Since ABC launched an ad campaign earlier this week pushing back on the FCC’s crackdown on The View, more than 50,000 public comments have been filed with the agency, an uptick from the 2,500 or so before the spots started running. On Thursday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who launched the investigation into the show and […]
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Fans will be allowed to display rainbow and pride flags during Friday night’s World Cup match in Seattle despite opposition from at least one of the teams playing that night. Since it was announced as a host city for the 2026 World Cup, Seattle has been planning for Friday night’s match between Iran and Egypt…
The best shampoos for fine hair enhance fullness, without feeling heavy. A Vogue beauty editor tried and tested a range of formulas to determine the shampoo for every concern.
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The House Appropriations Committee has advanced its $1.1 trillion defense spending bill for fiscal 2027, legislation that includes a provision to rename the Defense Department as the Department of War. The bill advanced out of committee Wednesday on a 34-27 party-line vote, handing President Trump a third win in his bid to officially rename the…
King Charles and Queen Camilla will continue to reside in Clarence House, Buckingham Palace says.
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The King becomes first monarch to publish their tax payments – with the figures putting him among the UK’s top 100 taxpayers.
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While it’s way more than the current federal minimum wage, data shows it may not be enough for some.
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In just one week, New Orleans will be a hotspot for the city’s biggest family reunion of the year: the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture. But, even the healthiest family members can use a little more healing. Having a safe space for mental health, self-advocacy, and community care is the core of Black wellness after all. That’s why, this year, Essence Festival is debuting a new daytime destination dedicated to just that.
In an evolution from the former Wellness Stage, the new Unbothered & Well Stage will have over 18 sessions spanning breast health screenings, sound baths, and community conversations. Among the sessions, Keke Palmer will also lead her Practice by Palmer mat pilates session to anchor you into the experience and help you tune into your body and movement.
Between the non-stop activity of the festival, from panel discussions to interactive installations, Unbothered & Well is a sanctuary to escape back to your breath. At the center of the stage, the Door of Return art installation is an invitation to return to yourself, your body, and the power of communal healing.
Whether you’re recalling the strength in stillness through a guided sound bath or finding strength to stand up (even if its just in a pilates pose), this stage is for the ones looking for a necessary reset. It’s all about finally feeling Unbothered & Well.
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This host-city mayor visited a “fan festival” in her city’s Fairmount Park, where a combined 250,000 attendees have gathered thus far to watch matches.
That’s Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker inaugurating the Lemon Hill festival site early in the tournament. The city is hosting Curaçao and Côte d’Ivoire at Lincoln Financial Field today.
Two medical experts weigh in on which spices can help improve your health.
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The MAGA movement’s efforts to shape the midterm elections are running into roadblocks in Arizona.
Arguably nowhere in the country has there been a more brazen attempt by Donald Trump and his allies to wield control over the election system, all while they have promoted demonstrable lies about rampant election fraud in the state.
Amid the president’s illiberal push to have the GOP “take over” voting processes ahead of the midterms — elections Trump has said shouldn’t even be held — a Phoenix-area official has played a key role in fueling the Trump regime’s dictatorial dreams.
Machinations by Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and his office on this front — allegedly including the unauthorized seizure of a ballot scanning machine — have drawn rebukes from Maricopa’s Republican county attorney as well as the county’s GOP-controlled Board of Supervisors.
And last week, Arizona’s Court of Appeals blocked a lower court’s order that gave Heap broad authority over Maricopa County elections. As Democracy Docket reported:
Arizona judges blocked a lower court order that took election duties away from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and assigned them to county Recorder Justin Heap, an election denier who has pushed conspiracy theories about voting in the state.
The emergency stay issued Thursday should pause a long-simmering legal feud between board officials and Heap that ignited uncertainty about how the upcoming primaries and November midterm elections would go forward in the county.
In particular, the dispute threatened early voting drop box locations across the county, with Heap objecting to the board’s approval of sites last month. Now, voters can expect the drop boxes to be available and for the election to be administered more predictably.
As Democracy Docket noted, the appellate judges stayed the order under the so-called Purcell principle, a legal doctrine with roots in Arizona that was designed to prevent election changes from being imposed too close to Election Day. Early voting for Arizona’s July 21 primary elections has already begun.
The Purcell principle has been used by conservative judges to uphold discriminatory voting policies, but this appears to be an occasion on which it was deployed in service of its rightful purpose.
In light of the appeals court’s stay, Arizona’s Supreme Court issued an order on Tuesday that basically requires Heap and the Board of Supervisors to make a “good faith” attempt to reach an agreement through an independent mediator.
This news had me thinking of a segment that aired on Wednesday’s “All In with Chris Hayes,” in which activist Ian Bassin argued that, in his second term, Trump has been in a race to “consolidate power” before becoming unpopular.
“Unfortunately for him, and fortunately for us, he has become unpopular before he finished consolidating power,” Bassin said. “Ultimately, I think that is going to be our saving grace, because he is absolutely trying to do everything he can to tilt the playing field to rig these elections, but he’s no longer popular enough to get all of the actors and accomplices he needs throughout our distributed federal system to do it.”
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Ciarán Donnelly of the International Rescue Committee discusses the humanitarian response as rescue efforts continue following the deadly earthquake in Venezuela.
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