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A 32-year-old Rhode Island resident claims to have lost 132 pounds by eating Chick-fil-A's Spicy Southwest Salad every day for 14 months, emphasizing the importance of choosing the right options at fast food restaurants for weight loss. Tom Carroll credits the menu item for improving his overall quality of life and changing his perception of what fast food can be, detailing his journey in an essay titled "Chick-fil-A Saved My Life." Additionally, Carroll highlights the...

A kayak tour guide in the Florida Keys was arrested for allegedly killing a woman at a Key Largo resort and hiding her body in his room, identified as 33-year-old Dylan Lamb and victim Nadyne Marie Tillman. Tillman's body was found with injuries consistent with being beaten, leading to her reported missing status. Lamb, who had a criminal history, was charged with homicide, kidnap-false imprisonment, evidence-destroying, and procure for prostitute, with the investigation ongoing to...

Tom Homan, the Trump administration's "border czar," gave a keynote address at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix, advocating for a business-like approach to mass deportations, comparing it to Amazon's delivery process. He emphasized the need for the private sector to support the administration's deportation agenda, including buying more beds and airplane flights. Other officials at the expo, such as Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, supported the use of the...

Exercise scientist Mike Israetel identifies five common yet ineffective exercises—planks, Supermans, rack pulls, tricep kickbacks, and single-arm dumbbell presses—and suggests better alternatives for muscle-building. For example, swap planks for ab rollouts to maximize core tension, and replace tricep kickbacks with dumbbell skullcrushers for optimal tricep engagement. Israetel also advises against single-arm dumbbell presses due to energy wastage, recommending double-arm presses or machine-based single-arm variations instead for more effective results. Full Article

Asteroid 2024 YR4, previously feared to impact Earth in 2032, has been determined to originate from the central main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, an unexpected finding. New observations from Gemini South and Keck Observatory show the asteroid's retrograde spin and rapid rotation period of 20 minutes, as well as its flattened, hockey-puck-like shape, suggesting it may have once been a boulder on a larger rubble-pile asteroid. These findings, detailed in a preprint paper...

Chevron plans to increase the use of triple-frac technique in three wells at a time in the Permian basin to cut production costs and time, aiming to grow output in the largest US oilfield while slowing spending. The company began using triple-frac in March last year and expects to implement it in 50-60% of wells this year, resulting in a 12% cost reduction per well. This strategy allows for quicker completion of wells, giving Chevron...