There’s always a buzz about the lack of spectators that show up during the Olympics. The same goes with this year’s Sochi Winter Olympics, which has been said to cost around $51 billion and took 7 years to prepare for. The question that Olympic officials are asking is why people are not attending.
If you are running around looking for a last minute gift for your valentine this year, consider buying a piece of Pandora jewelry. Pandora jewelry has been popular for several years, but this year it has become a top Valentine’s Day gift.
Many people love to use online dating websites to meet new people and find love. Those who have never tried them are often unsure of them and not willing to take a chance and try it. Many people have concerns about the safety of online dating and others are just not sure how it works. If you have tried it, there are several reasons why you should.
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Several flavors of Uncle Ben’s Flavor Infused Rice have been recalled after students at a school in Texas became ill after eating it. According the reports, the student began to experience allergic reaction-like symptoms after eating the Mexican flavored rice products. Some of the symptoms the students experienced include rashes, welts, and flushed faces.
Although these symptoms were only caused by one flavor of the rice, Uncle Ben’s decided to do a voluntary recall on all of their infused rice products. The products that have been recalled are:
Tom Brokaw released a statement via NBC News regarding his diagnosis. Brokaw, 74, was at the Mayo Clinic when he received the diagnosis for multiple myeloma last August. In his statement, the NBC news veteran of nearly 50 years reassures the public that his “prognosis is good.”
The mother of the woman Olympian sprinter Oscar Pistorius is accused of murdering has announced she will attend his trial.
June Steenkamp, the mother of Pistorius’ girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp whom he is accused of killing, will attend the trial, along with other family members, in order to gain “closure.” This will be the first time anyone in Reeva’s immediate family has attended the runner’s court dates.
Washington governor Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that while he’s in office, he will be suspending the use of the death penalty.
Fifty-year-old Yolanda Foster from the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is planning to put her Malibu, California, home on the market. The reality television star recently spoke with Us Weekly about the reason behind the move.
Olympian snowboarder Kelly Clark and American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson have been mistaken for one another. While their names and Twitter handles are similar (@kellyclarkfdn and @kelly_clarkson) their pastimes are completely unrelated.
Clark is a gold-medal Olympian and five-time winner of the Winter X Games in the halfpipe.
Kelly Clarkson is the season-one winner American Idol and a three-time Grammy winning artist.
Wyoming lawmaker Bruce Burns sponsored a bill to make death by firing squad an option in his state, but the state senate voted against considering the bill on Tuesday. Burns proposed this alternate method to carry out a capital punishment sentence last month. Now that the firing squad option is off the table in Wyoming, Missouri is the only other state trying to pass this method of execution.
