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Doctors are reminding parents to be extra careful with their children after a string of emergency surgeries in Cuba were necessary to remove foreign objects lodged in airways.The most recent incident involved a 17-month-old child who swallowed the spring from a clothespin, news agency Jam Press reported. The child was brought to the hospital with “severe breathing difficulties,” said the agency. His mother said he swallowed the spring while she was hanging clothes to dry in her garden. TEXAS TODDLER LANDS IN ICU AFTER SWALLOWING DAD’S WATCH BATTERYDr. Antonia Maria Salermo Reyes, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Octavio de la Concepción…

May 13, 2023, 1:56 p.m. ETMay 13, 2023, 1:56 p.m. ETAn armored Ukrainian vehicle passes an elderly woman in the Donetsk region.Credit…Tyler Hicks/The New York TimesIn Ukraine, last year’s winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, war continues to rage more than a year after Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ukrainians monitor reports of destroyed Russian equipment, follow daily movement at the front line and heed alerts of incoming strikes.But on Saturday, for some, Eurovision offered a diversion from the battlefield.At Ponchyk Boy cafe, which means Doughnut Boy, bakers dedicated a special treat to Eurovision: one with Bailey’s topped with strawberry yogurt and…

Nine-time All-Star and World Series champion Gary Sheffield’s son, Noah, looked just like his pops at the plate when he belted a two-run homer Friday night that sent Jesuit High School (Tampa) to the region final.Sheffield, a high school Class of 2024 prospect committed to play his collegiate baseball at Florida State, waited on a breaking pitch from a Naples High School pitcher and didn’t miss a stitch of the baseball. Sheffield sent the ball flying to left field, and he knew it right away, as did his teammates. Sheffield was swarmed at home plate after the walk-off blast.   Gary…

Solarcycle CTO Pablo Dias and COO Rob Vinje show a solar panel laminate after it’s been cleanly separated from the glass to investors and partners. The laminate is where most of the value is contained in a panel, like silver, silicon, and copper.SolarcycleThe growing importance of wind and solar energy to the U.S. power grid, and the rise of electric vehicles, are all key to the nation’s growing need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, lower carbon emissions and mitigate climate change.But at the same time, these burgeoning renewable energy industries will soon generate tons of waste as millions of…

JetBlue Airways plane seen at Cancun International Airport. On Wednesday, 23 March 2022, in Cancun International Airport, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesJetBlue Airways has unveiled new perks for less-frequent flyers who are striving for elite status, the latest carrier to rethink its loyalty program to reflect shifting travel habits.The new system establishes more incremental steps to earn perks, including the choice of early boarding (barring basic economy ticket holders), priority security screening, an alcoholic drink on board, or bonus frequent flyer points, every time a customer earns 10 so-called tiles.A customer earns one of those…

What to know about Eurovision, the world’s biggest song contest – CBS News Watch CBS News Eurovision is the biggest contest you may have never heard of. Here’s what to know about the competitors, performances and more before tonight’s finale. Ramy Inocencio reports from England. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

It’s a typical day in the birthing centre at St-Mary’s hospital in Montreal. There are 10 nurses working, one nursing assistant and a doctor, with six patients checked in.Nurses are routinely checking in on soon-to-be-mothers — taking care of them, but also making them feel at ease.“It’s a special event already for everybody but for us too,” said nurse Katerina Horelik. “I think it’s the happiest place in the hospital.”There are 53 nurses and seven nursing assistants who work at the centre.They take part in around 3,500 births every year.Head nurse Noella Ethier, who’s worked at the centre for over…

Ukraine forces are advancing along parts of the front line against Russian troops near the war-torn eastern town of Bakhmut. “Our soldiers are moving forward in some areas of the front, and the enemy is losing equipment and manpower,” Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, said on social media on Saturday. “The defensive operation in the Bakhmut direction continues.” Russia acknowledged on Friday its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine’s ruined eastern city in a retreat the head of Russia’s Wagner private army called a “rout” not a “regrouping”. In its latest bulletin, Russia’s defence ministry said…

Carlos Alcaraz will reclaim the No.1 ranking and go into the French Open as top seed after beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 6-1 in his first Italian Open match.Alcaraz will pass Novak Djokovic for the top spot when the rankings are next published on May 22, also ensuring he will get the No.1 seeding at the French Open, which starts on May 28.Alcaraz double-faulted to hand Ramos-Vinolas a break of his serve in the opening game of the match but quickly recovered and used his well-disguised drop shot to set up the key break at the end of the first set.Alcaraz…