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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Business
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HCA Healthcare Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to Educate Texas for Healthcare Career Pathways
HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:HCA) is one of the undervalued S&P 500 stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On June 26, HCA Healthcare announced that its HCA Healthcare Foundation, through its Healthier Tomorrow Fund, will provide a new $1 million grant to Educate Texas, which is an initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas. HCA Healthcare Foundation promotes health and well-being across all the communities HCA Healthcare serves The latest donation expands upon a previous $1.35 million grant made by the Foundation to Educate Texas in 2022. The funding aims to increase student access to programs that prepare them for careers in healthcare, specifically focusing on high schools in Texas that offer Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) healthcare career tracks. The initial 2022 grant supported the expansion of healthcare career pathways across P-TECH campuses, growing from 20 to 104 schools and enrolling ~10,000 high school students in these specialized programs. A team of healthcare professionals in lab coats and masks meeting at a hospital ward. The new $1 million grant will enable Educate Texas to further enhance the quality of program implementation. The initiative seeks to increase the number of students earning healthcare degrees and credentials and foster greater engagement of hospital employers, including HCA Healthcare-affiliated hospitals, with school districts in North Texas, Austin, San Antonio, and the Houston Gulf Coast region. HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:HCA) owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities in the US. While we acknowledge the potential of HCA as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the . READ NEXT: and . Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
New York Times
14 hours ago
- New York Times
Two Men Are Sentenced in Smuggling Deaths of 53 Migrants in Texas
Two men were sentenced on Friday for their roles in the deaths of 53 undocumented migrants, six of whom were children, in what prosecutors said was one of the deadliest migrant smuggling cases in recent years along the country's southern border. The defendants, Armando Gonzales-Ortega, 55, and Felipe Orduna-Torres, 30, were found guilty in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in March of conspiracy to transport undocumented immigrants resulting in death and related charges. Mr. Orduna-Torres was sentenced on Friday to life in prison and Mr. Gonzales-Ortega was sentenced to 83 years in prison. Three years ago to the day — June 27, 2022 — a worker for a paving company followed the sounds of screaming along a road on the outskirts of San Antonio and found a trailer full of migrants, many of whom were lifeless and some gasping for air. The tractor-trailer was abandoned in a debris-filled area between train tracks and salvage yards on a day when the temperature reached more than 100 degrees. The trailer did not have air-conditioning and migrants tried to claw their way out. Those who died were 'essentially cooking alive,' prosecutors said. Eleven people survived. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Spurs rumors: San Antonio targeting ex-1st rounder with Victor Wembanyama connection
The post Spurs rumors: San Antonio targeting ex-1st rounder with Victor Wembanyama connection appeared first on ClutchPoints. The San Antonio Spurs are gradually building a powerhouse team around Victor Wembanyama, preferring to slowly construct the perfect blend of the right young core and solid veteran talent to complement the 7'3″ Frenchman heading into his third season in the NBA. They have not seized opportunities to expedite their rebuilding process, preferring to keep their young talent instead of packaging them together in a trade for someone like Kevin Durant or perhaps even Giannis Antetokounmpo. Advertisement Nonetheless, with Wembanyama rapidly improving, it's only a matter of time before the Spurs become a powerhouse in the Western Conference once more. To push the Oklahoma City Thunder for West supremacy, the Spurs will need to load up on even more depth, as the two teams that made it to the NBA Finals proved that there is nothing more important in today's NBA than having many players on the roster who are playoff-viable. To that end, it seems as though the Spurs are targeting a versatile big man who has strong ties to their franchise cornerstone. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Spurs are 'among several teams expected to have interest in Yabusele during free agency'. Yabusele and Wembanyama are very much familar with one another, being the primary frontcourt pairing that the France National Basketball Team relied on on their way to the silver medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Yabusele, the 16th overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, made his triumphant return stateside this past season with the Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged 11.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game on 50/38/73 shooting splits — a major improvement from the last time he stepped foot in the NBA. He started in 43 games last season for the depleted 76ers and proved himself capable of being a small-ball center, as well as fitting on bigger lineups as a power forward, thanks to his defensive versatility and floor-stretching utility. Guerschon Yabusele's potential fit on the Spurs © Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Should the Spurs sign Wembanyama's compatriot in Yabusele, it's not quite clear what role the 29-year-old forward will be playing for them. He's not likely to start for the Spurs, as they have Jeremy Sochan, Harrison Barnes, and Keldon Johnson as options at the position, so he's probably going to end up being a backup big man for San Antonio. Advertisement With Sandro Mamukelashvili, Charles Bassey, and Bismack Biyombo all being free agents, the Spurs certainly have more than enough room for the potential addition of Yabusele, who will add toughness and positional versatility to their frontcourt. Related: Why the Spurs made right decision to pass up on Kevin Durant trade Related: Fans hit Skip Bayless with Spurs receipts after bizarre 22-minute Thunder video
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Sport
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Why the Spurs made right decision to pass up on Kevin Durant trade
The post Why the Spurs made right decision to pass up on Kevin Durant trade appeared first on ClutchPoints. After offseason reports indicated that the San Antonio Spurs were Kevin Durant's preferred destination, the future Hall-of-Fame forward okayed a trade to the Houston Rockets. San Antonio was unwilling to include this summer's second overall draft pick and NBA Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle in any deal for Durant. Advertisement Reports indicate they were also unwilling to part with either a future first-round pick or forward Jeremy Sochan. That is where the true debate lies regarding whether the Spurs should've pulled the trigger. It's fair to ask whether the Silver and Black should've given up a third-year forward who has yet to put up the type of production you might expect from a ninth overall pick and/or a future pick, considering they have several over the next five-plus years. But what should settle the debate is Durant, as in what he's done or hasn't done over the last several years. Kevin Durant wouldn't have automatically translated to success Durant's Phoenix Suns failed to make the playoffs this past season. That's despite also featuring another player who's currently probably among the ten best in the league, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal, who, despite some struggles, still averaged 17 points per game in 2024-2025. With that same core the year before, the Suns were swept in the first round. The season before, they lost in the second round. Advertisement These results came two years after the Suns reached the NBA Finals in 2022 and won 64 games in 2022-'23. In other words, the Suns were worse after they acquired Durant through a trade highlighted by four unprotected first-round picks, a 2028 first-round pick swap, Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, and Jae Crowder. Was it all Durant's fault? Of course not. But, it's noteworthy because he teamed with Booker, then Booker and Bradley, with a franchise that had recently come within two wins of an NBA championship and then won 64 games. If his Phoenix teams armed with established stars didn't make long playoff runs, would a Spurs squad centered on a still-blossoming Victor Wembanyama, a recently acquired De'Aaron Fox, and a young, but still raw, Castle? Some may include Dylan Harper in that mix. And that's precisely the reason San Antonio doesn't want to part with the pick that should lead to the former Rutgers star. But, as a rookie, will he affect winning at a substantial mark? The answer to these questions is probably 'no,' which gives more reason for the franchise to focus on its future. Advertisement That the Spurs hold two first-round picks in this draft represents the norm for GM Brian Wright and company. In addition to the second and fourteenth selections this month, they have two more next offseason, two each in 2028, '30, and '31 to go along with first-round picks in '27 and '29. Include second-rounders, and they have 33 selections over the six drafts following this summer's. With all that in the fold, the Spurs didn't see the need to trade for a player who hasn't elevated a team to true contending status since his days with the Golden State Warriors. The 37-year-old left the Bay in 2019. Results haven't followed him since. Related: Spurs rumors: San Antonio targeting ex-1st rounder with Victor Wembanyama connection Related: Fans hit Skip Bayless with Spurs receipts after bizarre 22-minute Thunder video
Fox News
18 hours ago
- Fox News
Human smugglers sentenced in horrific Texas truck deaths of 53 migrants
Two human smugglers who were convicted of causing the deaths of 53 illegal migrants whom they were trying to sneak into the U.S. in a sweltering hot tractor-trailer have been sentenced to decades in prison. Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzalez-Ortega, 55, were convicted in March by a federal jury for their roles in the June 2022 migrant smuggling tragedy near San Antonio, Texas, according to the Justice Department. The tragedy became the nation's deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border. On Friday, Orduna-Torres, who is in the U.S. illegally, was given two life sentences and an additional 20 years on a third count to be served consecutively. Gonzalez-Ortega was sentenced to 87.5 years in prison, while both defendants were also fined $250,000 by Judge Orlando Garcia on Friday. Gonzalez-Ortega is in the U.S. illegally. "You will never see the light of day, such a shame. You could've been doing other things," the judge said to the pair. "To people out there who are smuggling people, if there's a death and an injury you will get sentenced for a very, very long time." The pair were sentenced after 66 migrants were packed into the tractor-trailer without air conditioning as the temperature soared to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Some of the migrants inside the trailer lost consciousness, while others clawed at the walls, trying to escape. By the time the tractor-trailer reached San Antonio, according to the evidence presented at trial, 48 migrants had already died. Another five migrants died after being transported to local hospitals. In total, 53 people died, including six children and a pregnant woman. The migrants were from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzalez-Ortega were charged with conspiring to transport migrants resulting in death, transporting migrants who died and transporting others who suffered serious injuries and were placed in grave danger. Officials said it was part of a much bigger smuggling organization responsible for transporting more than 1,000 illegal migrants into the country. A third man, Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco, described as a leader of the smuggling ring, was recently extradited from Guatemala to face federal charges, including conspiracy and aiding and abetting smuggling resulting in death and injury. He allegedly facilitated the fatal journey of at least three of the deceased migrants. He had charged the migrants and their families around $12,000 to $15,000 for the perilous journey. Five men previously pleaded guilty to felony charges in the smuggling case, including the truck driver Homero Zamorano Jr., who was found hiding near the trailer in some bushes. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. Several others have been charged in Mexico and Guatemala. Thousands of lives have been lost in recent decades as people attempted to cross the U.S. border from Mexico. Ten migrants died in 2017 after they were trapped inside a truck parked at a Walmart in San Antonio. In 2003, the bodies of 19 migrants were found in a sweltering truck southeast of San Antonio.
