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Photo: Barbra Streisand/ Instagram In 2012, Barbra Streisand donated $10 million to Cedars-Sinai to create a research centre focused on women’s cardiovascular health. The gift helped establish the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, a facility dedicated to understanding why heart disease can affect women differently from men and improving diagnosis and treatment for female patients….

A five-year-old boy in Michigan has been recognised for his quick thinking after his grandmother collapsed during a medical emergency, prompting him to seek help while ensuring his three-year-old sister remained safe. The incident, reported by People and local news outlet WDIV-TV, took place in Cottrellville Township, where the young boy’s actions helped bring emergency…

Washington state captured a record 2.16 million invasive European green crabs in fiscal year 2025-26, but established populations remain. (Photo: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife) Washington state removed more than 2.16 million invasive European green crabs from its marine waters during the 2026 fiscal year, marking a major effort to control a species threatening…

Politico reported that Trump is exploring options to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff Politico’s Playbook has reported that it’s Susie Wiles‘ turn to be fired from her post as Chief of staff, White House, as President Donald Trump is now exploring options to replace her. Wiles is Trump’s longest-serving chief of…

In 2013, two childhood friends from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, pooled $10,000 to buy egg whites, dates, and nuts. They made their first batch of protein bars in a suburban basement using a food processor. Four years later, global food company Kellogg Company bought their business for $600 million. Peter Rahal and Jared Smith founded Chicago…

Hundreds of art lovers lined up outside a Hong Kong gallery to see a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece that had been hidden from public view for more than six decades. The 1890 painting, titled Châtaigniers en fleurs (Chestnut Trees in Blossom), reappeared ahead of a planned auction on 18 November at Sotheby’s in New York….

The family has also reached a proposed settlement that could help prevent liquidation A California winery that has been operating for 45 years could face liquidation if it fails to find a buyer by October 15, following a long-running legal dispute between members of the family that owns it. Adelaida Vineyards, one of the earliest…

No official farewell party planned for Kimberly Guilfoyle in Greece. Greek president Konstantinos Tasoulas has not planned any official farewell for Kimberly Guilfoyle as she leaves her ambassadorship amid turmoil. According to protocol, a grand send-off is arranged when an ambassador ends their term but in this case, Guilfoyle is accused of many wrongdoings and…

Microsoft president Brad Smith reacts to the Trump administration’s suspension of his company’s Green Card applications. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith reacted to the Donald Trump administration suspending the Green Card filings from his company along with seven other tech majors in an exclusive interview with Politico in Dublin and warned that this…

Latest updates on Diversity Visa 2026 and 2027 A US federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reopen registration for the 2027 Diversity Visa program, commonly known as the Green Card lottery, restoring a pathway to permanent residency for eligible applicants after the government failed to launch the annual registration process on schedule.US District…