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Joe Kennedy III, 45, is the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy.In 2020, Kennedy, who attended Stanford University for his undergrad and Harvard Law School, lost the senate primary against Ed Markey, becoming the first Kennedy to lose an election in Massachusetts history.Still, he’d go on to serve as a United States representative for Massachusetts from 2013 to 2021 and he held the position of United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland from 2022 to 2024.Kennedy first came to national attention in 2018 when he gave the Democratic Party’s response to former President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.Kennedy served…
This story is based on an interview with Melanie Copeland, 45, of Buckingham County, Virginia, the author of “Trailblazing Tiny: A Guide to Breaking Free.” Copeland runs a handyman business with her husband, John, 46. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.My husband, John, and I had been considering moving into a tiny home for a few years before we finally did so in February 2018.The popularity of tiny homes on wheels was significantly smaller than it is now, and it was challenging to find a wealth of information on blogs and social media platforms, such as YouTube.Still,…
Many Head Start programs across the country won’t open their doors on Monday.Nearly 65,000 children in Head Start programs nationwide may lose access in the coming days after missing their November 1 funding deadline for federal grants due to the ongoing government shutdown, according to the National Head Start Association. Over 22,000 staff at these centers are also at risk of losing their jobs or being furloughed.Head Start is a federally funded program that provides childcare and early education to over 715,000 children from low-income families, from birth to age 5. Those eligible for Head Start programs are families who…
2025-11-01T21:56:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Sprouts Farmers Market is on track to open dozens of locations in 2025. The company is targeting the Midwest and Northeast for its long-term expansion. I visited a Sprouts store to see what it’s like. There’s a health-focused grocery chain that’s opening dozens of new locations — and it’s…
Ontario’s premier didn’t apologize for airing an anti-tariffs ad that angered President Donald Trump — but Canada’s prime minister did. Now, Canadians are using social media to process the awkward situation.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Saturday that he had privately apologized to Trump on Wednesday over an Ontario-produced ad featuring remarks from the late President Ronald Reagan, who discussed tariffs in a 1987 speech.The ad, which was posted online and aired during early games of the World Series matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, angered Trump and led him to call off US…
It seems that many women have known they want to become mothers for almost their entire lives. Some even dream of how many children they will have and what their names will be. For others, like me, the decision to become a mother wasn’t as clear. And, at times, the idea seemed downright terrifying.I’ve been ambivalent for a long timeThe idea of having children couldn’t have been further from my mind as a teenager and young adult. In my 20s, I wavered between ambivalence and fear. God forbid I had gotten pregnant with any of the men I dated at…
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The government shutdown is wreaking havoc on air travel — and an online “Misery Map” gives a bird’s-eye view into which major US airports are suffering the most.The government shutdown is straining US air travel, with air traffic controller shortages triggering hundreds of flight delays nationwide. Major airports like LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport faced cascading disruptions on Friday as controllers, who are working without pay, called out of work.Flight Aware, a website that provides real-time and historical flight tracking data, has a “Misery Map” that documents the delays and cancellations at 17…
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I heard the pop first. It sounded like a pickleball thwacking off a paddle, precisely what I was intending to do when I exploded from the set position and backpedaled to return our opponent’s smash.The pain came next. Like I’d been shot in the lower part of my right calf. As I crumpled to the court, the arch of my foot throbbing in pain, I yelled to my doubles partner, “Shooter?!”He ran over, his face ashen.”There’s no shooter, dude,” he said calmly, but with concern. “I’m pretty sure that sound came from inside your leg.”I had torn my Achilles tendonAt…