When we think about improving our brain health, we often think about mind-stimulating activities like crossword puzzles, Sudoku or Wordle. But there’s a lot more to a sharp mind than brain games: Day-to-day habits play a big role in brain health, too, starting with your diet. “Soda is one of the worst foods for brain health due to the high concentration of simple sugars, which damage the blood vessels supplying the brain,” he said. French friesHere’s another bummer: French fries are one of the main foods neurologist Dr. Pedram Navab avoids. So remember to consume any favorite foods and beverages that may damage brain health in moderation, and when possible, opt for a healthier version of it.

Luckily, Lauren Denyer, a WSET School London wine educator, previously disabused me of those notions. But does that extend to what I thought was wine’s cardinal rule? Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHere’s what Lee Issacs, a WSET Educator Development Manager who previously taught us how to read a wine bottle, had to say on the topic. “As consumers globally look to moderate their alcohol intake, wine in cans are agreat option.”Why do different wines have different closures? “Screwcap wines tend to be designed for younger, fresher drinking, with cork stoppers still the choice for wines aiming to change and develop over time in bottle,” the pro advised.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison. He had served served two terms as the leader of the Central American nation of roughly 10 million people. “Thank you President Trump for making sure that justice was served. We look forward to President Hernandez’s triumphant return to Honduras.”A separate lawyer for Hernandez, Sabrina Shroff, declined comment. Argentine President Javier Milei, a staunch admirer of Trump, also gave his support to Asfura in Honduras on Friday.

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AdvertisementThis photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, shows National Guard member Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. The Trump administration said Friday it is halting all asylum decisions and has also paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports. AdvertisementBeckstrom and Wolfe were deployed with the West Virginia National Guard as part of Trump’s crime-fighting mission that federalized the D.C. police force. The president also has deployed or tried to deploy National Guard members to other cities to assist with his mass deportation efforts but has faced court challenges. Lakanwal applied for asylum during the Biden administration, but his asylum was approved under the Trump administration, #AfghanEvac said in a statement.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGAs national Republican leaders and their Indiana cohorts negotiate a tense standoff over redistricting ahead of the midterms, at least one Republican state senator has let himself be swayed by President Donald Trump himself. Late Thursday night, Trump posted a rabid attack on immigrants to his Truth Social page, at one point calling Minnesota Gov. AdvertisementFor Indiana state Sen. Michael Bohacek, the president’s use of the slur was over the line. Not only will he be voting against any redistricting plan to help his party secure more seats in the House, Bohacek wrote, but he hopes that Trump will think about the language he uses. “Many of you have asked my position on redistricting,” the state senator wrote Friday on Facebook.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGA top European Union official on Wednesday accused the Trump administration of using “blackmail” to force the 27-country bloc to weaken regulations affecting U.S. tech companies. Advertisement“They would like to have steel and aluminum as part of this package,” Lutnick told Bloomberg TV on Monday. Advertisement“I’m trying to convince them that winning the way Donald Trump is winning in America is the way to go,” Lutnick told Bloomberg. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks at a press conference following a meeting with the EU Trade Ministers' Council in Brussels on Nov. 24, 2025. Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty ImagesHowever, Teresa Ribera, the bloc’s antitrust chief, told Politico the U.S. should not dictate the European Union’s digital rulebook.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) appeared to send a mysterious message to President Donald Trump in a Friday morning X post. “One of the worst mistakes you can ever make is over promise and under deliver,” she wrote, addressing no one in particular. “It will leave people furious to the point they won’t even appreciate the good things they received. It will leave people furious to the point they won’t even appreciate the good things they received. Yet she remains staunchly anti-immigrant and recently took issue with Trump’s defense of H-1B visas, despite his imposition of a hefty fee for them.

In an interview with “Fox & Friends,” Pirro confirmed one of the members shot remains in critical condition, while the other died of her injuries on Thursday. Advertisement“There’s a part of me that thinks that the left is disappointed that the National Guard didn’t shoot someone,” Pirro said. Over 2,000 National Guard troops were deployed to the capital in August after Trump signed an executive order declaring a crime emergency in the city, despite crime statistics showing otherwise. AdvertisementMilitary commanders had raised concerns about the deployment earlier this year, warning that the mission could be seen as “a target of opportunity,” according to internal directives distributed to National Guard troops reported by The New York Times. Notably, Pirro also failed to mention that the suspect was granted asylum this year under the Trump administration.

Kids may say the darndest things, but parentspost about them in the funniest ways. Every week, we round up the most hilarious quips from parents across social media platforms like X, Threads and Bluesky to spread the joy. heated_seats/Threadsbrandanfokken/Threadsemilykmayy/ThreadsAdvertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisementoneawkwardmom/Threadsziggityboom/Threadsmaryoliversdrunkcousin/Threadsthe funniest thing ever has got to be when a little toddler sees another little toddler and says “BABY!” like sir you are also a baby 😂 — 𝓜𝓻𝓼. — Dadman Walking (@dadmann_walking) November 24, 2025kayaydrew/ThreadsAdvertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisementelizabethburkeauthor/Threadsheatherlobejohnson/Threadsdanidazy/Threadsheated_seats/ThreadsAdvertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisementchacha_chancleta/Threadsshannah.maria/ThreadsWelcome to parenthood. RIP… — Among the Wildflowers (@deaflibertarian) November 21, 2025Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementI was a little excited for the “why” phase of toddlerdom.

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The cable, first reported by The New York Times, was sent to U.S. embassies across Europe, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on during a meeting with the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the Oval Office on Nov. 17, 2025. One has since died of her injuries, and the other remained in critical condition as of late Thursday, Trump said. In a message on his Truth Social platform on Thanksgiving Day, Trump said he will “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries” and end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens, while vowing to press on with deportations. This follows Trump’s aggressive crackdown on immigration since his return to office in January.

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