内容摘要：Esther Bote, 14, walks to school with her friends on the periphery of Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Esther Bote, 14, walks to school with her friends on the periphery of Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Baker, now 61, had a happy ending.She regained consciousness in an ice bath that brought her temperature down to a safe level. Her head hurt and she felt weak, but family members eventually helped her stand and she was able to go home. She had no memory of her collapse, and called it “eerie” afterward when she came upon a gallery of race pictures online and saw photos that showed her falling to the ground.

One week later, Baker dressed in the same pink top, sunglasses and racing bib to run Falmouth’s last mile, striding past the spot where she collapsed. Her husband’s photos show her smiling and flexing at the finish.“We have a big running group of friends and family,” Baker said. “Everybody in our group had finished the race except for me. And I was like nah, I need to do it. And I need to know I’m going to be OK mentally.”This year, she was back at Falmouth again — and finished safely.

Medical workers Michael Powers, right, and Timothy Seaman watch runners cross the finish line in the Falmouth Road Race, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Falmouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Medical workers Michael Powers, right, and Timothy Seaman watch runners cross the finish line in the Falmouth Road Race, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Falmouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son.The project’s price tag now exceeds $100 billion, more than triple the initial estimate. It has mostly been funded by the state through the voter-approved bond and money from the state’s cap-and-trade program. A little less than a quarter of the money has come from the federal government.

The authority has already spent about $13 billion. The state is now, and officials need to come up with a financing plan for the Central Valley segment by mid-2026, according to the inspector general’s office overseeing the project.

Garth Fernandez, Central Valley regional director for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, talks about the Cedar Viaduct, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Fresno, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Garth Fernandez, Central Valley regional director for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, talks about the Cedar Viaduct, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Fresno, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)