GMT

(CNN) — A man accused of kidnapping a woman and holding her in a cinder block “dungeon” in his Oregon home has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and transportation with intent to engage in sexual activity, court documents show.Negasi Zuberi, 29, was ordered during a hearing Monday to remain in custody until his trial, which is scheduled for October 17, the documents show.Zuberi was taken into federal custody after a woman escaped from his Klamath Falls home last month, according to a news release from the FBI field office in Portland. The woman was kidnapped from Seattle and sexually assaulted before being placed in a “makeshift cell” in Zuberi’s garage, investigators said.Following Zuberi’s arrest, the FBI said it was looking for additional victims in other states.Zuberi has lived in at least 10 states since 2016 and has been linked to violent assaults in at least four, according to the FBI. Investigators have reason to believe there could be seve...

Patriots ‘hopeful’ TE Mike Gesicki can return for Week 1 after shoulder injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:37 GMT

Patriots tight end Mike Gesicki suffered a “mild dislocated shoulder” during Monday’s padded practice, according to the NFL Network.The Patriots are reportedly hopeful Gesicki can return for Week 1.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Bedzone bash! Patriots, Bob’s Furniture pitch in for families New England Patriots | Patriots extra points: Veteran LB gets 1-year extension, Bill Belichick updates Mike Onwenu’s status New England Patriots | Patriots training camp Day 20: Mac Jones loses a top target, multiple WRs heat up New England Patriots | Source: Patriots signing free-agent Ezekiel Elliott to 1-year contract New England Patriots | Sources: Patriots expected to sign linebacker Carson Wells The veteran tight end, who signed a 1-year deal  in free agency, left practice after crashing hard during a tackling drill. Gesicki hunched forward and favored his right side, while m...

Orioles ownership needs a reality check | STAFF COMMENTARY

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:37 GMT

As discomfiting as the “Free Kevin Brown” debacle proved to be — including a happy-to-be-back statement issued under the Orioles announcer’s name that read suspiciously like the work product of a soulless corporate AI computer (”John Angelos and I have a solid dialogue based on mutual respect…”) — the suspension of the well-regarded play-by-play man was far from the most troubling news to filter out of Camden Yards in recent days. That title would have to go to the slowly leaked details of exactly what’s been holding back Orioles chairman and CEO Angelos from signing a long-term, long-promised lease with the Maryland Stadium Authority. As previously reported, it’s the absence of a deal to create an entertainment district on par with The Battery outside Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. But what’s new is just what ownership expects from MSA: $300 million (on top of $600 million in facility upgrades) and the deed...

Coronado Bridge reopens following closure from police activity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:37 GMT

CORONADO, Calif. — The Coronado Bridge was closed in both directions Tuesday due to police activity, Coronado police said.Shortly before 7 a.m., the City of Coronado tweeted that both westbound and eastbound lanes of the bridge were closed due to the unspecified police activity.Around 7:35 a.m., Caltrans tweeted that the eastbound lanes were reopened, but the westbound lanes remained closed.By 8 a.m., Coronado police said that both directions of the bridge were back open to traffic. Pedestrian hospitalized after hit-and-run crash in Southcrest Police did not provide any additional details regarding the nature of the police activity.You can check the latest traffic conditions and road closures on the FOX 5 Traffic Map.According to Caltrans San Diego, the bridge was also closed due to police activity around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday before reopening just before 5 a.m.

Stock market today: Wall Street slumps with markets worldwide after weak economic data from China

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks worldwide are slumping Tuesday as China’s faltering recovery raises worries for the rest of the global economy.The S&P 500 slipped 1% in morning trading after data showed a deepening slump in July for the world’s second-largest economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 311 points, or 0.9%, at 34,996, as of 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite dipped 1%.Coming into this year, the expectation was that China’s economy would grow enough after the government removed anti-COVID restrictions to prop up a global economy weakened by high inflation. But China’s recovery has faltered so much that it unexpectedly cut a key interest rate on Tuesday and skipped a report on how many of its younger workers are unemployed.Worries about the knock-on effects for the rest of the global economy are weighing on Wall Street, where stocks have already been retrenching in August. The pullback follows a gangbusters first seven months of the year that c...

A look at the 19 people charged in the Georgia indictment connected to Trump election scheme

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:37 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and 18 other associates were charged Monday in Georgia as part of a sweeping indictment alleging they schemed to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss and stop the peaceful transition of power.The indictment, brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, follows an investigation that lasted more than two years and marks the fourth criminal case brought against the former president.Those charged in Monday’s indictment face a slew of charges, including racketeering, violating the oath of a public officer, forgery, false statements and other offenses. Prosecutors say they must all surrender to authorities by Aug. 25.Here’s a look at the 19 defendants charged in the indictment:DONALD TRUMP: Then-President Donald Trump fixated on Georgia after the 2020 general election, refusing to accept his narrow loss in the state and making unfounded assertions of widespread election fraud there. He also called top state officials, including Gov. Brian Kemp, ...

Death toll rises to 10 in powerful explosion near capital of Dominican Republic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:37 GMT

SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic (AP) — The death toll from a powerful explosion near the capital of the Dominican Republic rose to 10 on Tuesday as firefighters searched through smoldering rubble, authorities said.More than 50 people were injured in Monday’s explosion at a bustling commercial center in the city of San Cristobal, located just west of Santo Domingo. At least 36 of the injured remained hospitalized, according to Joel Santos, minister of the presidency.Local media reported that an additional 11 people were missing. Health Minister Daniel Rivera said authorities have still not been able to access “ground zero” where the explosion occurred because it was still burning.The country’s emergency telephone system said the explosion occurred at a bakery in the city’s center, a bustling area known as “Old Marketplace” where people buy goods ranging from vegetables to clothes. The fire then spread to a hardware store next door and a nearby furniture store.Among the victims was ...

University presidents elevate free speech under new partnership

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:37 GMT

The presidents of a wide-ranging group of 13 universities are elevating free speech on their campuses this academic year, as part of a new nonprofit initiative announced Tuesday to combat what organizers call dire threats to U.S. democracy.The Campus Call for Free Expression will take different forms on different campuses. The campaign, created by The Institute for Citizens & Scholars with funding from the Knight Foundation is designed to cultivate the freedom of expression on campuses and help students work together to find solutions to complicated, divisive problems.“The national context of the deep political polarization, the inability of people to speak across difference in constructive and civil ways, it seems to me that colleges and universities need to be the institutions at the forefront of showing a better way to do that,” said Jonathan Alger, president of James Madison University, which is participating in the initiative. The Institute for Citizens & Scholars first...