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Vacationers embark on cruises to enjoy rest and relaxation, but many vessels that travel the world are hiding dirty secrets.The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has revealed the top 10 filthiest cruise ships of 2024 after health officials randomly inspected 114 different ships. Inspectors evaluated the ships’ the medical center, potable water systems, galleys and dining rooms, swimming pools and whirlpools, housekeeping pest and insect management, child activity centers, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Three of the dirtiest ships include Hapag-Lloyd’s ‘Hanseatic Inspiration,’ Princess Cruises’ ‘Caribbean Princess,’ and Carnival’s ‘Carnival Breeze.Cruise ships pack travelers from all over the world into a crowded, semi-enclosed…
Eating lots of ultra processed food could increase your risk of suffering an unsightly scaly skin condition by over a third, French research suggests.Experts came to this conclusion after analysing health and diet data from over 18,000 people taking part in long term study on nutrition.Dividing the group into three tiers based on the amount of ultra-processed food (UPF) they ate per day on average, the scientists found the group which ate the most had a 36 per cent increased risk of suffering from psoriasis.Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes flaky, scaly patches of skin to appear on the…
Steak ‘n Shake is handing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. one of his first big wins as US Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).The fast food chain is officially switching from vegetable oil to beef tallow for cooking fries in all of their restaurants nationwide.The brand, known for their steakburgers and hand-scooped milkshakes, noted on Monday that they are already serving ‘100% beef tallow’ fries in Colorado, Florida, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas. As of 2024, Steak ‘n Shake had over 400 eateries throughout the US.The move to beef tallow isn’t just a coincidence, as the chain actually mentioned RFK Jr. in an announcement…
Airlines have now been told they must give automatic refunds under a new Department of Transportation rule that went into effect this week. Flyers are now guaranteed their money back should a flight be delayed or canceled, and they won’t need to file any paperwork. The Department of Transportation’s Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, said on Wednesday that the new regulation is an attempt to incentivize airlines to minimize flight disruptions, delays or cancellations. ‘When an airline knows that all – instead of just a few passengers on a canceled flight – are likely to actually get their money back, it gives them a different…
Takeover mania has the stock market in its grip with two multi-billion pound bids sealed last week alone.Nothing so unusual about that, you might think – except that both were led by women.Amanda Blanc, the chief executive of insurance company Aviva, pursued smaller rival Direct Line, and Margherita Della Valle, the boss of telecoms giant Vodafone, pulled off a merger with Three.The duo follow Debbie Crosbie, at UK’s biggest building society Nationwide, who recently sealed a deal to buy Virgin Money.The City loves a takeover, where one company buys another, often accompanied by clashing egos, huge fees and bitter rows.For…
Liberal economist Larry Summers warned that inflation is still not fixed and that a Trump administration could make things even worse. Summers, who was Treasury Secretary under Bill Clinton and also advised Barack Obama after 2008 financial crisis, was correct in his 2021 prediction that not getting ‘Bidenflation’ under control would bring back Donald Trump.In a talk at the New York Economic Club, Summers says the Jerome Powell-led Federal reserve is still not taking it seriously enough. ‘My own judgement is that the Fed and markets ae still underestimating the overheating risk,’ Summers said.He then predicted a potential disaster for a decision Powell…
By Carina Stathis For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:56 EDT, 30 September 2024 | Updated: 20:56 EDT, 30 September 2024 Australians are outraged after discovering Vegemite is cheaper in the UK than it is in Coles and Woolworths.On shelves at Tesco in the UK, customers can grab a 220g jar of Vegemite for £2.20 ($4.25 AUD) while at Coles the same product costs $5. Meanwhile Woolworths is selling a slightly larger jar (280g) of Vegemite for $6.20.In Australia the salty spread is beloved nationwide and has been a favourite among households since 1923. It’s also the ‘Aussie version’ of the British classic Marmite.Daily Mail…
Hamas terrorists have handed four coffins believed to contain the bodies of dead Israel hostages – including Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, whose plight came to embody Israel’s agony over the October 7 terror attack.At just nine months old, Kfir was the youngest captive taken that day. He was taken alongside his mother Shiri, and then-four-year-old brother Ariel.Shiri’s husband, Yarden Bibas, was taken separately and released this month after 16 months in captivity, having been told by Hamas that his wife and children were dead.Hamas has said that all three were killed in an Israeli airstrike…
Before election, Reeves and Starmer went on charm offensive with business They still insist they want to unleash growth Labour needs to ditch the naïve socialist beliefs about economy By RUTH SUNDERLAND FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 16:53 EST, 8 December 2024 Every minister’s nightmare is to be upstaged in front of the media by an angry member of the public.Most people have never heard of James Murray from the Treasury, who is one of Rachel Reeves’ henchmen.He was sent out last week to plug Labour’s supposedly wondrous plans to overhaul business rates, by charging big warehouses more – though unless and until…
By AMY LAMARE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 12:47 EST, 11 November 2024 | Updated: 13:46 EST, 11 November 2024 Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker went all out for Halloween.The couple transformed themselves into spot-on renditions of Morticia and Gomez Addams – posted more than a week after the macabre holiday.The Poosh founder, 45, wore a long, raven, stick straight wig and parted in the middle, per the style of the fictional iconic character, with a long, gothic black dress.The Blink-182 drummer, 48, wore a black wig and mustache in the style of Gomez and a black suit with white pinstripes.’A day in…