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Source: Jacob Wackerhausen / Getty Everyday conversations are filled with phrases that seem harmless on the surface, yet somehow manage to leave people feeling irritated, dismissed, or unheard. These sayings are often brushed off as casual or unintentional, but language plays a powerful role in how we connect with others.

Pexels.com royalty-free image #1438409, uploaded by user Marta Branco, retrieved from https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-framed-eyeglasses-1438409/ on October 22nd, 2020. License details available at https://www.pexels.com/photo-license/ – image is licensed under the Pexels License Children who squint a lot are more likely to have myopia. Recognizing and treating this condition quickly is essential for protecting your child’s eye health. How common is childhood myopia in the first place?

Source: Win McNamee / Getty Under the non-leadership of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump, the Pentagon has become disorganized, and military leaders are consistently at odds with the Christian conservative “warrior ethos” cosplayer, who leaks confidential war plans on Signal, blocks Black and female military officers from being promoted, arbitrarily bans trans people from serving, calls all military command to a single, publicly announced, location so he can tell...

Source: DIEGO TUSON / Getty Remembering Cassandra Wilson, like so many of our artists who have passed on, means sitting with all of who they were. When I learned Cassandra had passed away this week, I felt conflicted. I was a longtime fan who loved her music, but in recent years I made a conscious decision to step away when Cassandra’s personal politics moved toward the MAGA movement. The first time I heard Cassandra Wilson’s voice, I was completely spellbound.

Source: KENT NISHIMURA / Getty Welp, apparently, the GOP has backed itself into a MAGA corner, creating a political rock and a hard place for the party that no one could’ve seen coming except everybody who isn’t a MAGA sycophant.

Source: Douglas Rissing / Getty It feels like the United States gets more polarized every year, yet one issue has surprisingly united people of all political stripes over the last year: data centers. In both Red and Blue states, there has been an overwhelming backlash against AI Data Centers. So let’s talk about what they do and why there is such a pronounced backlash against them. So data centers are not an entirely new thing.

Source: John Walton – PA Images / Getty Raygun, the Australian Olympic breakdancer, is opening up about the difficult aftermath of her 2024 Olympic performance. In the Netflix documentary Untold: Raygun Breaking Badly, Rachael Gunn reflects on her experience competing in the inaugural Olympic breakdancing event in Paris. Following her performance, viral videos and widespread criticism left her feeling “shame and embarrassment” over how she represented her country.

Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty On Thursday (September 3), Fox News Media announced that veteran reporter Maria Bartiromo was no longer with the company, surprising many. But another report disclosed that the reason might’ve been the fact that she funneled confidential information from the network to the White House. “Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with FOX News Media,” the statement released by the company said.

Thursday (Sept.3), the apple of Tom and Rita Hanks' eyes shared an Instagram video from France, speaking about his history with Love and revealing they were friends in high school, played football together, and dated "cougar milfs." He added that they spent time "riding around LA" in luxury vehicles while attending "house parties in Bel-Air," adding that he feels responsible for "maybe having an influence on the direction he took in life." Getty Images / Chet Hanks / Daejon Love Chet Hanks...

Beyoncé's hair journey reflects her diverse career, from Destiny's Child to solo superstar. Her hair care brand Cécred stems from Beyoncé's early salon experience with her mother. Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / Getty Beyoncé has never been afraid to switch up her hairstyles. From her Destiny’s Child days to her solo superstar era, Queen Bey has given us braids, bobs, ponytails, curls, cornrows and enough blonde shades to fill an entire color chart.