Diagnostic dilemma: A fish stabs a man through the throat and the base of the skull

The patient: A 31-year old man in LouisianaThe symptoms: When the patient reached the hospital, he was bleeding from the mouth and had severe neck pain and stiffness. Upon examining the man, his doctors noted a tear in the back of his throat on the right side.What happened next: The man, a sports fisherman, had been brought to the hospital by boat and helicopter after an accident during an ocean fishing trip. He had caught a white marlin (Kajikia albida), a type of large fish with a long pointy “bill,” weighing approximately 60 pounds (27 kilograms). This species can grow…

‘The Princess Diaries’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

It’s been more than 20 years since The Princess Diaries hit theaters, but fans will never get tired of the Disney movie’s royal charm. Released in August 2001, Anne Hathaway made her film debut as Mia Thermopolis, a San Francisco teen who discovers she is a princess of the fictional…

Staggering amount ex-AOC aide wasted on failed Pelosi succession bid

Lefty tech millionaire Saikat Chakrabarti spent nearly $10 million of his own cash to fill Nancy Pelosi’s shoes in Congress for San Francisco, only to majorly flop and miss out on a spot in the general election. The extent of his loss was not only humiliating in terms of results – he…

USMNT inching closer to ‘golden generation’ World Cup reality

SEATTLE — The soccer old heads — the veterans who paved the way for this World Cup squad — hate the term “golden generation.” That’s a title won, a sobriquet earned. The current team hasn’t gotten there yet — hasn’t reached a World Cup quarterfinal — but Friday’s 2-0 victory…

Bush dynasty suffers defeat in Maine gubernatorial primary

Two political dynasties flamed out in Maine’s ranked-choice gubernatorial primaries earlier this month. Republican Jonathan Bush, the nephew of former President George H. W. Bush and a cousin of former President George W. Bush, was eliminated from contention following the sixth round of tabulation. On the Democratic side, Angus King…

USA makes World Cup history not seen since 1930

The United States men’s national team made history with a 2-0 win over Australia Friday. Prior to the match, the USMNT had not won consecutive matches at a World Cup since the 1930 inaugural tournament. That changed Friday after the 90th minute at Lumen Field in Seattle where the U.S.’s…

White House turns on MAGA allies as Iran deal sparks conservative revolt

The Trump White House is lashing out at some of its most reliable allies as a bitter civil war erupts on the right over the administration’s controversial Iran agreement. Conservative commentator Batya Ungar-Sargon became the latest target Friday after she blasted the deal as an “utter humiliation” for the US…

People are battling ‘ghost fat’ after losing weight on GLP-1s

Sometimes, seeing isn’t believing. Across the country, Americans are losing weight faster than ever thanks to blockbuster obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, with roughly one in eight US adults now turning to GLP-1s to slim down. But for some users, the dramatic physical changes come with an unexpected psychological…

How Lionel Messi changed everything about soccer in America

When acclaimed soccer writer Paul Tenorio followed Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team to Dallas for one of the superstar’s first road games in America in 2023, the scene outside the team’s Renaissance Plano hotel was strangely calm. A few fans lingered behind barriers. Nothing unusual. Nothing chaotic. Not…

Science news this week: Ötzi the Iceman used to make sourdough, Italian teenagers discover Roman villa under school, Google plans to release 64 million mosquitos, and RIP to NASA’s Maven probe

Surprise discoveries that were thousands of years in the making dominated this week’s science news, with scientists discovering that Ötzi the Iceman’s body was teeming with ancient yeasts, which scientists promptly used to make a sourdough.First discovered in Italy’s Ötztal Alps in September 1991, Ötzi was a prehistoric man who…

Why can’t we figure out how strong gravity is?

Of the four fundamental forces of nature, gravity is the one we experience most directly ‪—‬ it’s what keeps our feet on the ground and the sun in the sky. Yet we still can’t pin down its exact strength. Since the 1980s, scientists have made more than a dozen measurements…

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