Princess of Wales Kate Middleton reveals she is in the early stages of cancer treatment

LONDON — Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, on Friday revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. In a video statement released Friday, she said that she had undergone major abdominal surgery in London in January, saying that it was initially thought her condition was noncancerous. “The surgery was successful. However, tests after …

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CPI inflation report February 2024:

Inflation rose again in February, keeping the Federal Reserve on course to wait at least until the summer before starting to lower interest rates. The consumer price index, a broad measure of goods and services costs, increased 0.4% for the month and 3.2% from a year ago, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported …

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Here are the major road closures for Montreal on the weekend

Those driving in and around Montreal should be aware that several major construction projects will result in closures on the weekend. The Viger and Ville-Marie tunnels (R-136) and the Papineau-Leblanc Bridge (A-19) are to be avoided in addition to the following sections of road. VILLE-MARIE AND VIGER TUNNELS / VILLE-MARIE EXPRESSWAY (ROUTE 136) From Friday …

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Police surround Joel Osteen’s Houston campus

Latest on lakewood church shooting A female suspect is dead and two people, including a 7-year-old child, are injured The woman opened fire at about 2 p.m. Sunday after entering the famous Houston church with a long rifle Two off-duty authorities promptly returned fire, hitting the suspect Police believe it’s an isolated incident and the …

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5 Marines confirmed dead in California helicopter crash

Five Marines are dead after their helicopter crashed Tuesday in Southern California, the Marine Corps confirmed Thursday. Civil authorities on Wednesday morning found the crash site of the CH-53E Super Stallion, which had been conducting a routine training flight from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. 3rd Marine Aircraft …

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Tyreek Hill’s house catches fire: Investigators reveal preliminary cause of blaze at South Florida home

MIAMI – Investigators said Thursday that a child playing with a lighter has been preliminarily determined as the cause of a blaze that damaged the luxury Southwest Ranches home of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Firefighters were called to the upscale neighborhood in the 16000 block of Berkshire Court shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday. …

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Powerful earthquakes off Japan’s west coast prompt tsunami warnings

A series of powerful earthquakes off central Japan’s west coast damaged homes and prompted tsunami warnings Monday and residents were urged to seek higher ground. The Japan Meterological Agency (JMA) said the Noto region, on the western side of Japan’s main island of Honshu, was hit by a rapid series of quakes — about 20 …

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Shooting at Prague university leaves at least 15 dead, dozens wounded, officials say

Prague — Czech officials said Thursday that a gunman killed at least 15 people at a university building in central Prague before being “eliminated.”  “More than 15 people have lost their lives and at least 24 have been wounded,” police chief Martin Vondrasek told reporters following the shooting, which happened in the city’s historic centre. …

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OpenAI’s structure left Sam Altman vulnerable. Now he’s out

Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, arrives for a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum for all U.S. senators hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2023.  Leah Millis | Reuters OpenAI’s unusual company structure weakened Sam Altman’s position as CEO and left him …

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