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MAGA hated Michelle Obama's healthy food agenda — here's why they changed their tune under RFK Jr.

Salon

Let's get one thing out of the way: Robert F. Kennedy's claim that he wants to "make America healthy again" is, like most things he says, a flat-out lie. Donald Trump's nominee to run Health and Human Services is a conspiracy theorist who opposes not just vaccines but science-based medicine generally, promoting a bunch of "alternatives" that are often actively …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

Teacher under fire for asking Black students if they were ‘pure-bred’ in front of their classmates

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A white teacher at …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France’s Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety

Associated Press

AJACCIO, Corsica — Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean island from secular France as a bridge between religious and civic society. ”They will be your joy and your consolation in the future.” Earlier, …

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1 week, 4 days ago

'Daily Show' Spots The 1 'Surprising' Thing About Luigi Mangione's Manifesto

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING “Daily Show” correspondent Michael Kosta on Wednesday called out a “surprising” detail from a “manifesto” reportedly penned by Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Kosta called the document “surprisingly modest” before turning to a NewsNation report on a line that says, “the US has the number one most expensive healthcare …

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1 week, 5 days ago

'No better way to construct a criminal state': Experts flag alarming Trump moves

Raw Story

Donald Trump has appointed a noteworthy coterie of convicted and accused criminals to serve in his second presidency in what a pair of experts warned was an alarming signal about his intentions. Political scientists Austin Sarat and Tom Dumm wrote a column for Salon stating the significance of Trump adding others who've served prison terms or been accused of crimes …

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2 weeks ago

Biden creates a new national monument marking the legacy of Indian boarding schools

NPR

Biden creates a new national monument marking the legacy of Indian boarding schools toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Biden on Monday announced a new national monument to tell the story of the more than 400 boarding schools where tens of thousands of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children were sent for assimilation. Biden said the …

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2 weeks ago

How the mid "Skeleton Crew" makes us nostalgic for the wretched "Star Wars" holiday specials of yore

Salon

Since the first “Star Wars” blasted a hole in popular culture we've been gifted a few unforgettable Christmas-adjacent stories. The only true “Star Wars Holiday Special," bequeathed to Generation X, centered its celebration on Life Day, a tradition of Chewie's home planet of Kashyyyk. Anyway, now there’s “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” a new series about four pre-teens whose humdrum life …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Hoda Kotb And Jenna Bush Hager Share Shocking Career Advice They Received

Huff Post

On Monday’s “Today” show, hosts Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb got candid about some of the harsh comments they received early on in their TV careers. “I still remember my boss going to me, ‘Hey, Hoda,’ and I was like, ‘Yeah?’ He goes, ‘Hey, I got an idea –– maybe you might wanna try to get on the treadmill.’” …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

How America was not founded as 'a Christian country' based on 'Judeo-Christian' values

Raw Story

A common rallying cry of the right in America, to justify regressive morality laws, is often to say that "America was founded as a Christian country" with "Judeo-Christian values" while the common response from the left is to declare that the United States was founded as an explicitly secular country with a separation of church and state. First of all, …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Rishte se zyada vlog imp hai': Trouble in paradise? Here's why Prince Narula, Yuvika Chaudhary are sparring publicly

Hindustan Times

Certainly seems like it. If you've been an avid reality television fan over the past few years, 'Prince' and scion of the industry's 'big 3', Prince Narula's legacy has of course not escaped your ear. Fans believe indirect jibes were taken by Prince, directed at Yuvika, in a vlog titled 'hum dikhawa nahi karte'. Prince for instance, uploaded a story …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Mumbai senior citizen put under ‘digital arrest’, duped of Rs 3.8 crore: How to protect yourself from such scams

Firstpost

A 77-year-old woman from South Mumbai was kept under ‘digital custody’ for over a month by scammers who threatened her with arrest and duped her of Rs 3.8 crore. With cases of ‘digital arrest’ scams on the rise, it is important to understand what they are and how to protect yourself from such frauds Digital arrest is a fraudulent tactic …

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1 month ago

'It's shameful': James Comer slammed on House floor over bill suggesting 'racism is over'

Raw Story

Rep. Summer Lee called out white conservatives like Rep. James Comer after he pushed a bill that would modify the Civil Rights Act to outlaw diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the federal government. "The Biden-Harris Administration has forced DEI initiatives into nearly every agency and program within the federal government," Comer claimed. "The bill will lend legislative support to …

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NATO's aggression behind pro-peace veneer

China Daily

China has increasingly become a scapegoat for some in the West to cover up their failure to resolve the Ukraine crisis, if not an excuse for them to advance certain parties' geopolitical schemes. NATO and the European Union are ramping up efforts to pressure China to stop its "assistance" to Russia, and help get the Democratic People's Republic of Korea …

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NATO's aggression behind pro-peace veneer

China Daily

China has increasingly become a scapegoat for some in the West to cover up their failure to resolve the Ukraine crisis, if not an excuse for them to advance certain parties' geopolitical schemes. NATO and the European Union are ramping up efforts to pressure China to stop its "assistance" to Russia, and help get the Democratic People's Republic of Korea …

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1 month ago

Mea Culpa: a masterpiece from much longer ago

The Independent

We quoted Nicholas Papadopulos, the Dean of Salisbury, on Tuesday. He welcomed the prospect of the return of the Sarum Bible, the work of the unknown medieval artist known as the Sarum Master, to Salisbury cathedral “after nearly 800 years”, saying: “The artistry of the Sarum Master speaks to a century’s long tradition of creativity at Salisbury.” What he thought …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Pictured: Dutch girl, 14, who British factory worker, 42, is accused of helping to take her own life after they got talking online

Daily Mail

A 14-year-old Dutch girl who took her own life has been pictured for the first time - as a British factory worker stands accused of assisting her suicide. At Bradford Crown Court on Thursday, Ballard told a jury that he believed the teenage girl's messages to him about taking her own life was her 'pretend role play'. Christopher Ballard, 43, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

New scam? Callers are now impersonating relatives to ask for money, here is how to stay safe

India Today

"Hello Divya beta, how are you? While scams like fake job offers or stock market schemes are somewhat easier to recognise as fraudulent, these new types of scams — where callers pose as close friends or family — are more serious and dangerous. The techniques scammers use in these calls are similar to scam cases reported worldwide, like the "Hey …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Rachel Maddow Exposes Trump’s Hypocritical, ‘Absurd’ Demand Of Dems: ‘It’s Nuts, Right?’

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Monday hammered Donald Trump’s hypocrisy when it comes to one particular demand the president-elect has made of his successor-turned-predecessor, outgoing President Joe Biden. Trump insisted in a post on his Truth Social platform that “no Judges should be approved” until he’s back in the Oval Office “because the Democrats are looking to ram …

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Kamal Haasan writes note for fans, asks them to stop calling him Ulaganayagan; offers these options instead

Hindustan Times

Actor Kamal Haasan, who turned 70 a few days ago, has penned a note for his fans, asking them to call him by his name. Taking to X on Monday, Kamal also said that he feels "gratitude over being bestowed with endearing titles such as Ulaganayagan". Kamal moved by titles given to him Kamal wrote, "Vanakkam, I have always felt …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Shruti Haasan would pretend to be someone else so she wouldn't be asked about Kamal Haasan: ‘I wanted my own identity’

Hindustan Times

Actor Shruti Haasan followed in her father Kamal Haasan’s footsteps and became an actor in 2009 with the Hindi film Luck. Shruti Haasan followed in her father Kamal Haasan's footsteps and became an actor. ‘I am Pooja Ramachandran’ Shruti said in the interview that while she’s ‘very proud’ of being Sarika and Kamal’s daughter, it irked her when she was …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Samantha on dealing with pressure of being perfect: Extremely difficult to live up…

India Today

Actor Samantha attended Business Today's Most Powerful Women event on November 8 for a session titled The Star and the Start-up: Fame, Fans, Fortune. Samantha, who is receiving acclaim for her performance in Raj and DK's web series Citadel: Honey Bunny, shared her thoughts on the expectations of perfection in the public eye. We fear being judged all the time …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The page didn’t turn but American women aren’t going back

Live Mint

The US presidential election produced social, regional, cultural and ideological cacophony, which was somehow channelled into a binary choice. They demand public rebuke of women ranging from “childless cat ladies" to those with the temerity to complain about Donald Trump’s lifetime of alleged sexual assaults. Tens of million American women have already lost their reproductive rights at the direction of …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Yet More Lies To Refuse Slavery Reparations Are Owed

China Daily

As an ethical matter, the claim that people today should pay for historic crimes overlooks the basic moral principle that punishment for a crime can only be meted out upon the criminal himself, not upon his descendants. Neither did "collective guilt" stop the the Anglo/Jew gangsters from extoriting cash out of Germany at Versailles. And Germany was the victim, refusing …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

What does Trump’s win mean for the world

Hindustan Times

Washington Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday is a tectonic global event that will reshape both the international political system and international economic arrangement. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump waves as he walks with former first lady Melania Trump at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, on Wednesday This America is not going to …

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MAGA hated Michelle Obama's healthy food agenda — here's why they changed their tune under RFK Jr.

Teacher under fire for asking Black students if they were ‘pure-bred’ in front of their classmates

Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France’s Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety

'Daily Show' Spots The 1 'Surprising' Thing About Luigi Mangione's Manifesto

'No better way to construct a criminal state': Experts flag alarming Trump moves

Biden creates a new national monument marking the legacy of Indian boarding schools

How the mid "Skeleton Crew" makes us nostalgic for the wretched "Star Wars" holiday specials of yore

Hoda Kotb And Jenna Bush Hager Share Shocking Career Advice They Received

How America was not founded as 'a Christian country' based on 'Judeo-Christian' values

'Rishte se zyada vlog imp hai': Trouble in paradise? Here's why Prince Narula, Yuvika Chaudhary are sparring publicly

Mumbai senior citizen put under ‘digital arrest’, duped of Rs 3.8 crore: How to protect yourself from such scams

'It's shameful': James Comer slammed on House floor over bill suggesting 'racism is over'

NATO's aggression behind pro-peace veneer

NATO's aggression behind pro-peace veneer

Mea Culpa: a masterpiece from much longer ago

Pictured: Dutch girl, 14, who British factory worker, 42, is accused of helping to take her own life after they got talking online

New scam? Callers are now impersonating relatives to ask for money, here is how to stay safe

Rachel Maddow Exposes Trump’s Hypocritical, ‘Absurd’ Demand Of Dems: ‘It’s Nuts, Right?’

Kamal Haasan writes note for fans, asks them to stop calling him Ulaganayagan; offers these options instead

Shruti Haasan would pretend to be someone else so she wouldn't be asked about Kamal Haasan: ‘I wanted my own identity’

Samantha on dealing with pressure of being perfect: Extremely difficult to live up…

The page didn’t turn but American women aren’t going back

Yet More Lies To Refuse Slavery Reparations Are Owed

What does Trump’s win mean for the world