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Billy Joel has canceled his upcoming tour, including all of his scheduled concerts up to early July 2026, after a recent health diagnosis.The iconic singer announced Friday he was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, which has been exacerbated by recent performances, leading to problems with his hearing, vision and balance.”I’m sincerely sorry to disappoint our audience, and thank you for understanding,” Joel said in a statement.Joel, 76, was advised by his doctor to refrain from performing as he undergoes physical therapy, according to the statement. Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Nov. 9, 2024. Ethan Miller/Getty Images In…

Apple CEO Tim Cook, left center, escorts President Donald Trump as he tours Apple’s Mac Pro manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas, Nov. 20, 2019.Tom Brenner | ReutersThe once-solid relationship between President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook is breaking down over the idea of a U.S.-made iPhone.Last week, Trump said he “had a little problem with Tim Cook,” and on Friday, he threatened to slap a 25% tariff on iPhones in a social media post.Trump is upset with Apple’s plan to source the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. from its factory partners in India, instead of China.…

GWS skipper Toby Greene produced a hot start in his AFL milestone game and was one of the Giants’ best in their important away win over Carlton.

Science and technology ministry accuses messaging app of not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by users in Vietnam.Vietnam has ordered the country’s telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by users of the platform, in a move that Telegram said was surprising. A report on the government’s news portal on Friday said Vietnam’s telecommunications department at the Ministry of Science and Technology sent letters to internet service providers warning that there were “signs of law violation” on Telegram. The ministry said internet service providers should “deploy solutions and measures…

The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions relief for Syria as part of a series of steps to end decades of penalties and to stabilize the country. The Treasury Department said it will grant Syria a 180-day waiver, known as GL 25, to ease financial restrictions that target the country’s former rulers in an effort to give its new leaders a chance to rebuild a nation still scarred by more than a decade of civil war. It will facilitate the provision of electricity, energy, water, and sanitation, and enable a more effective humanitarian response across Syria, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “As…

A California State freshman died in an accidental drowning while vacationing with fellow fraternity members in Arizona over the weekend, according to the Sigma Pi Fraternity at Cal State Fullerton. Simon Daniel, 18, was visiting Lake Havasu River with his fraternity on Saturday when he decided to go for a swim with friends. The college freshman entered the water with three fraternity brothers and two sorority members when “unbeknownst to them, recent heavy rains in the Havasu Valley region had significantly increased water flow, creating hazardous conditions including strong currents, crosswinds and swells,” the fraternity said in a statement on Facebook. COLLEGE SENIOR…

The number of terrorism charges laid in Canada jumped 488 per cent last year amid rising youth radicalization, the RCMP wrote to the public safety minister. The RCMP’s ministerial briefing binder, posted on a government website this week, said violent extremism remained “a prominent national security threat.”“Canadian police have foiled six terrorist plots in the last 12 months alone, with arrests spanning from Edmonton to Ottawa to Toronto,” the briefing said.Between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024, 25 suspects were accused of 83 terrorism-related charges, “representing a 488% increase,” the RCMP wrote.Three minors and six young adults were among those…

What can you tell me, an Italian, about our street food, that’s not the typical square cuts of pizza you may have enjoyed at any of the panettieri (bread shops) you found while travelling to Rome, Florence, Venice or Milan?That’s all good — it’s delicious. But let me tell you, as a northern man from Lombardy, that the yummiest street food in my native Italy is found south of Rome — for example in Apulia, a beautiful region of cerulean seas and white-tinged cities like Lecce and Bari, which however still remains incredibly under the radar. I wouldn’t be surprised…

Bangkok, Thailand – Over several years in the mid-1960s, the crumbling ruins of an ancient temple in northeast Thailand were picked clean by local looters. Possibly hundreds of centuries-old statues that were long buried beneath the soft, verdant grounds around the temple were stolen. To this day, all the known artefacts from the pillaging spree, collectively known as the Prakhon Chai hoard, sit scattered thousands of miles away in museums and collections across the United States, Europe and Australia. In a matter of weeks, though, the first of those statues will begin their journey home to Thailand. The acquisitions committee…

Military air traffic controllers briefly lost contact with an Army helicopter as it neared the Pentagon on a flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings in early May at a Washington airport, the Army confirmed to CBS News Friday.An Army official confirmed that on May 1, the Pentagon tower lost contact with the Black Hawk helicopter for about 20 seconds as it was coming to land. FAA air traffic controllers at the airport aborted the landing of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 during the Black Hawk’s initial flight toward the Pentagon because they realized both aircraft would…