Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Trump's rage on Jan. 6. Plus, a monkeypox vaccine rollout as cases surge. Here's the latest.

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Bombshell testimony at the Jan. 6 hearings by a former aide to Trump's chief of staff, and Chris Pratt's emotional reaction to an Instagram controversy involving his children. Plus, what to do (and how to keep your cool) if your flight gets canceled or delayed this holiday weekend.

THE LATEST

Trump raged at Secret Service to take him to the Capitol, was unfazed by potential for violence, former aide testifies.

Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, delivered bombshell testimony yesterday to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Hutchinson said former President Donald Trump told aides to let the crowd into his rally even though he knew they were armed, and that he screamed at a Secret Service agent to drive him to the Capitol on Jan. 6 instead of the West Wing and tried to grab the steering wheel. Trump denied that account in a series of social media posts, saying he barely knew Hutchinson.

💉 Tens of thousands of monkeypox vaccine doses are to be immediately distributed in the U.S.

White House officials announced last night that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will start distributing 56,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine Jynneos to areas with high transmission, followed by 240,000 doses in the coming weeks. States with the highest number of cases include California, Illinois and New York. About 1.6 million doses are expected to be available by the fall, according to White House officials. As cases surge, here's how to identify monkeypox.

✈️Flying for July 4? Here's what to do if your flight gets canceled or delayed.

If you're planning to fly this Independence Day, it's important to keep in mind that nearly a quarter of domestic flights are now being delayed due, in part, to staffing shortages and increased demand. If you are flying, make sure to stay ahead of any potential roadblocks with these 5 key tips to avoid airport Armageddon, including traveling on off-peak days, signing up for your airline's text alerts, and (we think most importantly) remembering to be nice to customer service reps. 🙂

Chris Pratt said he cried over the backlash to his 'healthy daughter' Instagram post.

The "Jurassic World: Dominion" star said in a new interview that he was upset over the reaction to his Instagram post last year celebrating his "gorgeous, healthy" newborn daughter with wife Katherine Schwarzenegger. Pratt's son, Jack, with ex-wife Anna Faris, was born premature and has some visual impairment, which led to fans thinking the "healthy daughter" comment was a dig at Faris. "My son's gonna read that one day," Pratt told Men's Health. "He's 9. And it's etched in digital stone. It really (expletive) bothered me, dude. I cried about it. I was like, I hate that these blessings in my life are — to the people close to me — a real burden."

LIVE BETTER TODAY

Achieve your life goals with this easy tip.

Did you know you could get sunburn on your eyes? *cold shiver.* Save yourself from having to learn more about photokeratitis by choosing the right sunglasses this summer. A board-certified ophthalmologist tells us these are the 3 labels you should look for when buying new shades to protect yourself from ultraviolet rays. She also shared tips to choose the best fit and style to suit your face, as well as the best options for kids.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

Allow us to do the meal-planning for you.

Whether you're on the keto diet, intermittent fasting, low carb or no diet at all, it's always good to have some low-carb options in the fridge. So if you're being carb conscious, we rounded up recipes involving 17 tasty low-carb foods — from spicy grilled shrimp and avocado salad to "everything" salmon with sherry spinach salad — that are nice and light and easy to prepare on busy summer nights.

DAILY DELIGHT

A little pick-me-up before you go.

In the middle of her tennis match at Wimbledon, Britain's Jodie Burrage served up some kindness when she noticed a ball boy looking unwell on the sidelines. Burrage stopped the match and ran to get him a Gatorade and a nutritional gel before some spectators chipped in a bag of Percy Pig, a popular British gummy candy. Playing in her home country in one of the sport's most prestigious tournaments, Burrage was looking out for more than herself. "I just reacted how I think anyone would," she said. "He was not in a good spot. I just tried to help him out as much as possible."