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A student at a Rhode Island university has diedfollowing the record-setting blizzard on Feb. 23, police said.

Joseph Boutros, 21, wasdiscovered unconscious inside a running vehicle on Monday evening. He was transported to Newport Hospital's Emergency Room, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. He attended Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island.

"Our community mourns this tragic loss," said Salve Regina President Kelli Armstrong in a statement. "Our hearts ache with Joseph's family, teammates, faculty, coaches, friends and all who loved him. May perpetual light shine upon him and may he rest in peace."

Newport Police Department attributed the death to carbon monoxide poisoning, as the entire vehicle, including the tailpipe, was covered with snow.

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"This tragic incident was accidental and a reminder to be vigilant to keep exhaust pipes clear of snow and debris when vehicles are idling," the department's news release on the death states.

The death came as Rhode Island broke a state record for snowfall. Several towns in Rhode Island broke records for heaviest snow, reported theProvidence Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network. The storm dumped 37.9 inches of snow on Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick by 7 p.m., on Monday, a state record, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service. The prior record snowfall was the Blizzard of 1978, which dropped 28.6 inches of snow in February of that year.

The snow that fell Monday alone, 35.5 inches, set the record for the highest single-day snow total, the Weather Service said. The previous record was the 19 inches that fell on Jan. 8, 1996.

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PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum's director resigned Tuesday after months of pressure following the October theft of theFrench crown jewels, as the world's most visited museum faced widening scrutiny over security failures, labor unrest and a suspected ticket fraud scheme.

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Laurence des Carsquit after a punishing year for the former royal palace — the high-profile jewels heist from the Apollo Gallery, a mid-February burst pipe near the "Mona Lisa," water leaks damaging priceless books, staff walkouts and a wildcat strike over overcrowding and understaffing.

The landmark has faced a widening narrative of an institution spiraling out of control.

And that pressure deepened in recent weeks when French authorities revealed a suspected decadelong ticket fraud operation linked to the museum that investigators say may have cost the Louvre 10 million euros ($11.8 million).

PresidentEmmanuel Macronaccepted des Cars' resignation as "an act of responsibility" at a moment when the Louvre needs "calm" and new momentum for security upgrades, modernization and other major projects, according to a statement from his office.

Macron wants to give des Cars a new mission during France's presidency of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations, focused on cooperation among major museums, the statement said.

For many in France's cultural world, the resignation answers months of head-scratching over why no top official had fallen after the heist: a daylight robbery that many in the country saw as the most humiliating breach of French heritage security in living memory.

It also came as lawmakers and cultural officials widened scrutiny of the museum's leadership and security practices in the months since the breach.

Brazen theft

Thieves tookless than eight minutesin October to steal crown jewels valued at 88 million euros ($102 million) from the Louvre, in a weekend operation that stunned visitors, exposed glaring vulnerabilities and left one of France's most symbolically charged collections in criminal hands.

Several suspects were later arrested, but the stolen pieces remain missing.

Des Cars, one of the most prominent museum directors in Europe, hadoffered to resignon the day of the robbery, but it was initially refused by the culture minister.

In remarks after the theft, she described the moment as a "tragic, brutal, violent reality" for the Louvre and said that, as the person in charge, it had felt right to offer her resignation.

Lightning rod

In an interview published on Tuesday by daily newspaper Le Figaro, des Cars said that she had tried to steer the Louvre through the fallout from the heist, but had concluded that she could no longer carry out the museum's transformation in the current institutional climate.

Staying on, she said, would have meant managing the status quo when the museum still needs deep reform.

"I was there to take the lightning" as museum director, she said.

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Des Cars also said that the October break-in exposed problems that she had been warning about since taking office, including aging infrastructure, obsolete technical systems and severe congestion.

She had led the Louvre since 2021, taking over one of the museum world's most prestigious jobs as the institution emerged from the coronavirus pandemic and mass tourism returned.

Multifaceted crisis

In June, awildcat strikeby front-of-house staff and security workers forced the Louvre to halt operations, stranding thousands of visitors outside the glass pyramid and underscoring the depth of anger among employees over overcrowding, understaffing and what unions called untenable working conditions.

Workers said that the pressure of daily visitor flows — particularly around the "Mona Lisa" — had become unmanageable and that promised reforms were arriving too slowly. There were growing complaints that the infrastructure and staffing of the crumbling medieval structure haven't kept pace with the crowds pouring through its galleries.

The resignation came at an especially punishing moment, less than two weeks after French authorities revealed the separate ticket fraud scheme.

That case widened scrutiny beyond the jewels robbery and toward the museum's day-to-day controls.

Fraud scheme

Prosecutors say tour guides are suspected of — up to 20 times a day — reusing the same tickets to bring in different visitor groups, at times allegedly with the help of Louvre employees, in a system investigators believe operated for a decade.

In a rare interview just days ago with The Associated Press after the fraud case was made public, the Louvre's No. 2, general administrator Kim Pham, said that fraud at an institution the size of the Louvre was "statistically inevitable."

He argued that the museum's sheer scale — millions of visitors, multiple checkpoints and a sprawling historic complex — makes it uniquely exposed.

But he also acknowledged shortcomings, and said that the museum had tightened validation checks and increased controls.

New Renaissance

The succession of crises has put new political weight on a project Macron has heavily championed: the Louvre's sweeping overhaul plan, branded the "Louvre New Renaissance."

Unveiled by Macron in January 2025, the renovation, which could take up to a decades, aims to modernize a museum widely seen as overstretched and physically worn down by mass tourism.

The plan includes a new entrance near the Seine River to ease pressure on I.M. Pei's pyramid, new underground spaces and a dedicated room for the "Mona Lisa" with timed access — all intended to improve crowd flow and reduce the daily crush that has become a symbol of the Louvre's success and its dysfunction.

The project is expected to cost roughly 700 million-800 million euros ($826 million-$944 million), with funding from ticket revenue, state support, donations and Louvre Abu Dhabi-related income.

The scale and cost of that plan now loom over the search for des Cars' successor.

Macron has framed the overhaul as a national priority, comparing its ambition to other landmark French restoration efforts and casting it as part of a broader defense of French cultural prestige.

Seventy-two tigers have died at a tourist parkin Thailandin less than two weeks.

The animals died at two facilities operated by Tiger Kingdom, in the northern city of Chiang Mai. Visitors to the park are allowed to touch and interact with the big cats.

Samples taken from the tigers showed signs of canine distemper virus, a highly contagious disease that attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems, the local livestock department said.

The virus is normally found among dogs but can also infect big cats. It is not known to affect humans.

The carcasses also tested positive for a bacteria associated with respiratory disease, and some for feline parvovirus. The livestock department said it was expediting post-mortem examinations and would conduct an investigation into the deaths.

On Tuesday, officials said the virus was no longer spreading and no more tigers were dying, but the remaining gravely ill animals were recommended to be euthanised.

A veterinarian said nearly all the tigers across the park fell ill, but it is unclear how many will be culled.

At a news conference in Bangkok, Pattana Promphat, the public health minister, said no humans had been infected.

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"If we detect any sick persons, we will prepare for a nationwide monitoring measure," said Monthien Khanasawat, the director-general of the public health ministry's disease control department.

More than 240 tigers are kept at the park. The animals appeared to have been infected and become sick rapidly, with officials initially suspecting that the outbreak came from contaminated raw chicken used to feed them.

"By the time we realised they were sick, it was already too late," Somchuan Ratanamungklanon, the director of the national livestock department, previously told local media.

He said it was harder to detect sickness in tigers than animals such as common household cats or dogs.

Veterinarians or park staff working in the tiger enclosures were placed under observation for 21 days, but none had so far shown signs of illness, Thai PBS reported.

The deaths have prompted condemnation from animal rights groups over the treatment of captive tigers used as tourist attractions in Thailand.

"Currently, Thailand has approximately 1,500 captive tigers in over 60 locations. Many of these tigers are kept in deplorable conditions, bred for tourism, and it is believed that some may enter the illegal wildlife trade," Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand said in a statement.

"These venues prioritise entertainment and profit over animal welfare and conservation and this outbreak highlights the devastating consequences."

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BAFTA judge Jonte Richardson has resigned from the organization following their handling of an incident at Sunday night's ceremony in which a racial slur was shouted out when Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage

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• In a LinkedIn post, Richardson said he was "compelled" to step back due to BAFTA's "unforgivable" handling

• Following the airing of the n-word on the recorded show, BAFTA and the BBC issued separate apologies

BAFTAjudge Jonte Richardson has resigned over the handling of Sunday night's racial slurincident involving Tourette's Syndrome advocate John Davidsonat the 2026 British Academy Film Awards.

Davidson, 54 — who first began experiencing symptoms of the motor disorder, which causes involuntary verbal and physical tics, as a child — shouted the n-word asSinnersactorsMichael B. Jordan, 39, andDelroy Lindo, 73, presented the award for Best Visual Effects at the Sunday, Feb. 22 show.

TheBBChas since apologized after the moment was not edited out of the BBC One broadcast, which aired with a two-hour delay. It also remained on the broadcaster's catch-up service, BBC iPlayer, on Monday morning before being removed.

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After Davidson shouted the racial slur,Alan Cumming, who hosted the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards,spoke to the audience, noting that the movieI Swearaddressed the type of involuntary outbursts that audience members heard. He then addressed the audience again later in the evening, this time apologizing to anyone who may have been offended by Davidson's words.

Filmmaker Richardson was among those criticizing the way the whole thing was handled during and after the ceremony, sharinga statement on LinkedInon Monday, Feb. 23 confirming he felt "compelled" to "withdraw from the BAFTA emerging talent judging panel" after some "considerable soul-searching."

Richardson said the organization's "handling of the unfortunate Tourette's N-Word incident last night at the awards was utterly unforgivable."

"I cannot and will not contribute my time energy and expertise to an [organization] that has repeatedly failed to safeguard the dignity of its Black guests, members and the Black creative community," he continued.

"This is particularly unfortunate given that this year's cohort boasts some incredible Black talent, especially one of my favourite shows of 2025 'Just Act Normal.' However, when an [organization] like BAFTA, with its own long history of systemic racism, refuses to acknowledge the harm inflicted on both the Black and disabled communities and offer an appropriate apology, remaining involved would be tantamount to condoning its [behavior]," Richardson shared.

He concluded, "I hope BAFTA leadership comprehend the damage they and the BBC have caused and take the necessary steps to ensure their production staff are inclusive enough to prevent such an issue in the future," signing off the message, "Yours sincerely, Jonte Richardson."

BAFTA didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for comment regarding Richardson's post.

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The BBC told PEOPLE in a statement on Monday, "Some viewers may have heard strong and offensive language during the BAFTA Film Awards. This arose from involuntary verbal tics associated with Tourette syndrome, and as explained during the ceremony, it was not intentional. We [apologize] that this was not edited out prior to broadcast and it will now be removed from the version on BBC iPlayer."

BAFTA alsoreleased a statementon Monday,which included, "At the BAFTA Film Awards last night our guests heard very offensive language that carries incomparable trauma and pain for so many. We want to acknowledge the harm this has caused, address what happened and [apologize] to all."

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"Early in the ceremony a loud tic in the form of a profoundly offensive term was heard by many people in the room. Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the time, and we [apologize] unreservedly to them, and to all those impacted. We would like to thank Michael and Delroy for their incredible dignity and professionalism," BATFA also said in the statement.

"We take full responsibility for putting our guests in a very difficult situation and we [apologize] to all. We will learn from this, and keep inclusion at the core of all we do, maintaining our belief in film and storytelling as a critical conduit for compassion and empathy," the post concluded.

In addition, Davidsonspoke out about the incident in a statementhe shared withVariety.

"I wanted to thank BAFTA and everyone involved in the awards last night for their support and understanding and inviting me to attend the broadcast. I appreciated the announcement to the auditorium in advance of the recording, warning everyone that my tics are involuntary and are not a reflection of my personal beliefs," Davidson said in his statement.

A stage manager at the BAFTA Film Awards had introduced Davidson to the audience before the show and alerted guests that they may hear some "involuntary noises or movements" during the ceremony, according to the outlet.

"I was heartened by the round of applause that followed this announcement and felt welcomed and understood in an environment that would normally be impossible for me," Davidson continued in his statement. "In addition to the announcement by Alan Cumming, the BBC and BAFTA, I can only add that I am, and always have been deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning."

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Davidson attended the BAFTA Film Awards in London to represent the filmI Swear, which is based on his life and experiences with Tourette's. In his statement, Davidson said that the movie, "more than any film or TV documentary, explains the origins, condition, traits and manifestations of Tourette Syndrome."

He continued, "I have spent my life trying to support and empower the Tourette's community and to teach empathy, kindness and understanding from others and I will continue to do so. I chose to leave the auditorium early into the ceremony as I was aware of the distress my tics were causing."

After the incident, Lindo toldVanity Fairat a Warner Brothers' afterparty that he and Jordan "did what we had to do" when they were on stage, but admitted hewished "someone from BAFTA spoke to us [about the incident] afterwards."

Reps for Jordan and Lindo didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for comment on Monday, Feb. 23.

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A series of widely circulated images of a man on Nancy Guthrie's porch were not all taken the morning she disappeared from her Arizona home — one was captured earlier, two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation said Monday.

Theimage showed the persondressed in dark clothing with a mask and gloves and — unlike other images released by FBI Director Kash Patel — without a backpack.

Patel said the image came from the same camera at Guthrie's front door in the Tucson area as other images captured the morning she disappeared on Feb. 1.

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A spokesperson with FBI headquarters declined to comment Monday on possible dates tied to the image or whether the person is the same person seen in the other security video released by the agency.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a statement Monday that there is no date or timestamp associated with the image and that any suggestion that it was taken on a different day is "purely speculative."

"That's all it is is speculation," Sheriff Chris Nanos told NBC News. "We understand the thinking behind it, but again, I remind everybody, we follow the rules of evidence. And right now we have no evidence to suggest that it occurred that day or days before."

Nanos said that the images do not come with dates or timestamps and that officials believe the majority of images were from Feb. 1 only because they show the doorbell being disconnected.

Guthrie, 84, the mother of "TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen Jan. 31. She was reported missing at about noon the next day when she did not show up to watch a virtual church service with friends.

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The weekslong investigation into her disappearance, which now involves local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, has drawn international attention. While authorities believe Guthrie may have been taken from her home, no suspects or persons of interest have been publicly identified.

The images the FBI released Feb. 10 were a significant development in the investigation into Guthrie's possible abduction. They showed a masked, armed man later described as a suspect appearing to tamper with Guthrie's Google Nest camera.

Recovering those imagesappears to have been a challenge.

Guthrie did not have a subscription that would have saved the video, and Nanos has said the camera was disconnected at 1:47 a.m. There were multiple cameras inside Guthrie's home, he said, and a person was detected at 2:12 a.m., though it is unclear which camera was responsible for detecting that motion.

Patel has said the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department worked with "private sector partners" to recover the images from "residual data in backend systems."

Based on the images, officials have offered identifying details about the man, describing him as being of average build, 5 feet, 9 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall. He was wearing a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack, sold exclusively at Walmart, authorities have said.

Investigators discovered multiple sources of DNA in and around the crime scene, but testing has yielded no results.

Officials are working to testsamples found at Guthrie's home— which did not match her or anyone who was known to have been there recently —through a process called forensic genetic genealogyin the hope of identifying a suspect.

Nanos has said the DNA sample is mixed and contains genetic information from at least two people, which could take longer to test.