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Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at age 95

ROME (AP) — Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida has died in Rome at age 95. Her agent, Paola Comin, said the actress died on Monday. Lollobrigida achieved international stardom during the 1950s and was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world” after the title of one her movies. Besides “The World’s Most Beautiful Woman”…
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White House: Jill Biden has two cancerous lesions removed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says surgeons have removed a cancerous lesion above first lady Jill Biden’s right eye and one on her chest, and that a third lesion on her left eyelid is being examined. Presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says examinations showed that the lesions over Biden’s right eye and on her…
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Everyone in California’s Montecito ordered out amid deluge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain-weary Californians grappled with flooding and mudslides as the latest in a series of powerful storms walloped the state, prompting widespread evacuations, toppling trees and frustrating motorists who hit roadblocks. Tens of thousands of people remained without power, and some schools closed for the day. An evacuation order for the entire…
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US approves Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows disease

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease. The Food and Drug Administration granted the approval Friday for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's, but didn't rule out broader use. It's the first drug that’s been convincingly shown to slow the decline in memory…
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Trump’s tax returns released after long fight with Congress

Demo Democrats in Congress released thousands of pages of former President Donald Trump's tax returns on Friday, providing the most detailed picture to date of his finances over a six-year period, including his time in the White House, when he fought to keep the information private in a break with decades of precedent. The documents include individual returns from Trump…
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