Keith Lee Credit: Bellator MMA Memorial tributes to the late Victoria Lee and Steven Bonnard graced Saturday’s UFC Vegas 67 card, while the story of former Bellator fighter Keith Lee provided some much-needed positive news this week. These are your Sunday MMA Quick Hits! Keith Lee Finds New Calling Challenges First Good MMA Story of … Read more
The White House held a summit aimed at addressing hunger and diet-related diseases. About one in 10 US households is food insecure, and diet-related diseases are a leading cause of death and disability.
President Joe Biden speaks during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC on September 28, 2022. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption caption toggle Evan Vucci/AP President Joe Biden speaks during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, … Read more
NPR’s Martinez talks with Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey about the first White House conference on ending hunger in more than 50 years.
President Biden will lay out his proposals to address hunger at a major conference, the first of its kind since 1969. However, the solutions will not be easy to implement.
The White House is proposing pilot programs for Medicare to cover medically personalized meals — like those in this file photo — as well as nutrition and obesity counseling. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption caption toggle Charles Krupa/AP The White House is proposing pilot programs for Medicare to cover medically personalized meals — like those in … Read more
Switzerland’s biggest retailer launched a new coffee machine invention on Tuesday – fully compostable coffee balls that it hopes will shake up the global market and take on Nespresso’s global dominance. Supermarket chain Migros hopes its innovation will capitalize on consumers’ concern for the environment by eliminating aluminum and plastic waste from ordinary coffee pods. … Read more
Yes, the rising cost of living seems to be taking a toll on South Africans. The battle for bread and meat took an unexpected turn on Monday, August 22, when a man was stabbed to death and his assailant’s ear cut off in a Motherwell pub. The 29-year-old from Gqeberha made his first appearance at … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Blueberry bison tamales, harvest salad with mixed greens, creamy carrot and wild rice soup, roasted turkey with butternut squash. This modern Native American dish, drawn from the traditional foods of tribes in the United States and made with “Ketapanen” — a Menominee term of endearment — cost caterer Jessica Pamonicut $976 to … Read more
Rising prices for the average household basket of food, electricity and transport against a national minimum wage that does not match the cost of living will force the average South African worker to spend less on food by at least 46.8%. This is according to the Pietermaritzburg Household Affordability Index for Economic Equity and Dignity … Read more