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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Sporticast 460: A New King of Los Angeles?
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Kurt Badenhausen dive deep into Mark Walter's record-shattering $10 billion purchase of the Los Angeles Lakers. They discuss how the Lakers could be worth so much given their current revenue—and also why NBA team valuations have exploded over the last decade, even as a number of franchises have gone up for sale. This is a 'once every 50 years' type exchange for one of the U.S.'s most well-known sports properties, Kurt says. Advertisement More from They also look at the transaction from Walter's perspective. He now owns two of the 10 most valuable franchises in the world—the Lakers and the Los Angeles Dodgers—a short time after being a relative unknown among industry insiders. Scott then makes a prediction about how long it will be before we see another $10 billion transaction in sports. There is also discussion of the $10 billion Walter's TWG Global holding company recently received from Mubadala Capital, an investment arm of Mubadala Investment Company, the sovereign wealth fund based in the United Arab Emirates, and what that transaction portends for Walter's next move. Afterwards, Kurt shares the latest on the potential sale of the Tampa Bay Rays, after breaking the news that Jacksonville, Fla., developer Patrick Zalupski has agreed to buy the team for roughly $1.7 billion. However, that is far from the end of the story, which also includes the potential for MLB expansion, as Kurt explains. The deal comes amid intrigue surrounding the sale of other baseball teams too. (You can subscribe to Sporticast through Apple, Google, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever else you get your podcasts.) Sign up for Sportico's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Associated Press
a day ago
- Health
- Associated Press
SeaStar's QUELIMMUNE Can Cut Pediatric Sepsis Deaths In Half
By Meg Flippin Benzinga DETROIT, MICHIGAN - June 27, 2025 ( NEWMEDIAWIRE ) - SeaStar Medical Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: ICU), the commercial-stage healthcare company focused on transforming treatments for critically ill patients facing organ failure and potential loss of life, has made a lot of inroads on that front with QUELIMMUNE. A humanitarian medical device, QUELIMMUNE treats pediatric patients with acute kidney injury or AKI due to sepsis or a septic condition. The QUELIMMUNE therapy received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in 2024 after clinical trials showed it could cut mortality in half from 50% to 25%. 'QUELIMMUNE is designed to target the innate immune response. When patients get very sick, it becomes very dysregulated and cells go haywire and trigger something called the cytokine storm,' said Dr. Kevin Chung, MD, Chief Medical Officer at SeaStar Medical. 'The QUELIMMUNE device is designed specifically to target the cytokine storm at the source of the storm and it is associated with really good outcomes, especially in the pediatric population where mortality was cut in half from 50% to 25%.' From The Golf Course To The ICU That was the case for Kurt, a young student and avid golfer who has won multiple golf awards even though he underwent two open-heart surgeries before his sixth birthday. Knowing at an early age that he couldn't compete in the sports other kids were playing, Kurt picked up golf and never looked back. But over the years, Kurt faced doctor visits and surgeries, culminating in a near-death experience. At the time, Kurt was being treated at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where Dr. Stuart L. Goldstein, MD, the lead researcher for QUELIMMUNE's two trials that led to the device's FDA approval, worked. Kurt went in for a planned surgery to address an artificial replacement from his pulmonary to aortic valve, but had to be opened up again two days later as a result of blood leaking from his heart at the site of surgery. Kurt was put on a ventilator and went into multiple-organ failure, caught hospital pneumonia, and ultimately endured a 12-day coma. He developed AKI and respiratory failure, and doctors prepared to put him on ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation), a more invasive type of support. But Dr. Goldstein spoke with the on-staff cardiologist and Kurt's family and suggested that the QUELLIMUNE therapy would be helpful for him. 'Kurt just started to turn around within 24 to 48 hours and did not require ECMO. Kurt left the ICU within two to three weeks and resumed going back to school and golfing,' says Dr. Goldstein. 'It was quite dramatic and is emblematic of when we see this work, which is far more often than not, patients turn around really really quickly when you wouldn't expect them to.' A Christmas Miracle For Kurt's father, David, the QUELIMMUNE therapy was a last-ditch effort to save his son, who had been languishing in the ICU for eleven days. Every night, the doctors would offer up different therapies and treatment ideas to stop his son's organs from failing and as luck would have it, one evening David and his nephew, who is also a doctor, ran into Dr. Goldstein outside of his son's room. Dr. Goldstein said he thought the QUELIMMUNE therapy could help with the inflammation and the family decided, given the apparently bleak prognosis, to give it a try, recalls David. From day two on, the inflammatory markers improved and continued to get a lot better. 'The inflammatory markers improved every day,' says David. His son was woken from the coma on day six of treatment, December 24. 'It was a Christmas miracle. He was awake and his numbers were improving,' his father said. Kurt had a tough recovery ahead of him when he woke up. He entered the hospital weighing 150 pounds and left at about 120 pounds. But by the beginning of March, he had regained his strength and energy and was golfing again. That is one of the other aspects of the QUELIMMUNE therapy that astonishes Dr. Goldstein, and makes him so optimistic that the device can treat other children with AKI. Typically 10% to 30% of pediatric patients who survive an AKI episode require chronic dialysis, but Kurt didn't. 'It is nothing I've seen before in clinical medicine in the last quarter century,' said Dr. Goldstein. Featured image fromShutterstock This post contains sponsored content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. This content was originallypublished on further disclosureshere.
Newsweek
18-06-2025
- General
- Newsweek
Cat Alone in House for 8 Months After Owner Passes Away—Then Came a Miracle
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A cat who lived alone for eight months after his owner passed away finally found joy again with a new, forever family. Kurt the orange cat wouldn't leave his owner's side. He quickly became the man's favorite cat out of the stray felines he rescued over the years. The two best friends would watch NASCAR together, and Kurt always sat on his shoulders, the cat's new owner, Courtnie Burke, told Newsweek via TikTok. However, Kurt's life turned upside down when his owner passed. All the other cats fled when a real estate agent came to the house, but Kurt stayed put. "Kurt was then left alone in the house, and his daughter, who lived in a different state because we are in New York, was trying to find someone who could take care of Kurt and adopt him and had no luck for eight months," Burke said. Burke learned that during those eight months alone, the daughter hired someone to come in, leave food for Kurt and change his litter. But she never saw him. Burke said the caretaker only heard Kurt howling from another room. Seeing a plea on Facebook about Kurt, Burke immediately knew she needed to step in to adopt him. He came to her with a horrible infection from being scared and sitting in the litter box, she said. He also stopped grooming himself and had cuts over his nose and face. But despite being alone for all the time, Kurt immediately warmed up to Burke, her boyfriend and her cats. Burke shared in Monday's TikTok video under her account @courtniescats Kurt's story and how he's adjusted to a new family. With patience and understanding, it did not take long for Kurt to trust his new humans. He especially took to Burke's boyfriend. He made himself comfortable in his home, even after they moved. All he cared about was receiving the love he's been missing since his owner passed. Screenshots from a June 16 TikTok video of an orange cat adjusting to his new home after living alone for 8 months when his owner passed. Screenshots from a June 16 TikTok video of an orange cat adjusting to his new home after living alone for 8 months when his owner passed. @courtniescats/TikTok Being part of Kurt's story and giving him a home for the rest of his days melted Burke's heart. "...I didn't know the situation at first, and I had hoped that Kurt was loved by his previous owner, and when I searched up his obituary online, it was flooded with comments about how amazing James was to all of the strays in his area and how much he did for the cats and it made me so happy," she said. Viewer Reactions Touched by the miracle of Kurt being saved, the TikTok video reached over 479,700 views and 85,900 likes within two days of being posted. "If there's an afterlife, I know his old owner probably felt so relieved when you adopted him," wrote one person. Another added: "Alone for 8 months. That's so sad. Thank you for saving him and giving him the best furever home." A third user said: "I can't even imagine what this poor guy went through during those 8 lonely months. Thank goodness he now has you as his forever family." Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@ with some details about your best friend, and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.
Business Wire
18-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Ancora Issues Statement of Support for Pitney Bowes
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ancora Holdings Group, LLC (together with its affiliates, 'Ancora' or 'we') today issued the below statement following its decision to redeem its investment in the long-term special purpose vehicle managed by Hestia Capital Management LLC and, in turn, start directly holding its shares of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) ('Pitney Bowes' or the 'Company') due to the size of the position. Fredrick D. DiSanto, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ancora Holdings Group LLC, and James Chadwick, President of Ancora Alternatives LLC, commented: 'We originally invested in Kurt Wolf's special purpose vehicle because we believed Kurt could be a catalyst of significant value creation at Pitney Bowes. More than two years later, Kurt has clearly been the driving force behind the Company's cost reductions, cash repatriation initiatives, debt reduction and the necessary divestiture of the Global Ecommerce unit. The excellent results speak for themselves. We look forward to remaining long term investors in Pitney Bowes and believe shareholders are well served by Kurt Wolf as the Company's Chief Executive Officer.' About Ancora Founded in 2003, Ancora Holdings Group, LLC offers integrated investment advisory, wealth management, retirement plan services and insurance solutions to individuals and institutions across the United States. The firm is a long-term supporter of union labor and has a history of working with union groups and public pension plans to deliver long-term value. Ancora's comprehensive service offering is complemented by a dedicated team that has the breadth of expertise and operational structure of a global institution, with the responsiveness and flexibility of a boutique firm. Ancora Alternatives is the alternative asset management division of Ancora Holdings Group, investing across three primary strategies: activism, multi-strategy and commodities. For more information about Ancora Alternatives, please visit
Daily Tribune
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Tribune
Kate Hudson rejected stepdad Kurt Russell's movie Escape from LA to avoid nepotism accusations
Bang Showbiz | Los Angeles Kate Hudson turned down a role in her stepdad Kurt Russell's movie Escape from LA as she didn't want to be 'defined' by nepotism. The 46-year-old star has recalled how she declined the opportunity to star with Kurt in the 1996 film because she didn't want outsiders to think that she only got the part due to her family connections. Speaking at the Newport Beach TV Fest, Kate – whose mother is actress Goldie Hawn – said: 'I went in and auditioned and got that part, and I sort of realised, 'Oh, this is when you start to make choices that will define your career.' And, 'Do I want to be defined by being Kurt's daughter who got this part? No.' '(It doesn't) matter if I got it because I was good enough – it would never be what people would ever think. And I knew that and was like, 'No, I can't.' So I ended up saying no to that, too.' Kate revealed that she wanted to be an actress from a young age and detailed how her passion stemmed from being on her stepfather's movie sets as a child. The Running Point star said: 'My dad's sets were the fun sets. It was like Big Trouble in Little China and we had slides that would go down into rubber fish, and these amazing costumes. 'And the thing is, when you grow up on a movie set, it's not that fun. (There) is a lot of waiting around, so you realise you really love it when you don't want to get off the movie set.' Hudson added: 'Performing was always something I knew I was going to do. 'There was never a question, but really falling in love with the circus was something that I don't think all kids actually have when they're on a set.' While Kate got the acting bug at an early age, she is unsure whether her sons – Ryder, 21, and Bingham, 13, whom she has with former partners Chris Robinson and Matt Bellamy respectively – feel the same way, although matters are different for her daughter Rani, six, who she has with her fiance Danny Fujikawa.
