Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full truth Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted

Reporting this story from Maricopa county hurt my heart because every single heat death is preventable

Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full truth

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From Nazi Germany to Trump’s America: why strongmen rely on women at home Fascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women’s unpaid labor. In the US today, ‘womanosphere’ influencers promote the same fantasies

“There was a whole array of women’s magazines that glorified housewives” in Nazi Germany, says Claudia Koonz, professor emerita of history at Duke University. “It would be the equivalent of social media today.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Hi Kate! This is very cool. Would you be open to answering a few questions about your lifting for the Guardian US? If so, feel free to shoot me an email at madeleine.aggeler@theguardian.com :)

Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo 44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the US

We analyzed tens of thousands of flights involving Global Crossing Airlines, which is doing most of ICE's domestic and foreign travel. This is what we learned and what has changed under Trump: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Mahmoud Khalil on exile, liberation and Ice detention: ‘It was a clear act of cruelty’ His grandparents survived the Nakba and he fled Assad’s Syria. Khalil is no stranger to political persecution, but not even Trump’s crackdown can silence him

“I did not fear them whatsoever,” he recalls. “I saw them eye to eye.”

The extraordinary bravery of Mahmoud Khalil - who invited me into his new home for a three hour interview.

Edited by @noayachot.bsky.social

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I stopped telling ‘little white lies’ for two weeks. This is what I learned Leaning on lies feels easy to get out of sticky social situations, but it can quickly become a nasty habit

i stopped lying for two whole weeks wow

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I stopped telling ‘little white lies’ for two weeks. This is what I learned Leaning on lies feels easy to get out of sticky social situations, but it can quickly become a nasty habit

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Trust your gut and fail bravely: seven influential women on the advice they would give their 30-year-old selves It’s tempting to imagine what we might have done differently. But, as Diana Nyad says: ‘We earn our wisdom’

Trust your gut and fail bravely: seven influential women on the advice they would give their 30-year-old selves

I’m an expert on ageing. Here’s what I know about thriving in later life | Kerry Burnight I scoured longevity research on wellbeing – and the deeper I dug, the more I recognized a profound underlying pattern

I’m an expert on ageing. Here’s what I know about thriving in later life | Kerry Burnight

‘Shar-pei sex’, swinging, and 10 orgasms in an afternoon: This is sex after 60 ‘Many older couples find greater satisfaction than when they were younger,’ says the National Institute on Aging

‘Shar-pei sex’, swinging, and 10 orgasms in an afternoon: This is sex after 60

This livestream of baby bald eagles is the only thing keeping me sane A YouTube video feed of eagles Jackie and Shadow and their two children has given me hope the internet isn’t all bad

wrote about my sweeties

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Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers A Guardian investigation finds insurer quietly paid facilities that helped it gain Medicare enrollees and reduce hospitalizations. Whistleblowers allege harm to residents

New @theguardian.com investigation: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes bonuses to slash hospitalizations for elderly residents.

Company tactics resulted in delayed/avoided hospitalizations for seniors who needed care. One suffered permanent brain damage:
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Why do I get car sick and my boyfriend doesn’t? I asked experts One thing is certain: motion sickness, which happens to one in three people, is not a sign of weak character

why do i have to vomit in every single moving vehicle but jared can read whole articles on his phone in the car??? i asked experts

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‘Listen to your body’: how to start running Some might find running a daunting task – but experts say starting slow can help set the pace for a good experience

‘Listen to your body’ -- How to start #running. Some might find running a daunting task – but experts say starting slow can help set the pace for a good experience, by @madeleine-aggeler.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/wellness/202... via @theguardian.com

I moved to the sauna capital of the US. Could I take the heat? A thriving sauna culture is growing in frosty Minnesota as people warm to the health benefits and sense of community

Minnesota is at the center of a sauna renaissance. As a winter-hater, I tried to get into saunas and the accompanying cold plunges to see if I could enjoy the season. (Quite a departure from what I normally cover.) www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

I think my cat likes my partner more. What should I do? The signs that a cat likes you are fairly obvious. Here’s how to strengthen your bond with a pet if you think they prefer your partner more

breaking: i asked experts if my cat likes me or my bf more

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$5 a dozen: major egg companies may be using avian flu to hike US prices, new report finds

“Bird flu does not fully explain the sticker shock consumers experience in the egg aisle,” said Amanda Starbuck, the lead author of the study.

‘I had fantasies about how it would eventually serve me’: my struggle with disordered eating In an essay in Sucker Punch, author Scaachi Koul deals with internalized fatphobia and learning to love her body

"When I was 16, I was a failure because I thought I was fat. In my late 20s, I became a failure because I thought I was fat and because I knew better than to think being fat was a problem in the first place." -@scaachi.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...

Prolapse, tearing, pain: a urogynecologist on what you should know before giving birth Dr Jocelyn Fitzgerald, who specializes in disorders of the pelvic floor, is ‘begging women to learn’ the physical risks and changes that accompany childbirth

We spoke to a doctor about some of the underdiscussed physical ramifications of childbirth, and how patients can get the information and care they need.

Oh, no! It takes 162,335 minutes a year to maintain my health and wellbeing When is anyone supposed to do anything? Bathing, stretching and cooking: the relentless grind of self-care consumes 112 days of my life each year

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GoFundMe, Mandy Moore and the unfairness of disaster relief: ‘If you were poor before, you should stay poor’ Aid was historically seen as a way to ‘restore the status quo’. Now the actor’s bid for help amid the LA fires raises a question: who deserves to crowdfund?

“GoFundMe is a grim monument to our neoliberal age. It has become an essential means to solicit & receive cash assistance during times of crisis – something the government & insurance companies are increasingly unable or unwilling to do.”

By @joolia.bsky.social

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‘Essential’: nearly 400 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR

CDCR firefighters earn $5.80–$10.24 a day and an additional $1 per hour when responding to active emergencies. When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

How I beat overwhelm: I ditched online clothes shopping – and gained money, time and mental energy Scrolling for the perfect outfit had become an expensive coping mechanism. When I decided I would shop only in person, I felt much better about myself

for the @theguardian.com series 'the overwhelm', i wrote about how online clothes shopping drained my soul and my bank account

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My sister needed the right wheelchair to survive. Insurance refused it till the end My mother’s love and resilience helped my sister through a rare condition. But every step in her 17-year life was a fight with health insurers

"We’d been so sure her lungs would one day give out, but instead a simple wound felled her. A wound that was in fact caused by negligent insurance practices."

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Tell us: are you celebrating the US holidays with people who aren’t your family? We would like to hear about how you celebrate the holidays with friends, community and non-biological family

Do you celebrate the holidays with people who aren't your relatives? We want to hear from you: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘I was in denial about it’: actor Matt McGorry on having long Covid Orange Is the New Black and How to Get Away With Murder star speaks about the disease and another way of looking at health

The actor revealed he had “never fully recovered” after two Covid infections.

“Long Covid has dramatically changed my life,” Matt McGorry says, describing symptoms including debilitating fatigue, depression, dysautonomia, Raynaud’s disease and brain fog.