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“Our neighbors need food now,” says the South Louisiana Second Harvest Food Bank website.Amid uncertainty over SNAP funding, food banks across the country are scrambling to pick up the slack for the 42 million Americans who rely on the program for food assistance.SNAP payments have been suspended since November 1st due to the government shutdown. On Thursday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully restore funding to the program by Nov. 7. The administration immediately appealed the ruling and on Friday sought an emergency injunction to block the order.Amid the massive legal battle, several states have announced they…

Stars go under the knife and uncover the mysteries of plastic surgery procedures. For example, Simone Biles recently shared the amount of work she has done.”I’ve had three plastic surgeries,” the Olympic gymnast admitted on TikTok on Oct. 30, “and two of them were unrecognizable.”As for what those surgeries were, Simone hinted in the comments that she had breast implants (signaled with a cherry emoji), detailed her decision to have a blepharoplasty (aka lower eyelid surgery) because she “had the worst eye bags,” and tweaked her earlobes after “an earring fell off” when she was younger.Brooks Nader also spoke candidly…

According to parent company OpenAI, 800 million people use ChatGPT every week.The company’s September 2025 report found that people are turning to chatbots for a variety of reasons, including translation, programming, data analysis, recipes, and chatting.While many of the uses for bots are fairly routine, some experts have noticed that people are turning to ChatGPT for advice on sensitive issues such as medical treatment.That’s not a great idea, says therapist, psychologist, and researcher Vail Wright.”These bots basically tell people exactly what they want to hear,” Wright said on a recent episode of the podcast “Speaking of Psychology.””So if you’re struggling…

More than 95% of international data and voice call traffic is transmitted via nearly 1 million miles of underwater communications cables.These cables carry government communications, financial transactions, email, video calls, and streaming around the world.The first commercial telecommunications submarine cable was used for telegraphy and was laid across the English Channel between Dover, England, and Calais, France, in 1850.This technology has since evolved into coaxial cables, which carry telephone conversations, and more recently, fiber optics, which carries data and the Internet as we know it.“About 10 years ago, we saw the emergence of another large category, such as webscale players.…

Paris — On Thursday, demonstrators disrupted performances by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris three times, with smoke bombs, smoke bombs and physical confrontations occurring at concert halls. Video of the event shared on social media showed several audience members physically assaulting one of the activists who lit a red smoke bomb. A man was chased down the stairs in the gallery of the Philharmonic concert hall in Paris, before being protected by other concertgoers. The Philharmonie said in a statement on Friday that two smoke bombs were detonated during the performance, which French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez blamed on…

The final T20 of the five-match series was called off after 4.5 overs after players were removed from the field in Brisbane due to thunderstorms and rain.Published November 8, 2025November 8, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareIndia won the five-match T20 series against Australia 2-1 in Brisbane after just 4.5 overs, with the final match being called off due to rain.After losing the toss and being sent into bat on Saturday, India’s openers Abhishek Sharma, 23, and Shubman Gill, 29, kept a clean sheet and posted a score of 52 before thunderstorms hit the Gabba cricket ground and…

President Donald Trump’s administration is taking aim at state laws that prohibit including medical debt on consumers’ credit reports.In late October, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a so-called interpretive rule saying that laws banning medical debt reporting in 15 states supersede the Fair Credit Reporting Act.The move is not legally binding, but it marks a sudden shift from the CFPB’s guidance under former President Joe Biden’s administration, which allowed states to create their own credit rules as long as they did not “conflict” with federal law. For example, a state’s requirement that each credit bureau provide consumers with two…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday that it used a “professional marksman” to kill a flock of influenza-infected ostriches in British Columbia, ending a nearly year-long legal battle that had attracted the attention of U.S. conservatives, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “As part of its disease response policy, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) culled the ostrich population at a farm in Edgewood, British Columbia,” the CFIA said in a statement Friday. The farm in question, Universal Ostrich Farm, remains isolated. The statement added: “After consulting with experts experienced in managing ostrich disease outbreaks, the CFIA…

Kourtney Kardashian shares never-before-seen photos with newborn baby RockyThis is Rocky “Thirteen” Barker’s Halloween. Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker unveiled their 2-year-old son’s epic costume for the spooky holiday. And their ensembles were adorablely coordinated with their parents’ looks. In a photo shared to Instagram on Nov. 7, Travis showed off his chilling Jack Skellington costume from the classic animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas while standing in the driveway of his California home. In addition to donning the character’s iconic pinstripe suit and matching bow tie, the Blink-182 drummer had his face painted black and white to adopt the…

Check out the companies that made the biggest moves at midday: XYZ – The financial services provider plunged 10% after reporting third-quarter earnings per share of 54 cents, compared to analyst estimates compiled by LSEG of 67 cents. Block’s sales of $6.11 billion also fell short of expectations of $6.31 billion. Globus Medical — The medical device maker soared 32% after third-quarter results excluding one-time items, with revenue beating analysts’ highest estimates. Globus also raised its fourth-quarter earnings per share and revenue guidance, and in response, Trust and Bank of America also raised their ratings from hold to buy, according…