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Woman, 23, had a ‘burning sensation’ in her stomach. It was the first sign of a rare cancer

In 2023, Sydney Towle, then 23, developed a bump on her abdomen that she could feel. When she exercised, she experienced a stinging in her stomach. Worried that she developed a hernia, Towle visited an urgent care clinic.“The doctor thought I had a hernia, but he was like, ‘I’ll send you in for an ultrasound, just in case,’” Towle, now 25, of New York City, tells TODAY.com. “I got an ultrasound, and it showed a solid mass.”Follow-up tests revealed Towle had bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer that forms on the network of tubes that link the liver, gallbladder and small intestine, according to the National Cancer Institute. According to the American Cancer Society, bile duct cancers are most often diagnosed in people in their 70s. Towle felt stunned by the news.“I’ve never heard of bile duct […]

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Got $5,000? These 5 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Could Turn It Into More Than $300 of Annual Passive Income.

Dividend stocks can be a lucrative source of passive income. Several high-quality companies pay high-yielding dividends. That enables investors to generate more income for every dollar they invest. For example, the following five high-yielding dividend stocks could turn a $5,000 investment into more than $300 of annual passive income from dividends: Start Your Mornings Smarter! Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day. Sign Up For Free » Dividend Stock Investment Current Yield Annual Dividend Income Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) $1,000.00 6.22% $62.20 Vici Properties (NYSE: VICI) $1,000.00 5.51% $55.10 Verizon (NYSE: VZ) $1,000.00 6.69% $66.90 Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) $1,000.00 6.33% $63.30 W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) $1,000.00 6.17% $61.70 Total $5,000.00 6.18% $309.20 Data source: Google Finance. For comparison, the same investment in an S&P 500 Index Fund would produce only about $60 of annual dividend income, given the broad […]

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Former Harris Director Says Biden Should Resign and Make VP the President

If President Biden wants to make good on his vow to be a “transitional figure,” he should resign from the presidency now and let Kamala Harris lead the United States until Donald Trump is sworn in. That’s the belief voiced by former Harris communications director Jamal Simmons on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday.The move would benefit the party in several ways, he added. “It would absolve her from having to oversee the January 6th transition, right, of her own defeat. And it would make sure, it would dominate the news, at a point where Democrats have to learn, drama and transparency and doing things the public want to see — this is the time, this is the moment for us to change the entire perspective of how Democrats operate.”“Okay, this has now jumped from an internet meme to a […]

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Aftermath of Russian drone attack on Odesa, Ukraine

Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight on Saturday, damaging a residential area, Ukrainian authorities said. High-rise buildings and private houses were damaged in the attack, the mayor of Odesa, Hennadii Trukhanov, said, adding that there were no victims but several people were injured. Source: www.yahoo.com

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Harris Surrogate Says Joe Biden Gave a ‘Big F You’ to Fellow Democrats With Kamala Endorsement

Democratic National Committee women’s chair and Kamala Harris surrogate Lindy Li unloaded her frustrations to Fox News on Saturday, saying the Harris campaign was a “$1 billion disaster” and pinning the blame for it on Joe Biden.Li, a donor to Harris, told Fox News host Will Cain that the problems began with Biden’s swift endorsement of Harris on the day he left the presidential race.“I actually think President Biden, the whole endorsing her 30 minutes after he dropped out, I think that was a big, ‘F you’ to the party. ‘If you don’t want me, here’s somebody you may not like, deal with it,’” Li said.Cain asked if she meant Biden was “sticking the party with Kamala Harris?”“Kind of like sticking it to the man,” Li replied.Li cited the delay by Michelle and Barack Obama to endorse Harris as a […]

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Arista Networks price target raised to $425 from $369 at UBS

https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/arista-networks-price-target-raised-to-425-from-369-at-ubs UBS raised the firm’s price target on Arista Networks (ANET) to $425 from $369 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The company’s “good but not great” revenue guidance is likely “conservative,” but not the softer gross margin outlook, which along with some softness in non-AI related revenue next year could hold back shares, the analyst tells investors. Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try Now>> See today’s best-performing stocks on TipRanks >> Read More on ANET: Source: finance.yahoo.com

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What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions despite a surprise move by hard-right Freedom Caucus leaders to derail the effort.It’s a quick turnaround to salvage what had been a bipartisan effort to pass the bill during what’s now the lame-duck post-election period of the Congress.Here’s what’s going on:WHAT DOES THE BILL DO?The measure that would repeal the so-called “government pensions offset” has been gaining support in the House — a robust 300 lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, have signed on to it.The bill summary says the government pensions offset “in various instances reduces Social Security benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receive government pensions of their own.”The bill would repeal that provision and reinstate full […]

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TSMC to suspend production of advanced AI chips for China from Monday, FT reports

(Reuters) -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has notified Chinese chip design companies that it is suspending production of their advanced AI chips from Monday, Financial Times reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with the matter. TSMC has told Chinese customers that it will no longer manufacture AI chips at advanced process nodes of seven nanometres or smaller, the report said. Any future supplies of such semiconductors by TSMC to Chinese customers would be subject to an approval process which is likely to involve Washington, two of three people quoted said, according to the report. "TSMC does not comment on market rumor. TSMC is a law-abiding company and we are committed to complying with all applicable rules and regulations, including applicable export controls," the company said in a comment. The U.S. Department of Commerce did not immediately respond to a Reuters […]

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Lucid’s (NASDAQ:LCID) Q3 Sales Top Estimates, Stock Soars

Luxury electric car manufacturer Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 CY2024, with sales up 45.2% year on year to $200 million. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.28 per share was 9.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy Lucid? Find out in our full research report. Revenue: $200 million vs analyst estimates of $198.1 million (in line) Adjusted EPS: -$0.28 vs analyst estimates of -$0.31 EBITDA: -$613.1 million vs analyst estimates of -$613.8 million (small beat) Gross Margin (GAAP): -106%, up from -241% in the same quarter last year Operating Margin: -385%, up from -546% in the same quarter last year EBITDA Margin: -306%, up from -453% in the same quarter last year Free Cash Flow was -$622.5 million compared to -$706.1 million in the same quarter last year Sales Volumes rose 90.9% year on […]

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Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney beach were foul-smelling mini ‘fatbergs’

The mystery of the black balls that washed up on some of Sydney’s most iconic beaches last month has now been solved – and it’s more disgusting than you could ever imagine.Australian beachgoers were turned away from seven beaches last month after lifeguards spotted thousands of black spheres, prompting closures and clean-up efforts.A team of scientists at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has revealed the black balls – initially thought to be made of tar – were actually mini “fatbergs,” made up of human feces, methamphetamine, human hair, fatty acids, and food waste, among hundreds of other vile and befuddling substances.“They smell absolutely disgusting, they smell worse than anything you’ve ever smelt,” lead investigator Associate Professor Jon Beves told CNN affiliate 9News.The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) first warned Sydney residents to avoid swimming or touching […]

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