Troy Warren

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Mar
13
2022
By Troy Warren
Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in ‘The Lost City’: Film Review | SXSW 2022

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in ‘The Lost City’: Film Review | SXSW 2022

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BY JOHN DEFORE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The stars share the screen with Brad Pitt in a 'Romancing the Stone'-inspired comedy-adventure directed by Adam and Aaron Nee. A Romancing the Stone-like adventure featuring a more unlikely pair of lovers-to-be than Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, Aaron and Adam Nee’s The Lost City follows a romance novelist (Sandra Bullock) as she’s caught up in a plot every bit as loony as those she has grown tired of inventing for her fans. While it’s no longer surprising to see the sensitive and funny sides of costar Channing Tatum, his…
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Mar
13
2022
By Troy Warren
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Ice Cream Is Back — This Time at Stores Nationwide

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Ice Cream Is Back — This Time at Stores Nationwide

Foodie,
By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.ComTroy Warren for CNT #FoodiePlus, pizza and hot honey flavors are joining Van Leeuwen's lineup of ice creams coming to the freezer aisle.At a time when everyone is in search of viral success, stunt products have become commonplace as big name brands seek to "break the internet." Recent examples include a Flamin' Hot version of Mountain Dew, a pumpkin spice variety of Cup Noodles, and, earlier this week, taco truck-inspired jelly bean flavors from Brach's.With that in mind, the "crazy" idea that Kraft would team up with the Brooklyn-based creamery Van Leeuwen to create a Kraft…
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Mar
13
2022
By Troy Warren
United Airlines Allowing Unvaccinated Employees To Resume Frontline Roles

United Airlines Allowing Unvaccinated Employees To Resume Frontline Roles

Travel,
LAURIE BARATTI | TravelPulse.ComTroy Warren for CNT #TravelUnited Airlines has just revealed that it will permit unvaccinated employees to return to work in their customer-facing roles later this month.The airline imposed a vaccine mandate on its entire workforce in October of last year, requiring that all staffers get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or face termination. United’s Chief Executive Scott Kirby said in December that around 200 of the company’s 67,000 employees refused to comply with the requirement and were fired.But, there are also roughly 2,200 employees who were granted “reasonable accommodation” status, either for health reasons or on religious grounds,…
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Mar
13
2022
By Troy Warren
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME March 13, 2022

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME March 13, 2022

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Troy Warren for CNT #CelebrationsDAYLIGHT SAVING TIMEDaylight Saving Time begins on the second Sunday in March in the USA. The practice gives people an extra hour of sunlight in the evening by setting the clock ahead one hour on a predetermined date each year.The practice of Daylight Saving Time (DST) advances clocks during the summer months. It causes us to lose an hour for one day. However, the practice allows people to get up earlier in the morning and experience more daylight in the evening. Typically, users of DST adjust clocks forward one hour near the start of spring. Then,…
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Mar
10
2022
By Troy Warren
Major Food Brands and Restaurant Chains Are Suspending Their Operations in Russia

Major Food Brands and Restaurant Chains Are Suspending Their Operations in Russia

Business, Foodie,
By Jelisa Castrodale | FoodAndWine.ComTroy Warren for CNT #Foodie  #BusinessMcDonald's and Starbucks both announced they will continue to pay their employees.McDonald's and Starbucks have both announced that they are temporarily closing their restaurants and cafes in Russia. In a brief statement, U.S. drinks giant Coca-Cola said that it was "suspending its business" in the country, and PepsiCo has also made the decision to suspend the sale of Pepsi Cola, 7Up, and Mirinda soda in the Russian market.In an email sent to McDonald's employees and franchisees, CEO Chris Kempczinski wrote that the company's "values mean we cannot ignore the needless human…
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Mar
10
2022
By Troy Warren
NATIONAL MARIO DAY

NATIONAL MARIO DAY

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Troy Warren for CNT #CelebrationsNATIONAL MARIO DAYNational Mario Day on Mar 10 recognizes an iconic character from a popular video game. The character, known today as Mario, first appeared in 1981 in a game called Donkey Kong made by Nintendo. Dedicated fans knew Mario before his time as a plumber. At his creation, Donkey Kong portrays Mario as a carpenter named Jumpman. Then in 1983, Nintendo launched a new game in which bad guy Jumpman reinvents himself into an Italian plumber who rescues princesses.Italian plumbers, Mario and his brother Luigi face numerous obstacles in the games produced by Nintendo. Over the…
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Mar
05
2022
By Troy Warren
Jerry Seinfeld Is Making a Multimillion Dollar Movie About… Pop-Tarts?

Jerry Seinfeld Is Making a Multimillion Dollar Movie About… Pop-Tarts?

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.ComTroy Warren for CNT #FoodieWhat's the deal with Pop-Tarts? Jerry Seinfeld is planning to explain it to us in feature film form.The famed stand-up comic and sitcom star is directing, producing, starring in, and co-writing a movie entitled Unfrosted, and similar to how Seinfeld's eponymous TV show often had plots that verged on being "about nothing," this forthcoming film also doesn't sound particularly heavy in the plot department: It's about the origin of Pop-Tarts.Who would want a movie about Pop-Tarts, you may ask? Well, when one of the biggest comic stars of a generation is involved,…
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Mar
05
2022
By Troy Warren
5 spring cleaning hacks to make tidying up easier

5 spring cleaning hacks to make tidying up easier

Home & Garden
By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTroy Warren for CNT #HomeGardenThe first day of spring is a few weeks away, and now is the time to begin planning your methods for sprucing up your home.“When we envision spring-cleaning as a time to rejuvenate our inner and outer world, the cleanup process can be incredibly enlivening rather than being a tiresome chore,” clinical psychologist Carla Marie Manly, Ph.D., told Healthline.Even though the benefits are there, it can feel daunting to tackle cleaning your entire house for the season. Here are five ways O, The Oprah Magazine says you can make spring cleaning…
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Mar
05
2022
By Troy Warren
‘Alexa, can you call me a doctor?’

‘Alexa, can you call me a doctor?’

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By TOM MURPHY and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks  #HealthIf there is no doctor in the house, Amazon’s Alexa will soon be able to summon one.Amazon and telemedicine provider Teladoc Health are starting a voice-activated virtual care program that lets customers get medical help without picking up their phones.The service, for health issues that aren’t emergencies, will be available around the clock on Amazon’s Echo devices. Customers can tell the voice assistant Alexa that they want to talk to a doctor, and that will prompt a call back on the device from a Teladoc physician.The program, announced…
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Mar
05
2022
By Troy Warren
NATIONAL CHEESE DOODLE DAY March 5, 2022

NATIONAL CHEESE DOODLE DAY March 5, 2022

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Troy Warren for CNT #CelebrationsNATIONAL CHEESE DOODLE DAYNational Cheese Doodle Day on March 5th marks an annual celebration where fingers turn a cheesy orange as we snack on these flavorful treats! Found all across the country, these cheddar cheese-coated snacks come in puffed or crunchy, fried or baked. They also come in single-serving or jumbo-sized packaging.   The actual inventor of Cheese Doodles is under debate. Generally, the credit goes to a man named Morrie Yohai who made a variety of extruded snack foods in the 1940s for his family’s company called Old London Foods. Other sources show patents for similar…
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