NY woman receives first fully robotic double lung transplant: ‘An unbelievable thing’

Cheryl Mehrkar was an “adrenaline junkie” who relished being a scuba divemaster and riding her 2003 Harley-Davidson Sportster in North Carolina, Maine, and near her home in Dutchess County. She had also achieved a fourth-degree karate black belt and dabbled in skydiving and bungee jumping. Now, Mehrkar has a new feat for her unusual résumé … Read more

‘A–hole’ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘demanded’ a closed set on ‘SNL,’ alum says — so Will Ferrell crashed it

Sean “Diddy” Combs at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. REUTERS “Saturday Night Live” alum Ana Gasteyer has a story to share about Sean “Diddy” Combs. The comedian, 57, appeared on Wednesday’s episode of the “Las Culturistas” podcast, hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, and claimed that the disgraced rapper, 55, “shut down the whole … Read more

Opinion: Invisible labour is stealing from women and the economy

With unpaid caregiving as the hidden engine of society, women bear the brunt of the burden. Working mothers need real support, at work and at home, to both provide care and earn without the weight of an unequal load, writes Arron Neal.Photo by Halfpoint /Getty Images/iStockPhoto If running a household while managing a career were … Read more

Weekend traffic Nov. 22-25, 2024: No REM downtown

Also: Ramps closed near Champlain Bridge, Mercier Bridge down to one lane A REM train makes its way along the elevated tracks between the downtown and Nuns’ Island stations, in Montreal, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette The on-island part of the Réseau express métropolitain will be shut down all weekend … Read more

Montreal weather: The tail end of November is awfully damp

At least we’re not experiencing a bomb cyclone. A dog walker in Montreal Nov. 14, 2024.Photo by Graham Hughes /The Canadian Press Periods of rain have settled in and are expected to continue into the weekend. At least one doesn’t have to shovel rain. Expect a high of 9 C during the day, with a … Read more

Ana Gasteyer claims ‘a–hole’ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘demanded a totally closed set’ on ‘SNL’ in 1998

9Ana Gasteyer blasted Sean “Diddy” Combs’ behavior on the “Saturday Night Live” set in 1998. Getty Images Nearly 30 years after Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared as a musical guest on “Saturday Night Live,” Ana Gasteyer is calling him out. The comedian labeled the embattled music mogul an “a–hole” for allegedly demanding “a totally closed set” … Read more

PayPal hit with ‘system issue’ as outage affects merchant payments

PayPal said on Thursday that it was “experiencing a system issue” that appears to be interfering with merchants’ ability to process payments. The San Jose, Calif.-based tech giant issued an incident report on its web site on Thursday saying that the outage “may be affecting multiple products in our Production environment.” “Merchants may be encountering … Read more

Yankees’ Aaron Judge set to snag second AL MVP award

Because of the way the season ended — and his season ended — there might be some who have forgotten just what kind of year Aaron Judge had. The kind of year that likely will be rewarded with his second American League MVP award in three seasons. Judge, teammate Juan Soto and the Royals’ Bobby … Read more

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