Written by Katharine Lang on February 25, 2022 — Fact checked by Anna Guildford, Ph.D. Obesity and overweight are widespread globally and increase the risk of many health conditions. A new injectable treatment, semaglutide, has just been recommended for use in the United Kingdom. In a study, those on the treatment lost, on average, almost…
Read More Weight-loss shot may reduce obesity, overweightWed, February 23, 2022, 11:00 AM For every $1 the average white man in America earns, the average Black woman earns near $.69, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In honor of Black History Month, we took a look at some of the richest self-made Black women in the world, who are changing the finance…
Honoring Black History Month: Oprah, Rihanna, Serena Williams, and more, are among some of the richest, self-made Black women in the world" class="entry-more-link">Read More Honoring Black History Month: Oprah, Rihanna, Serena Williams, and more, are among some of the richest, self-made Black women in the worldIngredients: 1.5 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/3 cup bland cooking oil (not EVOO or anything fancy, just regular oil) 1 Tbsp vinegar (plain white vinegar, again nothing fancy) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup water, warm to hot but not boiling Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease or line a 9 inch round cake pan or…
Read More Chocolate Crazy CakeHannah Twietmeyer Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 To start, grab that bottle of Dawn (or any other dish soap) from your kitchen sink and the broom stowed away in your closet. Dish soap is designed to cut through tough grease and food stains on our delicate dishware, but it will also disintegrate the dirty marks and soap…
Read More How to Clean a Bathtub with Dish Soap and a BroomSoldier For Life Cathay Williams was the first documented black woman to enlist in the U.S. Army. Williams was born a slave in Missouri in 1844. She served as an Army cook during the Civil War, traveling with infantry units as they moved from state to state. In November 1866, Williams enlisted in the Army…
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Read More Our Test Kitchen Found the Best Vanilla Extract Brands for BakingDriving for pay? The type of driving you do has a dramatic impact on how much you earn, according to a new analysis from Gridwise. Indeed, the best driving gigs in any given city can pay almost twice as much as the most-poorly paid, a Gridwise analysis found. Here’s which driving categories pay the most and…
Read More Driving apps that pay the mostBy Ray Levy Uyeda February 16, 2022 at 11:53 a.m. EST In November, the SSA dropped its Trump-era appeals in two class-action lawsuits filed by the LGBTQ legal advocacy organization Lambda Legal, resulting in the broadening of who is able to access survivor benefits. The SSA now allows LGBTQ individuals to receive survivor benefits if…
Read More More LGBTQ couples can access Social Security survivor benefitsby Victoria Vouloumanos, BuzzFeed Staff Any kind of display of humiliating the other is never a good sign. Whatever is shown in the company of strangers is only a preview of what happens behind closed doors. Contempt. When I experience true contempt from one in the relationship, I know it is usually over. Refusal or…
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