Here’s Why Facebook’s FTC Settlement Is a Joke

After some rumour - milling and informed reportage attributable to anonymous source , Facebook has finallymade publicthe contour of its deal with the Federal Trade Commission to terminate a probe into its manipulation of the Cambridge Analytica scandal . From what few specifics are portion out by the party ’s cosmopolitan council , Colin Stretch ( who was imagine to haveresignedlast year ) , one thing is quite clear — they got off easy ....

March 17, 2025 · 11 min · 2281 words · Calvin Horn

High Body Fat Linked to Possible 'Brain Shrinkage'

When you buy through link on our site , we may pull in an affiliate committee . Here ’s how it work . Obesity is wed to a slew of harmful effects in the body , and now , a new study suggests it may also affectbrain structure . The investigator take apart brain scans and found that high levels of torso fat were tied to lower brain volumes in certain areas ....

March 17, 2025 · 4 min · 816 words · Mary Murray

How Did Jelly Beans Become an Easter Candy?

Unlike Christmas andThanksgiving , Easter does n’t come with a traditional bill of fare in the U.S. Besides the dye , hard - boiled eggs that kids count for on Easter aurora , the food most closely link up with the Christian celebration are mass - produced candies . cocoa bunny , Peeps , and Cadbury Eggs are natural fit for the spring holiday , but the inclusion of jelly beans in Easter baskets requires more explanation ....

March 17, 2025 · 4 min · 643 words · Joshua Murray

On This Day in 1936, Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times Debuted

On February 5 , 1936,Modern Timespremiered in movie theaters . It was Charlie Chaplin’slast filmfeaturing his Little Tramp character , and it express the Tramp as abumbling manufactory worker(and later night watcher , singing waiter , and finally unemployed floater ) . The film was a commentary on the aftermath of the Great Depression and ensuing economical struggle in the US , as industrial automation slammed head - on into mass unemployment ....

March 17, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Diamond Harris

The Oldest Colored Molecules On Earth Are Bright Pink

Long before calamitous became the world ’s most fashionable color , life on Earth was coiffe inneon garden pink . Remnants of this distant rose - tinted era can still be seen in the fossilized clay of bacterium that live in an ancient sea 1.1 billion year ago , produce them the oldest know biologic pigments on the satellite . The breakthrough was made in 2018 , when researchers analyse rock find in a nautical shale deposit C of meters below the aerofoil of the Taoudeni Basin in Mauritania ....

March 17, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Sean Nunez

The Tragic Story Of Valery Legasov, The Physicist Who Committed Suicide After Investigating Chernobyl

Valery Legasov was a respected chemist who led the investigation behind what caused the meltdown at Chernobyl. Two years later, he ended his own life unexpectedly. Soviet nuclear physicist Valery Legasov led the commission that investigated theChernobyl disaster . He was a exponent of transparence between the charge ’s findings and the public in nastiness of the Soviet Union authorities ’s effort to minimise the disaster . Many credit him as the exclusive rational figure involved in the fallout of the tragedy as it was Legasov who was responsible for launching the prompt remedies to Chernobyl ’s foresighted - term effects ....

March 17, 2025 · 11 min · 2222 words · Jesse Ellis

#BroomChallenge Goes Viral Once Again: Here's How it Works and Why People Are Doing It

Photo: GettyThe viral broom challenge is causing havoc on the Internet once again.On Monday, the viral trend — which first circulated on social media in 2012 — made the rounds once again after a false claim spread on Twitter that NASA said broomsticks can only stand upward on Feb. 10 due to the Earth’s gravitational pull.This, however, is clearly not the case: a broom can potentially stand on its own any day of the year....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1120 words · Alexa Morse

'1000-Lb. Sisters' ' Amy Slaton Disappoints Her Doctor at a Weigh-In: She's 'Stalled Out'

Amy Slatonhad two big goals in mind when she first started filming1000-Lb. Sisters: she wanted to lose a significant amount of weight, all so she could make her dreams of becoming a mom come true. And she was able to do both, though sooner than anyone expected. After losing some of her 406 lbs. and qualifying for weight loss surgery, Slaton, 34, quickly got pregnant andgave birth to her son Gage, she and her surgeon, Dr....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Jeffrey Parrish

'1000-Lb. Sisters' ' Tammy Slaton on New Husband Caleb: 'I Love Waking Up and Seeing His Face'

Photo: Michael Moretti Tammy Slatonis opening up about her life as anewlywedwith husband of nearly two months, Caleb Willingham.“Our wedding day was perfect, there was so much love in the room,” the1000-Lb. Sistersstar, 36, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I literally married my best friend.“Slaton tied the knot with Willingham on Nov. 20 atWindsor Lane Rehabilitation Centerin Gibsonburg, Ohio.“You all knew me as Tammy Slaton, but now you’ll all know me as Mrs....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 731 words · Angel Tanner

'60 Minute' 's Lesley Stahl Opens Up About Battling COVID-19 with Her Husband

In a storied career that has spanned over 50 years, Lesley Stahl always followed the unwritten journalism rule that the reporter should never become part of the story. This past year, she’s inadvertently broken that twice: last spring she revealed that she contracted a severe case of COVID-19; and in October, two weeks before the election, President Trump abruptly walked out of their interview and released it before it even aired on CBS....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 630 words · Abigail Whitehead

'90 Day Fiancé' 's Loren and Alexei Say Their Relationship Was 'Tested' After Welcoming Second Child

90 Day FiancéstarsLoren and Alexei Brovarnikcouldn’t be more excited about getting their very own spinoff series.“I definitely wanted this for a very long time. So good, bad or indifferent, I’m going to embrace it and enjoy it because it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Loren tells PEOPLE ahead of the Monday premiere ofLoren and Alexei: After the 90 Dayson TLC.The duo was first featured on season 3 of90 Day Fiancéand wed in September 2016....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 738 words · Jamie Martinez

'90 Day Fiancé' 's Rebecca, 47, Says New Boyfriend Zied, 26, Is 'Completely Different' from Her Ex

Despite her past, Rebecca Parrot wasn’talwayssearching for a younger man. The newest90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Daysstar, 47, sat down with PEOPLE ahead of the reality show’s premiere to talk about her quest for love with 26-year-old Zied Hakimi, and the lessons she learned from her Moroccan ex-husband. “Zied’s young, but this guy was a little bit younger,” she says of her ex. “I kind of knew that I was probably making a mistake doing this, but I still tried really hard....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 694 words · Frank Miller

'90 Day' 's Angela Says She Doesn't 'Trust' Michael to Spend Time with Usman While Filming Tell-All

Photo: TLC; Usman/InstagramThe trust issues betweenAngela DeemandMichael Ilesanmicame to head on Sunday’s90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?tell-all.Host Shaun Robinson noted that it was raining where both Michael and Usman are located, Angela said, “I think they are in the same hotel” which they both coyly acknowledged.When Robinson pressed Angela if she would trust the men hanging out together, she quickly responded: “No way.“Usman then stepped in and questioned, “How can somebody be my brother and then we can’t see each other?...

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1895 words · Amy Harrison