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Former President Joe Biden’s office confirmed on Sunday that he was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer.”Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” Biden’s team shared in a statement. “On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.” “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management. The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians,” the…

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QUETTA: At least four people were killed while 12 others were wounded in a bomb blast in Pakistan’s turbulent southern province of Balochistan, a security official said on Monday (Apr 19). An improvised explosive device (IED) was planted in a parked car in Killa Abdullah district of Balochistan, less than 100km from the provincial capital Quetta. “It seems the IED exploded before reaching its intended destination,” a local security official, Ghulab Khan, told AFP. “All those killed are civilian passersby,” he added. Riaz Khan Dawar, a senior local government official, confirmed the details to AFP, adding the explosion took place close…

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Independent teal candidate Nicolette Boele has edged ahead in the race for the seat of Bradfield by just 40 votes – triggering a bombshell update from the electoral watchdog as the Liberals’ purported victory is put into play.Ms Boele’s opponent, Liberal Gisele Kapterian, was last week on track to win the longtime blue-ribbon seat for the party.But the latest vote count on Monday evening has now flipped the climate-backed Teal back into the lead by a razor-thin margin of 40 votes.Ms Boele has secured 56,233 votes, while Ms Kapterian sits at 56,191.Camera IconNicolette Boele has pulled ahead in the vote…

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Yoni Assia, Co-Founder and CEO of eToro, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesIn eToro’s IPO filing, ahead of the company’s market debut on Wednesday, the stock trading platform spent over 1,500 words spelling out the potential risks of operating in Israel, home to corporate headquarters.While the current military conflict between Israel and Hamas hasn’t “materially impacted” business, “the continuation of the war and any escalation or expansion of the war could have a negative impact on both global and regional conditions and may…

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled a new proposal aimed at making it significantly easier for everyday users to run Ethereum nodes, by reducing the hardware and storage requirements currently needed to sync with the network.In a blog post published Sunday on Ethereum’s research forum, Buterin suggested a shift in how nodes store and retrieve data, moving from full data replication to a more flexible, user-centric model.Under this approach, nodes would store only the data relevant to the user, rather than Ethereum’s entire global state, which currently exceeds 1.3 terabytes, according to Etherscan.“Currently, the overhead is impractically high,” Buterin wrote,…

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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US banks myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.US bank lending to buyout firms and private credit groups has helped fuel a steep rise in loans to non-bank financial institutions, even as regulators fret that growing ties between the two sectors could become a systemic risk. Loans to non-banks reached approximately $1.2tn by the end of March, according to a report by Fitch Ratings, a 20 per cent increase year on year driven by lending to the private capital industry. Commercial loans were up just 1.5 per cent during the same…

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Springtime in Canada historically means that, like the weather outside, the real estate market in Canada will start to warm up very soon, but things seem a little different this year. With many experts noting a slower start than normal, those looking to move or even buy their first home could be in a position to find a deal depending on preferences, budgets and how willing you are to compromise.“Spring has really been off to quite a slow start right across the board,” says research expert Anne-Elise Allegritti at Royal LePage.“That’s due to just a lack of confidence generally in…

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The U.S. Department of Education has rescinded a $37.7 million fine, with prejudice, against Grand Canyon University for alleged deceptive practices, according to the university.The proposed fine was the largest ever issued by the department against a university.University President Brian Mueller welcomed the decision to rescind the fine.”The facts clearly support our contention that we were wrongly accused of misleading our Doctoral students, and we appreciate the recognition that those accusations were without merit,” Mueller said in a statement.HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TAKES 25% PAY CUT AMID TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FUNDING FREEZE Grand Canyon University President Brian Mueller welcomed the decision to…

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During his first administration, President Trump’s top health officials gave North Carolina permission to use Medicaid money for social services not traditionally covered by health insurance. It was a first-in-the-nation experiment to funnel health care money into housing, nutrition, and other social services.Some poor and disabled Medicaid patients became eligible for benefits, including security deposits and first month’s rent for housing, rides to medical appointments, wheelchair ramps, and even prescriptions for fresh fruits and vegetables.Such experimental initiatives to improve the health of vulnerable Americans while saving taxpayers on costly medical procedures and expensive emergency room care are booming nationally. Without…

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United States President Donald Trump has said he will speak with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Monday to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine. His announcement came a day after direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, hosted by Turkiye, ended inconclusively. Before Trump’s call with Putin, European leaders spoke to the US president and voiced their hopes that Putin would accept a ceasefire. Trump said he also plans to speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after talking to Putin. Here is where talks on a potential ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow stand, more than three years after…

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