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One person is dead after an explosion sent eight people to hospitals and caused the collapse of a nearby building in Chicago on Tuesday, officials said.The individual, who was the most seriously injured person in the Tuesday explosion, succumbed to his injuries on Friday, according to a tweet from the Chicago Fire Department. “He had been taken to Loyola Medical Center with extensive burns,” the fire department said.The explosion happened on Tuesday morning, leading to the collapse of a nearby building just before 9:30 a.m. at West Washington Boulevard and North Central Avenue, the Chicago Fire Department tweeted.Eight people were hospitalized,…

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain brought forward the talent search idea, which will be overseen by two Biden White House alums, Jeff Zients and Natalie Quillian. The pair served in similar roles during the 2020 presidential transition.Zients and Quillian — who both served in Covid-19 response roles at the White House earlier in Biden’s presidential term — will specifically be conducting a wide and diverse search for prospective candidates outside the administration to fill Cabinet, deputy Cabinet and senior administration roles, the official said. They will report to Presidential Personnel Office Director Gautam Raghavan and meet regularly with…

Celtics head coach Ime Udoka (left) did not agree with a referee (right) in the second quarter during a game between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors, Game Six of the NBA Finals at the TD Garden in Boston on June 17, 2022.Jim Davis | Boston Globe | Getty ImagesThe Boston Celtics suspended head coach Ime Udoka for the 2022-23 season, citing “violations of team policies.”The suspension, effective immediately, comes after reports Udoka was in a consensual intimate relationship with a woman employed by the franchise.In a statement to ESPN, Udoka apologized and said he accepted the team’s…

British Prime Minister Liz Truss and U.S. President Joe Biden formally met for the first time at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, following clashes in economic policy between the two leaders.Wpa Pool | Getty ImagesLONDON — The British government is set to announce sweeping tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy Friday, in a controversial mini-budget showcasing the lengths to which new Prime Minister Liz Truss is willing to go to overhaul U.K. economic policy even as it draws political ire.Truss — whose “Trussonomics” policy stance has been likened to that of her political idols Ronald…

Researchers investigated how global dietary patterns changed between 1990 and 2018. They found that diets became modestly healthier by 2018. They concluded that dietary recommendations should be based on localized nutrition data. Data shows that poor diets are responsible for around 26% of global preventable mortality. Existing evidence suggests that different foods and nutrients have synergistic and complementary effects when consumed together.While what makes up an optimal dietary pattern is largely well-established and validated, how common it is globally consumed remains unclear. Previous studies have been limited to small subsets of countries and typically did not include those under 25…

QUESTIONS ON ROHINGYA Climate is not the only issue on which Bangladesh sees inaction from the West. Around 750,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh in 2017 after a scorched-earth campaign against the minority group by troops in neighbouring Myanmar, a campaign that the United States has described as genocide. While the world has saluted Bangladesh for taking in the refugees – along with 100,000 who fled earlier violence – attention has shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic and now Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “As long as they are in our country, we feel that it is our duty,” she said. But for…

When 61-year-old Tom Perri began running as a teen, he never imagined he’d go on to complete more than 2,000 races, logging over 100,000 lifetime miles.  He’s run in all 50 states — six times.“I’m a true Gemini. I like to do things twice… and (then) it was the third, fourth, fifth, sixth (time),” Perri, who lives in Maple Grove, Minnesota, told TODAY’s Al Roker. “Now my goal, ultimately, is 14 times for the 50 states.”But three years ago, Perri noticed a difference in his finish times. He was slowing down, which he at first attributed to overtraining, possible Lyme disease…

Lights, cameras, glamour! We’re backstage at the shows in Milan, where Acielle Tanbetova is getting all the best behind-the-scenes moments from the shows including debuts from Marco de Vincenzo, Maximilian Davis, and Rhuigi Villaseñor at Etro, Ferragamo, and Bally. She’s also capturing the best celebrity sightings and the latest accessory, beauty, and clothing moments here.  Read the full article here

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the biggest on-ramp to the cryptocurrency market among countries in Central & South Asia and Oceania (CSOA) according to a new report. Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis said in a new report that the Asian region received $932 billion worth of crypto from July 2021 to June 2022, thanks largely to NFTs. The study found that web traffic from IP addresses tied to countries in the region to cryptocurrency services was majorly NFT-related. In Q2 of 2022 alone, 58% of CSOA IP addresses accessing crypto services visited NFT-related websites. Another 21% was to the websites of play-to-earn blockchain games – which…

The multi-year partnership was announced Friday and financial terms weren’t disclosed. In a statement, the NFL said that it “couldn’t think of a more appropriate partner” for the show. The halftime show is most-watched musical performance of the year, with 120 million people watching this year’s performance.Apple Music’s sponsorship begins at the next Super Bowl on February 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. More details about the show, including performers, will be released in the coming months on Apple Music’s social platforms. Pepsi (PEP) has been the NFL’s halftime show sponsor for the past decade. However, it announced in May that…