Experts Warn Your Preferred Sleep Position Could Be Harming Your Health in Multiple Ways

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The way we lie down in bed could pose health risks beyond just a sore back, according to experts. Your go-to posture can cause pain, reflux, snoring and even nerve symptoms that show up the next morning.

“What we care about is if someone is comfortable in their sleep position. Oftentimes we sleep in certain ways because of comfort,” Shelby Harris, clinical psychologist and behavioral sleep specialist, told Fox News Digital.

The way we sleep can often leave us uncomfortable, however. When sleeping in awkward positions, our bodies lie motionless in that position overnight, adding stress not only to our nerves, but to our muscles and ligaments as well.

Nerve damage is a concern when people sleep in positions that involve bending or tucking the arms — dubbed the “T. rex position” on social media. Health experts point out that when arms go numb at night, that’s often related to nerve compression.

A 2023 review of cubital tunnel syndrome, in which people experience symptoms of numbness and shooting pain in their forearms, specifically warns that sleeping with the elbow sharply bent or tucked under a pillow can increase pressure on the nerve and worsen symptoms. (Read more from “Experts Warn Your Preferred Sleep Position Could Be Harming Your Health in Multiple Ways” HERE)

Jury Decides Stabbing White People Is Okay If They Use A Racial Slur

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A Portland jury acquitted a man who admitted to stabbing a stranger after video captured the victim using a racial slur in the aftermath of the attack.

Multnomah County prosecutors charged Gary Edwards, 43, with second-degree assault for the July 7 knife attack on Gregory Howard Jr. near the Union Station MAX stop, according to Oregon Live. Edwards faced five years and 10 months in state prison under Oregon’s Measure 11 sentencing law.

Edwards testified he acted in self-defense after Howard yelled the slur at him. Howard denied using the word before the stabbing.

Transit cameras showed Edwards approaching Howard from behind with a fixed-blade knife as Howard sat on a bench. Howard jumped up and pushed Edwards when he saw him. The two scuffled briefly before Edwards stabbed Howard in the shoulder.

Defense attorney Daniel Small told jurors the key evidence came later, when security officers recorded Howard shouting the racial slur on body cameras.

“What other than racism could explain why Mr. Howard perceived hatred, animosity and aggression from a complete stranger,” Small asked the jury. (Read more from “Jury Decides Stabbing White People Is Okay If They Use A Racial Slur” HERE)

Whistleblower Claims Somalians Committed Mass Medicaid Fraud In Maine

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A Somali-owned company may have defrauded Maine in a manner similar to schemes that ripped off at least $1 billion from Minnesota, a whistleblower told NewsNation Monday.

Christopher Bernardini, a former “billing guru” at Gateway Community Services, said that the company falsified documents to obtain payment from Maine’s Medicaid program for services to low-income and disabled clients, NewsNation reported. Abdullahi Ali, the owner of the company, reportedly ran for office in Jubaland, a region of Somalia, and boasted about funding a militia there, according to The Maine Wire.

“I have a passion for helping people and I thought that we were doing the right thing this whole time,” Bernardini told NewsNation, later adding, “When I had clients calling me to tell me their staff hadn’t shown up and I was told to bill those hours anyway. It just got worse and worse until I started really putting up a stink.”

Bernardini told NewsNation that an electronic monitoring system intended to track field staff was manipulated to make it appear the clients were visited when staff actually failed to show up.

Gateway Community Services received $28.8 million in Medicaid funds from Maine, according to documents obtained by The Maine Wire via a Freedom of Access Act request. (Read more from “Whistleblower Claims Somalians Committed Mass Medicaid Fraud In Maine” HERE)

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Toddler Among Victims as Pepper-Spray-Wielding Thieves Injure 21 at Major Airport

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Police arrested a 31-year-old man Sunday at a London airport following a robbery in which 21 people — including a 3-year-old child — were pepper-sprayed and required medical treatment, officials said.

The morning incident happened at Heathrow Airport’s parking garage when a group of four men stole a woman’s suitcase in an elevator and sprayed an irritant at her, the Metropolitan Police said.

“A woman was robbed of her suitcase by a group of four men, who sprayed a substance believed to be pepper spray in her direction,” Commander Peter Stevens said in a statement, adding that passengers in the elevator and surrounding area were also affected.

Police said the suspects then fled the elevator following the incident. They appeared to be three young men dressed in all black with their heads covered, The Associated Press (AP) reported, citing a witness.

Video captured a swarm of officers rushing to the scene of the assault, visibly carrying large firearms as they navigated the multi-story parking garage. (Read more from “Toddler Among Victims as Pepper-Spray-Wielding Thieves Injure 21 at Major Airport” HERE)

Dad Warns Parents About Troubling Find Inside Popular Water Bottle Brand

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. . .Something most people probably don’t do enough of is clean their reusable water bottles. While scrubbing them with hot water and soap is beneficial, there could still be sneaky mold hiding in places the naked eye wouldn’t catch.

Although some water bottles aren’t designed to be taken apart to clean, one worried dad is warning parents to diligently examine the bottles their kids regularly drink out of after he discovered a gross amount of mold in some of his Yeti bottles.

In a TikTok video, Jason Sullivon explained how he rotates the bottles his daughter uses each day, but noticed that they weren’t getting as clean as they should be. “I contacted Yeti to ask how to clean them properly, since they are not designed to be taken apart,” he explained in his video.

Sullivan said that Yeti advised boiling the bottles in hot water for 5-10 minutes. “After doing that, this is what they looked like when they came out,” he said while showing the camera visible mold underneath the rubber seal where the straw inserts.

“If you’re using these types of bottles, especially for children, make sure to check them regularly. There could be hidden buildup or contamination you might not notice,” he warned. (Read more from “Dad Warns Parents About Troubling Find Inside Popular Water Bottle Brand” HERE)

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Zelensky Says He Still Has One Big Unanswered Question in Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that one key question remains unanswered as the Trump administration works to hammer out a peace deal end the war in Ukraine.

As President Trump pushes for a cease-fire deal to end Russia’s nearly four year invasion, Zelensky maintained that the US and its allies have yet to offer clear details on what security guarantees would be granted to Ukraine to protect it from future aggression.

“There is one question I — and all Ukrainians — want to get an answer to: if Russia again starts a war, what will our partners do?” Zelensky told Bloomberg.

The main disagreements in the peace deal involve Russia’s maximalist demands that Ukraine shrink its military, totally cede the contested Donbas region and give up any hopes of joining NATO.

“There are visions of the US, Russia and Ukraine — and we don’t have a unified view on Donbas,” Zelensky said. (Read more from “Zelensky Says He Still Has One Big Unanswered Question in Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal” HERE)

‘Criminal Illegal Alien’ Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew Set to Be Released From ICE Detention

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The mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was ordered released from an immigration detention facility in Louisiana on Monday — nearly two weeks after she was nabbed in Massachusetts.

Bruna Caroline Ferreira was detained by agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement while she was en route to pick up her son from school on Nov. 26.

An immigration judge ordered her released on a $1,500 bond, even though the Department of Homeland Security labeled her a “criminal illegal alien.”

Ferreira was working toward obtaining her green card, her attorney Todd Pomerleau said. She was born in Brazil, but was previously permitted to stay in the US under the Obama-era DACA law, the lawyer added.

Pomerleau told ABC News that Ferreira is expected to be released on Monday or Tuesday.

A DHS spokesperson previously said that Ferreira had a criminal record with an arrest for battery plus an overstay on a visa that expired in June 1999. (Read more from “‘Criminal Illegal Alien’ Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew Set to Be Released From ICE Detention” HERE)

Trump Says Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Not America First or MAGA’

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President Donald Trump on Monday reacted to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) interview on 60 Minutes, asserting that the lawmaker is “not AMERICA FIRST or MAGA.”

Greene announced in November that she would be resigning from Congress come January, asserting that “nothing ever gets better” for regular Americans.

Since then, Greene has continued to speak out, making waves during an interview on 60 Minutes, identifying herself as “America first.” Trump, however, is not buying it.

“The only reason Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown (Green turns Brown under stress!) went BAD is that she was JILTED by the President of the United States (Certainly not the first time she has been jilted!). Too much work, not enough time, and her ideas are, NOW, really BAD,” Trump said, claiming that Greene reminds him of a “Rotten Apple.”

“Marjorie is not AMERICA FIRST or MAGA, because nobody could have changed her views so fast, and her new views are those of a very dumb person,” Trump said, continuing:

That was proven last night when washed up, Trump hating, 60 Minutes “correspondent,” Lesley Stahl, who still owes me an apology from when she attacked me on the show (with serious conviction!), that Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP FROM HELL was produced by Russia, not Hunter himself (TOTALLY PROVEN WRONG!), interviewed a very poorly prepared Traitor, who in her confusion made many really stupid statements. My real problem with the show, however, wasn’t the low IQ traitor, it was that the new ownership of 60 Minutes, Paramount, would allow a show like this to air. THEY ARE NO BETTER THAN THE OLD OWNERSHIP, who just paid me millions of Dollars for FAKE REPORTING about your favorite President, ME! Since they bought it, 60 Minutes has actually gotten WORSE! Oh well, far worse things can happen. P.S. I hereby demand a complete and total APOLOGY, though far too late to be meaningful, from Lesley Stahl and 60 Minutes for her incorrect and Libelous statements about Hunter’s Laptop!!! President DJT

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Republicans ‘Bringing a Number’ of Healthcare Bills to House Floor in ‘the Next Few Weeks’

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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise explained on Friday that House Republicans are introducing a series of healthcare bills that would alleviate the high costs that have arisen thanks to Obamacare.

Scalise joined the Ruthless podcast to discuss how House Republicans are working to lower prices. As a part of these efforts, he said Republicans will bring forth many bills that seek to lower healthcare costs, although it remains unclear if it will be one large healthcare reform package or a series of bills.

He said:

We’re bringing a number of bills to the floor in the next few weeks… I was meeting with the Doctors Caucus. I met with every different group, along with the three chairmen of the committees of Jurisdiction. Energy and Commerce has been working on a lot of really big things. Ways and Means Committee, the Education and Workforce Committee. They’ve all been working on different pieces to do things like association health plans… There’s no competition in health insurance. Really no transparency either. Imagine bringing those elements in.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared a text that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) had sent him, urging the president to back legislation that would make it easier to establish Association Health Plans (AHPs), which allow individuals to buy health insurance via a membership such as Amazon, Sam’s Club, or Costco. (Read more from “Republicans ‘Bringing a Number’ of Healthcare Bills to House Floor in ‘the Next Few Weeks’” HERE)

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MTG Alleges Trump Fueled Death Threats After Public Fallout Over Epstein Files

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Former Trump ally and outgoing Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene alleged in a “60 Minutes” interview that several threats against her family began shortly after President Donald Trump publicly branded her a “traitor.”

The Georgia lawmaker, who will leave Congress in January 2026, told CBS’s Lesley Stahl that the situation escalated after Trump withdrew his support for her reelection bid. Greene announced her upcoming resignation on Nov. 21, one week after Trump publicly cut ties with her politically.

According to Greene, a pipe bomb threat was made against her home, followed by what she described as “direct death threats” aimed at one of her adult sons. “After President Trump called me a traitor, I got a pipe bomb threat on my house. And then I got several direct death threats on my son,” she said. She did not previously mention threats to her son in public statements, including a Nov. 15 social media post referencing a “hot bed of threats” but offering no specifics.

Greene told Stahl that the threatening messages included the label “Marjorie Traitor Greene,” the same nickname Trump used on Nov. 16 when asked by a reporter about her earlier criticisms. At the time, Trump dismissed concerns about her safety, saying, “I don’t think her life is in danger. Frankly, I don’t think anybody cares about her.”

During the interview, Greene argued that the threats were “directly fueled” by the president’s rhetoric. She said she alerted both Trump and Vice President JD Vance, sharing the threats with them directly. Vance, she said, responded that he would “look into it.” She added that Trump also replied, but described his message only as “extremely unkind.”

The congresswoman also claimed other Republican lawmakers have taken note of her break with the president. Asked whether members of her party speak differently about Trump in private, Greene said their private remarks would “shock people.” She described colleagues who once mocked Trump but shifted to supporting him publicly after he secured the 2024 GOP nomination.

Greene further said that part of her falling-out with Trump stemmed from her push to release documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. She signed a discharge petition to force a vote on the “Epstein Files Transparency Act,” which ultimately passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and was signed by Trump on Nov. 19. Greene said Trump had opposed her efforts at first, arguing that releasing the documents would “hurt people,” though she said he did not specify whom he meant.

Stahl asked whether Republican lawmakers fear backlash from Trump’s supporters or from the president himself. Greene responded that many are reluctant to speak out because they fear public attacks from Trump, saying, “I think they’re terrified to step outta line and get a nasty Truth Social post on them.”

Greene’s resignation will take effect at the start of 2026, leaving her safely Republican district without its most controversial representative for the first time in six years.

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