Frito-Lay is recalling a limited number of 13 oz. bags of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips after being alerted by a consumer contact that the product may contain undeclared milk. The bags of chips affected by recall were distributed to certain retail stores and e-commerce distributors in Oregon and Washington and were available for sale beginning […]
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Fact check: Do these images prove violence in Syria?
Warning: This text contains depictions of armed violence and murder. While the transition of government in appears to be largely peaceful, the fall of former ruler Bashar Assad in Damascus to the rebel group, considered a terrorist organization by some Western countries, has led to the mobilization of numerous other factions, especially in the north and the east […]
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Every Mario game available on Nintendo Switch, ranked
There have never been more Mario games available on a single console than on Nintendo Switch. There are brand-new entries in the core 2D and 3D series; numerous spinoffs, sports, and party games; a few remakes, including Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door; the best-selling Mario game ever, in the form of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe; […]
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Google Maps May Have Helped Solve a Murder Case
Everyone has a grand old time trying to find themselves on Google Maps after they’ve spotted the easily identifiable Street View car roaming their neighborhood. One guy in Spain was probably less enthused when the Google Street View car passed by and caught him removing what sure looks like a dead body from his trunk. […]
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Gisèle Pelicot Has Changed France
It is over. Dominique Pelicot has been found guilty of orchestrating and participating in the mass rape of his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, in their home in the quiet town of Mazan in the South of France. He has been given the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. All of the co-defendants have been found […]
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Rory Culkin & Paris Jackson To Topline ‘Skinemax’ Comedy From Filmmaker Adam Sigal; Crispin Glover, Oliver Trevena & GaTa Among Others Set
EXCLUSIVE: Rory Culkin (Lords of Chaos) and Paris Jackson (Gringo) lead the cast of Skinemax, a comedy from writer-director Adam Sigal (Chariot), which has wrapped production in Budapest. Examining the softcore porn industry of the early 1990s, the film follows Morgan Sands (Culkin), a failing indie film director, and his unlikely friendship with Jessie Hudson […]
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Former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams accused of bribery, money laundering
Prosecutors on Thursday accused Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, of using her City Hall influence to help a hotel chain with construction plans. Lewis-Martin was expected to appear in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday to hear indictments made against her, her son Glenn Martin II and two […]
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Democrats dig in while GOP negotiates with themselves as shutdown looms
GOP House leaders and Vice-President-elect JD Vance continue to meet behind closed doors in Speaker Mike Johnson’s office Thursday to craft a path forward and reach a budget deal — hoping to both appease President-elect Donald Trump’s evolving demands as well as rank and file members on the right who are traditionally against any spending […]
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How Lawyer Tony Buzbee Got to the Center of the Diddy–Jay-Z Storm
On the 75th floor of the tallest building in the city, the Houston attorney Tony Buzbee spoke for nearly 40 minutes at a press conference near his office. It was October, and nearly a year had passed since Sean “Diddy” Combs quickly settled a lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura that accused the hip-hop […]
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Biden’s DEA Administrator Touts Massive Decline in Fentanyl Overdoses
What’s New The DEA Administrator who has overseen the response to the United States’ fentanyl crisis told Newsweek Wednesday that targeting the entire supply chain — from China to Mexican cartels to criminal networks in the U.S. — is the reason overdose deaths have been falling precipitously. Anne Milgram, who was appointed to the office […]
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