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AL Roker's wife Deborah Roberts has posted a cryptic message after taking a break for her health. Deborah, 62, posted a video update on Instagram on Friday, telling followers that her health had taken a hit. She subsequently stated that she would be taking a social media break to "recharge" and "renew." The ABC correspondent has had a challenging few months as her husband Al, 68, was hospitalized twice. In a break from her social media hiatus, the news reporter posted a picture of a pink flower followed by one of a densely populated garden.

The German chancellor Angela Merkel and Bill Gates at talks in Berlin in 2014. A new study reveals the access billionaire philanthropists have to political elites. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/ReutersThe German chancellor Angela Merkel and Bill Gates at talks in Berlin in 2014. A new study reveals the access billionaire philanthropists have to political elites. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/ReutersGlobal development This article is more than 8 years oldAre Gates and Rockefeller using their influence to set agenda in poor states?

Former Socceroos defender Robbie Hooker and his wife, Rachael, have listed their Mount Colah investment property. It is a three-bedroom, one-bathroom weatherboard house set on a 1136sq m Ku-Ring-Gai Chase Rd holding. It is scheduled for a February 18 auction with a $1.4m guide from McGrath Hornsby agent Nick Berman. The corner block, close to the station, is approved for subdivision. It was bought in 2006 for $460,000 and has been a $495 a week rental in recent times.

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