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CBS News
4 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
Shapiro visits Pitt research facility to push his budget's investment in innovation
Gov. Josh Shapiro continues to make the push for parts of his budget. He stopped by facilities at the University of Pittsburgh on Tuesday to make his pitch for investments in life sciences. Shapiro visited Pitt's The Assembly facility, which is an old auto factory that turned into a research building focused on knowledge and discoveries related to cancer biology. The governor's budget calls for $50 million to spur this type of innovation, with a one-time $30 million payment to grow life sciences and $20 million coming annually. "We know that this is a profitable sector of the economy. It's a place that not only employs a whole lot of folks, over 100,000, wages tend to be pretty high," Shapiro said. The challenge he faces is a divided legislature. Based on party lines, Shapiro has the votes in the House for his budget but not the Senate. He said this issue goes beyond party lines and would be to the benefit of the commonwealth. Currently, the budget is sitting in the House waiting for a vote. "Everyone is going to have to compromise. I'm gonna have to compromise. The Senate led by Republicans are gonna have to compromise. The House led by Democrats are gonna have to compromise," Shapiro said. According to Shapiro, the Pittsburgh area is losing out on the money that comes from the research in the region. He said Pittsburgh needs to make ways for universities to complete clinical trials quicker, get a fast track to commercialize their work and then keep the talent that's being created. "Instead of then allowing that research and development that's been done here to be taken elsewhere for commercialization, we've got to create the ecosystem where it's being commercialized right here," Shapiro said. The governor's comments were echoed by local leaders who say this type of investment is needed to continue success and growth.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Life imitates art as ceiling collapses during 'Final Destination' movie screening
A screening of the latest 'Final Destination' movie took a scary turn, mimicking a scene straight out of the franchise, when the theater's roof collapsed on viewers in Argentina. The incident occurred on May 19, when the ceiling collapsed during a showing of "Final Destination: Bloodlines," at Cinema Ocho in La Plata in Buenos Aires, according to Infobae, an Argentina-based digital news outlet. "The truth is, we hadn't planned to go to the movies," Fiamma Villaverde told the outlet in a translated interview. "It was my birthday. We were walking and happened upon the theater. Since the tickets were cheaper than the rest of the week, we said, 'Shall we?' We went in, bought some popcorn, and went into the theater. The show had just started." The movie franchise, now in its sixth installment, follows a group of people who narrowly escape death after surviving a mass casualty event, but are then chased down by death and face bizarre, horrific fates. Roof Collapses At St. Patrick's Day Party Near University Of Pittsburgh, Dozens Injured Villaverde, along with her 11-year-old daughter and a friend, said near the end of the movie, they heard a loud crash. Read On The Fox News App "There was a really loud noise. At first, we thought it was part of the movie because we were so absorbed, but then a huge piece fell on me," Villaverde shared. Man Hit In Head By Debris From Philadelphia Plane Crash That Broke Through Diner Window Villaverde added that a portion of the ceiling fell on her, striking her shoulder, back, knee and ankle. Luckily, she was able to avoid more serious injuries, telling the outlet the debris missed her head because she was leaning on the armrest. Scaffolding Collapse In Nyc Sends 3 People To The Hospital: Fdny "I asked for my ticket money back," Villaverde said. "While I was waiting, the theater manager came to talk to me. He asked, 'How do you want to fix this?' I got angry: 'How do I want to fix this? I'm going to file a complaint. Just imagine if they hit my daughter in the head! They're irresponsible!'" Videos and images circulating on social media show a hole in the ceiling of the theater and pieces of debris spread all over the floor. "When life imitates art," one user wrote on X, attached with an image of the roof collapse. "Several injured. No casualties. Of all the films this could've happened during," another user wrote. According to several movie attendees, the recent heavy rain is alleged to have been a factor leading to the roof collapse. The theater has not yet issued an official article source: Life imitates art as ceiling collapses during 'Final Destination' movie screening
Times
15-05-2025
- Health
- Times
Zen out and visit a Japanese garden — it will slow your heart rate
There is something soothing about Japanese gardens, with their precise stone paths, red-leaved maple trees and carefully pruned shrubs. Now, science has backed this up: seeing a well-designed garden has an immediate relaxing effect. When 16 study participants visited a famous viewing garden, sat still, and simply observed its various elements, their heart rates slowed by roughly 4 per cent on average. Afterwards, they reported being in a better mood and feeling significantly more relaxed. The garden in question was the Murin-an Garden in Kyoto. An international research team from the University of Nagasaki and the University of Pittsburgh compared its effects to those of the garden at Kyoto University, which featured similar elements — such as trees and a stone path — but was
CBS News
08-05-2025
- CBS News
Pittsburgh police looking for woman after shots fired in Oakland
Police looking for woman after shots fired in Pittsburgh Police looking for woman after shots fired in Pittsburgh Police looking for woman after shots fired in Pittsburgh Investigators with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police are looking for a woman they say shot at a man in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood on Thursday morning. Officials said the shots fired happened on Melba Place at around 9:30 a.m. "I was sitting on my couch, all of a sudden, my music cut out, and I heard two pops," Shamus O'Grady said. O'Grady, who lives on Melba Place, got up immediately and saw a car driving away. Investigators say a woman, from her vehicle, shot at a man on the street and drove away. A 911 dispatcher described the vehicle as, "White Dodge SUV possibly adjourning, unsure if there's frontend damage." Soon after, police cruisers with flashing lights took over the street. The woman was nowhere to be found, nor was the victim. Most of the people who live in the area are University of Pittsburgh students. They were notified of the shots fired by the university's alert page. "It was pretty crazy because this is a pretty quiet street, so you wouldn't expect anything like that to happen," O'Grady said. Police located the vehicle in a different part of the city on Thursday morning. The investigation is ongoing.
