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A 45-year-old woman had no idea anything was wrong with her tongue. She had no pain, no bleeding, no trouble swallowing, and no feeling of something stuck in her throat. A dentist noticed a small bump near the back of her tongue during a routine checkup.Specialists who examined her suspected a fibroma, one of the most common harmless growths in the mouth, or an irritated taste bud. When surgeons removed the lump and examined it under a microscope, they found something else entirely: mature bone sitting in the soft tissue of her tongue.Émile Blanchette and Laurent Fradet of the Université…

Mark Hamill wanted Luke’s deleted Biggs scene restored. Here is what it reveals about his plans to leave Tatooine and join the Imperial Academy. By Chris Snellgrove | Published 14 seconds ago Mark Hamill has been candid in the past about his concerns over Luke Skywalker’s portrayal in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and given how divisive that film ended up being, it seems many fans also had their own concerns about how the sequel trilogy handled this famous character. However, in a 2014 AMA thread on Reddit, long before The Last Jedi came out, a fan asked Luke Skywalker…

The Milwaukee Brewers have made the World Series for the first time since 1982 and enter the series as the favorite against the Tampa Bay Rays. One of the most fun aspects of the series is that both teams are vying for their first-ever World Series title. While the Rays, in their 29th season of existence, have played in the World Series twice since 2008, the Brewers are in the Fall Classic for just the second time in franchise history and the first since joining the National League in 1998. Why could this finally be the year for the Brewers (other than…

LONDON — President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and oversee the release of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan who had been in Russian detention since 2022.Witkoff landed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning, a Kremlin aide confirmed, ahead of the planned meeting with Putin.Trump’s envoy thanked Putin for freeing Hubbard, according to a readout of the meeting published by the Kremlin. Putin said that Hubbard — who was detained in eastern Ukraine in April 2022 — was taken to St.…

Russia has agreed to release a 74-year-old American citizen who was jailed for allegedly fighting on behalf of Ukraine.Stephen Hubbard has been taken to Pulkovo Airport, Putin said during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg, according to state media.President Trump said Hubbard was «on his way back home» and «there was no ‘swap’ necessary for this release».Hubbard, a former teacher originally from Michigan, was sentenced to almost seven years in a penal colony in 2024.Prosecutors had accused him of serving in a defence unit in the eastern city of Izyum when he was captured by Russian forces,…

Politics / October 20, 2026 The idea of charging people who have abortions with murder is gaining traction on the right. But a report finds that people are already being prosecuted for their pregnancy outcomes. Ad Policy Anti-abortion rights demonstrators march to the Supreme Court for the 52nd annual March For Life in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2025.(Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the idea of charging people who have abortions with murder has gained terrifying new traction. During her brief stint as…

Yves here. In this overly dynamic time, some lighter material seems in order, here on how people have overwhelmingly been converted into consumers who must have new and/or pristine wares. Now I must confess that when I worked on Wall Street and in consulting (as in had top execs and billionaires as clients, as well as status-competitive peers), I was guilty of the behavior described below, not out of internal desires per se but Keynes beauty contest thinking, as in what others would make of worn items. I was very sensitive to the signals my clothes, jewelry, shoes and bags…

A couple from Texas were charged this week in the deadly freeway shooting of a 17-year-old high school girl who was driving to the zoo for a Halloween celebration.The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in Missouri charged Willie Herndon, 42, with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with last week’s attack, which killed Alyssa Wilson, authorities said Monday.Taiya Herndon, who investigators said is his wife, is charged with hindering prosecution, accused of driving her husband to an Illinois hotel 12 miles from St. Louis, prosecuting attorney Melissa Price Smith said at a news conference Monday.It’s not clear…

Val Chmerkovskiy‘s absence from Dancing With the Stars comes after offscreen drama that led to a suspension. Audience members will notice that Chmerkovskiy, 40, isn’t joining Jenna Dewan during season 35’s Dedication Night on Tuesday, October 20. Instead, Alan Bersten is taking over as Chmerkovskiy is sitting out one week of the hit competition show. The decision came after Chmerkovskiy got involved when judge Carrie Ann Inaba offered feedback to his wife, Jenna Johnson. Inaba, 58, was critical of Johnson’s samba with Harry Shum Jr. during Super Bowl Night due to an illegal lift in the routine. “A lift is…

After falling well short in his rematch with Daniel Dubois, fans are left questioning what Fabio Wardley’s next move should be, and one British three-division world champion has admitted that he would like to see the 31-year-old hang up the gloves. Wardley has been one of the greatest success stories in recent boxing history, turning professional with no amateur background and going on to capture the coveted heavyweight world title.  The Ipswich fan-favourite met his match against Daniel Dubois this year though, as ‘Triple D’ scored a damaging defeat to end Wardley’s title reign back in May, before a two-round…