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First Lady Jill Biden to Have Surgery to Remove Lesion From Her Eye

Health

First Lady Jill Biden will undergo a surgical procedure to remove a lesion found above her right eye.On Jan. 4, the White House released a memo from President Joe Biden’s physician, Kevin O’Connor, announcing that Jill Biden, 71, will have an outpatient procedure next week, Jan 11.“During a routine skin cancer screening, a small lesion was found above the First Lady’s right eye,” tweeted the first lady’s press secretary Vanessa Valdivia, along with the memo that noted, “In an abundance of caution, doctors have recommended that it be removed.”The memo from Dr. O’Connor states that Jill Biden’s “common outpatient procedure,”…

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Amazon says it will cut over 18,000 jobs, more than initially planned

Economy

Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services.CNBCAmazon said Wednesday it will cut more than 18,000 jobs, a bigger number than the e-retailer initially said it would be eliminating last year.The Wall Street Journal reported on the cuts earlier, which Amazon said preempted its planned announcement.”We typically wait to communicate about these outcomes until we can speak with the people who are directly impacted,” CEO Andy Jassy wrote in a memo to employees that the company published on its blog. “However, because one of our teammates leaked this information externally, we decided it was better to share this news earlier so…

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