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Friday June 5th, 2026 morning edition

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Retired San Francisco firefighter dies from lung cancer after Blue Shield denies treatment claims.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The retired San Francisco firefighter at the center of a bitter insurance fight has lost his battle against cancer.

Ken Jones passed away Saturday, 14 months after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.

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"After we got some publicity, thank you, a Blue Shield physician reached out to Ken's physician, and they worked out a different plan that Blue Shield would cover.

According to San Francisco's Health Service Board, about 5,000 city employees and retirees are insured by Blue Shield. »

Data reveals Irish alumina factory exporting more product to Russia than government claimed

Authored by kyivindependent.com

The new data undermines Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin's arguments against sanctioning the plant, Ireland's only producer of alumina, in the EU's next package of sanctions against Russia.

Previously, Martin said restrictions on Aughinish Alumina would cause more harm to the EU than to Russia.

But in the first quarter of 2026, 83% of Ireland's alumina exports went to Russia, according to figures obtained by the Irish Times. »

Priest removed as exorcist after his comments on UFOs and demons

Authored by nbcnews.com

The Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Robert McElroy, on Wednesday removed a well-known priest as an exorcist of the archdiocese after he made public comments suggesting that UFO sightings were the work of demons.

The archbishop said Rossetti’s statements “linking UFOs to demonic presence and the Center’s recent use of social media gravely undermine the Church’s very precise teaching on the devil, demons and exorcism.”.

“It’s my personal belief that probably many if not most of these UFO sightings are in fact demons,” Rossetti added. »

IO Interactive Won't Self-Publish Future James Bond Games; Amazon Will Have More Control

Authored by ign.com

“Amazon MGM holds the rights to any future James Bond video games but it’s still too early to discuss future projects,” an Amazon spokesperson said.

Future sequels to 007 First Light will be published by Amazon and MGM, not IO Interactive.

In an interview with Polygon, Jeff Gattis, GM of gaming at Amazon, confirmed that Amazon Game Studios will handle publishing on future James Bond games. »