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Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, announced Tuesday that her cancer is in remission, nearly a year after she publicly revealed her diagnosis. “It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focussed on recovery,” she said in a post on X on Jan. 14. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Middleton first shared her cancer diagnosis in March 2024, saying that she began treatment in late February and was undergoing what she called “preventative” chemotherapy.

With the TikTok ban looming in less than a week, creators are scrambling to find a replacement. Many have simply migrated over to TikTok’s direct American competitors, like Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts. But another unlikely challenger has emerged: the Chinese-owned Xiaohongshu, a social media app often referred to as Red Note in English.

After living in the Pacific Palisades for three generations, Chad Comey’s family was not scared of fire. “I’d always imagined that the earthquake would do us in,” says Comey, who lives with and cares for his disabled parents. “There was a fire in 2019 in the Palisades. My parents did not evacuate for that fire.

In late 2022, Erin, a 43-year-old from Pennsylvania, agreed to spend six weeks in a psychiatric ward, getting intensive treatment for an illness she knew she didn’t have. That decision was a last resort for Erin, who asked to be identified only by her first name for privacy. Her health had deteriorated after she caught COVID-19 nearly a year earlier; the virus left her with pain, fatigue, rapid weight loss, digestive problems, and vertigo.

(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U. S. leaders and their spouses, but former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will be there. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join their husbands for the Jan.

It’s not easy to become a taxi driver in London. Since 1865, to operate a taxi, drivers have had to pass what’s known as “the Knowledge,” a grueling test of a person’s memory of the thousands of streets, landmarks, and driving routes within the city. Students typically study for years to prepare for the Knowledge test, which is considered one of the most difficult examinations a human being can undertake.