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Second lady Usha Vance and Vice President JD Vance announced they were expecting their fourth child this week and gamblers are predicting what they'll name the baby — placing bets that a MAGA leader could be the possible namesake.

Bettors have indicated a likelihood that the Vances would potentially name their son after President Donald Trump or late MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk, The Daily Beast reported.

"Bettors can currently get 22/1 odds that J.D. and Usha Vance will name their unborn son 'Donald.' The odds that the couple will name their fourth child after President Donald Trump are second to the 20/1 odds that they will name the baby 'Charlie,' after slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk," The Beast reported. ...

Second lady Usha Vance announced Tuesday that she is expecting her fourth child.

She made a joint announcement with her husband, Vice President JD Vance, on social media that they are having a son. The couple has three other children, ages 3, 5 and 8, according to The Daily Beast.

“We’re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy,” the couple said in the announcement. “Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July.”...

The internet had a fiery response Friday to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s bizarre plans to announce research revealing a potential connection between an over-the-counter medication and pregnancy — dubbing him an "insane clown" and "fool."

Kennedy is facing an avalanche of criticism from MAGA faithful and Democrats after he was eviscerated by lawmakers during an explosive Thursday hearing.

Users on X and Bluesky didn't hesitate to respond to the unfounded claims as stocks for Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, dropped more than 15% following news of the announcement....

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. plans to announce a report claiming that pregnant women’s use of Tylenol could be linked to autism.

The report will also suggest that a medicine derived from folate, an important vitamin women take during pregnancy, can be used in treating symptoms of the developmental disorder for some people, sources familiar with the announcement told the Wall Street Journal.

The agency apparently wants to highlight how a form of folate, known as folinic acid or leucovorin, can decrease symptoms of autism, which in 2022 affected roughly 1 in 31 8-year-olds in the United States....

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Sara Toups thought it was early signs of menopause.

Her breasts were sore, her belly bloated with discomfort. She started to wonder if she had missed her period. Shouldn’t she have gotten it weeks ago? ...

O’laysha Davis was a few weeks shy of her due date when in mid-August she decided it was time to switch doctors. Davis had planned to give birth at a small community hospital about 20 minutes from her home in North Charleston, South Carolina. But that changed when her medical team started repeatedly calling her cellphone and pressuring her to come to the hospital and deliver the baby. Davis said she’d told her doctor on more than one occasion that she was opposed to inducing labor early. Eventually, she reached her wits’ end. “It was ridiculous,” said Davis, 33. “I don’t feel heard most of the......