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Since taking office, the Trump administration has moved to overturn America's longstanding approach to tackling homelessness. Having enjoyed bipartisan support for decades, the “housing first” model prioritizes putting people in stable accommodation before addressing other issues such as mental health and substance abuse. This evidence-backed approach first became prominent in George W. Bush's presidency, and Salt Lake City became an early success story in 2005. It was supported by the Trump administration during his first term as president, with former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson praising the model several times.But as homelessness gets worse due to the country's…
Last year, a specific archetype for an ideal boyfriend gained traction online: a Man in Finance. Trust fund. Six-foot-5. Blue eyes. What began as a playful TikTok song from creator Megan Boni became a viral sensation — endlessly memed and remixed until even David Guetta hopped on the track. Aside from its earworm status, “Man in Finance” winked at a wider trend in dating: the standards for what women desire in a romantic partner have reached new heights. Boni later said she was inspired by the complaints of women, herself included, who lament singledom “but then have this laundry list…
The Great Gatsby is 100 years old this year, which feels right in a way. After all those years as a perennial mainstay of the American high school English curriculum, all those Gatsby-themed flapper parties, all those valiant but ham-fisted attempts to adapt it, we know the beats of it well: the parties, the glamour, the green lights, and the beautiful clothes. It might as well be a hundred. On the other hand, there are parts of Gatsby that feel so fresh and modern that they could have been written yesterday. In our own moment, as the world’s richest man…
President Donald Trump's tariffs were a chaotic week. First of all, they were on, then they were great, and they were probably off, and definitely off (but for now).Stocks fell quickly after the Trump administration enacted a 25% tariff on most Mexican and Canadian goods on Tuesday. As of Thursday, the S&P 500 had fallen almost 4% since the beginning of the week.For now, these duties appear to be pending. After creating temporary sculptures of imported goods by the US automaker on Wednesday, Trump announced Thursday that he would suspend tariffs on many people, not all Mexican and Canadian goods.…
Spoiler warning: This post contains spoilers for the winner The traitorThe third season of. Bambi. Gaggy. Siggy mom. newlywed. American lover. former single Star and podcast host Gabby Windey sometimes embodies all of these ideals. The traitor Season 3 winner. Windy with his fellow “faithful” people Real Housewives in New Jersey Dolores Catania, professional brother Dylan Efron, and Lesser Royal Iver Mountbatten manipulated the remaining “traitors” – older brotherDaniel Reyes and Britney Haynes – Wins the Alan Comeming game show. It's not a small feat to bring home a quarter of the $204,300 prize money to win another reality TV…
President Donald Trump made the surprising announcement on Thursday that his Cabinet Secretary actually runs the agency they lead – and Elon Musk isn't. The president then added that the secretary will work with Doge (the government's efficiency department) on future spending cuts, but he said they should be “accurate” to cut jobs – using “Scapel” rather than “hand hatch.”Trump's statement, which was first made privately during a cabinet meeting before that version was posted to the True Society, was widely interpreted as a restraint on Musk's rampage through the federal workforce, and was able to mark the end of…
What do you do with Meghan Markle? Or, sorry, like Meghan Sussex, the Duchess, she tells Mindy Kaling that she likes to be called on her new Netflix lifestyle show. With love, Megan. It's difficult to know what you should think about Meghan Markle/Sussex every day. Meghan (Shall we just keep things simple and stick to her name?) has long been caught in public traps that are so strange that it's hard to see her objectively. Much of her criticism is rooted in racism and misogyny, and is imposed on the malicious intent of being easy to hang out aside.…
The past few years have violated many of my assumptions about human progress. Twenty-year-olds are going MAGA. More and more Americans say that women should return to their “traditional” roles in society. For some reason, we have decided to gamble with bringing back once-eradicated deadly diseases. And now, add to the list: Cow’s milk is back. Sort of.Last year, US dairy producers sold about 0.8 percent more milk than in 2023, according to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics, the first year-over-year increase since 2009, when milk prices were historically low. That may not sound like much, but it’s a…
This story originally appeared Today's kidsVox newsletter about children. For future editions, please sign up here.In the 19th century, becoming a child was extremely dangerous.As of 1900, about 18%, or nearly one in five, American children died before their fifth birthday. The most common cause was infections – pneumonia, diphtheria, dysentery, measles, and other diseases ramped households, and children were particularly at risk.In particular, cities were “cauldrons of infection.” Fatal Year: Child Mortality Rate in America in the Late 19th Centurytold me. But around the country, epidemics are “rituals of childhood passage, some of which are far worse than others,…
President Donald Trump shocked the establishment of foreign policy by completely overturning America's status against the Ukrainian-Russian War and turning on fledgling democracy while giving a friendly overture to Ukrainian invaders Russia.The US has provided the total US$136 billion in military assistance that Ukraine has received from its allies since Russia invaded in 2022. However, this week, Trump made the sudden decision to suspend all US aid in Ukraine and end the intelligence reporting relationship between the two countries following an explosive Ovarian Bureau meeting with Ukrainian President Voldy Mirzelenki.It has shocked Washington's foreign policy facilities and US allies around…