Posts by Kevin Harson
KFC, Pizza Hut remove onions amid McDonald’s E. coli scare
Fast food giants KFC and Pizza Hut are removing onions used in select menu items across the U.S. following concerns of possible E. coli contamination linked to a recent outbreak associated with McDonald’s restaurants. As reported by Newsweek, at least 10 people have been hospitalized and one person in Colorado has died following E. coli…
Read MoreStorm Dana hits coast, triggers mass evacuations
Nearly 600,000 people have been evacuated after Storm Dana brought 68 mph winds and heavy rain to India’s east coast on Friday. The storm made landfall in Odisha state late Thursday night with gusts reaching 75 mph, according to the Indian Meteorological Department. Officials reported to the Press Trust of India news agency that the…
Read MoreMark Martin Makes Heartfelt Tribute to NASCAR Legend
Mark Martin, a legend in the world of NASCAR, recently shared an emotional tribute to Jeff Burton. Known for his illustrious career and as one of the greatest drivers never to clinch a championship, Martin’s tribute comes with plenty of weight. With a career spanning over three decades and 40 victories in NASCAR’s top division,…
Read MoreEarly voting is surging across the country. It’s unclear who benefits
HENDERSON, Nev. — After Katie Kern and her father, Robert Kern, cast their ballots for former President Trump in this suburb of Las Vegas, they said they wanted to make sure their vote was counted in the critical battleground state of Nevada so that the Republican would retake the White House. “I’m probably more of a…
Read MoreWatch: Cartel shootout erupts across Rio Grande
Texas sheriffs have released footage of a shootout between rival cartel factions on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, near the Texas border. Thermal drone footage released by the Texas Department of Public Safety shows an intense gunfight in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, less than a mile from the town of Donna, Texas. The…
Read More‘Outlander’ star Sam Heughan addresses “terrible” audition for ‘The Hobbit’
He’s got a People’s Choice award and international fame from starring in Starz series Outlander, but it seems that Sam Heughan’s talents don’t spread to Middle Earth. Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast for its 10th anniversary episode, the Scottish actor revealed that he once had a terrible audition for The Hobbit in the…
Read MoreShock as firefighter’s wife reveals which item burns houses “to the ground”
A firefighter’s wife has made a public service announcement on TikTok to raise awareness of a household fire hazard that very few people are aware of. In footage dated October 22, Jess (@unhingedreviewswjess) points to the ceiling in her bathroom and pulls on a string to turn on the extractor fan. In the caption, she…
Read MoreMoldova risks becoming Putin’s Trojan Horse in Europe
A referendum in Moldova on EU membership that narrowly passed was hailed as a victory against Russia but accusations of Moscow’s continuing interference and influence in the former Soviet republic could pose problems for Brussels. The result was on a knife edge in the east European country before it emerged that a sliver of a…
Read MoreNYT “Connections” October 25: Clues and answers for game #502
It can be difficult to maintain a Connections win streak, so if you need some help, Newsweek has some tips and tricks. The brainteaser was launched by The New York Times in June 2023 and has gone on to become the newspaper’s second-most played game behind Wordle, another linguistics-based puzzle. Instructions on how to play…
Read MoreToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1,224 clues, hints and answer for Friday, October 25
The weekend is so close you can almost taste it, and if that means you’re not firing on all cylinders, Newsweek is here to help you with Friday’s Wordle. The word-based puzzle was created by Brooklyn-based Welsh software designer Josh Wardle in 2021. When he eventually released it to the public it instantly went viral,…
Read MoreFull list of celebrities at Kamala Harris’ Georgia rally
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama lit up the stage in a celebrity-packed event in the swing state of Georgia as Harris embarks on the final stretch of the campaign. Rock legend Bruce Springsteen performed “The Promised Land,” “Land of Hope and Dreams,” and “Dancing in the Dark.” Other celebrities who showed…
Read MoreTed Cruz asking for Jan. 6 advice an “out of body experience”: McConnell
In the aftermath of the January 6 attack—in which hundreds of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and interrupted Congress‘ certification of the 2020 election, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was tasked with reconvening the chamber to continue its formalities. As detailed in journalist Michael Tackett’s coming biography of McConnell, the Republican leader…
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