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"As I looked to the miserable grey skies, I realised I had come down with a severe case of the 'I don’t wannas'. I spent 20 minutes scrolling through the only distraction available on my phone. It was – and I’m sobbing with shame as I write this – LinkedIn." www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
I tried to not procrastinate for a week. Here’s what helped the most
Ploughing through my to-do list felt great until I hit a wall. Were we really meant to work without watching any vertical videos first?
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October 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"As I looked to the miserable grey skies, I realised I had come down with a severe case of the 'I don’t wannas'. I spent 20 minutes scrolling through the only distraction available on my phone. It was – and I’m sobbing with shame as I write this – LinkedIn." www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
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‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’
‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’
The ad campaign for the wearable AI chatbot Friend has been raising hackles for months in New York. But has this companion been unfairly maligned – and could it help end loneliness?
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October 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’
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Reporting this story from Maricopa county hurt my heart because every single heat death is preventable
Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full truth
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full truth
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full truth
Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Reporting this story from Maricopa county hurt my heart because every single heat death is preventable
Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full truth
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full truth
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“There was a whole array of women’s magazines that glorified housewives” in Nazi Germany, says Claudia Koonz, professor emerita of history at Duke University. “It would be the equivalent of social media today.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
From Nazi Germany to Trump’s America: why strongmen rely on women at home
Fascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women’s unpaid labor. In the US today, ‘womanosphere’ influencers promote the same fantasies
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September 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“There was a whole array of women’s magazines that glorified housewives” in Nazi Germany, says Claudia Koonz, professor emerita of history at Duke University. “It would be the equivalent of social media today.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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We analyzed tens of thousands of flights involving Global Crossing Airlines, which is doing most of ICE's domestic and foreign travel. This is what we learned and what has changed under Trump: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo
44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the US
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September 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We analyzed tens of thousands of flights involving Global Crossing Airlines, which is doing most of ICE's domestic and foreign travel. This is what we learned and what has changed under Trump: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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“I did not fear them whatsoever,” he recalls. “I saw them eye to eye.”
The extraordinary bravery of Mahmoud Khalil - who invited me into his new home for a three hour interview.
Edited by @noayachot.bsky.social
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The extraordinary bravery of Mahmoud Khalil - who invited me into his new home for a three hour interview.
Edited by @noayachot.bsky.social
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Mahmoud Khalil on exile, liberation and Ice detention: ‘It was a clear act of cruelty’
His grandparents survived the Nakba and he fled Assad’s Syria. Khalil is no stranger to political persecution, but not even Trump’s crackdown can silence him
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September 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“I did not fear them whatsoever,” he recalls. “I saw them eye to eye.”
The extraordinary bravery of Mahmoud Khalil - who invited me into his new home for a three hour interview.
Edited by @noayachot.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The extraordinary bravery of Mahmoud Khalil - who invited me into his new home for a three hour interview.
Edited by @noayachot.bsky.social
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Trust your gut and fail bravely: seven influential women on the advice they would give their 30-year-old selves
Trust your gut and fail bravely: seven influential women on the advice they would give their 30-year-old selves
It’s tempting to imagine what we might have done differently. But, as Diana Nyad says: ‘We earn our wisdom’
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July 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Trust your gut and fail bravely: seven influential women on the advice they would give their 30-year-old selves
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I’m an expert on ageing. Here’s what I know about thriving in later life | Kerry Burnight
I’m an expert on ageing. Here’s what I know about thriving in later life | Kerry Burnight
I scoured longevity research on wellbeing – and the deeper I dug, the more I recognized a profound underlying pattern
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July 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I’m an expert on ageing. Here’s what I know about thriving in later life | Kerry Burnight
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‘Shar-pei sex’, swinging, and 10 orgasms in an afternoon: This is sex after 60
‘Shar-pei sex’, swinging, and 10 orgasms in an afternoon: This is sex after 60
‘Many older couples find greater satisfaction than when they were younger,’ says the National Institute on Aging
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July 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
‘Shar-pei sex’, swinging, and 10 orgasms in an afternoon: This is sex after 60
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New @theguardian.com investigation: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes bonuses to slash hospitalizations for elderly residents.
Company tactics resulted in delayed/avoided hospitalizations for seniors who needed care. One suffered permanent brain damage:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Company tactics resulted in delayed/avoided hospitalizations for seniors who needed care. One suffered permanent brain damage:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers
A Guardian investigation finds insurer quietly paid facilities that helped it gain Medicare enrollees and reduce hospitalizations. Whistleblowers allege harm to residents
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
New @theguardian.com investigation: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes bonuses to slash hospitalizations for elderly residents.
Company tactics resulted in delayed/avoided hospitalizations for seniors who needed care. One suffered permanent brain damage:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Company tactics resulted in delayed/avoided hospitalizations for seniors who needed care. One suffered permanent brain damage:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
why do i have to vomit in every single moving vehicle but jared can read whole articles on his phone in the car??? i asked experts
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Why do I get car sick and my boyfriend doesn’t? I asked experts
One thing is certain: motion sickness, which happens to one in three people, is not a sign of weak character
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May 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
why do i have to vomit in every single moving vehicle but jared can read whole articles on his phone in the car??? i asked experts
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
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‘Listen to your body’ -- How to start #running. Some might find running a daunting task – but experts say starting slow can help set the pace for a good experience, by @madeleine-aggeler.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/wellness/202... via @theguardian.com
‘Listen to your body’: how to start running
Some might find running a daunting task – but experts say starting slow can help set the pace for a good experience
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March 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
‘Listen to your body’ -- How to start #running. Some might find running a daunting task – but experts say starting slow can help set the pace for a good experience, by @madeleine-aggeler.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/wellness/202... via @theguardian.com
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Minnesota is at the center of a sauna renaissance. As a winter-hater, I tried to get into saunas and the accompanying cold plunges to see if I could enjoy the season. (Quite a departure from what I normally cover.) www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
I moved to the sauna capital of the US. Could I take the heat?
A thriving sauna culture is growing in frosty Minnesota as people warm to the health benefits and sense of community
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March 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Minnesota is at the center of a sauna renaissance. As a winter-hater, I tried to get into saunas and the accompanying cold plunges to see if I could enjoy the season. (Quite a departure from what I normally cover.) www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
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“Bird flu does not fully explain the sticker shock consumers experience in the egg aisle,” said Amanda Starbuck, the lead author of the study.
$5 a dozen: major egg companies may be using avian flu to hike US prices, new report finds
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March 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“Bird flu does not fully explain the sticker shock consumers experience in the egg aisle,” said Amanda Starbuck, the lead author of the study.
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"When I was 16, I was a failure because I thought I was fat. In my late 20s, I became a failure because I thought I was fat and because I knew better than to think being fat was a problem in the first place." -@scaachi.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
‘I had fantasies about how it would eventually serve me’: my struggle with disordered eating
In an essay in Sucker Punch, author Scaachi Koul deals with internalized fatphobia and learning to love her body
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March 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"When I was 16, I was a failure because I thought I was fat. In my late 20s, I became a failure because I thought I was fat and because I knew better than to think being fat was a problem in the first place." -@scaachi.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
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We spoke to a doctor about some of the underdiscussed physical ramifications of childbirth, and how patients can get the information and care they need.
Prolapse, tearing, pain: a urogynecologist on what you should know before giving birth
Dr Jocelyn Fitzgerald, who specializes in disorders of the pelvic floor, is ‘begging women to learn’ the physical risks and changes that accompany childbirth
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February 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
We spoke to a doctor about some of the underdiscussed physical ramifications of childbirth, and how patients can get the information and care they need.
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i did some cursed math www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Oh, no! It takes 162,335 minutes a year to maintain my health and wellbeing
When is anyone supposed to do anything? Bathing, stretching and cooking: the relentless grind of self-care consumes 112 days of my life each year
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February 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
i did some cursed math www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
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“GoFundMe is a grim monument to our neoliberal age. It has become an essential means to solicit & receive cash assistance during times of crisis – something the government & insurance companies are increasingly unable or unwilling to do.”
By @joolia.bsky.social
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By @joolia.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
GoFundMe, Mandy Moore and the unfairness of disaster relief: ‘If you were poor before, you should stay poor’
Aid was historically seen as a way to ‘restore the status quo’. Now the actor’s bid for help amid the LA fires raises a question: who deserves to crowdfund?
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January 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“GoFundMe is a grim monument to our neoliberal age. It has become an essential means to solicit & receive cash assistance during times of crisis – something the government & insurance companies are increasingly unable or unwilling to do.”
By @joolia.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
By @joolia.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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CDCR firefighters earn $5.80–$10.24 a day and an additional $1 per hour when responding to active emergencies. When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Essential’: nearly 400 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
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January 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
CDCR firefighters earn $5.80–$10.24 a day and an additional $1 per hour when responding to active emergencies. When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
for the @theguardian.com series 'the overwhelm', i wrote about how online clothes shopping drained my soul and my bank account
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024...
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024...
How I beat overwhelm: I ditched online clothes shopping – and gained money, time and mental energy
Scrolling for the perfect outfit had become an expensive coping mechanism. When I decided I would shop only in person, I felt much better about myself
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January 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
for the @theguardian.com series 'the overwhelm', i wrote about how online clothes shopping drained my soul and my bank account
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024...
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024...