Trina Flack, Catch Des Moines’ vice president of sales, will be the convention and visitors bureau’s next CEO and president.Bureau officials announced that after conducting a nationwide search, they would promote Flack, who has worked at Catch Des Moines for 17 years, according to a news release. Flack replaces Greg Edwards, who announced in March that he would retire from the organization after 25 years as CEO.Edwards will leave Catch Des Moines at the end of July, and Flack’s first day is Aug. 1.Trina Flack is announced CEO and president of Catch Des MoinesIn a statement, Flack said she was…
Americans are jumping for jabs. Surveys show at least one in eight US adults have given GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy a shot, with 6% currently taking them. The miracle meds have been linked to a host of health benefits beyond diabetes management and weight loss, from staving off…
Baylor defensive lineman Alex Foster was killed in a shooting in Greenville, Miss., early Wednesday morning, the Washington County Coroner’s Office told the Clarion Ledger. He was 18. After receiving a call of shots fired shortly after midnight, cops found Foster with multiple gunshot wounds inside a car and died…
Getty ImagesLee Jae–myung has emerged from South Korea’s recent political crisis as a frontrunner to be the next presidentBefore the events of 3 December 2024, Lee Jae–myung’s path to South Korea’s presidency was littered with obstacles.Ongoing legal cases, investigations for corruption and allegations of abusing power all looked set to…
Authorities seized more than six tons of cocaine from a semi-submersible vessel — a so-called “narco sub” — and from two underground hiding places discovered in Colombia, the country’s navy announced this week.Officials released video of the narco sub being intercepted off the country’s Pacific coast, as well as video showing officers…
Terry Bradshaw slammed the Pittsburgh Steelers’ ongoing pursuit of Aaron RodgersRodgers, 41, has mulled retirement while remaining noncommittal to the SteelersBradshaw played 14 seasons with the team during the 1970s and 1980sTerry Bradshaw had some strong words for his former team amid its ongoing courtship of free agent Aaron Rodgers.The…
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is parlaying his marathon 25-hour speech from the Senate floor last month into a new book set to be published in November, sparking widespread mockery online. Booker’s “filibuster” oration — appropriately made on April Fool’s Day — was the longest continuous speech ever given…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to give the keynote address at the South Carolina Democratic Party’s annual two-day event in Columbia.The 2025 event features Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who will speak May 30 at the Palmetto Blue Dinner and Gov. Tim Walz will speak on May 31.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks…
Meta plans to open physical storefronts and hire retail employees in an effort to boost sales of its devices, according to a report. The company has been leading an ongoing project to expand its retail footprint, which currently includes just one store on its California campus, according to an internal…
Meta’s fate is up in the air after Mark Zuckerberg’s dirty laundry was aired in a landmark antitrust trial brought by the Federal Trade Commission – though some experts warn that the social media giant could wriggle out of the breakup sought by regulators. The seven-week trial concluded Tuesday after…
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted the most distant galaxy observed to date — breaking its own record yet again.The galaxy, dubbed MoM-z14, is “the most distant spectroscopically confirmed source to date, extending the observational frontier to a mere 280 million years after the Big Bang,” researchers wrote…
Talk about pour decisions. While the effects of partying late into the night may not be apparent in your 20s, a new study out of Finland suggests that all that revelry finally catches up to you at 36. Researchers advise that the decade between 36 and 46 is a critical…
Time to read way too much into May snap orders. With the Browns hosting a five-way quarterback competition — we’ll include the injured Deshaun Watson for now — football sleuths will try to dissect each morsel of information to see who will be under center for the AFC North squad…
May 28 (UPI) — South Korea’s opposition candidate is leading in recent opinion polls with a week until the presidential election, although the gap has narrowed.Gallup Korea disclosed Tuesday that Lee Jae-myung from the main opposition Democratic Party had an approval rate of 49%, compared to 35% for Kim Moon-soo…
Hoda Kotb is sharing new details about her 6-year-old daughter Hope’s health struggles — and how they played a part in her decision to leave Today. In an interview with People published on Wednesday, May 28, Kotb, 60, revealed that Hope was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. “It’s kind of…
It was a glam slam at the gate. A woman flying out of Shanghai was forced to scrub off her heavy makeup at airport immigration because the facial scanner couldn’t recognize her. The viral video, shared by @wchinapost and originally posted on Chinese social media, shows the mortified traveler cleaning…
He’s throwing DOGE a bone. House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled his game plan to enshrine into law the cuts pursued by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after conservative backlash against Republicans for failing to do so. Johnson (R-La.) explained that the GOP-led House will codify the DOGE cuts via…
PRESS RELEASEPublished May 28, 2025TORONTO, ON AND BREDA, THE NETHERLANDS / ACCESS Newswire / May 28, 2025 / Organto Foods Inc. (TSXV:OGO)(OTC PINK:OGOFF)(FSE:OGF) (“Organto” or “the Company”), is pleased to announce its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars and…
Federal Reserve officials agreed earlier this month to hold off on any interest-rate moves while they evaluated the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on inflation, unemployment, and the broader economy. According to minutes from their May 6-7 meeting, released Wednesday, “almost all” of the 19 officials that participate in the Fed’s meetings on policy…
More than 184 million passwords may have been exposed in a massive data breach that experts are calling a “cybercriminal’s dream.” According to a new report by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, the leak affected everything from Apple and Google usernames and passwords and social media logins to bank accounts. The…
The next season of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show will likely premiere long after the 2024 presidential election has ended, and that democratic process only scratches the surface of what real-life events the drama series could respond to with the time it has in production before release.The Morning Show received…
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting with gigantic fountains of lava, the likes of which haven’t been seen in around 40 years.On Sunday (May 25), some of these lava fountains shot up more than 1,000 feet (300 meters) into the sky. Scientists estimated that while this was going on, the volcano…
Turns out grandma was right. Most of us are too busy trying to lose weight and achieve optimal gut health to care too much about our posture. But — according to Kristianne Egbert, Certified Professional Ergonomist with Briotix — it’s more important to your health than you might think. “Sitting with…
Allen Lazard is “onto the next chapter” — in his personal life, that is. The Jets receiver, who has been at the center of trade buzz this offseason, revealed his engagement to girlfriend Camila Escribens on Tuesday, with the couple sharing the exciting news in a joint Instagram post. In…
Saturday Night Live cast members usually don’t discuss their salaries — but what rare comments have been made about the paychecks? Since its inception in 1975, Saturday Night Live has become a fixture in late-night programming. In addition to each episode featuring a celebrity host and a musical guest, the…
President Donald Trump is escalating his battle with Harvard University.Harvard is one of several universities targeted by the Trump administration, which alleges schools aren’t doing enough to protect Jewish students. Harvard has defied executive orders seeking to influence the school’s curriculum and filed multiple lawsuits. On May 27, the New…
Will JD Vance and AOC face off in 2028? The ‘All-Star’ panelists Matthew Continetti, Sabrina Singh and Philip Wegmann take a look at early speculation about the 2028 White House race and more on ‘Special Report.’ The 2028 presidential election seems like a long way away, but in reality, the…
WASHINGTON — President Trump confirmed Wednesday that he asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week not to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities to allow additional time for talks between Washington and Tehran. “I’d like to be honest. Yes, I did,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “I said I…
Lt. Gov Republican nominee John Reid greets voters at Amherst stop
A former WWE executive accused of sex trafficking in a bombshell lawsuit involving Vince McMahon reached a confidential settlement — and will now snitch on the pro wrestling mogul, according to lawyers in the bombshell case. John Laurinaitis, WWE’s former head of talent relations, was a co-defendant in a lawsuit…
Researchers have found evidence that Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals, according to a new study.The vast majority (99.9%) of Earth’s gold and other precious metals are hidden in the center of our planet, with thousands of miles of near-impenetrable rock between us and these natural treasures.…
And poof, it’s gone. In the middle of a tenuous television rights negotiation where the UFC is looking to get up to $1 billion to broadcast their 40-plus events per year, ESPN+ pulled the rug on those looking to watch some old fights. Nearly every UFC event from UFC 308…
It’s over for Love Island: All Stars’ Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Curtis Pritchard. The former Love Island UK winner, 30, shared via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, May 28, that she and Curtis, 29, have called it quits just three months after finding love on the All Stars edition of the…
New York sports fans are known to loudly wear their hearts on their sleeves, and this jacket does the talking for them — on the court, the rink and on the field. It’s all about the New York Knicks right now, with the team on a stunning and historic winning…
Toronto, where I have lived my whole life, certainly has high points. There is the financial district, which is the second largest financial centre in North America and home to several good coffee shops. Toronto also features some excellent cuisine. Tyler Cowen, who in 2011 was listed among Foreign Policy’s…
SEOUL — South Korea’s presidential election next Tuesday is sure to wind up with conservatives leveling a flurry of heated charges, from fraud to the Chinese having influence on the leftist who’s favored to win. Korean conservatives are signaling their strategy while fearful the transition to left-leaning rule from conservative…
WASHINGTON — The architect of President Trump’s immigration policy is pushing ICE to dramatically ramp up the arrests — calling for 3,000 illegal migrants to be picked up per day. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem put out the figure…
Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images As more definitive data about the 2024 election results (particularly the new Catalist analysis based on voter files and Census information) has emerged, many of the trends identified by exit polls and other polling around Election Day are being confirmed. The big development was a Republican…
Shoppers are increasingly exploiting return policies with various scams to defraud companies, and it is costing retailers billions. While retailers have tried to mitigate returns, they amounted to $743 billion in 2023. Of that, about $101 billion was fraudulent, according to the National Retail Federation. This problem is getting more sophisticated as…
Is Rebel Ridge about to follow in the Emmy-winning footsteps of Quiz Lady, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and … Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers?The Netflix telefilm has held the No. 1 spot in Gold Derby’s Best TV Movie odds all season long, despite increasingly fierce competition from the likes…
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object flashing strange signals from deep space, and they have no idea what it is.The object, named ASKAP J1832-0911, spits out pulses of radio waves and X-rays for two minutes straight, once every 44 minutes.Detected by Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) and NASA’s Chandra…
Your past might come back to bite you in the butt — literally. A new study suggests that a key factor in early life could increase your risk of developing colorectal cancer as an adult. The findings add to a growing body of research trying to pinpoint what’s fueling the…
ESPN’s Chiney Ogwumike said Tuesday she is “committed” to being better about sharing perspectives in light of comments made regarding alleged racist fan behavior exhibited at a Fever-Sky game on May 17, to which a WNBA investigation found no evidence. Shortly after the WNBA addressed its findings in a statement…
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