Inside The Trump-Less WHCA Dinner: Correspondents Get The Spotlight

The cavernous Washington Hilton ballroom for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was still filled, despite no POTUS on the bill, no comedian, and few administration figures or members of Congress drawing attention in the crowd. “I’m told that we’re the entertainment for the evening, so this is what you get,” quipped BBC News’…

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Doomscrolling COVID-19 News Takes an Emotional Toll – Here is How to Prevent That

Picture this: it’s April 2020, you’re between Zoom meetings, and scrolling through your social media newsfeed. Headlines like “Death toll continues to rise”, “COVID-19 may cause long-term health implications” and “Health-care systems overwhelmed” flash across your screen. Your mood takes a dive, but you can’t stop scrolling. If this scenario rings true for you, you’re…

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Uncertainty is on the rise. Here’s how people can cope

The rapid pace of change under the current presidential administration has been amping up people’s feelings of uncertainty. That collective unease can take a toll on societal well-being, researchers say.   “Given that unfamiliarity permeates our current ether … uncertainty can be considered a widespread public health problem,” Emily Hauenstein argued earlier this year in…

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