Exclusive | My bizarre tongue symptom turned out to be stage 4 cancer — but I still trained for a Half Ironman during chemo

Exclusive | My bizarre tongue symptom turned out to be stage 4 cancer — but I still trained for a Half Ironman during chemo

It’s safe to say most people wouldn’t take on a Half Ironman less than three months after completing chemo and radiation therapy for stage 4 cancer. Then again, most people aren’t Keith Giffney. Most people wouldn’t take on a Half Ironman after completing chemo and radiation therapy for stage 4 cancer. Then again — most … Read more

Mommy influencer claims she potty trained her 3-week-old baby: ‘A LOT easier than you think’

Mommy influencer claims she potty trained her 3-week-old baby: ‘A LOT easier than you think’

Most parents will agree that toilet training can be a challenge, even when the child is of an age where it’s ‘meant’ to happen. But one mom has claimed this week she managed achieve the milestone when her baby Sequoia was just three weeks old – and promises it’s “easier than you think.” Chloe, who shares her life on @infinite.creators page, … Read more

Why Gen Z is turning to social media for mental health help –instead of trained experts: poll

Why Gen Z is turning to social media for mental health help –instead of trained experts: poll

An overwhelming majority of Australians struggling with their mental health are turning to social media – not trained professionals – for answers, in what experts say could be to “their own downfall and their own detriment.” Research by News Corp’s Growth Distillery with Medibank found for almost two in three Australians, these informal, peer-driven platforms … Read more

Angelina Jolie bursts into tears at ‘Maria’ premiere — trained 7 months to be an opera singer

Angelina Jolie bursts into tears at ‘Maria’ premiere — trained 7 months to be an opera singer

Jolie was feeling joie de vivre.  On Thursday, Angelina Jolie got overcome with emotion during the Venice Film Festival, after her movie “Maria” got an 8-minute standing ovation.  The Oscar-winning actress, 49, wiped away tears as the crowd applauded her.  Angelina Jolie wiping away tears at Venice. X/imnikkiheat Angelina Jolie attends a red carpet for … Read more

How a generation of oil traders were trained by the Gulf War

How a generation of oil traders were trained by the Gulf War

In August 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein invaded is far-smaller neighbor, Kuwait — seizing the nation’s valuable oil fields and setting off a global scramble to rein in his imperialistic ambitions. As a global military coalition began to form to oust Hussein from Iraq, his invasion set off a spike in oil trading and prices … Read more

I trained my pampered pet pig to speak — now he sleeps in my bed

I trained my pampered pet pig to speak — now he sleeps in my bed

He’s hogging all the space in her bed. A California influencer has started sleeping with her pet pig, describing the experience as “a dream come true.” Mina Alali, 25, purchased mini-pig Merlin in March 2022 and became instantly attached to the animal. The mini Vietnamese potbelly pig weighs around 35 pounds and may grow up to … Read more

‘Wonder Woman’ Lynda Carter says ‘I trained at Waffle House’ after viral brawl video

‘Wonder Woman’ Lynda Carter says ‘I trained at Waffle House’ after viral brawl video

Wonder Woman is weighing in on viral video of a wild Waffle House brawl. Lynda Carter — who played the sexy superhero in the eponymous 1970s CBS series — took to Twitter on Thursday after footage of the fast food fracas started circulating on social media. The chair-raising clip — captured inside an Austin, Texas, … Read more

Sigourney Weaver, 73, reveals how she trained to play a teen in ‘Avatar’ sequel

Sigourney Weaver, 73, reveals how she trained to play a teen in ‘Avatar’ sequel

Don’t call Sigourney Weaver an old lady. In fact, the “Alien” actress turned back the clock 59 years to play 14-year-old Kiri in the long-awaited sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water.” To convincingly portray a teenager — through the wonders of motion-capture technology — Weaver, 73, sat in on classes at New York’s famed LaGuardia … Read more