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Drugs for treating depression are among the most prescribed category of medications in the U.S. – 1 in 6 American adults take them. Some health researchers and advocates have raised concerns that too many patients are using antidepressants and that patients who want to stop taking them struggle to do so. One of the most prominent voices on this point is Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who launched an effort in May 2026 encouraging doctors to find other ways besides antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs to treat depression when possible. As a psychiatrist for over 35...

What began as frustration over a repeatedly dropping internet connection while watching reels turned into a tragic incident in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district, where a woman allegedly consumed pesticide and later died during treatment. The woman, identified as Manglo Bai, was reportedly having lunch while watching reels on her mobile phone when the internet connection repeatedly stopped working. Angered by the disruptions, she allegedly smashed her phone on the ground before entering her room and locking the door. According to reports, Manglo Bai then consumed pesticide. After some time, her condition deteriorated and she came out of the room vomiting. Her...

The holdout juror who caused Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial has a history of alleged domestic violence such as grabbing his wife by the throat and punching his nephew, according to a report. The still-unnamed juror, only described as a black man in his 30s, faced a criminal charge in September 2021 for allegedly assaulting his wife, NBC10 Boston reported. A 13-year-old nephew of the man called 911, stating that his uncle grabbed his wife by the throat and threw her into a dresser, according to a police report obtained by the outlet. The juror’s own mom repeatedly screamed, “You’re evil!” as...

US President Donald Trump has said he would 'love to see' a unified Ireland during a two-day visit to meet with political leaders and visit his golf course. US President Donald Trump has said he would 'love to see' a unified Ireland during a two-day visit to meet with political leaders and visit his golf course. Mr Trump made the comments during a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin, saying it will 'happen eventually' and would be a 'great thing'. The President spoke while sitting alongside the Taoiseach at the Farmleigh Estate. Asked about uniting the island, Mr Trump...

Chinese entities supplied Iran with satellite images of an air base in Jordan before and after a deadly missile strike that killed three US service members, according to a report. The US has “connected” the high-resolution satellite imagery of Muwaffaq Salti Air Base to Iran’s July 17 ballistic missile attack on the facility, US officials told the Wall Street Journal. The officials declined to identify the Chinese companies that allegedly provided the images to Iran and didn’t accuse the Chinese government of direct involvement. The missile attack, which targeted a housing area on the base, killed Army Sgt. Angel S....

North Carolina Democrat state legislative candidate Shelly Headen posted a Facebook story from a vacation showing her in front of ovens in a German concentration camp memorial, saying, “Visiting Dauchau [sic] Concentration Camp in Germany… This is where Trump supporters belong.” Headen was reportedly visiting Dachau, where the memorial states that 41,500 people were murdered. In social media photos, Headen is seen smiling as she stands in front of what appears to be crematorium ovens, which were used by the Nazi SS to burn the bodies of Jews and other prisoners who died or were murdered at the camp. Headen...

Chloe Dillon was in the middle of deciding an asylum case at San Francisco’s immigration court when her supervisor told her to check her email. Dillon had finished hearing testimony and arguments and stepped back into her chambers to deliberate when she opened a termination notice. It was about 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 22, 2025. The letter said her removal was effective that day and ordered her to surrender her federal property. The notice cited only “Article II of the Constitution,” according to a lawsuit Dillon filed Thursday. ... The termination came roughly 48 hours after Dillon raised concerns with...

The Houthis chose to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of 9/11 by sticking it to the regime that spawned fifteen of the nineteen hijackers that day. In a couple of days, a group condescendingly dismissed by western media as "Yemeni rebels" has bollocksed Saudi oil exports and may yet do for the House of Saud. On the day before - September 10th - MBS, the Crown Prince, called the Oval Office, twice, to demand direct US military strikes on the Houthis. President Trump politely declined. We shall attend to these developments starting on Monday, now that the anniversary week has drawn...

Not this. Not again. A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms – MSNBC The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican MSNBC (MSNOW/Whatever) found some fake videos of actors attacking Democrats. None of the videos seem to actually promote voting for Republicans. With the advent of AI, it doesn’t take that much ability to produce something like this. AI voice cloning and video fakes are widely available. Maybe this came out of Russia, but it could just as easily have come out of...

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris accused Republicans of “cheating” during an interview Thursday and said she was working to “stop the madness” by helping Democrats win the midterm elections. “Midterms, midterms, midterms, full-time occupying my thoughts, my mind and my work,” Harris said. “We have to win these midterms. These — these folks are cheating. They’re redrawing lines. They’re trying to make it more difficult for people to vote so they won’t vote because they are afraid of the power of the people. “And, so, I’m spending full-time working on doing everything I can to help people restore some balance...

"Take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm" (Eph. 6:13). Spiritual warfare isn’t as much a frontal attack on Satan’s domain as it is the ability to resist his advances. Spiritual warfare has become a popular topic in recent years. Books, tapes, and seminars on the subject abound, but there is still much confusion. Some say we must rebuke and bind Satan to thwart his power and influence. Others say we must expel demonic spirits through "deliverance ministries." Still others encourage us to...

I have any number of issues with the number of Chinese nationals in this country getting caught for doing any manner of 'janky s**t,' as the man who should be LA's mayor calls truly questionable behavior. Our universities are packed to the gills with foreign-paying Chinese students who are all the children of party members. They wouldn't be allowed out of the country otherwise, for one thing, and for another, they probably wouldn't have had the hundreds of thousands in tuition to attend at full out-of-state rates. And they're all chemists and engineers - no basketweaving 'psychology majors' in that...

A bozo waving a Palestinian flag ran onto the field at Yankee Stadium during Friday night’s Subway Series game — at 9:11 p.m. on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.The man stormed the field during the seventh inning of the Yankees-Mets game in The Bronx, waving the flag as the crowd erupted in anger.Some fans broke into chants of “USA! USA!” while others could be heard yelling “f–k you” at the man***snip*** Fans tossed drinks at the protester, who was kicking at the security guards as they carried him off the field. The spectacle came on a...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A Shakopee couple has been sentenced to a combined 97 months in prison for their roles in a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mekfira Hussein, 42, and Abduljabar Hussein, 45, submitted fraudulent claims for meals and obtained approximately $8.8 million in federal child nutrition program funds. The Husseins were sentenced before U.S. District Judge Nancy E. Brasel. Mekfira Hussein was sentenced to 57 months in prison on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. She pleaded guilty on Jan. 31, 2025. Abduljabar Hussein was sentenced...

There are those watershed moments in internet history when it makes journalisming all worth it. Such is the case when a Lindsay Clancy fan found out the mind-bending news that the lone holdout juror in the Clancy case who forced a mistrial was... *gasp"... black. The TikTok crime pseudo-expert, who goes by the handle @paigearony, really sums up the absurdity of identity politics being involved in criminal cases.Lindsay Clancy fan discovering that the lone juror is black might be the greatest video in history pic.twitter.com/jIAjIvMcU5— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 11, 2026“I’m a non-practicing white… it changes the landscape of the...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said to his disciples: “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles.” Luke 6:43–44The interior life in Catholic spiritual theology refers to the hidden workings of God’s grace within the soul—silently yet powerfully transforming us from within so that what lies deep in the heart becomes manifest in our exterior actions. Our interior life is the foundation of who we are; our exterior...

Landlords who have sued to reverse the Rent Guidelines Board’s June decision to freeze the rent on nearly 1 million stabilized apartments will probably lose their case against the city seeking to do so, legal experts say, regardless of whether or not they personally agree with or think the landlords’ case is strong. Should that happen, the rent freeze set to start on Oct. 1 is here to stay. But should those landlords win their case and the rent freeze is overturned, those same legal experts say they have no idea what will happen to the leases people have signed...

President Donald Trump is promising a $5,000 payment to every adult American citizen if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in November. The proposal could cost roughly $1.2 trillion, require congressional approval and inject a massive new variable into the outlook for inflation, interest rates and federal borrowing. Trump Ties $5,000 Payments to the Midterm ElectionsTrump unveiled what he called the “Trump Dividend” during the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday night.“Here is my promise: if the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them… because of our tremendous strength...