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☆ Brandy says she’s ‘following doctors’ orders’ amid report of a health scare
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Ariana Brockington | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Brandy is speaking out after reports that she suffered a health scare. On Oct. 12, TMZ, citing anonymous law enforcement sources, reported that the 43-year-old musician had been taken to a Los Angeles hospital after emergency medical services responded to a call at her home. A few hours after the news broke, Brandy posted an update about her health on her Instagram story. “To my beloved fam, friends, and starz thank you for sending love and light my way,” the statement said. Earlier this year, Brandy channeled the late legendary singer during the NFC championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers.

☆ Brandy Norwood shares update on her health after medical incident
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Megan Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Singer and actress Brandy Norwood shared an update on her health after she experienced a medical incident related to “dehydration and low amounts of nutrition.”“To my beloved fam, friends, and starz thank you for sending love and light my way. I am following doctors’ orders and getting the rest I need due to dehydration and low amounts of nutrition. Grateful for you all, see you soon,” Norwood said in a statement on social media. Norwood, known for her musical hits like “The Boy is Mine,” most recently starred in the ABC musical drama, “Queens,” which was cancelled earlier this year after one season. She and the cast of “Cinderella” reunited just a few months ago, to mark the beloved movie’s 25th anniversary.

"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Angela Lansbury," according to statement by Actors' Equity, the union representing live stage performers. "A star of stage, TV and movies, Lansbury was an Equity member for an astounding 65 years. Angela Lansbury stars as mystery writer and crime solver Jessica Fletcher on the CBS television crime drama series "Murder, She Wrote" in 1990. The TV academy nominated Lansbury for 12 Emmys for “Murder,” although she never took home the trophy. Edgar Lansbury was mayor of the London borough of Poplar, while George Lansbury served as Labour Party leader in 1932-34.

☆ Fetterman says his stroke recovery 'changes everything,' but that he’s fit to serve as senator
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dasha Burns | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan-Allen-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

During the interview, Fetterman occasionally stuttered and had trouble finding words. Tune in to “Nightly News with Lester Holt” at 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT for more of our interview with Fetterman. “It changes everything,” Fetterman said, responding to a question about how his recovery has changed his day-to-day. “If you’re going to be our next senator, you have to give the answer,” said Fetterman, who opposes the Graham legislation. Oz has criticized Fetterman for agreeing to just one debate — and accused his rival of hiding from voters during the stroke recovery.

☆ 'Murder, She Wrote' actress Angela Lansbury dead at age 96
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Nearly seven decades after her first film, she was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement at age 88 in November 2013. "I feel really undeserving of this gorgeous chap," Lansbury said, referring to the golden Oscar statuette she was given. "Not since the heyday of Bette Davis had there been an actress of this range and accomplishment," wrote critic David Shipman. Lansbury was born in London in 1925 and went to the United States in 1940 to avoid the war with her mother, actress Moyna McGill, who appeared in several Hollywood films. Lansbury, who lived in Los Angeles, married actor Richard Cromwell in 1945 but the union lasted less than a year.

☆ Angela Lansbury, beloved star of ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ dead at 96
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Lansbury also amassed 11 Emmy nominations for her role as Jessica Fletcher in “Murder, She Wrote,” but never won. Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images Lansbury, seen here in 1945, moved to United States from England in 1940. Ron Frehm/AP Lansbury celebrates the 100th episode of the TV series "Murder, She Wrote" in 1989. Mychal Watts/WireImage/Getty Images Lansbury, with various Broadway cast members, performs at the Light the Lights Broadway Is Back! Jonathan Brady/Getty Images Lansbury attends the 25th anniversary screening of "Beauty and the Beast" in 2016.

☆ The bottom half of American families hold just 2% of the country's wealth — while the top 1% of families have a third
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office tracks wealth distribution. The report finds that American families in the top 10% held 72% of the country's wealth in 2019. US families in the top 10% of the wealth distribution added about $60 trillion to their wealth from 1989 to 2019, while the bottom half of Americans added just under $1 trillion to their total wealth during the same time. The report, requested by Sen. Bernie Sanders, shows just how uneven wealth distribution is in the US — and how the rich have only gotten richer. "The total wealth held by families in the top 10 percent increased at a faster rate than wealth held by families in the rest of the distribution."

☆ China’s Xi reemerges after trip abroad quashing unfounded ‘coup’ rumors
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made his first public appearance since returning from a trip to Central Asia, quashing unfounded rumors of a “coup” that sparked a frenzy of speculation ahead of a key Communist Party meeting. Xi on Tuesday visited an exhibition in Beijing showcasing China’s achievements over his decade in power, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Xi had not been seen in public since returning to Beijing from a regional summit in Uzbekistan on September 16. The visit was his first foreign trip in nearly 1,000 days since the beginning of the pandemic. As a result, the power of party factions and elders is believed to have been significantly weakened.

The committee had been planning to hold another hearing on Wednesday but postponed it due to the hurricane approaching Florida. “Nothing provided by the Jan. 6 committee can be considered credible, or unedited or not manipulated," Stone told NBC News Tuesday. The committee has also obtained a trove of Secret Service documents from the period around the Jan. 6 attack. "I think it’s certainly something that will be explored," at the hearing, said the committee member who requested anonymity. “We all swore the same oath to the Constitution,” Cheney told NBC News in a statement, responding to the GOP criticism she’s faced.

☆ Toy companies expect grown-ups to shop more for other adults this holiday season
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The toy giants realize that many adults aren’t just looking to buy toys for their children, grandkids, nieces and nephews. Companies like Hasbro (HAS) are increasingly looking to adults (and not just parents) as buyers for nostalgic products, whether its gifts for older loved ones, friends or for themselves. Toy companies and other collectibles makers clearly recognize that grown-up shoppers are still invested in the brands that they played with as kids. Mattel (MAT) is hoping to cash in from more adults buying toys for other grown-ups as well. “The Bear Cave has more lighthearted products for adults,” Price John said, including some bears drinking a glass (or bottle) of wine.

☆ The No. 1 best city to retire isn't in Florida—but several others in the top 10 for 2022 are
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The survey ranked 182 cities based on four key categories of equal weight: affordability, activities, quality of life and health care. When it comes to the best cities to spend your retirement years, the Sunshine state takes nearly half of the top 10 spots, according to WalletHub's 2022 Best and Worst Places to Retire survey. Additionally, if you'll be living on a fixed income in retirement, be sure to plan your expenses and lifestyle accordingly, Wolske says. One of the biggest retirement planning mistakes people make is not properly preparing for additional medical expenses, Wolske says. A 65-year-old couple retiring in 2022 can expect to spend an average of $315,000 in health-care and medical expenses in their retirement, according to Fidelity Investment's August estimate.

☆ 5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Mike Calia | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Now, the federal funds rate is at 3% to 3.25%, the highest it's been in a little more than 14 years. He pointed to the differences in the yields between 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes, also known as the yield curve. Some analysts and market players see a higher yield on shorter-term debt as a sign a recession is coming. Turmoil in RussiaAn activist participates in an unsanctioned protest at Arbat Street Sept. 21, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. In a virtual address to the UN, Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy called for a special tribunal that would punish Putin's government.

☆ The ‘Cost’ of Voting in America: A Look at Where It’s Easiest and Hardest
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Nick Corasaniti | Allison Mccann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Researchers focused on 10 categories related to voting, including registration, inconvenience, early voting, polling hours and absentee voting. The state also stopped using special voting deputies, officials whose tasks had sometimes included conducting voter registration drives, according to the study. To assess the voting laws passed after the 2020 election, this year’s Cost of Voting Index study added new categories and scoring. While the political debate surrounding new election laws has centered on ballots and the voting process, the Cost of Voting Index also gives heavy weight to the ease of voter registration. States rank higher in the index if they allow voter registration drives, provide automatic voter registration, offer same-day registration and maintain longer periods in which to register.

☆ How the mind of an 80-year-old president is biologically different from a 45-year-old president's
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

It was 1988, and he'd approached President Ronald Reagan in the Cabinet room at the White House. People scoffed at the glowing hourlong media conference that President Donald Trump's White House doctor gave about his health. Reagan publicly announced he had Alzheimer's disease five years after he left the White House. Francis Shen, who teaches psychiatry at Harvard Medical School's Center for Bioethics, would like to see information about political leaders' cognitive health made public. Cognitive health should be no different, he said, because it also might affect the way presidents and members of Congress make important decisions.

☆ Donald Trump would 'probably not' pass this Florida civic literacy exam, academics say
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-07 | by ( Kayla Gallagher | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Florida high schoolers attending a public college are required to meet civic literacy requirements. Academics in the Sunshine State are unsure if Donald Trump could pass the exam. Insider asked four college professors whether they think Trump could pass the test. Rick Bowmer/AP'Real history and civic responsibility'Since 2019, many future college students in Florida are required to take the Florida Civic Literacy Examination — a test modeled after the US Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test to encourage civic literacy in the Sunshine State. To pass the Florida Civic Literacy Examination specifically, students must answer 48 out of 80 questions correctly — 60% or higher.

☆ The Ayahuasca Diaries
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-26 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +37 min

But please understand: I didn't drink ayahuasca so I could write an article about it. I wrote an article about it so I could drink ayahuasca. I was desperate to drink ayahuasca — I had been for several months, in fact — and the formality of an assignment would help me out at home. Instead, a friend of a friend linked me up with an ayahuasca sangha, a Buddhist word for a spiritual community. I thought of my old friend, Scott, who, many years before, had declined an opportunity to drink ayahuasca.

☆ JOIN US FOR A LIVE EVENT ON APRIL 25: The 29-year old founder of one of the hottest startups in cannabis shares how she crafts the perfect pitch for investors
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-28 | by ( Jeremy Berke | Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

ET, we'll be speaking with Vangst CEO Karson Humiston about crafting a perfect pitch. We'll also hear from Lerer Hippeau Partner Andrea Hippeau, who invested in Vangst in multiple rounds. ET where we'll be interviewing Vangst CEO Karson Humiston live about how to craft the perfect pitch for investors — in cannabis or any other industry. Vangst raised a $19 million Series B funding round in January, and you can see the full pitch deck she used for the round here. We'll also be joined by Lerer Hippeau's Andrea Hippeau, who has invested in Vangst over multiple funding rounds.

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☆ Small Grants Programme – Democracy 2021 (EDMITE) / „Programul de Granturi Mici – Democrația 2021” (EDMITE) / Программы малых грантов – Демократия 2021 (EDMITE)
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +17 min

DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION PACKAGEApplication Form (which will include the requested budget and activity timelines), filled either in Romanian, English or Russian. Please, note that applications received by post will be rejected. The deadline for submission of Project proposals is 25th of February 2021, at 16:00 (Moldova Local Time). The link to the Zoom online session will be provided by email to the entities that confirmed their participation. All clarifications and answers related to the application process will be published on the UNDP Moldova website https://sc.undp.md/tnddetails2/2198/ under the page for SGP - Democracy 2021.

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☆ Donald Trump cel Singur. Cele „13 zile de pericol” în care se mai află democrația din SUA. Rusia, China, Iran și Venezuela jubilează - ANALIZĂ
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +5 min

„Și-a ieșit complet din minți”, a declarat pentru CNN, sub protecția anonimatului, o sursă apropiată lui Donald Trump. „SUA își gustă propriile medicamente după ce a incitat la haos în întreaga lume sub pretextul libertății și democrației”, a mai scris publicația. Până și Venezuela a condmanat „polarizarea politică a violențelor” și și-a exprimat „îngrijorarea” cu privire la „actele de violenţă care au loc în oraşul Washington, Statele Unite”. Președintele iranian Hasan Rohan a avertizat asupra ascensiunii „populismului”, după tulburările de la Washington și l-a calificat pe Donald Trump drept un „analfabet”, „bolnav” și „populist”, conform Agerpres. Ministrul turc de externe și-a exprimat și el „îngrijorarea” față de violențele din Washington și a făcut un apel „la calm și rațiune” și le-a sugerat cetățenilor turci să „evite mulțimile și zonele unde au loc proteste”.

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☆ The 25th Amendment has been used 3 times to relieve presidents deemed unfit to govern — each case involving physical health
▼ + stars: | 2017-10-12 | by ( Michal Kranz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The amendment has been invoked in this way only three times before, and coincidentally, each time has involved presidential colons. The 25th Amendment of the Constitution was passed in 1967 after fears about presidential succession after President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The first time this happened was on July 13, 1985, when President Ronald Reagan sent a letter directing then-Vice President George H.W. The first case occurred on June 29, 2002 when he invoked the 25th Amendment and allowed Vice President Dick Cheney to act as president on his behalf for two hours and five minutes. In both cases, Bush, like Reagan, had undergone colon-related procedures, but his were of a much more benign nature — they were routine colonoscopies.

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