## Doomed to die, one man chose a risky experiment that changed history

Authored by usatoday.com

BOSTON ‒ Tim Andrews was so close to death, he was ready to risk what little life he might have left.

"I'm gonna die anyways, why wouldn't I do something for all these [other people with kidney disease] that are suffering?"

The first-ever successful organ transplant took place in 1954, just a few miles from where Andrews received his own.

More than 100,000 Americans now sit on an organ transplant list, and most of them are waiting for a kidney.

Only about three in 1,000 people die in a way that allows them to donate an organ like a kidney, lungs or heart.

The science is getting better, enabling more organs to be used from patients who die older, sicker or further from a hospital.

He got to throw out the first pitch at the Red Sox's Fenway Park when he had the pig kidney. »

### Ukraine hits key Russian oil-loading port and 3 ‘shadow fleet’ tankers

Authored by apnews.com

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Sunday launched a wave of strikes against Russian oil targets, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude.

A nighttime drone strike sparked a blaze at Russia’s largest oil exporting port on the Baltic Sea, the port of Primorsk, according to Russian regional Gov. Alexander Drozdenko.

The port, operated by Russia’s state oil firm Transneft, is capable of handling hundreds of thousands of barrels per day. »

### French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video

Authored by apnews.com

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A French teen is facing mischief and public nuisance charges in Singapore after posting a video on social media of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and then putting it back.

IJooz, the company operating the juice vending machine, filed a police report, and sanitized the dispenser while replacing all 500 straws in the machine.

Lawyers for the teen, who is studying in a French business school in Singapore, declined to comment on the case when contacted. »

### Israel to double its number of F-35 fighter jets with 100 new aircraft

Authored by jpost.com

Israel announced on Sunday a blockbuster decision to double the size of its F-35 fleet from 50 to 100 and its new F-15IA fleet from 25 to 50.

Until now, Israel has had around 50 F-35s, with several new F-35s being delivered over the last year.

Katz stated, "Operation Roaring Lion once again demonstrated the Israeli Air Force’s power and its decisive role in protecting Israel. »

### Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Devs Reveal Huge Battle Maps, Planets, and Region Scale

Authored by ign.com

In a livestream, David Petry, battle product owner, and Kevin McDowell, art director on Total War: Warhammer 40,000, ran through the region scale and visuals of planets, before showing off new battle maps.

Creative Assembly shows off the scale of the Total War: Warhammer 40,000 battle maps.

As a Warhammer 40,000 fan, everything Creative Assembly has shown off so far about Total War: Warhammer 40,000 looks hugely promising. »

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