RELATED: Maria Menounos Says This Was the First Symptom of Her Brain Tumor. Bayer says that it was over spring break during her ninth grade year that she first started having “flu-like symptoms and a swollen eye.” However, it took some time for doctors to determine that the underlying cause was leukemia. “First we thought it was an infection, and then we couldn’t figure it out,” she told Page Six in 2016....
1 A Sudden Carjacking Shocks Parents According to local police, around 8 a.m. on Oct. 4, two parents were standing feet away from their car, waiting with one of their children to put them on a school bus. Suddenly, someone jumped in the family car and sped off with a younger child in the back seat. MLive reported that the carjacker apparently didn’t realize the child was there. After he was discovered, the thief left the boy on the side of a road with a blanket....
1 “Be Aware of Surroundings,” Experts Advise Local TV station WKRG captured the video of the dozens of sharks near Pensacola Beach at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. More than 13 shark species inhabit the Florida coast, using the areas near shore as nurseries for their young, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) says. In 2022, 19 shark attack bites have been recorded by Tracking Sharks. Thankfully, none were fatal....
1 Python-Wrangling Kimmel is the owner of Martin County Trapping & Wildlife Rescue in the Florida Everglades, and clearly an old hand at dealing with dangerous beasts. He captured the entire incident on video and posted it on his social media. “Alright ya’ll today is a fun one,” he captioned the post. “I took a couple out on their first python hunt and we had a ton of fun cruising around the everglades....
READ THIS NEXT: Walgreens Will No Longer Let You Do This, Effective Immediately. Alongside other drugstore chains, Walgreens has been a pivotal participant in the fight against COVID. For the last two years, the company has been providing masks, COVID tests, and vaccines to millions of Americans across the U.S. It’s also expanded help to more than 60,000 long-term care facility clinics, providing vaccinations to millions of residents and staff....
READ THIS NEXT: Walmart Is Banning Shoppers From Doing This in 4 States, as of Next Year. Retailers have come under fire for medication practices in the past. Medications, whether OTC or prescription, come with serious risks and potential complications, which is why the retailers who sell them often find themselves mired in controversy. Back in April, Kroger was hit with a lawsuit from two shoppers who claimed its “non-drowsy” cold and flu medications were actually causing drowsiness....
READ THIS NEXT: Walmart Is Banning Shoppers From Doing This in 4 States, as of Next Year. Unlike many other major retailers, Walmart has not been forced to downsize significantly among pandemic setbacks and rising inflation. Nevertheless, the big-box retailer has had to make several closures for different reasons. In the spring, Walmart permanently closed five separate stores in four states: Kentucky, Ohio, Connecticut, and Washington. More recent closures were just temporary: In September, the retailer was forced to close hundreds of stores throughout Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia as Hurricane Ian made landfall in the U....
Now, ongoing backlash over a different item in Walmart’s inventory has prompted the retailer to pull the product from shelves for good. Read on to find out what hotly debated purchase is no longer being sold. READ THIS NEXT: Walmart Is Now Facing Backlash for Selling This. Walmart shoppers have probably experienced finding certain items missing from the retailer’s shelves. Whether because of a recall or pushback, the big-box retailer often pulls products....
RELATED: Walmart and Kroger Just Gave This Major COVID Announcement for Shoppers. It looks like Walmart might be planning to create its own cryptocurrency and nonfungible tokens (popularly known as NFTs). CNBC obtained filings from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office dated Dec. 30, which show Walmart planned to register new trademarks to make and sell virtual goods like electronics, toys, sports gear, decor, and personal care items. The company also said it wanted to sell cryptocurrencies and NFTs....
RELATED: If You Live Here, Prepare for an Influx of Snakes. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species, which also makes it the largest venomous snake in the U.S., according to National Geographic. Some eastern diamondback rattlesnakes can weigh up to 10 pounds and grow as big as eight feet in length, while also having the ability to live 10 to 20 years. This snake has an easily recognizable yellow-bordered, light-centered black diamond skin pattern, and it feeds on squirrels, birds, and household pests like rats and mice—which means it may try searching for its food near your home....
RELATED: This Is the Most Dangerous Place to Be on a Cruise, Experts Say. “Don’t bring electronics that don’t comply with the voltage on the ship,” advises Steph Shuster, experienced cruiser and CEO of DCL Magazine — the Disney Cruises Fan. “I’ve seen families bring everything from kettles to hotplates. You don’t want to be the passenger who blows the circuit for the whole floor.” And it’s not just the embarrassment and inconvenience of such a potential fail: Some electronics are banned by policy, so make sure you read up on what’s allowed....
READ THIS NEXT: 10 Secret Places in the U.S. to See Fall Foliage. The Northeast region of the U.S. is one of the more well-known spots for fall foliage, and if you live in one of the 10 states in the area, you should already be seeing the most vibrant leaves. According to SmokyMountain.com’s Fall Foliage Prediction Map, in this region, you’ll see the leaves start to change this week, and the foliage will peak before the middle of October....
However, according to insiders, their relationship wasn’t always a fairy tale. In fact, earlier in their relationship, Will failed to show up for their New Year’s Eve plans with the Middleton clan, humiliating her and leaving her devastated, according to one royal biographer. 1 William Didn’t Show Up to New Year’s Plans with Kate, Author Claims When William was 24, he reportedly spent the Christmas holiday at Sandringham. Afterwards, he was supposed to spend New Year’s with Kate and her family at a rented home in Scotland....
Now, in a new conversation with The Times of London, Shatner has once again aired his feelings about his fellow actors, going as far as to say their dislike and criticism of him is “like a sickness.” Read on to see what else the 91-year-old actor said in his latest interview and to learn more about the falling out between Shatner and the rest of the Star Trek cast over the years....
The proposed condition for payment comes from John Delaney, an entrepreneur and former congressman from Maryland who also ran as a Democratic presidential candidate in the 2020 election, CNBC reports. And while Congress is still grappling over exactly how stimulus will play out, his idea would see a payout of $1,500—which is $200 more than the first round—to ensure people show up for their inoculations. Delaney feels his plan is a straightforward way to solve two major problems that are currently plaguing the U....
RELATED: If You and Your Spouse Do This Together, You’re 3.5 Times More Likely to Divorce. A 2013 study published in the Social Science Research Network analyzed the social network effects on divorce. The researchers looked at three decades worth of data on marriage, divorce, and remarriage from more than 5,000 residents of Framingham, Massachusetts. According to the study, participants were 75 percent more likely to get a divorce if they had a friend who was divorced....
Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., the company behind Dunkin’ Donuts, announced on Oct. 29 that they had already closed 687 cafes in the U.S. during their third quarter, which ended on Sept. 26. That’s a large subsection of the company’s overall plan to close a total of 800 U.S. locations by the end of the year, which they had previously announced in July. “We are nearly complete with our initiative, as announced last quarter, to work with our franchisees to close low-volume, under-performing locations following our quality-over-quantity development philosophy,” Chief Financial Officer Kate Jaspon said in a statement on Oct....
READ THIS NEXT: TSA Will Finally Let Travelers Do This, Starting Now. Airlines are required by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to refund you if they cancel flights, but if customers cancel a nonrefundable ticket, there’s normally not much that can be done. During the pandemic, however, with travel at a standstill, several airlines eased their cancellation policies for nonrefundable tickets, issuing flight credits to help prevent passengers from losing out on their money and their trip at the same time....
READ THIS NEXT: Your Worst Habit, Based on Your Zodiac Sign. This year is full of ups and downs for you, Aries. Your personal and professional life is extremely complicated in 2023, but there’s also big potential for personal healing. While the first half of the year is promising financial abundance and changes to your career, there’s also the chance for unexpected hurdles to arise during October. So, prepare for some news that could temporarily derail your plans....
READ THIS NEXT: See ’80s Supermodel Kathy Ireland Now at 58. D’Errico came to fame in the mid-90s for posing in Playboy and, soon after, for her starring role as Donna Marco on Baywatch and then Baywatch Nights from 1996 to 1998. She has continued acting and, in recent years, has been in episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and 9-1-1, as well as the movies Survive the Game and Frank and Penelope....
