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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
Military daycares must change how they inform parents about reports of abuse, watchdog says
Within the first three days that Kaitlin and Jeremy Kuykendall enrolled their 15-month-old daughter in a Navy-run daycare near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, her 'smile disappeared as we started walking down the hallways,' Kaitlin Kuykendall remembers. By the third day at the facility, her daughter held Kaitlin's hand tighter as they walked closer to the daycare center. When a bruise appeared on her daughter's thigh, the couple reported it to the director of the Child Development Center, or CDC. The next day, she was told that video footage showed the 15-month-old being 'inappropriately touched.' But what did that mean? The Kuykendalls spent months filing information requests and even enlisting their member of Congress to find out what had happened. 'It's upsetting because you want to know what happened to your child. You want to know how to help them,' Kaitlin Kuykendall told Task & Purpose. '[My daughter] wouldn't sleep with a blanket anymore. She had all these triggers which I had no idea where they were coming from because we weren't being told what happened to her specifically.' Eventually, the Kuykendalls were provided a copy of the Navy's investigation into the report and video footage through information requests, which answered their questions. But according to a Department of Defense Inspector General report released this week, keeping parents in the dark about incidents at daycare was part of the system. 'Parents or legal guardians may not be aware of the specifics of the alleged abuse or neglect of their child, thereby limiting the potential actions they can take to address the allegation,' the IG said in its report. The Inspector General found that DoD policies on suspected child abuse or neglect at CDCs lack 'uniform requirements' for each of the services on the types of communication, notification timeframes, what information should be shared, and management of notification files. Kaitlin Kuykendall said the report was not surprising because 'we lived that.' She was the one to bring her suspicions to the CDC director and didn't find out that there were three CDC employees involved in her daughter's abuse. In January 2024, two out of three of the Ford Island CDC daycare workers involved in the incident were found guilty of third-degree assault, according to Hawaii court records. While the IG found huge holes in how each military service handles reports of abuse, a major policy overhaul will come from the IG's findings. The acting under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness told the IG that an updated policy with specifics on identification, notification, and reporting abuse allegations to parents or guardians will be issued by Sept. 30, 2025. According to the IG, the Chief of Naval Personnel said the service would revise and reissue policies with detailed notification guidance for parents and guardians. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The IG also reported that during their evaluation, the Department of Defense established a policy in December 2024 requiring that CDCs and base officials inform parents or guardians of suspected child abuse or neglect – an issue that was raised by a mother alleging child abuse at Army War College's Carlisle Barracks daycare in Pennsylvania. The mother told Task & Purpose in January 2024 that she watched as her child's behavior 'started regressing at a rapid rate' within the first 10 days of attending the daycare. Again, the parents later learned that CDC officials suspected or even knew of abuse, but did not inform them. 'The CDC knew our preschooler was actually penetrated three to four times in a 48-hour period and they allowed us to drop off our child the following morning like nothing happened, a full 24 hours later,' the mother said at the time. Army officials in that case said that they followed Army procedures for handling problematic sexual behavior involving children and Pennsylvania reporting laws — procedures the IG says should be improved and brought in line with the other services. 'Had I known what I know now I would have never put her in a situation like that because it seems so unfair to families and to the children especially and it just doesn't create a safe environment,' Kaitlin Kuykendall said. 'I'm glad that this IG report came out and it brought up these concerns and flagged them because these are things that people just think naturally are happening. But not having that policy in place is alarming.' A second IG report on military CDCs will review the military services' implementation of those policies and whether abuse allegations were addressed and appropriately communicated at select CDCs. Kaitlin Kuykendall said the second IG review is supposed to include the Ford Island CDC. IG officials would not comment on the contents of the upcoming report and did not have information on when it would be released. The latest on Task & Purpose
News.com.au
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
James Weir recaps Farmer Wants A Wife 2025 episode 2: Contestant takes show a little too personally
One of the rejected city girls on Farmer Wants A Wife unravels as she's put on a Royal Flying Doctor Service plane and air-dropped back in the big smoke. We're not even 24-hours into Channel 7's wholesome reality show, but these sheilas have already started picturing a romantic life in the outback while scream-singing the lyrics to Cowboy Take Me Away. Their dreams go up in smoke when the farmers set fire to the fantasy like a cane paddock in crushing season. We're still in the speed date rounds on Tuesday night. All the farmers suffer through meet-and-greets with their respective flocks of ladies before deciding who to put on the first locomotive outta town. About 12 sheilas are given a one-way ticket. Some of them don't take the news well – like Kaitlin. She might've only spent a total of three minutes with Farmer Tom, but that doesn't mean her feelings aren't deep. 'I thought we had a good connection on our speed date,' she fumes to us before walking off camera. 'I just feel completely blindsided, to be honest. I just can't do this.' Kaitlin, it has barely been 10 hours since the show started filming. Get a grip. Just go back to the city and try flirting with random men at the R.M. Williams store in Westfield. Meanwhile, all the other girls are desperately trying to impress their farmers. Some chick called Ashlee even brings a prop. 'I enjoy making mood board,' she tells Farmer Jarrad, holding up a giant piece of cardboard with various scraps of junk glued to it. 'So, it's a board of things I want to achieve and accomplish.' 'I don't think I've seen a mood board in real life before,' Farmer Jarrad grunts. Same. Does Ashlee know about Pinterest? 'I was thinking we can put it somewhere in our farm!' she says. Great idea! How about in the wood chipper? Mood boards aren't the only boards Ashlee enjoys. 'I enjoy cheese boards!' she squeals. Speaking of boards, we're bored. It's during these first few days that many of the hopefuls try disguising their high-maintenance city girl habits. They talk with hammed-up ocker drawls and lie about how they love gettin' dirty with some hard yakka. 'Bloody oath!' one lady growls. 'I love being covered in dust and mud!' insists another. 'I've got a LandCruiser!' promises one gal, and we immediately demand she prove it by showing us a copy of her car rego papers. The fibs don't stop there. 'This is absolutely gorgeous!' one girl gushes as Farmer Corey's ute pulls up at his dry patch of land in Biloela. We then get an aerial shot of the allegedly 'gorgeous' property: Over at Farmer Jarrad's joint, he picks one sheila for a solo date and then does the cringiest thing a man can do in the modern dating world: He pulls out a guitar and sings at her. 'This is a song I've been workin' on for a little bit …' he says, before plucking the strings and warbling in a faux southern twang. To quote Kaitlin from earlier in this episode: We feel completely blindsided. We just can't do this.
Buzz Feed
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
19 Costars Who Started Dating But Kept Their Relationship A Total Secret As Long As Possible
1. First, Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney began dating during It's Always Sunny Season 2, but kept it a secret from their costars for two seasons. On an episode of Armchair Expert, Kaitlin revealed, "It was so much fun. And terrifying. We were so scared they were going to hate us." Eventually, they revealed their relationship to the cast, with Mary Elizabeth Ellis recalling to BuzzFeed, "Kaitlin just starts crying and says, 'I love him. I love him so much, you guys. He's such a great person. We don't want you guys to be mad at us because we're dating and on the show.'" Speaking further about falling in love with Rob, Kaitlin told Armchair Expert, "Like, once I fell in love with him, I realized that I was deeply in love with him in a way that I hadn't been in love with him before. And then we started secretly dating, and he really just wanted to be casual, but I had this hubristic confidence that this person is completely in love with me but he has no idea." Kaitlin and Rob have been married for 17 years now, and share two children. 2. Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley starred as Clarke Griffin and Bellamy Blake on The 100 from 2014 to 2020. In June 2019, the duo shocked everyone by announcing that not only had they been dating behind the scenes, but they had recently gotten married. In a since-deleted tweet, Eliza said, "Recently I married my best friend and soul mate." And Bob added, "It is with such a full heart that I call @MisElizaJane my wife. This is something we both cherish very deeply and are beyond happy. Please remember to be respectful and kind to one another. Be well be kind." At San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, Eliza and Bob talked about their decision to keep their relationship a secret for so long, with Bob saying, "We value our privacy, I think," with Eliza adding that they preferred to keep their "private life private." In 2022, they welcomed their first child together, too. 3. Mary Mouser and Tanner Buchanan began starring together in Cobra Kai in 2018. For six seasons, they played Samantha LaRusso and Robby Keene, respectively. During the final season premiere in 2025, Mary and Tanner walked the red carpet together and showed off matching rings. Afterward, they took to Instagram and, in a joint post, wrote, "We're so happy to finally share that we're engaged." They continued, saying, "This is such a special moment in our lives, the closing of one chapter and celebrating the continuation of another. We're so grateful for the love and support, and though we're partial to having our private moments, we're excited to share this check-in to our world." 4. Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki dated for two years starting around The Big Bang Theory Season 2 in 2008. They managed to keep their relationship a secret from most of the cast for a long time before admitting that they'd been seeing each other. In The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, Kaley recalled, "We call Jim [Parsons] on speaker, and Johnny says, 'I'm in love with Kaley,' or 'I really want to be with Kaley,' and Jim goes, 'Ah! Does she know?!' I started laughing and yelled, 'Yes, I know! I'm here!'" When the duo broke up, they also elected not to tell the cast and crew of The Big Bang Theory right away. Meanwhile, the public reportedly didn't even know they were a couple offscreen before they broke up. Speaking about their breakup, Kaley said, "We were together for a long time. We really adored each other, and we were lucky because as our breakup was happening, there was no foul play, there was nothing bad about our just ended." Johnny added, "We continue to love one another, just in other ways." 5. Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford first met when they were cast as Princess Leia and Han Solo in Star Wars: A New Hope in 1976, with their onscreen relationship being one of the most memorable film love stories. 40 years later, in her memoir, The Princess Diarist, Carrie revealed that she and Harrison had an affair while filming A New Hope. Discussing their first weekend together, Carrie wrote, "I reached into my bag for my keys. Leia found them and led him into the building to her apartment, and Carrie spent the rest of the night making sequels with her future cinematic husband. How would it all end? Would it all end? And how would I look when it did?" New York Daily News Archive / Getty Images Harrison was married to his first wife during the affair with Carrie. She detailed their relationship while filming in her memoir, which was published only a month before her sudden death in 2016. Speaking about the revelation of their affair in 2017, Harrison t old GQ, "It was strange for me," but declined to talk about it further. 6. After starring together in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in 2010, Aubrey Plaza and Michael Cera quietly dated for a little over a year. However, Aubrey didn't confirm the relationship until 2016. On an episode of RuPaul's podcast, Aubrey said, "He's a very special ... I mean, we love each other. We're still really good friends. He's just a weird little freak, and we speak the same language." Then, in 2023, Michael revealed to Rolling Stone that he and Aubrey almost got married. He told the publication, "We were driving through Vegas, and we almost just spontaneously took a detour and got married. I think the idea was to then get a divorce right away, so we could call each other 'my ex-husband' and 'my ex-wife' at like…20." 7. Maureen McCormick and Barry Williams starred as Marcia and Greg Brady on The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974. Nearly 18 years after the series ended, Barry revealed in his book that he and Maureen kissed off-screen while filming the famous Hawaii episodes. Then, Maureen told the Today Show in 2018 that she and Barry had an "on-again, off-again" relationship while filming. In a 2025 episode of his podcast, A Very Brady Re-Run, Barry spoke about their relationship again, saying, "It was sort of like on-again, off-again with Maureen and I throughout the years. There was always a little dance being played." On the same podcast episode, Christopher Knight, who starred as Peter, revealed to Barry, "You two were looking a little bit close, a little bit less like brother and sister and more like — you were looking at her, at times, the way the directions in the script probably told Charlie [Marcia's love interest] to look at Marcia." 8. Saoirse Ronan and Slow Horses star Jack Lowden met on the set of Mary Queen of Scots in 2018. Saoirse played Mary, while Jack played Mary's second husband, Henry Stuart. The duo never publicly confirmed their relationship, with Jack even avoiding a question about it in 2019. Then, in 2024, the duo got married and walked their first red carpet together. Speaking about marrying Jack, Saoirse revealed to USA Today, "I feel like I'm part of a group, which I never thought I would have. I used to think, 'You'll never have friends. You'll never have a partner.' I was so in my own world in a lot of ways. So now, to feel like I've got a very rich personal and social life — it's so precious to me." 9. Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys began starring as Elizabeth and Philip Jennings on The Americans in 2013. The duo quietly began dating before publicly confirming their romance in 2014. In a 2023 interview with Andy Cohen, Matthew revealed that he and Keri managed to keep their relationship a secret "about a solid year" while filming. He joked, "It's those sneaky [production assistants] who get onto it." Matthew revealed he and Keri actually first met years prior, like around the time Felicity ended in 2002, at a party hosted by Jennifer Grey. They even exchanged numbers, and Matthew recalled leaving a very amusing voicemail for her while he was very drunk. He added, "Which she didn't find charming." Keri and Matthew have been together since 2014 and share one child. 10. Saved by the Bell costars Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Elizabeth Berkley, who played Zack Morris and Jessie Spano, actually dated while they starred on the show together for four seasons. Their offscreen relationship remained a secret until Mark talked about it on a 2019 episode of Anna Faris Is Unqualified. He said, "When you're working on a set, and we were young, there's no one around really. I mean, you work and live in a bubble." Due to their demanding filming schedules, Mark said he didn't really have time to date outside of the world of Saved by the Bell, which made the set a constant place where costars were dating each other. He said, "All of us dated at one point or another — it was incestuous!" 11. In 1996, Julia Roberts made a memorable guest appearance on Friends where she went on a date with Chandler, played by Matthew Perry. Then, 26 years later, in his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew officially confirmed that he and Julia dated offscreen for about three months. Of their breakup, he wrote, "Dating Julia Roberts had been too much for me. I had been constantly certain that she was going to break up with me. Why would she not? I was not enough." He continued, writing, "I could never be enough; I was broken, bent, unlovable. So instead of facing the inevitable agony of losing her, I broke up with the beautiful and brilliant Julia Roberts." Following his death in 2023, Julia remembered Matthew, saying, "The sudden passing of anybody so young is heartbreaking." 12. Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson dated offscreen during the early seasons of Dawson's Creek. When asked about their relationship in a 1998 interview with Rolling Stone, Katie said, "I'm just going to say that I met somebody last year. I fell in love, I had my first love, and it was something so incredible and indescribable that I will treasure it always." Then, in 2003, Joshua publicly talked about their relationship, telling Conan O'Brien, "In the very beginning Katie and I did have a romance." He also said it was "a little difficult" when, a year after they broke up, Joey and Pacey got together on screen. Joshua joked, "'Cause there's nothing more fun than going to work with your ex-girlfriend every day. Sorry, Katie, I love ya, but it was a little difficult there for a while." At the time, following their breakup, Katie also told Rolling Stone, "And that I feel so fortunate because he's now one of my best friends. It's weird, it's almost like a Dawson-and-Joey type thing now. He's been in the business so long, and he's really helped me. I respect him as a friend and as a professional." 13. In her 2022 memoir, Out of the Corner, Jennifer Grey revealed that she and Matthew Broderick secretly dated while filming Ferris Bueller's Day Off in 1986, even going as far as hiding it from the cast and crew. She wrote, "I was as surprised as anyone when our relationship morphed from on-screen sibling rivalry to off-screen illicit romance." She revealed that Matthew had reportedly been seeing someone else, so they broke up until he called off the other relationship. Jennifer and Matthew went public with their romance after filming wrapped. In 2022, while appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show, Jennifer revealed that she went from being engaged to Matthew in 1988 to being engaged to Johnny Depp "in the same month." 14. Despite being two of the most talked about stars of the '80s, River Phoenix and Martha Plimpton managed to keep their relationship under the radar while filming The Mosquito Coast together in 1986. They dated for three years, making their first big red carpet appearance together at the 1989 Academy Awards. Shortly after, they broke up, with Martha saying, per the book In Search of River Phoenix, "When we split up, a lot of it was that I had learned that screaming, fighting, and begging wasn't going to change him. He had to change himself, and he didn't want to yet." Since his sudden death from a drug overdose in 1993, Martha has reportedly made it a "rule" not to talk about him. However, they remained close friends until his death. After The Mosquito Coast, they also starred together in Running on Empty in 1988. 15. Mischa Barton and Ben McKenzie starred together as Ryan Atwood and Marissa Cooper on The O.C., starting in 2003. Their characters were notably one of the central relationships in the show until Mischa left after Season 3. Over 20 years later, while appearing on Call Her Daddy, Mischa confirmed that she and Ben actually dated behind the scenes, too. She called the relationship "complicated," especially because she was 17 and he was 25 at the time. Fox "I had no idea what I was doing, you know? And I think that kind of set things off on the wrong foot, too, because it was like, you know, people hook up on these shows and whatever, and like, these things happen," Mischa continued. "But it was, um, we threw ourselves very into it very fast. And then, like, you know, when you break up and like, things don't work and they see you dating other people. Notoriously, there was a lot of inter-dating on that show." 16. While Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's relationship was very public, they managed to keep it pretty private as long as they could. When filming began on New Moon, Kristen notably denied the romance rumors. The relationship wasn't publicly confirmed until 2010, when a producer accidentally let slip that they were dating, telling Time, "The thing I do think about is, Oh my god, I hope they stay together. Because it could be awkward on set in the next movie if they have a huge falling out." It wasn't until 2011 that Kristen finally called Rob her "boyfriend" in an interview with British GQ. Jon Kopaloff / FilmMagic / Getty Images All in all, the duo dated for roughly three years, during production on a majority of the Twilight films. In 2012, their breakup was highly publicized after Kristen issued an apology after she was photographed kissing her Snow White and the Huntsman director. 17. Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton met while starring together in the 2019 play Betrayal in London. Then, they continued starring together when the play transferred to Broadway. They started quietly dating and didn't attend their first red carpet together until 2021. The following year, Tom confirmed their engagement to the LA Times, saying, "I'm very happy." Dave Benett / Getty Images In 2022, they welcomed their first child together. Since then, the couple has still remained ultra private but has talked about each other in numerous interviews. When Zawe joined the MCU, too, with The Marvels, Tom told The Tonight Show,"My other half is in The Marvels, and I'm very proud of her." 18. Austin Nichols joined One Tree Hill in Season 6 as Julian Baker, who eventually became the love interest of Brooke Davis, played by Sophia Bush. Shortly after joining, rumors began that the duo were dating offscreen. In 2010, Sophia revealed to E! News that they had actually been "dating off and on for the past four years." The duo dated until 2012, but have remained very close friends, with Austin being a frequent guest on her Drama Queens podcast. Michael Caulfield / WireImage / Getty Images On the Drama Queens podcast, Hilarie Burton even talked about how when Austin joined the show, she initially thought he was interested in her, but she came to find out one of the reasons he booked the show was to be closer to Sophia, whom he had previously dated at the time. Hilarie recalled, "All of a sudden, Austin looks really distracted, like, looking over my shoulder. And I was like, 'Oh, what's he looking at?' I turn around, and Sophia has entered the armory in, like, a cashmere turtleneck and tweed blazer ... And I see heart emojis in Austin's eyeballs, and I just turn around, and I could still feel it in my bones, the Oh, no! I had so seriously misjudged that situation." 19. And finally, Zendaya and Tom Holland met while starring together as MJ and Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016. At the time, rumors spread that the duo were secretly in a relationship, but they maintained that they were good friends. Five years later, photos were published that revealed Zendaya and Tom kissing in a car, effectively confirming their offscreen romance. The duo continues to remain as private as possible, and in 2025, it was revealed that they are engaged. View this photo on Instagram Tom Holland / Instagram / Via Instagram: @ After attending the premieres together for Spider-Man: No Way Home, the duo have not formally walked a red carpet together since, but they often reference each other in interviews and on social media. We can't fit everyone into one post, so which costars do you remember being surprised to find out were dating or married? Tell us in the comments below!
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NBA Star Jimmy Butler Offsets Ex's Attorney Fees As Child Support Battle Rages On
MEGA/Backgrid / MEGA Jimmy Butler is coughing up some serious dough in his ongoing case! The NBA star has reportedly agreed to sort his ex Kaitlin Nowak's legal expenses as they continue their child support battle in court. Advertisement Jimmy Butler has three children: a daughter, born in 2019, and two sons, born in 2022 and 2023. The athlete reportedly pays $55,000 in child support each month. Jimmy Butler And His Ex Have Been Ordered To Attend A 24-Hour Mediation Session Thanos / MEGA The NBA player has reached an agreement to assist his ex-girlfriend in her ongoing legal battle over child support. Court documents show that Jimmy will wire $30,000 to Kaitlin's legal team to help cover her court expenses. This amount could be deducted from any future payments he is obligated to make to her. The exes have also decided to engage in mediation, working with a mutually agreeable mediator. Advertisement According to In Touch, the former couple will have a full day of mediation before the end of the month, with Jimmy indicating he will cover the fees associated with this process. The Pro Basketballer Claimed His Ex Refused To Get A Job In October 2023, Kaitlin filed a paternity lawsuit against Jimmy, which resulted in a ruling in February 2024 that established the basketballer as the father. The details of the case remained confidential until a December 2024 article brought it to public attention. During this time, the athlete publicly criticized his ex for allegedly not seeking employment. He had initially agreed to pay her an extra $10,000 per month in addition to the $55,000 support for a nanny following the birth of their youngest child. Advertisement However, Jimmy's lawyer sought to terminate this additional payment, arguing that the circumstances had changed substantially since the agreement was made. The youngest child was now one year old, and the initial arrangements were made when the child was just five weeks old. The athlete stated that he shared custody of their two older children for significant periods, including during the summer of 2024. He emphasized that with the oldest child set to start school in the 2025-2026 academic year and the middle child likely entering preschool, there would be little to no need for Kaitlin to continue employing a nanny. The Former Miami Heats Star Talks Being A Dad PEOPLE shared that the NBA star has been in a relationship with Kaitlin since 2019, the same year they welcomed their daughter, Rylee Butler. Their family grew up with their son, Brayan Butler, born in 2022. Advertisement Rylee's arrival marked a pivotal moment in Jimmy's career, coinciding with his debut season for the Miami Heat after a short stint with the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite the challenges of his professional life, the basketballer prioritizes his children above all else. Both Rylee and Brayan make appearances in the Netflix documentary "Starting 5", which follows five basketball stars during the 2023-2024 season. In the first episode, Jimmy shares a glimpse of his morning routine with his toddlers, highlighting Rylee's playful knowledge of his favorite coffee, cappuccino. He emphasizes the importance of family, stating, "When I come home, they don't care if I had a triple-double or if I fouled out in the first three minutes of the game; I'm just their dad." This sentiment underlines his commitment to being a dedicated father. In February 2025, the athlete experienced a significant transition when he was traded to the Golden State Warriors, concluding a challenging six-year tenure with the Miami Heat. The 35-Year-Old Revealed His Choice For Daughter's Godfather In an episode of "The Artist and The Athlete" podcast from April 2021, Jimmy shared that former Miami Heat player and his close friend is the godfather of his daughter, Rylee. Advertisement When asked which NBA player he would most like to compete against, Jimmy named Kyle Lowry, emphasizing their close friendship and the lighthearted nature of their relationship despite the competitive atmosphere of the NBA. He humorously mentioned concerns about being perceived as "tampering" by the league if he said too much. Although Jimmy generally keeps his children out of the public eye, he has given fans glimpses of their time together. Notably, on Rylee's fourth birthday in October 2023, he participated wholeheartedly in her party, even getting his face painted in a TikTok video shared by ESPN. Inside Jimmy Butler's 2023 Trademark Move / MEGA As the Miami Heat prepared to face the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals, The Blast shared that the star player seized a valuable business opportunity by applying for the trademark "Himmy Buckets." Advertisement As the founder of Big Face Coffee, Jimmy aimed to expand his brand with a variety of products. On May 24, 2023, he filed a trademark application for "Himmy Buckets," including bottled water, soda, coffee, beer, mugs, cups, and apparel. This new venture reflected the athlete's ambition to diversify his entrepreneurial pursuits alongside his basketball career. His Big Face Coffee brand also teamed up with Lids HD for an exclusive project in April 2023. Their merchandise included hats, hoodies, shorts, and more. Are Jimmy Butler and Kaitlin Nowak moving close to resolving their legal issues?
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Disinfect your home after an illness, try Jalen Hurts's motivational trick and eat yogurt — plus 8 more tips for having a great week
Hello Yahoo Life readers! My name is Kaitlin, and I'm here to share this week's best health and wellness tips. We get it: Mornings are dark these days, and your bed is ultra-cozy. One way to encourage yourself to greet the day is to create a morning routine that you'll actually look forward to. Yahoo Life editor Erin Donnelly rounded up the habits that readers swear by to make their mornings special, from exercising in the wee hours to finding a gratitude practice. (Journaling, anyone?) And speaking of exercising in the morning — why not go for a long walk? While there are perks to getting your steps in throughout the day, going for a walk that's more than 30 minutes can increase your fat burn — not to mention put you in a better place mentally thanks to its meditative qualities. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Want to see what this week looks like, weather-wise? Check out your local forecast to find out. Looking to the stars for guidance? Read your horoscope next. Then, dive into these wellness tips below for small steps you can take to make this week the best it can be. If you're one of the millions of people around the country impacted by the spike in illnesses such as norovirus, flu, COVID and RSV, then you may think you're in the clear once everyone in your household heals. Unfortunately, there's more to do. It's important to disinfect your house post-illness, as germs can linger on surfaces and potentially spread to others. Wash laundry items like clothes, blankets and towels in hot water, and clean high-touch areas like sinks, doorknobs, counters and tables with soap and water before disinfecting with wipes and sprays. (Make sure to wipe down your phone and laptop too!) Another tip? Open your windows and blinds: Doing so allows fresh air to circulate and help reduce the germs lingering in your house, and ultraviolet light from the sun helps to kill pathogens. Worried about the recent canned tuna recall? While only certain brands are impacted due to botulism concerns, now is a great time to test out other types of canned fish. If you're used to making a tuna salad sandwich, go for canned salmon instead, which is packed with brain-healthy omega-3s, plus all-important protein and calcium. Or get creative with different varieties of trendy tinned fish: Toss sardines into a salad or make a smoked trout dip to have alongside crackers and crudités. Jalen Hurts just took home a Super Bowl ring for the Eagles, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs — a rematch of the 2023 big game. Something that the quarterback did in the two years between his team's defeat and their stunning win was keep a reminder of his Super Bowl loss as a screensaver on his phone. This can be described as a 'digital nudge,' which health psychologist Simon Williams previously wrote in an article for Insider saying it can help you stay motivated. In this case, the photo of Hurts walking off the field post-defeat inspired him to work hard … and fortunately for the Eagles, it paid off. Want to reduce your plastic use but hate how paper grocery bags rip easily under the weight of your weekly haul? An Aldi shopper on Reddit has a great hack: Go for a canvas bag with a cardboard box inside. This combo prevents items from shifting, which makes carrying heavy loads easier — plus, it simplifies loading and unloading groceries. With an easier-to-carry bag, you may even be tempted to skip your car and walk to and from the grocery store, which can help you sneak in some extra steps. A recent review published in PLOS One found that cold-water immersion, like cold plunges, may temporarily reduce stress, improve sleep and even lower sick days. While more research is needed to confirm the long-term benefits of cold plunging, it may be worth trying yourself — if you can tolerate the icy temperatures, that is. You don't need to sink into a full ice bath either: Dr. Darshan Shah, founder of Next Health, tells Yahoo Life that simply standing under a cold shower can activate similar physiological effects, such as improved energy. Try it for 30 seconds to start and work your way up to three minutes. You may have seen Poppi's influencer-filled commercial during the big game and wondered if you should be swapping out your Coke for one of these so-called modern sodas. Brands like Poppi, Olipop and Zevia have significantly less sugar than traditional varieties and none of the artificial sweeteners found in drinks like Diet Coke. Just be wary of drinking too much: Some of these modern sodas, such as Poppi, contain fiber, and when consumed in excess, that can lead to uncomfortable bloating. Stick to one can per day. Heather Sandison, a naturopathic doctor who just released her new book Reversing Alzheimer's, has some advice for people who want to improve their cognitive health. In an adapted excerpt from her book published on CNBC, Sandison advises focusing on a diet that stabilizes blood sugar, as frequent spikes can lead to insulin resistance, increasing the risk of cognitive decline and diseases like Alzheimer's. Rather than eliminating carbs entirely — since they provide essential energy for our bodies — she suggests opting for lower-carb alternatives, like a veggie-rich salad with meat instead of a sandwich, and prioritizing protein and healthy fats first to help slow sugar spikes. One easy way to do this is with breakfast: Instead of reaching for a carb-heavy option like cereal or a bagel, try swapping it for a high-protein cottage cheese bowl or an omelet. Or if you do want something rich in carbs, make sure you eat protein and healthy fats first, such as snacking on a handful of nuts or two hard-boiled eggs before biting into that pastry. If you're seeking to foster better relationships at work, pick a Zoom background that evokes cozy vibes. University of Texas at Austin professor Andrew Brodsky, who studies digital communication, told the Guardian that these types of backgrounds (as opposed to, say, something more sterile, like the inside of a spaceship) give the impression of warmth, which is important for creating a connection with your co-workers during a virtual meeting. Bookshelves and plants seem to be particularly popular, Brodsky noted from research — so maybe take your meeting from a virtual library? The company Row 7 just launched a line of veggies at Whole Foods that have been optimized for taste. The company's mission is to get people to eat the good-for-you foods by making them delicious, but purchasing this specific produce line isn't the only way to make vegetables more palatable. Try grilling your vegetables, which can give them a deeper flavor. Or jazz them up with fun sauces, adding hot honey to carrots, smoked paprika to cauliflower or even melted cheese over broccoli. Prefer to eat your veggies without seeing them? Blend them into tomato sauce, mashed potatoes or even a milkshake-like smoothie — no judgments here! A study from Mass General Brigham found that eating yogurt regularly — at least twice a week — may lower the risk of a certain type of colon cancer. The possible reason? Yogurt contains Bifidobacterium, a type of good bacteria that may play a role in protecting the gut. That's not the only reason to dig into a cup of yogurt, though: Yogurt also contains protein, calcium and probiotics that support digestion. Get the most out of your yogurt by creating a healthy bowl: Add some antioxidant-rich berries, fiber-filled seeds like chia or flax and a handful of nuts for some healthy fats. If ice cream is your go-to dessert after a long day, consider topping it with cherries. Not only are they a classic sundae addition, but they've also been found to help promote better sleep quality, as Yahoo Life reported this week. Tart cherries in particular contain natural compounds, including melatonin, which helps regulate your body's sleep schedule, so having it as a late-night snack may actually help you snooze. (Bonus points if you swap out the ice cream for Greek yogurt, which can also help you sleep more soundly thanks to magnesium.)
