Trump Cancels Meeting With Top Democrats Ahead Of Government Shutdown
LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Tuesday canceled a previously scheduled meeting with top Democratic leaders in Congress, just days before government funding is due to expire next week. Trump initially agreed to the meeting, but then changed his mind. I look forward to meeting with you when you become realistic about the things that our Country stands for. DO THE RIGHT THING!” Trump wrote in his post. “Trump Always Chickens Out,” Jeffries wrote in a social media post after Trump canceled their meeting.
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September 23, 2025 15:17 UTC
My Husband Told Me He Couldn't Be Married Anymore — So I Made A Decision I've Kept Secret For 12 Years
Courtesy Of Tamara MCIn 2010, after a 17-year marriage, my husband asked for a divorce, saying he couldn’t be married anymore. AdvertisementI used to joke with my husband that I was planning to have breast surgery when I finished nursing. “You must be crazy if you think I’m going to pay for you to get new breasts,” he told me. He then said, “You need implants. How on earth could I need implants?
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September 22, 2025 22:23 UTC
Long-Term Unemployment A Warning Sign For Economy
The so-called “benchmark revision” shifted policymakers’ understanding of the economy, but it was no surprise to Paulina Drake. While the unemployment rate has risen only modestly, the rising share of long-term unemployed among the broader unemployed population, along with higher unemployment for new workers and minorities, are hallmarks of a weakening labor market and a warning of increasing recession risk. “Long-term unemployment scarring effects show up in future job performance, in well-being measures later on. We have a whole host of information about the health impacts of long-term unemployment, including increased likelihood of chronic pain.”HuffPost readers: Trouble finding work? Right now, I am equivalent to a 15-year-old high school student trying to get a job.”Politics: Long-Term Unemployment Rises In Worrying Sign For U.S. Labor MarketDrake’s career doing mortgages may have been a casualty of monetary policy.
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September 22, 2025 20:34 UTC
Scott Jennings Gives Annoyingly Limp Reply To Trump's 'Discordant' Kirk Eulogy
LOADING ERROR LOADINGScott Jennings, the CNN Donald Trump loyalist, gave a wimpy take on the president’s eulogy for Charlie Kirk. The former George W. Bush aide evaded comment Monday on Trump’s remark that he refused to follow Kirk’s example of not hating his opponents. “I’m sorry.”AdvertisementOn “CNN News Central” anchor John Berman asked Jennings for his opinion on Trump’s “discordant” tone, which contrasted with Kirk’s widow Erika saying she forgave the alleged killer. AdvertisementBut Jennings kept it all positive when it came to the president. “He made some jokes that only Donald Trump can make.
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September 22, 2025 20:00 UTC
'The View' Cast Finally Weighs In On Jimmy Kimmel Controversy... And Why They Waited
LOADING ERROR LOADING“The View” co-hosts finally have something to say about “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” being put on indefinite hold. “Did y’all really think we weren’t going to talk about Jimmy Kimmel?” Whoopi Goldberg asked at the top of Monday’s show. White House spokesperson Steven Cheung slammed both Kimmel and “The View” while reacting to ABC’s heel turn in a statement provided to Entertainment Weekly. “Jimmy Kimmel is a no-talent loser who has beclowned himself with tanking ratings and by spewing disgusting lies to his audience,” the statement said. Support our mission to keep us around for the next 20 — we can't do this without you.
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September 22, 2025 19:16 UTC
I Was An Award-Winning Teacher By Day. After Dark, My Behavior Was Increasingly Troubling.
But I then had to step out into the hall so my students couldn’t see me nearly bust out in laughter. But I liked myself as a teacher, coming to know the students and witnessing their progress, so I decided to become a school teacher. When I started teaching English as a second language in the public schools, the drinking stopped for a while. I hated the end of winter because of all the time it took to get dark in the summer. All of this makes me a better teacher than when I focused so intently on scoring awards and accolades.
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September 22, 2025 13:59 UTC
Trump Proudly Separates Himself From Charlie Kirk As A Certified Hater
LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump didn’t last more than a few minutes into his eulogy for Charlie Kirk before turning his speech into a political rally, declining to express the forgiveness the crowd had just heard from Erika Kirk. We’ll be missing him tomorrow,” Trump said. “One of the last things he said to me is, ‘Please sir, save Chicago,’ We’re going to do that. We’re going to save Chicago from horrible crime,” Trump said. Additionally, Trump repeated claims he’s made about more political violence stemming from “the left,” even though researchers have found that “right-wing extremist violence has been more frequent and more lethal than left-wing violence,” according to University of Dayton sociologist Art Jipson.
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September 22, 2025 05:21 UTC
My Patient Is Fighting For His Life — And There’s A Border Patrol Agent Camped Outside His Hospital Room
It happens to people with sickle cell disease. For nearly all of human history, until the last few years, it was the death knell of the sickle cell patient — a harbinger. It remains the most common cause of death in people with sickle cell disease. I hope the same will be said for sickle cell. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementFor my young patient who is currently in a hospital bed fighting for his life, there are other trials ahead of him.
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September 21, 2025 15:32 UTC
Pride & Prejudice Turns 20: 17 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The 2005 Film
Matthew Macfadyen and Keira Knightely in 2005's Pride & Prejudice Alex Bailey/Working Title/Kobal/ShutterstockIt’s now been 20 years since Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen had audiences all over the world swooning in their film Pride & Prejudice. Luckily, having already been won over the book, he also loved the Pride & Prejudice script, which became the 2005 movie. Pride & Prejudice was first published in 1813, but was actually written even further ago, in 1797. AdvertisementEmma Thompson wrote select scenes for the 2005 film Pride & PrejudiceFans have Emma Thompson to thank for some of the film’s best-loved moments. “[That’s where] I met Joe Wright and auditioned about three times for Pride & Prejudice, and that’s how I got the job,” she revealed.
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September 21, 2025 12:55 UTC
Trump’s Interference In The 2026 Election Hinges On 1 Case
President Donald Trump has never seen an election that he didn’t think was fixed. AdvertisementLeading voices in the election denial community are also suggesting efforts to interfere with the 2026 midterm elections. However, the Trump administration has been laying the groundwork for getting around that. Congress passed that law after President Ulysses S. Grant deployed the military to stop anti-Black election activities in former Confederate states in the 1876 election. AdvertisementElection denialists argue that President Donald Trump could declare an emergency in order to deploy troops during the 2026 election.
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September 21, 2025 12:46 UTC
Walking This Many Steps Daily Has Huge Benefits For People Who Sit All Day
The study found that walking 9,000 to 10,500 steps combats many of the negatives that happen when you sit all day. A lower risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease was also seen for people who walked at least 2,200 steps each day. Walking between 9,000 and 10,500 steps daily saw the biggest increase in mortality rate and cardiovascular disease. Maskot via Getty ImagesThere are several things you can do to increase your daily step count. If you don’t have time to get outside for your daily walk, you can employ some tactics to get your steps indoors, too.
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September 21, 2025 11:22 UTC
People Are Just Realising There's A Word For When A Powerful Song Gives You Chills
We Are via Getty ImagesHave you ever listened to a powerful song and felt chills down your spine? Well, I (and plenty of other people, it turns out) didn’t realise until recently that there’s actually a word for that sensation. AdvertisementAccording to Merriam-Webster, frisson is “a brief moment of emotional excitement” and it derives from the French word for “shiver”. In a moving clip shared to Instagram, Farrell filmed herself experiencing frisson while listening to Golden for the first time. Excited to finally know what this emotional reaction is,” added another follower.
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September 21, 2025 08:00 UTC
Trump's DOJ Shut Down Bribe Investigation Into Border Czar Tom Homan: Report
The federal investigation was launched in western Texas in the summer of 2024 after a subject in a separate investigation claimed Homan was soliciting payments in exchange for awarding contracts should Trump win the presidential election, according to an internal Justice Department summary of the probe reviewed by MSNBC and people familiar with the case. The U.S. Attorney’s office in the Western District of Texas, working with the FBI, asked the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section to join its ongoing probe “into the Border Czar and former Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tom Homan and others based on evidence of payment from FBI undercover agents in exchange for facilitating future contracts related to border enforcement.”
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September 20, 2025 22:32 UTC
My Dad Had Some Unusual Requests For His Funeral. 3 Years Later, People Are Still Talking About It.
Growing up, death was a dinner table conversation at our house almost every night, because my dad was an estate planning attorney. Dad kept a folder at home in his den with handwritten notes about his wishes for his own memorial. Our dad was hilarious, so it not only made sense to add humor to his service, it also honored his wishes. AdvertisementWe included my husband, my sister’s husband, and my cousin’s husband, who my dad had taken under his wing when he was a young lawyer. AdvertisementEven three years later, my family members and I still receive comments from people who attended dad’s service.
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September 20, 2025 20:08 UTC
Free Speech Searches Spike After Charlie Kirk’s Death
Everyone online is searching for “free speech” right now. According to Google Trends data of the past 30 days, searches for “free speech” have skyrocketed since conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination on a college campus ― and there have been many reasons for it over the past few days. The late conservative activist advocated on behalf of free speech, and then was killed while speaking on a college campus. So it’s no surprise that one of the top online Google searches right now is free speech related to Jimmy Kimmel, because his firing is especially alarming to free speech experts. Advertisement“Instead, it seems like... what’s happening is even more questions around free speech being raised,’” he said.
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September 20, 2025 10:55 UTC