The 86-year-old was admitted for surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall and remove intestinal scar tissue that had caused intestinal blockages.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inNation & World
Hope dims for missing migrants amid questions about Greece’s actions in deadly sinking
The trawler may have carried as many as 750 passengers, including women and children who were likely trapped in the hold as the vessel overturned and went down early Wednesday.
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Scathing report finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled U.K. Parliament over ‘partygate’
A committee of lawmakers found the former prime minister’s actions were such a flagrant violation of the rules that they warranted a 90-day suspension from Parliament. He, instead, resigned Friday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson, who mixed acting with politics, dies at 87
One of the biggest British stars of the 1960s and 70s, she won 2 Academy Awards for ‘Women in Love’ in 1971 and ‘A Touch of Class’ in 1974.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox score 5 runs in 7th inning, avoid sweep with 6-3 win over Rockies
Boston is off Thursday before opening a three-game series with the rival New York Yankees on Friday.
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White House press secretary has violated rule against politics on the job, watchdog says
A government watchdog agency says Karine-Jean Pierre violated the Hatch Act by making frequent references to ‘MAGA Republicans’ during White House briefings.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Weapons expert in Alec Baldwin case was hungover on set, prosecutors say
Prosecutors are accusing the weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer of drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of ‘Rust.’
Posted inBusiness, News, Schools and Education
It’s almost time to resume student loan payments. Not doing so could cost you
More than 40 million Americans will have to start making federal student loan payments again at the end of the summer under the terms of a debt ceiling deal approved by Congress.
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Google must break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say
It’s the first time the EU has told a tech giant that it must split up key parts of its business over violations of its strict antitrust laws.
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The Beatles are releasing their ‘final’ record. AI helped make it possible.
Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence has been used to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo.