Looking for meals that are affordable but still taste great? The saying goes, if you want to live like the rich, eat like you’re poor. These meals show you how to use simple ingredients in creative ways, proving that good food doesn’t have to be expensive. 👉 Get paid to upload shopping receipts and earn free gift cards with Swagbucks! Save $50-100 on your groceries. Rice and Beans If you’re part of any of Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps finance Facebook groups, you probably already know this. Any combination of rice or beans is dirt cheap. There are countless recipes out…
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Civil defence teams are working to recover bodies of 58 passengers, four crew killed in fiery crash in Sao Paulo state.Authorities in Brazil are working to determine what caused a plane to crash in Sao Paulo state, killing all 62 people on board in one of the worst aviation incidents in the South American country’s history. Civil defence teams worked through the night into Saturday to recover the remains of passengers and crew members killed when the Voepass airline flight crashed in a fiery inferno near the city of Vinhedo. At least 21 bodies had been recovered from the site…
The U.S. men’s basketball team is set to take on Victor Wembanyama and France in the gold medal game of the Paris Olympics, in a rematch of the title game from Tokyo. The gold medal game will take place on Saturday in Paris and will air live on NBC. The United States beat Serbia and Nikola Jokic in the semifinals to make it to the gold medal game. Kevin Durant is seeking his fourth straight gold medal. When is the men’s basketball gold medal game? The men’s basketball gold medal game is set for Saturday, Aug. 10. What time is…
ATLANTA, USA – The US Food and Drug Administration has approved neffy (epinephrine nasal spray) for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions (Type I), including those that are life-threatening (anaphylaxis), in adult and pediatric patients who weigh at least 30 kilograms (about 66 pounds). “Today’s approval provides the first epinephrine product for the treatment of anaphylaxis that is not administered by injection. Anaphylaxis is life-threatening and some people, particularly children, may delay or avoid treatment due to fear of injections,” said Kelly Stone, MD, PhD, Associate Director of the Division of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care in the FDA’s Center…
1. On August 9, 2024 (local time, August 8), the leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar issued a joint statement on negotiations over the release of hostages and ceasefire regarding Gaza, expressing that they are prepared as mediators, to present a final bridging proposal that resolves the remaining issues related to the implementation of the agreement. The joint statement also urged both parties to resume urgent talks on August 15 in Doha or Cairo to close all remaining gaps and commence implementation of the deal without further delay. 2. Japan appreciates the vigorous diplomatic efforts made by the…
Nigerian rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, known professionally as Oladips, has sparked a heated debate online after accusing Afrobeats sensation Wizkid of borrowing his lyrics without credit.Oladips pointed out the similarities between his 2022 single Ajala Traveller and Wizkid’s recent verse on Asake’s song MMS from the newly released album Lungu Boy.Meanwhile, Oladips shared screenshots comparing the two lyrics, showing that Wizkid’s verse “Lost Myself, and I found my purpose” bears a striking resemblance to his own line “I had to lose myself to find my purpose”.Additionally, the rapper questioned whether the similarity was a case of “recycling or coincidence”, tagging Wizkid…
“It works like a pyramid,” said Nemer, whose research focuses on Bolsonarism, misinformation, and social media, and the “human infrastructure” behind political misinformation that spreads through WhatsApp. “At the top, you have people who produce misinformation. In the middle, you have Bolsonaro supporters who work like a swarm of bees to spread misinformation on the platform. At the bottom, it’s average Brazilians who are in groups where this misinformation ends up, and they, in turn, spread it to other groups they are in.”Communities, Nemer fears, will make it easy for the people at the top to manage these misinformation networks.Experts…
Luis Arraez injured his left thumb sliding into third base during a game on June 25. The ongoing discomfort was enough for Arraez to skip the All-Star Game to give his thumb a full four days of rest over the break. Arraez revealed more specifics about the injury Friday, telling Daniel Alvarez-Montes of El Extrabase and other reporters that he has a torn ligament in his thumb.The Athletic’s Dennis Lin sheds more light on the situation, saying that Arraez was given the okay to keep playing after receiving a fuller medical exam during the All-Star break. As Arraez described things last month,…
Graduation is a major milestone. Just like weddings, retirements, and the birth of a child, it’s customary to give a gift. Because high school graduates are typically either moving on to college or out on their own, cash or gift cards are popular gifts to help them move on to the next stage in their life. If you have a child, a friend, a sibling, a neighbor, or a relative who is about to graduate, you may be wondering what is the ideal amount to give for a high school graduation gift. Here are a few things to keep in…
A bald, bearded man carrying two backpacks walked down the stairs of a plane before he extended his right hand in a greeting. His black T-shirt had an image of a stormtrooper, a soldier from George Lucas’s Star Wars movies. Below the character, there were four words: “Your empire needs you.” The 42-year-old Pablo Gonzalez Yague, also known as Pavel Rubtsov, a Spanish-Russian journalist – and apparent Star Wars fan – was part of the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Awaiting his arrival and also extending his hand at Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport…