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A cancer patient receives treatment.Photo:GettyThere is new hope for patients with pancreatic cancer — the FDA has approved a chemotherapy treatment for patients who have not received prior treatment for the disease.According to a press release from thePancreatic Cancer Action Network, the drug, named NALIRIFOX, combines three previously approved pancreatic cancer medications: liposomal irinotecan, fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin.Pancreatic cancer ranks as the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U....

Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC/GettyA 26-year-old female MMA fighter made sure a would-be mugger paid a painful price for trying to snatch her phone over the weekend.Polyana Viana, a UFC fighter living in Rio de Janeiro, said she was waiting for an Uber ride on Saturday night when a man approached her from behind.“When he saw I saw him, he sat next to me,” Viana claimed toMMAJunkie. “He asked me the time, I said it, and I saw he wasn’t going to leave....

Photo: Quality Sport Images/Getty On Thursday, FIFA — the international soccer governing body — announced that 36 referees, 69 assistant referees, and 24 video match officials (VMOs) have been selected for the upcoming tournament. Among those are three female referees and three female assistant referees. Stéphanie Frappart of France, Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda and Yoshimi Yamashita of Japan were chosen as referees. Frappart previously oversaw men’s games in World Cup qualifying matches and the Champions League....

Photo: GettyA newly launched app has made locating lost pets a lot easier.With Finding Rover, pet owners can simply upload a photo of their missing dog or cat and click “lost.”The pet owner will then be asked to type in a series of basic information about their pet, which then prompts the app to scan a database of a plethora of rescued or found animals using facial recognition, which includes fur color and texture, snout length and even space between the eyes, the companyexplains on their website....

Fiona the hippois celebrating another milestone! The beloved animal, who weighed only 29 lbs. when she was born prematurely in 2017, turned 3 on Friday. “Happy 3rd Birthday to the Greatest Hippo in the World! It’s been 3 magical years since fabulous Fiona came into all of our lives and changed us forever!” reads an Instagram post from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden alongside a series of adorable and heartwarming videos of Fiona....

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are officially back! And they’re outfits are totallyin. The duo made their big return on June 25 in Paris, France, where they filmed an epic runway show challenge for theirnew reality design seriesMaking the Cut. The Amazon Prime show is set to premiere in 2020, and will bring together 12 entrepreneurs and designers as they compete to become the next global fashion icon. Klum and Gunn are no strangers to working together ⁠— they co-hostedProject Runwayfor 16 seasons!...

Davis Hodge Jr.Photo: Miami-Dade Police Department A Florida elementary school teacher is accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in his classroom. Davis Augustine Hodge Jr., 30, is facing four counts of engaging in a sexual act with a child. Hodge is being held at Miami-Dade County Jail,CBS Newsreported. Police began investigating the allegations in January after the alleged victim’s parents contacted the West Homestead K-8 Center in Miami....

Photo: Facebook A Florida real estate agent was shot multiple times while sitting in her car, and authorities say that her death may be related to an ongoing dispute between a tenant and a landlord. Sara Michelle Trost, 40, drove last Thursday from her home in Parkland to a home in Coral Springs, Fla. She was sitting in her car in the driveway when she was ambushed and shot multiple times....

Photo: fox13 tampa bayA Florida woman is mourning the death of her husband, who died ofCOVID-19while she was in the hospital battling the virus herself.Earlier this month, Lisa Steadman was admitted to the hospital for eight days to recover from virus-related problems and a blood infection from diverticulitis, shewrote on Facebook.Her husband Ron had also contracted the virus, but he had mild symptoms and was able to remain home. Still, the couple spoke on the phone every day, Lisa said....

Photo: Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA A Florida dad charged with murder says “voices” guided him todrop his 5-year-old daughter off a Tampa Bay bridge 62 feet down to her deathin 2015. The body of Phoebe Jonchuck was recovered from Tampa Bay on Jan. 8, 2015, about an hour after an off-duty police officer heading home said a white PT Cruiser raced past him, driving erratically at about 100 m.p.h. before stopping on theDick Misener Bridgein St....

The Johnson Family.Photo:Samantha Lowe PhotographyA Florida family is gearing up for a very specialFather’s Day!In May, Dustin and Daniel Johnson adopted six children, siblings between the ages of 3 and 11, who were living in five different foster homes before the couple entered the picture,Good Morning Americareported.Dustin and Daniel toldGMAthat they fell “instantly in love” with the kids the moment they saw them. And now, after having gone through the matching and adoption process, they’re celebrating their first Father’s Day as a forever family....

Photo: Flagler County Sheriff’s Office A Florida family has a police officer to thank for saving their beloved canine companion from a scary situation. On Sunday, Steven and Autumn Konen were out shopping when a fire started in their home, according to a report fromThe Palm Coast Observer. Responding to the incident, the Palm Coast Fire Department was on the scene, alongsideFlagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO)Deputy Jeckovich, who noticed a dog stuck inside the burning home....

A Florida man allegedly killed three members of his family, including his 3-year-old daughter, before killing himself on Sunday evening, police confirmed to PEOPLE Tuesday.Pembroke Pines Police Departmentconfirmed in a statementthat 35-year-old Pablo Colon, Jr., allegedly shot his wife Sandra, 36, his mother-in-law Olga Alvarez, 61, and one of his 3-year-old daughters. Colon, Jr. also was found dead with a “self-inflicted gunshot wound.”Alvarez contacted 911 at approximately 8:28 p.m. Sunday night, Amanda Conwell, a spokesperson for Pembroke Pines Police Department told PEOPLE....