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[ad_1] Screengrab from Scott Adams' stream where me mentions he has prostate cancer Comic strip creator Scott Adams on Monday revealed that he is battling the same aggressive form of prostate cancer as Joe Biden and says he may not live past this summer, reports the Daily Mail. During his livestream on video platform Rumble, the creator of the iconic “Dilbert” comic strip said he has prostate cancer that has already spread to his bones. Adams said that doctors have told him he doesn't have long left to live.“I expect to be checking out sometime this summer,” Adams, 66, said. He didn’t specify when he was first diagnosed but shared that he had kept his condition private until now.He also suggested his diagnosis preceded the former US president’s: “I’ve had it longer than [Biden] has had it. Well, longer than […]

[ad_1] After learning of former US President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis, former Obama adviser Van Jones launched a scathing attack on Sunday, accusing those around Biden of hiding his serious health decline from the American public.Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Jones said he was shocked by Biden’s condition and described the alleged cover-up by his top aides as a “crime against this republic.” His remarks follow revelations in the upcoming book Original Sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, which details how close Biden allies may have kept his medical issues under wraps.“I was shocked,” Jones said. “I love Joe Biden. I got a chance to work with him when I was part of the Obama administration. I loved him more every day. I was shocked to see his condition when he came out, and so was the […]

[ad_1] Harjeet Singh Dhadda came to Canada in 1997 and settled here with his family and business. Amarjeet Gill, the Indian-origin Canadian MP from the Conservative Party for Brampton West, said the crime rate in the Peel Region has been on the rise and everyone is scared. "Everyone is scared, whether it's car theft, whether it's house-breaking, whether it's extortion calls," the MP said at a town hall meeting of the Sikh community members on Sunday, following the murder of Harjeet Dhadda, an Indian-origin businessman. Dhadda was shot several times at a parking lot on Wednesday by unidentified gunmen, leading to his death at the hospital where he was taken after the attack. The Lawrence Bishnoi group has reportedly claimed responsibility for the murder and said Dhadda was helping Arsh Dalla, chief of Khalistani Tiger Force.Dhadda's family said he had […]

[ad_1] President Trump did not post about Elon Musk since the beginning of April, a Politico report said. Though Elon Muskaccompanied President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, it was not special treatment as Sam Altman and other tech-business leaders also went along with him for their business meetings.In fact, Elon Musk has stopped receiving any special treatment from the administrations, Republican insiders said, asserting that Musk is "finished done and gone". According to a Politico report, nobody now mentions Elon Musk's name, even Democrats have almost forgotten him.“He’s finished, done, gone. He polls terrible. People hate him,” said a GOP operative who Politico granted anonymity. “He’d go to Wisconsin thinking he can buy people’s votes, wear the cheese hat, act like a 9-year-old. ... It doesn’t work. It’s offensive to people," the person told referring to the Wisconsin judge election […]

[ad_1] Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson slammed for ‘only hiring black people’ comment in viral speech Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is under fire after a viral video clip showed him defending his hiring record by highlighting the number of Black officials in his administration, prompting accusations of racial bias and political opportunism.Speaking at the Apostolic Church of God in Woodlawn on Sunday, Johnson responded to critics who claim he talks only about hiring Black people. “No, what I’m saying is when you hire our people, we always look out for everybody else. We are the most generous people on the planet,” he said to a cheering crowd. “I don’t know too many cultures that have play cousins. That’s how generous we are. We just make somebody a family member, right? This is how we are”, he added.He went on to list […]

[ad_1] Why are environmental protesters being criminalized? (AP) Climate and environmental protest is rising in line with increasing global temperatures. But new draconian penalties are putting people who rally against climate pollution in jail.In late 2024, in the industrial city of Newcastle on Australia's east coast, a flotilla of kayaks paddled into the harbor shipping lane to block a massive coal ship from docking.The "climate defenders" gathered by activist group Rising Tide aimed to temporarily blockade the world's largest coal port and bring attention to a climate crisis caused primarily by burning fossil fuels. It also called for an end to new coal, oil and gas projects.The New South Wales (NSW) state government and the police had attempted to stop the blockade in the courts. But after a judge lifted an order creating an exclusion zone at the port, the […]

[ad_1] Canadian PM Mark Carney, JD Vance hold talks over tariffs, border security (Picture credit: X/@MarkJCarney) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and US Vice President JD Vance held a bilateral meeting in Rome on Sunday to discuss trade tensions, border security and defence cooperation, amid mounting pressure over tariffs and a shifting economic relationship between the two neighbours.The meeting took place at the Villa Taverna, the US Ambassador’s residence in Rome, shortly after they attended the inaugural Mass for Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Describing the talks as constructive, Carney’s office said the two spoke about “immediate trade pressures and the need to build a new economic and security relationship.”Vice President Vance echoed a similar tone in a brief readout, calling it a “casual meeting” focused on shared interests, particularly “fair trade policies and the two nations’ continued lasting […]

[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV meets US vice-president JD Vance (Image: AP) Two high-profile Catholics, Pope Leo XIV and US Vice President JD Vance, were meeting Monday ahead of a flurry of US-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia's war in Ukraine. Vance's motorcade was seen entering Vatican City just after 7.30 am.Vance, a Catholic convert, had led the US delegation to the formal Mass opening the pontificate of the first American pope.Joining Vance at the Vatican was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also a Catholic, Vance spokesperson Luke Schroeder said. The Vatican, which was largely sidelined during the first three years of Russia's war, has offered to host any peace talks while continuing humanitarian efforts to facilitate prisoner swaps and reunite Ukrainian children taken by Russia. After greeting Leo briefly at the end of Sunday's Mass, […]

[ad_1] Devastating storms swept through the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States on Friday, spawning a series of powerful tornadoes that have claimed at least 25 lives and left dozens more injured.Kentucky and Missouri were the hardest-hit states, enduring the brunt of the destruction, while neighboring areas also suffered significant damage.As both states reach out to the department of homeland security for assistance, the extent of the devastation continues to create immense challenges for local authorities and communities in their recovery efforts.A powerful storm system swept through the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States on Friday night, producing a series of deadly tornadoes that left at least 25 people dead and dozens more injured. Kentucky and Missouri were the most severely affected, as the storm system’s core impact zone covered Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky, where […]

[ad_1] In one of the deadliest attacks in Nigeria’s Borno, at least 57 people were killed and over 70 reported missing after militants linked to Boko Haram's Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (JAS) faction attacked two villages on Thursday.Eyewitnesses said that militants stormed the neighbouring villages of Mallam Karamti and Kwatandashi, gathering more than 100 residents and forcing them into the surrounding bush, news agency AP reported.According to locals, 57 bodies were recovered by Saturday, many with their throats slit, while others had been shot.Witnesses also said the victims’ burial was delayed due to the military’s unavailability to assist in the search for bodies.A spokesperson for the Borno state government said that they could not confirm the exact casualty figures, while the Nigerian military has yet to respond to requests for comment.The villagers were accused of being informants for the […]