Massachusetts State

Dallas-based Steward Health Care's landlord, Medical Properties Trust, one of the world's largest hospital real estate owners, saw a $321 million net loss for the second quarter of 2024, ended June 30, a significant increase from the $42 million loss during the same period in 2023. Steward sought Chapter 11...

Steward landlord Medical Properties Trust sees $321M net loss in Q2

In Touch Weekly

Mika Brzezinski may be ready to say goodnight to Morning Joe Scarborough!. The TV twosome’s marriage has gone south since 2022, when the A.M. lovebirds winged it to Florida, where they are living and working on top of each other in their Jupiter, Florida home. Now, their signature TV...

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski’s On-Air Bickering ‘Has Escalated Into Full-Blown Fighting’

TheDailyBeast

Kamala Harris’ one-time boyfriend and political mentor Willie Brown claims he has a photo of her aboard Donald Trump’s airplane.The 90-year-old former San Francisco mayor claims to have first introduced Harris to Trump in the 1990s, according to Politico. Brown says he still has a picture of them together on board her future presidential election rival’s jet.At the time the picture was taken, Brown and “a few other associates” had been in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Brown was speaking at Harvard University, according to Politico. Trump sent his plane to take the group to Teterboro, New Jersey because he reportedly wanted...

Kamala Harris’ Ex: I’ve Got a Secret Photo of Her on Trump Force One

(NewsNation) — After President Joe Biden exited the 2024 election, eyes have turned to his heir apparent. While Kamala Harris said she intends to earn the Democratic presidential nomination, what’s her net worth?. When it comes to finances, the vice president’s wealth has increased during her time in...

How much is Kamala Harris’ net worth?

Fox News

"Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough scolded MSNBC honchos on Tuesday for sidelining him in the aftermath of the assassination attempt against former President Trump.

NBC bosses get thrashed on MSNBC again as 'Morning Joe' criticizes circumstances of show's benching

Page Six



Talk about yacht rock!

Billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs’ super-yacht, the Venus, was in a minor crash with another mega-vessel, the Lady Moura, owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego, we hear.

The accident between the big ol’ boats — both reportedly worth upwards of $120 million each — happened on July 22nd in Italy.

A source familiar with the situation told Page Six that both yachts were actually anchored when the incident occurred.



Steve Jobs’ widow dating Eleven Madison Park chef Daniel Humm



Said our seaworthy source: “The Venus came into contact with the Lady Moura — which was also anchored,” adding that on Jobs’...

Laurene Powell Jobs’ $120M super-yacht in minor crash with boat owned by Mexican billionaire

Los Angeles, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

Bronx, NY

MarketRealist

Ruth L Gottesman unexpectedly got $1 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock upon her husband's passing.

Widow who unexpectedly got $1 billion in stock reveals why she gave it all away

This year has recorded numerous medical advances in transplantation, including a few firsts for the U.S. and world. Here are recent medical advancements, as reported by Becker's:. 1. Clinicians at Northwestern Medicine have performed multiple first procedures. In May and July, the Chicago-based system logged its first two kidney transplants...

2024 charts multiple 1sts in transplantation

Arkansas State

Little Rock, AR

Jay Quebedeaux was promoted to president of regional hospitals for Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health. In his new role, Mr. Quebedeaux will be responsible for five Baptist Health regional facilities, according to an Aug. 8 news release shared with Becker's. He will also remain president of Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot...

Baptist Health taps president of 5 Arkansas hospitals

Alabama State

Los Angeles County, CA

It's been 21 years since actress/singer Nell Carter, best known for the 1980s NBC sitcom, Gimme a Break!, died of natural causes at only 54. This is her story. Nell Carter was born September 13, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama. After initially finding fame on and off-Broadway, and via a brief role in 1977 on the TV datime drama, Ryan's Hope, Carter took the lead in Ain't Misbehavin'!, a live stage revue of the works of composer Fats Waller.

The Brief Life & Tragic Death of Nell Carter ('Gimme A Break' & 'Ain't Misbehavin'): 21 Years Later

Round Rock, TX

JW Newman was named CEO of St. David's Round Rock (Texas) Medical Center, a 209-bed facility and level 2 trauma center. Mr. Newman will transition to his new role on Aug. 12, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker's. He joins St. David's Round Rock from TriStar Centennial...

Texas hospital names CEO

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Roseville, CA

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health is moving to an Epic EHR system. In a Aug. 8 LinkedIn post, Adventist Health said it will use the Epic EHR system across its 440 clinics and 28 hospitals on the West Coast and Hawaii. Kerry Heinrich, president and CEO, said the health system plans to implement the new system by the summer of 2026.

Adventist Health moves to Epic

Cesar Conde has found himself — yet again — on the receiving end of a stinging on-air rebuke from his high-wattage MSNBC stars.

‘Morning Joe’ backlash is latest mess for NBC and Comcast executives

Walgreens shared in an Aug. 7 Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it could sell off its entire stake in primary care clinic chain VillageMD. "The company is currently evaluating a variety of options with respect to VillageMD in light of ongoing investments by the company in VillageMD’s businesses and VillageMD’s substantial ongoing and expected future cash requirement," the filing said. "These options could include a sale of all or part of the VillageMD businesses, possible restructuring options and other strategic opportunities."

Walgreens eyes offloading all of VillageMD

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Nashville, TN

Dickson, TN

Tyler Rhoden was named COO of TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, Tenn., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Mr. Rhoden joins TriStar Horizon from TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, where he served as vice president of orthopedics, neurosciences and spine, according to an Aug. 8 hospital news release shared with Becker's.

HCA hospital taps COO

Florida State

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

The FDA released guidance Aug. 6 on the Medtronic NIM Vital Nerve Monitoring System recall. The recall is in response to 10 reported injuries resulting from false negative responses received while using the device. No deaths have been reported. Affected users need to contact Medtronic to have the device's software...

False negatives reported on Medtronic device

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Eyes stay on Steward CEO amid France trip

When Dallas-based Steward Health Care shared plans to close two of its Massachusetts hospitals and lay off 1,243 employees, its CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD,...

Eyes stay on Steward CEO amid France trip

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