7 h. ago Trump's 'mental decline' on display as he bumbles response to simple question about Alcatraz

People are concerned about the US President's mental faculties after he embarrassingly could not answer a question about reopening the infamous Alacatraz prison

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62 h. ago Donald Trump's mental state questioned as he's dubbed the 'elderly relative shouting in a group chat'

Posts on the Commander in Chief's social media site, called Truth Social, have at points verged on being incomprehensible, and some of Trump's critics have voiced their concern

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4 d. ago People baffled over teacher's response to simple maths question for 10

A student was left confused when her teacher marked her correct answers on her maths worksheet wrong - and then gave a bizarre explanation.

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6 d. ago It’s time for the US to guarantee healthcare to all | Bernie Sanders

We spend almost twice as much per capita on healthcare as any other country on Earth. It’s time to change thatI have held public meetings all over Vermont and in many parts of the country. At these gatherings I almost always ask a very simple question: is our healthcare system broken? And the answer I always receive is: Yes! The American healthcare system is broken. It is outrageously expensive. It is horrifically cruel.Today, we spend almost twice as much per capita on healthcare as any other country on Earth. According to the most recent data, the United States spends $14,570 per person on healthcare compared with just $5,640 in Japan, $6,023 in the United Kingdom, $6,931 in Australia, $7,013 in Canada and $7,136 in France. And yet, despite our huge expenditures, we remain the only major country on Earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people as a human right.Bernie Sanders is a US senator and a ranking member of the health, education, labor and pensions committee. He represent...

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9 d. ago Trump admin brainstorms aggressive tactics to clear homeless camps in cities and forcibly hospitalize people, report claims

Justice Department asks employees for ideas on how to ‘more efficiently shift chronic vagrants away from the public square and into a more concentrated space’ to better deploy services

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3 w. ago Trump's erratic tariff decisions raise concerns about his mental stability

As Donald Trump's recent tariffs continue to rock the financial markets, concerns have been raised about the US President's 'irrational' behaviour with some even dubbing him 'insane'

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3 w. ago Jasmine Crockett says it’s ‘beyond wild’ that nobody is questioning Trump’s mental fitness

Trump announced Friday he got ‘every answer’ right on cognitive test

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3 w. ago Farmers face one of the highest rates of suicide. This social worker believes the solution is buried in their land

After seeing the farmer mental health crisis up close, Kaila Anderson developed new treatment techniques based on growers’ deep connection to the landKaila Anderson stands in front of some photos in the farmhouse where she grew up, near the tiny town of Sabetha, in the north-east corner of Kansas. Outside, frozen February fields of wheat, hay and corn stubble repeat across the rolling hills. This agrarian landscape inspired a breakthrough she made four years ago that now promises to help farmers struggling with their mental health.A licensed social worker, Anderson knows first-hand that farmers have a high propensity for depression and one of the highest rates of suicide of any occupation, often attributed to the demanding and precarious nature of the job. Yet she has found that crisis-line staffers, doctors and therapists in farm country often don’t have the cultural training to recognize the signs of emotional stress unique to farmers. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump reveals he is getting his annual physical this week: ‘Never felt better’

The president’s health - both mental and physical - have long been under scrutiny

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3 w. ago Fifa has used US soccer as a cash cow – and gives very little back | Leander Schaerlaeckens

It is Fifa’s own policies and hunger for monetization that has helped prevent American soccer from growing organicallyColin Cowherd peered down from his studio desk perched high above the chairs assigned to the guests on his Fox Sports talkshow. He had a simple question for Fifa president Gianni Infantino. More of a demand, really.“Give me something about America that you really love,” Cowherd said. Continue reading...

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