READ THIS NEXT: Never Do This After Checking a Bag, Flight Attendant Says. Credit cards today are much more than a way to pay for items without cash. Even many basic options come with all kinds of perks and bonuses, not to mention ways to make it cheaper to book travel with rewards points. But they can also include some built-in insurance you didn’t even realize you had—along with other services you’re already paying to use....
It’s true, and it’s been proven by science. A 2017 study by Austrian neurologists published in Cognitive Processing found that people who appreciate dark jokes, which they define as “humor that treats sinister subjects like death, disease, deformity, handicap, or warfare with bitter amusement,” may actually have higher IQs than those who don’t. What’s more, these individuals are less negative and aggressive than people who strictly prefer G-rated family-friendly jokes....
1 Unexpected Sighting The alligator was seen happily swimming in the surf north of Jupiter Inlet. Serrano posted the video on his TikTok account with a caption explaining how he spotted the giant gator. “Incredibly grateful to have captured this moment. Earlier today, my gf and I went to our local beach to capture some footage of the black-tip migration, what we found instead was an 8-10+ foot American alligator cruising the surf....
RELATED: This Beloved Lunch Staple Is Disappearing From Grocery Store Shelves. Book retailers throughout the country have informed consumers that there is a shortage of books. The lack of physical books comes from a culmination of issues. “The pandemic has unleashed an extraordinary amount of reading and buying of books,” Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt told Today on Sept. 14. However, he predicts the surge in sales could lead to supplies running tight during the upcoming holidays....
In an Aug. 11 Twitter thread, Ashish Jha, MD, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI), pointed to issues in testing as a significant reason why Texas cannot get coronavirus under control. “Over the past few days, data from TX has gone from bad to worse. And I don’t understand. Why is testing falling off a cliff?” Jha tweeted. According to The Texas Tribune, an average of 36,255 tests were administered daily during the week of Aug....
READ THIS NEXT: American Is Cutting Flights From These 4 Major Cities. A pilot shortage and ongoing disruptions have made business complicated for all airlines lately, and American Airlines is no exception. Making matters worse, demand for air travel is increasing at the same time, and everyone is struggling to keep up. To tackle this issue, both American and United Airlines recently announced that they would be replacing certain domestic routes with buses instead of planes....
There are currently 880 American Eagle stores, but about a quarter of them will be shutting down, Mathias said. It’s too soon to know which American Eagles will be shutting their doors, but get ready to say goodbye to hundreds of them in malls across the country, where decreased foot traffic has cratered revenue. And for another store that’s leaving malls behind, check out This Iconic Clothing Brand Is Closing Over 200 Stores....
Bond has released ten videos in her “Rating Celebs I’ve Waited On” series so far. She makes it very clear that these ratings are just based on her personal experience at the unnamed restaurant and that she understands people can have an off day. “Just to be clear, I’m rating the experience I had with them, not their value as a human being,” Bond says in one video. Plus, the ratings are pretty silly....
The products have been taken off the shelves at Apple’s bricks-and-mortar stores, and from this point on, visitors to Apple’s Headphones and Speakers page online will only see Apple products, Nasdaq points out. (Headphones from Beats are still available as Apple bought the company in 2014.) Bloomberg reports that the move is believed to be an act of housecleaning by Apple ahead of the company launching its own rumored expanded range of audio gear; as well as Bose, certain speakers and headphones from Logitech and Sonos was also nixed....
RELATED: Major Airlines Are Banning This One Thing on All Flights. At this point in the pandemic, shortages of many everyday items have become relatively common thanks to disruptions in global supply chains. But if you live in Pennsylvania, you may not be able to get as much of your go-to tipple as authorities in the state have begun to limit the amount of certain types of alcohol customers can purchase....
1 The Perfect Crime? Police say the four robbers started excavating the tunnel from an abandoned shop near the Vatican in Rome, with the idea that they could tunnel under and into two nearby banks—one of which is a branch of the world’s oldest bank, the Monte dei Paschi di Siena, founded in 1472. “For about a week I heard the sounds of a pneumatic drill coming from the empty shop during the evenings....
RELATED: The One Thing Bill Gates Says He Wishes He Did More in His Marriage. During an interview that aired on CNN on Aug. 4, Anderson Cooper asked Gates how he was faring on a personal level post-divorce. Gates said the divorce finalization was “definitely a very sad milestone.” He added: “Melinda is a great person and that partnership that we had coming to an end is a source of great personal sadness....
RELATED: If You Bought Any of These 4 Drinks at Walmart, Throw Them Out, FDA Warns. Conagra Brands is voluntarily recalling Birds Eye Broccoli Tots in 12-ounce packages with specific “best by” dates because they could potentially contain small rocks and metal fragments, according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Some people who purchased these items already made the unfortunate discovery, which is how Conagra learned of the issue....
1 They Use Their Initials, A Lot Throughout the show, Harry & Meghan refer to themselves almost with just initials quite a bit. This might be confusing to some, as H&M is also a budget-friendly clothing brand. However, Meghan also has her hubby saved on her phone as “Haz.” 2 They Takes Selfies – A Lot Many of the images shared in the documentary appear to be selfies. There are also lots of references to selfies throughout....
“Nearly 60 percent of those closures may occur by the end of the year,” Carters CEO and chairman Michael Casey said on an earnings call on Oct. 23. “And 80 percent of those closures are planned by the end of 2022. These are generally older, lower margin stores in declining centers and less likely to support our focus on high-value omnichannel customers.” In short, the company is going to focus its stores in busier, high-footfall areas....
RELATED: The WHO Just Sent This Urgent Warning About Omicron to People Over 60. During a Dec. 3 interview on ABC’s Good Morning America, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, discussed the Omicron cases that the U.S. is currently seeing. According to Walensky, the variant has been found in five states now: California, New York, Minnesota, Hawaii, and Colorado. Per Reuters, Hawaii has reported an Omicron case with an unvaccinated individual who has experienced moderate symptoms....
The updated guidance on quarantine protocols in released at the beginning of August states: “People who have tested positive for COVID-19 do not need to quarantine or get tested again for up to three months as long as they do not develop symptoms again,” implying some level of immunity during that period of time as a result of antibodies. And according to The New York Times, this is the first time the agency has officially acknowledged COVID-19 immunity could last for at least three months....
RELATED: If You Notice This On Your Scalp, Get Checked for Parkinson’s. According to a 2012 study published in the journal Movement Disorders, color discrimination deficit—or a reduced ability to distinguish between similar colors—is a common non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease. With the aim of identifying connections between physical alterations in the brains of PD patients and those with poor color discrimination, the research team gathered 66 PD patients without dementia and 20 healthy non-PD patients to take the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 hue test (FMT), a measure of color vision acuity....
According to a review of research published in the journal PLOS One recently, ocular symptoms affect 11.6 percent of COVID patients, with eye pain reported as the most common symptom, affecting 31.2 percent of patients with symptoms related to the eye. However, eye pain was just one of a long list of ocular symptoms related to COVID. Read on to discover which other eye symptoms could be an indication of the virus, and for another key sign of sickness, check out This Is the “Strongest, Most Consistent” Sign You Have COVID, Study Says....
RELATED: If You’re Over 60, This Increases Your Dementia Risk by 55 Percent. Though most people don’t think about their blood pressure in relation to their dementia risk, studies show that having untreated hypertension during mid-life can greatly raise your risk of cognitive decline. A 2000 study published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging was among the first to determine that “increased mid-life blood pressure [is] associated with an increased risk for dementia in old age....
