The 4 Best Foods for Acid Reflux

The 4 Best Foods for Acid Reflux

Water-rich foods like cucumbers, celery, lettuce, and watermelon might help, too. You’ll get the acid-clearing benefits of water, and because they’re low in calories, these foods can also help fill you up while maintaining a healthy weight, which reduces your risk of acid reflux, Bragagnini says. When to talk to a doctor You should seek…

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Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Transgender Athletes

Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Transgender Athletes

“That takes that ridiculous situation off the table!!!” he said in a Truth Social post. Many advocacy organizations, meanwhile, condemned the court’s decision. “This is a heartbreaking ruling for our clients and transgender girls like them who’ve asked for nothing more than the same opportunities afforded to their peers,” Joshua Block, senior counsel for the…

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Supreme Court rules Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions are unconstitutional  

Supreme Court rules Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions are unconstitutional  

The Supreme Court shut the door on President Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions on Tuesday, ruling that his banner immigration policy is unconstitutional. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the 14th Amendment guarantees automatic citizenship for nearly all children born on U.S. soil, even those born to parents in the country unlawfully. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena…

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Here’s How Often You Should Replace Your Toothbrush

Here’s How Often You Should Replace Your Toothbrush

Some dentists recommend replacing your toothbrush after any time you’ve been sick. But you probably don’t need to do this if you’re generally healthy and you just had a regular cold, per the ADA. “[Some] people feel more comfortable switching their toothbrush out because it grosses them out,” Eagle says. “It’s a low-cost precaution to…

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The Pants That Fade on Purpose: A Brief History of Nantucket Reds

The Pants That Fade on Purpose: A Brief History of Nantucket Reds

Every June, the Hy-Line ferry from Hyannis unloads onto Nantucket’s Straight Wharf carrying coolers, garment bags and a statistically improbable number of men dressed like undercooked salmon. Their trousers occupy a color spectrum somewhere between faded watermelon and a spectacularly healing sunburn. The initiated call them Nantucket Reds, and they’ll insist the whole point is…

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Judge raps Trump over bid to freeze Gateway tunnel funding: ‘Flagrantly violates federal law’

Judge raps Trump over bid to freeze Gateway tunnel funding: ‘Flagrantly violates federal law’

A Manhattan federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration Monday from withholding federal money meant for the $16 billion Gateway tunnel project underneath the Hudson River, saying an attempt to do so this past September was “flagrantly” illegal. The 59-page order by Joe Biden-appointed US District Judge Jeanette Vargas makes permanent a temporary restraining order…

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