I want to ask her to stop, but I don’t know if I have the right. “History of heart disease, heart attacks or strokes on your father’s side?”“I don’t know.”Also Read: I'm Caring For My Aging Father. I know I’m not supposed to, but I can’t breathe, and I need her to see my face so she knows I’m not attacking her when I speak. “Honestly, I don’t know the answers to these questions because my father has been absent for more than half my life,” I say. Even at 40, an age where medical history becomes increasingly vital, I was filled with a primal resentment at being forced to acknowledge the void.

February 26, 2026 13:43 UTC

LOADING ERROR LOADINGIt takes only a few weeks for X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to nudge users’ political views to the right. “Over the seven-week treatment period, users who switched from the chronological to the algorithmic feed shifted their political opinions to the right,” Gauthier told HuffPost. AdvertisementNurPhoto via Getty Images The study showed that users' new follow patterns persisted even after switching back to the chronological feed. There was no change in perspective for those who were previously using the algorithmic feed and were switched to the chronological one. Earlier this month, French police raided X’s offices as part of a year-long investigation into “political” algorithm manipulation.

February 26, 2026 13:29 UTC

In just one hour, you can reset your brain from doomscrolling to feeling in control of your focus. (In my book, I break down how to turn these lists into seasonal challenges you’ll actually enjoy)The One-Hour Log-Off PlanWe’ve covered quick resets but what if you stacked them into a single routine? Here’s how to spend one hour offline and actually feel it. 10-25 minutes: reset your space and bodyTidy one small zone: a desk, that chaotic bathroom sink, bedside table or even a junk drawer. Lay out one thing you’ll need whether it’s a gym kit, a notebook, or a lunch).

February 26, 2026 12:45 UTC

What I’ll be planting to make my small garden bloomAnother thing worth noting is that my garden is tiny. AdvertisementVegetables I’ll be planting in MarchSalad leavesIdeal for beginners, salad leaves can be planted in spring for summer harvesting and make for delicious, fresh summer lunches. “You can also train cordon tomatoes on sturdy bamboo canes, trellis or to wires on a fence.”Challenge accepted. AdvertisementPotatoes can be grown directly in soil (which isn’t possible with my garden, unfortunately), in grow bags or in containers. Flowers I’ll be planting in MarchCornflowersCornflowers are bold, blue flowers that perfectly punctuate gardens but more than that, they’re SO easy to grow.

February 26, 2026 12:45 UTC

AdvertisementInstead, the BBC failed to remove or bleep the slur from its initial broadcast, even though it had a two-hour delay before the show aired on BBC One in the U.K. Even after the outcry over the inclusion of the N-word in its initial broadcast, the network waited almost 15 hours before removing the slur from BBC’s iPlayer streaming service. Google apologized Tuesday after a computer-generated news alert about BAFTA’s racial slur incident included the word. How anyone in the BBC edit bay, or otherwise, could miss such a hateful, loaded slur is frankly unbelievable. Trump earlier this month posted a video on Truth Social depicting former President Obama and wife Michelle Obama as apes.

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While public surveys indicate many of the Black voters who supported Trump in 2024 have since turned against him, the Democratic Party struggled to turn out Black voters – typically the most loyal part of their base – in both the 2022 midterms and the 2024 presidential election. Polling also showed that Black voters felt abandoned by political and community leaders they believe are not doing enough to fight back against Trump. In addition, voters said Black church leaders weren’t doing enough, with just 31% calling them “very active.”AdvertisementThe polling also highlighted some generational divides among Black voters. Older black voters were more likely to have been involved in protests, and younger Black voters were less likely to cite battling racism or protecting democracy as a reason to get involved. Woodbury, however, was optimistic that the right messaging could persuade Black voters to get more involved – or at least to turn out in November.

February 26, 2026 12:25 UTC

At last night’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump went on offense, seeming to try to set the terms for the upcoming midterm elections. “In fact, we’re winning so much that we really don’t know what to do about it. People are asking me, please, please, please, Mr. President, we’re winning too much. We’re not used to winning in our country until you came along, we’re just always losing. So, I’ll ask again: Is the President working for you?”“We all know the answer is no.”“But here is the special thing about America,” she said.

February 26, 2026 12:24 UTC

While everyone in Southern California has that one street or intersection they absolutely hate, the Los Angeles Times has ranked Sunset and Highland in Hollywood as the worst intersection in Los Angeles. Sepulveda and Lincoln near LAX was ranked the second worst, while MLK and Crenshaw next to Leimert Park wasranked the third worst. “I'm just saying that if you're going to get into the business of evaluating intersections, you've got to think carefully about what they're for. Signalized intersections never decrease delay; they increase the equity of movement. Click to follow The L.A. Local wherever you get podcasts.

February 26, 2026 12:22 UTC

Zack Polanski and Keir Starmer APLabour has branded Zack Polanski “delusional” after the Green Party leader claimed Keir Starmer shared his scepticism about the future of Nato. AdvertisementMeanwhile prime minister Keir Starmer is trying to hold the alliance together just one month after Nato-sceptic Donald Trump threatened to invade Greenland. But Polanski told HuffPost UK: “The prime minister has moved much closer to my position [on Nato]. So I think he’s moved to the right position.”A Labour spokesperson rejected these claims, calling the remarks “delusional”. They said: “Zack Polanski’s claim is delusional and is just further proof that the Greens cannot be trusted with our national security.

February 26, 2026 12:19 UTC

The roaring economy is roaring like never before.” “America’s comeback is building the future of American possibilities. Inflation keeps coming down.” “When I last spoke in this chamber 12 months ago, I had just inherited a nation in crisis. Now we are the hottest country anywhere in the world. The hottest.” “I inherited an economy on the brink. Now our economy is literally the envy of the world.”

February 26, 2026 11:57 UTC

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I’ll save you some time and explain that the drubbing Republicans are about to endure won’t be the result of Trump or his policies. Instead, it will be because the midterm elections were rigged for the Democrats. “That’s why they opened the border wide for four years under Biden and Harris and allowed in all these dangerous people. To prevent this, Republicans have invented a MacGuffin: the SAVE America Act; a plot device Republicans have introduced primarily to drive the story forward. Scott Presler, a prominent right-wing activist championing this bill on Fox News, has already declared that unless the SAVE Act passes, Republicans will lose both chambers of Congress.

February 26, 2026 11:10 UTC

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February 26, 2026 10:58 UTC

Based on a new prediction made in the last 24 hours we are recommending voting Labour.”However, no organisation called “Tactical Choice” actually exists. Three real tactical voting organisations have already recommended voters back the Greens to stop Reform winning. Labour is locked in a three-way battle with the Green Party and Reform UK in the seat. AdvertisementIn a letter to Powell on Wednesday night, Polanski accused Labour of “lying to voters”. Dear @LucyMPowell,Why did you invent a fake tactical voting company to stop the Green Party beating Reform?

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