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So, in honor of Stewart’s 80th, let’s take a look back at some more vintage photos of the model, cookbook author, TV personality, and businessperson. RELATED: See Harrison Ford’s Son Now, Who’s a Major Celebrity Chef. A 35-year-old Stewart was photographed collecting chicken eggs in a basket at her home in Westport, Connecticut. At the time, she was married to her ex-husband, Andrew Stewart, who worked in publishing. They were married from 1961 to 1990....

READ THIS NEXT: See Young Forrest From Forrest Gump Now at 37. Though Buttercup was Wright’s breakthrough role and remains one of her most iconic, The Princess Bride isn’t the only era-defining classic she appeared in. In 1994, she played the older Jenny in the Best Picture Oscar-winner Forrest Gump—one half of the duo (with Tom Hanks) who famously went together “like peas and carrots.” The performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress....

READ THIS NEXT: She Played Whitley on A Different World. See Jasmine Guy Now at 60. Since she began voice acting in 1983, Summer has lent her distinctive voice to hundreds of characters on TV, in movies, and in video games. Her most well-known roles include Susie Carmichael in Rugrats, Elmyra Diff in Tiny Toon Adventures, and Peabo in The Proud Family, among many, many others. Basically, if you’ve watched any cartoon in the past two decades, you’ve likely heard Summer’s voice....

1 Couple’s Retirement Plans Go Awry Lin, a woman in her 60s, bought the newly constructed home with her husband in the late 1980s. The couple frequently traveled for work but planned to live in the home full-time once her husband retired from his job with a government agency four years ago, Lin told the Gazette. In preparation, they hired a remodeling crew to fix up the house. It was there that their troubles began....

The site listing the now-taboo words and phrases comes with a trigger warning. “This website contains language that is offensive or harmful,” it says. “Please engage with this website at your own pace.” Predictably, the list has attracted criticism, even mockery from some quarters. Read on to find out more. 1 Cultural Appropriation, Insensitivity Targeted The guide advises against 13 words and phrases for being “culturally appropriative” of misusing terms with certain significance to ethnic groups....

Additionally, the chain will fast track its Black Friday discounts for the entire month of November, instead of waiting until Thanksgiving. “By kicking off our holiday deals earlier than ever, offering Black Friday pricing throughout the full month of November, and extending our Price Match Guarantee, we’re letting guests know they don’t need to wait or face the crowds to get the best deals.” Christina Hennington, Target’s executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, said in a statement....

READ THIS NEXT: 10 Best Cities in the U.S. for Outdoor Adventures. The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest, flowing more than 1,200 miles from the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, Canada through Washington and Oregon. On the border of the two U.S. states is the Columbia River Gorge, “a spectacular river canyon, 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep, that meanders past cliffs, spires, and ridges set against [the] Cascade Mountain Range,” according to the USDA Forest Service....

RELATED: 7 New Shows to Watch on Netflix This Weekend. Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson, and Gal Gadot star in this goofy, twisty heist thriller, which Netflix claims had the service’s biggest opening day performance ever when it dropped earlier this month. Its immense popularity is no surprise, as Red Notice is a totally innocuous crowdpleaser featuring three of the world’s biggest movie stars playing precisely to type. If you’re a frequent rom-com watcher, then you’re familiar with the trope behind Love Hard, a new holiday-themed movie from Netflix: mistaken identity....

“If you’re deficient in vitamin D, that does have an impact on your susceptibility to infection. I would not mind recommending—and I do it myself—taking vitamin D supplements,” Fauci said during an Instagram Live interview with actor Jennifer Garner on Sept. 10. And research backs up Fauci’s suggestion. After all, a study published on Sept. 3 by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that having a vitamin D deficiency increases your risk of testing positive for the coronavirus by nearly 80 percent....

Be prepared to swear off swimming in natural bodies of water after rewatching Jaws. (We can only assume you’ve already seen this American classic directed by Steven Spielberg.) In the toothy tale from 1975, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss star as three men tasked with tracking down a great white shark after it attacks beachgoers in the fictional New England summer resort town of Amity Island. Despite the fact that you’re more likely to be struck down by lightning or killed by fireworks than gobbled up by a shark, you may have flashbacks to this film every time you put your toes in the water....

RELATED: If You Bought This at Costco, Get Rid of It Immediately, FDA Says. After spending a year in lockdown, you’re probably well aware of all of the corners of your home that need renovation. But experts say that prices for raw materials, like paint and lumber, are currently inflated given the sky-high demand for such products. CNBC reports that because of this, nearly half of all builders say they have recently added escalation clauses to their contracts, ensuring that homeowners are responsible for any unexpected cost increases for materials....

Given that a holiday weekend is here, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has been making the case this week that Americans should not let their guard down and should continue to abide by COVID-19 mitigation efforts designed to limit the spread of the virus. (After all, both Memorial Day and July 4th weekends were followed by a surge in cases.) But he seems especially concerned about the seven states we’ve listed right here—all of which referenced in his interview with Bloomberg News....

RELATED: If You’re Charging Your iPhone Like This, Apple Says Stop Immediately. As of Nov. 5, Apple will eliminate the mask requirement for shoppers at many of its U.S. retail stores. The company cites the recent decline in cases as well as an increased share of the public having been vaccinated, according to a report in Bloomberg. RELATED: This Popular Type of Mask May Not Do Anything to Protect You, New Study Says....

Even in the days before news spread in seconds via the internet, major cultural events were uniting the nation and shaping history. To help jog your memory, we’ve gone back through the years to round up the moments that defined each year since 1950. And for more nostalgia, check out the 100 Slang Terms From the 20th Century No One Uses Anymore. When President Harry Truman signed The Organic Act of Guam into law in 1950, it secured Guam’s place as an unincorporated territory of America, thereby ending a 50-year appeal by the island for a governing body....

READ THIS NEXT: The Most Mysterious Zodiac Sign, According to Astrologers Those born under the sign Aries are independent thinkers with big personalities—and will enjoy reading about characters they can relate to. “They are drawn to stories of determined, strong, and persistent people because they possess the qualities of a leader and a fighter,” says Emily Newman, astrologer and founder of Best of Psychic Reader. “They will like something where the hero is able to overcome a big obstacle....

When it comes to heating your home, a gas oven is not a substitute for proper heating tools. On Feb. 17, the CDC issued a statement warning that using a gas oven to heat your home can expose your household to unsafe levels of carbon monoxide. Using a fireplace that is not vented or burning anything in a stove can also leave you vulnerable to high levels of carbon monoxide, according to the agency....

RELATED: If You Take This Supplement, Stop Now, FDA Says. On July 28, the CDC announced it was investigating a possible connection between an outbreak of E. coli and raw cake mix, warning people should not eat or taste the ingredient before it is cooked. The agency said it was currently collecting data with the help of local public health officials and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine the source of the bacterial contamination....

RELATED: Never Drink This During a Heat Wave, Experts Warn. The CDC says you shouldn’t use any water during a storm because lightning can travel through plumbing. According to the agency, this includes showering, bathing, washing dishes, and washing your hands. Plumbing expert Ray Brosnan tells Best Life that “if lightning strikes, the electrical current will follow the path it finds with the least resistance all the way down to the ground....

“Having obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above, increases your risk of severe illness from COVID-19,” writes the CDC. The website explains that BMI is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters. Though “BMI does not measure body fat directly,” “the correlation between the BMI and body fatness is fairly strong.” Other pre-existing conditions listed by new CDC guidelines include chronic kidney disease; COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease); immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from a solid organ transplant; and serious heart conditions such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathy; sickle cell disease, and type 2 diabetes....

On April 20, the IRS revealed that taxpayers should file electronically if they want to maximize their deductions and get the most money back on their taxes. “Filing electronically, whether through IRS Free File or other e-file service providers, is a great way to cut the chances for many tax return mistakes and maximize deductions to reduce tax owed at the same time,” the agency said in a statement. Online tax software will automatically apply the latest tax laws, as well as check for available deductions and accurately calculate refunds based on information provided by taxpayers....