NYC private chefs are going public — and becoming social media stars. While toques to the elite have traditionally toiled in obscurity, whipping up egg white omelettes, smoothies and elaborate dinner parties for one-percenters, they’ve more recently found food lovers are hungry to watch videos about their lives on the job. “It’s this kind of … Read more
Get the skinny on this. Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company that manufactures Ozempic, said that it is “very likely” the cost of the popular diabetes-turned-weight loss drug will be cut in the second round of Medicare drug price negotiations. Ulrich Otte, the company’s senior vice president of finance and operations, made the claim at … Read more
A drug smuggling gang have been jailed for a total of more than 80 years after being found to have transported cocaine across the United Kingdom — in pallets of raw chicken. The ten-strong gang used a fleet of vans with hidden compartments to ferry millions of pounds worth of drugs around the UK, police … Read more
U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains — and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too. With the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses. A third U.S. manufacturer, Novavax, expects its modified vaccine version to be … Read more
No whey! Deep within the confines of America’s heartland lies an underground abundance of more cheese than we know what to do with. For years, rumors have churned that a specific government surplus of the dairy product has been stored in a 3.2 million square foot cave system hidden beneath Springfield, Missouri. Sort of like … Read more
Australian Olympian and cult figure Rachel ‘Raygun’ Gunn is sitting on a mountain of brand capital that could net her millions, experts claim. That is, of course, if the university lecturer turned unsuspecting viral sensation wants any more attention. Gunn’s unexpected rise to fame, or infamy, depending on who you ask, came during the Paris … Read more
It’s a deal that could provide a license to kill. British actress Judy Dench, who plays “M” in several titles of the “James Bond” franchise, raspy-voiced actor Awkwafina and baritone comedian Keegan-Michael Key could make big bucks in artificial intelligence deals with Meta Platforms. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is offering millions … Read more
Chew on this — a new study finds that millions of Americans are taking multivitamins to prevent disease even though “there is little health rationale” for them. In fact, daily multivitamin use was associated with a 4% higher risk of death than nonuse, according to research published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Network Open. “Refocusing … Read more
She’ll drink to that. Meghan Markle is purportedly planning to launch a bottle of rosé under her lifestyle label American Riviera Orchard — and it could make her millions. The Duchess teased two other products from the forthcoming brand earlier this year, but the pink wine will purportedly be the first item available to the … Read more
The expression “one man’s trash is another’s man’s treasure” is near and dear to one Pennsylvania waste management facility that bridges the divide between trash and treasure on a massive scale – collecting $10 million in lost change since its inception. “What we have is a series of assorted materials,” Rebecca Guardino, Director of Ash … Read more
Bella McFadden is taking her fashions from URL to IRL. The 28-year-year old Canadian nearly broke the internet in 2020 when she became the first person to earn more than $1 million in sales on Depop, the go-to Gen Z platform to buy used and vintage clothing. Now, she’s opened her first-ever brick-and-mortar shop, iGirl, … Read more
TikTok sensation Maddy Baloy, who documented her terminal cancer journey for millions of people, died Wednesday night at age 26. The inspirational video creator, who worked as a kindergarten teacher in Florida, was “surrounded with love” as she lost her battle to colon cancer, her fiancé Louis Risher confirmed. “Madison passed away peacefully last night,” … Read more
WASHINGTON – A federal program designed to provide internet access to low-income households is set to run out of funding during May, meaning millions of people could have to adapt to life without having online access. The Affordable Connectivity Program began during the pandemic and provides more than 23 million households with subsidies destined to … Read more
A Virginia woman became a millionaire after she recently discovered a weeks-old lottery ticket sitting inside her nightstand. Portsmouth resident Melena Hill purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket ahead of the Jan. 9 drawing at the Murphy USA gas station in Suffolk, according to a press release from the Virginia Lottery. The winning numbers were 12-15-32-33-53, … Read more
Elon Musk may be the richest man in the world — but Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, has more money at his disposal, experts say. And the latter is using these funds to “entice” Hollywood’s A-list to normalize the country, despite spiraling allegations of its human rights abuses. Some of La … Read more
What a pill. Traditional morning-after medication could actually be ineffective for millions of American women, an expert is warning. Doctor Charis Chambers, who goes by The Period Doctor online, shared that people often ask at what weight the morning-after pill stops working. Chambers revealed in a TikTok video that levonorgestrel morning-after pills — commonly sold … Read more
Dan Marino cost himself a small fortune when he made the decision to appear in the classic Jim Carrey comedy, “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.” The 62-year-old legendary former Dolphins quarterback appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Wednesday, and McAfee asked Marino about a rumor that he opted to take a flat appearance fee for … Read more
He has the right to remain a multi-millionaire. A retired San Francisco cop is making literal bank from his one-time side hustle managing ATM machines — Paul Alex’s now full-time job earns him over $8 million annually. Alex, a former detective who found himself taking home as little as $2,000 per paycheck while serving the … Read more
Travis Kelce is now getting major dating advice from another former athlete who was in the spotlight outside of his own game. Former NBAer Lamar Odom, who had a high-profile marriage with Khloe Kardashian, was asked about how the Chiefs star tight end should handle his budding relationship with pop sensation Taylor Swift. Odom, who … Read more
It was the nightmare before Christmas. A shocked woman brought new meaning to “Christmas prayers” after a biblical plague of praying mantises infested her holiday pine ahead of the yuletide, as seen in a video that’s scared up 4.3 million views on TikTok. “That time our tree hatched a million friends,” wrote user Andrea — … Read more