MBARARA, Uganda (AP) — At least once a week, Girino Ndyanabo’s family converges around a pit in which bananas have been left to ripen. The bananas are peeled and thrown into a wooden vat carved like a boat, and the patriarch steps in with bare feet. The sweet juice he presses out is filtered and … Read more
I knew I was cutting it fine – trying to squeeze in a last afternoon with old friends ahead of a final night with my family, before leaving for home. “A couple of hours,” I said to my parents, who were planning a takeaway pizza send-off for me. The crowd at the pub was much … Read more
Logan Paul went down to South Park and got his ass roasted … ’cause the satirical show just went after the WWE Superstar and his Prime drink company in its newest special. “South Park: Not Suitable for Children” just dropped on Paramount+ on Wednesday … and one of its many targets just so happened to … Read more
Miranda Cosgrove is opening up about her experience with drugs and alcohol. The 30-year-old iCarly star recently headlined Paramount+’s reboot of the popular Nickelodeon show. The iCarly revival ran for three seasons before being cancelled in October. During a recent appearance on Josh Peck and Ben Soffer‘s Good Guys podcast, Miranda admitted that she has … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Environmental watchdogs accused a Mexico-based startup Thursday of violating international trade law by selling a health supplement made from endangered totoaba fish to several countries including the U.S. and China. Advocates told The Associated Press they also have concerns that the company, The Blue Formula, could be selling fish that is illegally … Read more
Another reason for the trial’s failure could be that exenatide is much less potent than its newer cousin semaglutide, better known as Ozempic. Now that Ozempic is everywhere, anecdotal evidence is mounting that these drugs reduce cravings not just for food, but for online shopping, smoking, nail-biting, and alcohol. Now, the first empirical evidence to … Read more
Hadasa Bozakkaravani, 48, was charged with four hate crimes Courtesy of the NYPD Hadasa Bozakkaravani A Brooklyn woman who is accused of throwing a hot drink at a dad wearing a Palestinian scarf and his son is now facing hate crime charges, the NYPD confirms to PEOPLE. Hadasa Bozakkavarani, 48, was charged with assault of … Read more
A Texas man was acting calm and collected as a game warden searched his vehicle for drugs, all while holding a cup full of methamphetamine, officials said. The game warden conducted a traffic stop after spotting a pickup truck hauling a trailer with broken lights and “other transportation violations” near Lubbock, the Texas Parks and … Read more
ZAGREB, Croatia — Traces of a cleaning agent have been found in the fizzy drink that was served to a man in Croatia who was later hospitalized with a throat injury, triggering nationwide alarm, police said Thursday. An analysis of the bottle and glass served to the man at a cafe last weekend in the … Read more
The drink had all the hallmarks of a beverage sensation. Striking design, bold font, and the punchy name Release. But inside, each bottle was filled with urine allegedly discarded by Amazon delivery drivers and collected from plastic bottles by the side of the road. That didn’t stop Amazon from listing it for sale, though. Release … Read more