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President Joe Biden delivered another word salad on Thursday when he proudly proclaimed, “More than half the women in my administration are women,” according to a video of his speech. “But here’s what matters: more than half the women in my cabinet, more than half the people, more than half the women in my administration are women,” Biden said : BIDEN: "More than half the women in my administration are women." pic.twitter.com/VAM3Udb3fx — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 2, 2023 Biden spoke at the White House to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). That piece of legislation was signed into law by former President Bill Clinton, who also joined Biden at the White House. Vice President Kamala Harris was also present for the FMLA anniversary. However, Biden’s gaffe quickly went viral on social media after a video clip hit the Internet, leading many users to mock the president. “I completely agree with the … [Read more...] about Joe Biden: ‘More than Half the Women in My Administration Are Women’

A Sikh man who sought to assassinate the late Queen Elizabeth II with a crossbow at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day has pleaded guilty to treason. Jaswant Singh Chail, who is of South Asian heritage, pleaded guilty to “making threats to kill, possession of an offensive weapon, and an offence under the 1842 Treason Act” during the incident at the end of 2021, according to a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) press release . “I’m sorry, I’m sorry for what I’ve done and what I will do. I will attempt to assassinate Elizabeth, Queen of the Royal Family,” the 21-year-old had said in a video published to Snapchat shortly before infiltrating Windsor Castle. “This is revenge for those who have died in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It is also revenge for those who have been killed, humiliated and discriminated on because of their race,” he added. He was stopped by a police officer armed with a Taser, after being spotted in the grounds of the royal residence wearing a bizarre mask … [Read more...] about Sikh Who Tried to Murder Queen with Crossbow Pleads Guilty to Treason

Eating well isn't just important for your physical health. It matters for your mind too. Diet is one of the largest factors that determines mental health as it can alleviate or agitate your symptoms. Don't worry; slight variations in what you eat are natural and won't wreck your mental health. It's the overall state of your diet that matters. Here are the foods you should eat to improve your mental health and which you should avoid. You can also prioritize your mental health by valuing mealtimes and focusing on foods that make you happy . Best Mental Health Apps See at Cnet Foods to eat that boost your mental health Whole foods Generally, it's best to eat as much of a nutrient-dense, well-balanced diet as possible. A large part of that will be whole foods. Studies have found that a diet rich in whole foods , like fruits and vegetables, can decrease the risk of depression and anxiety. Essentially, you worry less, decrease tension and feel … [Read more...] about Here Are the Foods You Should Eat (and Avoid) for Good Mental Health

Your gut has an obvious job: It processes the food you eat. But it has another important function: It protects you from the bacteria, viruses, or allergens you ingest along with that food. “The largest part of the immune system in humans is the GI tract, and our biggest exposure to the world is what we put in our mouth,” says Michael Helmrath, a pediatric surgeon at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center who treats patients with intestinal diseases. Sometimes this system malfunctions or doesn’t develop properly, which can lead to gastrointestinal conditions like ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and celiac—all of which are on the rise worldwide. Studying these conditions in animals can only tell us so much, since their diets and immune systems are very different from ours. Nature Biotechnology that they had transplanted tiny, three-dimensional balls of human intestinal tissue into mice. After several weeks, these spheres—known as organoids—developed key features of the … [Read more...] about Scientists grew mini human guts inside mice

The 1960s was a big decade for cannabis: Images of flower power, the summer of love and Woodstock wouldn’t be complete without a joint hanging from someone’s mouth. Yet in the early ’60s, scientists knew surprisingly little about the plant. When Raphael Mechoulam, then a young chemist in his 30s at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science, went looking for interesting natural products to investigate, he saw an enticing gap in knowledge about the hippie weed: The chemical structure of its active ingredients hadn’t been worked out. Mechoulam set to work. The first hurdle was simply getting hold of some cannabis, given that it was illegal. “I was lucky,” Mechoulam recounts in a personal chronicle of his life’s work , published this month in the Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology . “The administrative head of my Institute knew a police officer... I just went to Police headquarters, had a cup of coffee with the policeman in charge of the storage of illicit drugs, and got 5 … [Read more...] about Scientific highs and lows of cannabinoids

Aakash BYJU' has launched the ‘KNOW YOUR NCERT (KYN) kit for NEET aspirants. The toolkit will offer curated modules in Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology to students of Classes XI to XII, aiming to offer a complete learning experience. The KYN kit has been developed for frequent revisions of NCERT content and practice questions as well as their interpretation in mind. The questions have been framed on both concepts and facts that have been repeatedly asked in previous years’ question papers. KYN aims to assist students in comprehending a wide range of questions that may be asked in NEET and gain the ability to answer such questions with speed and accuracy. It also allows students to self-evaluate their level of preparation with NCERT and helps them in identifying areas for improvement. This toolkit is a game changer for NEET aspirants as it offers a plethora of questions of varied types after every chapter as per NEET pattern. This will enhance students’ proficiency … [Read more...] about BYJU’s launches self-evaluation tool for NEET aspirants