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The surprising link between neck thickness and health
When fitness experts try to assess a person's health, they usually perform a series of standard measurements. First they measure a human's height, then compare that with the circumference of their chest, waist, hips and/or thighs. The goal is to help each individual achieve a thickness that suggests the healthiest percentage of body fat — not so low as to be malnourished, nor so high as to put a person at risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Amber Rose will reportedly speak at the Republican National Convention
Model and celebrity personality Amber Rose is slated to appear at the Republican National Convention (RNC) to speak next week, according to CNN's Kristen Holmes. Holmes on Monday tweeted that a source familiar to the matter had shared the news with CNN. Rose, best known for her past relationship with rapper Kanye West (who also goes by "Ye") and for spearheading the Los Angeles "SlutWalk" — a feminist movement against slut-shaming and sexual assault — in May announced that she would be endorsing former president Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. She posted an image of herself with Trump and former first lady Melania Trump, captioning the photo, "Trump 2024" with three American flag emojis.
Trump-backed GOP platform says states should be allowed to extend constitutional rights to embryos
The Republican Party has tweaked language on reproductive freedom in its 2024 party platform, The Washington Post reported, including text that would allow states to grant constitutional rights to a fetus but stopping short of calling for a politically unpopular abortion ban at the national level. The text would allow...
Legal expert: SCOTUS "invented a new rule" that could even give Trump immunity for "unofficial acts"
Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida could hinge on how courts define what constitutes an official presidential act under a landmark Supreme Court ruling outlining presidential immunity, according to a legal expert. The Supreme Court last week ruled 6-3 that presidents have "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution" for acts...
The quest for more sustainable caviar
This article originally appeared on FoodPrint. For the glory of acquiring highly prized sturgeon eggs, countless clashes and crimes have transpired across the globe, from coffin-crammed capers to revisionist religion. Salt-cured sturgeon roe — better known as caviar — is an epicurean delicacy that first appeared in Greek writings of 3rd Century BCE and has been de rigueur in the lifestyles of the rich and famous ever since, thanks to the relative rarity of the slow-growing fish and the work required to harvest its eggs.
John Cena will retire from wrestling after 2025 WWE season
Actor anlegendary World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star John Cena has said he will retire from the sport after the 2025 season. Standing before a crowd in Toronto on Saturday night, Cena announced his departure while also promising a riveting farewell tour to throngs of booing fans, per The Hollywood Reporter.
French election sparks relief for scientists, hope on climate change reform
Following a second round of voting over the weekend in a snap election called by President Emmanuel Macron, France's left-wing New Popular Front has secured a leading plurality of seats in parliament. Defeating Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party, the shocking victory has reportedly elicited a wave of relief among the country's leading climate scientists. While further political uncertainty remains, and no group secured an outright majority of National Assembly seats, the implementation of science-hostile policies promoted heavily by National Rally candidates appears to be, for now, unlikely.
"Time for it to end": Defiant Biden tells congressional Democrats to stop questioning his viability
Joe Biden, resisting pressure to step aside from the presidential race in wake of a series of alarming fumbles, sent a defiant letter to congressional Democrats on Monday in hopes of quelling a potential revolt on Capitol Hill. "I want you to know that despite all the speculation in the...
What's the deal with airplane food? How in-flight dining went from Pan Am to a punchline
Last Tuesday, a Delta redeye flight took off from Detroit at around 11 p.m. When the plane’s 277 passengers went to sleep, they were likely expecting to wake up somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean on their eight-hour, non-stop flight to Amsterdam. Instead, the plane made an emergency landing at New York’s Kennedy Airport “after reports that a portion of the Main Cabin in-flight meal service were spoiled.”
"We're going to come after you": Kash Patel pledges revenge if Trump wins again
Threats of political revenge are commonplace among Donald Trump and his supporters. Now a former official in the Trump administration is threatening to retaliate against those who challenged Trump's 2020 election claims, the Associated Press reported. ”We’re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American...
"They are scared": Trump runs from Project 2025, claims not to know what it's about
Donald Trump claimed in a Truth Social post last week to "know nothing" about Project 2025 and have "no idea" who is behind the sweeping plan shaped by the conservative, Trump-aligned Heritage Foundation to stack the executive branch with MAGA loyalists and enact a litany of right-wing policies if he wins a second term.
No Parm, no problem: How modern chefs are veganizing the Caesar salad
Every Fourth of July, Americans fire up the grill and gather to watch fireworks in celebration of the nation's birthday, the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But unbeknownst to many, the day is something of a dual holiday — because July 4 also marks the anniversary of the creation of the illustrious Caesar salad, a mouthwatering dish that splits the difference between side salad and main course, where romaine lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese, and of course, Caesar dressing come together in briny, creamy harmony.
Who really pays the cost when "House of the Dragon" dances
On paper the outcome of the first dragon dance in “House of the Dragon” is logical, dramatically speaking. It comes down to chess moves, one of the oldest and most revered games based on warfare. The queen is the most powerful piece on the board and with the right support, can easily take a weak king.
Worried Dems pitch "blitz primary" plan suggesting Taylor Swift moderate forum to replace Joe Biden
Amid growing anxiety over President Joe Biden's June 27 debate performance and subsequent fallout, some Democrats have devised a plan to turn to celebrities like Taylor Swift for help. In a proposal first reported by Semafor and subsequently obtained by CNBC, Georgetown University law professor and prior Obama and Clinton...
"It makes you sound like a racist": Former Trump aide slammed for calling Kamala Harris a "DEI hire"
A former Donald Trump aide called Vice President Kamala Harris a “DEI hire” and was reprimanded by a Democratic counterpart in an interview. John Ulyot told Newsmax host Sarah Williamson and Democratic columnist Ellis Henican that former president Barack Obama has been “running the show with his henchman and his aides” under President Biden and it’s Obama who will ultimately decide the 2024 Democratic. candidate.
"It was pretty brutal": More Democrats call for Biden to withdraw on leadership call
Several Democratic lawmakers told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries that President Joe Biden needs to step down from the 2024 campaign in a House leadership call on Sunday, CNN reported. The call was held to see where Democrats stand on Biden’s candidacy after his deplorable debate performance last month.
"What if he stole Air Force One?": Supreme Court gives Cannon opening to further delay Trump case
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is what many in the legal community would call an "absolute hack”: an appointee of former President Donald Trump who, since being randomly assigned the presumptive Republican nominee’s classified documents case last year, has done nothing to rebut the charge that she’s totally in the tank for the criminal defendant. Indulging every legal argument from the defense, Cannon has diligently ruled — or held off on ruling — in ways that ensure voters will not see a trial, much less a verdict, any time before November.
A global popular front against fascism emerges — but Trumpism threatens to buck the trend
In the first round of the French snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron last month, the far right came in first, scaring lespantalons off of everyone in Europe. Not since the Vichy government during German occupation had France been led by the authoritarian far right. But it looked very possible it soon would be, especially considering the right-wing surge in the European Union elections which precipitated Macron's call for elections in the first place. As recently as three days ago, polls showed that the second round would likely lead to such an outcome.
"Some folks need killing!": It's time to take MAGA threats of violence literally and seriously
Attempts by Donald Trump and his MAGA minions to create plausible deniability of their violent intentions are getting less plausible by the day. Take for instance the uproar caused last week when Kevin Roberts, the head of the Heritage Foundation, threatened a violent crackdown if Trump returns to the White House.
The death of the American Dream birthed Trumpism
The United States is the richest country in the world. But that statistic camouflages the more complex truth that the United States has a relatively small number of rich people and a much larger number of poor and working poor people. The average income for the top twenty percent of the population in 2022 was approximately $278,000. The average family income for the bottom 20 percent of the population was approximately $16,000.
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