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Intense SoCal Heatwave Sparks Cooling Demand Surge, Testing Grid Reliability The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories across California's Central Valley and coastal areas, including the Bay Area and Los Angeles, with more severe extreme heat warnings in parts of Southern California. Cooling demand is expected to soar over the next several days, putting pressure on the power grid, particularly in the evening as solar generation declines. Bloomberg reports that Los Angeles-area temperatures are forecast to reach 85F to 105F, roughly 10 to 15 degrees above normal. San Francisco could...

Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Cancer As Doctors Remove Part Of His Lung Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer following surgery to remove a section of his lung on Oct. 13, the Vatican announced. Surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope's right lung during the 90-minute procedure and examined it during the operation. The pope was diagnosed with "lung adenocarcinoma," a common type of non-small cell lung cancer, after testing confirmed the finding. Following the operation, Pope Leo asked for dinner and spent...

Health Officials Urge States To End Mercury-Containing Dental Fillings Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Federal health officials on July 22 encouraged state Medicaid officials to stop covering dental fillings containing mercury. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent letters to the Medicaid director in each state urging them to phase out mercury-containing dental fillings by restricting or ending state Medicaid coverage for dental amalgam, fillings that combine mercury and other...