“This is uncharted territory,” said Mass General’s Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, who led both Andrews’ surgery and the world’s first pig kidney transplant last year. But with lessons from animal research and the prior human attempts, he said, “I’m very optimistic. And hopefully we can get to survival, kidney survival, for over two years.”
Following the Democratic ticket’s defeat in November, Walz returned to the road in March when hea series of town halls in competitive congressional districts represented by Republicans, after House Speaker Mike Johnson advised GOP representatives to
because of protests at them.Walz’s gubernatorial campaign organization, which has been actively raising money, has used his travels in “Support Tim on the Road” fundraising pitches.“For the past few weeks, I’ve been showing up where Republicans won’t,” he wrote in one recent message, a theme he echoed on Saturday in South Carolina. “I’ve hosted town halls in Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Texas to hear from people the GOP is neglecting.”
Karnowski reported from Minneapolis. Kinnard can be reached atNo decision has been made on the number of troops deployed to South Korea, but any future footprint would be optimized not only to defend against Pyongyang but also to deter China, one of the officials said. The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss deliberations that have not been made public.
Hegseth is in Singapore to attend his first Shangri-La dialogue as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary. His South Korean counterpart is not expected to attend due to elections in Seoul.
A possible reduction in forces was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.Witkoff has not publicized his latest proposal, but a Hamas official and an Egyptian official independently confirmed some of the details. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks.
They say it calls for a 60-day pause in fighting, guarantees of serious negotiations leading to a long-term truce and assurances that Israel will not resume hostilities after the release of hostages,. Israeli forces would pull back to the positions they held during the ceasefire Israel ended that month.
Hamas would release 10 living hostages and a number of bodies during the 60-day pause in exchange for more than 1,100 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, including 100 serving long sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks.Each day, hundreds of trucks carrying food and humanitarian aid would be allowed to enter Gaza, where experts say a nearly three-month Israeli blockade —