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Woman welcomes twins after conceiving with sperm from Facebook stranger

A mum is raising her premature twins alone after conceiving with sperm from a stranger she met on Facebook.Sarah Mangat, 34, had been single for nearly eight years when she decided to embark on solo motherhood in July 2020.She had planned to use a sperm bank but found the process 'too impersonal'' so instead found a Facebook group for sperm donors.

Woman welcomes twins after conceiving with sperm from Facebook stranger

A mum is raising her premature twins alone after conceiving with sperm from a stranger she met on Facebook.Sarah Mangat, 34, had been single for nearly eight years when she decided to embark on solo motherhood in July 2020.She had planned to use a sperm bank but found the process 'too impersonal'' so instead found a Facebook group for sperm donors.

U2's Music Shaped My Life. Then It Helped Save It.

The Radiation Oncology department in the basement of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York does not seem like a regular home for rock 'n' roll.But every business day for almost seven weeks this year, U2 blared over the speakers at my request.I became a fan in the late 1980s and have attended nine of the band's concerts, though I probably fall short of superfandom.

Judge denies request for bail from attorney for 18-year-old accused of killing Officer Andres Mauricio Vasquez Lasso: 'You were caught on scene red-handed'

An attorney for an 18-year-old man accused of shooting and killing a Chicago police officer earlier this month asked a judge Wednesday to set a reasonable bail, arguing that he didn't intend to kill a police officer and worked as a mentor to kids at a community center.Cook County Judge Ankur Srivastava, though, agreed with a previous judge's ruling and held Steven Montano, 18, without bail in the slaying of Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso on March 1.

Police officer shoots man in North Lawndale, outraging family members

A Chicago police officer shot a man in North Lawndale Monday morning, police said, sparking an investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.According to a statement from the Chicago Police Department, at approximately 11:35 a.m., police officers were traveling in an unmarked squad car when they saw a group of people near a double-parked vehicle in the 2100 block of South St. Louis Avenue.

2 separate 'fiery crashes' on West, Far South sides, one landed into home in West Pullman, officials said

A man was pronounced dead in a traffic crash that caused his vehicle to engulf into flames early Wednesday morning on the West Side in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood, officials said.Shortly after 2:30.a.m., a white Chevy Traverse was traveling at a high rate of speed north in the 1100 block of Cicero Avenue when it struck an Acura MDX in the rear causing it to engulf in flames, police said.

Woman welcomes twins after conceiving with sperm from Facebook stranger

A mum is raising her premature twins alone after conceiving with sperm from a stranger she met on Facebook.Sarah Mangat, 34, had been single for nearly eight years when she decided to embark on solo motherhood in July 2020.She had planned to use a sperm bank but found the process 'too impersonal'' so instead found a Facebook group for sperm donors.

Woman welcomes twins after conceiving with sperm from Facebook stranger

A mum is raising her premature twins alone after conceiving with sperm from a stranger she met on Facebook.Sarah Mangat, 34, had been single for nearly eight years when she decided to embark on solo motherhood in July 2020.She had planned to use a sperm bank but found the process 'too impersonal'' so instead found a Facebook group for sperm donors.

U2's Music Shaped My Life. Then It Helped Save It.

The Radiation Oncology department in the basement of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York does not seem like a regular home for rock 'n' roll.But every business day for almost seven weeks this year, U2 blared over the speakers at my request.I became a fan in the late 1980s and have attended nine of the band's concerts, though I probably fall short of superfandom.

Judge denies request for bail from attorney for 18-year-old accused of killing Officer Andres Mauricio Vasquez Lasso: 'You were caught on scene red-handed'

An attorney for an 18-year-old man accused of shooting and killing a Chicago police officer earlier this month asked a judge Wednesday to set a reasonable bail, arguing that he didn't intend to kill a police officer and worked as a mentor to kids at a community center.Cook County Judge Ankur Srivastava, though, agreed with a previous judge's ruling and held Steven Montano, 18, without bail in the slaying of Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso on March 1.

Police officer shoots man in North Lawndale, outraging family members

A Chicago police officer shot a man in North Lawndale Monday morning, police said, sparking an investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.According to a statement from the Chicago Police Department, at approximately 11:35 a.m., police officers were traveling in an unmarked squad car when they saw a group of people near a double-parked vehicle in the 2100 block of South St. Louis Avenue.

2 separate 'fiery crashes' on West, Far South sides, one landed into home in West Pullman, officials said

A man was pronounced dead in a traffic crash that caused his vehicle to engulf into flames early Wednesday morning on the West Side in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood, officials said.Shortly after 2:30.a.m., a white Chevy Traverse was traveling at a high rate of speed north in the 1100 block of Cicero Avenue when it struck an Acura MDX in the rear causing it to engulf in flames, police said.
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Two men die within a day of each other in Cook County Jail, one was beaten to death, officials say

Two Cook County Jail detainees died this week, one of whom was beaten to death, officials said.The suspicious death, which was ruled a homicide, happened about 5:10 p.m. Thursday, after a correctional officer found Marvell Reasonover, 28, unresponsive in his cell in Division 9, a maximum security section at the jail, according to a statement from the Cook County sheriff's department and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Wife of slain officer Andres Mauricio Vasquez Lasso's posts tribute to him ahead of funeral this week

The wife of slain Chicago police Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso is speaking out to honor her husband ahead of his funeral service, set for later this week.Vásquez Lasso will be remembered at a visitation Wednesday and funeral Thursday.His death, his wife Milena Estepa de Vásquez wrote in a Facebook post, "leaves us with an irreparable hole in our hearts."
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Striking New York Nurses Win Tentative Deal With Hospitals

The deal includes safe staffing ratios so there will be enough nurses to provide safe patient care, the union says.Nurses demonstrate during their third day on strike, at Mount Sinai Hospital on January 11, 2023, in New York City.Leonardo Munoz / VIEWpress via Getty Images New York City nurses and two major hospitals reached a tentative agreement on Thursday that the healthcare workers' union celebrated as a "historic victory" after three days of striking for a fair contract.

Thousands of nurses in New York City began striking today for a fair contract

Thousands of nurses began striking Monday at two of New York City's biggest hospitals.They have already disrupted patient care, but nurses say they won't return until they get a fair contract.JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Thousands of nurses began striking today at two of New York City's biggest hospitals, Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Nurses Extend Strike to Second Day at 2 Major New York City Hospitals

More than 7,000 nurses at Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center returned to the picket lines on Tuesday as New York City's largest nurse strike in decades continued into a second day.At Montefiore in the Bronx, nurses and management were scheduled to return to the bargaining table for continued talks on Tuesday morning.

4 Brooklyn hospitals still in negotiations with nurses' union

Four private sector hospital systems in Brooklyn continue to negotiate with the nurses' union as a potential Monday strike looms at hospitals across the city.Contracts expired on Dec. 31 for roughly 17,000 members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) at a dozen New York City hospitals.And after the last three traumatic years of COVID-19, overcrowded hospitals and staff shortages, nurses without a new contract say they are ready to walk.

Strike avoided at Maimonides Medical Center, two other city hospitals as nurses reach tentative contract agreement * Brooklyn Paper

Three city hospitals have reached tentative contract agreement with nurses, avoiding a planned strike against understaffing, according to a New York State Nurses Association representative.On Dec. 31, roughly 16,000 nurses spread across eight city hospitals including NewYork-Presbyterian, Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Maimonides Medical Center, BronxCare Health Systems, Richmond University Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center delivered ten-day strike notices to their hospitals to protest against staff shortages causing risk to nurses and patients.

Striking New York Nurses Win Tentative Deal With Hospitals

The deal includes safe staffing ratios so there will be enough nurses to provide safe patient care, the union says.Nurses demonstrate during their third day on strike, at Mount Sinai Hospital on January 11, 2023, in New York City.Leonardo Munoz / VIEWpress via Getty Images New York City nurses and two major hospitals reached a tentative agreement on Thursday that the healthcare workers' union celebrated as a "historic victory" after three days of striking for a fair contract.

Thousands of nurses in New York City began striking today for a fair contract

Thousands of nurses began striking Monday at two of New York City's biggest hospitals.They have already disrupted patient care, but nurses say they won't return until they get a fair contract.JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Thousands of nurses began striking today at two of New York City's biggest hospitals, Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Nurses Extend Strike to Second Day at 2 Major New York City Hospitals

More than 7,000 nurses at Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center returned to the picket lines on Tuesday as New York City's largest nurse strike in decades continued into a second day.At Montefiore in the Bronx, nurses and management were scheduled to return to the bargaining table for continued talks on Tuesday morning.

4 Brooklyn hospitals still in negotiations with nurses' union

Four private sector hospital systems in Brooklyn continue to negotiate with the nurses' union as a potential Monday strike looms at hospitals across the city.Contracts expired on Dec. 31 for roughly 17,000 members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) at a dozen New York City hospitals.And after the last three traumatic years of COVID-19, overcrowded hospitals and staff shortages, nurses without a new contract say they are ready to walk.

Strike avoided at Maimonides Medical Center, two other city hospitals as nurses reach tentative contract agreement * Brooklyn Paper

Three city hospitals have reached tentative contract agreement with nurses, avoiding a planned strike against understaffing, according to a New York State Nurses Association representative.On Dec. 31, roughly 16,000 nurses spread across eight city hospitals including NewYork-Presbyterian, Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Maimonides Medical Center, BronxCare Health Systems, Richmond University Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center delivered ten-day strike notices to their hospitals to protest against staff shortages causing risk to nurses and patients.
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17-year-old boy fatally wounded, at least 4 other teens shot Friday in city gun violence, police say

A 17-year-old boy fatally wounded Friday afternoon on the West Side was among five teens ranging from 14 to 16 years of age shot in gun violence Friday afternoon to Saturday morning, Chicago police said.The fatally shooting happened shortly after 4 p.m. in 600 block of South Independence Boulevard in the Lawndale neighborhood.

4 victims fatally wounded in overnight violence on West, South sides, police say

Four victims were fatally wounded in two separate overnight shootings on the West and South sides, Chicago police said.The latest homicide happened shortly before 1 a.m.Saturday in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood in the 800 block of West 87th Street.Police said officers responded to a call of shots fired and found two male victims on the ground with gunshot wounds.

17-year-old boy fatally wounded, at least 4 other teens shot Friday in city gun violence, police say

A 17-year-old boy fatally wounded Friday afternoon on the West Side was among five teens ranging from 14 to 16 years of age shot in gun violence Friday afternoon to Saturday morning, Chicago police said.The fatally shooting happened shortly after 4 p.m. in 600 block of South Independence Boulevard in the Lawndale neighborhood.

4 victims fatally wounded in overnight violence on West, South sides, police say

Four victims were fatally wounded in two separate overnight shootings on the West and South sides, Chicago police said.The latest homicide happened shortly before 1 a.m.Saturday in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood in the 800 block of West 87th Street.Police said officers responded to a call of shots fired and found two male victims on the ground with gunshot wounds.
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Negotiations continue to stop strike by NYC nurses

NEW YORK (PIX11) - A tentative contract was agreed on for thousands of nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital just before Saturday's deadline, but thousands of other New York City nurses have not yet reached contract agreements.Negotiations have continued at BronxCare Health System, Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Maimonides Medical Center, Montefiore Bronx, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, and Richmond University Medical Center, according to the New York State Nurses Association.

Keith Haring Mural Auctioned for $945,000

Diane Rode, a senior director at Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital, said she remembers Keith Haring's energy as he painted a mural before a crowd of patients in 1986.When children are very sick, experiencing enormous amounts of pain, anxiety, fear, to experience something like that, it creates a field of inspiration and hope, Rode said in an interview.
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