Susan Lucci shares health update after two grueling surgeries

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Monica Pop
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Dubbed ‘Daytime’s Leading Lady,’ actress Susan Lucci has had an astounding career as an actress and a TV host. Her role of Erica Kane in the ABC daytime drama All My Children is one of the most famous there are and the character is considered iconic.

In 1996, TV Guide ranked Lucci number 37 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.

The Devious Made star was also named one of VH1’s 200 Top Icons of All Time and one of Barbara Walters’s Ten Most Fascinating People.

Unfortunately, Lucci has been experiencing health problems in recent years. Back in 2018, she underwent emergency heart surgery for a major blockage in her arteries that could have ended in a fatal heart attack.

The symptoms she had been experiencing, such as short breath, pain and pressure on her chest, raised a red flag. Lucci visited the hospital and underwent a CT scan. Sadly, the tests that doctors ran indicated she had 90% blockage in the heart’s main artery and 70% blockage in another branch.

Susan Lucci revealed during an interview that she had underwent a second emergency cardiac surgery.

This time her symptoms were less severe, but just as the first time, she noticed them on time.

Speaking of her health state, Dr. Richard Shlofmitz, chairman of cardiology at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, New York, told Good Morning America, “This time, she wasn’t experiencing a heart attack and she wasn’t mentally disturbed. However, she displayed symptoms that made me worry that something could be amiss.”

If she hadn’t experienced the symptoms on time, she could have easily suffered severe heart attack.

Two months after her January 2022 procedure, Lucci’s husband Helmut Huber died at age 84.

“After that, nothing seemed important, my health or anything else,” she admitted. “I didn’t care about anything else.”

“I lost the love of my life and that’s been awful, but I have friends who make me laugh and keep me out and about, and I’m determined to keep putting one foot in front of the other.”

The truth is that not every cardiac condition has observable symptoms because not everyone feels it in the chest.

Lucci decided to open up about her health and the issues she had experienced because she wanted to encourage other women to be proactive about their health.

“Listen to your heart and act on it. Be your own best friend, be your own advocate. You’ll save your life,” Lucci said. “I feel so lucky to have the platform that I have. I just wanted to be able to do something other than entertain.”

In 2019, Susan Lucci walked down the runway at the 2019 American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection.

Lucci is thankful to her doctors for saving her life.

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My husband sent my rent money straight to himself and his mother – I taught them a lesson

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My relationship with Logan was based on love, respect, and trust – or at least I thought so until I learned he deceived me about the rent money that I paid for two years.

I remember the day Logan called me while I was at work. “Caroline, I found the perfect place. It’s an incredibly cozy apartment. I know you’ll love it,” he said in excitement. “The rent is only $2,000 a month, we’ll split it 50-50.”

Honestly, I liked that arrangement and I was happy, not only because we were starting our life together, but because I knew just how much finding the perfect place meant to him.

Things seemed perfect, just like the apartment we settled in.

However, one unassuming day, the perfect life I had envisioned crumbled into pieces.

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As I was taking the elevator, the elderly neighbor from downstairs started a conversation with me. “How are you today, young lady?” she asked. “I see you live in Mrs. Pierce and Logan’s apartment, right?”

I froze. Did I hear her right? Mr. Pierce was Logan’s mom. When I asked her what she meant, the neighbor continued speaking, unaware of the bomb she had just dropped.

“Yeah, Logan’s mom bought that apartment years ago! Rented it out for a while, then he moved in with his ex. And now, you guys!”

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I felt betrayed as never before. For two years, I’ve been paying rent to my husband and his mother. It was $24,000 that he took from me over the course of those two years we’ve lived together.

This wasn’t something I was couldn’t get over.

I was ripped off by my own husband.

When he got home that night, I asked him when the due date for the rent was so that I could give him the rent money.

“December 28,” he said casually, not assuming I knew the truth.

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Before I confronted him, I did a little research and went over public records, scrutinizing every document Logan had once proudly shown me.

That was it, the apartment really belonged to him and his mother.

On the day when I was to transfer rent money to my husband, I went to the bank and took $24,000 from our joint account. I felt like I was done injustice and that money belonged to me.

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In the evening, I finally gathered the courage to confront him. I asked for an explanation, but Logan couldn’t give me one. He just stared at me blankly and bagged me to stay. But I couldn’t.

Instead, I left the apartment and started my life over.

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Meghan Markle appears without makeup in new video

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Rumor has it that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are going on separate business ventures, with both Harry and Meghan Markle seen attending events solo.

The couple addressed the rumors admitting that they’re at a ‘crossroads’ when it comes to their professional endeavors.

Harry also explained why he and Meghan are attending separate events.

“I Google News-ed you, and there were people fascinated by everything you’re doing, all the time,” NYT journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin asked Harry during the New York Times’ 2024 DealBook Summit in New York City on Wednesday, December 4.

“They’re fascinated by Meghan, who is in California right now, and you’re here.

“And there’s articles left and right about, you know, ‘Why are you making independent events? Why aren’t you doing them together?’”

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Harry quipped: “Because you invited me, you should have known!”

“True,” Sorkin replied, “Is that normal for you?

“The second there’s an article — she’s in California, you’re in New York — they say, ‘Well, what is happening with these two, right?’ Is that a beneficial thing for you, in a way, that there’s so much interest in you?”

The Duke then admitted, “No, that’s definitely not a good thing.

“Apparently we’ve bought or moved house 10, 12 times.

“We’ve apparently divorced maybe 10, 12 times as well. So it’s just like, what?”

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Harry and Meghan were also said to have ended their cooperation with Netflix, but that turned out no to be true.

In fact, the Duchess is about to launch a new show, With Love, Meghan.

Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria said she is “excited” for what’s next with the Duke and Duchess, stating that the streaming giant is standing by them.

“We have Meghan’s new show coming out, which is great. It is such a great take on a lifestyle show and showcase for California, Montecito and nature. It really has great takeaways. I was like ‘oh my God, I want to really do that pasta.’ There’s really easy great takeaways on life. I am really excited about that coming out,” Bajaria said.

The first episode of Meghan’s cooking show was expected to launch in February but was postponed due to the LA fires. According to Netflix, the release date was pushed back to sometime in March.

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It will play out at Harry and Megan’s multimillion-dollar mansion in Montecito, California and will feature the likes of chef Roy Choi, actress-producer Mindy Kalin, restauranteur Alice Waters, and Meghan’s former Suits co-star Abigail Spencer.

Ever since stepping down from their royal duties, Harry and Meghan haven’t been much active on the social media. However, Meghan took to Instagram in February to promote her show.

“I have been so excited to share this with you! I hope you love the show as much as I loved making it. Wishing you all a fantastic new year! Thanks to our amazing crew and the team [at Netflix]. Beyond grateful for the support — and fun!” Meghan wrote alongside a video of the trailer of her show.

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At the Golden Globes, Mindi Kaling, the former actress’s friend, spoke on the production.

“I was just in my maternity leave, and Meghan texted me and said, ‘Hey, do you want to come be in my show and come to Montecito and have me cook for you?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, that sounds perfect, I would love to do that,’” Kaling said.

“Wel,l I think of myself as kind of an okay cook, but she unsurprisingly blew me out of the water. The thing about her recipes and being there was that it was just really accessible. She has a garden from scratch, which I could never do, and chickens. They would probably all die if I tried to take care of chickens,” she continued, adding that Harry, too, “knows his way around a kitchen.”

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A few days ago, Meghan posted yet another video in which she showed the signed items singer Billie Eilish sent to her for a teenage girl who lost Eilish’s signed T-shirt during the LA fires.

The Duchess was seen jumping out of joy and thanking Eilish for the package, which included signed T-shirt and a lunchbox among the rest.

“Huge thank you, Billie Eilish, this is going to mean so much to her, and honestly, to Adam Levine and Bahati, you guys helped me get this over the line, and to everyone who is showing up for people in big and small ways to get through what’s happened in California, just thank you so much. I’m going to go and email her mom now, just wanted to share with you guys.”

 
 
 
 
 
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Meghan also thanked the heroes who do their best to help and support the community.

“Let’s keep supporting those affected by the California wildfires,” the Duchess wrote. “Thanks to everyone who made this possible, but most importantly, thank you to our first responders, who are the community’s real heroes.”

What her fans noticed was that Meghan appeared makeup free. As expected, she looked stunning and showed her glow.

We can’t wait to see Meghan’s show.

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Donald Trump reacts to Taylor Swift being booed at Super Bowl by crowd

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Donald Trump made history by becoming the first ever sitting president to attend the Super Bowl, and fans seemed to love his presence. The moment he was shown on the big screen, Trump received loud cheers by the crowd. However, the same couldn’t be said of singer Taylor Swift.

Swift who used to cheer for the Philadelphia Eagles was now booed by their fans. The reason why is that she’s now cheering for the Chiefs.

The singer attended the Super Bowl supporting her boyfriend, Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce.

Confused by the loud booing, she gave a slow side eye to the camera before asking her friend and rapper, Ice Spice, “What is going on?”

Taylor Swift was then seen smiling and telling something to the people seated next to her.

President Trump was quick to target Swift for the way the crowd reacted to her presence at the game.

In a late-night social media post on Truth Social, he wrote, “The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift.”

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Also, Trump re-shared a post from Libs of TikTok, which read: “Trump gets massive cheers at the Super Bowl while Taylor Swift gets booed.—The world is healing!”

Last year, Trump publicly expressed his thoughts on Swift writing on the social media that he hates her. The reason why is that Swift publicly endorsed Kamala Harris during the presidential elections.

Of course, her fans were quick to stand for her.

“Everyone right now ‘the crowd boos Taylor Swift!!?’ Guys… the crowd is 80% eagles fans. Of course they booed Taylor.

“Don’t worry, our girl is loved deeply, and she knows it,” someone wrote.

“If it’s eagles fans booing, she’s from Philly area and was a life long eagles fan…,” another added.

Someone joked: “Congrats, @Eagles fans. Taylor Swift about to write a song about getting booed by you.”

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Viewers noticed a strange detail in the Oval Office, sparking widespread curiosity

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Donald Trump signaled the start of his second term as the president of the country by signing a plethora of executive orders and making changes to the White House, his residency in the following four years.

As expected, he and Melania redecorated the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue property, and one shiny artifact at the Oval Office caught the attention of the eagle-eyed viewers.

Proudly displayed behind Trump’s desk sits a replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy.

Somewhat expected, people wonder why would he have it.

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As we all know, America has never won the FIFA World Cup, and the chances of winning it, at least the the time being, are obviously minor.

“Why has Donald Trump got the World Cup?” one user asked.

“Even Donald Trump won the World Cup before Cristiano Ronaldo,” another joked.

“Trump parading the World Cup trophy when the U.S. has never won and likely never will is hilarious to me,” quipped a third.

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However, there might be an apparent reason for it; America, along with Canada and Mexico, will be hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2026. Or, the replica of the trophy – yes, it is a replica as confirmed by FIFA – could signify Trump’s close friendship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Infantino congratulated Trump on winning the elections in November and them posted a message on the social media thanking the president after attending his victory speech in Washington D.C., a day prior to the inauguration.

“What an incredible honour and privilege it is for FIFA and me, as FIFA President, to be acknowledged by President Donald J. Trump during his victory rally speech in Washington DC,” he wrote.

The last time the USA hosted the World Cup was back in 1992, when Brazil won the championship.

President Trump having a replica of the trophy isn’t the first time. In fact, back in 2018, people spotted a miniature version of it at the Oval Office on the same place, the table behind his desk. At the time, people speculated he was trying to send a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin as Russia hosted the World Cup that year.

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Elon Musk gives brutal four-word response to Taylor Swift

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Monica Pop
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In a late-night social media post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump targeted singer Taylor Swift, with his close friend Elon Musk not resisting joining in on the mocking.

Following the Super Bowl game, which saw the Philadelphia Eagles dominating the Kansas City Chiefs, Trump wrote: “The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift.”

This came after the crowd booed her the moment she appeared on the jumbotron. According to many, the crowd’s reaction is a result of Swift cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs after she was spotted wearing Eagles merchandise in the past. Of course, the shift comes after she started dating Chief’s tight end Travis Kelce.

President Trump was also in attendance of the Sunday game, becoming the first ever sitting president of the United States to attend the event.

In addition to the post, Trump shared videos showcasing the contrasting reactions he and Swift received during the game.

Trump also re-shared a post from Libs of TikTok, which read: “Trump gets massive cheers at the Super Bowl while Taylor Swift gets booed.—The world is healing!”

The TikTok profile run by Chaya Raichik has millions of followers including the likes of Elon Musk, Caitlyn Jenner, Kid Rock, Jack Osbourne and more.

Elon Musk couldn’t resist chiming in on a post slamming Taylor Swift, writing, “Vibe shift is real.”

Just like Trump, Elon took aim at Swift when she supported Kamala Harris publicly during the presidential elections.

“Fine Taylor…you win… I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life,” he wrote on X of Swift who had signed off her endorsement with “childless cat lady.”

Many found his post inappropriate.

Last week, Trump praised Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, for welcoming their third child.

“Congratulations to the Chiefs GREAT Quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, and his very beautiful and BRILLIANT wife, Brittany, on the birth of their new baby daughter, Golden Raye,” Trump said on Thursday ahead of the Super Bowl. “This is what I call a baby with great genes, both mother and father. It’s happy times in the wonderful Mahomes family. See you all on Sunday!”

Britanny Mahomes supported Trump publicly during and after the presidential elections.

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Why These 11 Diseases Could Threaten Us in 2025

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It’s no secret that COVID taught us how devastating outbreaks can be—and now experts warn of deadliest diseases 2025 that could catch us off guard. From old foes reemerging (think whooping cough or measles) to new threats like Disease X, the global health landscape is anything but predictable. Here’s a quick overview of 11 infections you’ll want to keep an eye on in the coming years.

1. Bird Flu

Bird flu doesn’t just stick to birds—horses can catch it, and in rare cases, humans might too. The virus typically remains limited in transmission, but a few human fatalities have occurred when people came into contact with infected poultry. If it mutates to spread human-to-human, that’s where the deadliest diseases 2025 talk gets real.

2. Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria

Ever heard about bacteria that antibiotics can’t kill? That’s antimicrobial resistance. It’s already causing over a million deaths each year. Health groups worldwide are racing to discover new treatments by 2025, aiming to keep these bugs from spiraling out of control. If not, drug-resistant infections could rank high among the deadliest diseases 2025 has to offer.

3. Cholera

Cholera thrives in contaminated water or food. Climate change, displacement, and natural disasters all worsen its spread, and though we’ve ramped up vaccine production, we still face shortages. With up to 4 million cases each year, it’s on the watch list for deadliest diseases 2025—especially if global conditions deteriorate.

4. Chikungunya

Carried by Aedes mosquitoes, chikungunya leads to severe joint pain and fever that can last months or even years. Cases are nearing half a million globally. On the bright side, a vaccine is in the works, offering hope that we can curb this disease before it becomes a bigger threat.

5. COVID-19

Yes, COVID’s still here. In 2025, an Omicron offshoot called XEC is dominating. Vaccines remain the best bet, and experts recommend keeping immunizations current. This virus forever changed how we look at pandemics, reminding us why we track the deadliest diseases 2025 so closely.

6. Dengue Fever

Dengue soared to over 7.6 million cases by April 2024, with thousands of deaths. Mosquito control and a new vaccine are helping, but the rise in cases is cause for serious concern—particularly in tropical regions where the virus spreads quickly.

7. Measles

Surprised to see measles back on the list? Unfortunately, vaccination rates plummeted worldwide during the pandemic. Now, some regions report big spikes in cases. Measles might sound “old school,” but it can still kill and easily qualifies as a candidate for the deadliest diseases 2025 if people skip their shots.

8. Disease X

It sounds like sci-fi, but it’s really just a placeholder name for the next unknown pathogen that could blindside us—similar to how COVID did. There’s no telling what form it might take, but scientists keep it on the radar to stress how important preparation is.

9. Scabies

Scabies might not be lethal on its own, but its rapid spread and intense itching make it more than a nuisance—particularly in cramped or under-resourced areas. Cases in parts of the UK have tripled recently, suggesting we shouldn’t dismiss it as a minor inconvenience.

10. West Nile Fever

West Nile cases in Europe have nearly doubled year over year, with some infections leading to encephalitis. Mosquito-borne diseases are on the rise globally, so it’s no surprise this one’s a concern for 2025 and beyond.

11. Whooping Cough

Australia saw a record number of whooping cough cases in 2024, and infants are especially vulnerable. Experts blame falling vaccination rates again. If we don’t boost immunizations, this childhood disease can become a serious killer.

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I Had No Idea Baby Teeth Could Do So Much

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I was completely blown away when I discovered baby teeth stem cell banking—the idea that those tiny teeth might someday heal injuries or fight serious diseases. Apparently, these little treasures contain something called SHED cells, which have the potential to regrow dentin and even form bone. If that sounds futuristic, well, it is. But a few companies already offer to freeze those cells just in case we need them in the future.

A Potential Life-Saver?

At first, I thought it was some internet rumor. But then I read about how stem cells in baby teeth could help repair damage caused by chemotherapy or certain diseases. Don’t get me wrong, not every dentist or scientist is totally convinced. Even one leading expert, Dr. Pamela Robey, suggested it might be too early to bank every tooth. Still, the fact remains: baby teeth stem cell banking isn’t just science fiction anymore. Who knows where the research might lead?

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The Cost vs. The Possibilities

Like most cutting-edge medical ideas, this isn’t cheap. Services such as Store-A-Tooth and ToothBank can charge upwards of $1,700 just to get started—plus yearly fees. That’s a lot of money, especially if we have no clue when (or if) these cells will prove beneficial. Yet, for parents who want “biological insurance,” baby teeth stem cell banking could be worth every penny if it ends up saving a life. It’s a gamble, sure, but some believe the payoff could be huge.

Where Science Is Headed

A 2018 University of Pennsylvania study showed that dental tissue can indeed be generated from baby teeth. That’s no small feat! But experts caution it’s too soon to treat these cells as a guaranteed fix for everything from leukemia to bone injuries. Even so, you can’t help but wonder if we’re on the verge of a breakthrough. If baby teeth stem cell banking pans out, parents might find that saving those little pearly whites was one of the smartest decisions they ever made.

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