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Editorial Roundup: Iowa
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald. June 8, 2024. Editorial: Reducing Iowa’s cancer rates a battle to be fought on many fronts Today, the Telegraph Herald kicks off a three-part series examining the causes and impacts of Iowa’s high cancer rates, as well as efforts to combat...
Sen. Bob Menendez's wife is excused from court after cancer surgery
NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of Sen. Bob Menendez was excused Wednesday from appearing in court next week after her lawyer said she’s experiencing intense and chronic pain after surgery to treat cancer. Nadine Menendez was supposed to be on trial with the Democrat for the past month,...
Bette Nash, recognized as the world's longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88
NEW YORK (AP) — Bette Nash, recognized as the world's longest-serving flight attendant, has died. She was 88. American Airlines, Nash's employer, announced her death on social media Saturday. The carrier noted Nash spent nearly 70 years warmly caring for customers in the air. ...
Syrian first lady Asma Assad diagnosed with leukemia, president's office says
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian first lady Asma Assad has been diagnosed with leukemia, the office of President Bashar Assad announced Tuesday. The president's wife was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia “after presenting with several symptoms and following a comprehensive series of...
Sen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as his trial focuses on FBI raid of his home
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday that his wife will undergo a mastectomy after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, a revelation made just as the first evidence — pictures of 13 gold bars and over $480,000 in cash seized from the couple's home — was shown to jurors at his New...
Judge says Delaware vanity plate rules allow viewpoint discrimination and are unconstitutional
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s vanity license plate program is unconstitutional because it allows officials to discriminate against certain viewpoints when deciding whether to approve applications, a federal judge has ruled. Tuesday’s ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Kari Lynn...
Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or just make them better than ever?
WASHINGTON (AP) — How good would an algorithm have to be to take over your job? It’s a new question for many workers amid the rise of ChatGPT and other AI programs that can hold conversations, write stories and even generate songs and images within seconds. For...
Today in History: May 14, state of Israel is proclaimed
Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 14, the 135th day of 2024. There are 231 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 14, 1948, according to the current-era calendar, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv...
Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages, panel says
Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the group said. Previously, the task force had said women could choose to start breast cancer...
Lilly rides Mounjaro, Zepbound to better-than-expected 1Q profit despite supply issues
Rapidly climbing sales of the new obesity drug Zepbound and its counterpart for diabetes, Mounjaro, pushed Eli Lilly to a better-than-expected first-quarter profit. The drugmaker also hiked its sales and earnings forecast for 2024 beyond Wall Street's expectations even as it hustles...
