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‘Asphalt City’ Review: Arbiters of Life and Death

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‘Asphalt City’ Review: Arbiters of Life and Death

Two paramedics — Ollie Cross (Tye Sheridan), a wide-eyed rookie, and Gene Rutkovsky (Sean Penn), a gruff veteran of the trade — traverse the mean streets of East New York, Brooklyn, by ambulance in the solemn drama “Asphalt City.” Flooded with neon and sirens, the movie opens during Cross’s first nights on the corps, tracking … Read more

Falling on asphalt in Arizona can send you to the hospital with ‘severe’ burns

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Falling on asphalt in Arizona can send you to the hospital with ‘severe’ burns

Arizonians are literally feeling the burn this summer. Temperatures are so high in Maricopa County that people are going to the emergency room with burns sustained from falling on the ground — and some of those burns are “severe.” All 45 beds at the Arizona Burn Center at Valleywise Health are full as of Wednesday, … Read more