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#optimism #resilience #mentalhealth
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Good vibes only? The science behind optimism and manifestation : Life Kit
Hey. It's Marielle. You ever have somebody say to you, just be positive, when you're right in the middle of an impossibly hard life moment, and it made you want to just punch them in the face.
#politics #democracy #humanrights
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Trump is dismantling democracy, reports find. And, Treasury to take over student loans
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#ImmigrationLaw #DueProcess #Deportation
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An immigration court few have heard of is quietly shaping policy behind the scenes
Cases in immigration courts nationwide can be appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Here, federal agents stand outside an immigration court in New York on March 6, 2026.
#StudentLoans #TreasuryDepartment #EducationPolicy
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Federal student loans will move to Treasury, further shrinking Education Department
The Trump administration announced a plan to move significant management of and responsibility for the nation's federal student loan portfolio from the U.
#TanningBeds #SkinCancer #PublicHealth
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FDA backs off stricter tanning bed rules with RFK Jr.'s support
Shortly before being nominated for the job, Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a now-infamous post on X, in which he pledged to end the federal government's "aggressive suppression" of - among many things - "sunshine.
#Autism #Vaccines #HealthPolicy
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New autism group meets to counter MAHA's 'ideological agenda'
In an effort to challenge the Trump administration's views on autism spectrum disorder, a new independent panel of experts plans to meet just weeks after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
#IranWar #USPolitics #MilitaryIntervention
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Trump started a war with no clear end in sight. They rarely end well for presidents
Demonstrators outside City Hall in Los Angeles on March 2 protest against the U. S. and Israel's attack on Iran. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
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#MigrantWorkers #MiddleEast #Dubai
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Far from home, millions of migrant workers in the Gulf are trapped by war
When Daffodils Guevarra first arrived in Dubai to work as a general practitioner nearly 20 years ago, she was afraid.
Not only had she traveled over 4,500 miles from her home in Pasig, Philippines, to get there, but she'd also heard the Middle East, with its seemingly constant upheaval, was "a scary place.
#NewsUpdates #CurrentEvents #InternationalRelations
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The Fed to meet about interest rates. And, Sen. Mullin faces DHS confirmation hearing
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#Iran #Israel #MiddleEastConflict
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Iran retaliates after Israel kills two top Iranian officials
Iran launched new missile attacks on Israel targeting Tel Aviv overnight, after Iran confirmed the deaths of Ali Larijani, who had emerged as a key wartime figure following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Gholamrez Soleimani, the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary force.
#FederalReserve #Inflation #Economy
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The Federal Reserve is facing tough choices as the economy faces deep uncertainty
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues are expected to hold their benchmark interest rate steady. Saul Loeb/AFP hide caption
The Federal Reserve's balancing act is getting harder.
#WorldBaseballClassic #Venezuela #BaseballChampionship
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Venezuela beats U.S. 3-2, wins first World Baseball Classic title
MIAMI -- Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 Tuesday night on Eugenio Suárez's tiebreaking double in the ninth.
#USSGeraldRFord #MilitaryDeployment #NavyOperations
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USS Ford has seen war, fire and plumbing woes as it nears a record long deployment
The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford seen in the North Sea on Sept. 24, 2025. Jonathan Klein/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
After moving to the Red Sea to participate in operations against Iran, the USS Gerald R.
#Politics #InternationalRelations #Assassination
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Khamenei's killing renews questions about US assassinating foreign leaders
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The opening strike of the U. S. -Israeli war on Iran was a highly sophisticated operation that dealt a major blow to the Islamic Republic, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his office in central Tehran.
#Cannabis #MentalHealth #Research
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Sparse evidence for cannabis to treat mental health conditions highlights research gap
While many people turn to cannabis to help with mental health conditions, the scientific evidence is scant. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Along with chronic pain, mental health conditions are some of the top reasons people use marijuana for medical purposes.
#Counterterrorism #USForeignPolicy #IranConflict
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Joe Kent, a top counterterrorism official, resigns citing Iran war
The head of the National Counterterrorism Center has resigned in protest over the war with Iran. Joe Kent, an Army veteran, said he "cannot in good conscience" support the war.
#USPS #PostalService #FinancialCrisis
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The Postal Service may be out of cash in 2027 without Congress' help, postmaster says
A U. S. Postal Service worker sorts packages behind a mail truck in Los Angeles in 2020. Kyle Grillot/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
If it continues business as usual, the U.
#Immigration #PalestinianRights #Activism
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Last protester in detention after Trump's campus crackdown has been released
ALVARADO, Texas -- A Palestinian woman who was the last person still in immigration detention after the Trump administration's 2025 crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses was freed Monday after a year in custody.
#TemporaryProtectedStatus #SupremeCourt #ImmigrationPolicy
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Supreme Court to hear expedited arguments on protected status for migrants
The U. S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from going ahead with plans to deport some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status by Presidents Obama, Biden, and Trump himself in his first administration.
#SleepingSickness #PublicHealth #Acoziborole
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A new drug could be the beginning of the end for sleeping sickness
A tsetse fly -- their bite can spread the parasite that causes sleeping sickness. Patrick Robert/Corbis/Sygma/via Getty Images hide caption
Sleeping sickness is a notorious disease -- immortalized in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
#Autism #Leucovorin #Healthcare
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As parents clamor for a treatment touted for autism, doctors hesitate to prescribe it
Swathi Balantrapu has been searching for a treatment for her 10-year-old son with autism.
She first tried applied behavior analysis therapy, or ABA therapy -- an evidence-based approach.
#AcademyAwards #ConanOBrien #FilmIndustry
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Oscars 2026: Here's who's won an award so far
Conan O'Brien hosts the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. , Sunday. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The 98th Academy Awards are underway at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Conan O'Brien hosting the ceremony.
#SevereWeather #StormWarnings #WeatherImpact
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Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes
CHICAGO -- A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U. S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains.
#WestBank #IsraeliPalestinianConflict #HumanRights
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Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people including two children, the Palestinian Authority's Health Ministry said.
#UkraineWar #Russia #MissileAttack
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Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds 15, with peace talks stalled
KYIV, Ukraine -- A combined missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded at least 15 overnight into Saturday, an official said, after the U.
