Prince Harry ‘in tears’ as King Charles makes brutal new announcement

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The beginning of May, 2024, marked an important development for the British royal family. Prince Harry landed in London to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. During his stay in his home country, his brother, Prince William, received a significant new honour from King Charles. The timing seemed coincidental, but yet, many saw it as a major snub to Prince Harry.

The announcement from the Palace revealed that King Charles III has appointed Prince William as the colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps.

“His Majesty the King will officially hand over the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,” the palace’s statement read. “In August 2023, following His Majesty’s Accession, the King was pleased to announce military appointments including that the Prince of Wales would become Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps. The role was previously held by His Majesty the King, as Prince of Wales, for 31 years.”

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Royal expert Tom Quinn claims Prince Harry was ‘in tears when he heard’. He added: “What makes it much worse is that the role is being given to the very man who Harry sees as the cause of so many of his problems – his brother.

“And the announcement was deliberately made during Harry’s brief visit to the UK to have maximum impact. It shows Harry that he really is no longer welcome.”

William’s new role places him in charge of Harry’s former unit.

In 2008, Harry completed his Army Air Corps “Grading” and Pilot’s Selection Board interview, subsequently training as an Army Air Corps pilot in 2009.

“On successful completion of that Army Pilots Course, Prince Harry was selected to train on the Apache Attack Helicopter,” Harry’s official biography before he was removed from the official royal family website read. “On the same day, it was announced that Prince Harry received his provisional wings from his father.” Charles was colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps at the time. This made the ceremony extra meaningful for Harry.

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The decision comes during a period of increased public curiosity, partly influenced by the stranded relationship between Prince Harry and King Charles.

During Harry’s most recent visit, he and his father, King Charles, didn’t meet due to the king’s “full programme.”

However, the statement by Prince Harry added that he “hopes to see him soon.”

Harry burnt bridges when it comes to his relationship with his family. Yet, he expressed his happiness about returning to the UK. Regarding the party, he described it as “amazing.” He also praised the work of Scotty’s, emphasizing the incredible and necessary support they provide to children.

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“The more opportunity you get to do these kinds of events, the more the families and kids know this place exists which is really the most important thing,” Harry said, as reported by BBC.

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TikTok star Joules Smith, 6, passes away in her parents’ bed weeks after last video

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“We love you our little dancing queen!” Parents of TikTok star Joules Smith paid tributes to their six year daughter who passed away after battling brain tumor.

The devastated father posted on the social media that sweet Joules passed away in her parents’ bed.

“We haven’t been on social media for the last couple weeks [because] we had to spend every single second with our beautiful princess Joules,” father Joe shared in a video, adding, “we didn’t leave that little girl’s side,” during the last moments of her young life.

Joules left the world on December 9, 2024, and her parents disclosed her diagnosis with her followers on May 27.

She was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a type of brain tumor found in the brainstem affecting children aged 5 to 7.

The GoFundMe page states that Joule’s cancer was “incurable” and she only been given 9 months to live.

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When the family first noticed some odd things about their daughter, they took her to the King’s College Hospital in London, where they learned that the mass her brain was an aggressive form of cancer.

They wowed to spend every moment with her, making her last months of life unforgettable.

Joules TikTok followers started a trend, Dancing for Joules, where they shared videos of them dancing in an attempt to spread awareness of terminal illness at children.

“Please, if you are going to do anything, please let’s carry on dancing for our beautiful little Joules because I know she would still be dancing,” Joules’ dad said and promised to continue with the task even after his daughter’s passing.

A month before her passing, Joe shared with the followers that medics told them Joules didn’t have much time left.

“They have given us the possibility of weeks,” he noted, adding, “We have managed to give her the best five, six months she has ever had. Unfortunately, our journey is going to come to an end.” 

Joe and his wife Esha are thankful to everyone who showed their support during the last couple of months while their daughter battled cancer.

“We are so proud of your princess you made this world a better place…we are absolutely heartbroken,” mom Esha posted on Instagram.

We are sorry for the loss of young TikTok star Joules Smith.

Our thoughts and prayers are the grieving family during these difficult times.

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Mark Zuckerberg warns users not to take screenshots on Facebook Messenger

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Mark Zuckerberg, the man behind social media Facebook announced implementing changes, including vanishing messages, just like the option offered by Snapchat, that lets users send messages that appear right after being sent.

Among the rest, Zuckerberg warned users not to take screenshots on Facebook Messenger unless they want others to know they did.

“New update for end-to-end encrypted Messenger chats so you get a notification if someone screenshots a disappearing message,” he posted on the social media.

“We’re also adding GIFs, stickers, and reactions to encrypted chats too,” he added.

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According to The Independent, the feature has been initially introduced in the United States, with plans to implement it in other countries in the weeks that followed.

Facebook made this move amid speculations regarding the amount of security it offers to its users.

“When are you guys adding the dislike button? We need answers…”, one user wrote in addition to Zuckerberg’s post. Another added: “Maybe it can figure out how to feed the hungry or better, heal all the mental illness caused by these platforms, or maybe house the homeless. Can it do any of these?”

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Many posted ways of tricking the screenshot notice on Facebook Messenger.

“Screen recorder will do I guess,” someone commented.

“What if someone used another mobile phone to take a photo of the conversation?” another one suggested.

“Now we will use another mobile for capturing photos instead of screenshots,” agreed on a third.

“You turn the wifi and data off, then you take the screenshot. You turn it on again, and you keep messaging like a hero,” added a fourth.

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There were those who believed that Facebook should pay more attention to other aspects of the social media site.

“I have to say, what you’ve accomplished IS super cool. However… I wish the same energy was put into making REAL LIFE better for humanity instead of the virtual one. Nothing will ever be better than human-to-human connection & interaction,” one person wrote.

The changes will also apply to Instagram, which is owned by Meta.

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Paralyzed man, the first to receive Elon Musk’s Neuralink chip, speaks of the life-changing impact

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Noland Arbaugh became paralyzed below his shoulders after being involved in a car accident in 2016, and eight years later, he became the first person to receive a Neuralink chip.

Neurosurgeons implanted a Neuralink chip, which is the size of a coin, into different areas of Nolan’s brain tissue.

The chip contained 64 flexible threads, each thinner than a human hair. It works as a ‘brain computer interface’ (BCI) that detects electrical impulses generated when a person thinks about moving. These signals are converted into digital form, enabling Noland to operate a computer using his mind.

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During a live-streamed demonstration, Noland played chess and other online games without making a single movement. He explained that the experience felt like using “Force powers” from Star Wars.

“Honestly I didn’t know what to expect – it sounds so sci-fi,” he told BBC. “I grew up playing games,” Noland added.

“Now I’m beating my friends at games, which really shouldn’t be possible but it is.

“… We know so little about the brain and this is allowing us to learn so much more.”

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At one point, he experienced issues with the chip when it disconnected from his brain, but Neuralink restored his capabilities after certain modifications of their algorithm.

Speaking of Neuralink, whom Musk co-founded in 2016 and whose goal is to develop brain-machine interfaces and treat neurological conditions – eventually merging human cognition with AI – the tech-billionaire wrote on X, “Long-term, it is possible to shunt the signals from the brain motor cortex past the damaged part of the spine to enable people to walk again and use their arms normally.”

Neuralink commented: “Our current work is focused on pushing cursor control performance to the same level as that of able-bodied individuals, and on expanding functionality to include text entry.

“In the future we intend to extend the Link’s functionality to the physical world to enable control of robotic arms, wheelchairs, and other technologies that may help increase independence for people living with quadriplegia.”

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Tesla has a mysterious $1.4 billion unaccounted for in its records, leaving experts puzzled

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One of Tesla’s earliest investors, Ross Gerber, discussed the company’s current status and said he believes Elon Musk should step down from the position of a CEO.

Speaking to Sky’s Business Live, Gerber said the tech-mogul has lost his focus ever since becoming part of Donald Trump’s administration.

“I think Tesla needs a new CEO and I decided today I was going to start saying it and so this is the first show that I’m saying it on.

“It’s time for somebody to run Tesla. The business has been neglected for too long. There are too many important things Tesla is doing, so either Elon should come back to Tesla and be the CEO of Tesla and give up his other jobs or he should focus on the government and keep doing what he is doing but find a suitable CEO of Tesla.”

Since December, the company’s market value has plunged by more than $800bn.

Gerber added that Musk has been splitting his time between working with Trump and writing social media posts of X, which has led to negative publicity.

“The company’s reputation has just been destroyed by Elon Musk,” he said.

“Sales are plummeting so, yeah, it’s a crisis. You literally can’t sell the best product in the market place because the CEO is so divisive.”

UnilandTech reports that $1.4 billion have gone missing from Tesla’s financial records, citing a report by Financial Times.

Allegedly, the company spent $6.3 billion on ‘purchases of property and equipment excluding finance leases, net of sales’ in the second half of 2024. However, the company’s balance sheet shows that the total asset value increased by only $4.9 billion, with experts questioning where the $1.4 million go.

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According to Luzi Hail, Wharton School professor of accounting, Tesla could’ve “sold off some [property, plant, and equipment], and we do not know what the net book value (the respective gross amounts) were.”

The difference could also be down to “mergers and acquisitions transactions and foreign currency transactions,” she added.

In the last five years there hasn’t been anything like this in the documents of Tesla.

Meanwhile, Tesla keeps raising debt, betting on future growth, though ongoing controversies could put that to the test. Musk hasn’t helped matters, from demanding job reports from government workers to the chaos surrounding CDC layoffs and unexpected recalls under the Trump administration.

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Vance criticizes CBS’s Margaret Brennan over her alleged efforts to smear Tulsi Gabbard

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CBS anchor Margaret Brennan attempted to use selective headlines to smear Tulsi Gabbard, which Vice-President J.D. Vance didn’t seem to like.

During their CBS exchange, Vance defended Gabbard’s nomination for Director of National Intelligence. He stated that the conservative outlets have lost their relevance.

“Both the Wall Street Journal and the National Review, conservative publications, as you know, have been critical of Tulsi Gabbard. The Review called her ‘an atrocious nominee who deserves to be defeated.’ They compared her defense of Edward Snowden, the fugitive who stole U.S. secrets, to an attorney general who thinks the mob gets a bad rap. Her refusal to accept U.S. intelligence findings that Assad gassed his own people, they said was ‘like a nominee for OMB Director not being able to count.’ Does any of this give you pause putting her in charge of the U.S. intelligence community? Yes or no?” Brennan questioned.

Vance’s response was a firm one. “No, Margaret look, these are publications that attacked Donald J. Trump obsessively, but those publications don’t determine who the president is, the American people do, and Donald J. Trump is the person who determines who his cabinet is, not these publications that I think, frankly, have lost relevance.”

Brennan then said, “The Senate will ultimately decide.”

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Vance answered, “Well, the Senate will provide advice and consent, as is its constitutional obligation. But I feel confident that Tulsi Gabbard will ultimately get through. Two things that are important to know about Tulsi. First of all, she is a career military servant who’s had a classification at the highest levels for nearly two decades.”

He added: “She has impeccable character, impeccable record of service, and she also is a person who I think is going to bring some trust back to the intelligence services. The bureaucrats at our intelligence services have gotten completely out of control. They’ve been part of the weaponization of our political system, the weaponization of our justice system. We need to have good intelligence services who keep us safe. But part of that is restoring trust in those services, and we think Tulsi is the right person to do it.”

Margaret Brennan said, “She doesn’t trust those intelligence services.”

You can take a look at the exchange in the video below.

Vice President Vance’s CBS interview with Margaret Brennan reflects a shift in American politics toward more substantive debates on national security.

Further, his firm support for Tulsi Gabbard reinforces the idea that nominees should be judged on their credentials, expertise, and plans for reform rather than partisan media narratives.

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The cause of Alzheimer’s may lie within your mouth

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Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia in the UK, NHS notes. The exact cause of it is not fully understood, although medical professionals list potential factors that can lead to it, such as increasing age, untreated depression, a family history of the condition, and lifestyle factors and conditions related to cardiovascular diseases, among the rest.

However, in recent years, a growing number of scientific studies have backed up the belief that Alzheimer’s isn’t just a disease, but an infection.

A 2019 study suggests that Alzheimer’s may be related to gum disease.

According to the research, led by senior author Jan Potempa, a microbiologist from the University of Louisville, the presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis – the pathogen behind chronic periodontitis (or gum disease) – was found in the brains of deceased Alzheimer’s patients.

P. gingivalis' gingipains (red) among neurons in the brain of a patient with Alzheimer's.
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A previous experiment involving mice, performed by Cortexyme, Inc., showed that oral infection with P. gingivalis led to greater production of beta-amyloid – Aβ – (the sticky proteins commonly associated with Alzheimer’s) in the rodents’ brains.

“Infectious agents have been implicated in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease before, but the evidence of causation hasn’t been convincing,” Dr. Stephen Dominy, Cortexyme co-founder, explained.

Looking at gingipains, the toxic enzymes of P. gingivalis, scientists discovered that high gingipain levels were associated with the presence of two other proteins already linked with the development of Alzheimer’s: tau and ubiquitin.

However, the team also identified the presence of these toxic gingipains in the brains of deceased patients who were never diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, so the question raising is whether they would be diagnosed with the diseases had they been alive, or is it the Alzheimer’s that led to poor oral care.

“Our identification of gingipain antigens in the brains of individuals with AD and also with AD pathology but no diagnosis of dementia argues that brain infection with P. gingivalis is not a result of poor dental care following the onset of dementia or a consequence of late-stage disease, but is an early event that can explain the pathology found in middle-aged individuals before cognitive decline,” the authors explained in their paper.

The mice experiment also showed a reduction of amyloid-beta production and neuroinflammation due to a compound formulated by the company called COR388.

Whether this would have the same effect on humans is yet to be researched.

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“Drugs targeting the bacteria’s toxic proteins have so far only shown benefit in mice, yet with no new dementia treatments in over 15 years it’s important that we test as many approaches as possible to tackle diseases like Alzheimer’s,” chief scientific officer David Reynolds from Alzheimer’s Research commented.

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My son brought his fiancée home – I immediately called the police

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When my son brought his fiancée home, I realized I knew her from before and soon my excitement faded away and I called the police.

Xavier has never shared any details about his love life with me or his father. We never knew if he ever dated anyone or if he had ever fallen in love, but that day, he came home with a huge grim on his face and told us he was seeing someone. He described his girlfriend as the most kind, most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

They dated for three months before he felt like it was time to propose her.

On the day we were too meet our daughter-in-law, we were overly excited. We wanted everything to be perfect for our son’s fiancée. A warm welcome for the person who would soon be part of our family. I baked my famous cherry pie, roasted a chicken, and set the table with our nicest dishes. Nathan, my husband, bought some pricey steaks in case Cindy preferred beef to chicken.

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The house was spotless and everything was ready for the huge moment.

Cindy was as beautiful as Xavier described her. Petite with big blue eyes.

But just as I looked at her more, I recognized a familiar face. It was the same woman my friend Margaret warned the entire neighborhood about. Her son was scammed by this woman. She made him bought her an expensive wedding ring and thousands of dollars for “wedding expenses.” I had erased the photo Margaret sent me, but I was certain it was her.

I needed to save my son from heartbreak.

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Unaware of what to do next, I asked her to come with me to the basement so that we could pick a wine. Cindy was extremely shy and agreed with a simple nod.

The moment we enter the basement, I locked her inside and rushed to the living room. “Nathan, call the police,” I yelled, while Xavier looked at me in disbelief.

“Mom, are you crazy? What are you doing?” he asked, still shocked from my action.

“Xavier, your fiancée is a scammer. She scammed Margaret’s son. She stole his money and vanished.”

At that moment, police arrived at the door. But when they went to the basement, Cindy wasn’t scared at all. On the contrary, she had a smile on her face that confused me.

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She turned to me and said, “Mrs. Fitzpatrick, I know who you thing I am, but I am not that woman. She made my life a living hell.” Cindy further explained that people confused her with the scammer before, but they had different eye color, although it was obvious they truly looked alike.

One of the police officers said he remembered this case. “The actual scammer did go by the name Cindy, but I’ve heard she’s changed it to either Rosaline or Rosemary. The last trace of her was in Mexico, but this woman isn’t her,” he said.

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Embarrassed, I turned to Cindy and apologized. I was ashamed to even look at her, but she gave me a hug and said at least she would have a fun story of how she first met her in-laws that she would share with her and Xavier’s future children.

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