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John F Kennedy.Photo: Arnold Sachs/Archive Photos/Getty The personal allure ofJohn F. Kennedy— strong as a magnet — is, for many, what sets him apart in the history books. A charismatic orator, Kennedy’s charm often masked his flaws (and fed his penchant for flirtation). But as a new book details, behind the appeal of the young senator-turned-president was a man who faced a steady stream of challengesbefore his assassination in 1963....

A nurse administers COVID-19 test.Photo: John Paraskevas/Newsday via Getty New coronavirus variants have been detected in New York City and California and are already spreading rapidly, researchers announced this week. The N.Y.C. variant, called B.1.526, has appeared in 12.7% of positive coronavirus cases over the past two weeks in the city and neighboring areas, according to scientists at Columbia University,CNNreported. According to CNN, the mutation in both variants, called E484K, is believed to partially diminish the body’s immune response....

Martina McBride.Photo: Jason Davis/Getty ForMartina McBride,an exhibit at theCountry Music Hall of Fame and Museumhas long been a “bucket list” item, and this week she can finally cross it off. “Martina McBride: The Power of Her Voice” officially opens at the Nashville museum on Friday, and on Tuesday, the multi-platinum-selling artist came to see it for the first time. Standing amid the expanse of displays, she confessed she was struggling with her emotions....

A boy from Piscataway, New Jersey, was reported dead on New Year’s Day after he had what appeared to be an allergic reaction, authorities confirm to PEOPLE. As of Monday afternoon, New York City’s Chief Medical Examiner had yet to determine 11-year-old Cameron Jean-Pierre’s cause and manner of death, a rep from the office tells PEOPLE. The boy — who was allergic to fish and had asthma — attended his grandmother’s holiday celebration with his father, Steven Jean-Pierre, in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn on Tuesday,a local ABC affiliate, Eyewitness News 7, reports....

make your own automaton is no easy task . ( Unless you’reSimone Giertz , of course . ) But in the future , citizenry with no robotics experience might be able to plan their own working version in just minutes . Researchers at MIT ’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory ( CSAIL ) are develop a mode to allow non - expert to create 3-D - print robots in less than a day ....

Photo: Getty A new study is suggesting a quantifiable link between a person’s selflessness and their potential to earn more money and have more children. To reach this conclusion, researchers from three bodies — the Institute for Futures Studies, the University of South Carolina and Stockholm University — studied both reported behaviors and attitudes in Americans and Europeans to discover that selfishness in these groups had an unmistakableparallel to their fertility and salaries....

After winning two NBA titles together,LeBron JamesandDwyane Wadewill now get to watch their eldest sons chase their own championship as teammates.According to theLos Angeles Daily News, the duo’s sons, LeBron “Bronny” James Jr. and Zaire Wade, are set to join the basketball team at Sierra Canyon High School in California next season. Bronny will be entering his sophomore year and plays guard, while Zaire, a senior, is also a guard and already has offers from two universities,247 Sportsreported....

Photo: getty “It’s an event that we don’t see very often because there are safe haven laws,” Judd said in avideo postedto the sheriff’s office Facebook page on Sunday. In Florida, safe haven laws allow individuals to surrender unharmed newborns up to a week old, Judd said. “We believe she is of Hispanic descent, and we need to know who the parents are,” Judd said. “We have worked throughout the community, and no one claims to know who the mother is....

Newly released bodycam footage revealed a Butte County Sheriff deputy’s harrowing escape from a raging wildfire while attempting to save trapped residents in Paradise, California. “Deputy Aaron Parmley was driving on Pentz Road in Paradise attempting to locate four nurses from Feather River Hospital who needed help evacuating,” the BCSO wrote in the intro of thevideo. “Flames were on both sides of the roadway and he couldn’t see more than ten yards in front of him....

For years,Brandon Jennerhas been releasing music and hoping that people would take his work seriously — but the singer knows that some audiences have preconceived notions about who he is. “You don’t fill out a form before you were born where you request your family,” Jenner, 37, tells PEOPLE. “And I happened to be born into a family that was really well-known. And on some level, it’s been something I’ve had to overcome for people to give me a chance....

Photo: Facebook Three people are charged in an alleged murder-for-hire plot in which the wrong woman — the intended victim’s sister — was killed. Alisha Canales-McGuire, 24, was fatally shot in in the doorway of her sister’s home in Everett, Washington, on September 20, 2017. On Monday, police arrested 20-year-old Jerradon Phelps and a 17-year-old female on charges of first-degree aggravated murder with a firearm and first-degree criminal conspiracy to commit murder....

Photo: Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Nick Cannonisn’t quite sure if he’s ready to put a pause on having more children. While chatting withEntertainment Tonight, the 42-year-oldMasked Singerhost and father to 12 kids was asked if he is done having babies after welcoming his 12th child, daughterHalo Marie Cannon, with modelAlyssa Scottin December. “Yeah, yeah, yeah,” Cannon toldET, though he added that more kids could still be in the cards....

Nick Cannon.Photo: Andy Kropa/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Nick Cannon’s talk show has been canceled. Varietywas first to report the newson Thursday, just over five months after Cannon’s eponymous talk show,The Nick Cannon Show, premiered on Fox and in syndication in September 2021. Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein, co-presidents of the show’s producer-distributor, Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, confirmed the show’s cancelation in a statement to PEOPLE. “It’s never easy to cancel a production with clear potential, but after a great deal of deliberation and examining various options, we have made the difficult business decision to end production onNick Cannon,” said Marcus and Bernstein....