insert_link Food & Drink U.S. Suspends Avocado Imports from Mexico During the first quarter of this year’s Super Bowl, Avocados from Mexico ran a commercial that featured "the worst tailgate" one toga-wearing Roman had ever been to. A group of Romans eyeballed the Barbarians who were misbehaving in the parking lot outside the Colosseum until a guy making guac and slicing avocados caught their attention. Spoiler alert: The green fruit ends up bringing the two opposing sides together because of course it does. But by the […] todayFebruary 24, 2022
insert_link Fashion Saks Fifth Avenue joins growing list of retailers to go fur-free Saks Fifth Avenue is joining a growing list of retailers and brands including Macy’s, Versace and Prada that will stop using animal fur as it reacts to a backlash from consumers. Saks Fifth Avenue issued a statement last Wednesday that it will phase out using fur by the end of fiscal 2022. That includes both brand partners and store-label merchandise sold online and in stores. As part of the decision, Saks […] todayApril 13, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness White House virus expert Dr. Deborah Birx quits over her Thanksgiving Holiday travel A top public health official on the White House coronavirus task force has said she will retire after it emerged she hosted a holiday gathering. Dr. Deborah Birx, 64, cited the criticism she had faced for a family get-together over Thanksgiving in Delaware in her decision to step aside. "This experience has been a bit overwhelming," she said. "It's been very difficult on my family." A world-renowned Aids researcher, she […] todayDecember 24, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Greek Doctors March and Measure to Promote use of Face Masks Doctors marched with their families and a few friends in Greece's second-largest city Saturday not to protest, but to debunk misinformation about face masks circulating during the coronavirus pandemic. A few dozen people fast-walked and ran 2 kilometers (1.25 miles) through central Thessaloniki while wearing face masks and then measured their oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, finding them all normal. Opponents of mandatory face mask use have spread the claim […] todayOctober 7, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Prince William tackles mental health stigma in new documentary: ‘It’s OK to not be OK’ A new BBC documentary titled Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health explores the Duke of Cambridge’s mission to end mental health stigma for men. The trailer, published Saturday on YouTube, depicts Prince William talking candidly with a group of men. “You can’t be ashamed of your mental health,” he says in the clip. “You’ve got to be able to look it in the eye and go, ‘I’m going to […] todayMay 20, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Saying Goodbye to the Queen Leah Chase, one of the most influential and acclaimed American chefs of the last century, died in June this year at the age of 96. For the last seven decades, Chase presided over the stoves at New Orleans’s famed Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, where she served an array of Creole classics and signature dishes like shrimp Clemenceau and her Holy Thursday special gumbo z’herbes. Throughout her storied career, Chase played […] todayJuly 16, 2019
insert_link Health & Wellness San Francisco is Set to Ban Juul and Other E-cigarette Sales in 2020 The City of San Francisco just banned the sale or distribution of e-cigarettes in the city unless they have FDA approval. The ban, which also affects some flavored tobacco products, adds to restrictions that the city put in place on flavored e-cigarettes last year - already considered to be the strictest in the country. Cigarettes remain legal. Once it goes into effect in early 2020, the new San Francisco […] todayJuly 15, 2019
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