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Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan

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ISLAMABAD — Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports.

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Damaged houses in Ghor province in western Afghanistan on Saturday.

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Afghan men stand beside their belongings in Firozkoh, Ghor province on Saturday.

How ex-military surgeons are pushing for laws allowing ambulances to carry blood

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A group of former military trauma surgeons are calling for first responders to carry whole blood on rescue vehicles to help save bleeding patients. NBC News' Cynthia McFadden reports on the small number of communities already seeing life-saving results. 

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A group of former military trauma surgeons are calling for first responders to carry whole blood on rescue vehicles to help save bleeding patients. NBC News' Cynthia McFadden reports on the small number of communities already seeing life-saving results. 

Slovak PM is stable after ‘miracles’ in the hospital as suspect is ordered detained

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The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was ordered to remain behind bars Saturday as the nation’s leader was in serious but stable condition after surviving multiple gunshot wounds, officials said.

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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in Brussels on April 18, 2024.

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Slovak Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkova (2ndR) walks Saturday in front of the hospital in Banska Bystrica, where Fico is being treated.

College students who protested and those who didn't share in disappointment at response from schools

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Daniella Silva and Alicia Victoria Lozano
After a semester marked by sweeping protests on college campuses across the nation that raised questions about freedom of speech, how universities confront allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia and how they invest, some students who experienced the demonstrations say they have been left disappointed by how their universities responded.

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Students at a protest at the University of Texas on April 24.

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Students protest at the University of Texas at Austin on April 24.

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Columbia faculty members protect students in the pro-Palestinian “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” at Columbia University on April 29.

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USC police officers detain a pro-Palestine demonstrator at the University of Southern California on April 24.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters at UC Berkeley on April 22.

Ex-military surgeons embrace new mission: stop Americans from bleeding to death

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Cynthia McFadden and Kevin Monahan and Alexandra Chaidez
A movement to revolutionize the treatment of trauma patients in the U.S. can be traced to an infamous battle fought in East Africa more than 30 years ago.

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Eric Bank, Assistant Chief of EMS for Harris county Emergency Services District 48, demonstrates how blood and plasma can be administered in a properly equipped ambulance, that carries whole blood onboard.

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Dr. John Holcomb in Somalia in 1993.

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Dr. John Holcomb sits in an ambulance that carries whole blood on board.

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Dr. John Holcomb and Eric Bank with Harris County Emergency Services demonstrate how blood and plasma can be administered in a properly equipped ambulance.

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Dr. Jeffrey Kerby is a former Air Force trauma surgeon.

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Eric Bank demonstrates how blood can be administered in a properly equipped ambulance.

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Dr. Donald Jenkins, second from left, training with South African defense forces.

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Izzy Niemczyk, 6, is wheeled to an ambulance on Jan. 19.

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Neal Niemczyk with his 6-year-old daughter, Izzy.

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Dr. Jeffrey Kerby with maps showing the locations of trauma centers.

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Dr. John Holcomb, a former Army trauma surgeon, with an ambulance equipped with whole blood in Katy, Texas.

Newly released photos depict cash and gold bars seized from Sen. Bob Menendez's home

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Jonathan Dienst and Courtney Copenhagen and Megan Lebowitz
The pictures were entered as evidence by prosecutors, who accuse the high-profile New Jersey Democrat of accepting “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in bribes.

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A photo showed a stack of $100 bills found in an envelope of another jacket embroidered with "Senator Menendez."

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Thousands of dollars of cash were also found tucked inside of shoes. An envelope containing $7,500 was found in a right brown boot, according to a spreadsheet detailing evidence from prosecutors. A left brown boot contained an envelop with $7,000, the spreadsheet said.

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Prosecutors also included several photos of gold bars, which they allege were part of the bribes. Thirteen gold bars were recovered at the senator's home, according to prosecutors. Two of the bars weighed one kilogram each, while the others weighed in at one ounce each.

Powerful storm causes multiple deaths and widespread damage in Houston

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Powerful storms swept through parts of Texas and the Gulf Coast, causing multiple deaths in the Houston area. Hurricane-force winds caused widespread damage and left hundreds of thousands without power. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports.

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Powerful storms swept through parts of Texas and the Gulf Coast, causing multiple deaths in the Houston area. Hurricane-force winds caused widespread damage and left hundreds of thousands without power. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports.

World's smallest pacemaker gives new hope to babies with heart defects

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For the tiniest infants born with heart defects, a pacemaker the size of a pill now provides hope to families who are dealing with the problem. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor reports.

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For the tiniest infants born with heart defects, a pacemaker the size of a pill now provides hope to families who are dealing with the problem. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor reports.
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