Life Flight pioneer and celebrated Texas surgeon Duke dies at 86

James “Red” Duke, a celebrated Texas surgeon who helped develop the Life Flight helicopter emergency service and played a medical role during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday at the age of 86, officials said. Duke, known for his Texas twang and thick mustache, was one of the best-known surgeons in the state who brought changes to emergency medicine that influenced the field globally, said the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where Duke had worked.
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Factbox: Reaction to the death of IndyCar driver Justin Wilson

(Reuters) – Reaction to the death of IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, who died on Monday after being struck in the head by debris during a race at Pocono Speedway in Pennsylvania on Sunday. – – Mark Miles, chief executive officer of Hulman & Co, the parent of IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway This is a monumentally sad day for IndyCar and the motorsports community as a whole. – – Wilson’s family He was a loving father and devoted husband, as well as a highly competitive racing driver who was respected by his peers.
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China capital to move more polluting industry to heavily polluted Hebei

A woman wearing a mask makes her way at a business district during a polluted day in BeijingChina&;s capital Beijing will relocate more of its polluting industries into the already smog-hit neighboring province of Hebei as part of a plan to integrate the regions by the end of the next decade, the government said. China is hoping to break down administrative barriers between Beijing, Hebei and the nearby port city of Tianjin in order to resolve long-standing problems like pollution, widening income gaps and wasteful investment and use of resources. A chemical blast at Tianjin port that killed at least 116 this month has been blamed on safety lapses and regulatory failures, but China has promised to create unified industrial and environmental standards throughout the region.

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