Author: Michelle Korhonen
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has strenuously denied that he has a drinking problem as the fallout of an extraordinary video of him lying on a Canberra footpath ground continues.It’s been a week since Daily Mail Australia published exclusive video of the former deputy prime minister lying on the ground next to Lonsdale Street in the Canberra suburb of Braddon shortly before midnight last Wednesday.Mr Joyce could be heard muttering on the phone while flat on his back, including one outburst where he said, ‘dead f***ing c***’, which he later explained was directed at himself during a phone call to wife…
City workers in Philadelphia are canvassing neighborhoods with high rates of drug overdose deaths — and handing out overdose reversal medication.
To think otherwise threatens the entire idea of a constitutional republic.Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: James Devaney / Getty.February 15, 2024, 6:30 AM ETLast week, Donald Trump’s lawyers attempted to convince the Supreme Court that he was a 16th-century European monarch who cannot be disqualified from holding office, because he enjoys immunity from certain constitutional laws. Jonathan Mitchell, Trump’s lawyer, began his argument before the Court by declaring, “Trump is not covered by Section 3 [of the Fourteenth Amendment] because the president is not ‘an officer of the United States’ as that term is used throughout the Constitution.”This effort to…
Meghan Markle could not contain her laughter as she snapped a photo of Prince Harry trying sit-skiing during their first public appearance since their royal rebrand.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex looked thrilled to be spending Valentine’s Day in Canada – the country where they fell in love – as they hit the slopes followed by a film crew.The couple are in the picturesque ski resort of Whistler, in British Columbia, for a two-day trip from California to highlight next year’s Invictus Games, the first time it will involve winter sports. And Harry, 39, could not resist trying out some of…
Both President Biden and former President Donald Trump have made public gaffes on the campaign trail. Experts say such slips, on their own, are not cause for concern. Morry Gash/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Morry Gash/Pool/Getty Images Both President Biden and former President Donald Trump have made public gaffes on the campaign trail. Experts say such slips, on their own, are not cause for concern. Morry Gash/Pool/Getty Images Last week, President Biden confused the president of Egypt with the president of Mexico. In late January, former President Donald Trump appeared to confuse his Republican rival Nikki Haley with Rep.…
This is Work in Progress, a newsletter about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here.In its earliest decades, the United States was celebrated for its citizens’ extroversion. Americans weren’t just setting out to build new churches and new cities. Their associations were, as Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, “of a thousand different types … religious, moral, serious, futile, very general and very limited, immensely large and very minute.” Americans seemed adept at forming social groups: political associations, labor unions, local memberships. It was as if the continent itself had imbued its residents with a…
Meghan and Harry (and their camera man) hit the slopes: Sussexes are followed by their film crew as they lark about on skis and meet Invictus Games athletes – in united front for first public appearance since royal rebrand backlash – Sound health and lasting wealth
The number of people living alone in the U.S. went from nearly 5 million to about 38 million in a decade. A new study shows those who live alone report depression more than those who live with others. Yana Iskayeva/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yana Iskayeva/Getty Images The number of people living alone in the U.S. went from nearly 5 million to about 38 million in a decade. A new study shows those who live alone report depression more than those who live with others. Yana Iskayeva/Getty Images People living alone are more likely to report feeling depressed compared…
Holding her infant patients, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha felt a deep sense of frustration. “I’m doing everything I’m supposed to do as a pediatrician,” she told me, describing counseling her patients’ parents about vaccines, a healthy diet, safe sleeping, and car seats. But Hanna-Attisha practices in Flint, the poorest city in Michigan and one in which more than half of children grow up in poverty. That poverty means her patients are more likely to miss milestones and fail to thrive, and more likely to grow up to have heart disease and diabetes, or to experience psychological distress. She felt like she…
Anti-alcohol campaigner James Swanwick has been slammed as a ‘misogynist’ after criticising Taylor Swift over ‘chugging beer’ for the camera at the Super Bowl.James, who has been sober for 12 years, was disappointed to see the superstar pick up a jug and scull it when the camera panned to her in the million-dollar VIP box during the big game.The 48-year-old, who considers himself a Swiftie, claims he lost 1,600 followers in 24 hours after posting about the Anti-Hero hitmaker’s game day action.‘Taylor Swift downing alcohol on National TV and thinking it’s cool or funny is idiotic and shameful in my opinion,’…