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“I want to see more rom-coms that have women that look like me, women that look like you, in the forefront,” Ashley tells me. Her portrayal of Kate Sharma in “Bridgerton” marked a significant step forward— not just for her career, but for South Asian representation in mainstream media. And I actually think it’s the complete opposite.” - Simone AshleyDetermined to break that mould, Ashley was able to take an active role in shaping Pia’s character. This is what people want to see — it gets bums on seats.”With every role she takes on, Ashley is helping to shift the narrative. Whether it’s through period dramas or rom-coms, she’s proving that South Asian women are not just side characters — they are the leads, the love interests, the stars.
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Jimmy Fallon Suggests The Next Country For Trump To Take Over And It's A DoozyJimmy Fallon taunted President Donald Trump over his expansion threats on “The Tonight Show” Thursday. (Watch the video below.) The host noted that a certain hermit kingdom had recently reopened to foreign visitors, then reversed course weeks later. “They’ll eventually be open again to tourism when Trump makes North Korea the 52nd state,” Fallon cracked. North Korea probably isn’t laughing.
No “Hamilton,” no problem, the Kennedy Center boasts in a “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” spoof on Thursday. (Watch the video below.) The iconic musical canceled a return run at the Washington, D.C., venue amid Trump’s takeover of the arts center to eliminate perceived “wokeness” from the programming. “Book your tickets today for hit shows like ‘MAGA Mia’ [and] ‘The Sound of Measles,’” the narrator chirps in the faux ad. Check out the other right-wing razzle-dazzle that’s coming to the Kennedy Center.
As a Canadian, I’m reeling from the unraveling of a relationship I once believed to be unshakeable — a bond between our two nations that felt secure and enduring. Trump destroyed it and now rubs his cruelty and ignorance in our faces with every new threat of a tariff. As Prime Minister — not governor — Justin Trudeau recently noted, “We don’t want this.” We’re Canadian — polite, considerate, maddeningly the first to apologize. But right now, I don’t know a single Canadian saying, “I’m sorry.” Trump’s vicious, catastrophic, and destructive words and actions maim. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.
Contact was lost less than 10 minutes into the flight as the spacecraft went into an out-of-control spin. Advertisement“Unfortunately this happened last time too, so we have some practice at this now,” SpaceX flight commentator Dan Huot said from the launch site. SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, March 6, 2025. Like last time, Starship had mock satellites to release once the craft reached space on this eighth test flight as a practice for future missions. Support HuffPost Already contributed?
Aimee Lou Wood and Walton Goggins' characters visited a cobra show in the latest episode of The White Lotus Fabio Lovino/HBOWarning: This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of The White Lotus. If you found that snake scene in the latest episode of The White Lotus to be a stressful watch, spare a thought for cast member Walton Goggins, who had to live through his own real-life version of it. Really, really terrified. It was horrific.”Fortunately, the snake in question was non-venomous, although Walton was encouraged by a White Lotus producer to make a small visit to the hospital the following day for a tetanus shot, just to be sure. AdvertisementWatch his interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live below:However, Walton isn’t the only member of the White Lotus cast who suffered a medical mishap while filming the current series.
(AP Photo/Morry Gash) via Associated PressNathan Hooven is a disabled Air Force veteran who voted for Donald Trump in November. “I think a lot of other veterans voted the same way, and we have been betrayed,” said Hooven, who was fired in February from a Virginia medical facility for veterans. I was fired without notice, unjustly, based on a lie that I’m a subpar, poor performer at my job.”Stancil said he believes Trump owes fired veterans an apology. Nearly 6 in 10 voters who are veterans backed Trump, while about 4 in 10 voted for Harris. He voted for Trump and said he supports reducing the size of the federal government but not this way.
A 2-year-old male deer named Baby, confiscated last week from a woman allegedly keeping him illegally, has found a new home, the Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed to HuffPost. ADVERTISEMENTOfficials accused Tammy Shiery, 64, of unlawfully keeping the wild-born deer as a pet. Shiery told the news outlet that she had gotten Baby vaccinated and castrated, and believed she had obtained the proper paperwork to raise him as a farm pet. jared lloyd via Getty ImagesOfficials seized Baby from Shiery’s home after receiving a report that a wild deer was being kept as a pet, the agency said. After hearing about Baby’s new home, Shiery told KDKA, “We’re pretty emotionally upset right now.
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And in our conservative Christian circles, where mental health issues were seen as a result of not having enough faith, taking medication was actively disparaged. And antidepressants did help, until several years later when a doctor (who wasn’t a psychiatrist) convinced me I should go off medication. Therapy on its own wasn’t working because the depression felt so oppressive. Taking medication for mental illness already holds a fair amount of stigma. Many people already feel ashamed for taking medications for their mental health; many more may not even consider medication as an option for fear of being judged or stereotyped as crazy or weak.
“Please note that, by this memorandum, OPM is not directing agencies to take any specific performance-based actions regarding probationary employees,” reads the updated OPM guidance. This is almost certainly a factor in the Trump administration’s decision to suddenly revise its OPM guidance. But the judge’s ruling last week has resulted in some federal agencies scrambling to rehire people they just fired. The National Science Foundation, for one, is trying to reinstate 84 employees it fired as part of OPM’s directive. “The government has not followed any of those [rules] in terminating employees to date, to include the mass firing of probationary employees,” Wilson said.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Trump administration on Monday announced it is suspending U.S. aid to Ukraine in an effort to force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy into a negotiation with the U.S. on ending the war — a long-standing demand of Donald Trump. Advertisement“The problem is I’ve empowered you to be a tough guy and I don’t think you’d be a tough guy without the United States,” Trump told Zelenskyy on Friday. AdvertisementIt should come as no surprise that the recently announced aid freeze has been welcomed by the Kremlin. “We see this agreement as a step toward greater security and solid security guarantees, and I truly hope it will work effectively,” Zelenskyy said. AdvertisementAgainst this backdrop, Klain said he will be watching Trump’s Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress closely.
