Dan Smoker’s dream family trip to Europe turned into a nightmare—not because of a cancellation, but due to a call he made to United Airlines. After his initial flight was canceled due to mechanical issues, Smoker spent over three painstaking hours on the phone with United trying to rebook. He connected with an agent named “David,” who promised to charge …
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‘East of Wall’ review: Discover the real cowgirls of South Dakota
Filmmaker Kate Beecroft points her lens toward the real cowgirls of the Badlands in the lyrical new film “East of Wall.” The film blends fact and fiction to tell a story about the working women of South Dakota, skilled riders and trainers with ranching and rodeo in their blood who also can’t seem to catch a break. There are a …
Read More »Mics Caught Browns GM’s Real Opinion Of Shedeur Sanders’ Preseason Debut
Mics Caught Browns GM’s Real Opinion Of Shedeur Sanders’ Preseason Debut originally appeared on The Spun. Last Friday, Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders put the NFL on notice by lighting up the Carolina Panthers in his preseason debut. Advertisement Sanders completed 14-of-23 passes for 138 yards with two touchdowns. His performance was impressive enough to warrant a move up …
Read More »Incredible, first-of-its-kind video shows human embryo implanting in real time
For the first time, scientists have captured a real-time view of a human embryo implanting in a laboratory model of a uterus. Being able to witness the complex implantation process may be helpful for advancing fertility procedures, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), the researchers say. “We have observed that human embryos burrow into the uterus, exerting considerable force during …
Read More »Ultra-processed foods might not be the real villain in our diets – here’s what our research found
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become public enemy number one in nutrition debates. From dementia to obesity and an epidemic of “food addiction”, these factory-made products, including crisps, ready meals, fizzy drinks and packaged snacks, are blamed for a wide range of modern health problems. Some experts argue that they’re “specifically formulated and aggressively marketed to maximise consumption and corporate profits”, …
Read More »Reese Witherspoon Gets Real on Raising Kids in Hollywood: ‘I’d Cry’
Reese Witherspoon opened up about balancing motherhood with her Hollywood career in a candid Instagram post on Thursday. The Oscar-winning actress, 49, shared a carousel of photos featuring her three children—Ava Phillippe, 25, and Deacon Phillippe, 21, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, and Tennessee James Toth, 12, with ex-husband Jim Toth. “Someone asked me what raising three kids and building a …
Read More »Real Madrid’s Franco Mastantuono signing: How they won race for €63.2m wonderkid
Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, Federico Valverde… and now Franco Mastantuono. Real Madrid have form for signing South America’s most promising young talents. An Argentina international who plays on the right wing or as a No 10, Mastantuono was unveiled as a new Madrid player today on his 18th birthday, having agreed to move from River Plate two months ago in a …
Read More »Panic over marriage equality misses the real threat.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Over the past few days, a long-shot request for the Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality has snowballed into a major news story. Influential media outlets have covered it closely, and prominent politicians have seized upon it to warn …
Read More »This real ‘Eye of Sauron’ spits out ghost particles in space. Here’s what it looks like
For about 15 years, a powerful radio telescope on planet Earth dutifully recorded data about a location in the cosmos billions of light-years away from us — and, at last, astronomers managed to stitch together those extensive observations to reveal a full picture of what this telescope has been looking at. It’s … the Eye of Sauron! Well, sort of. …
Read More »Real Madrid ‘firmly rejects’ US-hosted match and warns of ‘a turning point in the world of football’
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid said it “firmly rejects” having a regular-season Spanish league game played in the United States and warned of “a turning point in the world of football.” Villarreal, in contrast, is promising free travel and tickets for season-ticket holders if its match against Barcelona in Miami is approved in what would be a first for the …
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