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Former TV doctor Mehmet Oz offered some jaw-droppingly out-of-touch advice to folks at risk of losing their Medicaid on Monday. Oz began by saying that programs like Medicare and Medicaid “were a promise to the American people to take care of you if you’re having problems financially or you’re having an issue because you’re older…
Unreleased music by Beyoncé was stolen from a vehicle in Atlanta, according to police. Five hard drives with “watermarked music, some unreleased music, footage plans for the show, and past and future set list” were taken from a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer that was being driven by Beyoncé’s choreographer, Christopher Grant, last week, according to a…
This year, Beijing’s Tsinghua University is up two spots to be just outside the top 10. Peking University and Zhejiang University have also moved up the list, climbing to 25th and 45th respectively. The rankings are the latest list of the Best Global Universities compiled by American media company US News and World Report, which…
(Reuters) -Lockheed Martin has delivered 72 F-35 jets to the U.S. government as of May 1, after several months of delay due to late software improvements, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing the Pentagon’s program office. The upgrade, known as Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3), aims to give the stealth fighter software and hardware improvements, including…
A Connecticut man was sentenced Monday to 65 years in prison for the 2019 beating death of his girlfriend, Christine Holloway, but their baby daughter disappeared at the time and remains missing. Jose Morales, 48, was convicted by a jury in April of murder and evidence tampering in Holloway’s killing, which took place inside her home…
Nvidia CEO dismisses concerns China will use his chips – CBS News Watch CBS News The United States has a ban on sales of Nvidia’s high-level chips to Chinese firms, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says China doesn’t actually need Nvidia’s chips. Stephen Witt, author of the book “The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, And…
In September 2023, Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal ruled that the government must establish a legal framework to recognise same-sex relationships within two years – affirming the rights of same-sex couples to apply for public housing and inherit property. The ruling also explicitly stated that such recognition does not entail the legalisation of same-sex…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hackers broke into the X account of Sesame Street character Elmo and posted antisemitic and racist messages, the makers of the children’s TV show said on Monday. The Sunday posts, which have been deleted, called for violence against Jews, insulted President Donald Trump and demanded the release of government files…
Martin Cruz Smith, the bestselling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with “Gorky Park” and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82. Smith died Friday at a senior living community in San Rafael, California, “surrounded by those he loved,” his publisher, Simon & Schuster, said in a statement. Smith…
Plenty of data on the way from China today. Expectations for Q2 GDP are running ahead of the government target: China’s economy likely grew faster than the government’s annual target in Q2 Expectations for June month data are more mixed, steady for IP and Investment while retail sales are expected to drop back to a…