US’ largest food distributor stops lettuce purchases after cyclosporiasis deaths

US’ largest food distributor stops lettuce purchases after cyclosporiasis deaths

The nation’s largest food distributor has immediately stopped carrying the nation’s scariest plant. Well, sort of. Sysco, the world’s largest broadline food distributor, has announced it will no longer buy iceberg lettuce from Mexico after the now-deadly ‌cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Houston-based company’s CEO Kevin Hourican recently told Reuters it is not buying lettuce from Taylor … Read more

Why Santa Clara County is going door to door looking for Costco purchases

Why Santa Clara County is going door to door looking for Costco purchases

Santa Clara County agricultural officials have launched an unusual door-to-door tactic to track down approximately 1,300 grapevine and desert willow plants sold at Costco locations in California that may be carrying a destructive invasive pest. The unusually aggressive effort zones in on customers who purchased these plants between April and early July 2026. Officials are … Read more

Pennsylvania couple purchases world’s oldest drive-in theater

Pennsylvania couple purchases world’s oldest drive-in theater

OREFIELD, Pa. (AP) — In a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the world’s oldest operating drive-in movie theater. Lauren McChesney got more than admission to a double feature when she handed her ticket to Matt McClanahan at … Read more

Costco restricts purchases of hot-selling item after insane demand

Costco restricts purchases of hot-selling item after insane demand

Is the “bar” closed? Costco’s Gilded Age may be coming to an end. The Big Box retailer is restricting purchases of its iconic gold bars after savvy buyers clamored to cash in on the precious metal amid market turmoil. Now, customers will be limited to buying only just one of the store’s 1 ounce bars … Read more

Rock band Gel splits up as guitarist allegedly stole money for OnlyFans purchases, posted bandmates nudes online: ‘Heinous acts’

Rock band Gel splits up as guitarist allegedly stole money for OnlyFans purchases, posted bandmates nudes online: ‘Heinous acts’

A hardcore rock band abruptly split because of their guitarist’s alleged “heinous acts,” which included stealing thousands of dollars for an “unbelievable amount” of OnlyFans subscriptions weeks before performing at Coachella New Jersey-based Gel announced the sudden breakup to their fans in a lengthy social media post on Wednesday. “Gel is no longer and band, … Read more

Shaq reveals he spends $1,000 a day on Amazon purchases

Shaq reveals he spends ,000 a day on Amazon purchases

If you got it, spend on Amazon. NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal must be a valued customer at the Jeff Bezos-run e-commerce company. “Oh I purchase a thousand dollars on Amazon a day — a thousand a day,” O’Neal told Page Six while at the launch of his Shaq-A-Licious XL Gummies at Hershey’s Chocolate World in … Read more

Lotto winner reveals her brutally honest purchases after striking it rich

Lotto winner reveals her brutally honest purchases after striking it rich

One Australian lotto winner has revealed her unique and personal purchases with her $66,100 winnings, after getting lucky in the TattsLotto lottery game. Melbourne resident Rachel De Oliveira, posted a video on TikTok last week, sharing her various and distinctive purchases over the years since striking gold in the lottery nine years ago. The purchases … Read more

New ‘GirlMath’ TikTok trend promotes frivolous purchases: ‘If I paid for it with cash, it was free’

New ‘GirlMath’ TikTok trend promotes frivolous purchases: ‘If I paid for it with cash, it was free’

Young women are trending on TikTok for sharing the head-scratching ways they justify their frivolous money-spending — all in the name of #GirlMath.  In videos under the hashtag — which has exploded on the platform over the past week — girls explain how they legitimize what might otherwise be considered unsound purchases. “If I paid … Read more

This is what makes people feel secure about their purchases

This is what makes people feel secure about their purchases

The AI market is growing rapidly, but Americans are hoping it doesn’t go much further — 70% said they trust people more than technology.  A new survey with a panel of 2,000 adults revealed that compared with artificial intelligence, more people even prefer to use a real person when creating an account or making a … Read more