Americans are eating fewer potato chips and cookies, and more cottage cheese and yogurt, as millions have flocked to GLP-1 drugs and embraced healthier habits in a seismic shift in eating patterns that is even influencing prices.
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Democracy Dies in Darkness
- Andy Burnham, known as "King of the North," is expected to become Britain's next prime minister after Keir Starmer's resignation. The Greater Manchester mayor is equally comfortable in the corridors of Westminster and in working-class northern England.
- Super hot, sticky days can be unpleasant for anyone. But for those with certain health conditions, they can pose a more serious threat. Studies show that people with chronic diseases are more likely to visit the emergency room or die during a heat wave.
- When the Reflecting Pool was replenished after a $14 million-plus renovation, ducks quickly took to the water. But then dead ducks were found nearby. The carcasses found in Constitution Gardens will undergo necropsies to determine cause of death.
- President Trump claimed again that “vandals” had damaged the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool, citing that as a reason to begin new repairs on the controversial project, but he has so far declined to offer evidence.
- Sick of scrolling through your phone? This summer festival in New York is hoping to reconnect people offline with over 120 community events.
- A private company run by a supporter of President Trump has pledged $1 million to restore the grass on the South Lawn of the White House after it was destroyed by the UFC event held earlier this month.
- Having your electricity disconnected is more common in Oklahoma than any other state. Resident Nytieya Tobias owed $36 last month when she came home from work to find her power was off.
- President Trump appeared to announce Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation before Starmer made a public statement himself. Doubts about Starmer’s future swirled for weeks, but Trump’s declaration marked an extraordinary foray into U.K. politics.
- New photos show President Trump’s name is indeed off the Kennedy Center’s facade. The images were taken last week inside the tarp-covered scaffolding that has hidden the title of the venue for the nine days since crews removed Trump’s name. wapo.st/4oFwe3o
- The Supreme Court restored the conviction of the man found guilty of kidnapping and murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz in a case that captivated the nation nearly 50 years ago. The court’s three liberals dissented but did not explain their reasoning.
- ABC has a message for viewers: If you like your local stations or “The View,” help us get the government off our backs. The network launched an on-air campaign urging viewers to push back against the FCC and its chairman through comments on its site.
- Exclusive: New photos show that President Trump’s name is indeed off the Kennedy Center, offering the first public look at the performing arts venue’s facade since crews removed the letters by court order.
