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A recent meta-analysis published in Psychological Bulletin has confirmed what many have long suspected —engaging in critical thinking is not just hard work but also mentally draining and often unpleasant. The study, led by psychologists Louise David, Eliana Vassena, and Erik Bijleveld, found that mental effort is consistently linked to negative emotions across a variety of populations and tasks. This revelation suggests that critical thinking, often celebrated as an essential skill for personal and professional success, comes at a real psychological cost. “Overall, mental effort felt aversive in different types of tasks (e.g., tasks with and without feedback), in different...

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) has subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about unspecified allegations of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) connections against Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. In a letter accompanying the subpoena released on Thursday, Comer said the House Oversight and Accountability Committee received information from a whistleblower about “serious concern among Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel regarding a longstanding connection between” Tim Walz and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The letter was issued just one day before Walz is set to debate Trump vice-presidential pick JD Vance in the televised debate on Tuesday. Per the Hill: Specifically, Comer...

US politics and Donald Trump in Valdosta, Georgia devastated by Hurricane Helene... A rocket attack tonight on a base housing US troops near the Baghdad Airport... A least three Israeli airstrikes tonight in the Damascus, Syria area... Israeli airstrikes in Beirut tonight and also a refugee camp in Sidon... A drone intercepted in the Mediterranean off the coast of Tel Aviv... Protesters outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home calling for a hostage deal... Ryan Routh, accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump... 12 migrants dead after a boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia... The US moving additional warplanes...

Thousands of workers at more than a dozen ports throughout the United States are preparing to go on strike as the deadline for their union and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to reach an agreement looms closer. Dockworkers with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), who work at roughy 14 ports along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico are set to go on strike as of October 1 if their union and the USMX do not reach an agreement regarding their labor contract, according to the Hill. Roughly “25,000 port workers employed in contain and roll-on/roll-off operations at...

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A viral video of Tim Walz dancing to Beyonce is all over the internet. But, he isn't Tim Walz. According to fact checkers, this video has been digitally manipulated. The face of the dancer was changed to resemble Walz. A spokesperson for Walz also said the governor is not the person in the video.

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia. The former president and Republican nominee claimed upon landing in Valdosta that President Joe Biden was “sleeping” and not responding to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who he said was “calling the president and hasn’t been able to get him.” He repeated the claim at an event with reporters after being told Kemp said he had spoken to Biden.

Draft documents say defence and security will make up 40% of government spending as Putin continues war against Ukraine. Russia is to increase its spending on defence by 25% to its highest on record, as Vladimir Putin vows to continue his war efforts in Ukraine and further escalate his standoff with the west. The latest planned increase in spending will take Russia’s defence budget to a record 13.5tn rubles (£109bn) in 2025, according to draft budget documents published on Monday on the parliament’s website. That is about 3tn rubles more than was set aside for defence this year, which was...

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When it comes to ordering a steak, it's not nearly as simple as selecting your cut of choice, and level of doneness. For some, it's a matter of ordering the right steak for two, or pre-gaming with steak tartare. For others, it's about finding a good steak at an affordable price, or seeking out the highest-quality Prime beef. For some discerning diners, however, the end-all-be all boils down to the aging process—and the eternal debate between wet-aged steak, and dry-aged steak.

An East and Gulf Coast dockworker strike with significant economic ramifications is looming for 12:01am on Tuesday. While reports have come in that such a strike of tens of thousands of workers is "imminent," the Associated Press and Bloomberg have also reported on potential progress. On Monday night, Bloomberg noted they viewed a memo from the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to its member companies offering to raise wages by almost 50 percent as a way to resume negotiations with the International Longshoremen’s Union (ILU) in a hope to avoid a strike of 45,000 workers. "Our offer would increase wages...

Washington — President Biden told Americans he's "not going away" after leaving the Oval Office in January, saying he plans to continue his foreign and domestic policy work. The president made the comment during an appearance on ABC's "The View" on Wednesday morning in New York City. As he prepares to leave the White House following decades in public office, Mr. Biden said he will continue to work on domestic policy matters with the University of Delaware's Biden Institute and foreign policy matters with the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, D.C. Both programs were established...

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On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “ReidOut,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) stated that the Biden-Harris administration has “been very strong on” Chinese steel dumping “and keeping those tariffs in place.” But 2024 Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump’s tariff proposal “would amount to this tax, as opposed to using it, when necessary, with specific industries and specific countries.” Klobuchar began by saying, “Donald Trump’s proposal would [amount] to a $4,000 national sales tax on every American family.” Host Joy Reid then said, “People are literally calling what Trump is trying to initiate a tequila tax. Because I don’t think people...

A whistleblower revealed information on Tim Walz’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) subpoenaed DHS Chief Alejandro Mayorkas for information on a long-standing connection between the CCP and Tim Walz. “According to recently received whistleblower disclosures, we’ve learned of a non-classified, Microsoft Teams group chat among DHS employees and additional intelligence reports that contain information regarding a longstanding connection between the CCP and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz,” the Oversight Committee announced on Monday. “Specifically, through whistleblower disclosures, we’ve learned of a non-classified, Microsoft Teams group chat among DHS employees—titled “NST NFT Bi-Weekly Sync”—that...

Ammunition availability can make all the difference in a war, but only if it makes it to the troops on the front, rather than being destroyed in storage. Over the course of several days, Ukraine recently succeeded in striking two Russian GRAU arsenals deep in Russian territory and a separate depot and storage facility, causing massive destruction and destroying thousands or tens of thousands of tonnes of Russian munitions. In this episode I ask how long-range drones were able to destroy what were meant to be, in many cases, hardened targets, why the bases may have suffered the damage they...

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MI – Three people have been arraigned on felony charges accused of brawling with police Friday at a chicken restaurant visited by an NBA legend. William Jaymani Dmichael Prieto, Holly Renee Strong and Abagail Selah Hope Strong were arraigned Sept. 29 on multiple felony charges following the fight Sept. 27, when a huge crowd lined up to see Shaquille O’Neal at the Big Chicken in Hartland, according to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. Prieto, 21, is accused of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, carrying a concealed weapon and three counts of assaulting police, court records...

Snacks are a valuable way to keep blood sugars and energy levels steady, whether you have diabetes, prediabetes or are simply being proactive about balancing blood sugars. These between-meal bites can help prevent blood sugar (and energy) crashes during the day. It’s no surprise, however, that certain snacks affect blood sugars differently. That’s where the conversation about added sugar comes in. Sweet snacks are one of the top sources of added sugars in the U.S. diet, and too much of the sweet stuff can contribute to weight gain, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.1 “It’s beneficial to minimize added sugar...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned of an October surprise that will “distort and pervert” Vice President Harris. “There will be concerted efforts to distort and pervert Kamala Harris, who she is, what she stands for, what she’s done,” Clinton said during an interview with “Firing Line” host Margaret Hoover. She pointed to the 2016 “pizzagate” conspiracy theory that surrounded the end of her presidential campaign against Donald Trump. “I mean, look, I mean, the crazy story about me running a child trafficking operation out of a basement of a pizzeria,” Clinton said. The comment evoked laughter from the...

A lawyer for a new Sean “Diddy” Combs accuser claims that she’s been contacted about the “sale of one of the Diddy tapes,” specifically a pornographic video featuring the embattled hip-hop mogul, indicted last week on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, and someone “more high-profile” than the rapper and Bad Boy founder. “There already have been tapes leaking around Hollywood being shopped around … but one particular person contacted me to shop a particular video they were in possession of and to contact the person who was in the video to see if they were interested in purchasing the...