内容摘要：Alexander, like other male soldiers held in Gaza, was not included among hostages released during a ceasefire earlier this year. Hamas released

Alexander, like other male soldiers held in Gaza, was not included among hostages released during a ceasefire earlier this year. Hamas released

“They kept compressing his chest trying to bring him back. No response, no response. Never a heartbeat,” said Laster, recalling how she dropped her purse, called her husband and started praying.“I said I was going to call all the prayer warriors and bring my son back. I wanted him to come back,” she continued. “At that point, it was just an unbelievable moment. I can’t believe my son was gone. I could not believe it ... I was in a state of shock ... that he died ... at football practice.”

Phillip Laster Sr. and his wife Ashanta Laster hold a football signed by teammates of their son Phillip Laster Jr., in Brandon, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, that was given to them on senior night after Laster Jr.'s passing. A portrait of Laster Jr. is behind them. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Phillip Laster Sr. and his wife Ashanta Laster hold a football signed by teammates of their son Phillip Laster Jr., in Brandon, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, that was given to them on senior night after Laster Jr.'s passing. A portrait of Laster Jr. is behind them. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)The death of Laster underscores the dangers facing high school football players, mostly in the Southeast, who are collapsing and dying in late summer at the start of season. Players are most at risk of suffering

due to searing temperatures and high humidity. Those conditions have, with extremely hot days becoming more frequent since 1970 in 88% of locations nationwide analyzed by Climate Central, a nonprofit science research group.

At least 58 players have died from

between 1992 and 2024, according to the Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut, and thousands more are sickened each year. This summer has been especially bad, with five high school players dying since July of suspected heat-related illnesses,, despite Copenhagen

. Vice President JD Vancein March for a quick stop at the U.S. military base there after

a broader visit. During that trip, Vance scolded Denmark but acknowledged that Greenland would control its own sovereignty — while still suggesting that it may want to make a deal with the United States.WHERE IT STANDS: Political off-ramp found.