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SBS Australia
3 days ago
- Business
- SBS Australia
NITV News: May 29, 2025
A big step forward for mob in Victoria as the first local Treaty-making process begins. 25 years on from the landmark Reconciliation Bridge Walk advocates still optimistic for the future. The Federal Government defies Traditional Custodians, granting a huge licence extension for a controversial gas plant.
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
Top TV anchor says cover-up of Biden's decline ‘worse than Watergate'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE cover-up of Joe Biden's ailing health could be a bigger scandal that Watergate, the author of a bombshell new book on the former president's cognitive decline has claimed. CNN host Jake Tapper co-wrote Original Sin, an excoriating account of Biden's deterioration - and efforts by those around him to conceal it from the public's view. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 The CNN anchor said the cover-up of Biden's health 'maybe even worse than Watergate in some ways' 3 Former United States President Joe Biden speaks at the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) conference on April 15, 2025 Credit: Splash 3 The stunning claim came on an interview with Piers Morgan Biden's physical and mental decline were a constant source of speculation throughout his time as president, which culminated in him dropping out of the 2024 election after a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. But Tapper made a jaw-dropping remark when challenged on his book's conclusion in an interview with Piers Morgan on Monday. Quoting from the book, Morgan said: "Joe Biden is not Richard Nixon, and the hiding and cover-up of his deterioration is not Watergate." He added: "I am not entirely sure I agree, Jake, with that conclusion." But in a stunning moment, the CNN anchor said the cover-up of Biden's health "maybe even worse than Watergate in some ways". "Because Richard Nixon was in control of his faculties when he was not drinking," he clarified. He said that while he sees the Biden cover-up as an "entirely separate scandal" from Watergate, he still considers it a "a scandal" nonetheless. Tapper added the book was not "mean to exonerate" Biden in its conclusion that this scandal was "not Watergate". "The only reason that we have the Watergate thing in there is because we quote Archibald Cox, who was a Watergate investigator, talking about how powerful the presidency is and how presidents get surrounded by people who have a vested interest in keeping that president propped up," he told Morgan. "This is an entirely separate scandal," Tapper repeated. "Maybe even worse … maybe even worse." Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' form of prostate cancer It comes following the announcement the Joe Biden has been diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer. A spokesperson for the former president said: "While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management." Biden's ailing health was the subject of intense speculation for much of his time in the White House, with many observers questioning if he was fit to serve a second term in office. While the octogenarian initially announced he would seek re-election, he dropped out of the race after a calamitous debate performance in June 2024. He was replaced as presumptive Democratic nominee by his Vice President Kamala Harris, who would go on to lose to Trump in November. Timeline of Biden's failed re-election bid President Joe Biden endured weeks of calls to step aside before he announced on July 21 that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Here are key developments leading up to his decision. June 27: Biden's disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump sparks calls for him to step aside. His voice was raspy and he trailed off several times after having already endured questions about his age and mental capacity following a series of blunders at public events. July 2: Polls after the debate indicate that Trump is pulling ahead. Texas Representative Lloyd Doggett was the first Democratic congressman to publicly urge Biden to drop his bid for re-election, and big Democratic donors issued the same call a day later. July 5: Biden does a live TV interview with George Stephanopoulos where he tries to quell fears about his age and debate performance. He called the debate "bad night" and said he was under the weather and "exhausted." July 10: Vermont Senator Peter Welch becomes the first senator to call for Biden to drop out. July 11: Biden refers to Ukrainian President Zelensky as President Putin at a NATO event. July 13: Trump is shot at a campaign rally by a wannabe assassin. His popularity and favorability rating soared after he was seen bloodied on stage but walked off with a fist in the air, telling the crowd to "fight!" July 17: California Representative Adam Schiff and a series of other Democrats call for Biden to step aside. Even former President Barack Obama tells allies that Biden's path to victory has "greatly diminished." Biden tests positive for Covid-19 hours after saying he would consider ending his bid if he were diagnosed with "some medical issue." July 19: Biden insists he will continue campaigning in his first statement since Obama's U-turn, despite reports that he would decide to drop out by the weekend. July 21: Just before 2 pm, Biden announces he is stepping aside in the 2024 election and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris. But the debate was far from the only sign of Biden's deterioration. Biden once failed to recognise George Clooney at a fundraiser when the A-lister was stood right in front of him, according to insiders. "It was like watching someone who was not alive," a Hollywood source said in the book. "It was startling. And we all looked at each other. It was so awful." Another leaked audio clip appears to show Biden struggling to recall when his son Beau had died. Speaking to Morgan, Tapper addressed criticisms that many in the US media had failed to sufficiently cover reports of Biden's ailing health. "I feel like I owe the American people an acknowledgement that I wish I had covered the story better," he said. Tapper told CNN earlier this month: "I think some of the criticism is fair, to be honest. "Of me, certainly. I'm not going to speak for anybody else, but knowing then what I know now, I look back at my coverage during the Biden years — and I did cover some of these issues, but not enough. "I look back on it with humility."
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
Liberal anchor Jake Tapper says cover-up of Biden's cognitive decline may be ‘worse than Watergate' after bombshell book
THE cover-up of Joe Biden's ailing health could be a bigger scandal that Watergate, the author of a bombshell new book on the former president's cognitive decline has claimed. CNN host Jake Tapper co-wrote Original Sin, an 3 The CNN anchor said the cover-up of Biden's health 'maybe even worse than Watergate in some ways' 3 Former United States President Joe Biden speaks at the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) conference on April 15, 2025 Credit: Splash 3 The stunning claim came on an interview with Piers Morgan Biden's physical and mental decline were a constant source of speculation throughout his time as president, which culminated in him dropping out of the 2024 election after a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. But Tapper made a jaw-dropping remark when challenged on his book's conclusion in an interview with Piers Morgan on Monday. Quoting from the book, Morgan said: "Joe Biden is not Richard Nixon, and the hiding and cover-up of his deterioration is not Watergate." He added: "I am not entirely sure I agree, Jake, with that conclusion." But in a stunning moment, the CNN anchor said the cover-up of Biden's health "maybe even worse than Watergate in some ways". "Because Richard Nixon was in control of his faculties when he was not drinking," he clarified. He said that while he sees the Biden cover-up as an "entirely separate scandal" from Watergate, he still considers it a "a scandal" nonetheless. Tapper added the book was not "mean to exonerate" Biden in its conclusion that this scandal was "not Watergate". Most read in The US Sun "The only reason that we have the Watergate thing in there is because we quote Archibald Cox, who was a Watergate investigator, talking about how powerful the presidency is and how presidents get surrounded by people who have a vested interest in keeping that president propped up," he told Morgan. "This is an entirely separate scandal," Tapper repeated. "Maybe even worse … maybe even worse." Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' form of prostate cancer It comes following the announcement the A spokesperson for the former president said: "While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management." Biden's ailing health was the subject of intense speculation for much of his time in the White House, with many observers questioning if he was fit to serve a second term in office. While the octogenarian initially announced he would seek re-election, he dropped out of the race after a calamitous debate performance in June 2024. He was replaced as presumptive Democratic nominee by his Vice President Timeline of Biden's failed re-election bid President Joe Biden endured weeks of calls to step aside before he announced on July 21 that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Here are key developments leading up to his decision. June 27: Biden's disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump sparks calls for him to step aside. His voice was raspy and he trailed off several times after having already endured questions about his age and mental capacity following a series of blunders at public events. July 2: Polls after the debate indicate that Trump is pulling ahead. Texas Representative Lloyd Doggett was the first Democratic congressman to publicly urge Biden to drop his bid for re-election, and big Democratic donors issued the same call a day later. July 5: Biden does a live TV interview with George Stephanopoulos where he tries to quell fears about his age and debate performance. He called the debate "bad night" and said he was under the weather and "exhausted." July 10: Vermont Senator Peter Welch becomes the first senator to call for Biden to drop out. July 11: Biden refers to Ukrainian President Zelensky as President Putin at a NATO event. July 13: Trump is shot at a campaign rally by a wannabe assassin. His popularity and favorability rating soared after he was seen bloodied on stage but walked off with a fist in the air, telling the crowd to "fight!" July 17: California Representative Adam Schiff and a series of other Democrats call for Biden to step aside. Even former President Barack Obama tells allies that Biden's path to victory has "greatly diminished." Biden tests positive for Covid-19 hours after saying he would consider ending his bid if he were diagnosed with "some medical issue." July 19: Biden insists he will continue campaigning in his first statement since Obama's U-turn, despite reports that he would decide to drop out by the weekend. July 21: Just before 2 pm, Biden announces he is stepping aside in the 2024 election and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris. But the debate was far from the only sign of Biden's deterioration. Biden once "It was like watching someone who was not alive," a Hollywood source said in the book. "It was startling. And we all looked at each other. It was so awful." Another leaked audio clip appears to show Speaking to Morgan, Tapper addressed criticisms that many in the US media had failed to sufficiently cover reports of Biden's ailing health. "I feel like I owe the American people an acknowledgement that I wish I had covered the story better," he said. Tapper told CNN earlier this month: "I think some of the criticism is fair, to be honest. Read more on the Irish Sun "Of me, certainly. I'm not going to speak for anybody else, but knowing then what I know now, I look back at my coverage during the Biden years — and I did cover some of these issues, but not enough. "I look back on it with humility."
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Former President Biden's Cancer Treatment Options
Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a conference hosted by the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled on April 15, 2025 in Chicago. Credit -In a statement from his personal office on May 18, former President Joe Biden revealed he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. 'While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,' his office said in a statement. 'The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.' Recent studies show that survival for men with prostate cancer that has spread to the bone is just under two years. But this form of cancer, though aggressive, can sometimes be controlled. Here's what oncologists who treat prostate cancer say are the most common strategies for treating a cancer like Biden's, and some of the challenges. 'The good news is this: we have now entered an era of different treatments that I call therapy intensification where we are trying to attack cancer with a multi-modality approach,' says Dr. Maha Hussain, deputy director of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. 'We can come up with a significant prolongation of life by comparison to when I entered the field." She has seen patients with prostate cancer that has spread survive and "live many, many years.' Most prostate cancer is fueled by the male hormone testosterone, so the most effective strategies to control it starve the cancer by cutting off its supply, say experts. Historically, doctors have removed the testes—the main source of the hormone—but today, pills and injections can suppress testosterone not just in the testes but in other organs that produce small amounts, such as the adrenal glands, as well. Doctors also now add chemotherapy to hormone-suppression to better control cancer growth. Exactly which combinations of treatments are right for Biden will depend on whether his cancer is new or if it was previously diagnosed and recently re-emerged. Either scenario is possible, say experts. Read More: The Race to Explain Why More Young Adults Are Getting Cancer With respect to having prostate cancer initially diagnosed at such an aggressive state, after it has already spread, 'I don't think there is any reason to think this could not be the natural history of prostate cancer in an older person,' says Dr. Robert Figlin, cancer center director at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center. 'And this would not [indicate] something that was missed or mismanaged in past years. This is certainly something that can occur in the course of a male's life—it's not unusual to present in this way.' Many older men are diagnosed with aggressive disease, with studies showing that about 20% of prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in men 75 years and older, and that men 70 and older tended to have higher Gleason scores, an indicator of the cancer's aggressiveness, at diagnosis. (Biden's Gleason score is 9, his office said in the statement, indicating a more aggressive cancer.) 'Prostate cancer can sit dormant for years and suddenly decide to wake up,' says Hussain. 'I've seen all kinds of cases—all shades of grey.' Treatment options also depend on a patient's overall health. Other conditions a person might have can affect their ability to tolerate the therapies and side effects. 'We have to take into account other diseases a man may have, other medical conditions that may be life-limiting, goals that man has in terms of longevity and quality of life, and other medications he may be taking,' says Dr. Michael Morris, prostate cancer section head at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Immunotherapy—an exciting new treatment that harnesses the immune system to fight certain cancer types—is so far not effective against prostate cancer. While it has been successful in slowing melanoma, breast, lung, kidney and bladder cancers, and lymphoma, prostate cancer remains relatively hidden from the immune system, making it what doctors call a 'cold' cancer. 'I'd rather call it a sneaky cancer,' says Hussain. 'Prostate cancer cells literally sit inside the bone marrow next to the white blood cells," which are immune cells. "The white blood cells can't see it, so unlike other cancers, prostate cancer has still not been responsive to immunotherapies.' Read More: A New Immune Treatment May Work Against Several Cancer Types However, while current immunotherapy strategies may not be as effective against prostate cancer, new immune-based interventions are being explored, says Morris. 'For now, for a patient who presents today with prostate cancer, there is no real role for immunotherapy,' he says. 'But there are many ways of manipulating the immune system to activate against prostate cancer. If you ask me in another couple of years, we will have a quite a different message.' Doctors are also exploring whether introducing chemotherapy earlier, along with hormone-suppressing treatments could improve their chances of controlling the cancer and preventing it from spreading and becoming more aggressive. 'One of the most important questions for patients with newly diagnosed metastatic disease would need to answer is whether they need docetaxel chemotherapy in addition to [hormone suppressing] therapy,' says Dr. Timothy Daskivich, associate professor of urology at Cedars-Sinai. "Data suggests that patients with higher volume metastases benefit the most from docetaxel. If these patients don't get it up front, it could be a missed opportunity." Prostate cancer screening—done with a blood test for prostate specific antigen (PSA), a marker of cancer cells—has helped to lower deaths from the disease. But the screening has been controversial, since prostate cancer generally grows slowly and the test can pick up signs of benign prostate growth, which also occurs as men age. However, the American Cancer Society currently recommends that men with average risk of prostate cancer get screened beginning at age 50, if they are expected to live at least 10 more years, and that men with higher risk, including African-American men and those with a father or brother diagnosed with the disease, start earlier, at age 45. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that most men stop screening at age 70, since at that time, men may be more likely to die of causes other than prostate cancer, and the risks of over-treating slow-growing cancers may outweigh the benefits. As vice president under President Barack Obama, Biden led the Cancer Moonshot to spur research into new treatments. As president in 2022, he set a nationwide goal of reducing cancer death rates by 50% over 25 years. The quest was personal for Biden, whose son Beau died in 2015 of brain cancer at age 46. 'Cancer touches us all,' he wrote in an Instagram post on May 19. "Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support." Contact us at letters@
NZ Herald
18-05-2025
- Health
- NZ Herald
Former US President Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
Former US President Joe Biden speaks during the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled bipartisan conference at the Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. It was his first major speaking appearance since leaving office in January. Photo / Getty Images Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office says. A statement released Monday (NZ time) said he was diagnosed on Friday. 'Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,' the statement said. 'While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management. 'The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.'
