When Brain Cancer Struck a Baseball Family, a ‘Village’ Provided Shelter

When Did Apple's Notes App Become an Extension of Our Brains?

The simple iPhone app is a receptacle for nearly everything: passwords, grocery lists, baby-name brainstorms, the occasional ‘Vanderpump’ brain dump.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 12

Our brains are vector databases — here’s why that’s helpful when using AI

Parallels between our brains and vector databases go deeper than retrieval. Both excel at compression, organizing and identifying patterns.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 16

The scientist who tested his revolutionary medicine on his own brain cancer: ‘It seemed worth it to give it a crack’

Richard Scolyer was one of the world’s leading melanoma researchers when he was struck with a brain tumour. Facing likely death, his team made him a guinea pig for his own medicine. Sign up for a ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

'My cancer was found as I was about to give birth'

After a Caesarean section, Laura Hudson had to endure chemotherapy and have a mastectomy.

Prince William describes family's ‘brutal’ year as wife, father had cancer treatment

Britain’s Prince William described the past year as “brutal” as he faced work while his wife and father were treated for cancer

World - ABC News - November 8

How the PACT Act helped my family as cancer took my husband’s life

If you are a veteran and have been diagnosed with a condition that is presumed to have been caused by your service, I urge you to enroll in VA health care and file a disability claim.

Politics - The Hill - November 11

New York family grieves living woman for 36 hours after police wrongly told them she was killed

A Staten Island, New York, family has experienced a whirlwind of emotions after police incorrectly told them that their loved one had been killed in a car crash.

When two become one: how a pair of cottages near York became a sustainable family home

Seventeenth-century riverside cottages with a warren of tiny spaces have been transformed into a sanctuary for modern living. At first glance, you might think it was its good old-fashioned period ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

‘I never want you around your grandchild’: the families torn apart when adult children decide to go ‘no contact’

Some cases of estrangement stem from a traumatic childhood. But in others it can come as a shock to parents who believe they did their best. People on both sides of family rifts share their ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

How to say 'no' when family and friends ask to borrow money, from a financial therapist

Here's one way to set financial boundaries with friends or family members and how to manage guilt when you need to say no, according to a financial therapist.

Business - CNBC - November 10

WATCH: Piano prodigy plays music for shelter pets

Zen Micheline Hung, 14, plays her keyboard every week for cats and dogs waiting for their forever home.

2 dead, others injured after explosion at Louisville, Kentucky, plant

Two people have been killed and others injured in an explosion in Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday that had prompted a shelter-in-place order.

Sheltered Venezuelan government opponents decry police and intelligence agents outside embassy

Six Venezuelan government opponents who have sheltered for months at the Argentine embassy in Caracas are decrying that local police and intelligence agents were stationed outside of it for hours

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Blues' Holloway struck in neck, taken to hospital

Blues forward Dylan Holloway was hit in the neck area by a puck late in the first period Tuesday night and departed on a stretcher before being taken to a hospital for observation.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

Biden's immigration spouse program struck down

A federal judge ruled President Biden's program to provide unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens legal status and a path to U.S. citizenship is illegal. CBS News chief White House ...

Spirit Airlines and JetBlue planes struck by gunfire in Haiti

Flights into and out of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, were suspended after a Spirit Airlines plane was struck by gunfire while attempting to land there.

Passenger plane struck by bullet at Texas airport

No injuries were reported in the incident, but one bullet hit the cockpit, officials say.

Polish community provide ambulances for Ukraine

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Biden to provide antipersonnel mines to Ukraine

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, temporarily shut down on Wednesday over fears of a possible Russian air attack. Meanwhile, the Biden administration approved antipersonnel mines for Ukraine to ...

Village homes for commuters near a station – in pictures

From a renovated farmhouse to a period home, all have easy access to rail links to towns and cities Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Center Parcs plans first Scottish holiday village

The project, near Hawick, promises an investment of £350m and could create 1,200 jobs.

Reports: Dozens of towns and villages destroyed in Lebanon

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Israel reportedly destroyed dozens of towns and villages in Lebanon

World - Yahoo News - November 5

A French village honors a U.S. soldier killed in WWII

Gerri Eisenhauer's father, Private William Walters, died in World War II just a few months before she was born – killed in action in France, according to a brief telegram. Eisenhauer believed she ...

How a quiet village turned into the Land of Oz for Wicked

It was exciting times for residents as Munchkinland emerged from a field in their quiet community.

Israel warns against returning to 60 Lebanon villages

World - Yahoo News - 21 minutes ago

Israel prevents return to dozens of villages in southern Lebanon

World - Yahoo News - 5 hours ago

The Science That Makes Baseball Mud ‘Magical’

Scientists dug up the real dirt on the substance applied to all the baseballs used in the major leagues.

Science - The New York Times - November 5

Davina McCall recovering after brain tumour surgery

The TV presenter has a colloid cyst, which is not cancerous but could cause problems if it grows.

Davina McCall out of ICU after brain surgery

The presenter's partner says she has made an "enormous leap forward" as he thanked well-wishers.

Woman faced travel insurance refusal after US car accident

Jane Rubens' family say they faced accepting her return to the UK or having her insurance cancelled.

Struggling With Debt? Bankruptcy Can Provide a Second Chance.

Many people who should consider filing for bankruptcy avoid doing so out of shame or fear it could ruin their credit. But it can provide much-needed relief.

Business - The New York Times - November 9