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What Your Pee Says About Your Health
A handful of years ago, scientists raised the flag about a troubling potential source of water pollution: American urine. Although trendy diets push protein, Americans already eat around 40% more than the daily recommended amount. One side effect of excess protein is extra nitrogen in urine. And when that potent cocktail makes it into the…
Read MoreReimagining Nail Care: Turning Self-Care Into an Engine for Equity
With an equity-sharing workforce and medical-grade hygiene, MiniLuxe aims to set new standards for the beauty industry. Photo by Josh Campbell, Courtesy MiniLuxe This Q&A is part of Observer’s Expert Insights series, where industry leaders, innovators and strategists distill years of experience into direct, practical takeaways and deliver clarity on the issues shaping their industries. In an industry…
Read MoreAustin Police seek help identifying suspect involved in baseball bat assault
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is seeking public help to identify a man accused of assaulting a person with a baseball bat in June. Austin Police said the incident occurred on June 1 around 3 a.m. in the 300 block of Colorado Street. The department said the victim picked up a crown from…
Read MoreJustin Bieber Looks So Different Without Beard During World Series 2025 Date With Hailey Bieber
Does Hailey Bieber Want More Kids With Justin Bieber? She Says… Fans of Justin Bieber‘s facial hair will have to settle for the ghost of that look. Two days after revealing he shaved off his beard while attending a Dijon concert in San Diego, the “Daisies” singer provided a closer look at his new clean-shaven…
Read MoreGlen Powell’s Ex Gigi Paris Debuts Romance With Cooper Helfet
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper The unexpected pairing’s chemistry in 2019’s A Star Is Born and its ensuing press tour made fans blind to the fact that the actor and director was dating Irina Shayk and the pop star was engaged to Christian Carano at the time. Still, it was clear that the costars had a…
Read MoreNearly 12K people to lose SNAP benefits in Bastrop County
Editor’s Note: The video attached to this story aired on Oct. 27, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nearly 12,000 people in Bastrop County will lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds in November due to the government shutdown, the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry said in a news release. “Millions of low-income Americans are expected to…
Read MoreElon Musk’s Daughter Vivian Wilson Responds to Critic Asking to Hear Her “Real Voice”
Exa Dark Sideræl Musk & Techno Mechanicus Musk (Kids) In her 2022 Vanity Fair interview, Grimes revealed she and Elon privately welcomed a baby girl via surrogacy. “Exa is a reference to the supercomputing term exaFLOPS (the ability to perform 1 quintillion floating-point operations per second),” she said. “Dark, meanwhile, is the unknown. People fear it but…
Read More'The well has run dry': USDA to not issue SNAP benefits for November amidst shutdown
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Congress missed a key deadline Monday — and it could leave millions of Texans wondering about where their next meal is coming from. The second-longest federal government shutdown in history entered its 27th day Monday, and has shown no signs of ending. Without a resolution, it would become the longest shutdown in…
Read MoreWaymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana on What’s Next: Highways, Airports, New Cities
Tekedra Mawakana, co-CEO of Waymo, speaks onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 on Oct. 27, 2025 in San Francisco. Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch Waymo, the self-driving company owned by Alphabet, is soon hitting the highways. Operating on highways is just one part of a rapid expansion plan that includes moving to six U.S.…
Read MoreThe Cost of Mistaking Plans for Strategy in an Uncertain Economy
Plans create comfort. Strategy creates coherence. That distinction matters now more than ever. Unsplash+ When 84 percent of executives say their organizations aren’t prepared for the next disruption, the problem isn’t just about managing the uncertainty; it’s outright confusion. Too many leaders still mistake planning for strategy. A plan is a list of actions, whereas…
Read MoreReviewers Swear by These Under-Eye Masks — Shop Grace & Stella, Summer Fridays, Dieux & More
Cold weather is officially here, and that means dry skin and drier under eyes. Whether you’re a regular eye mask user or you’re brand new to these adorable little masks, adding this step as part of your daily skincare routine may make you look more hydrated and awake. Are you struggling with dryness? Or do…
Read MoreAt 85 Years Old, American Ballet Theatre Has Never Looked Better
Léa Fleytoux in Natalia Makarova’s The Kingdom of the Shades. Photo: Emma Zordan On the evening of Thursday, January 11, 1940, the curious audience at the Center Theatre in New York City held playbills that read The Ballet Theatre: America’s First Ballet Theatre Staged by the Greatest Collaboration in Ballet History. The first part of…
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