READ THIS NEXT: This Popular Retail Chain Is Closing Stores, Starting Oct. 5. Growing up, a trip to your local shopping mall wasn’t complete without a visit to Lord & Taylor. The first and oldest department store in the U.S., Lord & Taylor was the place to go for jewelry, new shoes, appliances, or even a prom dress. But the retailer and its owner Le Tote filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Aug....
RELATED: If You Notice This When Driving, It Could Be an Early Sign of Dementia. A recent analysis by the Acoustical Society of America warns that people with extended exposure to noise levels of 70 decibels or more are putting themselves at risk of developing hearing problems later in life. This level, which is about as loud as a TV at normal listening volume or running a vacuum cleaner, is easily surpassed using headphones while listening to music at more than 50 percent volume, EatingWell reports....
RELATED: Tim McGraw Shares Rare Photo of His Three Daughters With Faith Hill.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb During an Esquire interview published on Aug. 25, McGraw, now 54, shared some of the things he’s learned throughout his life, including one major eye-opening experience: becoming sober in the 2000s. “I remember a moment when I was getting out of bed and going to the liquor cabinet and taking a big shot at eight in the morning and thinking, I have to wake the kids up,” said McGraw....
READ THIS NEXT: This Is the No. 1 Colon Cancer Symptom People Ignore, Doctors Warn. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb According to a second 2022 study published in the British Medical Journal, men who frequently eat ultra-processed foods are at a 29 percent increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, compared with men who eat this type of food less frequently. To determine how diet influenced colorectal cancer risk, the researchers behind the study—a group of scientists from Harvard University and Tufts University—reviewed questionnaire responses from over 200,000 individuals....
RELATED: Half of Unvaccinated People in the U.S. Have This in Common, Research Shows.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Numerator, a market research firm, recently surveyed more than 2,000 people in the U.S. to analyze consumer intentions for the upcoming summer holidays. The researchers found that unvaccinated individuals are more likely to participate in Fourth of July activities this year. According to the survey, 64 percent of those who are unvaccinated say they are “celebrating normally” for the upcoming holiday weekend, while 49 percent of those who are vaccinated say they will be doing the same....
READ THIS NEXT: Dr. Fauci Just Gave This New Warning to All Americans—Even the Boosted.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Sadly, the pandemic isn’t done with us yet. In April, COVID started rising again and they’ve yet to let up. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), infections have increased by more than 18 percent in the last week, while hospitalizations went up by over 24 percent. Many communities across the U....
1 Just a Nice Walk Mooren was out on a walk with his girlfriend and dogs when they unexpectedly came across a bear. Video footage shows a terrified response from his girlfriend, who he immediately pushes back and out of the way of danger. Mooren also pulls his small dogs away from the bear, before going on the offensive against the furry intruder. Keep reading to learn more and see the video....
1 The Tracks Are 113 Million Years Old According to Stephanie Salinas Garcia, a spokesperson at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas, a recent drought unveiled large tracks from 113 million years ago belonging to a prehistoric beast – and the photos are absolutely stunning. Keep reading to see the video. 2 They Belonged to a Acrocanthosaurus “Most tracks that have recently been uncovered and discovered at different parts of the river in the park belong to Acrocanthosaurus....
RELATED: This Common Medication Could Be Hurting Your Brain, New Study Says. Findings from a new study presented at the Experimental Biology meeting earlier this month suggest that vitamin K has the potential to improve cognitive abilities in aging brains. As reported by Medical News Today, researchers from AlMaarefa University in Saudi Arabia evaluated the protective effect of vitamin K by comparing two groups of older rats (which are often used in scientific research due to their genetic similarities to humans)....
RELATED: Walgreens Will No Longer Let You Do This, Effective Immediately. Shoppers are suing Walmart and Walgreens for the lidocaine patches they sell, Top Class Actions reported on April 13. According to the legal news outlet, two twin class action lawsuits were filed in New York federal court on April 11, accusing the retailers of violating state and federal consumer laws in relation to this product. Lidocaine is a local anesthetic medicine that is meant to control, prevent, and relieve pain through numbness, according to the Mayo Clinic....
READ THIS NEXT: Ex-Walmart Employee Offers New Warning to Shoppers. Consumer inflation is bearing down on retailers, as it reached a 40-year high of 8.3 percent in April, according to Fox Business. As a result, Walmart was among a number of retailers last week who reported significant decreases in profits for their first quarters. The company saw shares decrease by 11 percent on May 17, making it the retailer’s worst day in 35 years, Fox Business said....
If this could happen to someone who specializes in health services, you might be wondering, what are the chances it could happen to you, too? Head and neck cancers, which include cancers of the mouth, account for about four percent of all cancers in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). They are also more than twice as likely to be diagnosed in men than they are in women and people who use tobacco products of any kind are considered more at risk than those who do not....
Ahead of the release of The First Avenger in 2011, Evans spoke to the AP about his reticence to take such a potentially high-profile job. “I’m a big fan of my privacy, my anonymity,” he said. “You know, I’ve made films for a while, like I said, but it’s always been a one-shot deal. A film like this, if it explodes, you don’t have the opportunity to kind of get your footing again....
RELATED: People With These Names Are the Most Attractive, Says New Survey. In a study published in the journal Cognitive Research Principles and Implications on Jan. 10, a group of researchers set out to examine whether or not the face masks worn to protect against COVID-19 could affect their physical appeal to the opposite sex. “Research carried out before the pandemic found medical face masks reduce attractiveness—so we wanted to test whether this had changed since face coverings became ubiquitous and understand whether the type of mask had any effect,” Michael Lewis, PhD, a reader from Cardiff University’s School of Psychology and an expert in the psychology of faces, said in a press release....
Researchers from India studied how glasses could protect someone from COVID, publishing their findings—which have not yet been peer-reviewed—on medRxiv on Feb. 13. The researchers observed 304 COVID patients between the ages of 10 and 80 at a hospital in northern India, with 19 percent of the patients reporting that they wore glasses most of the time. Comparing this to the estimated 40 percent of those who wear glasses in the general Indian population, the researchers concluded that the risk of catching COVID was two to three times lower for those who wear glasses than those who do not....
READ THIS NEXT: Doing This at Night Hurts Your Heart, Experts Warn. Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that your body needs to build healthy cells. But when you have too much cholesterol in the body, it can cause a buildup of this substance in the lining of the arteries and blood vessels. This can lead to a condition known as atherosclerosis in which the buildup causes arteries to tighten and narrow, restricting blood flow....
According to a new report courtesy of The Sun, King Charles will be offering a generous bonus this holiday season of up to $700 to help them cope with inflation and the rising cost of living— and to explore secrets of the Royal Family, don’t miss these The Biggest Royal Romance Scandals of All Time. 1 Bonuses Will Allegedly Be Distributed on a Sliding Scale The bonuses will be distributed by the level of need....
1 Prince Harry Opted to Step Down As a Working Royal In 2020, Prince Harry willingly stepped down as a working member of the Royal Family, choosing to leave the United Kingdom and move to the United States with his wife, Meghan Markle, and son, Archie. As a result, he gave up many of his rights as a working royal. 2 Andrew Was Forced to Step Down Prince Andrew on the other hand, was forced to step down from life as a working royal after his involvement with accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and sexual assault allegations made by Virginia Giuffre....
In recent years, Aames has opened up about his life in interviews, including the ups and downs he’s gone through, his family life, and how he met his current wife after they had been pen pals for 30 years. Read on to learn more about what he’s been up to since Eight Is Enough. RELATED: Cathy Silvers Played Jenny on Happy Days. See Her Now at 60. Eight Is Enough aired from 1977 to 1981....
1 Caught In the Act The unnamed woman in Buderim, Queensland, came home to find something “off” about her kitchen—the microwave appeared to have been moved all by itself. After further exploration, the woman saw a giant snake’s tail hanging over the counter… and behind the microwave she found two gigantic pythons mating. Keep reading to learn more and see the video. 2 Call In the Experts The woman called in Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, a local company that specializes in removing snakes from people’s homes and offices....
