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The anonymous user, known as u/Big-COUNTRY12, posted a screenshot of the bill in Reddit’s popular “Mildly Infuriating” forum where it received more than 62,000 upvotes and 8,000 comments. The post can be found here. Hospital Transport Costs According to data published by The American Journal of Managed Care, air ambulance costs increased from 2017 to 2020, with one couple owing nearly $500,000 for air transport from Colorado to North Carolina, a 1,468-mile flight....

In the post, Gates announced that his father died in his home surrounded by family at age 94. Gates said that his father’s death was not unexpected as he was battling Alzheimer’s.While his family is sad to have lost him, they’ve also taken time “to reflect on just how lucky we are to have had this amazing man in our lives for so many years.” Gates wrote that his parents’ support was a key factor in taking a risk (that ultimately paid off) in leaving school and starting Microsoft....

On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that some Microsoft Corp. board members wanted Gates to step down in 2020 after the company launched a probe in 2019 into a prior sexual relationship that he had with a staffer. Unnamed people familiar with the matter told the outlet that the probe led board members to decide it was no longer suitable for Gates to lead the company. One unnamed source said Gates eventually resigned from his post before the board’s final decision....

On Tuesday, Buzzfeed News published around 3,200 pages of emails from Fauci’s inbox, the most high-profile health expert communicating with the public during the pandemic, while The Washington Post released more than 860 pages. Buzzfeed obtained emails from January to June 2020, while the Post saw correspondence from March to April of last year, showing an insight into the work and schedule of Fauci during the initial COVID-19 outbreak in the U....

Joseph Domask, the attorney for suspect Darrell Brooks, has asked to leave the case due to what the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel calls “relationships and familiarities” between Domask, his office, and victims of the attack. He discussed his withdrawal from the case with Brooks and Milwaukee County Circuit Judge David Feiss. Prosecutors did not object to Domask’s withdrawal, the AP said. In the wake of Domask’s departure from the case, Deputy District Attorney Matthew Torbenson went forward with seeking additional conditions on Brooks’ imprisonment....

Durbin, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the appeal two days after an AP report revealed that over 100 of the bureau’s workers have been arrested, convicted or sentenced for crimes since the beginning of 2019. The agency also turned a blind eye to misconduct accusations and did not suspend officers who had been arrested for their own crimes, according to the AP investigation. But legal and disciplinary woes aren’t the only controversies surrounding the BOP under Director Michael Carvajal....

Slowly but surely, judges and attorneys for the trial moved through the selection by questioning potential jurors one by one and also in groups. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley urged attorneys to “streamline” their approach for faster results despite the defense team asking blunt questions. “It’s possible a final jury of 12 people, plus four alternate jurors, may not be seated until sometime next week in coastal Glynn County,” Walmsley said....

Mourinho confirms Rooney is staying The Gabon international is one of the most in-demand strikers in European football as a star man for the Bundesliga side, and has already scored 20 goals for his club this season. Dortmund have recently stated they would have to consider a sale if they received bids of €80 million for the forward, who has now claimed that he needs to quit the club in the summer....

Aubameyang has become the Gunners’ top transfer target following the sale of Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United. With fellow Dortmund favourite Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving to the Emirates Stadium as part of that deal Arsenal are keen to add another forward-thinking player who has shined at Signal Iduna Park. The club has already agreed personal terms with Aubameyang, but they have found Dortmund a trickier prospect as talks have dragged on over the fee BVB hope to receive for their star....

You won’t find Gus Malzahn complaining about that — no, he’s just fine plugging along, getting his team better each week and winning games while teams around him, within his division, make headlines. That won’t last long though. The Tigers’ trip to Starkville next Saturday will draw the national spotlight. It’s very possible ESPN’s GameDay stays in the Magnolia State for back-to-back weeks. MORE: Best of Week 6 | HAYES: Look at what Ole Miss did | Top 25 roundup...

Audrey Betancourt, who teaches art at Coral Way K-8 Center, said that she moved out of the school after Miami-Dade Public Schools were made aware of her posts on the social media platform. Speaking to Local 10, Betancourt said her principal told her to stay home Tuesday, without explanation. She believes it was due to posts she made on Parler, a “free speech” social media platform prominently used by conservatives and the far-right....

But scoring an own-goal off your face? That's just impressive. On Saturday in a Bundesliga matchup between Augsburg and Mainz, Augsburg goalkeeper Marwin Hitz attempted to corral a loose ball before it crossed the goal line. Then this happened: An own goal and a soccer ball to the face? That's going to sting.

She’d like to think she’s a pretty darn good one. She seemed so excited to talk about her role, she accidently said “my daughter’s little girl” when talking Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Of course she meant her “sister’s little girl.” That would be Reese Selman, who was born six months ago. “She was here today and she was dressed in one of the … expensive gifts in one of those expensive outfits that I found for her downtown Chicago, and she looked very cute,” a proud Patrick said after Cup practice....

In a letter to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, museum director Piotr Cywiński said that he can’t stay silent after the conviction and sentencing of 13-year-old Omar Farouq’s for offensive words said during an argument with a friend. “As the director of the Auschwitz Memorial, that commemorates the victims and preserves the remains of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, where children were imprisoned and murdered, I cannot remain indifferent to this disgraceful sentence for humanity,” Cywiński wrote....

This dunk only counts for two points, but MY OH MY OH MY OH MY. MIDSEASON AWARDS: All-American teams | Best dunks | Best buzzer-beaters Yeah, that will do the trick. But whas it even the best of the night? Wichita State' Tekele Cotton dropped the hammer on Illinois State. (Video via Big Ten Network)

Wildfires have been burning on the continent for more than two months, and dry conditions and little rainfall have only added fuel to the flames. At least nine people have lost their lives, including two firefighters; hundreds of homes have been destroyed; and more than 11,500 square miles, larger than Massachusetts, have burned, according to The Wall Street Journal. Along with the danger of the flames, smoke is causing potential health problems for residents in parts of the continent....

Del Potro, the tournament's fifth seed, entered his second-round clash against Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut as a hot favorite, but was eliminated in a match that went into Friday's early hours. MORE: Hot images from sweltering Open | Sharapova advances | Federer gears up World No. 62 Bautista-Agut battled to a hard-fought and entertaining 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 victory in three hours and 53 minutes. In a high-quality affair, Del Potro's 53 winners were bettered by Bautista-Agut's 72, with the Spaniard undaunted by the 2009 U....

For a brief moment at the start of Sunday’s Australian Open championship match, Murray foresaw a glorious start. That vanished with a break point in the opening game. MORE: Looking back at the Australian Open | Recent men’s champions | Women’s winners Djokovic wasted little time in winning the first set and, though Murray battled, the defending champion prevailed 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (7) . It was a familiar story — Murray’s fourth loss to Djokovic in the Melbourne final....

Two months short of her 16th birthday, Gauff is the youngest woman in the Australian Open draw, while Williams, who will turn 40 in less than six months, is the oldest. Making her main draw debut at Wimbledon in July, Gauff defeated Williams in straight sets, kickstarting an exhilarating run that saw the teenager become the youngest player to reach the round of 16 at the All England Club since Martina Hingis achieved the feat in 1996....

The world’s best tennis players will be duking it out to win the first major of the calendar year. After missing last year’s tournament because of deportation, can Novak Djokovic win a 10th Australian Open? Or will the likes of Casper Ruud and Jannik Sinner spoil the party? As for the women’s draw, the absence of 2022 winner Ash Barty sees the likes of Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur assume favouritism....