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Grammy-nominated R&B singer Freddie Jackson, known for his ’80s hits Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) and You Are My Lady, has died at the age of 69, his family announced. Jackson died on Monday, just three days after his birthday, according to the family’s statement shared on Instagram.“It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved Freddie Jackson, who went home to rest last night,” Jackson’s family said in a statement on Tuesday.“Freddie was more than a legendary voice. He was a kind, generous soul who loved his fans, his family,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — You’ve likely heard it since childhood: Don’t scratch that bug bite or rash, you’ll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad? A lot of things can cause itchiness, sometimes serious diseases. Whatever the cause, doctors have long warned that scratching too much can damage the skin. Now researchers better understand why even a mildly annoying itch could put you on an itch-and-scratch cycle if you give in.How did they find out? In part by putting tiny “cones of shame” onto mice to uncover what happens on a cellular level when an…

By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted October 1, 2026 1:17 pm Updated October 1, 2026 6:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jamal Shead to a multi-year, contract extension, the NBA team announced Thursday. Terms were not disclosed, but Shead’s agent KJ Smith reposted an ESPN report of the deal to his X account that said the extension was worth US$24-million over three years.The extension keeps Shead in Toronto through the 2029-30 season. “From the 45th pick in the draft to the integral role…

For the first time in years, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers — better known as ICANN — is accepting applications for new top-level domains. These are the suffixes at the end of all URLs, and you may know them as things like .com, .org, and .pizza.ICANN just announced the 1,615 applications that have been submitted so far, from 481 different applicants. The trend will not surprise you: AI is everywhere. Ten different companies, including both Meta and OpenAI, applied for the .agent domain. Seven, including OpenAI, applied for .agi. Six, including OpenAI, applied for .asi, clearly attempting…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadians made slightly more return trips from the U.S. in April, according to the latest data, after more than a year of declines. Statistics Canada reported Monday that in April 2026 there were 3.2 million return trips by Canadian residents from international destinations including the U.S., which marked a three per cent increase from the same month a year earlier.Nearly half of that amount (1.4 per cent) were return trips from the U.S., which the agency adds was the first increase of its kind since December 2024.In total, Canadians returned from 1.8…

Figure 1 LIS Technologies Inc. Announces Major Milestone with the Receipt of an Initial Shipment of Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6) to be Leveraged at its State-of-the-Art Demonstration Test Loop Facility UF6 feedstock will support the demonstration and optimization of LIST’s proprietary & patented laser enrichment technology at its Demonstration Test Loop Facility, located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on the footprint of the former K-25 gaseous diffusion plant, a cornerstone of the Manhattan Project Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LIS Technologies Inc. (“LIST” or “the Company”), a proprietary developer of advanced laser technology and the only USA-origin and patented…

Primech A & P Achieves Highest Recognition Tier Following Measurable Reductions in Absolute Emissions and Emissions Intensity Key Facts At-a-Glance Who: Primech A & P Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Primech Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: PMEC), based in Singapore.What: Attained the 2026 LowCarbonSG Gold Leader recognition, the highest of the programme’s three tiers, awarded for year-on-year reductions of at least 5% in both absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions and emissions intensity by revenue.When: Recognition awarded in 2026, based on emissions recorded from April 2025 to March 2026, compared with April 2024 to March 2025.Where: Singapore. LowCarbonSG is led by CPLC…

Nasdaq-listed AI company MBody AI ($MBAI) files two new applications as it continues to develop and deploy Orchestrator for enterprise customers LAS VEGAS, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MBody AI Ltd. (“MBody AI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MBAI) today announced two new patent applications as it continues to develop and deploy Orchestrator for enterprise customers, including Fortune 500 operators. The latest applications, seek protection for the platform’s AI architecture and separate AI technology designed to keep autonomous equipment working in extreme outdoor heat. Highlights Two patent applications for AI orchestration and technology for extreme outdoor heat.Seven supported equipment types…

Limited-edition cannabis edibles deliver Warhead-level sourness with 10mg THC per piece for Illinois sour gummy fans. CHICAGO, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — nuEra Cannabis dispensaries across Illinois now stock CannaSours Ultra Sour Fruit Punch gummies, a limited-edition THC edible that delivers extreme sourness comparable to Warhead candies. Each gummy contains 10mg of delta-9 THC wrapped in tropical fruit punch flavor with an intensely sour sugar coating. The new product targets all types of cannabis users who find most “sour” THC gummies disappointingly mild. Unlike mass-market cannabis edibles that typically register 3-5 on a sourness scale of 10, CannaSours Ultra Sour…

Banks and credit unions can set their own liquidity, approval, and compliance rules for instant payments, around the clockNEW YORK, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coinbax today announced it has joined the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC). The company is extending its payment controls to the Federal Reserve’s FedNow® Service and The Clearing House’s RTP® network. Coinbax will take part in two FPC work groups, Exception Resolution for Account-Based Payments and Digital Assets in the Financial Industry. Coinbax provides controls for modern payments. It sits between an institution’s core or payment hub and the payment rail. Before a payment…