Anyone on social media has probably seen advertisements for “nutrition clubs,” featuring colorful “loaded teas” or meal replacement shakes with cookie crumbles, cereal or sprinkles. They look good. The health benefits and nutritional claims look better. Most drinks are allegedly under 300 calories and have very little sugar. Others can […]
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Brendan Hunt found guilty of threatening to assault or murder members of Congress
Federal prosecutors charged and tried Hunt, the son of retired New York City family court judge John Hunt. Brendan Hunt will be sentenced in June and faces up to 10 years in prison, the Eastern District said in a statement. Hunt took the stand in his own defense on Tuesday, […]
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10 hidden Amazon deals that only Prime members can unlock
BGR 5 brilliant Amazon tool sets that’ll replace all the old junk in your toolbox Whether you’ve owned a home for 50 years or you just recently moved into your first starter home, every homeowner has one thing in common: they tend to accumulate all sorts of tools. That’s not […]
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CA lawmakers appoint members of reparations task force
FILE – In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer speaks during the California GOP fall convention in Indian Wells, Calif. Faulconer is forming a committee to begin raising money for a potential run for governor. The Republican’s announcement on Twitter comes as supporters of a […]
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Sacramento, California swears in new City Council members
Katie Valenzuela, Mai Vang and Sean Loloee took themselves off mute, raised their right hands to their computer screens and repeated the oath of office. Like so many other things this year, the traditional swearing-in ceremony for three new Sacramento City Council members was done virtually on Tuesday. Even without […]
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Ask Amy: Family members press for baptism
Dear Amy: I grew up in a conservative Catholic family and went to 12 years of Catholic school. After, I decided to leave the Catholic faith. My husband was raised without a religious background. Ten months ago, we welcomed our first child (my parents’ first grandchild) and have decided not […]
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Social media that’s anti-social: Giants’ Golden Tate’s wife proves family members can cause locker room tension, too
It’s always been difficult for athletes to avoid controversy on social media. With the world at their fingertips, hundreds have made comments or thrown temper tantrums that have helped them alienate teammates, fans and front offices, who have forced them to make humiliating apologies or run them out of town. […]
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How to Make an Ad During Covid: Bribe Your Family Members to Appear
When director Giovanni Messner set out to make a commercial earlier this year for Pillsbury’s new edible cookie dough, he couldn’t bring in actors for a shoot as usual due to the Covid-19 pandemic. So Mr. Messner cast his own family. His two children, ages 5 and 7, got the […]
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Messi, his outspoken cousin and the football agents who sell their own family members
Unlike Josh de Caires, Michael Atherton’s cricketing son who uses his mother’s surname so as not to trade on the ready association with his father, the Argentinian footballer Maxi Biancucchi does not shirk from familial relationship. He likes to be known by the nickname: “El Primo de Messi”, or Messi’s […]