Saturday Six: Diagnosed by Bruce Willis, Permanently Disabled Internet Explorer, and More

The weekend is finally here.

During another busy week of news, a rare video of a 1986 dive exploring the wreck of the Titanic was released, we learned cases of canine flu are on the rise in parts of the US, and a Wisconsin nurse pleaded guilty after being accused of amputating a dying man’s leg . without his consent or doctor’s prescription.

Meanwhile, two heart transplant patients fell in love with each other after the transplant on the same day at the same hospital. And the world has said goodbye to actress and model Raquel Welch, who has died at the age of 82.

In addition, we learned that inflation had dropped in January and offered job seekers tips on how to find a new job.

But that is not all.

Below is our weekly Saturday Sixth, a roundup of half a dozen pieces of news – in no particular order – from the heartfelt to the weird, the tragic, and everything in between.

  • A black Vietnam veteran who waited nearly 60 years for his Medal of Honor finally received it after his papers mysteriously disappeared in 1965. From the story: After a nearly sixty-year delay, one of the first black Green Beret officers will receive the Medal of Honor, the country’s highest combat award for his heroism in Vietnam. On Monday, President Joe Biden personally called Colonel Paris Davis to break the news, telling him that he would receive the Medal of Honor “for outstanding heroism during the Vietnam War,” according to a White House statement. Watch the video above.
  • According to his family, Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, prompting other celebrities to show support for the actor on social media. From the story: Actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a “violent illness,” his family said. statement published Thursday on the website of the Association of Frontotemporal Degeneration. Willis was diagnosed with aphasia last year.
  • An asteroid hit the Earth on Sunday. From the story: While the US was busy celebrating the Super Bowl, the Europeans had their own spectacle. Early Monday morning, a bright flash streaked across the skies over Western Europe as an asteroid, discovered just a few hours ago, slammed into Earth’s atmosphere. The asteroid, named Sar2667, was first discovered on the evening of February 12 by astronomer Christian Sarnecki from Hungary.
  • Microsoft has permanently disabled Internet Explorer on all devices. From the story: The company has permanently disabled the desktop version of Internet Explorer on some versions of Windows 10 and has updated its new browser, Microsoft Edge, as Microsoft announced on Tuesday. All other consumer and commercial devices that haven’t yet been redirected from Explorer to Microsoft Edge will also be affected, the company said.
  • A restaurant in New Jersey has banned children under the age of 10 from visiting. From the story: An upscale restaurant in New Jersey has adopted a controversial new policy that some may find either heartlessly stuffy or just plain sensible: children under 10 are not allowed in the dining room. Nettie’s Spaghetti House in Tinton Falls, NJ, recently announced a new rule on social media, acknowledging that a ban on small children would likely upset some patrons, saying it needed to “get things under control.”
  • Finally, health experts report that the warning signs of a heart attack in women may be subtle. From the story: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for both men and women, but studies show that women are longer in seeking medical attention than men, sometimes because women are unaware that their symptoms may differ.

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