Opinion | On Mother’s Day, the Gift of Cutting Mothers Some Slack
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Opinion | On Mother’s Day, the Gift of Cutting Mothers Some Slack

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Are you a good mother? If you clicked on this essay, you probably are. You’re no doubt aware that your role is quite important for various health and well-being outcomes, and perhaps you spend time wondering if you are doing it right. That’s…

Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns
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Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a Boston V.A. hospital, six social workers are conducting phone and telehealth visits with veterans from a single, crowded room, clinicians say. In Kansas City, providers are planning patient care while facing each other across narrow, cafeteria-style tables in a large, open…

Trump Administration Cancels Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health
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Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration has halted $1 billion for mental health services for children, saying that the programs funded by a bipartisan law aimed at stemming gun violence in schools were no longer in “the best interest of the federal government.” Lawmakers authorized the…

To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job
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To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A commission on closing the Rikers Island jail complex urged New York City to appoint two senior officials to focus solely on shutting down the notoriously troubled jail, part of a series of recommendations designed to accomplish a goal mandated six years ago….

Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?
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Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The National Plant Germplasm System, a vast federal collection of seeds, roots, branches and stems, is probably unknown to most Americans. But to Rachel Spaeth the system is a “living library” — and America’s safeguard against “famine on a global scale.” Dr. Spaeth…

In Santa Fe School Shooting Trial, a Texas Lawyer’s Own Grief
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In Santa Fe School Shooting Trial, a Texas Lawyer’s Own Grief

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One day a year ago in southeast Texas, Lori Laird got a text from a friend and fellow lawyer with an unusually urgent request for help: He had clients to offload. And fast. “Do you know any Houston attorneys looking for a high-profile…

‘The Interview’: Dr. Anna Lembke Is Scared About What Modern Life Is Doing to Us
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‘The Interview’: Dr. Anna Lembke Is Scared About What Modern Life Is Doing to Us

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines We live at a time when everything is available at every moment. Just on your phone, you can order lunch, bet on sports, read this story, watch porn, chat with a friend, chat with a stranger, chat with a large language model or…