Delta airline reportedly kicks woman off over nut allergy: ‘Unfit to fly’
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Delta airline reportedly kicks woman off over nut allergy: ‘Unfit to fly’

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A woman claimed a major US airline kicked her off a flight over her food allergies, leaving her “embarrassed” over the alleged incident. Ellie Brelis, from New York, was at LA International Airport heading to Boston, Massachusetts, when she was told she was “unfit to fly”. The TikToker, who shared…

Spirit Halloween is switching its stores to Spirit Christmas in these areas
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Spirit Halloween is switching its stores to Spirit Christmas in these areas

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Get into the holiday spirit. Spirit Halloween — the festive haunt that pops up in vacant storefronts to sell costumes, accessories and decor — will soon transform into a winter wonderland and become Spirit Christmas, just in time for the holidays. The festive chain retailer will sell inflatable decor, stocking stuffers,…

600 viruses found on showerheads, toothbrushes in new study
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600 viruses found on showerheads, toothbrushes in new study

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You may need a shower after hearing the results of this eye-opening study. Northwestern University researchers identified more than 600 different viruses on 92 showerhead and 34 toothbrush samples — and no two samples were alike. “The number of viruses that we found is absolutely wild,” said indoor microbiologist Erica M….

I did 30 days confinement after birth — I didn’t shower and my mother-in-law cooked
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I did 30 days confinement after birth — I didn’t shower and my mother-in-law cooked

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A new mom followed ”postpartum confinement” — being fed and looked after by her mother-in-law and not showering for a month so she could “rest.” Samantha Lee, 28, was told about her husband’s, Aloysius Lee, 27, family tradition of confinement and decided she wanted to follow it after falling pregnant….

Real estate agent campaigns to ban ‘Dear sirs’ from the workplace: ‘Language matters’
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Real estate agent campaigns to ban ‘Dear sirs’ from the workplace: ‘Language matters’

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A woman is attempting to ban the term “Dear sirs” from the workplace — dubbing it “archaic” and “sexist.”  Ellie Rees, 48, has set up a petition to change the default term from “Dear sirs” to “Dear colleagues” or “Dear all” in legal correspondence — so it’s more inclusive of…

Florida best friends Carolynn Shada, Kali Gaynor have babies on the same day at the same hospital
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Florida best friends Carolynn Shada, Kali Gaynor have babies on the same day at the same hospital

ByNews Polite

Two best friends in Florida got to experience one of life’s most meaningful experiences together — becoming mothers — and it was caught on camera. It started in May 2024, when Carolynn Shada announced her pregnancy to her best friend, Kali Gaynor — only to get a surprise of her…

Gen Z confused why older generations use ‘Boomer ellipses’
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Gen Z confused why older generations use ‘Boomer ellipses’

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This generational texting habit might be worse than using capital letters. When typing a large paragraph, older adults might use what has been dubbed “Boomer ellipses” — multiple dots in a row also called suspension points — to separate ideas, unintentionally making messages more ominous or anxiety-inducing and irritating Gen Z….