"The Trinidad and Tobago native told his followers in a post on Instagram two days before his death that he had been experiencing shortness of breath and a cough"

The bodybuilder placed sixth in an event last week in Atlanta

"In a post on Instagram in which he could be heard wheezing, the Trinidad and Tobago native told his followers that he had been feeling sick.

“So I haven’t been super active on here, and it’s because I’ve been sick,” Quamina said on Friday, Aug. 14. “I got back from the flight and it was chaos, just felt like death.”

"Last month, Chile-based Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur SA issued a recall for its GreenWise Organic frozen blueberries after tests showed a presumptive positive result for E. coli, a type of bacteria that causes bloody diarrhea. 

Publix later expanded the recall and pulled all lots of GreenWise Organic Whole Blueberries and Whole Mixed Berries sold in eight states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. 

The FDA said at the end of June 2026, Publix conducted an internal stop sale of the berries.  

Now, the agency has classified the recall as Class I, which represents 'a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.'

"A perverted Florida biology teacher convicted of sexually abusing a high school student is now being sued by the victim — who claims he gave up his faith in God because of the “heinous sex acts.”

Brooke Anderson, 28, committed the apostatizing sexual violence after she began grooming the teen in 2021, the suit alleges."

"President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency, with an overwhelming majority of Americans concerned the U.S. war with Iran will last a long time, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll ‌that concluded on Monday.

Just 33% of respondents in the four-day survey said they approved of Trump's performance in the White House, ‌while 64% disapproved. Trump's approval rating, down from 35% in a poll that closed earlier this month and lower than at any point in his current term, has now tied ​the lowest level of his prior term reached in December 2017."

"Recent polls show steady growth in support for socialism among Democrats. A new CBS poll shows how popular it is, with 58 percent holding a positive view of socialism—26 points more than the 32 percent with a positive view of capitalism. This may explain why House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, while rejecting core parts of its platform, embraced Democratic Socialists this week as part of the Democratic Party."

"Lead author Mostert argued that governments and media implemented fear and propaganda tactics to reduce “tolerance for reason and dissenting voices” during the pandemic and claimed the investigation into her paper violated academic freedom and constituted censorship."

"Lead author Mostert resigned in 2024 after the Princess Máxima Center announced it would be investigating the paper, she said at a hearing on June 3 before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee subcommittee on investigations on “Plausible Mechanisms of COVID-19 Injections Causing Cancer and Attacks on Scientific Publications and Research.” In her testimony, which was largely focused on the BMJ Public Health paper, she said the authors “did not claim certainty regarding the causes of excess mortality. Rather, we asked attention [sic] for three major events that were non-existent before the pandemic: COVID-infection, containment measures, and COVID-vaccines.”"

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"A large store in Tennessee that exclusively sells President Donald Trump merchandise is closing, and it is due to a lack of shoppers."

"But now the shop is selling off its remaining inventory at a 50 percent discount, Slate reports. It's going out of business, and its owner, identified as William 'Bill" Hays, admitted the closure is due to lack of customers.

He made the admission to Slate while he was pushing back against another story, published in Knox News, that claimed he was shutting down because he was retiring and moving south.

“We’re not busy anymore," he said.

"Naval families with loved ones deployed for months on US warships amid the Iran war have reacted with fury to Donald Trump and the defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s dismissal of their concerns about the extreme pressures and dire conditions they are enduring."

"They spoke of insufficient nourishment that has led to close relatives losing 20-30lbs in weight since they were sent to the Middle East five months ago, leaving one sailor “emaciated”, according to his mother. They also spoke of low-quality drinking water."

"A US ship has been forced to abandon its post in the Pacific so it can relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, as sailors described nightmare conditions aboard the strained carrier.

The USS George Washington has departed the Pacific and is set to replace nuclear-powered aircraft full of sailors who have been deployed for nearly nine months supporting military operations and regional defense amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, the Associated Press reported. "

"Sailors onboard have experienced horrid conditions that have led some service members to experience suicidal ideation due to dwindling morale, according to recent reports. 

President Donald Trump sparked fury after disputing that claim, and on Saturday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Adm. Brad Cooper visited the USS Abraham. "

• Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has evolved from a biochemical curiosity to a central player in cardiovascular risk assessment, with elevated levels affecting approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide as an independent and causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and calcific aortic valve disease.
• If your Lp(a) level is 125 nmol/L (50 mg/dL) or higher, it can promote clotting and inflammation. This can increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, aortic stenosis and peripheral artery disease.
• Long-term studies have shown a possible connection between high Lp(a) levels and the risk of calcific aortic valve disease.
• Lifestyle changes don’t affect your Lp(a) level.
• There is currently no medication approved just to lower Lp(a). Some medications, such as PCSK9 inhibitors, have been shown to lower Lp(a) and LDL cholesterol.

 

• Florida is the best U.S. state for swingers, with an overall score of 62.6 out of 100. The Sunshine State has the most swingers clubs in the country, with 148 in total, plus strong search interest and a lively swingers Reddit community.
• Texas and Georgia round out the top three, scoring 58.1 and 52.8, respectively. Texas has the second-highest number of swingers clubs, while Georgia performs well across club availability, search interest, and Reddit activity.
• Nevada is the state with the highest swinger-related search interest. It scored a perfect 100 out of 100 for both “swingers near me” and “swinger clubs,” proving that curiosity is anything but quiet in the Silver State.
• California has the largest swingers Reddit community in our analysis, with 78K weekly visitors and 6.8K weekly contributions. While California ranks sixth overall, its online lifestyle community is the most active by far.
• Delaware had the lowest overall score, at 13.7 out of 100.

More: The Best U.S. States for Swingers

"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly furious after the Army abruptly withdrew new academic standards for ROTC cadets that would have required future officers to meet minimum standardized test scores before receiving their commissions.

But just one week after the policy was announced, Army Under Secretary Mike Obadal rescinded it. His Aug. 12 memo called for additional staffing and analysis before the military moves forward with changes to ROTC standards.

The reversal reportedly angered Hegseth, who has spent his tenure pushing the military to raise standards for officers and enlisted personnel. Multiple Pentagon officials described the situation as another example of dysfunction within the Army’s senior leadership.

One senior Pentagon official strongly defended the proposed requirements, arguing that a 1000 SAT score represents a modest standard for someone who could eventually be responsible for leading American soldiers into combat."

“We don’t want stupid people leading our soldiers,” the official said, while describing experiences with ROTC cadets who struggled to write properly or construct coherent sentences.

A damning billboard has appeared in Georgia displaying the rising gas prices, thanks to Trump's unpopular war in Iran

"The billboard posted on social media included a picture of President Donald Trump, with gas prices at $2.98 before the Iran war to his left and at $4.56 after the Iran war to his right. Underneath it, it says “Paid for by Home of the Brave USA.”"

"Crowley defeated three Democratic opponents, including Francesca Hong, a state representative and democratic socialist who led in polls. Voters subjected Hong to intense scrutiny in the final stages of the race over her past calls to abolish the police and cancel Thanksgiving"

"Mark Zuckerberg was ruthlessly booed after his superyacht allegedly "repeatedly refused" to help a small boat stranded in Alaskan waters.

The billionaire Facebook founder's $300 million ship, Launchpad, did not respond to requests for assistance from a 21-foot skiff that ran out of fuel on a trip between Petersburg and Juneau on Monday night."

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• The study followed 12,772 adults with an average age of 52 
• Researchers tracked seven artificial sweeteners typically found in ultra-processed foods like flavored water, soda, energy drinks, yogurt and low-calorie desserts 
• People who consumed the highest total amounts of these sweeteners had faster decline in overall thinking and memory skills compared to people who consumed the lowest amounts 
• The faster decline equaled about 1.6 years of aging 
• Researchers found a link in people under 60 but not older than 60

 

Association Between Consumption of Low- and No-Calorie Artificial Sweeteners and Cognitive Decline