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Trump cancels $4.9 billion in foreign aid, escalating spending fight with Congress  Reuters Trump bypasses Congress to cancel nearly $5 billion in foreign aid  CNN White House plans to use ‘pocket rescissions’ to slash billions in foreign aid  NBC News Trump tries to wrest spending power from Congress as government shutdown looms  The Washington Post What’s a pocket rescission, the tool Trump used to …

A new study suggests mushrooms, dairy and nuts may help protect brain health. The researchers examined 13 groups of foods and several facets of cognitive health. Mushrooms appeared to have the most impact of all, and they’re easy to add to your meals. As we age, the risk of cognitive decline, like memory loss or trouble focusing, rises. Dementia, which …

Scoop: Fed fight revives Senate showdown over Trump nominees  Axios Trump wants to shake up the Fed. Stephen Miran has a playbook.  Politico Trump’s Fed pick Miran to get Senate hearing Sept 4  Reuters Trump Pick Miran Is on Track for Confirmation Before Fed Meeting  Bloomberg.com Determining the “independence” of the Federal Reserve! Next week, the U.S. Congress will face a crucial vote, “This …

Governor Newsom deploys new teams to fight crime in major California cities, building on existing successful efforts  Governor of California (.gov) Newsom: Crime is a larger problem in GOP-led areas than Democratic-led ones  The Washington Post Newsom deploys state police to major cities after Trump threatens to send more troops to California  Politico Newsom says he’ll increase CHP presence in major cities, touts …

Luke Rockhold and Darren Till nearly came to blows during a volatile Misfits 22 press conference on Wednesday, and Dillon Danis even got involved in the near brawl. The action started before the fighters were even seated, with Till and Rockhold shouting at each other from across the dais with security swooping in to keep the fighters separated. Till even …

At Spelman College in Atlanta, Lisa Cook is the “personification of excellence,” said Darlene Smith-Garner, a 2023 graduate of the historically Black women’s college, where Cook also studied. “We see her as one of our great alumnae, a model,” Smith-Garner said. “To get where she is, she had to overcome a lot and fight. And that’s what she will do …

The next big obesity medication coming down the pipeline will likely come in pill form. Eli Lilly has just released the latest positive Phase III trial results of its experimental oral GLP-1 drug, orforglipron. On Tuesday morning, Eli Lilly reported that orforglipron met the benchmarks of the company’s Phase III ATTAIN-2 study. People taking orforglipron experienced substantial improvements in weight …

Right now, there is a conflict brewing down in Kentucky, as legacy automaker Ford (F) is about to take on the United Auto Workers (UAW), as the UAW works to set up a union at the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale. This could be a huge loss for the UAW, and potentially, a win for Ford as the UAW’s …

UPDATED with YouTube response: FCC chair Brendan Carr put his thumb on the scale in a carriage battle between YouTube TV and Fox, telling YouTube parent Google to “get a deal done.” “Google removing Fox channels from YouTube TV would be a terrible outcome. Millions of Americans are relying on YouTube to resolve this dispute so they can keep watching …

The way Jessica Knurick sees it, the Make America Healthy Again movement won over Americans on social media — and so that’s where public health’s battle to win back people’s hearts and minds must be fought. Knurick, a dietitian with a PhD, has become one of the faces of a fledgling counter-MAHA movement. She has 1.1 million Instagram followers and …