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CNN  —  Just days before Donald Trump hosts his first 2024 event in South Carolina, a state whose evangelical population has long played a critical role in its presidential primary, the former president is lashing out at religious conservatives who have declined to endorse his third presidential campaign. Trump’s comments to conservative journalist David Brody in a podcast interview Monday, in which he decried the “disloyalty” of evangelical leaders who have withheld public support for his campaign, were the latest in a series of bewildering remarks he’s made about one of the most critical voting blocs in a Republican primary.…

A man charged with murder in the disappearance of 4-year-old Athena Brownfield in Oklahoma beat the child to death on Christmas, buried her body and placed a branch over her grave, according to court documents.Athena was discovered to be missing when a postal carrier found her 5-year-old sister outside a home in Cyril with no adult supervision on Jan. 10 and contacted police, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said.A widespread search for the girl soon turned into a recovery operation. On Tuesday, the state bureau said it recovered the remains of a child in rural Grady County outside of…

It’s already been a big year for Vogue Club: Earlier this month, Anna Wintour hosted the monthly Meet the Editor series, speaking with Vogue.com editor Chioma Nnadi about our newest cover star, Florence Pugh, as well as Wintour’s own life and career. (The chat is available on demand, as is the rest of the series). And in Los Angeles, the co-founder of Skims, Emma Grede, was the guest of honor for the inaugural Meet the Founder speaker series. With the fashion world’s biggest events coming up this spring, there’s never been a better time to join Vogue Club: Members and Vogue editors…

Microsoft Corporation headquarters at Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, April 18, 2016.Charles Platiau | ReutersCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.J.B. Hunt Transport Services — The transportation stock jumped 4% after executives said on an earnings call that they expect to see the freight market rebound in second quarter going into third quarter as inventory resets. The company reported fourth-quarter results fell short of analysts’ expectations on both top and bottom lines, according to StreetAccount.Moderna — Shares rose 2.7% a day after the pharmaceutical company said its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine is effective in preventing the disease in older…

The Pentagon says back pay for troops fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine is not off the table but is not under active consideration, in a reversal from an earlier statement by the department.During a press briefing Tuesday, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder responded to a question about whether the department is still exploring providing back pay for service members, and said it is not an issue the DOD is “pursuing.””We are not pursuing, as a matter of policy, back pay for those who refused the vaccine,” said Ryder.He continued: “So [I can] tell you that right now we’re not currently…

In the game of whether Aaron Rodgers will retire or return to the Packers for a 19th season, perhaps there is a door number three. The former MVP discussed his future while appearing on the “Pat McAfee Show” Tuesday, and while he has not yet formally committed to playing football in 2023, he appeared to suggest he would be willing to play for another team should they decide they don’t want him back. “If they want to go younger and think Jordan [Love] is ready to go, then that might be the way they want to go,” Rodgers said. “And…

If you find yourself or a loved one in a medical emergency, your instincts and adrenaline take over quickly. But there are some mistakes people make frequently in these situations that can actually delay care, according to Dr. John Torres, NBC News senior medical contributor.In fact, there are five things Torres would never do in a medical emergency, he told Hoda Kotb in a Jan. 18 TODAY show segment. And he recommends you avoid making these mistakes, too — especially when someone needs emergency medical attention.Don’t keep your hands in your pockets.The first tip is more about avoiding a common cause…

Last summer it was revealed that the Department of Works and Pensions, were simply refusing to release reports into the true scale of deaths due to being denied benefits or the recommendations – because the investigations were internalWhat would you do if you were accused of being the cause of tens of thousands of disabled deaths and people were calling for you to present all your evidence on this? Well if like me you knew you hadn’t done this, you’d give your evidence ASAP in the hope of clearing your name. But this obviously isn’t a course of action the…

Some nutrition changes involve more effort than others. For example, cooking more meals at home can be a challenge for time-pressed people — a.k.a. everyone — but sprinkling something on your food? That’s something even the domestically-challenged among us can do. Here are some of the healthiest ingredients to sprinkle on your food.What makes a healthy sprinkle?Many plant-based foods have vitamins, minerals, anti-inflammatory healthy fats, antioxidants and other health-promoting properties. Since most disease processes begin with free radical cellular damage and chronic inflammation, adding more plant foods — even in small amounts — can help you avoid some negative health…

Infamous drug trafficker “El Chapo” has pleaded to speak with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador over “cruel and unfair” treatment in U.S. prisons and request an extradition. “Joaquín asked me through verbal messages to fight for his return to Mexico,” lawyer Jose Refugio Rodriguez said during an interview with Mexican outlet Radio Formula. “I see it as an SOS… he is hurting from a trial that was not in accordance with due process.”Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, longtime head of the multibillion-dollar Sinaloa drug cartel, was convicted in New York on Feb. 12, 2019, of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation and…