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CNN — Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is sharing about her experience of being diagnosed with uterine fibroids, using the opportunity as a call to action on Capitol Hill. Nyong’o wrote on her Instagram page Tuesday that in 2014, the same year that she won an Oscar for “12 Years a Slave,” she “discovered” that she had 30 uterine fibroids and underwent surgery to remove them. “I started talking about my experience privately, and I realized so many women are going through this,” she wrote. “We’re struggling alone with something that affects most of us. No more suffering in silence!” Uterine…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration insists it hasn’t wavered in its duty to protect the civil rights of America’s children even as it dismantles the Education Department. Yet its own data shows the agency has resolved far fewer civil rights cases than in past years despite families filing more complaints.The Education Department’s civil rights branch lost nearly half its staff amid mass layoffs in March, raising questions about its ability to address a deep backlog of complaints from students alleging discrimination based on disability, sex or race. Pressed on the issue in June, Education Secretary Linda McMahon denied a…
CNN — A Pennsylvania coroner is revealing new details surrounding the sudden death of Dan Rivera, a noted paranormal investigator who was on tour with the Raggedy Ann doll known as Annabelle, made famous by “The Conjuring” horror film franchise, when he died. Francis Dutrow, coroner in Adams County, PA, told CNN on Thursday that the doll was not present in the hotel room where Rivera died earlier this week in Gettysburg. He was reportedly 54. Ever since the death was reported by the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR) via a press release posted to Facebook on Tuesday,…
Lloyd Howell has resigned as executive director of the NFL Players Association, citing distractions his leadership has caused in recent weeks.“Two years ago, I accepted the role of Executive Director of the NFLPA because I believe deeply in the mission of this union and the power of collective action to drive positive change for the players of America’s most popular sport,” Howell said in a statement released late Thursday night. “Our members deserve a union that will fight relentlessly for their health, safety, financial futures, and long-term well-being. My priority has been to lead that fight by serving this union…
The removal of 21 children from the custody of a Los Angeles-area couple has put a spotlight on the practice of using surrogates to build a family. Surrogacy has no federal regulation, leaving it up to states to set the rules if they choose to allow it.The kids — 15 at the couple’s mansion and six more living elsewhere — were taken by an LA County child welfare agency in May after the parents were accused of failing to intervene in the abuse of a baby by a nanny, police in Arcadia said.The children range in age from 2 months…
President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, the White House announced on Thursday.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a letter from Trump’s physician in a news conference, which said Trump was examined after he noticed “mild” swelling in his legs.Leavitt said the physician described the condition as “benign” and “common,” particularly among adults above age 70.MORE: Gal Gadot reveals she had ‘massive blood clot’ in brain while pregnantLeavitt added that the president is in “excellent health” and that the doctor’s full letter would be released soon.Here’s what you need to know about the condition, what symptoms it causes…
CNN — Former “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding. The 35-year-old British actress and activist was clocked driving her blue Audi at 38 miles per hour in a 30-mph zone in Oxford, England, on the evening of July 31 last year. She did not appear for the brief hearing at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, where she was fined £1,044 ($1,400) and disqualified from driving, according to PA Media. Shortly after Watson’s case was heard, the court considered a separate speeding offense involving her former “Harry Potter” co-star,…
I don’t want to know what you did at a Coldplay concert. I don’t want to know who you were there with, what the track list was. I don’t even want to know you went!And if it turns out that you were caught on camera in a passionate embrace with a coworker? I mean, sure, I’m curious. I love gossip! But I’m not sure I should know about that. And that goes double if I don’t know you in real life.On Thursday, as I’m sure you know by now, a “kiss cam” video went viral from a Coldplay concert outside…
On Wednesday, President Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to make a bold claim: that the Coca-Cola company has agreed to use only “REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States.”Other countries, such as Mexico, already use cane sugar in their version of the soda — but the American version of Coke uses high fructose corn syrup, a different type of sweetener that has the same amount of calories. Many people — including, apparently, the president — prefer the so-called Mexican Coke, which, while less common, is also available for purchase in stores and restaurants around…
A recipe switch could be coming soon for Coca-Cola, according to President Donald Trump, who announced Wednesday, July 16, that the drink-maker had agreed to change an ingredient in its U.S. beverages.”I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so,” Trump wrote in a July 16 Truth Social post. “I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!”Coca-Cola has not yet confirmed the switch. In a statement on…