LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, a federal judge ruled Friday. it fined the University of California, Los Angeles $1.2 billion and froze research funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus. AdvertisementChildren play outside Royce Hall at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) via Associated PressIt has also frozen or paused federal funding over similar claims against private colleges, including Columbia University. The administration has previously struck deals with Brown University for $50 million and Columbia University for $221 million.

Health secretary Wes Streeting has warned there is an "overt racism" in the UK right now. via Associated PressWes Streeting brushed off suggestions he wanted to oust Keir Starmer as prime minister today when speaking to LBC – but added in a quick quip while he was at it. Speaking on an LBC phone-in on Friday morning, the health secretary seemed to suggest everything was well between him and his boss. “I think we’ve got a level of racism, overt racism, in this country, a kind we haven’t seen for years. “I think we’ve got a sort of 70s, 80s, style racism which has emerged and we’ve got to put it back in its box.

Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Marissa Bode at a Q&A event last year Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for Women in FilmWicked For Good star Marissa Bode is speaking out in support of her co-star Ariana Grande, after a clip of a supposed “fan” charging towards the Eternal Sunshine singer at the film’s recent red carpet premiere in Singapore went viral. Cynthia Erivo protects Ariana Grande from a ‘Wicked: For Good’ premiere attendee. AdvertisementHowever, in a TikTok post shared on Thursday evening, Marissa had a message for those defending the man in question as “a fan” of Ariana’s. WIERDOS ♬ original sound - MarissaLater, Marissa shared a follow-up clip in response to those insisting that the man shown in the video is “not a fan”. AdvertisementAccording to BBC News, Wen has now been charged with being a public nuisance over his actions at the Wicked For Good premiere.

Jeffrey Epstein and real estate developer Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, on Feb. 22, 1997. Davidoff Studios Photography via Getty ImagesThe files that Trump campaigned on releasing have been long awaited. The group told lawmakers to “remember that your primary duty is to your constituents” as they gather with family for the holidays. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGHere’s even more reason to get a flu shot: This year’s flu season is expected to be a bad one, potentially even worse than last year’s record-breaking season. Last year was the worst flu season in 15 years for the United States, with high hospitalizations and infection levels. According to BBC reporting, experts in the U.K. predict the country will have a severe flu season, too, based on an early start to the flu season there, along with a mutation in the flu virus. To predict the severity (or not) of flu season in the U.S., experts glean influenza data from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where the flu season occurs during our summer months (Australia, for example, had a record high number of flu cases this year), along with European countries, where flu season starts a little earlier. While it’s easy to panic over headlines about an upcoming severe flu season, Hopkins said to prepare instead of panic.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGDemocrats have all the electoral momentum in the world at the moment, and now they’re testing their luck in a Tennessee congressional district Trump carried by 22 points last year. The special election to replace former Rep. Mark Green, a Republican who strangely retired in July to become some sort of entrepreneur, is between Democratic state legislator Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps. One recent survey found Van Epps leading by 10 percentage points, which is closer than what the GOP would prefer. Advertisement“We’re cautiously excited about this race,” a national Democratic strategist who works on House races told HuffPost. Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin traveled to the district last weekend to rally volunteers.

Beyond fall risk, balance also reveals a great deal about our overall health. Below, experts share how long you should be able to balance and what you can do to improve it:How long you should be able to balance on one leg varies, but at least 10 or 15 seconds is the minimum. The exact amount of time you can balance on one leg depends on several factors, including age and health conditions. “The younger you are, the longer you should be able to balance on one leg,” added Wooldridge. Being able to balance could mean “staying independent, staying strong, staying out of the hospital, staying in your own home.

The Epstein scandal has been a political thorn in Trump’s side for months, partly because he amplified conspiracy theories about Epstein to his own supporters. Advertisement“Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrat’s problem, not the Republican’s problem!” Trump wrote on social media. It would also require the Senate to pass similar legislation and Trump’s approval to compel the Justice Department to act. TRUMP ‘TRYING TO DISTRACT’“Trump is clearly desperately trying to distract from his own presence in the Epstein emails,” said Alan Rozenshtein, a University of Minnesota law professor and former Justice Department lawyer. AdvertisementTrump has harnessed the Justice Department to target other political opponents, some of whom now face criminal charges that outside experts have described as politically motivated.

Advertisement“Over the last several months, Senate Republicans have given very serious and thoughtful consideration to the concept of redrawing our state’s congressional maps,” Indiana state Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said in a statement. AdvertisementThe GOP’s reversal in Indiana follows a brutal week for the party’s redistricting campaign. That would offset the potential gain of five seats Texas Republicans created when they launched this redistricting war in August. At the same time, state Republican leaders rejected Trump’s redistricting overtures in Kansas and New Hampshire. With Indiana now off the map, Republicans have redrawn House maps in four states — Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio — for a potential gain of seven seats.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGAlyssa Farah Griffin, a former aide to President Donald Trump who has since become a co-host on “The View,” said Thursday that it’s “unheard of” for someone like Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) to be taken to the White House Situation Room over a mere petition. Advertisement“That’s unheard of,” Griffin, former Trump White House director of strategic communications during Trump’s first term, said Thursday. Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago in 2000. “And it feels like every action he takes makes them look more guilty.”AdvertisementGriffin also noted that people are only taken to the Situation Room during high-caliber events, such as the operation to kill Osama bin Laden. She then wagered Trump’s documented ties to Epstein will “follow” Republicans into the midterm elections next year.

Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr and Cat Burns in The Celebrity Traitors BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan CherryCelebrity Traitors stars Alan Carr and Jonathan Ross have admitted they may have got a little carried away while carrying out one of the “murders” on the show. During his time as a “Traitor”, Alan was responsible for the in-plain-sight “murders” of both Paloma Faith and Celia Imrie, but it was during the face-to-face elimination of Lucy Beaumont that he and Jonathan really stuck the boot in. Recalling Lucy’s exit during an interview on Jonathan’s podcast Reel Talk, Alan claimed that producers “cut out” a part where he warned his fellow comedian not to “mess with us”. It’s us!’.”AdvertisementAs Alan commented that Lucy told the trio of “Traitors” they’d “really let her down”, Jonathan continued: “I said, ‘well, we’re doing better than you’, and she went, ‘why?’, and I went, ‘you’re dead! Advertisement“And then I felt, ‘why am I doing this, I really liked Lucy?’,” the talk show host admitted.

But there’s been another, less obvious kind of blowback playing out all year, too: a massive surge in young progressives signing up to run for office. AdvertisementIn the year since Trump won reelection, nearly 75,000 people have signed up to run for local or state office through Run for Something, a grassroots political group that recruits young progressives in down-ballot races across all 50 states. Run for SomethingAdvertisementThe waves of sign-ups at Run for Something are happening at a time when young people have reason to feel disillusioned about their path ahead. But it is possible, and that it is possible is inspiring.”AdvertisementTo be sure, Litman’s group isn’t the only left-leaning organization supporting young people in bids for local and state office. AdvertisementIn its appeals to prospective new candidates, Run for Something dunks on the current crop of Democratic leaders in office as old and out of touch.

Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrat’s problem, not the Republican’s problem!” Trump wrote. “Don’t waste your time with Trump,” the president added, seeking to deflect attention to other figures named in the files. “I have a Country to run!”AdvertisementPresident Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 13. Trump “knew about the girls,” Epstein wrote in one of the three emails released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. ”[VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him,, he has never once been mentioned.”The White House has dismissed the exchanges as meaningless.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGGeorgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene continues attacking her own Republican Party — and she isn’t showing signs of slowing down. President Donald Trump has made it a point to spew lies regarding inflation and grocery prices, and Greene addressed these claims on “The Sean Spicer Show” on Thursday. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) presides over a House committee hearing in February on Capitol Hill. “I don’t know what happened to Marjorie. She’s a nice woman, but I don’t know what happened.