Of all the variables under your control, one stands above the rest.
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| Ivan Pentchoukov
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| Ivan Pentchoukov
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Good morning. It’s Saturday. Here are today’s top stories. |
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As the academic year begins, schools across the nation have increased time for physical activity. Thirteen states now have laws requiring recess periods until at least middle school, while 12 states have passed legislation mandating minimum “physical activity” minutes per week that can include recess and physical education class. The movement’s momentum is growing.
- Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said the Trump administration can proceed with construction of a new White House ballroom.
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President Donald Trump plans to remove the American Bar Association's authority to accredit law schools, according to a U.S. Department of Education spokesperson.
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that new tariffs on Canadian imports will take effect as the two nations have failed to reach a trade deal.
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🍵 Health: Sitting weakens your back. This 10-minute routine can strengthen it.
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For a surgeon, this fight against knee deterioration is both professional and personal. |
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New students tour Nora Sterry Elementary School in Los Angeles on Jan. 15, 2025. There is a nationwide push to bring back or increase recess time for public school students. (Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images |
Spencer Taylor describes his high school experience as a dark time, rife with detentions, suspensions, and over-medicated peers who acted up because they, too, couldn’t sit still in class all day.
“You would have maybe five minutes to go out and see the sun,” the Michigan native recalled. “We just needed to run around. We just needed to get all our energy out. ... I barely graduated.” Fifteen years later, Taylor released a documentary about a similar problem affecting millions of U.S. students, “The Death of Recess.”
He researched laws and policies across the nation and visited schools across several U.S. states and Europe. He snuck into a national teachers union annual meeting to understand why so many competing interests continually overshadow conversations about school recess time.
“There’s no voice that represents the parents and students,” Taylor said during a June panel discussion hosted by The Heritage Foundation in Washington. “Everybody’s trying to get a hold of those valuable minutes of the kids being in the classroom because they view that—they all view it—as social engineering.”
The film, released earlier this year, coincides with a nationwide push to bring back or increase recess time for public school students based on research citing higher academic achievement and improved mental health in children who attend schools with more free play time between blocks of instruction.
Thirteen states now have laws requiring recess periods until at least middle school, while 12 states have passed legislation mandating minimum “physical activity” minutes per week that can include recess and physical education class.
In May, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidance on school recess, calling for multiple 20-minute breaks per day. A new parent organization, Say Yes to Recess, is lobbying policymakers and elected leaders across the nation.
“The issue has created this momentum,” Debra Lawrence, president of the U.S. affiliate of the International Play Association, told The Epoch Times. “Parents are talking.” (More) |
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Ground beef on display in a store in Manhattan, New York City, on March 28, 2022. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) |
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President Donald Trump said he will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported with no out-of-quota tariff for 90 days, as he attempts to reduce beef prices for American families.
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President Trump joined Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) on the campaign trail on Aug. 21, as Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), an erstwhile ally of the president, seeks to win an upset from the right.
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The president welcomed American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout to the White House following his release this month after being kidnapped in Niger last year.
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The president appeared on Michael Cohen’s radio show and commended his former attorney for recanting his previous statements. Their conversation marked a surprising thaw years after their relationship collapsed amid public feuds and legal battles.
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Vice President JD Vance stood against a backdrop of steel coils—with the workers who made them—as he announced the Trump administration’s $500 million investment in the Middletown Works steel plant.
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U.S. pardon attorney Ed Martin is leaving his role in the Trump administration to work on outside legal efforts regarding the upcoming congressional midterm elections and the 2028 presidential election.
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A Texas appeals court drastically reduced a judgment owed by Infowars host Alex Jones, shrinking the amount from $50 million to around $6 million, over his commentary falsely calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut a hoax. The appeals court ruled that parents should not have been allowed to amend their lawsuit to seek more damages after the jury verdict.
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Federal auto-safety regulators have escalated an investigation into General Motors vehicles over engine-failure risks, expanding the probe to include newer model years after hundreds of additional complaints emerged.
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U.S. employer healthcare costs are projected to rise 9.5 percent in 2027, pushing the average cost above $19,000 per employee.
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The Department of Health and Human Services and other government agencies are launching a new effort to try to locate missing autistic people.
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U.S. business activity kicked into high gear in August, accelerating at its fastest pace in more than four years.
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The U.S. Navy is officially moving forward with President Trump's order to put old steam catapults on new aircraft carriers, but the decision could complicate the service's multi-decade effort to upgrade its carrier fleet. Here’s what we know.
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The Justice Department said that TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, will pay $400 million to end a lawsuit over children’s online privacy rules.
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The nation's capital is set to host an IndyCar race on Sunday, taking drivers past national landmarks such as the U.S. Capitol.
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A statewide poll in Arizona found that a majority of voters oppose the use of automated license-plate reading cameras such as Flock Safety by police and favor limiting or eliminating the technology.
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A man whom The New York Times falsely reported was present during a fatal shooting in 2023 has won the first defamation case against the paper in more than 50 years. The jury awarded the college student about $9 million.
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Soldiers of the United States Army load military equipment into a vehicle at Fort Benning, Ga., on April 8, 2026. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) |
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A database updated by the U.S. military reported that 757 American service members have been injured since the start of the Iran war. Overall, 18 U.S. service members were listed as killed.
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Catholics in Shanghai say the Chinese regime has tightened restrictions on religious activities over the past year, affecting everything from the sale of Bibles and religious books to pilgrimages, online prayer broadcasts, and Catholic funeral rites.
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Two Hong Kong activists who once led thousands to annual June 4 candlelight vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing were convicted in a trial that critics have condemned as unjust.
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Chinese authorities have raised the death toll from July’s Typhoon Maysak flooding in Guangxi to 159, more than four times the 39 deaths reported six weeks earlier.
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee warned Israeli settlers in the West Bank not to take property owned by Palestinians after they attacked multiple houses, including the home of a Palestinian American, earlier this month.
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Our new documentary, “Venezuela After Maduro,” premieres on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 6 p.m EST.
Our team traveled to Venezuela and interviewed dissidents, former political prisoners, and everyday Venezuelans to find out the realities of life after Maduro’s capture, and their hopes for the future.
What’s the real situation there? Watch the film’s premiere (free to watch for 48 hours) and share the link with anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the dangers of socialism. |
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Science by Press Release—by Jeffrey A. Tucker (Read)
- The Looming AI Column Collapse Looks Familiar—by Michael Wilkerson (Read)
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Our Need for Love in a Black Pill Age—by James Bryson (Read)
- Why Are Grown Adults Carrying Stuffed Animals?—by Mollie Engelhart (Read)
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(Lynda Balslev for Tastefood) |
Love the crunch and health benefits, but getting tired of plain boiled or raw broccoli? Lynda Balslev has the answer: roasted broccoli salad. Roasting brings out the broccoli’s natural sweetness, toasted almonds add a satisfying crunch, and sweet raisins provide little bursts of flavor in every bite.
This colorful salad is equally at home beside a weeknight dinner, packed into lunches, or served at a picnic.
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