Month: August 2022

Riccardo Fabi/NurPhoto via Getty Images, FILE photo (PORCIA, Italy) — A U.S. service member is under investigation in Italy for allegedly striking and killing a teenage boy with her car while intoxicated, according to Italian [Read More…]

Buxton early exit, Twins fall; Garcia HR, Texas takes 3 of 4

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Twins All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton exited early with hip trouble and the Texas Rangers beat Minnesota 2-1 Monday night as Adolis García homered and Corey Seager singled home the go-ahead run [Read More…]

Vikings acquire backup QB Nick Mullens in trade from Raiders

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After another inconsistent preseason performance, the Minnesota Vikings added another quarterback to the competition to be the backup to Kirk Cousins. Minnesota acquired backup quarterback Nick Mullens from the Las Vegas Raiders [Read More…]

Gary Gaines, coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ fame, dead at 73

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family said in a statement [Read More…]

Tom Brady ends 11-day break, rejoins Buccaneers for practice

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, ending what has been described as an 11-day, prearranged break from training camp for personal reasons. The seven-time Super Bowl champion [Read More…]

Board: SD Gov. Kristi Noem may have ‘engaged in misconduct’

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota ethics board on Monday said it found sufficient information that Gov. Kristi Noem may have “engaged in misconduct” when she intervened in her daughter’s application for a [Read More…]

Sharon Horgan on the messy family dynamics of her dark comedy ‘Bad Sisters’

Apple TV+ In the new Apple TV+ dark comedy series Bad Sisters, Sharon Horgan leads an ensemble cast centered on the Garveys – an Irish family with five sisters. When their sister Grace marries a [Read More…]

Companies increasingly using politics in marketing, but there are risks: Experts

Paul Chesne/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On a given morning, a conservative might grab an espresso from Black Rifle Coffee, which describes itself as “anti-hipster”; open up the soon-to-launch dating app, “Right Stuff,” [Read More…]

Life expectancy dropped in 2020 in every US state, mainly due to COVID: CDC

fzant/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Every state saw a decline in life expectancy during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new federal data published Tuesday. The report, from the Centers for Disease Control [Read More…]

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The long-term impacts of a balanced diet

August 23, 2022 nedvedmedia

Implementing a nutrient-rich, balanced diet doesn’t just benefit kids. Registered Dietician Kim Galeaz says it incorporating nutrient-rich foods in everyone’s diet does good things for our overall health. AUDIO: Healthy Living on a balanced diet [Read More…]

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Take advantage of a hot used equipment market

August 23, 2022 nedvedmedia

Cody Rufer and Dan Pate Used equipment is in demand. Cody Rufer is the territory manager in southwest Wisconsin for Big Iron Auctions, and Dan Pate is an independent sales representative for Big Iron Auctions [Read More…]

Wendy’s removes romaine lettuce used in sandwiches as CDC investigates E. coli outbreak in 4 states

Dwi Pradnyana/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wendy’s is removing the romaine lettuce it uses in some of its sandwiches as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigates an E. coli outbreak that has sickened [Read More…]

Low-calorie sugar alternatives could negatively affect gut health, study finds

Bill Boch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Low-calorie sugar alternatives, which had previously been thought to be relatively harmless, may actually have a negative effect on human gut health, according to a new study. All four [Read More…]

Monkeypox now reported in all 50 states

Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Monkeypox has now been detected in all 50 states, health officials revealed. Wyoming became the final state to report a case of the disease on Monday. The Wyoming [Read More…]

US discourages Dennis Rodman from going to Russia to help Griner; he clarifies that he’s not going

Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) –The U.S. government on Monday strongly discouraged former NBA player Dennis Rodman from traveling to Russia to help secure the release of detained WNBA star Brittney Griner — a trip [Read More…]

Two killed, one hurt in Atlanta shootings; female suspect in custody

@sensational_CYN/Twitter (ATLANTA) — Two people have been killed and one was injured in shootings at two locations in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood on Monday afternoon, Atlanta police said. Police said a suspect is in custody. This [Read More…]

Live ‘House of the Dragon’ IRL, with room service

Courtesy HBO If Sunday night’s premiere of HBO’s new Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon has you wishing you could visit King’s Landing for real, you’re in luck. IHG Hotels & Resorts [Read More…]

Ford cutting 3,000 jobs in US, Canada, India as it leans into the electric vehicle market

Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images (DETROIT) — Ford plans to cut 3,000 jobs across the U.S., Canada and India, the automaker said in a letter to employees on Monday, describing the reductions as part of [Read More…]

One killed, two hurt in Atlanta shootings; female suspect in custody

@sensational_CYN/Twitter (ATLANTA) — One person was killed and two were injured in shootings at two locations in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood on Monday afternoon, Atlanta police said. Police said a suspect is in custody. This comes [Read More…]

Loved ones of Buffalo massacre victims speak out on systemic racism