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The drug dealer that inspired a 1973 Billy Joel classic: “Everybody would just get their brains wasted”
The article explains that Billy Joel’s 1973 song ‘Captain Jack’ was inspired by drug use he observed near his Long Island home, including a dealer known as Captain Jack. It matters because the song is presented not as a celebration of drugs, but as Joel’s critical portrait of suburban young people using substances to escape…
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Star Trek Legend William Shatner and His Daughter Melanie Reveal They Battled Stage 4 Cancer at the Same Time
William Shatner, the 95-year-old actor best known for playing Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek, and his 61-year-old daughter Melanie have revealed they were both diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at the same time and supported one another through treatment. The pair, who were declared cancer-free in late 2024, disclosed the overlapping illnesses to…
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Man arrested after police cars and helicopter pursue suspect through Sheffield streets
Police in Sheffield arrested a man after a pursuit involving several police vehicles and a helicopter. He was detained on suspicion of dangerous driving and drug-related offences, following an incident that prompted a significant police response. The report says officers tracked the suspect through city streets with air support before making the arrest. No further…
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Fifth death reported in NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak
New York City health officials reported a fifth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, underscoring the seriousness of the bacterial infection and the need to identify its source quickly. The outbreak affected residents in the Bronx, where authorities were investigating buildings and water systems that could have spread contaminated droplets. Legionnaires’ disease is a…
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Sufferers of cruel neurological condition that sees the body shut down – as well as TWO sets of heartbroken parents who’ve already lost a son each to the disease and now fight for their other sons’ lives – the State to act ‘before it’s too late’
Families affected by a severe neurological condition that progressively shuts down the body are calling on the state to intervene before more lives are lost, according to the report. Two sets of parents, each of whom has already lost one son to the disease, are now watching their remaining sons battle the same illness and…
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A 12-year-old casualty of war recovers in hospital: Alessio Mamo’s best photograph
Photographer Alessio Mamo recalls how he came to photograph Manal, a 12-year-old Iraqi girl recovering from severe burns sustained in a missile explosion in Kirkuk, as part of a project documenting patients at the Médecins Sans Frontières Al-Mowasah hospital in Amman. The portrait, taken while Manal underwent extensive treatment, later won an award at the…
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Trump threatens 100 percent generic drug tariffs beginning in 2028
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Pancreatic cancer vaccine shows promise in first human trial, preventing disease in high-risk patients
Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have reported encouraging early results for an experimental vaccine designed to prevent pancreatic cancer in people at high genetic risk of the disease. The phase 1 trial, published in the American Association for Cancer Research journal Cancer Discovery, marks one of the first attempts to test a preventive…
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NHS trust probed over Nottingham killer; Wetherspoon warns again; Rolls-Royce presses ministers on jet engines
A Nottingham NHS trust faces a corporate manslaughter probe over Valdo Calocane’s care, while Wetherspoon issues its fourth profit warning in seven months and Rolls-Royce lobbies ministers to back its jet-engine ambitions. Also: Amnesty faces scrutiny over an anti-Rowling charity row, and US lawmakers avert a shutdo…
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Ousted Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and his wife set to claim immunity on drug trafficking charges as they return to court today
Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are set to return to court to face drug trafficking charges, with their legal team expected to argue that Maduro retains immunity from prosecution. The case marks a significant moment in efforts to hold the former strongman legally accountable after his removal from power, testing…