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DoorDash announced Thursday that it will buy rival Instacart for $17 billion in a deal that the company says will help local businesses compete with delivery giants such as Amazon and Walmart. One of the most popular app-based delivery services in the U.S., DoorDash delivers hot meals from restaurants as well as groceries and other…

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Within a few short hours, a helpful postpartum visit from her California bestie took a tragic turn: The Pittsburgh mom’s new twin boys were both hospitalized — one would not survive — and her friend was the main suspect in the abuse. That friend, Nicole Virzi, of San Diego, pleaded guilty this week in the…

British actor Patrick Stewart died Wednesday at 86. His spokesperson said Thursday that he died from Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. The two conditions often occur together, said UCLA neurology professor Dr. Keith Vossel, and when that happens, the individual’s decline may be faster. Lewy body dementia is the second-most-common form of degenerative dementia,…