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4+ min ago (347+ words) Advice on how to deal with a strong-willed kid that won't stop screaming. Plus, some TV shows for kids that won't make you cringe. On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are doing a double listener question episode! First up, a parent is OVER their current television show rotation. The "Rents give recommendations for shows in the eight-year-old to fifteen-year-old range that aren't overly preachy or totally mindless. Then, they sympathize with a parent dealing with a clingy sixteen-month-old who won't stop screaming and going full Hulk-mode every time a tiny thing goes wrong. They commiserate and give advice - including considering getting a second medical opinion and, maybe, just telling the kid that the yogurt bites are going in the bowl, end of discussion! Mentioned in the Show: Bluey Knows Best - Care and Feeding Podcast production by…...

7+ min ago (1591+ words) The redrawing of states" congressional districts typically happens only once per decade, following the release of new U.S. Census data. But we"re now up to six states that have enacted new congressional maps for the 2026 midterms; that"s more than in any election cycle not immediately following a census since 1983-84. Even more are expected to join the fray before voters head to the polls next year. Ultimately, more than a third of districts nationwide could be redrawn, threatening to confuse and disenfranchise voters.This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.The truly unusual thing, though, is that four of those states passed new maps totally voluntarily. Texas, Missouri, and North Carolina all redrew their districts after President Donald Trump urged them to create more safe seats for Republicans to…...

8+ min ago (1315+ words) ALSO READ: Trump will be battered by a midterm ferocity " if we can just get rid of these weaklings Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not making any new friends at the Pentagon, as the whole department is facing scrutiny over his attacks on so-called narco-terrorists while giving department intel officials the cold shoulder. That is according to longtime Washington Post columnist David Ignatius who reported on MS NOW Monday that the Donald Trump appointee's tenure at the Pentagon, where he has fired people left and right, is now coming back to haunt him during the latest crisis. "But I think above all, there's a feeling that this crisis could produce greater clarity that this generation of commanders needs. It could strengthen the hand of lawyers in the military who were essentially purged by Pete Hegseth in the first months that…...

13+ min ago (1660+ words) Today, I will be typing to you with fire, and helping you deal with the excess hell that is being hand-delivered to us daily by the most lawless, bigoted, corrupt, heartless collection of sub-humans in American history. I bring you those loaded words, and wonder if I still have somehow underestimated the revolting Republican Party. I know that you are the true patriots in America who have the guts to pay attention, and then pay a terrible mental price for it. I know that you are the people who can be counted on to rush to the latest political fire, and if necessary use your bare hands to put it out. I know that you are the people who deserve better than what you are getting both from the party you stand and fight for, and from the one that…...

14+ min ago (531+ words) Ysolt Usigan is a lifestyle writer and content strategist whose features have been published in outlets like Woman's Day, Biography.com, BestProducts.com, WhatToExpect.com, Huffington Post, and Digital Trends. She has led content teams at major brands including RetailMeNot, AskMen, and the now-shuttered'All You'Magazine. Earlier in her career, she served as a beauty and fashion editor for NBC Universal's women's network iVillage.com. Her work often blends service journalism, practical advice, and real-life storytelling'especially when it comes to mindful parenting in the digital age. Family vacations used to be a chance to unplug, nap in a hammock, and forget what day it was. But according to new research from the Girl Scouts of the USA and Wakefield Research, today's girls would prefer to skip the vacation entirely if it means going somewhere without internet access. The recent survey found…...

14+ min ago (614+ words) Dear Puberty on Hard Mode, I totally understand not wanting your daughters to be swept up in the physical societal standards of where you now live. It's a tough balance of supporting their natural desire to fit in with an unhealthy obsession with avoiding being different. But I think there is a smart way to approach this issue. My sister lives in another time zone, and although we were close, I only see her four to five times a year. When she had her first child, we found ways to stay in touch'texting, FaceTime while the baby slept, etc. She had her second child this year, and now she and her husband have both an infant and a toddler, which is understandably a lot busier! I miss her, and I know she's drowning and barely sleeping, but I don't know…...

14+ min ago (770+ words) Loza hoan" ireo ala sisa tavela eto Madagasikara ny doro-tanety. AFOVOANTANY, Madagasikara" Akaiky ny lelafo. Nanazava ny lanitra amin"ny alina ilay doro-tanety noho ny setroka miloko volomboasary, ka nifindra tahaka ny lava mikoriana manaraka ireo havoana, tokony ho kilaometatra vitsivitsy monja miala teto. Ity no tantara farany amin"ny andiany telo momba ny fiarovana tontolo iainana eto Madagasikara, tohanan"ny BAND Foundation. Ity ala ity, izay misy karazan-kazo mihoatra ny 400, dia mbola misy noho ny fiarovana azy nandritra ny am-polo taona maro. Anisan"ny valan-javaboahary antsoina hoe "R'serve Sp'ciale" Ambohitantely izy, izay nahavita nampihena ny fanapahana hazo tsy ara-dal'na, ny fanaovana tavy ho an"ny fambolena, sy ireo antony hafa nandrava ny ala manodidina sy ny ala maro manerana an"i Madagasikara. Araka ny hitako tamin"iny alina iny anefa, na ny fiarovana tontolo iainana tsara indrindra aza dia…...

14+ min ago (882+ words) Mba hiarovana ireo biby mampiavaka an'i Madagasikara, mila mandinika mihaotra ny fiarovana ny biby ireo fikambanana mpiaro ny biby. Namoaka tantara andiany telo momba ny fiarovana ny tonolo iainana eto Madagasikara ny Vox tamin'ity fararano ity, tohanan'ny BAND Foundation. Ity tantara ity dia ampahany faha-2. Manoloana io zava-misy mampalahelo io, dia niseho ho mariky ny fanantenana ilay sifaka teo anoloako. Ny hany antony nahatonga azy mbola ho eo dia satria mbola velona ilay hazo nisy azy. Ary mbola velona ilay hazo, satria ireo tan'na manodidina dia niady mafy mba hiaro ny ala iombonany, na dia teo aza ny sakana sy ny fahasahiranana. Amin'ny lafiny sasany, Amoron'i Onilahy dia toa endrika kelin'i Madagasikara. Feno karazana rohivoahary samihafa ity nosy ity, ary izany no antony iray mahatonga azy hanana taha ambony eto an-tany amin'ny fisian'ny zavamananaina tsy fahita afa-tsy ao aminy ihany....

19+ min ago (60+ words) Video shows crowds in Gaza celebrating after Palestine qualified for the Arab Cup quarter-finals. Celebrations in Gaza as Palestine qualifies for Arab Cup quarter-finals Video shows crowds in Gaza celebrating after Palestine qualified for the Arab Cup quarter-finals. Palestinians waved flags, chanted songs and gathered around screens in a rare moment of joy amid the ongoing devastation....

26+ min ago (371+ words) The Trump administration quietly posted a notice on the Department of Transportation website on Friday announcing that Southwest Airlines would have the remainder of its $140 million fine waived " a charge issued to the airline after it left millions of travelers stranded over the 2022 holiday season. Southwest still owed approximately $11 million toward the fine, money that has been directed toward affected customers. But DOT officials justified letting the airline off the hook by saying they believed "that this approach is in the public interest." The move marks just the latest effort to reverse course from the Biden administration, which saw its DOT issue several punitive actions against the airline industry over illegal practices during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, including failing to refund passengers for cancelled flights, an issue exacerbated after airlines intentionally overbooked flights at increasing rates starting in 2022. Other…...