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Articles from the May 26, 2025 edition


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  • Author Mercedes Ganon Packs A Punch With Her Awe Inspiring Book 'How To Survive A Knockout'

    Christine Peake, PeakePRGroup|Updated May 29, 2025

    Known for her many successful entrepreneurial endeavors Mercedes Ganon has hit the bullseye again with the release of her brilliant book 'How To Survive A Knockout'. Ganon's book is an uplifting and inspired collection of her life experiences, good and bad, happy and sad, winning and personal loss. No matter what, her attitude and positive outlook deals with life's punches and she takes them on the chin - which supports her smiling infectious grin! Ganon's life in the entertai...

  • Sean Diddy Combs made Cassie Ventura Shave Her Head, Remove Her Breast Implants, Had Her Fired From a Gig

    David Ganezer, Obserrver Staff Writer|Updated May 25, 2025

    Testimony in the federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, which has been unfolding in May 2025. According to her girlfriend Cassie Ventura, he made a plastic surgeon remove her breast implants the day after he put them in. . According to reports from 2023, Sean "Diddy" Combs allegedly pressured Casandra Ventura (known as Cassie) to get breast implants in 2009 and then demanded she have them removed the very next day, despite warnings from her...

  • NASA to Walk Away From Artemis Moonlanding Program, In Favor of Elon Musk's Starship

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 25, 2025

    As of May 25, 2025, the decision to cancel NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft in favor of SpaceX's Starship has not been finalized. However, significant developments have occurred since the proposal was first mentioned in the X post from May 2, 2025. The X thread by Rod D. Martin references a Trump administration proposal, supported by a summary budget released on May 2, 2025, which called for NASA to phase out the SLS and Orion programs after two more...

  • 48.4 million Americans lack adequate access to a pharmacy

    Stacker, Tori Marsh, MPH for GoodRx|Updated May 23, 2025

    Pharmacies and pharmacists play a critical role in our healthcare system. They dispense prescription and over-the-counter medications, provide immunizations, and counsel patients on medication side effects, interactions, and regimens. These essential services ensure patient safety and help patients take their medications as prescribed, ultimately improving the overall health of our communities. In an ideal world, everyone would have convenient access to necessary health servic...

  • Movies and TV shows casting across the US

    Stacker, Jaimie Etkin|Updated May 23, 2025

    The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey. Whether you're a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you....

  • The real impacts of mental health stigma, according to research

    Stacker, Kayla Levy for Charlie Health|Updated May 23, 2025

    Mental health conditions affect millions of people worldwide, but harmful stereotypes—like the idea that people with mental illness are dangerous or weak—still shape how these conditions are understood and treated despite growing awareness and education. Mental health stigma can have serious consequences. A 2016 report shows that stigmatization of mental illness not only fuels social exclusion but also prevents people from seeking help when they need it most. And mental hea...

  • Where cost of living increased and decreased most

    Stacker, Jaclyn DeJohn, CFP for SmartAsset|Updated May 23, 2025

    While inflation metrics may show broad trends across the U.S., costs of individual necessities like housing, groceries, utilities, transportation and medical expenses may see wider price volatility from city to city. Many dynamics may help influence price differentials across the country, such as geographical location—which may impact the availability and import cost of raw materials—and demographics, which often influences demand for goods and services as well as the sup...

  • What your streaming vs. scrolling habits reveal about your mental health

    Stacker, Melissa Lavigne-Delville for Hers|Updated May 23, 2025

    We all know that spending too much time on screens is unhealthy, but do different screens have different impacts on our mental health? The answer, according to a 2025 Hers study, is yes. In fact, one simple question, "Do you prefer streaming TV or scrolling social media?" reveals key differences in our self-perceptions, emotional stability, mental wellness, and more. So which one is better? Well, it's complicated. When it comes to screen time, binge watching Netflix and...

  • The best movies of 2025 so far

    Stacker, Madison Troyer|Updated May 23, 2025

    As is so often the case, the first several months of 2025 have had some serious highs and lows. There have been major box-office hits, like "Sinners," poised to be one of the highest-earning horror movies of the past decade, along with some colossal disappointments, like Disney's universally panned live-action "Snow White," expected to lose the studio $115 million. And the summer movie season is only just beginning. While the early months of the year are generally slower in...

  • Where Americans are happiest

    Stacker, Jaclyn DeJohn, CFP for SmartAsset|Updated May 23, 2025

    While measuring individual happiness is challenging due to its subjectivity, broader trends may be able to provide insight into whether a local community is more or less happy than its peers. For instance, research ties higher incomes and lower poverty rates to higher levels of happiness. Similarly, life expectancy and marriage rates can be revealing indicators about a community's propensity for happiness. With this in mind, SmartAsset ranked 90 of the largest U.S. cities...

  • Fastest-growing jobs that pay over $100K

    Stacker, Seth Berkman, Diana-Ashley Krach|Updated May 23, 2025

    Though many out-of-work Americans currently face a slower search for employment, the nation's job market remains relatively robust, with 177,000 new workers added in April 2025. For comparison, an average of 166,000 new jobs were gained every month in 2024. Overall, the number of jobs in the U.S. is expected to grow by 4% across all occupations by 2033. But, according to projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, many jobs that pay over $100,000 a year on average are...

  • Hawaiian taro takes root in Oregon

    Stacker, Libby Leonard for Economic Hardship Reporting Project|Updated May 23, 2025

    In the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation story, the goddess Ho'ohōkūkalani gives birth to a stillborn son, who is buried in the fertile soil. In her grief, she waters the soil with her tears, and a sprout emerges, becoming the first kalo plant. This plant nourishes her second-born son, Hāloa, the first Native Hawaiian. For Native Hawaiians, kalo, also known as taro—a tropical plant prized for its starchy, nutritious, rootlike corm as well as its leaves—is not just a tradit...

  • Why Trump wants to ban barcodes on ballots, and what it means for voters and election officials

    Stacker|Updated May 23, 2025

    President Donald Trump's new executive order on regulating elections is striking for the way it asserts broad powers for the executive branch that go far beyond what's prescribed in the Constitution or sanctioned by courts. Experts expect the order to face legal challenges for that reason. But what's also striking about the order is how it seeks to dictate some arcane details of the way voting systems work in some of America: Specifically, it bans the machine-readable...

  • Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Palisades, Malibu Opens to Through Traffic

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 23, 2025

    The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Malibu opened to through traffic this morning, May 23, 2025, at 8 AM. It had been closed due to damage from the Palisades Fire and subsequent mudslides. This reopening is expected to help local businesses and improve access for residents and travelers along the coast. An 11-mile stretch between Santa Monica and Malibu, closed since the Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025, now has up to two lanes open in each direction with a 25 MPH speed...

  • Trump Admin Drops a Bomb on Harvard University, Revoking Harvard's Ability to Credential Foreign Students

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 23, 2025

    On Thursday, May 22, 2025, Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem sent Harvard University a letter revoking their Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification. "Harvard is being held accountable for collaboration with the CCP, fostering violence, antisemitism, and pro-terrorist conduct from students on its campus." wrote Noem in a statement. She cited Harvard's inability or unwillingness to protect Jewish students during pro Palestine riots, in particular. The...

  • Two Of Sean 'Diddy' Combs Freak Off Male Escorts Were Showtime's 'Gigolos' Reality Stars. One Is In Jail For The Manslaughter Of A Female

    Christine Peake, PeakePRGroup|Updated May 23, 2025

    Today at the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial, prosecutors released several images of the many escorts Diddy frequently hired for his freak offs. Two of them instantly caught my eye. I had seen them on Showtime's controversial reality TV show called 'Gigolos'. I feel sullied by admitting I watched the garbage. It's amazing what we watch when insomnia kicks in! The show was so bad and embarrassing for both the gigolos and their desperate clients, I couldn't look away, maybe my life...

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