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King Charles III's cancer results in him backing from public duties, Buckingham Palace announces

Britain’s King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and will step back from public-facing duties while he undergoes treatment, Buckingham Palace announced Monday.

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Children's Museum Houston Hosts Valentine's Sensory Friendly Event

Children's Museum Houston to host a heartwarming Valentine's Sensory Friendly event on Feb. 12.

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Wellness influencers fueled pandemic misinformation - now targeting another crisis

When wildfire ripped through Hawaii’s Maui last August, the impact was devastating: a whole town reduced to ashes, more than 100 lives lost. The inferno was described as the “largest natural disaster in state history.”

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More than 120 killed by raging wildfires in Chile as authorities warn toll will rise

Devastating wildfires tearing through swaths of Chile have killed more than 120 people, authorities said Monday, as they warned that the death toll was set to rise.Devastating wildfires tearing through swaths of Chile have killed more than 120 people, authorities said Monday, as they warned that the death toll was set to rise.

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King Charles III has form of cancer, Buckingham Palace announces

King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Monday.

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Rapper and activist Killer Mike arrested on misdemeanor battery charge after Grammy wins

Rapper and social activist Killer Mike was arrested Sunday evening near the site of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on a night when he took home three of the coveted statues.

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Bob Beckwith, 9/11 rescuer who stood next to President George W. Bush atop debris, dies at 91

Bob Beckwith, the former New York City firefighter who famously stood alongside President George W. Bush atop a charred fire truck in the rubble of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has died, according to the union representing New York firefighters and former US Rep. Peter King. He was 91.

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Jay-Z calls out the Recording Academy in Grammys speech

Jay-Z used his speech at the Grammy Awards to get some things off his chest.

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Burger King Unleashes the Million Dollar Whopper Contest – Your Chance to Reign Supreme!

Burger King, is ushering in the next chapter of Whopper innovation by inviting you to participate in the Million Dollar Whopper Contest.

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Did Taylor Swift snub Celine Dion at the Grammys? Backstage photos say otherwise

Ending the 2024 Grammys with a tender moment between two beloved divas — Taylor Swift and Celine Dion — should’ve been an easy win. But viewers were divided on the night’s final moment.

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Manipulated Biden video remains online = Meta’s Oversight Board rules

A video on Facebook manipulated to suggest that President Joe Biden behaves inappropriately toward women can remain on the platform, but only because of a problematic loophole in Meta’s “incoherent” policies, the company’s Oversight Board said Monday.

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Zelensky considers major shakeup Ukraine’s leadership, beyond ouster of military chief

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is considering replacing many of Ukraine’s leaders, including the head of the military, to “reset” the country’s path nearly two years since the full-scale Russian invasion.

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Centuries-old sea creatures data suggest world overshot climate limit - some scientists disagree

Using sponges collected off the coast of Puerto Rico in the eastern Caribbean, scientists have calculated 300 years of ocean temperatures and concluded the world has already overshot one crucial global warming limit and is speeding toward another.

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How long does food poisoning last?

One bite into my burger and I knew something was off. At first, I thought it was the chef accidentally overcooking the patty, throwing off the usual savory flavors. However, my gut feeling turned out to be right. Less than an hour later, I was having a horrible case of food poisoning.

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Snap lays off 10% of staff, cuts approximately 500 jobs

Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, said Monday that it is laying off 10% of its staff, becoming the latest tech company to conduct a fresh round of job cuts since the start of the year.

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Super Bowl ticket prices dropped; still cost a fortune

Ticket prices for this year’s Super Bowl have dropped since last week, but it still might require hitting a casino jackpot to afford it.

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El Salvador election results delayed, despite president’s declaration of victory

El Salvador’s Supreme Electoral Court on Monday said it had asked polling stations across the country to manually record the results of Sunday’s presidential election after electronic transmission of results stopped updating overnight at around 31%.

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Emirates head says "Boeing in ‘last chance saloon,’"

Tim Clark, the president of Emirates, has joined a chorus of airline executives in warning that Boeing is running out of time to restore its reputation following a series of safety and manufacturing blunders.

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They played for their country in 20s. By 40s, suffered early dementia after playing physical sport

By the time Alix Popham had reached his late 30s, he was finding some day-to-day tasks confusing and difficult.

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Harvard taps ex-Merck CEO Ken Frazier to join embattled board

Former Merck CEO Ken Frazier and KKR co-CEO Joseph Bae are joining Harvard University’s top board as the Ivy League school seeks to turn the page on a tumultuous period.

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