A pregnant 25-year-old woman took to Reddit’s r/AITA [Am I the A**hole] to ask for advice after her 28-year-old husband said he was prepared to miss the birth of their child to see The Batman in cinemas. Posting under the name u/PsychologicalPut3351, the mother-to-be asked: “AITA for not wanting my husband to go see Batman when our baby is due?” The woman continued: “As you may know, there is a new Batman movie releasing on early March (sic)....

The woman’s sister, who used the throwaway account u/niecenamethrowaway for privacy reasons, took to the popular Reddit forum “AmITheA**hole,” to share her story. The OP (original poster) found herself surprised when her sister revealed the name she was going to name her daughter when she gives birth and the story of how they came up with the name. According to the Social Security Administration, the top five boys’ names of 2020 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah, and William....

u/TheGeekThatStoleTech posted a screenshot of the reported email they received from Blink Fitness on the popular Reddit forum “Mildly Infuriating,” where it received 65,000 votes since it was shared on Wednesday. The message contained information about what was required to successfully cancel their Blink Fitness membership, including proof of relocation. Per a 2021 report by IHRSA, gym memberships were frozen or canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in revenue decreasing 58 percent, while 17 percent of fitness clubs closed....

Journalist Arshad Sharif, 49, was a former primetime news anchor with ARY TV and had been an outspoken critic of the country’s military establishment. The channel was taken off the air temporarily and Sharif fled the country to avoid arrest over sedition charges—inciting people to rebel against the state—earlier this year. Sharif alleged he was being harassed by the authorities and feared for his life, according to Aljazeera. He reportedly headed to Dubai in August, before moving on to Kenya....

Traditional braces typically consist of brackets attached to a wire and fitted to your teeth. Clear removable aligners, such as Invisalign, were created more recently to address some of the problems associated with traditional braces. This article discusses the pros and cons of Invisalign versus braces, including the procedures, cost, aesthetics, comfort, effectiveness, and care. With this information, find out which one fits your needs. Comparing Invisalign vs. Braces Invisalign and braces work similarly to correct problems with the alignment and spacing of your teeth....

After losing 83-82 at then No. 4 Iowa State on Dec. 10, the Hawkeyes have won 12 of their last 13 (9-4 ATS), including home and away wins against Michigan State and Purdue, both of which were considered the Big Ten’s strongest at the time. They were 9-point underdogs in straight up wins at both East Lansing and West Lafayette which helped improve their overall rating to the point where The Linemakers’ Kenny White has elevated Iowa to being tied with Oklahoma for college basketball’s highest rated team in his personal power ratings....

The Iowaska Church of Healing applied for tax-exempt status with the IRS in January 2019. The church was formed in September 2018, according to state records, and listed the home of one of its co-founders, Admir Dado Kantarevic, as its address. The church, which had as many as 20 members at one time, holds a “Sacrament of Ayahuasca.” Its members use the hallucinogenic for spiritual, physical and emotional healing as well as to develop a psychic and spiritual connection to the divine....

English professor Chloe Clark made the statement in the syllabus for her English 250 class. Clark warned against the use of “othering” in class discussions or projects. Othering can be defined as intentionally marginalizing groups or individuals for not conforming to established societal norms. “GIANT WARNING:” read Clark’s syllabus, “any instance of othering that you participate in intentionally (racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, sorophobia, transphobia, classism, mocking of mental health issues, body shaming, etc) in class are grounds for dismissal from the classroom....

Saeed Khatibzadeh’s comments were carried by Iran’s ISNA news agency on Wednesday after U.S. federal authorities announced charges against four Iranians on Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to kidnap an Iranian opposition activist and journalist as well as a few others living outside of Iran, the Associated Press reported. Khatibzadeh called the allegations “baseless and ridiculous.” “Making such an imaginary story is not unlikely by the U.S. Its entire short history is full of assassination, kidnapping and sabotage in other countries,” he said about the alleged plot to kidnap citizens critiquing Iran....

IRGC commander Major General Hossein Salami told reporters Friday that “The Great Prophet” military exercises held this week in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan showcased the service’s “authority, defense, resistance and aggression,” according to the Mehr News Agency. “The ground forces of the IRGC guarantee our security, independence, honor and dignity and they shone brightly in their latest war game,” Salami said on the sidelines of the drill. “The enemy should take a lesson from the firepower showcased by the Iranian forces,” he added, a reference to the U....

Ambassador Kazem Jalali urged Russia and China to ramp up their support of Iran, which for the last two years has been struggling under President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign. In an interview published Tuesday, Jalali told the Kommersant newspaper it is “high time we created a club of countries hit by sanctions,” according to the Tass state news agency. “Among its members will be many strong powers with developed economies: Russia, China and Iran....

Security forces were ordered onto the streets last year after an unpopular new fuel tax sparked widespread anti-regime demonstrations in around 100 towns and cities, combining with simmering unrest over poor living standards, sluggish economic performance and government authoritarianism. Regime forces used live ammunition to suppress protesters, arresting more than 7,000 people and engaging in arbitrary detention, disappearances, torture, and other abuses. Children as young as 10 were among those detained....

On November 13, an unidentified protester received the death penalty in the first instance of that sentence coming in the trials against people who were arrested for demonstrating. Five others were given jail time between five and 10 years, according to state media Mizan. Iran Human Rights warned that “at least 20 protesters are currently facing charges punishable by death per official reports” and it has expressed its concerns that the Iranian government might move hastily with the executions....

But the arrest was anything but an isolated incident. In the name of national security and what they call “public order,” Iran’s hard-liners are frantically lashing out at anyone they imagine might somehow pose a challenge to their increasingly unpopular rule. The Revolutionary Guards have been staging sweeps against “immodestly dressed” young people, while the Intelligence Ministry has been rounding up women’s rights activists, labor organizers and Iranian-American visitors like Esfandiari....

The current Iran-U.K. spat began last week when British commandos seized an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar. British authorities said the tanker was suspected of trying to transport oil to Syria in support of President Bashir al-Assad, in contravention of European Union sanctions on the war torn nation. Incensed Iranian officials condemned the move and called for retaliation, for example a reciprocal tanker seizure. On Wednesday, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels reportedly attempted to seize a British tanker as it transited the strategically-vital Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran....

In the past year, militias like this one have transformed the war in Iraq. Americans call them Concerned Local Citizens (CLCs), or Sons of Iraq; Iraqis know them as Sahwa—Awakening—after the tribal council in Anbar province that launched a Sunni revolt against the tyranny of Al Qaeda in Iraq. The militias’ vital role (and the uncomfortable fact that many members used to be insurgents themselves) will be a big part of the debate this week, as American lawmakers hear testimony on the war’s progress from U....

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Friday morning ended nearly five decades of precedent by overturning the judicial body’s landmark 1973 decision, which had established a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. The decision could see abortion bans in roughly half of the states in the U.S. Thirteen states, mainly in the South and Midwest, already have laws on the books that ban abortion in the case of Roe being overturned....

Anemia is diagnosed based on a blood test, which may show small-sized red blood cells (RBCs) and possibly a decreased concentration of RBCs. The distinctive change in RBC structure is described as microcytic anemia. Treatments for iron deficiency anemia include dietary modification, iron supplements, Injectafer treatments, or blood transfusion. Because some health problems can lead to iron deficiency anemia, treatment for the underlying problem is often necessary, too. Symptoms Typically, iron deficiency anemia causes nonspecific and vague symptoms, making it hard to recognize....

The November 14 episode will be a rerun, as will the episodes airing on upcoming weeks, according to the current Saturday Night Live (SNL) schedule. In fact, there aren’t any new SNL episodes announced at this time. That means, there’s no telling when the sketch comedy series will return. All we know right now is that old SNL episodes will air each Saturday night at 11:30 p.m. ET. In the meantime, if you’d rather skip the commercials, dedicated fans of the show can catch up on the 46 seasons that have aired so far through NBC’s streaming service Peacock....