
'This pandemic is our World War II.' An up-close look at how a Florida hospital fights to save Covid-19 patients
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A woman in a Florida hospital is struggling to breathe. She is about to be intubated, an all-too-familiar procedure as hospitals struggle with the surge in Covid-19 patients. "This is one of the worst waves that I've experienced," said Dr. Hudman Hoo, the medical director of St. Anthony's Hospital's ICU ward in St. Petersburg.
Surrounded by medical equipment and personnel working to keep her alive, she is gasping for air as doctors and nurses prepare for a procedure that has become all too common in the last 18 months: intubation. The woman is sedated to allow doctors access her airway so they can get her on a ventilator.
Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, arrives in Washington this week for high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump on the future of Venezuela following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro. The meeting comes after Trump surprised many by allowing Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, to assume control, dashing opposition hopes for a new democratic era.

Most Americans see an immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good as an inappropriate use of force, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Roughly half view it as a sign of broader issues with the way US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is operating, with less than one-third saying that ICE operations have made cities safer.











