Bruce Springsteen Cancels Shows Amid Illness 

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Let's start in the music world today. Bruce Springsteen announced yesterday he is postponing his shows for the rest of September for health reasons. In a message on his website, the singer said he was being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease. The disease occurs when sores form the stomach or small intestine. The 73 year old postpone shows including Baltimore, Philadelphia, Albany, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Washington, Connecticut, and Ohio. Now, in a message on his site, he said, quote, we're heartbroken to have to postpone these shows. We'll be back to pick up these shows and then some, well, we definitely hope he gets better and a lot of fans are hoping the same thing he is loved.