89 m. ago American women and children are in crisis. Republicans are about to make it worse | Karen Dolan

Donald Trump’s budget could gut Medicaid, cut food assistance for millions and lead to 40,000 kids losing childcareWomen and children are under threat in America.Jocelyn Smith of Roswell, New Mexico, knows this too well. “I’m disabled, taking care of my disabled daughter. I work, and I volunteer to help feed and house my community,” she told me. “Yet I need assistance affording meals for my family. Something is broken.”Karen Dolan is a federal safety net expert and a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ruben Amorim makes Rory McIlroy request after stunning Masters victory

McIlroy captured the sporting imagination on Sunday as he completed his career Grand Slam at Augusta

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2 h. ago Ancient oak tree cut down in north London on health and safety grounds

Ancient oak tree cut down in north London on health and safety grounds  Yahoo

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2 h. ago How Netflix turned a Black dating show loved by millions into TV trash | Nels Abbey

Pop the Balloon or Find Love is a YouTube sensation – but in a mainstream form, it’s terrible. Why does this keep happening?If you threw Blind Date, the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan and the auction block into a blender, what you’d get is Pop the Balloon or Find Love, a weekly hour-long Black dating show on YouTube.The show was created by Arlette Amuli, an African American of Congolese origins, and her husband, Bolia “BM” Matundu, a Black Brit also of Congolese descent (he had a previous life as a UK rapper and then as a Ndombolo musician). It has become an international sensation in an age where our fried attention spans have us addicted to short videos. The format is minimalist to the point of brilliance: each week, a line of eight or so balloon-clutching love hunters line up to court and be courted by a singleton of the opposite sex they have never met before.Nels Abbey is an author, broadcaster and the founder of Uppity: the Intellectual PlaygroundDo you have an opinion ...

Culture

2 h. ago Aston Villa fall short of heroic comeback against PSG – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon and Lars Sivertsen as Aston Villa go out swinging in the Champions LeagueRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; so close for Aston Villa. At 2-0 down on the night and 5-1 on aggregate it all looked over before they rallied thanks to goals from Youri Tielemans, John McGinn and Ezri Konsa. Marcus Rashford played brilliantly and in the final 30 minutes the hosts had chances to take it to extra-time. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Father John Misty at the Royal Albert Hall review: was this a career peak performance?

Josh Tillman chose celebration over cynicism on this grand London stage

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2 h. ago BrewDog: controversial beer brand celebrates 18th birthday with £1.80 pints

BrewDog will serve cut-price beer over the bank holiday weekend

Economics

2 h. ago Aston Villa created unforgettable Champions League memories but the future is uncertain

Villa’s valiant comeback attempt against PSG in the quarter-finals fell short and it’s unclear whether they’ll be back

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3 h. ago Chef Sonali Shah on the dish that is a staple at every dinner party

A ‘daunting’ career change led Sonali Shah to become a trained chef, food stylist and recipe writer who has been able to travel the world

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3 h. ago Fun and Games by John Patrick McHugh review – teenage dreams

The tale of a 17-year-old Irish boy’s painful summer of romance and uncertain friendship captures the tenderness and menace of young menI wouldn’t wish the pains of being a 17-year-old boy on my worst enemy. The awkward longing, the spots, the insecurity: it’s enough to cringe yourself into oblivion. For John Patrick McHugh, however, it is a rich seam to squeeze – not only for humour, but for a nuanced examination of burgeoning masculinity.John Masterson, the main character of McHugh’s debut novel, is in the limboland of a post-exams summer, playing football and hooking up with a slightly older colleague at the hotel where he has a part-time job. In this way, Fun and Games stalks the same emotional and geographical territory as McHugh’s 2021 short-story collection, Pure Gold, also set on an island off the Irish mainland in County Mayo, and also knee-deep in the turmoil of young lads, painted with tenderness and menace in equal measure. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Traitors star gives hungry punters extreme haircuts in exchange for year's supply of nachos

The Traitors alumni and trained barber Tyler Smith took to the streets of Camden to give brave participants a new haircut - the shorter the cut, the more chicken nachos they got

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4 h. ago MrBeast fans left outraged and demanding refunds after Las Vegas event

‘This experience has been nothing short of horrible,’ says one attendee at The MrBeast Experience at Resorts World Las Vegas

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4 h. ago Jealous husband cut his wife's head off and flushed it down the toilet

Dempsey Nibbs, 69, was found guilty of killing Meals On Wheels worker Judith Nibbs, 60, in a London court after he cut her head off and flushed it down the toilet

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4 h. ago Kate Garraway says 'thanks for having me' as she makes announcement

This week, ITV viewers have seen Kate Garraway front Lorraine's show as the usual host is taking a short break.

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4 h. ago Country star Thomas Rhett leaves concert in a wheelchair after being invited onstage to perform

‘Told me to pull up and I left in a wheelchair,’ the country star joked after injuring himself

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5 h. ago UK inflation surprise: May 8 interest rate cut ‘sure bet’ but will mortgage costs now fall?

“This is an uncertain moment - both for the UK economy and for household finances” – Kevin Brown, Scottish Friendly

Economics

5 h. ago David Coulthard says cheating death in crash on Rangers chairman's plane changed his F1 career for ever

In 2000 the then McLaren driver made a miracle escape after a private jet he was travelling in crashed, killing the captain and co-pilot

Events

5 h. ago Seth Rogen’s Trump joke cut from awards show after awkward response

Actor’s comments ‘clearly’ made co-presenter Edward Norton ‘uncomfortable’

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6 h. ago Seth Rogen’s Trump joke cut from awards ceremony after awkward response

Actor’s comments ‘clearly’ made co-presenter Edward Norton ‘uncomfortable’

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6 h. ago UK inflation dips in March, potentially paving the way for another interest rate cut

Inflation in the U.K. fell for the second month running in March largely as a result of lower prices at the pump, a move that is likely to pile pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates next month

Economics