Chita Rivera, Electrifying Broadway Star, Is Dead at 91
Chita Rivera, the fire-and-ice dancer, singer and actress who leapt to stardom in the original Broadway production of “West Side Story” and dazzled audiences for nearly seven decades as a Puerto Rican lodestar of the American musical theater, died on Tuesday in New York. She was 91. The death was announced in a statement by […]
Metro’s online food sales double thanks to Uber Eats, Instacart popularity
A surge in customers ordering groceries over Uber Eats and Instacart helped push sales higher at Metro Inc. in the company’s first fiscal quarter of the year. The Montreal-based grocer said Tuesday that it saw 105 per cent year-over-year jump in online food sales for the three-months ending Dec. 23. A spokesperson for Metro told […]
West Midlands has 75% of England’s measles cases
In a statement, health minister Maria Caulfield said NHS England has “rapidly implemented” a campaign to increase the number of children being vaccinated. “[It is] part of a major drive to protect children from becoming seriously unwell as measles continues to rise in parts of the country,” she said. From 6 February, parents and carers […]
Hulu Shows Jarring Anti-Hamas Ad Likely Generated With AI
Hulu ran an anti-Hamas ad that appears to be made using artificial intelligence to show an idealized version of Gaza—claiming this paradise destination could exist if not for Hamas. The 30-second spot, opening like a tourism ad, shows palm trees and coastlines. There are five-star hotels and children playing. People dance, eat, and laugh, while […]
A ‘window of opportunity’ may be opening for 1st-time homebuyers – National
The cloud of unaffordability hanging over Canada’s housing market could start to lift later this year and give prospective first-time homebuyers a path to ownership, according to a Royal Bank of Canada forecast. The RBC report released Tuesday projects that the Canadian housing market will tell two different stories in either half of 2024. Pressure […]
Covid inquiry: John Swinney manually deleted texts to Nicola Sturgeon
The ex-deputy first minister says he will apologise “unreservedly” if he “misunderstood” messaging policy. Source link
How dangerous is vaping and what is the disposable vape ban?
Vaping is far safer than smoking but the government wants to stop the sale of vapes to children Source link
Mollie Pearce from The Traitors on her disability 'double whammy'
Mollie Pearce opens up about life in the castle with a stoma bag called Sid and limb difference. Source link
Chapped Lips? Your Lip Balm May Be Making It Worse.
Why lips get dry In addition to being thin, the skin on your lips lacks certain moisture-locking characteristics that other areas of skin have, such as hair follicles, oil glands and a thick layer of dead skin cells, Dr. Rogers said. That’s what makes lips “so soft and sensitive,” she added. When our lips are […]
Skin cancer blood test trial 'possibly saved my life'
Doctors at The Christie in Manchester used a blood test to help decide on José Sotorrio’s treatment. Source link