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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What to Watch: The 15 Best Movies and TV Shows of May
Bille August directs a suspenseful World War I tale, Stanley Tucci offers a mouth-watering tour of Italy, documentaries examine subjects ranging from Pee-wee Herman to the inventor of the Polaroid, and much, much more.
Los Angeles Times
13 hours ago
- General
- Los Angeles Times
Artist celebrates growing old with ‘Feeling Our Age' exhibit in Laguna Niguel
Kathleen Cosgrove used to be a lobbyist, but when she turned 50 she sold her business and went to art school, trading persuasion for paintbrushes. Cosgrove, raised in Berkeley in the 1960s, believes both pursuits are connected. 'It's all about the same thing, and that is feeling like I want to make the world a better place, pining for social justice and human rights,' she said. 'I had that ingrained in me at a very young age, and it stuck with me all the way through. The only thing that's really changed is that art has become my voice, and that's really what this project is all about.' That project is the 'Feeling Our Age' exhibition, featuring 60 portraits of women ages 60 or older from around the country and all walks of life. Cosgrove, who is based in Vancouver, Wash. and also has a studio in Portland, painted all of the artworks. She also asked each woman who sat for a portrait to write a personal essay about her experiences as she grew older. The 'Feeling Our Age' exhibit will be on display at the Watermark Laguna Niguel senior living community through the end of June. Cosgrove, 73, said the project was partially born from the coronavirus pandemic. The loneliness of that time meant something specific to her, as her maternal grandmother contracted the Spanish flu during World War I and suffered brain damage from it. 'She was locked away in an insane asylum in South Dakota and I never met her,' Cosgrove said. 'It's just so wrong. [The COVID-19 pandemic] triggered a lot of personal emotion in me.' She found Watermark Laguna Niguel while looking for a place for a friend who had fallen and suffered a brain injury. Cosgrove ended up chatting with Troy Hollar, Watermark's national director of marketing and sales. 'We really had the same viewpoints about how people have been mistakenly treated, that ageism does exist, and how Watermark works to not only redefine the image of older people but to give them opportunity,' Cosgrove said. 'The portraits are one thing, and they're great, but each woman wrote a personal story about how it feels to be their age and what they aspire to at this point in their life. Those are all in their own words, and that, to me, is so inspiring. It just makes you feel good, and I hope it has inspired some of the people at Watermark as well.' The World Health Organization projects that one in six people worldwide will be 60 or over by 2030. But studies have shown that older workers often are victims of ageism in the workplace. The 'Feeling Our Age' collection is displayed throughout the property, said Sundeep Jeste, executive director of Watermark Laguna Niguel. It has sparked family members of residents, as well as members of the general public, to visit the property and check it out after an opening reception on May 15. Cosgrove also led abstract art workshops with residents. 'The pictures and the images really encapsulate the diversity of the community, what we strive for and what we're all about here,' Jeste said. 'Their stories are really a reflection of not only the residents living here, but also the team. It's really cool to see that come to light.' Jeste added that he's talked with Cosgrove about having local artists have a sort of residency at the retirement community in the future. Watermark and Cosgrove also put together, 'Feeling Our Age, Sixty Over Sixty,' a book featuring each of the portraits and essays. Cosgrove said pulling together this collection of strong women has been life-changing for her. She feels the project resonates with the facility's residents because she herself is the same age, 'not some young whippersnapper,' she said. 'I was a little bit cranky about the personal isolation I was feeling [during the pandemic] and how I felt that older people were being treated,' she said. 'That was my response to what was going on, so I figured that if that's how I felt, other people must feel that way too. '[The project] really made me shift my way of thinking and the way I approach my own life. I'm not quite so cranky anymore.'
Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
US deficit is an 'economic stabilizer' amid uncertainty
Despite worries about the impact of President Trump's changing tariff policies, the US economy is chugging along. Inflation softened in April, fresh data shows, yet soft data about consumer sentiment remains low. Smead Capital Management CEO Cole Smead says it's the US's deficit that is supporting the economy despite spikes in uncertainty. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. Tariff volatility is back on Wall Street. President Trump lashing out against China this morning, saying China has violated its agreement with the US. Meantime, Treasury Secretary Scott Beston saying talks with China are quote, a bit stalled. His comments coming after a federal appeals court offered Trump a temporary reprieve from that ruling that did deem his tariffs illegal. Joining us now to break down where to ride out the trade-induced volatility is Cole Smead. He is CEO of Smead Capital Management, which oversees more than $7 billion in assets under management. Cole, it's great to have you in the studio. Thank you for being here. We were just talking about this morning's inflation data indicating that there is a little bit more progress when it comes to prices than we saw in the Consumer Price Index print, but the tariffs still remain a headwind, and that certainly played out in this morning's economic data. How does that impact your investments going forward? Yeah. Um, well, add one more thing, you had consumer confidence hit a low. A low that we saw in 2020, a low that we saw in '09, and also 2011, okay? And I say that because, um, when you put all these things together, I think it's really incredible how the US economy has functioned despite high levels of uncertainty, particularly for business spending, okay? Um, if you go talk to business owners right now, they're pretty scared about the whole tariff situation. I was in an event, someone was, uh, you know, makes guitars for a living, and they were just freaking out. Um, go talk to people on Main Street, and they're not like at soccer practice being like, you know, what's going on today with tariffs? Um, and I say that because it shows you the difference between business. Are they not though? I mean, consumer sentiment numbers have been plummeting. In New York, yes. But in Main Street America, no. That's the best evidence. What is your what is your evidence of that? Are you talking to people across America? Uh, well, I I just mean if you just go talk to people day-to-day, like I I run into investors, I run into people in the media business, and I run into people in, you know, business owners. And again, that's a big idea for them, especially if you import or export your goods, okay? Um, when it comes to day-to-day beyond that, um, that's just not showing up. I'll give you a picture of this. Um, what are we spending in deficit? It's 7%. We normally only spend that. If you look back at the history, we did it, big deficit in World War I, big deficit in World War II. But we quickly tightened up our budget to get back to a much lower level of deficit or none at all. We have not tightened our belt at all. And what that's doing is it's providing this huge economic stabilizer and buffer in the economy. So this is a lot of uncertainty to pour onto the economy in, say, a 60-day stretch. And yet at the same time, economy's not falling off. Consumers' spending is not falling off. Why not? And the answer is because it's really tough to stop an economy when you're spending this much in deficit. And no one's really saying that, by the way. But well, to the very report that you just mentioned, the Consumer Confidence, they actually wrote in and said the tariffs are still top of mind for consumers' minds. That was in the write-in responses. The first mentioned in that stanza as well. So to say that they're not talking about it is incorrect based on that same report you're citing. Correct. Correct. But if you look at it, the spending though isn't going negative. What you're saying is the difference between the soft and the hard data, it sounds like. Correct. When also, that's that soft data is bad data to invest based on. So at low points in the data, what should you expect? That the economy is going to pick up. Because I said 9, 11, 20 and today. And so I would expect the economy picks up because when those people survey, they're telling you, like the weatherman, hey, it's sunny today. It's like, why already know that? Um, they're telling you that there's uncertainty. But the reality is you can't invest based on that. Well, I think we're going to wake up in 6 to 12 months. We're going to find out is we did not slow the US economy because until we slow our deficit spending, you can't slow it. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Miami Herald
15 hours ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Thousands of Veterans to March on DC Over Benefits Cuts-'Will Not Stand By'
Thousands of veterans are expected to march on Washington, D.C., to protest expected cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA is the second-largest U.S. government department, employing around 470,000 people. There are some 6.2 million veterans in the United States who receive disability benefits from the VA. In its budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, the Trump administration called for a 4 percent discretionary spending increase at the VA, largely targeting improvements to medical care and records technology. However, that number is expected to decrease after VA Secretary Doug Collins recently informed Congress that, to offset costs, 15 percent of the VA workforce will be reduced in the coming years. The Trump administration is arguing that technology advances will help the agency function despite staffing cuts. The cuts come amid a broader effort to reduce costs and streamline government services. Earlier this month, Federal News Network reported that over 14,000 VA employees in health care positions applied to leave their jobs through separation incentives offered by the federal government. However, veterans have expressed concerns that job cuts will compromise their ability to access benefits due to the reduced staffing levels. The rally will take place at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on June 6 at 2 p.m. ET. It coincides with the 81st anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces launched the invasion of Normandy, France, during World War II. The campaign website said it expected "thousands of veterans, military families, and their allies" to attend the march. Rally leaders described themselves as the "Bonus Army of 2025," referencing the 1932 protest in which World War I veterans and their supporters marched on Washington to demand payment of their promised bonuses amid the Great Depression. The Unite For Veterans website said: "America made a promise to its veterans. It's a promise we intend to keep." It added: "We are coming together to defend the benefits, jobs, and dignity that every generation of veterans has earned through sacrifice." Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, at a Senate hearing in early May: "We have been emphatic that we will not be cutting benefits and health care, only improving them." Margaret Cooney, senior campaign manager at the nonpartisan Center for American Progress, wrote on May 23: "Overall, these cuts to staffing and funding will damage public health and safety; harm economic interests and programs, such as like the VA's Armed to Farm program that support veterans' transition into faming; and leave U.S. veterans without the support they were promised for serving their country." The cuts are expected to take place in August, according to a memo from the VA chief of staff, seen by The Wall Street Journal. Whether the administration reacts to the backlash remains to be seen. Related Articles Veteran's Daughter Living in US 48 years Locked Up by ICEVA Disability Benefits: Payment Worth up to $4,544 Due This WeekVeteran Spent 40 Years Looking for Friend He Served With-Then Gets SurpriseVeterans Group Attacks Trump Cuts in Memorial Day Message 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Newsweek
18 hours ago
- Health
- Newsweek
Thousands of Veterans to March on DC Over Benefits Cuts—'Will Not Stand By'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Thousands of veterans are expected to march on Washington, D.C., to protest expected cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Why It Matters The VA is the second-largest U.S. government department, employing around 470,000 people. There are some 6.2 million veterans in the United States who receive disability benefits from the VA. In its budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, the Trump administration called for a 4 percent discretionary spending increase at the VA, largely targeting improvements to medical care and records technology. However, that number is expected to decrease after VA Secretary Doug Collins recently informed Congress that, to offset costs, 15 percent of the VA workforce will be reduced in the coming years. The Trump administration is arguing that technology advances will help the agency function despite staffing cuts. The cuts come amid a broader effort to reduce costs and streamline government services. Earlier this month, Federal News Network reported that over 14,000 VA employees in health care positions applied to leave their jobs through separation incentives offered by the federal government. However, veterans have expressed concerns that job cuts will compromise their ability to access benefits due to the reduced staffing levels. VA Secretary Doug Collins testifies during a Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on May 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C. VA Secretary Doug Collins testifies during a Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on May 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C. AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr. What To Know The rally will take place at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on June 6 at 2 p.m. ET. It coincides with the 81st anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces launched the invasion of Normandy, France, during World War II. The campaign website said it expected "thousands of veterans, military families, and their allies" to attend the march. Rally leaders described themselves as the "Bonus Army of 2025," referencing the 1932 protest in which World War I veterans and their supporters marched on Washington to demand payment of their promised bonuses amid the Great Depression. What People Are Saying The Unite For Veterans website said: "America made a promise to its veterans. It's a promise we intend to keep." It added: "We are coming together to defend the benefits, jobs, and dignity that every generation of veterans has earned through sacrifice." Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, at a Senate hearing in early May: "We have been emphatic that we will not be cutting benefits and health care, only improving them." Margaret Cooney, senior campaign manager at the nonpartisan Center for American Progress, wrote on May 23: "Overall, these cuts to staffing and funding will damage public health and safety; harm economic interests and programs, such as like the VA's Armed to Farm program that support veterans' transition into faming; and leave U.S. veterans without the support they were promised for serving their country." What Happens Next The cuts are expected to take place in August, according to a memo from the VA chief of staff, seen by The Wall Street Journal. Whether the administration reacts to the backlash remains to be seen.
