FDA scrutiny of WHOOP signals challenges for niche wearable device makers

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Dec 3 (Reuters) - Niche fitness-tracking firms such as WHOOP are coming under increased regulatory scrutiny as technological advances blur the lines between wearable and medical devices, exposing them to higher compliance costs ​and hampering their competitive advantage.

Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates certain health-focused tools in wearable devices such as smartwatches, many ‌companies have until now used a "regulatory gray zone" to bundle apps such as blood pressure monitors under advanced wellness features, without formal approvals.

However, the regulator has started to crack the ‌whip by making it clear that features such as blood pressure monitoring may be used by consumers to manage underlying health conditions and therefore would need its approval.

STRICTER NORMS TO RAISE COSTS

Stricter norms for wearable makers would mean increased investments, including higher spending on clinical and cybersecurity testing, upgraded quality-management systems, hardware or software redesigns and third-party audits.

This can potentially raise R&D costs and slow down launches for niche players such as WHOOP in a fast-growing $90 billion wearables ⁠market.

"What was once a land rush of health tech ‌innovation is now seeing the regulatory sheriff ride into town," said Michael Ashley Schulman, chief investment officer at Running Point Capital.

Companies must either limit functionality or embrace regulation, which could slow development and strain budgets, Schulman said, adding that ‍features like blood-oxygen estimation and heart-rhythm detection have pushed startups closer to what they considered to be the boundary of medical claims.

WHOOP has already come under the FDA's firing line.

The agency in July warned WHOOP that its blood-pressure insights feature made the company's wearable product look more like a medical device as it estimated systolic ​and diastolic values used in diagnosing hypertension.

WHOOP, when contacted by Reuters, said it disagrees with the FDA's stance.

"We continue to stand by Blood ‌Pressure Insights as a wellness feature designed to help members understand how blood pressure interacts with sleep, stress, exercise, and overall performance - not to diagnose or treat any medical condition," a WHOOP spokesperson said.

In contrast,Applerecently sought FDA clearance for its smartwatch's recent hypertension notification feature, which it says does not diagnose or manage hypertension.

That move could help shape regulatory precedent, said Ricky Bloomfield, medical chief of sleep-tracking ring maker Oura.

Josep Sola, co-founder of blood-pressure wristband maker Hilo, said the company spent years on approvals. He compared the addition of unvalidated clinical features to turning a car into a ⁠boat without testing it.

Incorrect high readings can create unnecessary anxiety, said Dr Francisco Jimenez-Lopez, ​Mayo Clinic's preventive cardiology division chair, adding "if it reads normal when blood pressure is high, ​the patient might have a stroke."

LONGER ROAD TO APPROVAL

Stakes are high as the market is booming. About 83.2 million U.S. consumers, or about 25% of the population, will use a health-related wearable monthly this year, according to eMarketer.

However, obtaining approval ‍can take 90 to 150 days, ⁠excluding clinical trials, data validation and documentation. Smaller firms may also need to hire regulatory specialists.

"For Apple or Samsung, that may be a trivial expense," said Gil Luria, head of tech research at D.A. Davidson, adding that startups would have a more limited ability to ⁠introduce products making a medical claim.

In September, the FDA sent out a wider warning to consumers about risks from unauthorized devices.

The agency can enforce compliance through warning letters, injunctions or ‌product seizures if companies fail to correct violations, said Andrew Nixon of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

(Reporting by ‌Puyaan Singh and Sneha S K in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

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The message behind Putin’s camouflage-clad claim of victory in a key Ukrainian city

Dressed head to toe in army fatigues, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday received the news he had been awaiting for more than a year: Russia had taken over the easternUkrainian city of Pokrovsk.

It doesn't matter that Kyiv disputed the claim, saying on Tuesday that fighting was still going on inside the city and that Moscow's "bravura statements" about the capture of Pokrovsk "do not match the reality."

The point of the highly choreographed meeting between Putin and his top military brass was to show the world that Russia is winning in Ukraine.

The Kremlin said Putin was informed of the victory during a visit to a "command post" on Sunday, although both were only publicized late on Monday, on the eve of the Russian leader's meeting with key aides to US President Donald Trump.

Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, accompanied by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, met Putin on Tuesday – the latest instalment of a diplomatic whirlwind by the US aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

The five hours of talksfailed to yield a breakthrough, according to the Russian foreign policy adviser and Putin aide Yuri Ushakov, who said the talks were "very useful, constructive, and highly substantive" but a "compromise option was not found."

This came as no surprise to Kremlin watchers. Putin has indicated ahead of the time that he has no interest in finding compromise,reiteratinghis maximalist demands that Ukraine limits the size of its army, gives up some of its territory, and is banned from joining NATO.

The proposal Witkoff presented to Putin has not been made public, but Ukraine has made it clear it cannot accept any peace plan that would encroach on its sovereignty along the lines of Moscow's demands.

The power of theatrics

Putin's visit to the military post on Sunday, just before his meeting with the Americans, was clearly designed to portray Putin as a strong war-time leader who has the upper hand in Ukraine.

Unlike Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who travels to the frontlines to meet soldiers on fairly regular basis, the Russian leader tends to keep his distance from the war.

His interactions with the military are rare but carefully timed – such as when he traveled to Kursk in March, just days before one of his previous meetings with Witkoff in Moscow.

Speaking to his top generals on Sunday, Putin praised them for "liberating" Pokrovsk, which he called by its Soviet-era name of Krasnoarmiisk, which translates as "Red Army City."

Kremlin made a point of the Pokrovsk developments on Monday, publishing a video showing Russian soldiers unfurling a Russian flag in Pokrovsk's city center – even though that particular area has been under Moscow's control for some time.

The strategic value of Pokrovsk, which served as a Ukrainian supply hub earlier in the war, has been greatly diminished during the many months of heavy fighting. But its seizure would nevertheless represent the biggest win for Moscow since 2023.

Ukrainian troops on the ground in Pokrovsk told CNN that the situation was extremely difficult.

One Ukrainian commander with a unit fighting in the city said that Russian troops had "nowhere near complete control" of Pokrovsk and that his unit was still holding onto their positions inside the city. However, another soldier said that it was "mostly true" that Russia was in control.

CNN cannot publish the soldiers' name due to security restrictions.

This declarations around Pokrovsk echoed the bold statements Russia made about "piercing" the Ukrainian frontline back in August, just days before the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska.

Speaking at the command post on Sunday, Putin stressed that the Russian military was "advancing at a pace that guarantees the completion of all our objectives".

He doubled down on the claim he made last week, when he threatened Kyiv that if it doesn't agree to give up some of its territories, including the rest of the Donetsk region, willingly in the negotiations, Russia will take them by force.

Adding to that narrative, Putin told his commanders on Sunday that they need to ensure their troops have "everything they need" for winter operations.

George Barros, who leads the Russia and Geospatial Intelligence teams at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington-based think tank, said the messaging by Putin is aimed at Ukraine's western allies as much as it is at Ukraine.

"If he can successfully convince the world that Russia's battlefield victory is inevitable, then that leads to the question (among Kyiv's allies) 'Why are we supporting Ukraine? Let's just negotiate now,'" Barros told CNN last month.

But while Russia is inching forward along the frontlines in eastern Ukraine, its overall victory is not at all certain, Barros said. The latest ISW assessment of the Russian forces' rate of advance indicates that a Russian military victory in Ukraine is "not inevitable" and that a quick Russian military takeover of the rest of the Donetsk region – which Putin has been threatening – is unlikely.

So even though Putin and his military commanders continue to tout Russian advances and peddle the narrative of their inevitable victory, the easiest way for Russia to get what it wants is either by coercing Ukraine into taking a bad deal, or by convincing Kyiv's allies to ease out their support.

The US would be key for either of the two options.

CNN's Billy Stockwell, Darya Tarasova, Kostya Gak, Svitlana Vlasova and Victoria Butenko contributed reporting.

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Marine robotics firm will resume deep-sea search for MH370 plane that vanished a decade ago

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's transport ministry said Wednesday that a private firm will resume a deep-sea hunt forMalaysia Airlines Flight 370later this month, more than a decade after the jet vanished without a trace.

The search will be carried out by Texas-based marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity, whichsigned a new "no-find, no-fee" contract with Malaysia's governmentin March.

It is unclear if the company has new evidence of the plane's location. Ocean Infinity CEO Oliver Punkett reportedly said last year that the company had improved its technology since 2018, when the firm made its first seabed search operation under a similar deal andfound nothing. Punkett has said the firm is working with many experts to analyze data and had narrowed the search area to the most likely site.

Earlier this year the firm restartedthe seabed search operationat a new 15,000-square-kilometer (5,800-square-mile) site in the Indian Ocean after Malaysia's government gave it the greenlight, but the search was halted in April due to bad weather.

Ocean Infinity will be paid $70 million only if wreckage is discovered.

The Boeing 777 plane disappeared from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing. Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it isbelieved to have crashed.

An expensive multinational search failed to turn up any clues to its location, althoughdebris washed ashoreon the east African coast and Indian Ocean islands. Apart from those small fragments, no bodies or wreckage have ever been found.

Malaysia's transport ministry said in a brief statement Wednesday that Ocean Infinity will search intermittently from Dec. 30 for a total of 55 days, in targeted areas believed to have the highest likelihood of finding the missing aircraft.

"The latest development underscores the government of Malaysia's commitment in providing closure to the families affected by this tragedy," it said.

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said, "We ... appreciate the efforts made by the Malaysian side."

Associated Press writer Ken Moritsugu in Beijing contributed.

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8 Shocking Bombshells from Cassie's Testimony at Diddy's Trial

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NEED TO KNOW

• Casandra "Cassie" Ventura testified against her ex Sean "Diddy" Combs in his sex trafficking trial for four days in May 2025

• The singer spoke about his alleged "Freak Off" sex parties, while also shedding light on her decade-long allegedly abusive relationship with Combs

• Combs was convicted of two counts of transportation for purposes of prostitution but was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering in July
  

Casandra "Cassie" Venturaspentfour days giving shocking testimonyagainst her exSean "Diddy" Combsin hissex trafficking trial, which was covered in the December 2025 Netflix docuseries,Sean Combs: The Reckoning.

During the emotional trial, Ventura spoke about many aspects of herdecade-long relationshipwith the music mogul and how he allegedlyabused her. In addition to shedding light on their tumultuous relationship, she also testified about his alleged illegal activities she claimed to have witnessed.

Most notably, Ventura provided shocking details about Combs' alleged "Freak Offs," which she claimed consisted of himforcing her and others to have sexual encounterswith male sex workers while he watched.

Ventura, who is married to personal trainerAlex Fineand waseight months pregnant with her third childwhile testifying, got emotional several times on the stand as shefaced both direct examination by prosecutorsand cross-examination by the defense.

Despite her explosive testimony, the juryacquitted Combs of the sex trafficking and racketeering chargeson July 2. However, they found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. On Oct. 3, 2025, Combs wassentenced to 50 months in prison— which included a year oftime already served— and a $500,000 fine.

Here's everything to know about what Cassie Ventura said about her ex Sean "Diddy" Combs during her explosive testimony in his May 2025trial.

Ventura went into detail over Diddy's alleged "Freak Offs"

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During her first day of testimony on May 13, Ventura spoke at length about Combs' alleged "Freak Offs" — sex parties Combs allegedly orchestrated involving women having sexual encounters with male escorts.

"The [Freak Offs] performance involved watching Sean watch me with another person and direct us on what we were doing sexually," she said in court.

Ventura said she recalledfeeling "confused and nervous"when Combs allegedly asked her to participate in a "Freak Off" for the first time after she had recently turned 22.

"I knew it was something he wanted to do. I just remember my stomach falling to my butt. I had just turned 22 — didn't have a concept the Freak Offs would be a turn-on," she claimed to remember thinking. "I was confused, nervous, but I loved him so much."

At the time, Ventura felt like she didn't have an option on whether or not she could participate, because she "didn't know what 'no' could be, or what 'no' could turn into," she said in court.

Ventura further claimed that the "Freak Offs" could last days at a time, and told the courtroom, "The longest was four days or even more with breaks. Then I was recovering from the drugs, dehydration — just trying to stay awake all the time. The Freak Offs became a job."

In addition to "performing" in the alleged "Freak Offs," Ventura also said that she was taking drugs to disassociate from the sexual activities that Combs allegedly coerced her to do.

"During Freak Offs, I would take [pills] all the time. If we ran out, we would call friends, drug dealers," Ventura said, while later adding, "For me it was dissociative and numbing. I can't imagine doing any of it without a buffer — it was emotionless. I didn't want to have sex with a stranger."

Ventura claimed that shegot sick from the drugs during some of the "Freak Offs,"but Combs allegedly continued to force her to perform even after she threw up. The alleged drugs varied, but Ventura listed cocaine, ketamine, GHB, MDMA, ecstasy and mushrooms as substances she took during the "Freak Offs."

After the "Freak Offs" had ended, Ventura claimed she was often in charge of cleaning up the hotel rooms, which, she alleged, were usually filled with blood and urine.

Ventura alleged that Diddy would urinate in her mouth during "Freak Offs"

In addition to discussing what allegedly took place during Combs' "Freak Offs," Ventura also shared some of the things she claimed she had to personally endure.

Ventura testified that Combs or one of the male escorts he hired for the "Freak Offs" — or sometimes both parties at the same time — "would urinate on me."

When Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson asked if Ventura wanted Combs or the escort to urinate on her, she replied, "No. But there was no conversation. It was a turn-on for (Combs), so it happened."

Ventura claimed that she found herself "choking" at certain points because there was "too much urine in my mouth."

"I don't want anyone to urinate on me," she said. "Sean would urinate in my mouth — not super often but often enough."

She said that even though she didn't want to participate in the act, Ventura was "high and in the moment." She added, "There is not a whole lot of control you have with two men standing over you peeing. I thought it was obvious I didn't want to do it."

In addition to testifying she had to ingest urine, Ventura also alleged that Combs forced her to have sex with male escorts while she was on her period.

"I was expected to have freak offs on my period," she said. "Sean would expect it. I don't think anyone wants to do that."

She claimed Diddy "controlled a lot of my life"

Ventura and Combs were in an on-again, off-again relationship until 2018, and Ventura recalled feeling "controlled" for most of their relationship.

"He controlled a lot of my life," she testified, while adding that she was "naive" and a "total people-pleaser" when they began dating.

As the relationship developed, Ventura claimed that he would control her appearance and connection to the outside world. When he was displeased with something Ventura did, she claimed that he would "punish" her by taking away her phone, computer or other electronics for "however long I was being punished for."

"Sean is a really polarizing person; he was charming," Ventura said on the stand. "It's hard to really be able to determine what you need when he's telling you what he wants. I just didn't know. I didn't know what would happen."

Ventura also claimed that Combs enforced a strict exercise regimen and wanted her to dress a certain way.

"Some days he would want me to be really sexy," she said, "and be his woman other days."

She got emotional while testifying that Diddy "taught" her about oral sex

During her testimony, Ventura looked back on the start of their relationship andgot emotional while speaking about one of their first encountersat the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Manhattan just after her 21st birthday.

"I wanted to be around Sean for the same reasons as everyone else at the time — this exciting, entertaining, fun guy who also happened to have my career in his hands," Ventura said while starting to get emotional.

Ventura, who signed a 10-album deal with Combs' Bad Boy Records in 2006, claimed that during the meetup, Combs introduced her to oral sex.

"Sean taught me how. He gave me oral sex, I did not reciprocate — I just went home," Ventura said. "I heard about it from him." She alleged, "He made me feel crazy for not reciprocating but I didn't understand and I was in a relationship with someone else."

She continued saying, "I was so young and I didn't have the vocabulary and was just trying to understand it. I was sexually inexperienced. Leaving him was always confusing. I felt special and not a lot of people got that time."

She claimed that she was not sober when she had sex with Diddy for the first time

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While speaking about her personal relationship with the defendant, Ventura discussed thefirst time they had sexafter Combs allegedly gave her ecstasy.

"I was drinking wine, then started to take drugs, a blue dolphin ecstasy pill," she said about the encounter in Miami. "Sean gave it to me, I had never taken it before. I was just out of it, laughing, didn't know what it was until a little bit later."

Ventura recalled feeling "euphoric" and "really high, sensitive to touch and all of your senses."

When their relationship began, Ventura claimed that Combs was still in a relationship withKim Porterand that Combs was careful not to make it "look bad."

Ventura claimed Diddy recorded her sexual encounters for "blackmail materials"

While Combs was allegedly forcing Ventura to participate in sex acts during "Freak Offs," he was also allegedly filming her and using them as "blackmail materials," Ventura testified.

Ventura said she lived in fear that he would release the footage in retaliation, as "he had many resources to do that."

During hersecond day of testimony on May 14, prosecutors further questioned Ventura over what the specific blackmail materials were. She claimed that they were "Freak Off" videos that showed her doing things that made her look "not great," according toCBS News.

She testified that it was "common" for Combs to threaten to leak the tapes when he was "upset" or if she was dating someone new.

"When he was upset about something. It was just a pretty common thing," Ventura said of the alleged threats to release the videos. "Would say he was going to release them and embarrass me and put my career in jeopardy."

Ventura alleged that Diddy asked her to get into a pool filled with baby oil

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Ventura was speaking about her involvement in Combs' "Freak Offs" when she claimed that during one of the parties, Combs asked her toget into an inflatable pool filled with baby oilinside a hotel room.

During her testimony, Ventura said that she was fully clothed at the time and did not want to get into the pool. However, she also testified that she was more scared of the possible repercussions she'd face if she didn't follow Combs' wishes.

"Something that Sean wanted to happen, that's what was going to happen," Ventura said.

After Combs was indicted in September 2024, authorities said that they found1,000 bottles of baby oilin his Miami and Los Angeles homes. However, Combs' attorneysdisputed the numberand his lawyer, Tony Geragos, later told the jury during opening statements, "You may know of his love of baby oil. Is that a federal crime? No."

She addressed the now-infamous footage of Combs assaulting her at a hotel in 2016

On the second day of testimony on May 14, Ventura discussed thenow-infamous surveillance footageof Combs hitting and kicking her outside a hotel room in L.A. in March 2016.

Ventura told the court that shedidn't fight backbecause she feared it "just made him more violent, made him stronger." She said that in the past, she had tried to fight back, but it "surprised" him.

"He was surprised I was actually fighting back— it made him have more anger, more frustration," she claimed, while later adding, "I did [fight back] more on the early side [of their relationship] and make it worse for myself."

Ventura testified that the 2016 assault left her with a black eye, bruised and cut lip and several bruises on her arm and legs.

The video was initially released in May 2024 and showed Combs grabbing, shoving and kicking Ventura near the elevator banks outside their hotel room. Combs was seen chasing after Ventura and violently assaulting her while she lay on the ground.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

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Anne Hathaway's Social Media Move Goes Viral

Anne Hathaway's bold Instagram gesture sparked fans' excitement as the actress gave her followers a tantalizing glimpse of what's ahead.

Eagle-eyed followers spotted the Oscar-winning actress' update that offered a sneak peek at her upcoming 2026 projects.

The 43-year-old has been active on social media, showing fans a peek of herlife. From her fangirling moments over the New York Knicks to back-to-back red carpet events and fashion shows, she's offering a vibrant snapshot of her life both on and off the spotlight.

However, with only a few weeks left before the year ends, theAlice in Wonderlandstar is ready to kick-start 2026 with her return to the big screen.

After headliningMothers' InstinctandThe Idea of Youin 2024, Hathaway is gearing up for a busy year ahead with a slew of high-profilemovieson the horizon.

In a striking Instagram update, the actress listed her four upcoming films, sharing both the titles and the expected release dates.

Starting off with the psychological drama-thriller filmMother Maryset to hit theaters in April, followed by the highly anticipated sequelThe Devil Wears Prada 2, coming on May 1.

Adding to the list isChristopher Nolan's movieThe Odysseyon July 17 and the adaptation of thepsychological thrillernovelVerity, which will be released on Oct. 2.

Despite keeping her Instagram update low-key, fans immediately took notice of this and even shared screenshots on social media, showing how thrilled they are for her movie comeback.

"She said Booked and Busy,"one wrote.

Anne Hathaway updates her Instagram bio, showcasing her 2026 film lineup.pic.twitter.com/xT6wLQsomC

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"She really booked the whole year like it's Coachella lineup,"another echoed.

"She wanted to make sure everybody knew that 2026 will be her year," anX user playfully commented.

Others were even declaring that 2026 will be Hathaway's year, filled with recognitions and awards.

"It's safe to say she's already got the awards season buzz locked in. Should we start calling her the Queen of 2026 now, or wait until she sweeps theOscars?" afan commented.

As early as now, fans were congratulating the actress for a promising year ahead.

"Wow! That's impressive. Getting one movie out per year is already remarkable. Good for her! Still looking stunning," anX user noted.

With her Instagram hinting at what's to come, Hathaway is set to make 2026 a defining year in her already illustrious career – from her four upcoming movies to awards buzz and high-profile red carpet moments.

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‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Star Donyelle Jones Dead at 46 After Breast Cancer Battle

So You Think You Can DancefinalistDonyelle Jones, also known as Donyelle Dense Wilson, has died at the age of 46.

The news was announced via herInstagramaccount on Tuesday, December 2, as a text image informed her almost 34,000 followers. "Today at 8:34am, Donyelle Denise Wilson, transitioned. A wife. A daughter. A sister. A friend. And a warrior who kicked cancer's ass every single day she was here. Her spirit never dimmed. Her heart never hardened. And even in the storm, she never lost her smile. GIWMA," the post read.

Jones, a hip-hop and jazz dancer, appeared in season 2 of reality dancing seriesSYTYCD, which aired in 2006, where she finished the competition in third place asBenji Schwimmerwon the season andTravis Wallwas placed runner-up.

Her death comes almost ten years after she was diagnosed with Stage 3C breast cancer, which later evolved into Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, per a report byPeople.

Where Are the 'So You Think You Can Dance' Alums Now?

Just one week prior to the Instagram announcement, a video of Jones seated in a chair with tubes inside her nostrils was shared with fans. "Hi everyone, Donyelle Denise here. It has come to the point where I have started to get my affairs in order. Most of you guys know, at this point, I am in hospice and I have done everything possible to extend my time here in this dimension. At this point I have surrendered to whatever God's will is," she said.

The video also detailed that her liver had "stopped functioning" all while she remained open to a "miraculous healing."

She told fans with a smile, "I'm audacious. And I have to believe that you can do it but I'm also cognizant enough to know that I've received ten years of miracles. What else can I possibly ask for?" Jones captioned the heartbreaking video, "The Legacy Statement."

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Earlier Instagram posts captured her fighting spirit, including an October 18video, filmed at the 2024 Gala of the Stars benefit staged in Beverly Hills, California, which detailed how she landed a role dancing forJanet Jackson. "All the dancers in the room, you know what it's like, after you haven't danced for a few weeks or a few months, imagine not dancing for a year … on top of that, cancer treatment," she said during her speech at the event. "I had the great idea to audition for Janet Jackson. And I booked the job. This was three months post chemo treatment."

Singer-songwriterShaniceaddressed Jones' death via herInstagramaccount just after the announcement went live. "My heart is completely broken. My cousin @donyelledenise8 fought stage 4 breast cancer for 10 years. She passed this morning. She was the strongest human being on this planet. She suffered towards the end so as bad as I want her here I'm glad she's not in pain anymore. Love you cousin. Rest In Peace," she wrote.

Jones' fans and past collaborators also took to the announcement's comments section to share touching tributes. "Fly high SuperStar. You were a gift to the gift. Grateful I got to dance next to you and feel that incredible power," read one of many.

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Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini faces corruption accusations in fraud probe

LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The European Union's former foreign policy chief faces corruption accusations alongside two other people arrested this week as part of a fraud investigation, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday.

Authorities inBelgiummade the arrests on Tuesday after raiding the offices of the EU diplomatic service in Brussels, and a college in Bruges. Federica Mogherini led the EU foreign service from 2014 to 2019 and now serves as the rector of the College of Europe.

The EPPO said in a statement that Mogherini and a senior staff member of the College of Europe were detained at its request, as well as a senior official from the European Commission.

"After being questioned by the Belgian Federal Judicial Police, the three individuals were formally notified of the accusations against them," the EPPO said. "The accusations concern procurement fraud and corruption, conflict of interest and violation of professional secrecy. They were released, as they are not considered a flight risk."

Police searched the properties of suspects, several buildings of the College of Europe, and at the headquarters of theEuropean External Action Servicethat sits at the center of the 27-nation bloc's institutions in Brussels, the EPPO said.

The EPPO, an independent public organization of the EU, said it had "strong suspicions" of fraud in awarding a tender for running a 2021 to 2022 training program at the EU Diplomatic Academy for junior diplomats. Former Vice-President of the European CommissionJosep Borrellran the EEAS.

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