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FDA increases import requirements on shrimp, spices from Indonesia because of radioactivity

Food Safety News – Effective Oct. 31 the FDA will require import certifications for all shrimp and spices within certain parts of Indonesia because of the risk of radioactivity. The move comes after levels of the radioactive isotope Cesium-137 were detected in shipping containers for shrimp and in a sample of cloves, with a total of more than 58 million pounds of shrimp having been shipped in the implicated containers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Government Shutdown Could Delay Yearly Social Security Payment Announcement

THE EPOCH TIMES – As the government shutdown reached Day 3 on Friday, the agency that produces economic data may have to delay the release of its annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) plan for next year’s Social Security payments. Generally, the Social Security Administration (SSA) releases its COLA for the upcoming year sometime in mid-October after it calculates the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners measure of inflation for July, August, and September. Last year’s announcement by...

Some Democrats share Trump’s goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care

A pedestrian walks past a tent encampment in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 24, 2024. President Trump has promised to sweep homeless Americans out of cities in part by forcing many into "long-term institutional settings."

Ramen trend inspired by “KPop Demon Hunters” causing serious burns, doctors warn

The trend involves children and teens imitating a scene from the hit streaming movie by eating hot instant noodles, but doctors say it has become dangerous.

Polling Suggests The Country Is Absolutely Done With RFK Jr.

"Listing all of the various forms of fuckery that have already occurred under his watch would be a full length post of its own, but there are certainly some lowlights."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene warns in X rant that she is ‘not suicidal’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed she was "not suicidal" as she pushes for more files to be released regarding Jeffrey Epstein.

What Jane Goodall Taught Us About Living a Long Life

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Jane Goodall, who died on Wednesday at the age of 91, followed several principles that geriatricians recommend for a long and healthy life. A scientist, conservationist and author, Dr. Goodall stayed active, working until the day she died. She had a clear sense of purpose for her life. And she was an enduring optimist. Over a nearly seven-decade career, Dr. Goodall taught us about the intelligence of chimpanzees. But she left...

Arthur Jones, a defensive lineman who won a Super Bowl with the Ravens, has died at 39

“Arthur Jones was a tremendous player and even better person.” – Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack

Florida man arrested for allegedly killing, cooking, and eating pet peacocks in bizarre revenge plot

THE NEW YORK POST – A Florida man allegedly killed, cooked, and ate two of his pet peacocks to get twisted revenge against his neighbor for feeding them, according to court records. Craig Vogt, 61, was arrested last Tuesday in Hudson after placing an outlandish letter in his neighbor’s mailbox to tell her he had killed and cooked his peacocks because “she continued feeding them,” according to an affidavit from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. The...

White House Seeks to Blunt Democrats’ Shutdown Strategy on Health Care

“If Democrats actually cared about health care, they would applaud the actions taken by President Trump,” Karoline Leavitt

Why Are My Joints So Stiff? What Can I Do?

You’re Getting Older As you age, your cartilage -- the spongy material that protects the ends of your bones -- begins to dry out and stiffen. Your body also makes less synovial fluid, the stuff that acts like oil to keep your joints moving smoothly. The result: Your joints may not move as freely as they used to. It sounds a little crazy, but the best thing you can do is keep on trucking. Synovial fluid...

More than 99% of heart disease cases have a risk factor you can address before you get sick, study shows

"Managing blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol doesn’t mean you are losing things — it means you are taking steps to preserve your lifespan and health span, creating more years for yourself to feel young and do the things that have meaning for you."

Where Jobs Are Scarce, Over 1 Million People Could Dodge Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules

KFF Health News – Millions of Medicaid enrollees may have a way out of the new federal work requirement — if they live in a county with high unemployment. By January 2027, President Donald Trump’s far-reaching domestic policy law will require many adult, nondisabled Medicaid enrollees in 42 states and Washington, D.C., to work or volunteer 80 hours a month or go to school. But under the law, Medicaid enrollees in counties where unemployment is at...

Ellen DeGeneres fights back tears as she mourns ‘boyfriend’ Tayt after his death at 19

THE NEW YORK POST – Ellen DeGeneres has shared some heartbreaking news. The former talk show host took to Instagram to remember former guest Tayt Andersen, whose family announced passed away from cancer on Friday morning at the age of 19. Andersen appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” several times while living with a congenital heart condition, and DeGeneres dubbed him her “only boyfriend” after he once called her his “girlfriend” on the program. "Ellen DeGeneres took...

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