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Daily Mail
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bethenny Frankel, 54, hits back at body shamers after she shocked fans with thong bikini runway appearance
Bethenny Frankel has hit back at body shamers after she shocked by flaunting her frame in a thong bikini at a recent swimsuit show. The Real Housewives of New York alum, 54, left very little to the imagination as she strutted down the runway in various swimsuits - including flashing her backside in the tiny garment. After the appearance ignited fierce backlash online, Frankel took to Instagram to reveal how she felt about baring all on the runway and praised her own 'natural' body. She said: 'It's time for women to start focusing on and realizing that what's on the inside will lead to being happier with what's on the outside. 'As the internet is so fascinated with my age, my weight, my face, my hair, I can tell you with certainty, every woman that was with me on that stage did not look that way two hours prior. SUBSCRIBE to our new Showbiz newsletter for all the latest on Bethenny Frankel. 'The images you and your daughters see of women, Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé... that there is a lot of work that goes into that, a lot of glam, a lot of make-up, a lot of contouring.' I've never been vain, I never wear make-up, I believe in being healthy and good skin, I believe there is a time for everything... 'I look like a train wreck most of the time. I do not crash diet, I don't go to the gym, I walk on the beach, everything I do has balance, i have a good relationship with food and exercise. 'I was 25lbs heavier in my 30s, I was fixated, I would binge and then starve, eat out of self loathing and being lonely... 'I created the term food noise, it's that noise saying I was good and bad yesterday 'I don't have that, I have today is a beautiful day, I'm going to go and do a beach walk for myself 'My body is natural; I don't do weights. I'll go months without exercise, I have a good relationship with food, its the noise that is why we are struggling 'Allow yourselves to have what you want and not beat yourself up when you indulge.' Frankel's claims received a mixed response online as fans commented about how she had previously pushed her 'supermodel diet', had undergone breast augmentation and was on social media 'putting on make-up every day.' 'My body is natural; I don't do weights. I'll go months without exercise, I have a good relationship with food, its the noise that is why we are struggling' she said Others praised her for rocking 'the best body of her life' on the runway. After a video of Bethenny on the runway was shared to TikTok, many of her avid fans couldn't believe how young she looked. Hundreds rushed to the comment section to discuss her stunning appearance, and some even branded her as 'unrecognizable' thanks to her new 'do. 'Is that really Bethany Frankel?!!?! If so what did she get done? Where? Who? How much?!?!' one user asked. 'That hair just took off a decade! She is [fire],' gushed another. 'She looks great but I barely recognize her,' someone else added. 'Wow, I've never seen her look so good,' a fourth comment read. A fifth said, 'Is she in the witness protection program? She's unrecognizable.' Bethenny recently revealed the reason she moved from New York to Florida. Frankel's claims received a mixed response online as fans commented about how she had previously pushed her 'supermodel diet', had undergone breast augmentation and was on social media 'putting on make-up every day' The reality TV personality said she felt like she was 'drowning' so she ultimately decided to move her and her daughter Bryn out of the city. She previously explained that their move was for 'personal and professional reasons' and sparked fan concern that she was relocating for political motives. In a TikTok video she posted earlier this month, she said that a 'series of events transpired' earlier this year so she decided to sell their home. 'The morning of March 19th, this wasn't even a thought and by that evening, a series of events transpired and we decided it was the best move to move here,' the star said. 'Within five weeks, [we] had sold and bought a home in both places. We'll keep this apartment, but I sold my home and bought a house in Florida,' she said. Frankel said living with just her daughter Bryn, whom she shares with ex-husband Jason Hoppy, in an overly spacious house 'was drowning me.' 'It was just the two of us,' she said. 'It was a massive property, and I made the decision to buy that property when I was in a different stage of my life. 'I thought it would be this, like, big family home and that I'd be entertaining there a lot.' She continued: 'The house was drowning me because it had an apple orchard, it was a historical house, it had all this property, and it was beautiful and amazing for a big family with kids and grandparents. 'It just ended up being a place that I spent a lot of time alone [in] because I didn't really know many people in that community. It was lonely.' She said she didn't want to be 'home alone' so she decided to 'simplify' their space. 'My simplification is someone else's complication because I'm still going to be in a beautiful home, but I just took on too much,' she explained. 'And the idea of something was different than the reality of it,' she continued. Frankel also added that she originally planned to downsize in four years when her daughter would be heading off to college, but she decided to go ahead with it now because of a 'moment.' 'This situation was drowning me and something else was distracting her and neither of us would say it out loud because this is just what it was,' she said cryptically. 'The moment it became about her, I was able to be honest with myself about how I felt and it freed both of us. I think I'll be lighter and brighter and happier in the coming months.' Frankel added: 'I'm excited for this next chapter.'
United News of India
14-05-2025
- United News of India
Odisha Vigilance arrests five forest officials for embezzlement of Govt funds
Bhubaneswar, May 14 (UNI) Odisha Vigilance has arrested five forest department officials for allegedly embezzling government funds amounting to Rs 80 lakh under the "Compensatory Afforestation Scheme" in the Kalahandi South Forest Division during the 2023–24 financial year. According to sources from Odisha Vigilance, an enquiry was initiated based on credible inputs regarding large-scale misappropriation of government funds under the scheme in the Jaipatna Range of Kalahandi Sout Forest Division. A verification of the plantations under the scheme was carried out by four teams comprising 25 officers from Odisha Vigilance. A thorough enumeration was conducted at several plantation sites within the Jaypatna Range. The enumeration revealed significant shortfalls in plantation work and misappropriation of funds at five sites. The investigation further uncovered that the plantation funds had been diverted to multiple fictitious labour accounts and withdrawn shortly afterward. Following the enquiry, prima facie evidence was established against the following forest officials: Sairendri Bag, Deputy Ranger and In-Charge of Jaipatna Range; Umesh Rout and Debraj Sunani, Foresters; and Ashok Kumar Sahu and Lalit Naik, Forest Guards — all posted in Jaipatna Range. They were found to be involved in the misappropriation of Rs79,54,635 by falsifying records and failing to carry out the plantation work during the 2023–24 fiscal year. In this connection, the Koraput Vigilance has registered a case on May 12 under Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended by the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, and Sections 316(5), 318(4), 336(3), 340(2), and 61(2) of the BNS against the five officials. All five accused were arrested on Tuesday and produced before the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna. The investigation is ongoing. UNI DP ARN
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Orlando physician pleads guilty to using illegal silicone in cosmetic surgeries
A doctor in Orlando has pleaded guilty to federal charges over using illegal materials for cosmetic procedures. The Justice Department says Nhan Pham,54, pleaded guilty to receipt in interstate commerce and proffered delivery of an adulterated device. This violates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. A sentencing hearing is set for Aug. 14. Pham faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison. Pham is a physician who performed various cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures. According to the plea agreement, between 2015 and 2019, he ordered silicone oil online and injected that silicone into his patients for gluteal and buttock enhancement procedures at his office and home. The Justice Department states that the 'U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved the use of injectable silicone for body contouring or enhancement and has issued warnings to the public advising them of the illegality of and health risks associated with silicone injections.' Prosecutors say Pham inaccurately represented the substance he was injecting into patient's bodies was 'safe,' 'natural' and would dissolve over time. After receiving the silicone oil injections, prosecutors say patients experienced complications that included sharp and severe pain, discomfort, discoloration, itchiness, burning, inflammation, soreness and hardness in the injection areas. On Sept. 24, 2019, Pham offered to perform silicone oil injections on an undercover law enforcement agent. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Candidates for the State GOP chair debate convention system, logistics, and party unity ahead of state convention
ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) — The two candidates for the chair of the state republican party faced off in a largely cordial debate over several party issues in a debate organized by Washington County Republican Women. Chair elections, which usually happen in off years between midterm and presidential elections, are held to decide party leadership and are held along with other party official races. These races occur every two years, and this year, two candidates are vying for the Chairmanship of the Utah Republican Party. Utah GOP delegates to vote on stripping party membership for candidates who gather signatures Phil Lyman, who previously was a state legislator and Republican Convention candidate for Governor in 2024, is seeking to unseat incumbent Rob Axson, who has served in the role since he was elected in the 2023 state convention. Both men met each other at a debate hosted in St. George Monday evening where several issues were covered that are prevalent in state republican politics, including preserving the convention process, logistics for caucus, and party unity. The debate was largely cordial between both candidates, with only subtle jabs exchanged in discussing if the party had done enough to preserve the convention process. Debate on party support of the Convention system 'I do believe that it's important to ask what are the things that you are unwilling to do,' Axson said to those in attendance in response that the party hadn't done enough to preserve the convention system. 'Am I willing to push back against the Governor? Yes I am. Have I done it? Yes, I have. Am I willing to break the law? No, I am not.' Lyman, though not mentioning Axson by name, suggested that 'the party' should have done more in supporting convention candidates during the 2024 election cycle. Suspect killed in Orem officer-involved shooting 'It would have made a huge difference,' Lyman stated in reference to wanting Axson as a filer on a lawsuit he filed to reveal signature packets by Gov. Spencer Cox's campaign. 'And I wished the party would have joined on that because it's not my primary, it belongs to the Republican party.' Debate on logistics for caucus night Another topic of the debate was logistics, and how to prepare for caucus night, and strengthening the caucus system. Axson began saying that constant engagement was needed in order to keep the system strong. 'There were some logistical issues and there were some challenges,' Axson said in reference to the 2024 caucus night. 'I am a big believer that you have to learn the lessons that were easy lessons and good lessons and replicate those. But you also have to be willing to learn the lessons that come with difficulty.' Salt Lake City library workers officially unionize, move to bargain ahead of ban Axson also mentioned how he is still in favor of a repeal of S.B. 54, which allows candidates to gather signatures as an alternative to the convention system. Lyman shared this view, saying the law nullifies the work state delegates do at convention. 'That is a system that has been turned on its head deliberately by people who want to usurp our republican primary system,' Lyman stated. 'When that happens, then you get people going to caucus saying 'what's the point?'' Debate on party unity The first questions asked to both candidates at the debate was regarding the factions in the party and how they would unite them. Axson pointed out that sticking to the party platform was the best way to unite the factions, saying that the principles are what matter. 'We have a lot of people, lot of different perspectives. A Utah Republican may look different in Washington County, or San Juan County, versus somebody in Salt Lake County or Davis County, and that needs to be okay,' Axson began. 'As long as we are focused on the principles.' Lyman focused on discontent spread by 'parasitic elites' and other threats within the party itself. Saying that it's those at the 'top' calling the shots for themselves rather than the people at the bottom. Utah Legislature decides not to override governor's vetoes 'Our problem is not a threat from the democrats, it's a threat from the republicans themselves,' Lyman began. 'The elite that call the shots … they want to control things. They are called the parasitic elite. They want stadiums, they want benefits, they want to control the world. They want to bring in policies that give them control over the whole apparatus. It's not about the people on the left or people on the right at that point, it's about people that are calling the shots.' Upcoming election Many more issues were discussed at the debate relating to fundraising, judicial activism, and proposals at state convention. The upcoming election is set to be at the State Convention on May 17, held at the UCCU Center. Alongside the chair election, other party leadership roles are up for grabs. Party secretary has two candidates seeking the office. Incumbent Stafford Sievert will face off against challenger Olivia Williams. Two offices are running unopposed, this includes the current vice chair, Melanie Monester, and the office of Treasurer, where former Salt Lake County GOP party chair, Chris Null, is running unopposed. Latest headlines: Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC4 Utah.
The National
23-04-2025
- General
- The National
Gazans face 'unbearable' hunger as Israel keeps borders shut
Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza In a worn-out tent tucked into a corner of Jabalia camp in northern Gaza, Khadija Al Balawi used up all her flour supply two days ago, turning it into bread that fed her family of 12. Now there is nothing left – no food, no flour – and no hope that anything would come through the sealed border crossings that have kept Gaza cut off from the world for more than 50 days. 'We literally have nothing to eat,' Ms Al Balawi,54, told The National. 'And we don't have money to buy anything because everything is insanely expensive. A sack of flour costs $150, when you can find it, and most of it is spoilt and unfit for human consumption.' Hunger looms throughout Gaza. Flour, once a basic commodity, has become a symbol of survival in a war-torn strip slipping rapidly into famine. According to a report by the World Food Programme WFP in March, food prices have soared in the territory, with the price of a 25kg bag of wheat flour selling for up to $50, a 400 per cent increase on pre-March prices. That number has increased by threefold this month already. A report in December by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) found 91 per cent of Gaza's population (1.95 million) faced high levels of acute food insecurity classified as IPC phase three (crisis) or above, of which 876,000 people (41 per cent of the population) are in emergency (phase four) and 345,000 (16 per cent) are in catastrophe (phase five). Community kitchens and bakeries have closed down after fuel and wheat stocks ran out. Aid lorries, lifelines for families like Ms Al Balawi's, have been prevented from entering Gaza since March 2 due to Israel's continuing blockade and attacks. The Israeli bombardment of Gaza has not only destroyed homes but also the infrastructure that sustained everyday life. Bombs have struck food warehouses, water desalination stations and even medical supply depots, exacerbating an already dire crisis. "This is not just a humanitarian catastrophe, it is a systematic crime,' Amjad Shawa, head of the Palestinian NGO Network, told The National. 'Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war. It's collective punishment.' He said the Israeli military has also blocked the entry of essential items such as vaccines, medicine, nutritional supplements and fuel, further exposing vulnerable groups, particularly children and mothers. An estimated 92 per cent of children under two and breastfeeding mothers are not receiving their nutritional needs, according to a UN report in March. Musab Islim, 28, fled his home in Al Shujaiyya neighbourhood after the Israeli army warned of an imminent ground operation. 'The hardest part of war is being dragged from one place to another,' he told The National. "Honestly, dying at home is better than being dragged out." Now living in a tent in western Gaza city with his family of eight, Mr Islim said life has become "unbearable". 'There's no food, no water, and even if we find anything, it's unaffordable. This is not something anyone can survive for long. The war is getting worse every day and no one is stopping it. No one is saving us.' The hardest part, Ms Al Balawi said, is when her children ask for food but there is nothing to give them. 'There's nothing to ease their hunger. That's what we face every day.' Most residents in Gaza have lost their source of income. Ms Al Balawi's husband used to work in a factory and her son in a restaurant, but both businesses were destroyed in the bombings. With no cash and the market collapsing under siege, even those lucky enough to find supplies often face exorbitant prices. 'What the people of Gaza are living through is not only a crisis, it's a man-made famine,' said Mr Shawa. "This is a deliberate act of collective punishment that must be stopped." To compound the problem, severe water shortages have reached critical levels, with only one in 10 people currently able to access safe drinking water, Unicef said last month. UN agencies estimate 1.8 million people – more than half of them children – urgently need water, sanitation and hygiene assistance. Mr Shawa said the consequences of the Israeli blockade have reached every part of Palestinians' lives in Gaza. Disease is spreading, malnutrition is rampant and the closure of Gaza's crossings continues to choke what hopes remain. 'I'm terrified of what's coming,' Ms Al Balawi says. 'If the borders don't open soon, the famine will get worse and we will face something even darker than what we're living now.'
