COVID-19 patient receives lung transplant from living donors

TOKYO – Doctors in Japan announced Thursday they have successfully performed the world’s first medical-research of lung tissue from living donors to a patient with severe lung damage from infectious-disease. The recipient, identified only as a woman from Japan’s western region of Kansai, is recovering after the nearly 11-hour operation on Wednesday, Kyoto University Hospital…

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National weather forecast: Severe weather continues across South, eastern US sees above-average temps

A large low-pressure system in the Midwest continues to generate spotty showersa> and thunderstorms from the Northern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic on Friday.< The system keeps cloudy wet conditions to the north, but further south severe weather is likely. Severe threats through Friday night (Credit: Fox News) The Storm Prediction Center has issued a moderate risk…

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Hyundai's first pickup is not a 'truck'

Hyundai doesn’t want you to call the Santa Cruz a pickup “truck.” The make has released a preview video of its first pickup for the U.S. ahead of its full reveal on April 15. (Hyundai) In it, Design Manager Brad Arnold said the premise behind the crossover-based vehicle was that it is “not a traditional…

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US suicides dropped amid coronavirus, defying pandemic expectations

NEW YORK – [Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)] The number of U.S. mental-health” target=”_blank”>suicides< pandemic — the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data. Death certificates are still…

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Bill Gates support for 'bonkers' study of dimming the sun is 'grossly irresponsible:' Author

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is throwing financial support behind the development of a sun-dimming technology that aims to reflect sunlight out of Earth’s atmosphere, thereby triggering a environment reaction.  “Apocalypse Never” author Michael Shellenberger called the idea “bonkers” in an appearance on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Thursday, before warning against the “grossly irresponsible” experiment.  The Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation…

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Who is Biden's ATF nominee, David Chipman?

joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< and adviser at the personal-freedoms group Giffords, to be politics” target=”_blank”>director< Chipman is a gun owner, The Associated Press reported. David Chipman testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in September 2019. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, File) He is an explosives expert and was part of the team involved in the investigation of the Oklahoma…

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Fox News Books’ ‘The Women of the Bible Speak’ sits atop bestseller list

“The Women of faith” target=”_blank”>the Bible< by Fox News anchor Shannon Bream and the second title from Fox News Books, is the No. 1 book in America. “The Women of the Bible Speak” hit the top spot on the coveted New York Times best seller list Thursday. Bream’s success comes after “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host Pete Hegseth’s book, “Modern Warriors: Real…

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Mars 'rainbow' actually lens flare, NASA says

air-and-space has debunked speculation over an image from air-and-space that appeared to show what many believed to be a “rainbow”a> or “dustbow.”<, the NASA Perseverance Mars rover account wrote that the agency had seen comments online wondering about the bright arc captured in the April 4 photo from the rover’s onboard Rear Left Hazard Avoidance Camera. NASA GETS…

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