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WTF?’ Some [people] … literally gasped when they saw me.”I also mentioned that I was considering another brain surgery to have titanium plates inserted in the holes to make them visibly less severe. I wrote the essay as part of my recovery process from the trauma of brain surgery. The author in 2017 before he had brain surgery. With this in the forefront of my mind, I decided not to have another brain surgery to have titanium plates fill the holes in my skull. Felice received his Ph.D. from New York University and served as a trustee on the board of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Relations.
“He gives the universal sign for stop at the very beginning with both palms out,” Body Language Expert & Behavior Analyst Traci Brown told HuffPost. He’s looking at the reporter, he’s got his hands out toward the reporter,” Wood explained. “As the question proceeds, he blinks, he shutters his eyes, which means you’re blocking the question, you don’t want the question,” Wood said. It’s just not normal for adults in this situation.” - Patti Wood, body language and nonverbal communication expertAdvertisement“It’s the pull-back, the jump-back, the moving around, his body wants to leave and get out of the situation,” she said. If you look at those pictures, they’re overlapping body language with him shoulder to shoulder,” Wood continued.
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market sank Monday as Nvidia and other superstars created by the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology dimmed some more. If they fail to top analysts’ expectations, that would undercut one of the big assumptions that’s driven the U.S. stock market to records. Another source of potential disappointment for Wall Street is what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates. The expectation had been that the Fed would keep cutting interest rates in hopes of shoring up the slowing job market. The downside of lower interest rates is that they can make inflation worse, and inflation has stubbornly remained above the Fed’s 2% target.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGA progressive 27-year-old New York City Council member is considering vying against incumbent House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in the Democratic congressional primary. The news comes as younger, more left-leaning politicians, like New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, have appeared to gain traction nationwide. Support HuffPost Already a member? Join Our Mission Support Independent News Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission We believe our mission of independent journalism has never been more important. Support $20/month (about $0.67/day) Platinum HuffPoster 🏆 Everything in the Gold TierAd-free access on the HuffPost website AND HuffPost appsEarly access to new featuresMembership to Platinum Club focus group Make a One Time Contribution Support HuffPost Already a member?
The law prohibits neck gaiters, ski masks and other facial coverings for local and federal officers, including immigration enforcement agents, while they conduct official business. Newsom also signed legislation requiring law enforcement to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number while on the job. The laws require federal law enforcement agencies to issue a mask policy by July 1, 2026, and a visible identification policy by Jan. 1, 2026. Newsom has called the practice of masked federal agents arresting people across the state “dystopian.”Critics have raised concerns about the increased role of federal agents in local policing and often unidentified agents conducting immigration enforcement activities. It said the law banning federal officers from wearing masks discriminates against the federal government because it exempts state police.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGDENVER (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking a transfer from state prison to federal custody of a former Colorado county clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists, the state and one of her lawyers said Friday. The Colorado Department of Corrections said Friday that it received a letter from the federal Bureau of Prisons regarding Tina Peters on Wednesday. Advertisement“Any scheme to prevent her from being held accountable under Colorado law is outrageous,” Weiser said in a statement. Demand The Truth Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission Support Fearless Journalism The Trump administration hopes its deepest secrets remain hidden, but we will not stop demanding answers. AdvertisementThere is no evidence of any significant cheating in Colorado elections, which have been staunchly defended by the state’s county clerks, most of whom are Republican.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will resign after mounting frustration that’s reportedly led to the Department of Homeland Security already drafting plans to oust him. This spring, Richardson shocked FEMA staff when he told them he didn’t know the U.S. had a hurricane season in the first place. “Suffice to say, disaster response is no joke,” Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, said at the time. “If you don’t know what or when hurricane season is, you’re not qualified to run FEMA. Get someone knowledgeable in there.”AdvertisementThe acting chief was largely unreachable at the time, only showing up a week later for an unannounced visit to the flood zone.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGThis “Little House on the Prairie” star isn’t letting Megyn Kelly get away with her absurd take on Jeffrey Epstein’s preference for young girls. “Thank God my mom and [‘Little House on the Prairie’ actor Michael Landon] and so many others were there to make sure I was safe. @megynkelly you need to be careful with your words.”Melissa Gilbert (as Laura Ingalls) holds a baby doll in a scene from "Little House on the Prairie" in 1978. NBC Television via Getty ImagesAdvertisementMany in the comments praised Gilbert for speaking up and condemned Kelly’s words with equal ferocity. You and I have spoken about little house of course, but you really were just a young girl.
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Advertisement“I believe election subversion is wrong no matter who’s doing it,” Gluesenkamp Perez said Sunday on CNN. But Gluesenkamp Perez and a handful of others say the rhetoric can ring hollow when many blue-state politicians are all too eager to limit voters’ choices so their preferred candidates can triumph. But it’s not the first time Gluesenkamp Perez, a co-chair of the conservative Blue Dog Coalition, has strayed from her party. She was one of six House Democrats who voted last week for a bill to end the government shutdown. Support $20/month (about $0.67/day) Platinum HuffPoster 🏆 Everything in the Gold TierAd-free access on the HuffPost website AND HuffPost appsEarly access to new featuresMembership to Platinum Club focus group Make a One Time Contribution Support HuffPost Already a member?
Eric Trump soaked up Megyn Kelly’s introduction of him as perhaps “the most dignified” and “one of the nicest” Trumps before promptly (but jokingly) throwing his older brother, Donald Trump Jr., under the bus. Kelly praised Eric before bringing him onstage for “The Megyn Kelly Live” show, recorded Friday in front of an audience in Miami, Florida. Politics: White House Addresses Epstein Email Suggesting There's A Photo Of Trump 'Blowing Bubba'“So I’m the nicest Trump,” Eric boasted after joining Kelly, before adding that his half-sister Tiffany is “the nicest Trump, actually.”Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“Well, of the male Trumps,” Kelly clarified. Well, Don’s kind of a jerk, right?” Eric quipped. Barron Trump during the inauguration ceremony of his father, Donald Trump, in January 2025.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to produce to defense lawyers all grand jury materials from the case. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alex Wong via Getty ImagesComey’s lawyers had sought the grand jury materials out of concerns that irregularities in the process may have tainted the case. Fitzpatrick had earlier this month directed prosecutors to give the defense grand jury materials, but was then directed by the trial court to examine the matter further. In his order Monday, Fitzpatrick said that after reviewing the grand jury proceedings himself, he had come away deeply concerned about the integrity of the case. AdvertisementThe judge also raised concerns that the transcript of the grand jury proceedings was incomplete.
I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! star Aitch ITV/ShutterstockThe stars of this year’s I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! Advertisement“It’s really the letter ‘H’, innit?” he said. Obviously, my real name begins with the letter ‘H’, innit? Who else is on the I’m A Celebrity line-up for 2025?
Advertisement“But he would like to come to Washington and meet, and we’ll work something out,” Trump added. Andrew Cuomo (D) and Republican Curtis Sliwa in the New York City mayoral election earlier this month. AdvertisementIn September, Trump threatened to withhold funding from New York City should the self-proclaimed democratic socialist win the race. A source told The Hill that Trump did not reach out to Mamdani in the hours following his win. Deeming Mamdani’s speech “very angry,” Trump told the outlet, “I think he should be nice to me.
