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LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump may have had a bird sighting as he left the White House for the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on Sunday. A lone protester let a single finger do the talking as the motorcade passed. Photos from Sunday’s excursion show the president checking his phone while inside the limo:President Donald Trump checks his phone Sunday in Washington, D.C. The president spent the day at Trump National Golf Club. AdvertisementIf Trump looked out the window during the ride back to the White House, he may have seen some friendlier people.
Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementBut these facts were sorely overlooked during the FDA panel’s discussion on SSRI use during pregnancy. In reality, of the estimated 14-23% of women who are diagnosed with maternal mental health disorders, only around 8% of them are taking an SSRI. In fact, research indicates that many women are reluctant to take antidepressants during pregnancy, and nearly 50% of women taking an SSRI before pregnancy stop taking it during pregnancy. And now that I’m due with my third baby in three years, stopping my medication didn’t even cross my mind. In other words, the FDA panel enhanced fear and skepticism amongst a population already vulnerable to misinformation.
Person walking Youcef Chenzer via UnsplashIt’s not just that walking, which is great for your heart, can decrease your dementia risk. But how do you measure your walking speed, and what’s normal for each age group? How do I do a walking speed test? A “gait speed test,” also known as a four metre test, can help you to measure your speed. What’s a good walking pace for my age and gender?
A host of other Trump decisions, though, do not spring from well-developed or even hastily dashed-off ideologies. AdvertisementMore recently, Trump has taken to claiming that he will reduce the price of prescription drugs by mathematically impossible amounts. To honor Trump’s order, Army Corps officials notified local authorities at around noon that it would be fully opening the floodgates that same evening. It was only because state and local water managers were able to persuade the Army Corps not to release the maximum flow of water that the channels did not flood. In the end, water flowed out of the reservoirs at 2,500 cubic feet per second, rather than the 5,000 the Army Corps had originally planned.
We, you know, people, we need to stop trusting the experts. https://t.co/A2rGZdHInL — Barbara Comstock (@BarbaraComstock) August 30, 2025If you’re with RFK Jr and think you shouldn’t trust the experts that’s fine but live that life. https://t.co/di0eLd7Gpc — Lil Bit 🌈 (@LizerReal) August 30, 2025Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"We need to stop trusting experts... it's a feature of totalitarianism"Putting deluded lunatic RFK Jr in charge of the health of millions of people is genuinely dangerous. pic.twitter.com/O5yAnzXdWK — Parody Keir Starmer (@Parody_PM) August 30, 2025He says that citizens need to stop trusting experts and "do their research." But you can’t trust experts.
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Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell speaking to Sky News' Trevor Phillips Sky NewsThe UK should “actively resist” Reform’s “kneejerk” plans to deport all migrants, according to the acting head of the Church of England. Advertisement“But I think we should actively resist the short-term, kneejerk, ‘send them home’.”Asked if that was his message to Reform’s leader Nigel Farage, he said: “It is. “I see no other way.”But Farage’s deputy Richard Tice dismissed these criticisms when speaking to Sky News on Sunday. This debate comes as anti-asylum protests in the UK escalate, with both pro and anti-immigration protests took places across the country over the weekend. Police made five arrests in west London on Saturday after a group of masked anti-asylum demonstrators tried to enter a hotel housing migrants.
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Below, a travel professional and etiquette expert share the rudest things people say when traveling abroad. “In a lot of places around the world, a business is happy to push back on that,” he said. Related: The Rudest Things You Can Do When Visiting Another Country“Third-world country has negative connotations and is also just an inaccurate term,” Glass said. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“The U.S. dollar is a very popular currency around the world, but Mexico pesos are also real money. When traveling abroad, it's helpful to learn a few phrases in the language of the country you're visiting.
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LOADING ERROR LOADINGA D.C. grand jury declined to indict a man accused of assaulting a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s takeover of policing in Washington, D.C. “[The] officer’s testimony was rejected by the grand jury, presumably after reviewing the body-worn camera video,” the attorney, A.J. Like the grand juries, some judges in federal court have been leery of the cases Pirro’s office has been bringing. One of them, Judge Zia M. Faruqui, chastised the prosecutor’s office for pursuing a gun case built on what he called a blatantly illegal search that violated the Fourth Amendment. AdvertisementDefense attorneys told HuffPost this week they believed in some cases prosecutors were bringing excessive charges just to make Trump’s crime crackdown look more meaningful.
Trump’s Oval Office, though, has been the site of the most striking transformation so far. AdvertisementAn ivy plant that had adorned the Oval Office fireplace for over a half-century was replaced by lifeless objects. At top, five presidents stand in the Oval Office as Barack Obama begins his first term. Other items on the manufacturer’s website appear similar, although not identical, to moldings installed recently in the Oval Office. The staff, she pointed out, is well-practiced in transforming the Oval Office in the late January hours between one president’s departure and the next president’s arrival.
Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHe defended the CDC’s progress following the pandemic, but says Kennedy is now dismantling that work. On the contrary, the people that have been installed by Secretary Kennedy are full of ideology and bias that will actually contaminate the science,” Daskalakis said. AdvertisementWhen asked if people can trust what is coming out of the CDC, Houry said, “if it’s coming from CDC scientists, you can trust it. 20 Years Of Free Journalism Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission For two decades, HuffPost has been fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. Support our mission to keep us around for the next 20 — we can't do this without you.
Each spring during prom week, firefighters, actors, students and my fellow faculty members enacted this scene on the high school football field. The afternoon was intended to shock some, remind others and beg all to refrain from driving drunk on prom night. I’d like to believe nationwide drunken-driving simulations like the ones we did at my school contributed to those statistics. School boards and politicians attempt to control classroom content through gag orders on positive signage, pronouns, books and language. Teachers know a caring relationship promotes motivation, engagement and positive behavior — and that’s when learning happens.
