Manasi Gandhi

McDonald’s Sweden Introduces Virtual Reality Device In Their Happy Meals Called ‘Happy Goggles’

McDonald’s Happy Meal Box in Sweden just got interesting. McDonald’s is revamping its Happy Meal boxes into virtual-reality viewers. Around 3,500 of the VR viewers, named Happy Goggles, will be made available at 14 restaurants over the weekends of March 5 and March 12. The price is about $4.10. It is in celebration of the […]

8y ago

FDA Recommends ‘Black Box Warnings’ For Essure Birth Control Implant

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended a new “black box warning” label for Essure, an implantable permanent contraceptive device. A black box warning in the labeling of products is “designed to call attention to serious or life-threatening risks,” according to the FDA website. The FDA issued a new, mandatory clinical study for Essure to […]

8y ago

This Danish Supermarket Sells Near Exipration Date, Ugly Food And People Are Queuing To Buy

Copenhagen, Denmark, witnessed the inauguration of a new supermarket this week which sells the products no other store would sell. WeFood sells products either which have neared their expiration dates, had been wrongly labeled, or had damaged packaging. The products include food, cosmetics, and household items that other stores had rejected, but are still legal […]

8y ago

oregon

Oregon City Fires Goats From Their Jobs: No ‘Kidding’, Apparently The Goats Left Behind ‘Barnyard Aroma’

Oregon City’s experiment, which uses goats to eat invasive species, has been called off. The goats, however hilarious it may sound, have failed to perform their duties. They have also failed an odor test. An environmentally friendly project to begin with, Set 75 rented goats that were set loose on 9.1 acres of city park […]

8y ago

Sacramento Zoo Gives Temporary Shelter To Ring-Tailed Lemur, Most Likely Part Of Illegal Pet Trade

A male ring-tailed lemur, allegedly kept as a pet illegally, was found in a Turlock backyard. It has currently found a temporary home at the Sacramento Zoo. Zookeepers think the primate was kept as a pet illegally. They say he doesn’t appear to know how to socialize with other lemurs. The zoo doesn’t have any […]

8y ago

Car Seat Recall Alert: Evenflo Recalls 56,000 Car Seats That Babies Might Be Able To Unlock

Car seats have been recalled by Evenflo because curious children may be able to loosen the internal harness, thus increasing their risk of injury in a crash. The company is recalling over 56,000 child safety seats. The recall covers Transitions Three-in-One Combination Booster Seats made from Dec. 18, 2014, through Jan. 29, 2016. The company […]

8y ago

subway

Antibiotic Free Chicken: Subway Introduces Options On Its Menu For Nutrition Conscious Customers

Subway is introducing antibiotic free chicken sandwiches on its menu, without any price changes. Nutrition being the restaurant’s priority, the service wants to reward its customers with the new changes. Representatives of the Milford, Connecticut-based sandwich chain announced at a press event that Subway will be introducing the new chicken to its 27,014 domestic restaurants. […]

8y ago

Pay Your Loans: Dee-1 Rap Video ‘Sallie Mae Back’ On College Loans Go Viral

“Sallie Mae Back,” by rapper Dee-1, a Louisiana State University graduate’s rap video about his joy and relief after finally paying back his student loan has gone viral. A former middle school math teacher, Dee-1 (aka David Augustine), had trouble paying off his student loans even when he took on a second job to make […]

8y ago

alcohol|Starbucks

Alcohol On Starbucks Menu: Utah Grants Sales License To Five Stores

If you are in Utah, you may be served alcohol on your next visit to Starbucks. The coffee giant has been granted a sales license to bring alcohol on its menu in five of its Utah stores. Starbucks, which happens to be a part of life for many, has been growing the number of Evenings […]

8y ago

Walmart Sued Over Selling Parmesan Cheese With Wood Pulp

Walmart is facing a lawsuit regarding wood contents found in its parmesan cheese. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is still investigating the issue about some Parmesan food products containing less than 100 percent cheese, which cropped up a week ago, according to a report in Consumer Affairs Walmart is being sued for selling Parmesan […]

8y ago

bangladesh|Isis

ISIS Claims Reponsibilty In Killing Of Hindu Priest In Bangladesh

Bangladeshi police have arrested three people in connection with the beheading of the highest-ranking priest of a Hindu temple in northern Bangladesh, officials said. Jogeshwar Das, 50, the Hindu priest, was attacked by two men around 7 a.m. Sunday while performing a prayer on his veranda in a village in northern Panchagarh, about 250 miles […]

8y ago

Baby Talcum Powder, Cancer Link: Johnson & Johnson Told To Pay $72 Million In Damages

Baby powder was linked to cancer and death in a woman in Missouri, claimed her family and Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $72 million. In a verdict, which is the first by a U.S. jury to award damages over the claims, a jury in St Louis, Missouri, said the company had failed […]

8y ago

pbs

PBS Kids Free Games And Programming: PBS Launches New Kids TV Channel

PBS is launching a new kids TV channel with free games and programming, it announced in a press release. The free services include a new TV channel and live stream on digital platforms, provided by local stations. The broadcaster said the new channel would be distinguished from other children’s programming for the same reason PBS’s […]

8y ago

Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation: Unpaid Work And Gender Gap Discussed By Melinda In Annual Letter

In her annual letter to Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, Melinda Gates has shared with her husband, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and her partner in the Gates Foundation, and children Jennifer, Phoebe, and Rory, and others about the burden of unpaid work that falls disproportionately on women. Titled “More Time,” the letter discusses the gender […]

8y ago

Louisiana School Voucher Program Under Dispute

Louisiana’s school voucher program is not working in the manner it should have, a study shows. Patrick Wolf, the lead author of the study by the university’s School Choice Demonstration Project and Tulane University’s Education Research Alliance for New Orleans, said, “Most striking, we find strong and consistent evidence that students using a [voucher] performed […]

8y ago

space

Apollo 10 Space Music: Astronauts Heard ‘Weird’ Music Behind The Moon

Apollo 10 space music was reportedly heard by the astronauts on NASA’s fourth manned mission. The audio transcripts of the alleged noise heard behind the moon have raised the curiosity around the existence of the aliens. Apollo 10 astronauts Eugene Cernan and John Young discussed the sounds in a conversation as their craft flew around […]

8y ago

nasa

Applications For NASA Astronauts Record High

Applications for becoming an astronaut for NASA have been record high this year. More than 18,000 people have applied for just 14 places on NASA’s latest astronaut training intake, according to the space agency. With a record-breaking 18,300-plus applications and just 14 spots, applicants have less than a.08 percent chance of getting picked for training. […]

8y ago

iran

Banned Iran Pistachios To Come Back: US Pistachio Growers Worry After Iran Sanctions Lifted

Iran pistachios were banned until recently, when levied on the country were lifted. Considered the best pistachios, they are essentially the pride of Iran. Historically known for its pistachios, brittle, and candy, they’re one of Iran’s main non-oil exports. They are sold in huge quantities to countries like China. Even in the U.S., a large […]

8y ago

mcdonalds

McGriddles: McDonalds’ New Chicken And Waffle Sandwich

McDonald’s McGriddles is a new chicken-and-pancake breakfast sandwich, packed with the usual calories and priced reasonably, but only available in Ohio for now. Invented by Brian Mortellaro, who owns and operates eight McDonald’s in Ohio, the Chicken McGriddle consists of a fried chicken patty sandwiched between two maple-infused buns. Southern Chicken McGriddle @mcdonalds #lifehack #creativity […]

8y ago

LGBT

Catholic Devaluation, Girl Scouts Cookies Buyers Warned: St. Louis Archdiocese Cuts Ties With Girl Scouts

Planning to buy Girl Scout cookies? The head of the St. Louis archdiocese is disbanding the Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts and cutting off ties with the organization. Archbishop Robert J. Carlson indicated a number of concerns regarding the Girl Scouts and its parent organization, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) […]

8y ago