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Britain: 1st babies born in country using DNA from 3 people

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:52 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s fertility regulator on Wednesday confirmed the births of the U.K.’s first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three people, an effort to prevent the children from inheriting rare genetic diseases. Britain’s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority said fewer than five babies have been born this way in the U.K. but did not provide further details to protect the families’ identities. The news was first reported by the Guardian newspaper. In 2015, the U.K. became the world’s first country to adopt legislation specifically regulating methods to help prevent women with faulty mitochondria — the energy source in a cell — from passing defects on to their babies. The genetic defects can result in diseases such as muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, heart problems and intellectual disabilities. About one in 200 children in Britain is born with a mitochondrial disorder. To date, 32 patients have been authorized ...

Nayax: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:52 GMT

HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — Nayax Ltd. (NYAX) on Wednesday reported a loss of $5.5 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Herzliya, Israel-based company said it had a loss of 17 cents.The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for a loss of 17 cents per share.The financial technology company posted revenue of $52.4 million in the period, beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $49.2 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NYAX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NYAXSource

Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day with severe afternoon, evening storms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — With a slight risk over the Front Range and plains Wednesday, severe storms are expected for the second half of the day with damaging winds, large hail, and even an isolated tornado in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Severe storms Clouds and mild temperatures linger through Wednesday morning with storms firing up after noon. Highs reach the low 70s with winds increasing through the afternoon. Pinpoint Weather: Severe weather outlook on May 10. Storms will begin to fire up in the early afternoon along the Front Range and will push out to the plains through the evening. Storms continue to push through the metro in the evening and early overnight hours with the strongest storms in the afternoon. Hail storm hits the Front Range Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on May 10. Weather tonight: Storms continueRain and thunder will stick around overnight with lighter winds unless your area is under a thunderstorm. Lows will drop to the upper 40s with the possibilit...

Is it legal to collect rainwater in Colorado?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Rain and the possibility of severe storms are in the forecast this week. If you are thinking about collecting rainwater, there are some important things to know.The Colorado Division of Water Resources said rainwater collection is allowed at residential properties under certain conditions. Severe storm chance Wednesday, here’s what to know Who can collect rainwater?According to Colorado Revised Statute 37-96.5-103, rainwater can be collected at any single family residence or multi-family residence with four or fewer units. Each home in a row of homes joined by common side walls, such as duplexes, triplexes, or townhomes, is considered a single family-residence.What is permitted under the statute?According to Colorado law, the rainwater can be collected in a rain barrel, which is a storage container with a sealable lid. It must be located above ground of a residential home and used for collecting precipitation from a downspout of a rooftop. These Colorado compani...

Florida detective accused of falsifying sex crimes cases

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:52 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A detective who has been with a South Florida sheriff’s agency for nearly 21 years is accused of falsifying information in multiple cases and of threatening one victim with deportation.Detective Demetrious Campbell, 48, was arrested Tuesday on nine counts of official misconduct and one count of extortion, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. He was suspended without pay and remained in the Broward County Jail on Wednesday morning.“Sex offenses are such heinous crimes to recover from because of the emotional and sometimes physical scars endured by victims that last for many years,” Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a statement. “Failure to fully investigate such serious crimes is reprehensible and downright disgraceful.”The investigation began when a victim called the agency’s sex crimes unit to ask about her case, the new release said, and Campbell told his supervisor the victim was uncooperative.The sergeant reopened that ca...

Start mammograms at 40, not 50, a US health panel recommends

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:52 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Women should start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50, according to a draft recommendation from a federal task force.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has long said women can choose to start breast cancer screening as young as 40, with a stronger recommendation that they get the X-ray exams every two years from age 50 through 74.Tuesday’s update -– if the draft proposal is finalized -– would mark a shift in the influential panel’s guidelines although it’s not likely to end confusion. Other health groups differ over when and how often to screen.“This new recommendation will help save lives and prevent more women from dying due to breast cancer,” said former task force chair Dr. Carol Mangione.The task force noted that Black women are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women, making mammograms at 40 an especially important step -– but also urged more research to better understand and combat the dispar...

Police search for missing 13-year-old boy from Oakland Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:52 GMT

Police are searching for a missing 13-year-old boy.Cristobal Hernandez-Cruz was last seen on May 2nd, near the 800 block of E. Commercial Boulevard in Oakland Park.He was last seen wearing a black shirt, white and grey shorts, and blue Puma sneakers. If you have any information you are urged to call Broward Sheriff’s Office at 954-321-4268.

Kyiv Mayor Klitschko urges Berlin to do more to help wounded Ukrainians

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:52 GMT

BERLIN — Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko is seeking assurances from his counterpart in Berlin that Ukraine will be able to send seriously injured soldiers to Germany’s capital safe in the knowledge that their medical costs will be met. In a letter to new Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner seen by POLITICO, Klitschko noted that some 250-500 Ukrainian troops will need treatment each month for lost limbs. “At least some of these patients could certainly be cared for in your city in view of the special expertise of the clinics in Berlin — but at present it will unfortunately not be possible to reimburse the costs in your city,” he wrote in his two-page letter. Germany had pledged that injured Ukrainian civilians and soldiers have unbureaucratic and fast access to high-quality medical care after their arrival in Germany without having to bear any costs themselves, but private groups have to take over the organization and financing of urgent medical care in some regions, with Berlin among them. T...

PMQs scorecard: Starmer gloats over election results as the dad jokes keep on coming

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:52 GMT

Prime minister’s questions: a shouty, jeery, very occasionally useful advert for British politics. Here’s what you need to know from this week’s session in POLITICO’s weekly run-through.What they sparred about: Keir Starmer used the opportunity to gloat after last week’s local elections drubbing for the Conservatives. The Labour leader claimed Rishi Sunak intends “ignore the message” he was sent by the voters — and that the prime minister thinks the troubled U.K. economy is doing just fine. Sunak dusted off some PMQs classics — pointing to Starmer’s habit of U-turns, his previous support for extra coronavirus lockdowns, historic anti-monarchy views … and (deep sigh) that Liam Byrne note from 2010. It’s all in the delivery: Starmer came armed with some jokes of, well, questionable quality. How about these classics from the Labour leader? “Sunak lost a beauty contest to [Liz Truss], who then lost to a lettuce.” … “He said he&...

‘I’m never going hiking with her again:’ Townsend Police rescue sisters lost in the woods

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:52 GMT

A Townsend mom thanked police officers for rescuing her two daughters after they got lost hiking. Police were dispatched after the two girls, ages 8 and 16, called their mom and told her they were lost. Officers were able to ping the girls’ phones to Barker Hill Road and use the sound of their horns to guide them back. The girls were located approximately 20 minutes from time of dispatch, according to police. When asked if they were alright, the 8-year-old sister said, “I’m never going hiking with her again.”