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Click here for updates on this story     HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — At the end of January, Linda Lingle was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. “It was just a gut punch you know. You just had a sinus infection. you don’t expect leukemia,” said Linda. Linda started chemotherapy soon after and the good news is, she

Nawal El Saadawi, a famous Egyptian feminist author, physician and psychiatrist, has died aged 89, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Sunday. El Saadawi was known as a defender of women’s rights and fought strongly against the widespread practice of female genital mutation. She was jailed and persecuted and received threats from conservatives throughout her life

Click here for updates on this story     Ottawa, Ontario (CTV Network) — The Canadian ambassador to the U.S. says she’s been reassured by her American colleagues that they are viewing the cases of detained Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig as if the two men were their own citizens. “Many members of the U.S. administration

Eight people were stabbed during a fight that started inside a Detroit hookah lounge and continued into the parking lot early Sunday morning, police said. The stabbings happened at about 4:40 a.m. Sunday on Greenfield Road. The eight people who were stabbed were hospitalized, but none of the injuries were fatal, Detroit Police said in

Crystal Sauser didn’t know who wrote obituaries. Was it the funeral home? The deceased’s loved ones? At 39, she didn’t think she’d have to know the answer. But in February, her husband of 13 years died of cancer, leaving behind Sauser and their three children. Suddenly, she found herself browsing funeral home obituary templates, grieving

Here’s a look at the life of world-renowned primatologist, activist and conservationist Jane Goodall. Personal Birth date: April 3, 1934 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall Father: Mortimer Morris-Goodall, businessman Mother: Margaret Myfanwe (Joseph) Morris-Goodall, a novelist Marriages: Derek Bryceson (1975-1980, his death); Hugo van Lawick (March 28, 1964-1974, divorced) Children: with

Here’s a look at the life of former Texas Congressman Tom DeLay. Personal Birth date: April 8, 1947 Birth place: Laredo, Texas Birth name: Thomas Dale DeLay Father: Charles Ray DeLay Mother: Maxine (Wimbish) DeLay Marriage: Christine (Furrh) DeLay (1967-present) Children: Danielle Education: Attended Baylor University, 1965-1967; University of Houston, B.S., 1970 Other Facts Nicknamed

Here’s some background information about the annual income tax filing deadline in the United States. May 17, 2021, is the deadline to file 2020 income tax returns. Filing Statistics The IRS’s fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal Year 2019The IRS amassed over $3.5 trillion in gross tax collections and issued almost

Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator and day and night are of equal length. Facts March 20, 2021 – The vernal equinox begins at approximately 09:37 UTC. September 22, 2021 – The autumnal equinox begins at approximately 19:21 UTC. Calendar

Here is a look at the solstice. The next summer solstice will take place on June 20, 2021. The next winter solstice will take place on December 21, 2021. Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on December 21 or 22, when the sun appears at its most southerly position,directly overhead at the Tropic of

A Korean American woman living in Los Angeles has created a hate crime booklet for Asian American seniors to prepare them in case they are racially targeted. The idea was born amid the coronavirus pandemic, after Esther Lim heard the term “China virus,” a phrase often used by former President Donald Trump, followed by a

A visitor at the San Diego Zoo was arrested on Friday shortly after taking his two-year-old daughter into an elephant enclosure, according to a press release from the San Diego Police Department. Jose Navarrete, 25, made it into the elephant enclosure with his daughter after passing multiple barriers, the release said. Once the father and