HOUSTON, Texas — The number of Texas deaths after Hurricane Beryl came ashore and knocked out power to millions of residents climbed to at least 36 on Thursday as officials confirmed more people who died in homes that were left without air conditioning during sweltering heat. The medical examiner’s office in Fort Bend County confirmed nine more deaths, including four that were at least partially attributed to hyperthermia, or when a person’s body temperature rises far above normal. At least a dozen other residents in the Houston area also died from complications due to the heat and losing power, according to…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 25-year-old man is dead, and the Houston Police Department said it’s searching for five persons of interest for questions in his shooting death. According to HPD, the shooting happened at about 1 a.m. on June 9 in the 9700 block of Homestead Road. Police said the victim, identified as 25-year-old Alberto Posada, had been chased by another vehicle, and shots were fired at Posada as he arrived at the Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital. From there, police said the suspects fled the scene in a white-colored 2011-2012 Mazda CX-9 SUV. HPD said Posada suffered at…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Drivers, keep an eye on high-water locations on Houston-area roads and drive safely as rain comes down across southeast Texas. Remember, if you come across high water, don’t attempt to drive through it. Turn around, don’t drown.
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TikTok, the go-to platform for music discovery, launched an immersive in-app experience celebrating the release of Jimin of BTS’ highly anticipated sophomore album, MUSE. The #Jimin_Who hub offers fans worldwide a unique opportunity to engage with exclusive content, participate in challenges, and unlock limited-time rewards. By searching for related terms like ‘Jimin’ and ‘BTS’, will be presented with challenges to unlock a limited-time exclusive profile frame. Additionally, the hub features top-performing content from Jimin, including his solo work and collaborations, Fan Spotlight showcasing standout ARMY members and their creations, and an immersive experience celebrating Jimin’s sophomore album, MUSE. This initiative…
The world just experienced the hottest day on record and prolonged heat waves have become more common due to climate change, conditions that can alter medications and their effects on patients taking them. Here is what you need to know about medicines in hot weather: HOW DOES HEAT ALTER THE EFFECTS AND QUALITY OF MEDICINES? Medications for common conditions can increase patients’ sensitivity to heat by impairing the body’s response to high temperatures, including the ability to sweat and the rate of blood flow. Heat waves also increase the risk of deterioration for nearly all medications, whether capsules, sprays, tablets,…
LONDON: New Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said Wednesday that he did not expect “any problems at all” when Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez rejoins the squad ahead of the start of the Premier League season. Fernandez has been embroiled in a racism row after he posted a video on social media of him and his Argentina team-mates singing a derogatory chant about the France national team as they celebrated their Copa America triumph earlier in July. The song targets France’s star striker Kylian Mbappe, among others, and includes racist and homophobic insults. The 23-year-old issued an apology after the video but both…
PARIS: The video footage that led to British Olympian Charlotte Dujardin pulling out of the Paris Games shows her whipping a horse’s legs multiple times, sparking a broader debate about the equestrian sports just before the Olympics starts. The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) on Tuesday shocked the riding world when it suspended six-times Olympic medallist Charlotte Dujardin — Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian — over inappropriate training methods. “What is shown in this video is first of all completely unacceptable at any point, any time in a horse’s training”, FEI Veterinarian Director Goran Akerstrom told Reuters on Wednesday. “You can…
PARIS: Three more Australian women’s water polo players have tested positive for Covid ahead of the Paris Games, the country’s Olympic team chief Anna Meares said on Wednesday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the team up to five. Two players had tested positive on Tuesday. Australia has a 13-person team in Paris. “It is confined to the water polo team,” Meares told a press conference. “There have been five athletes in total who have tested positive. There is training this afternoon. And again, if those five athletes are feeling well enough to train, they will and they…
