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Liberal MPs meet in Edmonton to talk fall session, major projects – National
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Liberal MPs meet in Edmonton to talk fall session, major projects – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 9, 2025 1:26 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal caucus is meeting in Edmonton this week ahead of the fall sitting of Parliament. It’s the first time the caucus has met since June, and the first caucus retreat held outside Ottawa since Carney took over the party’s leadership last March. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. It comes as Carney has a lofty fal...
Your AI Browser May Be Vulnerable to ‘Prompt Injection’ Attacks
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Your AI Browser May Be Vulnerable to ‘Prompt Injection’ Attacks

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news.AI continues to take over more and more of our day-to-day activities: Anthropic recently announced a Chrome extension that allows Claude AI to see browser activity and run actions on behalf of users, while Perplexity's Comet is an AI-powered browser that the company calls both a "personal assistant" and a "thinking partner." Agentic browsers may be able to do a lot of things for you, such as scheduling meetings, replying to emails, and ordering DoorDash, but handing all of this control (and personal information) over to AI comes with potential security risks. One of these is a prompt injection attack, which allows hackers ...
Mumbai docs successfully remove LED bulb from child’s lung after 3-month mystery
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Mumbai docs successfully remove LED bulb from child’s lung after 3-month mystery

In a rare and extraordinary medical case, doctors at a Mumbai hospital have given a new lease of life to a child in the city, after successfully removing a metal LED bulb lodged in his lung. It put an end to a three-month-long struggle with persistent cough and respiratory distress. The three-and-half-year-old child had been suffering from what was initially diagnosed as pneumonia and was treated with multiple courses of antibiotics. Despite extensive care, his symptoms persisted, prompting advanced investigations, including a CT scan, which revealed a metallic foreign body lodged deep in the left bronchus. Following unsuccessful attempts at flexible bronchoscopy in Kolhapur, the child was referred to doctors at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre in Mumbai, where a rigid bronchoscopy r...
Iconic fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91 – National
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Iconic fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91 – National

Giorgio Armani, a stalwart of Milan ready-to-wear who revolutionized fashion with unstructured looks, died Thursday at the age of 91, his fashion house confirmed. Armani died at home, the fashion house said. The fashion designer failed to appear at his runway shows in June as he was recovering from an undisclosed illness. He was planning a major event to celebrate 50 years of his signature Giorgio Armani fashion house during Milan Fashion Week this month.Starting with an unlined jacket, a simple pair of pants and an urban palette, Armani put Italian ready-to-wear style on the international fashion map in the late 1970s, creating an instantly recognizable relaxed silhouette that has propelled the fashion house for half a century.From the executive office to the Hollywood screen, Armani dres...
Pratik Gandhi and Tom Felton`s bromance is winning the internet
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Pratik Gandhi and Tom Felton`s bromance is winning the internet

Acclaimed star Pratik Gandhi, who is making waves at the Toronto International Film Festival for his series Gandhi, has seemingly found a new friend in England, in Harry Potter star Tom Felton. He received a special shoutout from his "first friend in England" on Instagram. In response, Pratik had the sweetest reply saying that he cannot wait to have the English actor in India.  Tom Felton and Pratik Gandhi`s bromance Felton took to Instagram to share three pictures posing with Pratik, Hansal Mehta, Bhamini Oza and Kabir Bedi at the red carpet of the Toronto International Film Festival, where their series Gandhi premiered.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Tom Felton (@t22felton) No...
14 pc of Indians aged 45 and above could have obstructive lung disease: Study
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14 pc of Indians aged 45 and above could have obstructive lung disease: Study

Over 14 per cent of those aged 45 and above in India could be affected by obstructive lung disease, reveals an analysis by an international team of researchers, including those from Mumbai`s International Institute for Population Sciences. Over 31,000 adults were administered spirometry -- commonly used to test how well one`s lungs work -- as part of the `Longitudinal Aging Study in India` (LASI), the country`s first and world`s largest database of older population recorded over long-term. The findings published in the journal PLOS One show that men could be affected more, compared to women, and the prevalence increased with age. Obstructive lung disease -- of which Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a type -- is marked by damage to lungs, causing inflammation and obstr...
If You Have a Mini-LED TV, You Need to Enable This Setting
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If You Have a Mini-LED TV, You Need to Enable This Setting

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news.I reviewed the TCL QM7 a year ago, and I'm still impressed at the quality and value for the money offered by this mid-tier QLED TV. Along with Hisense, TCL has raised the bar for QLED TVs, with both brands battling it out to become the go-to for the best value QLED TV. One of the highlights of the QM7 is its incredible brightness—up to 2,400 nits, thanks to the mini-LED backlight for the display. But this can actually be overwhelming when watching TV at night in a dark bedroom, especially if you're getting ready to go to sleep (or if someone else in the...
Alberta revises school book ban policy to focus on sexual images
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Alberta revises school book ban policy to focus on sexual images

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2025 2:18 pm Updated September 8, 2025 5:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Alberta government has officially revised its school book ban to state that written descriptions of sex are OK, but images and illustrations of sex are not. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said visual depictions have been the government’s main concern from the start.He said images are easy to comprehend, while some young readers ...
50 pc Gen Z women want fertility checks as part of routine health tests: Survey
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50 pc Gen Z women want fertility checks as part of routine health tests: Survey

More than 50 per cent of the Gen Z women want fertility checks as part of their routine health tests, a survey has found. Gen Z (Generation Z) refers to individuals born between 1997 and 2012. A nationwide survey was conducted by Motherhood Hospitals and Nova IVF Fertility, taking inputs from over 200 women aged 23 to 30 years across metros and tier-I cities. It sheds light on perceptions of fertility, timelines and reproductive health among young professionals. As per the survey finding, 51 per cent of India`s Gen Z women want fertility checks as part of their routine health tests. Just like their financial health, members of the Gen Z are looking at a more planned approach to parenthood, and 40 per cent of the respondents plan to start trying for pregnancy between 28 and 32 years,...
Howard Stern pranks listeners, fakes he’s leaving SiriusXM — he’s not – National
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Howard Stern pranks listeners, fakes he’s leaving SiriusXM — he’s not – National

Howard Stern gave listeners a shock on Monday morning when Andy Cohen took over his timeslot and claimed the channel was now called “Andy 100.” The stunt came after weeks of promos that promised a big reveal, following swirling speculation that Stern’s show would be cancelled. “The tabloids have spoken: Howard Stern fired, cancelled,” one promo video said. “Is it really bye-bye Booey?”“I know that you’re expecting a big announcement from Howard, and this is not how things were meant to go,” Cohen, 57, said on-air Monday morning. “There’s been a lot of talk about what’s going to happen with Howard’s deal. Is he fired? I don’t know how much I’m allowed to say, except that he’s not here and I am.”“Howard was supposed to start the show today, and this was supposed to be something of a cleaner ...