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Tom Cruise gifts $126 Christmas cake to A-list actress (but it's NOT Brooke Shields who got CUT from his curious annual list)
3 days, 8 hours ago

Tom Cruise gifts $126 Christmas cake to A-list actress (but it's NOT Brooke Shields who got CUT from his curious annual list)

Daily Mail  

Tom Cruise's Christmas Bundt cake is a coveted gift amongst Hollywood stars. This December, Mindy Kaling, 45, made the cut, with the actress proudly sharing a photo of the indulgent sweet treat on her instagram; Mindy seen in 2024 'IYKYK,' she simply wrote on the image, which means, 'If You Know, You Know' Another one of Tom's lucky recipients this …

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Opinion: To give great gifts, stop thinking like a gift giver
3 days, 15 hours ago

Opinion: To give great gifts, stop thinking like a gift giver

LA Times  

The idyllic holiday scene — piles of presents, smiles all around — rarely matches reality. I’ve researched these questions through the lens of social psychology, trying to understand the psychological science of gift giving in hopes of helping gift givers make better choices. The first thing to appreciate is that even though we all act as gift givers and gift …

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'Witness protection program': Ex-conservative urges rush to stifle Trump's revenge vow
6 days, 23 hours ago

'Witness protection program': Ex-conservative urges rush to stifle Trump's revenge vow

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden should use his pardon power to proactively shield people President-elect Donald Trump and his FBI nominee Kash Patel have singled out for retribution — and ignore the "myths" people are promulgating to argue he should refrain from doing so, former conservative turned-anti GOP pundit Jennifer Rubin wrote for The Washington Post on Monday. For one thing, Rubin …

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DACA recipients skeptical after Trump says he wants to protect them
1 week, 3 days ago

DACA recipients skeptical after Trump says he wants to protect them

NPR  

DACA recipients skeptical after Trump says he wants to protect them Immigrants with protection under the DACA program worry they could targeted with mass deportations. Then over the weekend, Lopez heard NBC News' Kristen Welker ask Trump on "Meet The Press" about immigrants like him, often called DREAMers. AHILAN ARULANANTHAM: It's very hard to know what to make of them …

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US judge blocks Biden healthcare rule for DACA immigrants in some states
1 week, 6 days ago

US judge blocks Biden healthcare rule for DACA immigrants in some states

Hindustan Times  

By Daniel Wiessner US judge blocks Biden healthcare rule for DACA immigrants in some states Dec 10 - A U.S. judge in North Dakota has blocked the Biden administration from requiring 19 Republican-led states to provide health insurance coverage to immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor on Monday said a rule adopted by …

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Scientists reveal the secret to perfectly wrapped Christmas presents - and it's good news if you don't want to splash out on ribbons and bows
1 week, 6 days ago

Scientists reveal the secret to perfectly wrapped Christmas presents - and it's good news if you don't want to splash out on ribbons and bows

Daily Mail  

When it comes to wrapping presents, it's easy to feel under pressure to be extravagant. Some people place gifts in boxes, use fancy bows or even – in the case of Rowan Atkinson playing a shopkeeper in Love Actually – add some dried lavender to make the present smell nice. One study involved people being asked to rate their feelings …

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Democratic senator calls on Biden to protect illegal immigrants before Trump assumes office
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Democratic senator calls on Biden to protect illegal immigrants before Trump assumes office

Hindustan Times  

Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has urged Joe Biden to extend protections and work permits for illegal immigrants before Donald Trump assumes office. Referring to the president-elect's mass deportation plan, the 60-year-old called on the president to use his “power” to protect immigrants on Wednesday. Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has urged Joe Biden to protect illegal immigrants before Donald …

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DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won’t last another Trump term
3 weeks, 1 day ago

DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won’t last another Trump term

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Reyna Montoya was 10 when she and her family fled violence in Tijuana and illegally immigrated to the U.S. DACA hasn’t accepted new applicants since 2021, when a federal judge deemed it illegal and ordered that new applications not be processed, though current recipients could still renew their permits. But the reelection of Trump, who has repeatedly accused …

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DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won’t last another Trump term
3 weeks, 1 day ago

DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won’t last another Trump term

LA Times  

Aliento CEO Reyna Montoya poses for a photo after speaking at an immigration forum on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 13. “I have to take his words very seriously, that when they say ‘mass deportation,’ it also includes people like me,” said Montoya, who runs Aliento, an Arizona-based advocacy organization for immigrant rights. DACA hasn’t accepted new applicants since …

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US approves life-saving organ transplants between people with HIV, removing ‘unnecessary barriers’
3 weeks, 3 days ago

US approves life-saving organ transplants between people with HIV, removing ‘unnecessary barriers’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This rule removes unnecessary barriers to kidney and liver transplants, expanding the organ donor pool …

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New aged care fee structure passes Senate, imposing higher fees on some future residents
1 month ago

New aged care fee structure passes Senate, imposing higher fees on some future residents

ABC  

The Senate has passed sweeping changes to the aged care system that will see residents and in-home care recipients pay more. The government bill, which also enshrines new legal rights for aged care recipients and principles to guide those who manage the system, passed on Thursday evening after several amendments. The Coalition's aged care spokesperson Anne Ruston said the bill …

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Column: GOP targets Medicaid with the return of a terrible idea
1 month ago

Column: GOP targets Medicaid with the return of a terrible idea

LA Times  

Asa Hutchinson announces his state’s plan to impose work requirements on Medicaid enrollees in 2018, as then-President Trump’s Medicaid boss, Seema Verma, looks on. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg and a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that the legal waivers that allowed individual states to experiment with work requirements didn’t …

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How Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has promised voters that he would carry out a range of immigration actions, including deporting, with the help of the National Guard or military, millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. Amy Lieberman, a politics editor at The Conversation U.S., asked University of Southern California immigration law scholar Jean Lantz Reisz to explain how Trump could follow …

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FBI 'Aware' Of Black Americans Receiving Racist Texts Across The Country
1 month, 2 weeks ago

FBI 'Aware' Of Black Americans Receiving Racist Texts Across The Country

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday they were each “aware” of racist and alarming text messages being sent to recipients, many of whom are Black college students, in the wake of the election. “Leaders at all levels must condemn anti-Black racism, in any form, whenever we see it — and we …

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US Election 2024: Why can Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes proceed despite legal challenges? Judge says…
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US Election 2024: Why can Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes proceed despite legal challenges? Judge says…

Live Mint  

US Election 2024: A Pennsylvania judge ruled on Monday that Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes, hosted by his political action committee in key swing states, can continue through Tuesday’s presidential election. Krasner believes the giveaways violates state election law and contradict what Musk promised when he announced them during an appearance with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump 's campaign …

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Judge Allows $1 Million Voter Sweepstakes to Proceed in Pennsylvania
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge Allows $1 Million Voter Sweepstakes to Proceed in Pennsylvania

The Hindu  

A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that the $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes hosted by Elon Musk's political action committee can proceed through Tuesday's presidential election. The judge ruled after Musk's lawyers argued that the winners are chosen by chance and that the process is core political speech. However, Krasner believes the giveaways violate state election law and contradict what Musk promised …

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Musk PAC tells Philadelphia judge the $1-million sweepstakes winners are not chosen by chance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Musk PAC tells Philadelphia judge the $1-million sweepstakes winners are not chosen by chance

LA Times  

Elon Musk speaks at a campaign rally for former President Trump last month at Madison Square Garden. A lawyer for Elon Musk’s political action committee told a judge in Philadelphia on Monday that so-called winners of his $1-million-a-day voter sweepstakes in swing states are not chosen by chance but are instead chosen to be paid “spokespeople” for the group. “The …

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Elon Musk's lawyers now say his election giveaway isn't random, claim winners are his employees
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk's lawyers now say his election giveaway isn't random, claim winners are his employees

Salon  

The winners of Elon Musk’s lottery are not chosen at random, but rather selected based on whether they’d be a good spokesperson for Musk’s super PAC, the billionaire’s lawyer claimed in a court hearing on Monday. Last week, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner sued to halt the X CEO’s lottery, in which he’s been giving away $1 million a day …

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Royal officials are urged to avoid 'virtue signalling' to anti-monarchists amid plans to give OBE recipients the option to drop the word 'empire' from awards
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Royal officials are urged to avoid 'virtue signalling' to anti-monarchists amid plans to give OBE recipients the option to drop the word 'empire' from awards

Daily Mail  

Palace officials must avoid ‘virtue signalling’ to anti-monarchists by giving honours recipients the chance to drop the word ‘empire’, senior Tories said last night. A new biography of the King revealed plans to drop the word 'empire' from British honours Ian Wright, from London, broadcaster and author, is made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by the …

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Long-term dynamics of transplanted stem cells revealed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Long-term dynamics of transplanted stem cells revealed

The Hindu  

Scientists have mapped the long-term dynamics of transplanted stem cells, shedding light on the challenges and opportunities associated with this medical procedure. The study, published in Nature, reveals that transplants from older donors have significantly fewer surviving stem cells and lose the ability to produce essential blood cell-producing proteins. Despite being performed for over 50 years, many fundamental questions about …

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'Dreamers' can get Obamacare this year, unless a court case stops them
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Dreamers' can get Obamacare this year, unless a court case stops them

NPR  

'Dreamers' can get Obamacare this year, unless a court case stops them toggle caption Jack Brook/AP When open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, starts this week, a group that had previously been barred from signing up will be eligible for the first time: the “Dreamers.” That’s the name given to children of undocumented immigrants whose parents brought …

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England announce first 17 recipients of new contracts as Steve Borthwick’s core squad revealed
1 month, 3 weeks ago

England announce first 17 recipients of new contracts as Steve Borthwick’s core squad revealed

The Independent  

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Majority of contributions from agro-political action committees went to Republicans, report finds
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Majority of contributions from agro-political action committees went to Republicans, report finds

Salon  

A Wednesday report from Agri-Pulse has found that agribusiness and food-related political action committees have contributed largely to Republicans. Other top GOP recipients within the House were House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota, and two members of the Committee on Ways and Means, Adrian Smith of Nebraska and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota. Top recipients among …

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Kidney Transplants from HIV-Positive Donors Lifesaving for Other HIV Patients
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Kidney Transplants from HIV-Positive Donors Lifesaving for Other HIV Patients

India Today  

Kidney transplants between HIV-positive donors and recipients are safe and effective, offering new hope to those suffering from end-stage kidney disease. The study enrolled 198 adults with HIV and end-stage kidney disease from 26 different medical centers across the United States and found that transplant outcomes between HIV-positive donors and recipients were comparable to those between HIV-negative donors and recipients, …

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