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Jill Biden urges women to get mammograms or other cancer exams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is urging women to consult their doctors about getting mammograms or other cancer screenings, saying in a new public service announcement for Breast Cancer Awareness Month that early detection saves lives. “October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month,...
Georgetown women's hoops coach Tasha Butts steps away to focus on ongoing battle with breast cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown women's basketball coach Tasha Butts is taking time away from the team to focus on her health in her ongoing battle against breast cancer, the school announced Thursday night. Associate head coach Darnell Haney will take over in her absence. ...
GoFundMe refunds donations to poker player who admits to lying about cancer for tournament buy-in
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The fundraising platform GoFundMe said Thursday it has refunded money to donors after a poker player admitted to lying about a terminal cancer diagnosis and accepted thousands of dollars in donations so he could play in a World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas. ...
Poker player who drew donations for Las Vegas event lied about dying from cancer
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A poker player who said he had terminal cancer and accepted thousands of dollars in donations so he could play in a World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas now admits it was all a lie. Rob Mercer told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he made up a stage 4 colon...
2 men arrested, accused of telemarketing fraud that cheated people of millions of dollars
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men were arrested in Nevada and Wisconsin on Thursday on charges that they carried out separate telemarketing scams that cheated people across the country of tens of millions of dollars. Criminal charges in Manhattan federal court were lodged against Richard...
Wife of suspect in Long Island serial killings living 'nightmare,' battling cancer, her lawyer says
NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of Rex Heuermann, the man charged with killing at least three women and burying their bodies on a remote coastal highway, is living in a “waking surreal nightmare,” her attorney said Friday, struggling to pay for cancer treatment while living in a house trashed by...
Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicole Leger always thought of the burn pits at military bases in Afghanistan as more like campfires than health hazards. Ordered to dispose of sensitive documents, she would toss the paperwork into the flames while catching up with fellow soldiers, moments of quiet bonding that...
Mississippi senator says tutu photo is misused in campaign. He's raising money for cancer research
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican state Sen. Jeremy England says he intentionally wore what he considers a “very embarrassing” Halloween costume to raise money for breast cancer research — a shiny pink bodysuit with a short pink skirt. Now, England says a photo of...
Rita Ora bets on herself with 'You & I,' her 'personal letter' to fans
NEW YORK (AP) — It's hard to imagine a paparazzi-followed, international pop star losing confidence, but that was Rita Ora. “I think, as humans, we always tend to doubt ourselves. And so, I think over the course of my last album… a lot happened,” said the 32-year-old singer,...
