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toddler from Arizona died after the bouncy castle he was playing in was suddenly lifted airborne and carried away by a gust of wind.Bodhi Naaf, the young son of Phoenix firefighter Karl Naaf, died from his injuries after being rushed to a local hospital.Several children were playing in the inflatable castle when “a strong gust of wind sent it airborne into the neighbouring lot,” said the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, calling the incident a “tragic accident.” A second child was hurt but the injuries were non-life-threatening.“We would like to extend our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the grieving family,” police added, noting that an investigation into the event is ongoing.A GoFundMe page has been set up to support the two-year-old’s parents as they mourn the loss of their son.Bodhi’s mother Cristy is currently pregnant with the couple’s second child, who is due to be born on May 31.“Amidst their sorrow, they face the daunting task of preparing for the arrival of their newborn,” writes fundraiser organizer Ashley Al-Khouri, a friend of the family.“As a community, we want to offer our support and alleviate the financial burden that accompanies such tragedies. Your donations will help Karl and Cristy focus on grieving their beloved Bodhi while also preparing for the new chapter in their lives.”The GoFundMe has raised just under US$170,000 as of Thursday morning, far exceeding its US$100,000 goal.A week before the fatal incident in Phoenix, a similar situation occurred in California.

The final cost of the Mets’ sorry 2023 season has been totaled: $420 million

Arizona Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the state's 1864 ban on abortion, which could otherwise have taken effect within weeks. The repeal was passed by the Senate in a 16-14 vote and is expected to be quickly signed by Governor Katie Hobbs, a Democrat. Two Republican senators crossed party lines to vote in favor of repealing the ban.

California, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico have been slapped with failing grades for ozone pollution, short term fine particle pollution and annual particle pollution levels, Fox Weather reported quoting American Lung Association 2024 study. The areas also include prominent urban cities and localities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Salt Lake, Sacramento, as per the research report. According to recent data, a staggering 131.2 million Americans, which translates to two in five individuals, reside in cities with failing air quality grades. Among these cities, thirty received failing grades specifically for ozone and particle pollution.

Native American tribes and environmentalists want a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on their request to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line

Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect then-U.S. President Donald Trump in 2020, the state's attorney general said on Wednesday. The court papers list a «former U.S. president,» Trump, as an unindicted co-conspirator.

NFL draft 2024 kicks off this Thursday and will continue up to Saturday. The top-notch NFL draft will see some player selections that will be record-setting, it seems, according to reports. NFL season 2024-25's drafting will be held in Detroit, US, for the first time ever. The trend of NFL drafting has seen it being hosted in New York City for almost fifty years.

ERShares CEO Joel Shulman discusses tech earnings and the upcoming economic data reports.

Swing-state voters are open to several ideas to keep Social Security benefits flowing for decades — as long as it’s the wealthy footing the bill, according to the latest Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll.

Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons say they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government’s concerns about their proposed merger

Rebates tied to home energy efficiency and created by the Inflation Reduction Act may start flowing to many consumers within months.  

NCLT) has dismissed an interlocutory application filed by homebuyers to challenge the approved resolution plan of Monarch Brookefields LLP and seek reliefs including the allocation of a specific apartment and resolution of issues affecting homebuyers.

The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City

ResiClub co-founder and editor-in-chief Lance Lambert discusses the U.S. housing affordability crisis on Making Money.

SCRANTON, Pa.—Former President Donald Trump will be sitting in a courtroom for much of the next several weeks, giving President Biden a window of opportunity to play offense and build support—if he can take advantage of it. Biden embarked on a multiday tour of Pennsylvania this week as jury selection began in Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in New York, opening a presidential split-screen that voters will see this spring. Recent national polls show the race between the two men essentially tied, with Biden’s support rising gradually since his State of the Union address in March.

A federal judge has rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10 billion electricity transmission line slated to run through a remote valley in southern Arizona

Householder Group is expanding a key program designed to help high-net-worth advisors with succession planning for their practices.

profit on Thursday thanks to strong demand. The world's largest contract chipmaker, whose customers include Apple and Nvidia, has benefited from a surge towards AI that has helped it weather the tapering off of pandemic-led electronics demand and pushed TSMC's stock to a record high.

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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled 4-2 in favor of an anti-abortion obstetrician and a county prosecutor who pressed to implement the Civil War-era statute after the Democratic attorney general of the key presidential battleground state declined to do so.

Emerging market stocks were rising Tuesday and headed for their best close since June 2022, aided by a surge in the shares of an Asian chipmaker.