The truth about why we get ‘hangry’ —and the 5 best foods to keep you full
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The truth about why we get ‘hangry’ —and the 5 best foods to keep you full

ByNews Polite

QUESTION: Hi Dr. Zac, I’m writing on behalf of my girlfriend who’s been absolutely intolerable to live with ever since she started going on a restrictive food diet to lose weight. She restricts her food intake and it really reflects in her personality. It seems everything I do sets her off,…

National Parks Service warns of ‘nightmarish’ toxic plant growing across US
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National Parks Service warns of ‘nightmarish’ toxic plant growing across US

ByNews Polite

This plant will be the bane of your existence. A poisonous plant called “baneberry” is prompting warnings from park rangers who are urging the public not to consume the toxic vegetation. “Is that plant looking at me?” the National Park Service wrote on Facebook this week alongside a photo of…

The world’s dirtiest cruise ships named and shamed in shocking CDC report: ‘Maggots and grime’
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The world’s dirtiest cruise ships named and shamed in shocking CDC report: ‘Maggots and grime’

ByNews Polite

It’s not always smooth sailing for these luxury cruise ships. The world’s dirtiest cruise ships are brimming with grime — from beer tap sludge to maggot infestations — according to a new reporter from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency’s Vessel Sanitation Program, which scores cruise ships for cleanliness…

Gen Z insists water isn’t ‘enough’ to ‘properly hydrate’ — so they’re drinking this as their ‘new morning coffee’ instead
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Gen Z insists water isn’t ‘enough’ to ‘properly hydrate’ — so they’re drinking this as their ‘new morning coffee’ instead

ByNews Polite

Gen Z is always thirsty for a new trend. Electrolytes are the latest craze that has gotten TikTok’s attention, with hundreds of “recipes” popping up on the platform. Electrolytes — such as sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium — are the minerals in your blood that essentially help keep everything balanced…

Christopher Meloni says Canali cashmere is the next best thing to being naked
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Christopher Meloni says Canali cashmere is the next best thing to being naked

ByNews Polite

For 90 years, Canali has been fashion’s soft power. The Italian heritage house, founded in 1934 by brothers Giovanni and Giacomo Canali, embraces a supple approach to clothing and an environmentally friendly supply chain. Equally soft is its famed cashmere, shaped into cosy sweaters and cut into impeccable suits and…

Grocery retailers aren’t sharing nutrition facts online: study
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Grocery retailers aren’t sharing nutrition facts online: study

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Stew on this — a new analysis of 10 grocery websites found that retailers provided nutrition facts and other pertinent information online only 35% of the time. “The government has clearly intended that you should be able to know certain things about your food,” said senior study author and Tufts University…

I want to distance myself from my abusive brother, but my elderly mother refuses
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I want to distance myself from my abusive brother, but my elderly mother refuses

ByNews Polite

DEAR ABBY: My parents live with my husband and me. I have a horrible relationship with my brother. He has always been demeaning, cruel and emotionally abusive to me. When my brother attacks, he goes for the jugular. Whenever I must have contact with him, I get so upset I…

Lucali pizza owner finds dying customer a kidney donor match
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Lucali pizza owner finds dying customer a kidney donor match

ByNews Polite

One of Brooklyn’s most famous pizza men cooked up a miracle for a customer in need. When Mark Iacono, owner of wood-fired-pizza institution Lucali in Carroll Gardens, learned his patron and friend Theo Alano, 54, was suffering from end-stage kidney disease, he was devastated. Desperate to help in some way,…