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CTV News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
KFC releases fried chicken-flavoured toothpaste. No, this isn't a joke
Dentists typically recommend certain types of toothpastes, depending on oral health needs: fluoride, herbal, or even charcoal. But there is a new addition to that list – KFC Fried Chicken-flavoured. The American fast food chain partnered with Hismile, a toothpaste manufacturer, to create this product for a limited time. The toothpaste is inspired by KFC's special 11 herbs and spices for a 'full-on, flavour takeover,' Hismile, the toothpaste manufacturer says on the website. Appetizing, right? KFC fried chicken-flavored toothpaste The limited-edition KFC fried chicken-flavored toothpaste was launched on April 1, 2025. (Hismile) 'This toothpaste is finger-lickin' fresh, and brings KFC's crispy, golden perfection, straight to your toothbrush,' the partner website says. Hismile is a primarily teeth whitening company, which also sells toothpastes in unusual flavours, like watermelon kiwi and grape bubble-gum mouthwash, along with other skincare products. What initially started out as an April Fool's joke kicked up a storm on social media, Hismile marketing manager Koban Jones told Fox News Digital in April. 'We love pushing boundaries, and what better way to do that than by bringing KFC's legendary flavors into an everyday essential?' Jones said, adding that the collaboration was 'bold, unexpected and seriously fun.' The toothpaste was on the Hismile website for US$13 and was first available on April 1 and sold out by April 8, Fox News reported. KFC toothpaste Inspired by KFC's iconic 11 herbs and spices, the toothpaste was launched on April 1, 2025, but sold out seven days later. (Hismile) Additionally, customers can also buy a KFC electric toothbrush – 'a Colonel-approved, sleek, powerful, brushing machine that delivers the ultimate brushing feast' – along with the toothpaste. The electric toothbrush is still available for purchase, priced at $59 on the website. 'This has been one of our most successful limited-run collaborations to date,' Jones told Fox News Digital. 'KFC-flavoured toothpaste is surprising and talkable, which drove social conversation and a quick, 48-hour sellout.' Social media influencers have made videos reacting to this peculiar item. The user SnackEatingSnack can be seen calling the toothbrush 'absolute fire' before he goes on to explore the toothpaste in a TikTok video. Seconds later, he appears to be discomfort as he uses the toothpaste. 'That's one of the grossest things I've ever had in my entire life' he said. 'I'm repulsed.' Another TikTok user named Grace Mary Williams is seen wondering out loud 'if it's going to be the best thing in the world or the worst thing in the world.' Moments later, Williams shows signs of visible discomfort, making retching sounds as she tries to use the toothpaste for the first time. 'That's the worst thing I've ever tried in my life. That's absurd,' she said. A TikTok user named NDA posted a video questioning the motivations behind KFC's decision to launch a product like the toothpaste, with that price tag. He then goes on the show a mock advertisement he made on behalf of KFC for the toothpaste.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Columbia's Progressive March
Columbia Universitys commencement demonstrates the far left ideology of its faculty, but suggests that for students, much of this is performative. Last week, I attended my nephews graduation from Columbia College, Columbias Ivy League undergraduate division. As an alumnus of the college, as well as of Columbias business and law schools, I found the ceremony and left-leaning speeches familiar. As a conservative, even then, I was often verbally attacked by other students. On successive April Fools days, Columbia Daily Spectator even lampooned me as Kevin Spewak, spokesman for the fictional "Columbia Students in Opulence." Despite Columbias long-time liberal bent, including what we now refer to as "wokeness," its students generally embraced core principles of American exceptionalism, worked hard, and pursued traditional careers. Ironically, given todays problems, one of my classmates, David Friedman, became U.S. ambassador to Israel, and another, Michael Oren, became Israels ambassador to the U.S. When I attended the college, it admitted only men. Women were welcome at the engineering school, and Columbias affiliate, Barnard College. Last year, 51% of Columbias undergraduates were women (63%, including Barnard). Comparable to my class, about 15% of the graduating seniors were foreigners. Unlike my class, 63% of the Americans were minority students. That is a direct result of DEI. At the graduation ceremony, nearly every award was presented to a student pursuing studies in a woke subject, such as sustainable development or African-American studies (neither of which existed when I was a student), and most were engaged in progressive activities, such as interning with Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a hate group that advances Hamas objectives in the United States, or campaigning for tenants rights. The students gave a warm welcome to the colleges dean, Josef Sorett, a professor who focuses on African-American sexual politics and social justice, and who chaired Columbias Inclusive Public Safety Advisory Committee. Sorett was one of four Columbia deans who exchanged disparaging texts about Jews last year during a forum on antisemitism. He defended their prejudice by criticizing publication of their texts as an invasion of privacy. Only in a woke, antisemitic administration would Sorett have retained his job. The universitys acting president, former ABC anchor Claire Shipman did not receive as warm a welcome. A meaningful percentage of the seniors, and some guests, heckled her and broke into chants demanding freedom for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia graduate student facing deportation for his role as an agent provocateur for Hamas. Shipman responded with humor and grace, and the heckling subsided after a few minutes. Two days later, the Civil Rights Office of the Department of Health and Human Services found Columbia in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by "acting with deliberate indifference towards student-on-student harassment of Jewish students from October 7, 2023, through the present." Still, the substance and brevity of the protest shows both the misguided priorities of students and the performative shallowness of their concerns. Students ended the demonstration so they could receive their diplomas, giving short shrift to Khalil and those who objected to Shipmans bringing in the police to evict pro-Palestinian demonstrators from Butler Library. That pragmatism is consistent with the majors selected by the vast majority of Columbias students. While the awards went to students adopting the progressive mantra, more than 96% of the majors and concentrations selected by seniors fell into traditional disciplines such as history, political science, computer science, math, and literature. Just 70 of 1,708 majors and concentrations were in sustainable development, human rights, ethnicity and race studies, or the like. Relatively few students attended the separate graduation ceremonies for Asian, black, "Lavender" (LGBTQIA+), native, and other "affinity groups." There was little interest in what New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor (best known for her concerns about flags flown by the wives of Supreme Court justices) had to say. On the other hand, while just 4% of Hispanics support the use of "Latinx," that is how they are labeled at Columbia. It also seemed that every student lauded from the stage was a dual major who studied at the "intersection" of something of progressive significance. I had a dual major when I attended Columbia. I didnt realize that made me intersectional. When a university promotes intersectional, oppressor dogma, approves of antisemitic tweets, and bestows praise only on the tiny minority of its students who exemplify progressive ideology, the result is a boot camp for DEI, open borders, social justice for criminals, antisemitism, and a liberal rules-based order. But, a look under the keffiyeh shows that the indoctrination may not endure, and the substantial majority of students of all races and national origins may soon enough refocus on traditional careers and success. For true converts, if they shun violence, the beauty of America is the right of citizens to hold and advocate misguided views. I doubt Columbia credits American exceptionalism for that liberty. Kenin M. Spivak is founder and chairman of SMI Group LLC, an international consulting firm and investment bank. He is the author of fiction and non-fiction books and a frequent speaker and contributor to media, including RealClearPolitics, The American Mind, National Review, television, radio, and podcasts.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pregnant New York news anchor continues to deliver news in three-hour broadcast after her water breaks
Talk about breaking news. A pregnant upstate New York news anchor broke the news that her water broke live on air – and continued to host her show for another three hours, according to social media posts and reports. Olivia Jaquith, an anchor with WRGB, a CBS affiliate in Albany, made the announcement just before 6 a.m. on Wednesday that her water had broken moments before the newscast began, NBC News reported. Jaquith and her co-anchor, Julia Dunn, went on Facebook Live just minutes before going on air to break the news and explain what had just happened. 'This isn't April Fools, Olivia's water broke – in the newsroom, right?' Dunn asks. 'In the newsroom,' Jaquith confirms. Dunn hands the phone to Jaquith and tells her she needs to explain what's going on. 'I don't know what's going on, this is my first time, I'm new here,' Jaquith jokes. Then Jaquith explained that she felt some discomfort the day before and went to the doctors, where a monitor picked up a few contractions. When she came into work the following morning, her water broke in the bathroom, just a few minutes before going live on air. The jokes continued as Jaquith – who said she was two days past her due date – continued to labor on through the broadcast, cracking jokes with her colleagues during the entire three-hour run of the news show. 'We do have some breaking news this morning. Literally, Olivia's water has broke, and she is anchoring the news now in active labor,' Dunn said at the top of the show. 'Early labor. Early labor,' Jaquith added with a grin. 'Let's not get carried away.' Jaquith's contractions were two minutes apart – Dunn said they had been timing them. 'No, well, there was one, but it's been a few minutes since then, so we're still in good shape,' Jaquith said. 'I'm happy to be here, and I'll stay on the desk for as long as I possibly can,' she said. 'But if I disappear, that's what's going on.' The broadcast staff had fun with Jaquith's unusual situation. A chyron at the top of the screen read: 'Days Past Due Date: 2.' At one point, a headline at the bottom of the broadcast announced: 'Baby Watch' and 'Here Comes Baby P, Good Luck Olivia.' Jaquith never seemed nervous or uncomfortable during the newscast, at one point asking the program's meteorologist a cheeky question. 'If my baby does come today, Craig, how's the weather looking?' The weatherman joked about putting her over his shoulder and taking her to the hospital if things become urgent. Instead of a coffee break, Jaquith suggested that viewers take a 'water break.' On Thursday, the anchor announced that her baby boy — her first child with her husband Tyn — had arrived. 'What a wild 24 hours! And now, baby boy is here,' she wrote on Instagram. 'Soaking up kisses and cuddles for now, but will share updates soon.'
New York Post
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Pregnant New York news anchor continues to deliver news in three-hour broadcast after her water breaks
Talk about breaking news. A pregnant upstate New York news anchor broke the news that her water broke live on air – and continued to host her show for another three hours, according to social media posts and reports. Olivia Jaquith, an anchor with WRGB, a CBS affiliate in Albany, made the announcement just before 6 a.m. on Wednesday that her water had broken moments before the newscast began, NBC News reported. Advertisement 5 WRGB news anchor Olivia Jaquith announces her water broke just before 6 a.m. on May 21, 2025. CBS6 Albany Jaquith and her co-anchor, Julia Dunn, went on Facebook Live just minutes before going on air to break the news and explain what had just happened. 'This isn't April Fools, Olivia's water broke – in the newsroom, right?' Dunn asks. Advertisement 'In the newsroom,' Jaquith confirms. Dunn hands the phone to Jaquith and tells her she needs to explain what's going on. 'I don't know what's going on, this is my first time, I'm new here,' Jaquith jokes. Then Jaquith explained that she felt some discomfort the day before and went to the doctors, where a monitor picked up a few contractions. When she came into work the following morning, her water broke in the bathroom, just a few minutes before going live on air. Advertisement 5 Jaquith sits at the anchor desk of WRGB moments after going into labor. Facebook/Julia Dunn CBS 6 The jokes continued as Jaquith – who said she was two days past her due date – continued to labor on through the broadcast, cracking jokes with her colleagues during the entire three-hour run of the news show. 'We do have some breaking news this morning. Literally, Olivia's water has broke, and she is anchoring the news now in active labor,' Dunn said at the top of the show. 'Early labor. Early labor,' Jaquith added with a grin. 'Let's not get carried away.' Advertisement 5 The two colleagues kept time of Jaquith's contractions during her time in the studio. Facebook/Julia Dunn CBS 6 5 On Thursday, the anchor announced that her baby boy — her first child with her husband Tyn — had arrived. Facebook/Olivia Jaquith Jaquith's contractions were two minutes apart – Dunn said they had been timing them. 'No, well, there was one, but it's been a few minutes since then, so we're still in good shape,' Jaquith said. 'I'm happy to be here, and I'll stay on the desk for as long as I possibly can,' she said. 'But if I disappear, that's what's going on.' The broadcast staff had fun with Jaquith's unusual situation. A chyron at the top of the screen read: 'Days Past Due Date: 2.' At one point, a headline at the bottom of the broadcast announced: 'Baby Watch' and 'Here Comes Baby P, Good Luck Olivia.' 5 The broadcast staff had fun with Jaquith's unusual situation. A chyron at the top of the screen read: 'Days Past Due Date: 2.' CBS6 Albany Advertisement Jaquith never seemed nervous or uncomfortable during the newscast, at one point asking the program's meteorologist a cheeky question. 'If my baby does come today, Craig, how's the weather looking?' The weatherman joked about putting her over his shoulder and taking her to the hospital if things become urgent. Instead of a coffee break, Jaquith suggested that viewers take a 'water break.' Advertisement On Thursday, the anchor announced that her baby boy — her first child with her husband Tyn — had arrived. 'What a wild 24 hours! And now, baby boy is here,' she wrote on Instagram. 'Soaking up kisses and cuddles for now, but will share updates soon.'
Scottish Sun
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Pregnant news anchor goes into labor on live TV as coworker cries ‘her water broke!' – she didn't leave set for HOURS
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A NEWS anchor decided to continue working right after her water broke right before she went live on air. Host Olivia Jaquith persevered through her morning newscast despite her coworkers encouraging her to go to the hospital. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Host Olivia Jaquith went into labor before her newscast Credit: WRGB 3 The host decided to stay through the morning before going to the hospital Credit: WRBG 3 Jaquith first felt cramps the night before Credit: Facebook/Julia Dunn CBS 6 Jaquith was just about to host her show on local CBS affiliate WRGB when she shocked her colleagues by going into labor. Co-anchor Julia Dunn started off the newscast saying, "We do have some breaking news this morning, literally. "Olivia's water has broke and she is anchoring the news now in active labor." "Early labor," Jaquith chimed in. The host said she had one contraction beforehand, but brushed off Dunn's suggestion that she should go home. "It's been a few minutes since then, so we're still in good shape," the soon-to-be-mother said. "Her decision to stay on the desk by the way," Dunn added. The two hosts then pointed to the upper right-hand corner of the screen, where a red box read "Days past due date: 2." Jaquith first announced her pregnancy in February after running the Disney Princess half-marathon with her sister. "Well, I'm happy to be here and I'll stay on the desk for as long as I can," Jaquith said. Engaged Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt gives family update in heartwarming video as she plans wedding with Sean Hannity Off-air, Dunn shared a video on Facebook of the expecting mother going into labor. "Guys, this isn't April Fools. Olivia's water broke in the newsroom," she said in shock. Dunn then passed the phone to a confused but excited Jaquith and asked her to fill in the viewers on what's going on. "I don't know what's going on, this is my first time. I'm new here," she laughed. "Yesterday I was getting cramps when I was on the desk and I didn't really think anything of morning I got up to go pee, but then stuff just kept coming out." After explaining how Jaquith found out she was going into labor, Dunn asked her co-host why she decided to stay at work. WRGB Statement News director Stone Grissom said: "We couldn't be more thrilled for them. From her on-air pregnancy announcement earlier this year to running a half-marathon while expecting, Olivia has met every stage of this journey with grace and grit. Today was no exception. Olivia's passion for storytelling, love for her hometown, and commitment to our viewers have always been evident. We're overjoyed to soon welcome our newest (and tiniest!) member." "I think I could get through a three-hour show," Jaquith replied as she typed on her computer. The two anchors continued laughing as Dunn told viewers that they should watch the news to support the expecting mother. News Director Stone Grissom said the station "couldn't be more thrilled" for Jaquith. "From her on-air pregnancy announcement earlier this year to running a half-marathon while expecting, Olivia has met every stage of this journey with grace and grit. Today was no exception,' Grissom told WRGB. 'Olivia's passion for storytelling, love for her hometown, and commitment to our viewers have always been evident. We're overjoyed to soon welcome our newest (and tiniest!) member." Jaquith is expecting a baby boy with her husband, Tyn.
