Wildlife rangers are killed at nearly twice a week, and Prince William is a toll that the world says can no longer be ignored.
This is a bare reality in The Guardians, the new six-part docusary of Prince of Wales, offering rare insight into the dangerous work of rangers operating at the forefront of conservation around the world.
A champion of the environment for over a decade, William presents each episode of the series aimed to capture both the beauty of nature and the brutality of the guardian’s fight to protect it.
“I’ve been eager to do something around this kind of space for a while,” William said after an unexpected appearance at a screening in London on Tuesday. “This is something special for me because I have a lot of friends and people I have met over the years on my trips.
At great cost, rangers stand between poachers and many endangered species, taking incredible risks as the frontline of nature. They endure similar tests as soldiers in battle, and face deaths, injuries and torture from poachers on a daily basis, and the animals they protect can also kill them.
William, who founded United for Wildlife through a royal foundation in 2013 and founded United for Wildlife to combat the illegal wildlife trade, said the series was shaped by direct explanations from the rangers he met and the “unimportant” work he does to protect the planet.
They are “nameless heroes,” William told the audience. “I like seeing rangers as an adhesive between the human world we live in and the natural world.”
Chris Garrier, chairman of the International Federation of Rangers, mirrored William, explaining that Rangers “play an integral role in ensuring and maintaining the health of our planet.”
“Although they are often resources provided and supported, their tireless work ensures the stability of our natural and cultural heritage and the world economy, and proves that environmental protection is deeply connected to human survival,” he said.
The series follows the story of Rangers working in the Central African Republic, the Himalayas in India, the Sea of Cortez in Mexico, Kruger National Park in South Africa, Sri Lanka and the lands of the indigenous Cal in Brazil.
William has spent many years on his rangers and his conservation team. He witnessed the risk firsthand and met people patrol some of the world’s most unstable environments.
“This is one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet right now,” William said. “And really shouldn’t be. Protecting nature should not be so dangerous.”
“At some point,” he added. “We have to say enough.”
William also looked back at the power of documentary storytelling, citing David Attenborough as a “big inspiration” in his childhood. The heirs of the British throne’s ability to bring the “great parts of the world” of famous veteran broadcasters into people’s homes is something that “protectives” are also striving to do.
“The future we want for nature must come from what our ranger community is valued, respected and seen,” William continued. “We value them, we value them, and we hope that momentum is built and people support them.”
The series began a few weeks after William paid tribute to the two rangers who were killed and the two rangers who were seriously injured in the attack in Mozambique.
In November, William announced a new life insurance initiative for Rangers across Africa. The five-year financial package, partially funded by his foundation, benefits 10,000 rangers, providing access to health and life insurance coverage, training and development opportunities.
The digital series, launched by United for wildlife and co-produced with award-winning studio Zandland, will premiere worldwide on BBC Earth’s YouTube and social channels on Friday, with episodes released weekly.
DOJ Criminal Probe is investigating UnitedHealth Group for Medicare scams
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice is investigating UnitedHealth Group for possible Medicare fraud.
Here we look at separate facts from fiction, including 10 of the most common myths related to Medicare.
1. Medicare is free for everyone
reality: Some of Medicare (part A, hospital coverage) is free for individuals who have worked and paid Medicare taxes, but most people still have to pay premiums, deductions and out-of-pocket. These personnel cover other parts of Medicare, such as Part B (Medical Insurance) and Part D (Prescription Coverage).
2. Medicare covers everything
reality: As mentioned above, there are many different parts to Medicare, and the number of parts you carry determines how much you pay. If you require dental, vision, or hearing compensation, you should choose a Medicare advantage or a supplementary plan that includes them.
3. You will be automatically registered when you turn 65.
reality: You usually need to sign up with Medicare about three months before your 65th birthday.
4. If your spouse reports, it is automatically covered by Medicare
reality: This myth is It’s easy to believe for the road We often share traditional healthcare plans with our spouses, but they have nothing to do with Medicare. Your spouse’s plans only cover them, and your plans only cover you.
5. If you use Medicare, there is no coverage outside the US
reality: The original Medicare typically does not cover care outside the US, but Medigap may offer travelers additional coverage.
6. We are particular about what you choose, so please choose your Medicare plan carefully
reality: If you don’t like your plans, you can choose a new plan during the annual registration period from October 15th to December 7th.
7. Medicare covers long-term care if you need it
reality: Medicare usually covers short-term care in skilled nursing facilities after hospitalization, but does not cover long-term care, support for living, or daily managed care.
8. Doctors need to accept Medicare
reality: Many doctors do Some accept Medicare coverage, but others choose not to.
9. Medicare and Medicaid are the same
reality: Each program was originally designed to help Americans get the care they need, but Medicare and Medicaid are very different. Medicare is a federal program for people over 65 years of age and younger with disabilities. Medicaid is a nationally managed program for low-income families and individuals.
10. There is only one way to get Medicare coverage
According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), you can purchase Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) from a private insurance company by choosing your original Medicare coverage (part A and part B). Many older adults find MediGap attractive as it covers some of the uncovered costs of Medicare.
Additionally, if you choose Medicare advantage, you can purchase Medicare approved plans from private companies that bundle Part A, Part B, and often Part D into a single plan.
Most people call those who sign up for Medicare this year baby boomers, They are more accurately referenced As Generation Jones. Generation Jones may be a subset of the baby boomers, but their formative experiences were very similar to their older brothers and sisters.
Now that they’ve skied past middle age, Generation Jones can look to their boomer friends and learn how they handled the many options they could sign up for Medicare. And hopefully, if they ask anything about Medicare that doesn’t ask “just right”, they can ask the more experienced baby boomers for a real scoop.
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Isaac del Toro enjoyed another day in the Giro d’Italia maglia rosa, swept up more bonus seconds in the Red Bull Kilometre and again shrugged off suggestions of tension or rivalry with UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Juan Ayuso.
The 21-year-old Mexican still seems in superb form despite admitting he is starting to feel tired after 12 days of intensive racing. He is racing day by day with youthful spontaneity.
When the three-rider early breakaway on the road to Viadana was all but swept up after 140km, UAE and Del Toro made sure they were placed and the Mexican sprinted against Kim Heiduk (Ineos Grenadiers).
Andrea Pietrobon (Polti VisitMalta) stayed ahead to take six seconds, Heiduk took four, protecting Egan Bernal’s GC interests, while Del Toro took two more seconds.
I’m no sprinter,” Del Toro insisted.
“Honestly I was expecting the break to take the seconds but the group was nervous and hectic due to the wind, everyone wanted to be up front and the race came back together. I took some more seconds and so I couldn’t be happier.”
Del Toro now leads Ayuso by 33 seconds, with Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) third overall at 1:09. Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) is fourth at 1:11 and Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) is fifth at 1:26.
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UAE Team Emirates-XRG have opted to defend Del Toro’s maglia rosa and show their strength to their rivals. Chasing bonus seconds appears part of that strategy.
“The time bonuses are about mathematics. It’s better to take them than let others take them,” UAE Sports Manager Joxean Matxin argued.
“We don’t go into breaks or go on the attack, so if there’s a chance to take some seconds we will do. We’ve seen Ineos go for them and Van Aert go for them, so why can’t we go for them too?”
A 21-year-old has not worn the maglia rosa at the Giro for four stages for the last 25 years but Del Toro continues to play down his role as UAE’s team leader and his chances of overall victory, even as he makes history and shows his huge talents.
When asked what he wants from his Giro, he began a series of lighthearted answers, cleverly avoiding more serious answers.
“I want to have a big dinner first of all…” he joked post-stage in Viadana. “My biggest fear? I don’t want to crash, I want to finish the Giro without crashing.”
De Toro admitted he has been talking and swapping messages with his teammate and team leader Tadej Pogačar but played down any comparisons.
“I’m not Tadej Pogačar, my engine is smaller, so it means I’m getting tired now,” he said.
Del Toro only switched to a longer, more detailed answer when asked about the atmosphere inside UAE and about any rivalry with Ayuso.
“At the end of the day, they’re the leaders. I’m just racing in a different situation,” he said referring to how the Strade Bianche style gravel stage of Siena had put him in the maglia rosa.
“Every cyclist wants to win the Giro d’Italia one day but of course, our relationship is the same. I’ve worked for them before, they do it for me too. It’s not a problem of ego or something.
“The race put me in this situation and we’ll use it to the favour of the team. We’re happy, there are no problems.”
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The US Food and Drug Administration will need the Pfizer/Biontech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to use extended warning labels with more information about the risk of rare heart disease after vaccination.
Previous labels of the vaccine warned of the risk of heart disease called myocarditis, myocardial inflammation, pericarditis, and inflammation of the outer lining of the heart. The new label extends that warning to a specific age group.
Research consistently shows that mRNA covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective, and that millions of people are getting them without serious incidents. Some studies have found that Covid-19 infection itself is at a higher risk of myocarditis or pericarditis than vaccines.
The CDC told an independent vaccine advisor last month that the study showed that COVID-19 vaccinations from 2020 to 2022 showed a statistically significant increased risk of myocarditis. However, the incident is rare and “there is no increase in risk observed at doses administered in the following years,” the agency said.
In rare cases, in cases where someone has had heart inflammation after vaccination, the CDC told the advisor that acute myocarditis usually resolves quickly.
The vaccine already carries a warning that the highest risk of these heart problems was observed in men between the ages of 18 and 24, in Pfizer’s case, in 12-17 people. New warnings for both vaccines are for men ages 16 to 25.
In a letter to Pfizer and Modanya currently posted online on April 17, the agency said analytical data on commercial health claims indicates that there are eight cases of myocarditis and/or pericitritis per million doses given to people between the ages of six months and 64.
Cases were more common among men ages 16 to 25 within 7 days of vaccination, but still rare, with around 38 cases of myocarditis and/or pericititis per 100 doses among this group.
A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that the move aims to increase “radical transparency.” Neither Pfizer nor Moderna responded to requestsFor comments.
The vaccine was developed during the first Trump administration, experiencing what the CDC says is “the most intensive safety analysis in US history,” and agencies continue to monitor vaccine management data for efficacy and potential issues.
Longtime anti-vaccine activist, US health and welfare secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., falsely claims the Covid-19 vaccine is “the deadliest vaccine ever made.”
During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Subcommittee, Sen. R-Wisconsin, Sen. R-Wisconsin, claimed that the Biden administration underestimated vaccine risks and delayed the acquisition of information on those risks.
One witness, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, in his testimony, said the US vaccine safety surveillance system worked “accurately” by detecting rare cases of myocarditis.
“The data was published, the warnings were updated and clinical guidance was revised accordingly,” Green said. “Nevertheless, some continue to promote misleading interpretations, unverified claims, or anecdotes, suggesting that vaccines are broadly unsafe.”
The FDA has taken recent steps to limit Covid-19 vaccines in certain groups.
On Tuesday, the FDA said it would change the type of evidence it accepts from vaccine manufacturers to approve updated Covid shots that could be restricted to those qualifying for the latest shot. The vaccine is expected to be available in the fall, but only for adults over the age of 65 and those with underlying conditions at high risk for severe Covid-19 infection.
In an editorial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, FDA Commissioners Dr. Marty McCurry and Dr. Vinai Prasad, the new directors of the FDA’s Center for Biology Assessment and Research, state that there is no sufficient evidence that healthy children and adults are gaining clinically meaningful benefits from regular Covid-19 shots, and civil servants want to see more Playvo Control Trials.
On Thursday, the FDA’s vaccine advisors (the Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee) will meet to discuss the selection of coronavirus strains for the Covid-19 vaccine this fall.
“The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured semi-private entity,” the court majority wrote.
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Powell to raise a chair “no intention” about firing him, Trump says
President Donald Trump says he doesn’t intend to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but he hopes interest rates will be cut.
The court order allows Trump to remain on the sidelines while two Democratic Labor Committee members challenge the legality of the removal.
The two cases are closely monitored on behalf of Trump as a proxy for whether he has the authority to fire officials on the Fed.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on May 22nd, President Donald Trump’s legal battle over the firing of two Federal Labor Commission members included a line that he is worried that Trump could open the door to free fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
The court order allows Trump to remain on the sidelines while two Democratic Labor Committee members challenge the legality of the removal.
Attorneys for Gwyn Wilcox, who was removed from the National Labor Relations Commission, and Kathy Harris, who was rejected by the Mettling System Protection Commission, argued that a ruling in favour of the Trump administration could undermine legal protections for Fed policymakers who are seen as being isolated from the president’s rejection for reasons other than erroneous or misconceptions.
“We don’t agree,” the majority of judges said in a court’s brief, unsigned ruling. “The Federal Reserve is a unique, structured semi-private entity following the clear historical traditions of the First Bank and Second Bank.”
The two cases are closely monitored on behalf of Trump as a proxy for whether he has the authority to fire officials on the Fed. The 1913 Federal Reserve Act, which created the country’s third existing central bank, provides that Fed officials could be rejected only “for a cause” rather than political or policy disagreement.
“This Supreme Court view really eases my concerns about the tendency to extrapolate from the NLRB case to the Fed, so I sighed at relief,” said LH Meyer analyst Derek Tang.
Trump repeatedly assaulted Powell. Powell said he wanted to see him nominated for the post during his first term and be renewed in his second term by Democrat President Joe Biden and disappear from the central bank. Trump, who attacked Powell on the federal decision not to lower interest rates, recently said he had no intention of firing Powell, but that the possibility is that he has the bank in the independent Fed’s ability to do his job without political interference.
Powell said he believes his dismissal will not be permitted under the law.
Seven governors of the Fed System, including the systems chairperson, have been appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Powell’s term ends in May 2026, and Trump is expected to nominate a successor in the coming months.
Krishna Guha, vice-chairman of Evercore ISI, said the Supreme Court’s opinion was encouraging but not conclusive. “It only addresses whether Wilcox’s ruling “inevitably” involves the Fed,” he said.
North Carolina-based Dylan Johnson (Felt UN1TD) has become a second casualty in the elite men’s field for the Life Time Grand Prix and will not be on the start line of the second race in the series next week, Unbound Gravel 200.
The 29-year-old was on a training ride Monday when a driver of a truck pulled into the road and hit him on the right side, resulting in a fractured tibia. He was to have an MRI to see if there was any ligament damage.
“Recovery time is a bit up in the air right now, but a 200-mile race 2 weeks from now is definitely not happening. I won’t even be off crutches by then,” he wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.
Unbound is undoubtedly the biggest priority of my season and I go all in for it. The preparation leading up is unlike any race of the year. I was very pleased with how my Unbound block went over the past month, and it’s a major bummer not to use that fitness that I gained.”
While Johnson was able to finish the opening round of the Grand Prix in April at Sea Otter Classic Gravel, finishing 15th among the series competitors, Payson McElveen did not score any points as he crashed out of the race. McElveen suffered a hip fracture, which also eliminated him from competing at Unbound Gravel 200 next week.
Life Time also announced that Howard Grott’s spot in the men’s invitation-only lineup of the Grand Prix would be filled by one additional wildcard spot. Three elite women, and now four elite men, will earn wildcard entries into the Life Time Grand Prix after Unbound Gravel 200. This will bring the rosters to 25 elite women and 25 elite men, vying for top 10 spots in each division and a share in a $200,000 prize purse. The best four of six race results will confirm final points for the series standings.
FloBikes provides two days of live broadcasts from US Pro Nationals
Elite women on the USPRO criterium course last year (Image credit: Snowy Mountain Photography)
The 2025 USA Cycling Professional Road National Championships are underway this week in Charleston, West Virginia, and FloBikes will provide two days of live broadcasts, the elite criterium races on Friday evening, May 23 and the elite road races on Monday, May 26.
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The Pro Road Championships, or USPRO, began May 19 with Paracycling events, and across the next two days handed out six of 18 stars-and-stripes jerseys for individual time trial winners, Emily Ehrlich (Virgnia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28) and Artem Shmidt (Ineos Grenadiers) taking the elite titles.
Live streaming on FloBikes begins at 6:15 p.m. EDT with the women taking the six-corner criterium course in downtown Charleston at 6:30 p.m. for 75 minutes of furious racing. The elite men will start at 8:00 p.m. for a 90-minute contest.
A second day of FloBikes live coverage will feature the elite women’s and elite men’s road races on Monday, Memorial Day, the final day of competitions.
The elite women will start at 8:00 a.m. for 70.4 miles (113.8km), making two short loops and four long loops of the same road course used last year, with awards to follow. The elite men will start at 1:00 p.m. for 123 miles (198.6km), using two short loops and then eight long loops.
USA Cycling will continue to provide live timing all week for events. The junior and U23 athletes will compete in their criterium events on Thursday evening – beginning at 6:30 p.m. with junior 17-18 women, followed by junior men, U23 women and U23 men.
On Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. is the debut of the U23 women’s road race, the first time this category has had a standalone event. The U23 men’s road race follows at 1:00 p.m.
Junior road races are featured on Sunday, the men going off at 8:00 a.m. and the women taking the course at 12:30 p.m.
A total of 18 medals and stars-and-stripes jerseys are on offer across the road categories for junior 17-18, under-23 and elite athletes. For a complete schedule of events, start lists and link to live timing, visit the event web site.
USA’s Sean Christian wins Gran Premio NYC
Sean Christian rides at front of field at USPRO Road Championships in 2022 (Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography)
Young US rider Sean Christian (Team Skyline) scored the biggest victory of his career to date with a victory at Gran Premio NYC last Sunday.
Brayan Sánchez (Team Medellín-EPM) finished second and Kasper Andersen (Swatt Club) was third from a large bunch sprint.
The 135.7km race covered rolling terrain from New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey, the bulk of the distance on the west side of the Hudson River to a climbing-heavy loop through Stony Point, New Jersey.
Among the top riders who finished in the 30-ride front group were Eric Brunner (Competitive Edge Racing), Sebastián Heenao and Sergio Henao, both of Nu Colombia. Óscar Sevilla (Team Medellín-EPM), a former WorldTour rider now 48 years old, finished 7:47 off the pace in 43rd position.
Last year was the first edition of the UCI sanctioned one-day race, which was won by Tibor Del Grosso (Alpecin-Deceuninck Development).
Kid Cudy says Diddy has broken into Cathy relationship and entered the bombed car
Rapper Kid Kudy testified at Diddy’s Sex Crims trial, claiming that he broke into his home after he found out that the comb blows up his car and was dating Kathy.
Kid Cudi testified at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Sex Crims Trial, And he reveals what Casandra “Cassie” Ventura Fine said to him about the hip-hop mogul he fought.
Coody, whose real name is Scott Mestudy, was romantically involved in Ventura Fine in 2011.
While in the stands on May 22nd, the rapper said Ventura Fine told him that Combs “attacks her” and “kicks her sometimes.” He said around Thanksgiving in 2010, “when she told me she had a problem.”
In his testimony, Mescudi said he received a call from Ventura Fine in December 2011.
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“I didn’t think she was dealing with him yet,” Mesci said.
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The rapper goes on and says he later received a call informing him that Combs was inside his home. When Mescudi arrives at the house he says there is no one inside, but some gifts for his family were opened and his dog was locked in the toilet.
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Mescudi said she was in love with Ventura, but as the “drama” was “out of control” they ended things and said “I wanted to give them some space for my safety and for her safety.” When asked why he had safety concerns, Mestudy replied, “Because I knew Sean Combs was violent.”
Ventura Fein previously testified that she didn’t tell Combs about her relationship with Mesti because she was worried about what his reaction was. She also got a Burner phone for communication with Mescudi and when Combs learned of the relationship he said he charged at her in the opening match of a bottle of wine between his fingers.
The federal government may have partial answers on the causes of autism by fall this year, but the big picture is not the big picture, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., made a promise in April.
Kennedy sat down with CNN’s Cate Lancolins on Thursday shortly after the White House event and claimed that Ultaprocessed’s food, environmental toxins and overdose was driving an increase in chronic childhood illnesses.
Kennedy said the committee’s next report will present strategies for combating chronic disease across health, agriculture and environmental agencies.
However, as Kennedy announced at the Cabinet meeting in April, the deadline for his self-declaration distilling autistic drivers by September has fallen.
“We have some of the information (by September) and it will probably take another six months to get the most robust information,” Kennedy said Thursday. By the end of those another six months, or roughly marching, “I think we know the answer to the etiology of autism,” he said.
Autism researchers and scientists have questioned the possibility of coming definitive conclusions for drivers with autism in such a short time frame, considering the research often conducted in this field.
The study has already identified factors that can lead to autism, such as genetics and prenatal exposure.
However, Kennedy said Thursday that the HHS “will have some studies completed by September” and is primarily a replica of previous studies. “We’re also rolling out a new team of scientists, a group of 15 scientists. We’ll send those grants to bid within three weeks,” he said.
Dr. Jay Bhatacharya, director of the National Institute of Health, suggests that results can take time. “Science happens at its own pace,” he told reporters in April, adding that he would like to see “preliminary results” within a year.
The ability to replicate research and reach the same results through repeated research is a central priority for Bhattacharya and is highlighted in the MAHA report. Kennedy appeared to suggest Thursday that scientists could draw conclusions from the study that were different to those working on previous research.
Kennedy also addressed his brief interaction at a Senate hearing this month with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat who questioned his reaction to the ongoing lead crisis at Milwaukee Public Schools.
Kennedy told the Senators at this week’s budget hearing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have teams supported by Milwaukee’s ground-based teams. The city said that wasn’t true.
In an interview with CNN, Kennedy revealed on Thursday that the CDC is offering Milwaukee support “with their lab, analysis and advice,” but he said he doesn’t know how many CDC staff members are on the scene in Milwaukee.
CNN’s Collins said there was one engineer on the ground before Kennedy could refer to those hearings.
“I was able to hear my other interactions with Tammy Baldwin,” he said. “And anyway, I don’t necessarily believe what Senator Baldwin is saying.”
Kennedy also worked on a pushback from major agricultural groups on Thursday, including a study in the MAHA report suggesting toxic exposures from commonly used herbicides.
Organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Corn Growers Association, have issued statements that hints about the risks of pesticides could undermine confidence in America’s food supply.
Asked about their criticism, Kennedy emphasized the need for farmers and the agricultural industry to participate in the Maha agenda.
“If we lose a farmer, the Maha agenda will go bankrupt,” he said. “We don’t want to go out of business with a single farmer. What we want to do is create incentives and innovations that allow them to innovate themselves, and use less chemical intensive (methods), but we’re not in a nanny state.”
Collins also asked Kennedy about the affordable prices of whole food compared to cheaper ultra-processing options.
“It’s an illusion to think that processed foods are inexpensive. You end up paying for it with diabetes, you end up paying for it with autoimmune dysfunction with mitochondrial dysfunction, and you end up paying for it in the long run,” he said.
Kennedy also doubled his comments during the budget hearing last week. He said that Americans should not take medical advice from him.
“They should probably not take medical advice from the HHS secretary,” he said Thursday. “I’m not a doctor. But they also have to be skeptical of medical advice. They need to do their own research.”
Kennedy pointed to his frustration with healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I would say I’m skeptical of authority. My father said when I was a young man, people in authority were lying,” the Health Secretary said.
US President Donald Trump showed screenshots of a Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of what he misrepresented as evidence of the mass murder of white South Africans on Wednesday.
“These are all white farmers buried,” Trump said. He held up a printed article with photographs at a controversial oval office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In fact, a video published by Reuters on February 3 and later verified by a news agency fact-checking team showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Sesame. The image was taken from Reuters footage after a fatal battle with the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.
The blog post that Trump presented to Ramaphosa during the White House meeting was published by American Thinkers, a conservative online magazine about conflict and racial tensions in South Africa and the Congo.
The post did not caption the image, but it identifies it as a “YouTube Screen Glove” with a link to a video news report on YouTube’s Congo praised by Reuters.
The White House did not respond to requests for comment. Andrea Widburg, editor of American Thinker and author of the post in question, responded to a Reuters question that Trump “misidentified the image.”
But she added that the post, which pointed to what it called Ramaphosa’s “dysfunctional, race-obsessed Marxist government,” “pointed to an increase in pressure placed on white South Africans.”
The footage photographed shows mass burial following the M23 attack on Goma, taken by Reuters video journalist Djaffar Al Katanty.
“It was very difficult for journalists to come in that day… I had to negotiate directly with the M23 and coordinate with the ICRC to allow filming,” said Al Katanty. “Only Reuters has the video.”
Al Katanti said he was shocked to see Trump holding the article in the screen glove in his video.
“With all the world in mind, President Trump used my image and used what he filmed at the DRC to try to convince President Ramaphosa that white people were being killed by black people in his country,” said Al Katanti.
Ramaphosa visited Washington this week and tried to correct its relations with the US after continuing criticism from Trump for recent months, claiming South Africa’s land law, foreign policy and bad treatment of white minorities that South Africa denied.
Trump suspended a televised meeting with Ramaphosa and performed the video. He said he provided evidence of genocide among white South African farmers. This conspiracy theory has been circulating in far-right chat rooms for many years and is based on false claims.
Trump then messed up a printed copy of an article that said, “Death, Death, Death, Death, Fearful Death,” and said, “Detailed Murder of a White South African Man.”
These financing and lease transactions are the most advantageous for car buyers this anniversary 2025.
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AAA officials expect more than 45 million people will travel at least 50 miles from their homes on the next Memorial Day weekend.
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Automobile dealers across the country are offering 2025 anniversary specials.
Some of these funding and lease transactions can save drivers thousands of dollars.
Chevy’s 0% APR finance and Kia’s two-year EV leases are less than $200 a month.
The anniversary is the time to lament and honor the US military personnel who have died in serving their country. The American auto industry is also using anniversary weekends as an opportunity to provide drivers with special funding and lease incentives.
The wildest offers include a 24-month lease for just $182 a month with electric SUVs, while brands like Chevrolet offer 0% APR finance on certain models.
This shows some of the most affordable lease and financing transactions offered by the car brand on its 2025 anniversary.
Funding and lease transactions may vary depending on location and credit rating.
Kia leased this electric SUV for $182 per month
You can lease your 2025 Kia Niro EV in Macomb County, Michigan. For 24 months, it is scheduled for just $182 a month and $5,114 at signing. That amounts to about $9,482 over two years on the NIRO EV. The lease agreement expires on June 2nd.
The Kia Niro EV is a crossover electric SUV with a decent range and plenty of standard technology. The electric SUV can travel at 253 miles on a fully charged charge.
This NIRO lease transaction is one of the cheapest electric vehicle lease transactions of the month. Additionally, a short two-year lease gives drivers the opportunity to temporarily switch to electricity.
Nissan Aliya is leased for $289 per month
You can lease your 2025 Nissan Aliya Small Electric SUV for 36 months for $289 a month, with initial payments of $4,909 in some areas. This costs a total of $15,313 over three years for a Nissan EV.
According to a review in Consumer Reports, Nissan’s electric SUV is “quick, quiet and spacious. It has a standard driving range of 216 miles, but the larger battery model can travel up to 289 miles on a full charge.
Chevrolet offers 0% APR finance with bestselling SUVs
Electric vehicles aren’t the only vehicles with great incentives for drivers to use. Chevrolet currently offers 0% APR (annual rate) for 60 months at Select Chevrolet dealers in the suburbs in 2024. This means that suburban buyers will not pay interest on the loan for five years.
According to Nerdwallet, the average car loan is nearly six years. So, using this funding incentive to repay your loan over five years could save you thousands of dollars in interest. Chevrolet says they will have to raise funds from GM Financial to take advantage of this incentive.
The 2024 Chevrolet Suburb is a three-row SUV with ample cargo capacity (144.7 cubic feet). The suburbs are most famous for their spacious interiors and class-leading trunk space. According to Caranddriver, it is a “typical full-size SUV.”
Honda offers 1.99% APR finance in its pickup trucks
The Honda Ridge Line is a medium-sized pickup truck that competes with popular models like the Toyota Tacoma. It is known for its smooth ride due to its unique unibody design.
Honda offers 1.99% APR finance for 24-36 months on the 2025 Honda Ridge Line. According to Honda, drivers who use the incentive can pay a monthly fee of $28.64 (a 10% down payment). The average new car APR for drivers with a “Super Prime” credit score (781-850) was 4.77% in 2024, a Nerdwallet article said.
If your local Honda dealer offers this incentive, you can fund your 2025 Honda Ridge Line with relatively low interest compared to the average new vehicle APR. The cabin is comfortable, and its two-way tailgate is versatile, says a team of Edmunds expert vehicle reviewers.
Toyota 2025 Camry is leased at $299 per month
The 2025 Toyota Camry has been completely redesigned and features a standard hybrid powertrain. The Toyota midsize sedan is a bestselling model in the segment that competes with popular rivals like the Honda Accord.
You can lease your 2025 Toyota Camril (the Toyota dealer of your choice) for just $299 for 36 months, with $3,999 scheduled for signing. Additional charges may apply, but this incentive will be around $14,763 for three years on the new Camry.
The 2025 Toyota Camrill Front Wheel Drive reaches a whopping 53 miles per gallon in the city and 50 miles per gallon on the highway. Thanks to its hybrid powertrain, it is one of the most efficient new mid-sized cars on the market.
Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) has been on an exceptional roll at the Giro d’Italia with three victories so far, but a fourth-place finish in the stage 12 sprint into Viadana has left him counting points lost toward his maglia ciclamino lead.
Pedersen currently has 177 points in the points classification, a whopping 72 more than runner-up Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike), who increased his points to 105 after winning the bunch sprint on stage 12.
“It’s not secure yet. There are still a few more sprint days with points on the line. Today [Olav Kooij] gained 25 or 30 points. It’s not sure before we are in Rome,” Pedersen said in an interview with Cycling Pro Net when asked if he felt he had the points classification sewn up with still nine days of racing to go.
Pedersen and Lidl-Trek have had an outstanding opening week of the Giro, where Pedersen won the stage 1 sprint into Tirana and claimed both the maglia rosa and maglia ciclamino.
He went on to win stage 3 in Vlorë, a fourth place on stage 4 into Lecce, and then bounced back with another win on stage 5 into Matera.
As the race headed into the mountains, the Strade Bianche-style and the time trial over the next five days, stage 12 offered the next opportunity for the sprinters, but Pedersen said the fast and hectic finale didn’t suit him.
“It’s OK. This final doesn’t really suit me. I’m not scared, but it’s so fast, and riders are everywhere, and we all know that this left corner is basically the finish line, and it’s really hectic to do this,” he said following the stage.
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Kooij got the better of the sprinters and won a close-fought kick to the line, benefitting from a powerful lead-out from his teammate Wout van Aert in the final kilometre. Casper van Uden (Picnic PostNL) finished second, and Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) was third, with Pedersen fourth.
“In the end, a fourth place is really good. In this finish, it is all about speed, and the other guys were faster.”
The next anticipated sprint stages include Friday’s stage 13 into Vicenza, stage 14 into Nova Gorica and Gorizia, and the stage 21 finale in Rome.
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A small plane crashes in the San Diego military neighborhood
A small plane crashed in a San Diego neighborhood, killing multiple passengers and burning dozens of homes.
SAN DIEGO – At least two people were killed and eight others were injured when a small plane crashed in Southern California, and more than a dozen homes and vehicles were hit in a military residential area, authorities said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that it crashed near San Diego’s executive airport around 3:45am on May 22nd. Six people were on the plane at the time of the incident.
Elliot Simpson, a senior aviation accident investigator at the National Transportation Safety Board, said on May 21, the plane departed from Teterboro, New Jersey, and flew to Wichita, Kansas. Simpson said the plane stopped fuel in Wichita.
“The (plane) struck an electric wire about two miles southeast of the airport and then collided with the house,” Simpson said at a press conference, adding that NTSB investigators will investigate the incident.
The morning crash sparked several homes and splashed jet fuel along the streets of Tierra Santa, located about 10 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. There is a large military community in the neighborhood.
At another press conference, local officials said it was surprising that the loss of life wasn’t that great. San Diego fire rescue assistant Dan Eddie said two people were killed in a crash.
The condition of the other four on the plane was not immediately known.
No deaths have been reported among people on the ground, but some suffered minor injuries, including inhaling smoke, Eddie said. About 100 people evacuated from their neighboring homes.
“It’s a bit miracle that they left,” Eddie said.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating crashes. USA Today has contacted NTSB for comment
Report: Music agency says an employee died of crash
Music Agency Sound Talent Group said three employees, including co-founder Dave Shapiro, died on the Associated Press, as reported by Associated Press, NBC News and Billboard. The agency did not identify the other two employees who died.
“We are devastated by the loss of our co-founders, colleagues and friends. Our hearts go to our families and everyone affected by today’s tragedy,” the agency said in a statement to the media outlet.
Citing FAA records, the AP reported that Shapiro was listed as the owner of the plane involved in the crash and has a pilot license. Shapiro’s LinkedIn page also showed his pilot license, indicating that he owned a flight school called Velocity Aviation.
Founded in 2018, Sound Talent Group is an independent music agency, according to its website. The agency represents more than 400 artists and has offices in New York City, Nashville and San Diego.
The agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment on USA Today on May 22nd.
Sofia Luis Gonzalez was visiting the Orange County family when her husband called her from Florida. He was awake to the alert on the ring camera at his home – the neighbor rings the doorbell and screams, “Your home is on fire.”
Luis Gonzalez, who lives a downhill block from where the plane crashed, said he described the river of fire, where neighbors ran down the ditch in the street and set up the car after burning it. Fuel from the plane spreads the impact of the collision into this close military neighborhood.
“It melted our gates because the sides of our house were on fire,” said Luis Gonzalez. “The fuel just ran down the street.”
The crash site itself still smelled stimulating smoke by noon, with a crowd of about 40 film crews gathering around the burnt ruins of the house and several cars. Representatives from the San Diego Fire Department, San Diego Police Department, and the military said they evacuated the scene, put out the fires and evacuated the home.
According to the FAA, the Cessna 550 dropped around 3:45am local time. The first call came at 3:47am, Eddie said.
According to Eddie, the route originated in the Midwest, but was tied towards San Diego. The plane crashed from Santo Road near Sculpin Street, San Diego Police Station, posted on X.
The area is located near Montgomery Gibbs’ executive airport, and the area where the crash occurred is managed by Liberty Army housing, officials confirmed.
Eddie noted that there was a thick fog in the area as responders arrived on the scene. At least one home was fully involved, he added, and firefighters went to the house and made sure everyone left before paying attention to the car that caused the fire.
San Diego police said in a social media update that one person was hospitalized and two others were treated and released.
Eddie said several homes hit the plane directly, and the collision set fire to around 15 homes, as well as multiple vehicles. There is a large field of debris for investigators to work, and neighboring families may “have been out of their home for a while.”
“I just walked it myself, heading down the street itself and it looks like something from the movie,” Eddie told reporters. He said the Hazmat team also responded.
“There’s jet fuel everywhere,” Eddie said. “And we wanted more resources to do that.”
Eddie said multiple crews were expected to remain on the scene and be in the area 24 hours a day. San Diego Police Chief Scott Wall said more than 50 officers responded to the scene, evacuating homes, closing streets and searching for survivors.
“I can’t explain what this scene looks like.
San Diego Naval Base Commander Bob Healy said the neighborhood is one of the largest military housing bases in the world. Healy said he is working with Free Army housing and the Red Cross to provide temporary housing for affected families.
“We are actively working with all the military families affected, especially within the area, as they may have been out of their homes for a while,” Healy said.
Schools are closed due to crash on Tierra Santa plane
San Diego Unified School Police confirmed that Hancock Elementary School and Miller Elementary School had been closed at the time. The Miller is where authorities established evacuation sites for families whose homes were damaged or destroyed.
Both schools are less than a mile from where they crashed.
(This story has been updated to add new information.)
Italian police say they chased German tourists after they found him transporting ancient Roman artifacts to rental e-scoaters.
The officer arrested the 24-year-old on Wednesday evening after being found zipping historical history via Veneto near the US embassy at the 30-kilometer (66 pounds) marble base of an ancient pillar between his legs.
The archaeological supervision of Rome described artifacts as “historical interest.”
Police said tourists told them he had obtained it as a “souvenir” but it is unclear whether he paid anyone for it.
Police said the man has not been charged but is currently under investigation to “receive stolen cultural goods.” They didn’t reveal his name.
Archaeological experts are still studying artifacts and determining where they were taken from.
Tourists who behaved badly have long been a nuisance to Italian authorities.
In recent years, tourists have been arrested on mopeds climbing down Spanish stairs, driving e-scooters and Maseratis, carving their initials into the Colosseum in Rome, and climbing into ancient ruins of Pompeii.
In February, New Zealand tourists were fined for jumping into the Trevi fountain.
Earlier this month, American tourists had to undergo emergency surgery after being thrust into a spire after trying to climb the fence surrounding the ancient Roman Colosseum.
The layoff announcement comes less than a week after the company got steamy with President Donald Trump as it increased tariff prices.
Trump tells Walmart to “eat tariffs” instead of raising prices
President Donald Trump said Saturday that Walmart should “eat tariffs” rather than condemn the obligations imposed by his managers on imports due to increased retailers’ prices.
Reuters
Walmart has fired about 1,500 corporate employees from various departments within the Department of Home Affairs in Bentonville, Arkansas, multiple reports say.
In a note shared with the associates on May 21, Walmart executives said the company is “restructuring” parts of its team to modernize its business and enhance the “associates, customers and members experience.”
“We’re eliminating roles and starting several new roles in line with our business priorities and growth strategies,” Suresh Kumar, CEO of Walmart in the US, President John Ferner, Walmart Global CTO and Chief Development Officer, said in a memo obtained by USA Today.
The layoffs come less than a week after Walmart informed customers that prices could be raised due to tariffs caused by President Donald Trump’s administration. However, recent changes to the company have nothing to do with customs duties. Rather, it reflects their focus on “business priorities and our growth strategy.”
When Walmart was contacted by USA Today on Thursday, May 22nd, it did not want to comment further on the layoffs.
Here’s what you need to know.
Walmart Customs: Walmart responds to Trump’s order to “eat tariffs”
of: Shoppers are boycotting Walmart through a rollback of Day’s efforts. When is this?
Are Walmart employees fired?
About 1,500 Walmart employees have been affected by the layoffs, according to multiple reports.
Notes sent to Associates outline the impact of roles within Walmart Connect, the internal advertising arm of Walmart Global Tech and Walmart Connect.
“These changes are primarily focused on driving efficiency for end-to-end operations teams, ensuring that we are best served our customers,” Kumar and Furner said in a memo.
Where are Walmart employees fired?
Walmart headquarters employees and several other locations in Bentonville, Arkansas, said they will be affected by the layoffs.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to add new information.
Gretacross is a national trend reporter for USA Today. Story ideas? Please email her gcross@usatoday.com.
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Trump accused South African president of alleging “white genocide”
Donald Trump falsely accused South African president Cyril Ramaphosa of overseeing “genocide” against white people during a White House meeting.
JOHANNESSBURG – President Donald Trump showed screenshots of a Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of what he misrepresented as evidence of the mass murder of South Africans on Wednesday.
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“These are all white farmers buried,” Trump said. She held up a printed article with photographs at a controversial oval office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In fact, a video issued by Reuters on February 3 and later verified by the news agency fact-checking team showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Sesame. The image was taken from Reuters footage after a fatal battle with the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.
The blog post showing Trump’s Ramaphosa at the White House Conference was published by American Thinkers, a conservative online magazine about conflict and racial tensions in South Africa and the Congo.
The post did not caption the image, but it identifies it as a “YouTube Screen Glove” with a link to a video news report on YouTube’s Congo praised by Reuters.
The White House did not respond to requests for comment. Andrea Widburg, editor of American Thinker and author of the post in question, responded to a Reuters question that Trump “misidentified the image.”
But she added that the post, which pointed to what it called Ramaphosa’s “a Marxist government that was engrossed in dysfunctional race,” “pointed to an increase in pressure on white South Africans.”
The footage photographed shows mass burial following the M23 attack on Goma, taken by Reuters video journalist Djaffar Al Katanty.
“It was very difficult for journalists to come in that day… I had to negotiate directly with the M23 and coordinate with the ICRC to be allowed to film,” said Al Katanty. “Only Reuters has the video.”
Al Katanti said he was shocked to see Trump holding the article in the screen glove in his video.
“Considering the world, President Trump used my image and used what he filmed at the DRC to convince President Ramaphosa that white people were being killed by black people in his country,” said Al Katanti.
Ramaphosa visited Washington, D.C. this week, attempted to correct relations with the US after recent months of criticism from Trump, claiming South Africa’s land law, foreign policy, and the bad treatment of white people that South Africa denied.
Trump suspended a televised meeting with Ramaphosa and performed the video. He said he provided evidence of genocide among white South African farmers. This conspiracy theory has been circulating in far-right chat rooms for many years and is based on false claims.
Trump then flipped through a printed copy of an article that said, “Death, Death, Death, Death, Fearful Death,” and said, “Detailed Murder of a White South African Man.”
Juan Ayuso has admitted he is still in pain after his crash during stage 9 to Siena, with UAE Team Emirates-XRG doing everything they can to ensure the Spaniard’s knee wound does not become infected and put his Giro d’Italia at risk.
Ayuso crashed on the key gravel sector on Sunday. Teammate Isaac del Toro attacked soon after, gaining precise time and pulling on the pink jersey. As well as facing a multitude of questions about an internal rivalry at UAE, Ayuso has been fighting pain in his knee.
He pulled back 48 seconds on Del Toro in the Pisa time trial, but since then, the Mexican has swept up eight bonus seconds, leaving Ayuso second overall at 33 seconds.
Yet Ayuso seems more concerned about his knee pain than any time gaps.
“The pain is from the crash during stage 9 to Siena. I had three stitches, but the problem is that during the time trial, the stitches opened. Now it’s swelling up again, so it’s really painful,” Ayuso told Cyclingnews, the Cycling Podcast and Flobikes on Thursday.
“I’ve got quite a lot of pain in my knee, so I hope these stages will be a bit easier and I can recover a bit more. But it’s not ideal. It hurts more walking than on the bike, which is a good thing, but it hurts a lot.”
Ayuso has a bandage covering his wound, and UAE are trying to ensure it does not become infected from dirt or rain during the stages of the Corsa Rosa.
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“The important thing is that the injury doesn’t get infected,” UAE sports manager Joxean Matxin told Cyclingnews and the Cycling Podcast after stage 12 to Viadana.
“It’s always better not to crash, but it happens, and when you do crash, you’ve got to be careful, keep it clean and stop any infection.
“We clean it before the stage and after the stage, in the morning and in the evening. It’s not comfortable for him because it’s on the corner where he bends his knee.”
Ayuso, Del Toro and UAE have played down any internal rivalry but have insisted on defending the maglia rosa.
Ayuso and Del Toro have hugged at stage finishes and stayed safe together during the high-speed finish on stage 12 to Viadana. For now, they are considered joint team leaders, with the road and the racing of the final week of the Giro set to decide who ultimately becomes the team’s protected leader and best hope for overall victory in Rome.
Ayuso has been able to avoid the spotlight and avoid awkward questions about team leadership by quickly riding to the UAE team after each stage.
Today, he opted to share his thoughts, denying any tension in the team.
“There’s a really good atmosphere in the team. We’re in a perfect situation,” he said.
“We saw that after the Alpe San Pellegrino climb, when we went full gas, there were five guys; before, there were even eight of us, the whole team was there. That shows the strength of the team and how things are going.
“We’re really happy how things are going, and we hope they continue.”
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“Back to my time,” grandparents tell the adult children.
What happened to the timeout? Or “Would I give you something to cry?”
There are certain segments of parents who refuse to parent that form of parenting for something they might say, called “gentle parenting.”
If you hear the term and roll your eyes, and we know it’s likely – pause for a moment. Dr. Brian Lazzino, a licensed clinical psychologist at Falls Church, Virginia, says that calm parenting is often misunderstood and is thought to mean dressing. it’s not.
Gentle parenting – or what many people mean when talking about it, he said, is often teaching skills and enforcing boundaries for adulthood, and there is a lot to offer to families.
According to a 2023 report from the Pew Research Center, the strategy has become increasingly popular as almost half of parents say they are trying to raise their children in a different way than the way they grew up. Those parents said they were trying to give their children more love and affection.
The problem is that even many people call themselves kind parents, the details are different. Here are some things you need to know about the latest parenting trends:
Main parenting styles
Psychology researchers have identified four major parenting styles: negligence, authoritarianism, tolerance and authority.
Nicole Johnson, a licensed professional counselor in Boise, Idaho, said that negligent parenting has no high levels of warmth or rules about child behavior. Children may act and break toys and may not respond very much from neglecting parents.
Authoritarianism refers to parenting that focuses on submission and punitive responses – think “I said that,” Johnson said. A child who breaks a toy can scream and be sent to a timeout by an authoritative parent without having to talk beyond that.
Tolerant parenting focuses on warmth towards children, but she added that there is no many structures or boundaries. The parent will admit that the child broke the toy out of frustration, but will not follow up on the outcome.
Authoritative parenting aims to balance structure and warmth.
“I focus more on the idea of improving my ability to understand what is happening for myself and my emotions,” Lazzino said. “Parents really focus on having that empathy with their children and respecting when they talk to them and their feelings are valid.” Still, they “maintain a very solid, clear limit.”
Gentle parenting is not listed as the main parenting style. It is a relatively new term that is popular on social media, but not often explained in the scientific literature.
Researchers Annie Pezara and Alice Davidson tried to investigate what social media parenting influencers mean when they spoke about gentle parenting in a 2024 study.
“Those identified as mildly prioritized emotional regulation. These are parents who want to keep it calm at all costs, with all the sacrifices possible, with energy and emotions in mind,” said Pezara, who visits an assistant professor of psychology at McAlester University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
“They look like most of the time authority parents to us. They’re trying to build boundaries with their children and put the results into practice,” she said.
She said that calm parenting, like authoritative parenting, emphasizes the importance of boundaries while maintaining warmth and empathy. However, this concept works differently from family to family.
In her study, Pezara asked her parents how she identified her practice as kind parents. Some resemble authoritative parents, while others acted in more ways in line with their tolerance style, she said.
Ultimately, much of what people call gentle parenting on social media is merely another term for authority parenting. They teach them to maintain connection with their children, regulate their emotions and behavior, and enforce boundaries as compassionate authorities.
Imagine a child throwing their food from a plate onto the floor. A tolerant parent may say, “Don’t do that.” And we do nothing else to enforce the boundaries. Authoritarians may be harshly dazzled and quickly move to timeouts or spankings, or send their children to hungry beds.
The authoritative parent, which means when many people identify as kind parents, said, “You can see that you’re playful, but the food can stay on the plate. While you’re having dinner, you can do something else in your hands, but you’ll have to throw it away again,” Lagino said.
Some people criticize this parenting method as too soft for children, saying the world is tough and children need to learn to deal with it, Johnson added.
However, the goal of this parenting style is not to protect your child from accountability. Rather, it is to get to a peaceful place for parents and children, provide the children with tools to make good choices, then enforce logical outcomes and boundaries, she said.
Logical outcomes are directly related to actions. If you hit a friend on a track, the playdate will end, Lazzino added.
For those who understand calm parenting as an authoritative form of parenting, there are two parts. Johnson said it examines understanding of the emotions they are experiencing and teaches that all the ways in which they express those feelings are acceptable or unproductive.
It is important that Lazzino skips the verification step, gets stuck, and is too moving. At some point, it is important to move from talking about emotions to planning how to regulate difficult emotions and what consequences will occur if unacceptable behavior continues.
And research has shown that the approach is effective in raising healthier, more resilient, successful adults, Lazzino said.
A 2022 study found that children who grew up with prestigious parenting styles are more likely to achieve academically. Another study in 2020 found this lack of parenting style is the most important factor in low life satisfaction.
Authoritative or gentle parenting has its drawbacks. It’s a lot of work to calm down, examine the child’s feelings, explain the boundaries and the consequences of breaking them, and then bring about reasonable results, Pezara said.
Johnson, if you don’t have a lot of warmth and empathy, it’s even more work.
Pezalla research shows that many parents feel burned out to try to fully strive to their parents and strictly stick to their calm parenting practices.
Kind parents “work hard to be emotionally regulated as they are burned out 24/7,” she said. “That’s what we found in the articles we published… They’re emphasized from their heart.”
Some online parenting influencers can’t use the word no, they have to say no, they need to be hugged and hugged in a grocery meltdown, or don’t allow children to scoop off the store floor and continue their tantrum.
Rather than worrying about following one right philosophy, Pezara recommends prioritizing four things that every child has found to be something they need to grow up with. They include structure, warmth, recognition as an individual who needs something different from his siblings, and an approach to preparing for parenting as a long game, she said.
“Everything else is like static noise to me,” Pezara said. “It’s like the same general, prestigious parenting style. But we call it something different.”
And don’t worry if you ruin it, lose your temper, or take care of your parenting approach, Johnson said.
Children don’t need the perfect human model. They need to see adults who do their best to become positive authorities, seek empathy, regulate themselves, and take accountability when they make a mistake, she added. Hopefully that model will become a roadmap, so they can grow by doing those things too.
Tips for managing food recalls and preventing foodborne illnesses
Approximately 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 die from preventable foodborne diseases each year.
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Another round of cucumber has been recalled following the outbreak of salmonella, which has made 26 people sick in 15 states.
The cucumber, grown by Florida-based Bedner Growers and distributed through sales of FreshStart Produce, is linked to the outbreak, and was voluntarily recalled in a notice shared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 19th.
This recall is available directly from Bednar’s Farm Fresh Market from April 29th to May 14th, 2025. Now Florida-based Pennrose Farms recalls supplying 1,152 cucumber quail from sales of new start produce. A May 22 FDA notification said Freshstart would contact Penrose and inform the Bedner grower that it may have been provided with the currently repeated cucumber.
Here’s what you need to know.
Which cucumbers will be recalled?
Pennrose Farm voluntarily recalls the 5-pound cucumber mesh bag that Bedner Growers offered through a fresh start produce sale. The cucumbers were repackaged in mesh bags with restaurant depot and Penrose Farm logos.
The bag had UPC code 841214101714 and was packaged with lot numbers (48-122, 48-123, 48-124, 48-125) between May 2nd and May 5th.
The cucumbers were sent to Restaurant Depot Distribution Centers in New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Illinois and Ohio.
What states are affected by the salmonella outbreak? See the map
As of May 20, cucumber-related salmonella outbreaks have made 26 people sick in the next 15 states.
Alabama
California
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
North Carolina
new york
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
What if you think you might have remembered cucumbers
The FDA recommends people with cucumbers at home to throw them if they don’t know where they are from. Companies are advised not to sell produce and notify customers who may have consumed it prior to the recall.
Additionally, the FDA recommends using hot soapy water or dishwasher to clean surfaces and items that may have touched the cucumber.
The FDA also recommends that businesses clean and disinfect items and surfaces that may have come into contact with the cucumber, and should notify stores to customers who may have used their store or email signs to purchase the cucumber.
Symptoms of Salmonella poisoning
Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause serious, sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and other people with weak immune systems, according to the FDA. The signs of salmonella addiction include:
Bloody diarrhea or diarrhea lasts more than 3 days without improvement.
Diarrhea and fever exceeding 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
Nausea and vomiting, especially when it prevents liquids from being suppressed.
Signs of dehydration: mouth and throat depletion, rare peeing, dizziness when standing up.
Static convulsions.
These symptoms most commonly occur 6 hours to 6 days after exposure. Most people recover in 4-7 days, but people with weakened immune systems, including children under the age of 5 and adults over the age of 65, may experience more severe symptoms that require treatment or hospitalization.
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Donald Trump will host a top cryptocurrency holder at the gala tonight at a private golf club near Washington, DC. The president calls the $Trump Token “the greatest of all of them!!!!!!!”, but according to a Guardian analysis of public cryptocurrency wallets, almost half of Gala’s guests suffered losses from purchasing it.
Participants are winners of the US President’s Meme Coin Contest. Last month, Trump announced that the 220 crypto wallets with the largest Trump holdings from April 23 to May 12 will win tickets for a private dinner at Trump National Golf Club. Additionally, top 25 owners will be invited to a “private VIP reception” with the president in advance. This news has caused a surge in coins by more than 50%.
Buyers were ranked under “time-weighted” Holdings, reaching 11.3 million coins. Coin-promoted participants snap to the top of the leaderboard. However, an analysis of the Guardians of Crypto Wallets on the Solana blockchain suggests that many people were burned along the way.
Of the 220 winners, 95 – about 43% – have suffered a net loss after purchasing a total of $8.95m, totalling $8.95m, since Coin’s January launch, according to its trading history and portfolio as of May 21.
The contestant under the username “Gant” appears to have endured the biggest loss. Despite being fourth on the leaderboard, purchasing the token caused a $1.06 million shortfall. Similarly, users’ “Meow” has dropped by $621,000 despite achieving VIP status.
This is in line with a wider trend. According to data from chain dialysis from cryptocurrency and blockchain analytics firms, 764,000 wallets belong primarily to small owners – are believed to have lost money in $ Trump. Meanwhile, only 58 wallets earn more than $10 million each when purchasing coins per chain analysis. Cryptocurrency peaked the day before the president took office, 68% below its all-time high.
Approximately 40% of Gala participants own less than one $Trump token. Among them are buyers who bought coins in the days of their first hype and dumped them when the price hits the zenith. For example, users’ “Uvil” earn more than $7 million from the president’s coin, while “Boop” and “Woo” each earn more than $2 million. Dinner ticket winners attended between $55,000 and $37.7 million, with a seat price averaged $1 million, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Nansen, published by NBC.
So, although participants are not necessarily the current owners of Trump Coin, “the people who pumped them up and dumped them,” said James Angel, a professor of financial regulations at Georgetown University. “Picking a clown shows you get a circus.”
Guardian’s calculations assume that the transfer and sales from the wallet were sales at the time at the market price, but this cannot be proven in all transactions.
Presidential Plan
The Trump administration is not directly involved in managing $Trump. However, the president can benefit from token sales and transaction fees. The entities belonging to Trump – in particular, CIC Digital LLC and Fight Fight Fight LLC issued coins and owned 80% of the supply. According to chain melting data issued by CNBC, these entities had earned a transaction fee of $320 million at six points.
Trump’s organization did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The president’s praise for his high-risk and opaque assets is consistent with the broader easing of financial regulations. Until recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission saw most cryptocurrencies as securities rather than commodities. However, under new leadership, regulators issued guidance stating that “neither the meme coin buyer nor the holder are protected by federal securities laws” because meme coins are “like collectibles.” In that view, the sale of $Trump is not subject to the same disclosure required for stocks or bonds, and the President’s affiliates are not considered as unregistered issuers of securities.
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Despite the SEC’s view, experts say that the unique terms of this particular memecoin could justify securities classification regardless.
Corey Frey, director of investor protection for the nonprofit American Consumer Federation, believes $Trump can pass the Howie test. This is a legal framework used to determine whether a transaction is eligible as an investment contract under the securities law.
“Promoting these tokens to reasonable investors creates profit expectations related to the whole scheme they think they’re buying,” Frey says.
Furthermore, the fact that Trump entities own most of the supply, combined with the president’s influence over crypto policy, could expose the public to market manipulation and suggest the need to protect securities laws, Angel said.
Possible attendee identity also raised ethical concerns about the risks of pay and play policymaking. The leaderboard topping is Justin San, a Chinese-born crypto billionaire who founded the Tron blockchain. Sun was charged with manipulating the market and providing unregistered securities in 2023, but the SEC dropped the lawsuit in February.
Companies with strategic policy incentives have also spent a lot of money on reaching Trump. A cross-border logistics company called freight technology has purchased $20 million worth of tokens, calling it an “effective way to defend free trade between Mexico and the United States.” Plus, we are GD Culture Group, a small high-tech company that runs an e-commerce business on Tiktok. GD, which owns a Chinese subsidiary, has announced plans to buy up to $300 million worth of Trump, the New York Times reported, but did not specify whether the spending has begun.
“Coin definitely benefits Trump’s family business, and that’s another way (the president) can cash out to celebrities,” Angel says. “But the real question is, is this the greatest benefit of the United States?”
Trump’s former surgeon general says maintaining a medical license is essential to his position. That means Trump candidate Casey doesn’t have it.
Trump chooses influencer doctor Casey’s means as surgeon general
US President Donald Trump has been chosen by Dr. Casey, a health entrepreneur and wellness influencer, as the US surgeon general.
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The means are not practitioners and do not have an active medical license.
Adams pointed to the legal obligation of the surgeon general to serve as vice admiral of the U.S. Public Health Services Committee.
WASHINGTON – Dr. Jerome Adams, a former US surgeon general, during President Donald Trump’s first term, raised questions about the qualifications of the Post’s new Trump candidate, Casey Means, as he insisted that the surgeon general must maintain a medical license to fulfill his job duties.
The means are not practitioners and do not have an active medical license.
Adams outlined his position in a May 22nd post on X without mentioning by name. Adams acknowledged that explicit federal law does not require a surgeon general to be a licensed physician. However, he pointed to the legal obligations of the surgeon general, who serves as vice-admiral of the U.S. Public Health Services Committee, a unified service of federal health professionals.
To be commissioned as a PHSCC officer, a physician must maintain a current, valid medical license in addition to completing a one-year medical residence or another accredited graduate medical program.
Adams said that PHSCC qualifications are “implicitly (and legally) essential.”
She has been scrutinizing her lack of medical licenses since Trump was appointed as a surgeon general on May 7th as a 37-year-old Stanford University-educated wellness influencer. The Oregon medical license expired in 2019 and was transferred to inert in January 2024.
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Means dropped out of the five-year medical residency program as an ENT doctor a few months ago. However, she appears to still meet the PHSCC requirements that doctors have a year of graduate education.
“The position of the surgeon general as a reliable public health authority and physician is critically anticipated, in addition to implicit legal requirements,” Adams wrote.
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He compared the qualification to the Army General Assembly “minimum qualifications to serve the army,” and then was promoted to lead other troops bound by the same standards.
“This is by no means a personal criticism of the candidate, but it is a clarification for the integrity of the PHSCC that I was honored to be blessed and guided,” he added. “The failure to maintain these requirements not only undermines the mission and reliability of the service, but also ended because PH and HHS refused to be commissioned or promoted or failed to meet these legal standards in lawsuits from others.”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Trump eavesdropped on the measures after retracting the first pick of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a contributor to Fox News Medical.
A close alliance of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Means, Health and Human Services, is an advocate for metabolic health and chronic disease prevention, and supports large-scale social media. Trump praises Kennedy’s means of bringing America healthy again, and “the perfect ‘Maha’ qualification.”
But the measures attracted scrutiny from medical professionals over her background, including activist Laura Rumer, who is Trump’s influential voice, and rage from some on the far right. Rumer accused him of “the lack of medical licenses and having “huggers of history of the Marxist tree.”
Anesthesiologist and former Indiana state health committee member, Adams served as Trump’s sole surgeon general in his first term from 2017 to 2021. After leaving the White House, Adams joined Purdue University as executive director of the Community Health Enhancement and Learning Center.
