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Erwan Heussaff and Anne Curtis-Smith (Manulife Philippines/Released)Actress Anne Curtis and culinary content creator Erwan Heussaff are encouraging Filipinos to adopt small, consistent lifestyle habits to improve long-term health.The couple shared the message through a series of video collaborations with Manulife Philippines, where they discussed movement, diet and daily choices as factors that contribute to overall well-being, alongside the importance of balance and consistency.“Heart disease is the top illness Filipinos are most worried about according to a recent Manulife’s Asia Care Survey,” Erwan said in the collaboration video.“We all have a relative who had heart disease. We all know someone who…

A new bill in Congress, titled the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026, would change how Social Security benefits are calculated, meaning millions of parents could end up with larger payments when they retire.After years of seeing a decline in stay-at-home mothers, the United States started seeing the number of women leaving the workforce to raise children rise in 2014. That number has stabilized in recent years, but with the cost of childcare rising, some parents are making the decision to have one parent stay home because they can’t justify spending more than half of their salary on childcare.…

– screengrab, Credit: Sumatran Orangutan Society A wild Sumatran orangutan has been seen crossing a road through the jungle with the help of a canopy rope bridge for the first time. This landmark moment, recorded on a camera trap in the Pakpak Bharat district of North Sumatra, is a world-first for the species, and because of the incredible social skills and intelligence of these animals, is predicted to become normal behavior in the future. While other primates, including gibbons, langurs, and macaques, have previously been observed using the canopy bridges to cross the public road, this event confirms that Critically-Endangered…

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The Apple TV series “Shrinking” features an ensemble of messy characters. Lead protagonist Jimmy (played by Jason Segel) is a widower who struggles to care for his teenage daughter, Alice (Lukita Maxwell). As a therapist, he likes helping others, but he has a hard time taking his own advice. Jimmy’s colleague Gaby (Jessica Williams) has issues embracing happiness, and his patient Sean (Luke Tennie) is a veteran dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. Harrison Ford plays Paul, Jimmy and Gaby’s boss, and a mentor figure to the rest of the cast. He gives sage advice to everyone around him, but he…

Sir Tony Blair has called for a block on people with anxiety, depression and ADHD from claiming benefits, highlighting a growing rift within Labour over welfare reform.The former prime minister’s think tank urged the Government to impose an “emergency handbrake” on people claiming sickness and disability benefits to save billions of pounds a year.The current system is now perceived as “vulnerable to misuse”, according to the Tony Blair Institute (TBI).It warned that “sickfluencers” were fuelling the problem by offering advice on social media on how “best to maximise chances of a successful claim”.The TBI highlighted that four million people were…

Key PointsSocial Security spousal benefits may be available on your spouse’s work record.You can claim your spousal benefits if your husband or wife has claimed their retirement benefits.Spousal benefits could be as much as 50% of the primary earner’s standard benefit.When it comes to Social Security, most people think of retirement benefits. Retirement benefits are available if you’ve earned enough work credits (40 total). The amount of your retirement benefits is based on your average wages during your 35 highest earning years.Retirement benefits aren’t the only benefits that you could claim, though.Will AI create the world’s first trillionaire? Our team…

A new dating show, Hold My Hand, is believed to be the first series conducted entirely in British Sign Language (BSL), to challenge misconceptions about deaf relationships while celebrating BSL as a language and culture, producers say. The show is broadcast on Lumo TV, a deaf-led streaming platform for sign language users and sign-presented content. “For too long, the use of British Sign Language has been treated as an afterthought in mainstream entertainment and reality TV,” said Lumo TV CEO Camilla Arnold. “With this series, we’re flipping that on its head,” she told the Guardian. Hosted by deaf identical twin…

You’ve probably heard it a thousand times. Get outside more. Touch grass. Go for a walk. And maybe you do, sometimes. You take a lap around the block when you’re stressed. You sit on the patio with your coffee when the weather’s nice. But it never quite sticks, does it? It feels good in the moment, and then the moment passes, and you’re right back where you started. After all, there’s a big difference between spending time outside and having a nature ritual. And that difference comes down to one word: intention. Research shows that just 20 minutes in a…

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Yassierli has emphasized that the work environment must not only be physically safe but also capable of safeguarding the well-being and mental health of employees. He noted that this approach aligns with a global trend that identifies well-being as a basic necessity in the workplace.”If humans are the center of occupational safety and health, then what needs protection is not only the physical self. Mental health is an inseparable part of real occupational safety and health,” Yassierli stated in Jakarta on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, as quoted by Antara.He explained that prioritizing mental health is…