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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Ben Carson: Older presidents need annual mental tests
(NewsNation) — Ben Carson — a retired neurosurgeon, former Housing and Urban Development secretary and one-time presidential candidate — joins 'Morning in America' to discuss the need for transparency regarding presidents' medical information. He tells NewsNation that, once a president hits 70 or 75, they should take an annual mental status test. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Dr. Ben Carson: Junk food wasn't meant to be in SNAP benefits
Neurosurgeon and former HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson joins NewsNation to weigh in on a growing political fight over soda and food stamps. At the center of the debate: a proposal by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ban soda purchases under SNAP benefits. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fox News
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Dr. Ben Carson & Congressman Tim Burchett: Our Children's Diets, Who Killed Kennedy, & Another Fake Story About The Trump Administration
Story #1: Was a 'Maryland father' really deported to an El Salvadorian prison without due process? Or does this story, like 'Signal Gate' deserve a closer look? How our views on stories are shaped by those who set the narrative. Story #2: Why are Lucky Charms above steak on the food pyramid? What do we need to understand about the agenda behind our children's diets? A conversation with former Secretary of House and Human Services and retired neurosurgeon, Dr. Ben Carson. Story #3: Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN) had a viral moment, and it turns out he's full of that same humor off the cuff. Plus, who really killed the Kennedys? Tell Will what you thought about this podcast by emailing WillCainShow@ Subscribe to The Will Cain Show on YouTube here: Watch The Will Cain Show! Follow Will on Twitter: @WillCain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
BBC News
01-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ulster wait for scan of Baloucoune injury
Ulster wing Robert Baloucoune requires a scan to determine the extent of his latest hamstring 27-year-old, who has won four caps for Ireland, made his comeback from 11 months out in the province's United Rugby Championship (URC) win over Stormers at Kingspan Stadium on Friday scored his side's first try in the comeback victory but was replaced after 47 Ben Carson also failed to finish that fixture due to a back complaint and an Ulster statement said that both players "will have scans early this week to further assess the extent of their respective injuries".Richie Murphy's side travel to face Top 14 side Bordeaux-Begles in the last-16 of the Investec Champions Cup on Sunday. Centre James Hume will be "monitored through training" in the build-up to that trip after missing the win over Stormers through illness.
Fox News
21-02-2025
- Business
- Fox News
DEI backlash: Apple shareholders prepare to vote on 'radical' programs, contributions to 'partisan' groups
Apple's board is asking shareholders to vote "no" on proposals criticizing the company's contributions to progressive groups and calling on the tech corporation to end its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. Fox News Digital analyzed the "Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders" and found that shareholders are requesting that Apple consider abolishing its Inclusion and Diversity program, policies, departments, and goals. Proposal 6, initially proposed by the National Center for Public Policy Research, suggests that these practices pose "obvious risks" and that the company's omission of "equity" from program titles is "meaningless" since it still expresses multiple explicit commitments to "equity." The shareholder also claims that Apple's policies are consistent with, "if not more radical than" most corporate DEI programs. The proposal highlights Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Zoom, just a handful of companies that have rolled back DEI efforts. The shareholder says these programs pose "litigation, reputational, and financial risks." The National Center for Public Policy Research also took issue with Apple's "Supplier Diversity Program," which, they claim, picks suppliers based on race and sex. "With 80,000 employees, Apple likely has over 50,000 who are potentially victims of this type of discrimination. If even only a fraction of employees file suit, and only some of those prove successful, the cost to Apple could reach tens of billions of dollars," the proposal states. Proposal 7, entered by Wayne Frantzen, who Inspire Investing LLC represents, criticized Apple's contributions to progressive organizations. "Shareholders request that Apple Inc. report to shareholders annually, at reasonable expense and excluding confidential information, an analysis of how Apple Inc.'s contributions impact its risks related to discrimination against individuals based on their speech or religious exercise," the Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders states. The proposal criticized Apple's contributions to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which shareholders say uses its "hate map" and "hate watch" to target political and religious groups, as well as individuals. Some of their criticisms specifically target Moms for Liberty, The Family Research Center, Dr. Ben Carson and more. "Groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center have been criticized across the political spectrum as 'a partisan progressive hit operation' more interested in 'bludgeon[ing] mainstream politically conservative opponents' than upholding civil rights," the shareholder proposal proposal states that many companies, including John Deere, Jack Daniel's, Harley-Davidson, Lowes, Home Depot, Ford, and Coors, have already refocused charitable giving to represent "diverse views" held by their customers and employees. "Many have also explicitly cut ties with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) as a part of this effort. But Apple has supported many of these groups, including the SPLC and Center for American Progress and is a Platinum sponsor of HRC," the notice continues. According to the shareholder, the HRC has led coalitions calling on major social media platforms to censor "hate speech and harassment" that includes many mainstream views on parental rights and human sexuality. The HRC Corporate Equality Index also requires companies to provide "puberty blockers for youth" in their healthcare plans. In 2017, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company would donate $2 million to "anti-hate groups," including the SPLC. Apple does not list SPLC or HRC on its Public Policy/Trade Association Membership website. The 2024 edition of the Viewpoint Diversity Score Business found that 62% of scored companies, including Apple Inc., support nonprofits that are influencing public policy by actively attacking free speech and religious freedom. Apple has previously been accused of pushing anti-free speech efforts. In 2018, Buzzfeed initially reported that company leadership had instructed the creators of some Apple TV+ shows to avoid portraying China in a poor light. Apple also rejected a Christian app in 2010 that opposed gay marriage, abortion and embryonic stem cell research. Another app, "Parler," was delisted from the Apple Store in early 2021. Apple reinstated the app three months later but said it stood by the initial ban. The Apple board recommends that shareholders vote "no" on proposals 6 and 7 during the 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting on February 25. When asked for comment, Apple referred Fox News Digital to the company's statements opposing the two proposals in the meeting notes. In these statements, Apple notes that the board and management maintain active oversight of legal and regulatory risks and compliance for global business. In the case of proposal 6, Apple claims that it is "unnecessary" as the company "already has a well-established compliance program." The proposal also inappropriately attempts to restrict Apple's ability to manage its ordinary business operations, people and teams, and business strategies. Regarding Proposal 7, Apple said, in part, the following: "The proposal is unnecessary as Apple has a well-established corporate donations program that follows a strict internal governance and approval process and the proposal attempts to inappropriately restrict Apple's ability to manage its own ordinary business operations and business strategies." SPLC and HRC did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment.
