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29-06-2025
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Florida Girl, 12, Returns Home Following a Nearly 4-Week Hospital Stay After Being Hit by a Car on Her Last Day of School
A young girl is back home with family in Florida after a nearly four-week hospital stay 12-year-old Eden was hit by a car while riding a scooter on her last day of school in May "Considering how everything could have turned out, [it] absolutely could have been a whole different circumstance," the girl's father said, reflecting on the incidentA young Florida girl is back home with family weeks after she was hit by a car. Natalie Blouse and Paul Moody, the grandmother and the father of 12-year-old Eden, spoke with CBS affiliate WINK-TV about the preteen's "miracle" recovery — just weeks after she was injured in Charlotte County on May 29. According to NBC affiliate WBBH and WINK-TV, Eden was struck by an unlicensed driver on the last day of school as she was riding her scooter along Easy Street. She suffered a brain injury and a broken vertebrae, as well as cuts and scrapes, Fox affiliate WFTX reported, and she had been recovering at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg. "I would never, ever wish this on my worst enemy," Blouse said of her granddaughter's incident. "I still have nightmares when I go to sleep about it." "I heard the crash, and I just had a feeling it was her," she added. "And sure enough, it was." Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) arrested Arlin Salazar on May 29, and she was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license, according to police records. WINK-TV reported that Salazar was traveling south on Easy Street while Eden was traveling west on Crestwood Drive on an electric scooter. The young girl reportedly stopped at a posted stop sign before entering the roadway in front of the vehicle. The FHP said the driver — who was later taken to Charlotte County Jail — was not at fault, per WINK-TV. (Eden's family has called for additional charges.) "Her head smacked the windshield, she did suffer very severe head trauma, there is bruising on her brain, there's frontal lobe brain damage," Eden's father previously told WFTX, adding that the injury temporarily left her unable to move or speak much. "You can tell she just gets frustrated and she screams and it's heartbreaking seeing that type of frustration. She just doesn't have the control over her body that she's used to having," Moody added at the time, calling Eden a "warrior through it all." Moody and the girl's grandmother said Eden can now walk and talk again. Still, they said the family was "really worried" whether Eden was "going to make it" during her first three days of recovery. Blouse told WINK-TV she "never left her side." "I still won't, because she's our angel, she's our blessing from God," Blouse added. "It's definitely a miracle. God definitely answered our prayers." "Considering how everything could have turned out, [it] absolutely could have been a whole different circumstance," Moody said. The father added that holding his daughter again was "the best feeling in the world." Eden's grandmother is now working on setting up signs along their street to encourage drivers to slow down and watch out for children. A GoFundMe campaign, organized to raise money for Eden's recovery, called her a "sweet, caring, strong, and beautiful" girl who "deserves to have a full, active life." The fundraiser has since brought in nearly $2,400 of a $5,000 goal. Read the original article on People
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12-03-2025
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FTSE 100 Live 12 March: Index higher ahead of US inflation, Legal & General shares fall on results
L&G unveils £500m buyback Balfour Beatty orders boost 4imprint slides on 2025 uncertainty 09:00 Balfour Beatty today highlighted a positive outlook for 2025 and 2026 amid 'attractive opportunities' in its growth markets of UK energy, transport and defence. The group's order book grew by 12% in 2024 to £18.4 billion, fuelled by significant levels of demand across the company's footprint of the UK, US and Hong Kong. In particular, Balfour has benefited from projects involved in the strengthening and upgrading of the UK power transmission network. In the US, the group's buildings business has grown its order book by 26% after seeing demand increase across most of its geographies and client sectors. Balfour reported total revenues of £10 billion, with underlying profit from its earnings-based businesses up 7% to £252 million in 2024. The full-year dividend is up 9% to 12.5p a share, while the company also confirmed a £125 million buyback of shares for 2025. The FTSE 250-listed stock rose 2.4p to 436p, having risen 28% in the past year. 08:29 , Graeme Evans The FTSE 100 index is 13.94 points higher at 8509.93, driven by miners Glencore and Anglo American after their shares rose more than 1%. The recent selling of airline stocks continued in the wake of this week's downgrades to guidance by US carriers Delta Airlines and American Airlines, with British Airways owner IAG down another 4.4p to 287.1p. Legal & General shares fell 1.9p to 243p, despite including a new £500 million buyback alongside its in-line annual results. Other fallers came from the retail sector as JD Sports Fashion dropped 2p to 73.2p, Next slipped 210p to 9598p and Primark owner Associated British Foods declined 58p to 1873p. In the FTSE 250 index, the US-focused corporate merchandise firm 4imprint fell 16% or 791p to 4000p after it reported a small drop in order intake in the first two months of the year. Chair Paul Moody added: 'It is possible that market conditions, including potential tariff impacts, may continue to influence demand in 2025. 'From our experience, however, as business sentiment improves, demand for promotional products increases as does our ability to gain market share.' Balfour Beatty rose 4.4p to 438p as the final set of full-year results under the leadership of Leo Quinn included a 9% increase in dividend to 12.5p a share. 07:47 , Graeme Evans Wall Street futures are pointing to a resilient session later, although that could change given the release of US inflation figures before the opening bell. Another strong print in the week before the next Federal Reserve policy meeting would weigh on rate cut hopes at a time when tariffs are already fuelling the outlook for inflation. Economists are looking for the headline rate of CPI to moderate to 2.9% after last month's surprise increase to 3%. Julien Lafargue, chief market strategist at Barclays Private Bank, said: 'A higher-than-expected reading could fuel the stagflation narrative while a weaker-than-expected print could cement recession fears. 'What the market really needs at this point is better visibility on growth rather than on inflation.' 07:21 , Graeme Evans Legal & General today lifted its dividend by 5% and announced a £500 million shares buyback as part of plans to return 40% of its value within three years. The distributions were revealed alongside results showing that the retirement and asset management firm increased 2024 core operating profit by 6% to £1.6 billion. Chief executive António Simões said: '2024 has been a year of significant strategic progress and strong financial performance. 'We delivered 6% growth in our core operating profit and core EPS, alongside excellent new business volumes, while investing for the future.' Read more here 07:06 , Graeme Evans US benchmarks last night closed lower for another session as economic uncertainty caused by Donald Trump's tariffs plan continues to impact Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1.1%, the S&P 500 fell 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite reversed 0.2% after losing 4% on Monday. In London, the FTSE 100 index closed at its lowest level since mid-January after falling for a sixth session in a row - down by more than 100 points or 1.2% to 8496. Futures trading points to a rise of about 20 points at this morning's opening bell. Sign in to access your portfolio
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12-03-2025
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FTSE 100 Live 12 March: Index higher ahead of US inflation, Legal & General shares fall on results
08:29 , Graeme Evans The FTSE 100 index is 13.94 points higher at 8509.93, driven by miners Glencore and Anglo American after their shares rose more than 1%. The recent selling of airline stocks continued in the wake of this week's downgrades to guidance by US carriers Delta Airlines and American Airlines, with British Airways owner IAG down another 4.4p to 287.1p. Legal & General shares fell 1.9p to 243p, despite including a new £500 million buyback alongside its in-line annual results. In the FTSE 250 index, the corporate merchandise firm 4imprint fell 16% or 791p to 4000p after it reported a small drop in order intake in the first two months of the year. Chair Paul Moody added: 'It is possible that market conditions, including potential tariff impacts, may continue to influence demand in 2025. 'From our experience, however, as business sentiment improves, demand for promotional products increases as does our ability to gain market share.' Balfour Beatty rose 4.4p to 438p as the final set of full-year results under the leadership of Leo Quinn included a 9% increase in dividend to 12.5p a share. 07:47 , Graeme Evans Wall Street futures are pointing to a resilient session later, although that could change given the release of US inflation figures before the opening bell. Another strong print in the week before the next Federal Reserve policy meeting would weigh on rate cut hopes at a time when tariffs are already fuelling the outlook for inflation. Economists are looking for the headline rate of CPI to moderate to 2.9% after last month's surprise increase to 3%. Julien Lafargue, chief market strategist at Barclays Private Bank, said: 'A higher-than-expected reading could fuel the stagflation narrative while a weaker-than-expected print could cement recession fears. 'What the market really needs at this point is better visibility on growth rather than on inflation.' 07:21 , Graeme Evans Legal & General today lifted its dividend by 5% and announced a £500 million shares buyback as part of plans to return 40% of its value within three years. The distributions were revealed alongside results showing that the retirement and asset management firm increased 2024 core operating profit by 6% to £1.6 billion. Chief executive António Simões said: '2024 has been a year of significant strategic progress and strong financial performance. 'We delivered 6% growth in our core operating profit and core EPS, alongside excellent new business volumes, while investing for the future.' 07:06 , Graeme Evans US benchmarks last night closed lower for another session as economic uncertainty caused by Donald Trump's tariffs plan continues to impact Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1.1%, the S&P 500 fell 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite reversed 0.2% after losing 4% on Monday. In London, the FTSE 100 index closed at its lowest level since mid-January after falling for a sixth session in a row - down by more than 100 points or 1.2% to 8496. Futures trading points to a rise of about 20 points at this morning's opening bell.
