Adrian Kempe scored his team-leading 10th goal of the season and the Los Angeles Kings held off a late flurry to defeat the visiting Seattle Kraken 2-1 Saturday afternoon in the first meeting of the season between the Pacific Division rivals. Quinton Byfield also scored and Anze Kopitar added two assists for the Kings, who won for just the second time in their past five games. Goaltender David Rittich made 19 saves. Brandon Montour scored for the Kraken and Joey Daccord stopped 19 of 21 shots. It was just the second loss in the past seven games for the Kraken, though they have lost their past five road contests while being outscored 17-5. Montour scored on a slap shot from the left point at 18:26 of the third period with Daccord pulled for an extra attacker to spoil Rittich's shutout bid. Seattle pressed for another goal in the final minute but was unable to get the equalizer, with Daniel Sprong's shot from the blue line going into the net just after the final horn sounded. Seattle outshot the Kings 5-4 in a scoreless first period. Los Angeles opened the scoring at 4:19 of the second. Alex Turcotte skated the puck around the back of the Seattle net and came back out to the right-wing corner before finding Kempe in the high slot. Kempe deked past one defender and put a wrist shot into the upper left corner of the net. The Kings doubled their advantage on the power play at 6:03 of the period. Kopitar kept the puck in the offensive zone at the right point and fed Byfield in the corner. Byfield sent a pass to Kevin Fiala in the high slot and Fiala immediately fed Byfield for a one-timer from the bottom of the right faceoff circle that snuck inside the near post as Daccord tried to close down the shooting angle. Kraken forward Shane Wright, the No. 4 overall selection in the 2022 draft, was a healthy scratch for the third consecutive game. Wright is pointless since Oct. 17. This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.NEW YORK -- As New York City prosecutors work to bring murder charges against Luigi Mangione in the brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, supporters of the suspect are donating tens of thousands of dollars for a defense fund established for him, leaving law enforcement officials worried Mangione is being turned into a martyr. Several online defense funds have been created for Mangione by anonymous people, including one on the crowdfunding website GiveSendGo that as of Sunday morning had raised over $100,000. NOTE: The video above is from a previous report. The GiveSendGo defense fund for the 26-year-old Mangione was established by an anonymous group calling itself "The December 4th Legal Committee," apparently in reference to the day Mangione allegedly ambushed and gunned down Thompson in Midtown Manhattan as the executive walked to his company's shareholders conference at the New York Hilton hotel. "We are not here to celebrate violence, but we do believe in the constitutional right to fair legal representation," the anonymous group said in a statement. The crowdfunding campaign prompted donations from thousands of anonymous donors across the country, many of them leaving messages of support for Mangione, including one person who called themselves "A frustrated citizen" and thanked Mangione for "sparking the awareness and thought across this sleeping nation." The GiveSendGo fund for Mangione appeared to be briefly taken down before it was restored on Thursday. In a statement to ABC News, a spokesperson for GiveSendGo said the company "operates with a principle of not preemptively determining guilt or innocence." "Our platform does not adjudicate legal matters or the validity of causes. Instead, we allow campaigns to remain live unless they violate the specific terms outlined in our Terms of Use. Importantly, we do allow campaigns for legal defense funds, as we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to access due process," the GiveSendGo spokesperson said. The spokesperson added, "We understand the concerns raised by such campaigns and take these matters seriously. When campaigns are reported, our team conducts a thorough review to ensure they comply with our policies. While other platforms may choose a different approach, GiveSendGo's core value is to provide a space where all individuals, no matter their situation, can seek and receive support, with donors making their own informed decisions." Other crowdfunding sites such as GoFundMe have also taken down campaigns soliciting donations for Mangione's defense. "GoFundMe's Terms of Service prohibit fundraisers for the legal defense of violent crimes," the crowdfunding website said in a statement. "The fundraisers have been removed from our platform and all donors have been refunded."Amazon and Etsy have removed from their websites merchandise featuring Mangione, including T-shirts and tote bags reading "Free Luigi" and the phrase "Deny, Defend, Depose," words police said were etched in the shell casings discovered at the scene of Thompson's homicide. "Celebrating this conduct is abhorrent to me. It's deeply disturbing," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told ABC News senior investigative reporter Aaron Katersky in an interview Wednesday night. "And what I would say to members of the public, people who as you described are celebrating this and maybe contemplating other action, that we will be vigilant and we will hold people accountable. We are at the ready." Prosecutors at the Manhattan district attorney's office have begun presenting evidence to a grand jury as they work to try to secure an indictment against Mangione, sources told ABC News on Thursday. Mangione's attorney, Thomas Dickey of Altoona, Pennsylvania, where the suspect was arrested Monday following a five-day manhunt, said his client is presumed innocent and will plead not guilty to any charges filed against him. Mangione is contesting extradition to New York. Asked about people contributing to Mangione defense funds that have popped up, Dickey said, "People are entitled to their opinion and, like I said, if you're an American and you believe in the American criminal justice system, you have to presume him to be innocent and none of us would want anything other than that if that were us in their shoes. So, I'm glad he had some support." In a later interview on CNN, Dickey said he is leaning toward not accepting any money from his client's supporters for his defense. "To be honest with you, I probably wouldn't," Dickey told CNN. "I just don't feel comfortable about that. So, I don't know. I haven't given that much thought. Obviously, my client appreciates the support that he has, but I don't know, it just doesn't sit right with me, really." Retired FBI special agent Richard Frankel said that in previous politically-charged violent crimes, suspects have received unsolicited support. "We saw it with the Unabomber," said Frankel, an ABC News contributor, referring to Ted Kaczynski -- the mathematician-turn-domestic terrorist who blamed technology for a decline of individual freedom and mailed handcrafted explosives to targeted individuals between 1978 and 1995. Frankel said Eric Rudolph, who detonated a bomb in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Olympic Games and carried out three additional bombings as he eluded capture for five years, also attracted supporters. "In my opinion, they're supporting individuals who have committed potentially terrorist acts, but it's a politically charged act," Frankel said Referring to the Thompson killing, Frankel added, "You can be up in arms about the healthcare industry, but you can't threaten or actually hurt members of the healthcare industry." Most recently, Marine veteran Daniel Penny was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who was acting erratically on a New York City subway, after supporters donated more than $3 million to his legal defense fund. Law enforcement officials have expressed concern that Mangione is being turned into a martyr. Someone this week pasted "wanted posters" outside the New York Stock Exchange naming other executives. A bulletin released Wednesday by the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center, a multi-agency law enforcement intelligence-sharing network based in Philadelphia, included a photo of a banner hanging from an overpass reading, "Deny, Defend, Depose." "Many social media users have outright advocated for the continued killings of CEOs with some aiming to spread fear by posting 'hit lists,'" the bulletin, obtained by ABC News, reads. Meanwhile, New York Police Department investigators continue to build a murder case against Mangione, who is being held in Pennsylvania on charges stemming from his arrest there, including illegal possession of ghost gun and fraudulent identification. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to the charges in Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that the three shell casings recovered at the scene of Thompson's shooting matched the gun found in Mangione possession when he was arrested. She also confirmed that Mangione's fingerprints were recovered from a water bottle and the wrapper of a granola bar found near the crime scene.
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Three talking points from Liverpool's first win against Real Madrid in 15 yearsPlayStation 30th Anniversary DualSense Controller Back in Stock Soon - CNETOptical fibers monitor brain for deadly post-injury complicationsA new study has demonstrated that a tiny bundle of optical fibers can continuously, accurately, and simultaneously measure six biomarkers of brain health, helping to prevent serious complications that can follow a traumatic brain injury. , a.k.a. fiber optics, uses pulses of light to transmit data along a bundle of thin strands of glass or plastic. It’s a technology that, more often than not, is closely associated with the internet, a means of achieving things like faster download and upload speeds and reduced latency. A new study led by Imperial College London (ICL) has used the technology to improve healthcare, particularly the diagnosis and treatment of dangerous swelling that can follow a . “Continuous and comprehensive brain monitoring is crucial for timely identification of changes or deterioration in brain function, enabling prompt intervention and personalized treatments,” said the researchers. “However, existing brain monitoring systems struggle to offer continuous and accurate monitoring of multiple brain biomarkers simultaneously.” Brain monitoring after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is critical to patient care. After the initial injury, the brain swells, a delayed response known as a secondary injury. Swelling presses the soft brain tissue against the hard, inflexible skull, causing further damage. Secondary injury is the of hospital death. Unlike the initial injury, secondary brain injury can be mitigated by closely monitoring parameters such as EEG, intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral blood flow, and brain oxygen levels. Separate devices are currently used to measure these parameters. For the present study, the researchers took advantage of technological advances to create a bundle of optical fiber sensors that simultaneously monitor six biomarkers that are indicative of brain health: temperature, pH, and concentrations of dissolved oxygen, glucose, sodium ions, and calcium ions. The biomarkers are measured using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the watery liquid that fills and surrounds the brain and spinal cord and provides nutrients, removes waste, and acts as a shock absorber for these delicate organs. The tips of six optical fibers were fitted with fluorescent sensors, which, by using a multi-wavelength laser, enabled the selective and continuous measurement of each of the biomarkers. A spare optical fiber was included in case it was needed for signal enhancement or a seventh biomarker. The fibers were bundled up into a 2.5-millimeter-thick (0.1-inch) catheter, which was initially inserted into animal brain models of TBI. Machine learning algorithms were used to decipher the incoming biomarker measurements. After demonstrating that the device could continuously and accurately measure the six biomarkers in animal brains, the researchers moved on to validating their findings using clinical human CSF samples. They obtained samples from 11 patients and used the optical fiber sensing system to measure the select biomarkers. “In the measurement of clinical human CSF samples, the multiplexed sensing system demonstrated high sensing precision for the continuous measurement of multiple biomarkers simultaneously with high selectivity and stability,” the researchers said. “Therefore, we conclude that the sensing system, coupled with intelligent algorithms, possesses great potential in the multiplexed monitoring of deep brain biomarkers for TBI treatment.” The device is not limited to only measuring six biomarkers, though. “In the current design, the system is developed for the monitoring of six biomarkers simultaneously with one spare fiber to accommodate a seventh biomarker,” said the researchers. “However, it is not the maximum capacity of the system. With careful optimization of the connector and individual fiber dimensions, it has the potential to measure more than 10 biomarkers concurrently. Achieving this would require additional lasers with varying wavelengths to efficiently excite all of the sensors.” And the researchers say the sensing device could be used in other situations. “The device also holds potential to be utilized with other modalities,” they said. “The device’s optical fiber-based design offers full compatibility with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), making it suitable for use in MR-guided surgeries with long-distance fibers and remote monitoring capabilities. It could also be integrated with drug delivery systems, utilizing hollow fibers to directly measure responses to pharmacological interventions. Further studies are necessary to assess the performance of the sensing system in diverse environments to fully explore its potential in multiplexed sensing and beyond.” The researchers said that the probe’s small size and its being made from soft, highly biocompatible materials reduce the risk of it damaging brain tissue and prompting an inflammatory response, making it suitable for long-term implantation. However, the biocompatibility of the system needs to be evaluated over extended periods. “The system is minimally invasive, multiplexed, sensitive, selective, robust, and fully reversible and suitable for long-term applications,” the researchers concluded. “It holds great promise for precise and continuous monitoring of deep brain physiology, aiding in pathological identification and clinical guidance in various clinical cases, including but not limited to brain injury, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, and brain tumor resection.” The study was published in the journal . Source:
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