A 2019 study published in the Journal of Marketing Research and conducted by the University of British Columbia (UBC) Sauder School of Business found that shoppers are up to one-third more likely to upgrade to a premium option when the extra cost is marketed as an “add-on,” rather than a higher overall price. Study co-author David Hardisty, PhD, assistant professor of marketing and behavioral science at UBC Sauder, gave an example of this in a statement for the study....

The latest controversy involving the Sussexes’ decision to name their daughter Lilibet Diana has been covered by the media in near forensic detail, with outlets around the world trying to discern how the Queen feels about Harry giving his daughter the intimate nickname her father, King George VI, bestowed upon her when she was just a toddler and affectionately used only by the Duke of Edinburgh throughout their marriage. Her Majesty’s silence has been filled by rampant speculation over what she’s thinking about all that’s happened....

Read the original article on Best Life. In the wake of the HHS announcement, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said on Tuesday, Jan. 12 that Mississippians over the age of 65 and those over 18 with underlying medical conditions would be permitted to receive vaccinations. Reeves urged residents to sign up to get vaccinated, but the demand was higher than expected. And for more on the latest vaccine news, check out These Are the Side Effects of the New Johnson & Johnson Vaccine....

First, we found the number of car accident fatalities per capita (100,000 people) using data from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System and state population numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau. Next, we looked at the Insurance Research Council’s study of uninsured drivers to tell us what percentage of residents drive without insurance in each state. After that, we factored in Background Checks’ research on driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol to show which states have the most DUI arrests per capita....

In a tweet on August 4, Ashish Jha, MD, took a break from pointing out overlooked struggling states to give credit to the Empire State. He praised New York’s numbers, saying it’s “doing 67,000 tests a day [and] finding 670 cases a day.” That’s a 1 percent positive test rate, which matches what Covid Act Now reports. Just how well is New York handling the pandemic? “This is South Korea level,” Jha wrote, citing the Asian country’s successful control of the disease....

READ THIS NEXT: TSA Is Making Another Major Change to Airport Security. While TSA practices do sometimes vary, the basics are always the same no matter which airport you’re at: You wait (sometimes longer than you’d like), show your ID and boarding pass to the TSA officer, and put your carry-on, shoes, and the like on the conveyor belt. Travelers at some airports, however, have had different experiences at the security checkpoint, thanks to Credential Authentication Technology (CAT), which allows passengers to have their identity confirmed without pulling out a boarding pass....

READ THIS NEXT: Delta Won’t Let You Do This on Flights, Effective Immediately. There’s no doubt that the last few months have seen a significant rebound in air travel. According to data from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 2,186,631 travelers passed through security checkpoints on June 22, marking an increase from 1,801,329 on the same date last year and falling just short of the 2,594,661 reported in pre-pandemic 2019. But despite the surge in passengers helping to provide a much-needed steady stream of revenue, airlines such as United have struggled to get travelers to their destinations as pilot shortages and other operational challenges have become more of an issue....

Though signs of dementia can be difficult to identify early on, there may be certain red flags that can tip you off to the problem. In particular, experts say there’s one thing you may notice while talking that signals a dementia diagnosis. Read on to find out which symptom may crop up in conversation, and what to do if you notice this sign of cognitive decline. RELATED: Doing This During Mid-Life Makes Your Dementia Risk Soar, Experts Say....

RELATED: USPS Is Making These Major Changes to Delivery Service, Effective May 1. The Postal Service has made a number of changes to its service in just the past year alone. In Oct. 2021, the agency implemented new service standards for some mail, significantly slowing the amount of time it takes some things to be delivered. Then earlier this month, the USPS implemented two new shipping fees, raising the prices for customers to send specific packages....

READ THIS NEXT: USPS Says You Can’t Do This With Your Mail After Nov. 5. There has been no shortage of mail changes Americans have had to adjust to over the past year. Back in Oct. 2021, the Postal Service implemented new service standards that slowed down deliveries for certain First Class Mail and Periodicals. Then in April, customers were hit with two new shipping charges from the USPS for nonstandard size packages....

READ THIS NEXT: USPS Just Announced This Major Delivery Change, Starting Aug. 1. Over the past year, the Postal Service has made several changes impacting postal customers. In Oct. 2021, the USPS implemented new service standards for First Class Mail, increasing the amount of time it takes to deliver about 30 percent of mail in this category. Then in April 2022, the USPS introduced two new shipping fees for customers to cover non-standard dimensions....

READ THIS NEXT: USPS Is Suspending Services Here, Starting Nov. 19. No season is quite as hectic for the USPS as the winter holidays—which is why the agency started preparing for the 2022 holiday season all the way back in January. According to the Postal Service, several critical investments have been made ahead of time to prepare, including the conversion of 100,000 part-time employees to full-time positions, the hiring of an additional 28,000 peak-season employees, and the installation of over 100 new package processing machines....

READ THIS NEXT: Boosters Won’t Protect You Against Omicron If You’ve Done This, Study Finds.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb The COVID vaccines have shown themselves to be remarkably effective, particularly when it comes to preventing hospitalization and death. But experts have also said that vaccines have protective powers beyond that. According to the CDC, unvaccinated people might also be more at risk of developing symptoms that don’t go away than those who have received their shots....

1 Orcas Attack Norwegian medical student Ester Kristine Storkson, 27, was asleep on her father’s 37-foot-sailboat off the coast of France when a group of young orcas attacked, “ramming the boat,” Storkson told NPR. “They [hit] us repeatedly … giving us the impression that it was a coordinated attack. I told my dad, ‘I’m not thinking clearly, so you need to think for me.’ Thankfully, he is a very calm and centered person, and made me feel safe by gently talking about the situation....

RELATED: These Are the Symptoms of the Omicron Variant, South African Doctor Says. As a result of the newly arrived variant, some virus experts say their daily activities will be different as they cope with the newfound risk. “People who thought that they wouldn’t have to worry about infection this winter if they had their booster do still have to worry about infection with Omicron,” Trevor Bedford, PhD, a virologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, told The Atlantic....

READ THIS NEXT: Walmart and Dollar General Are Under Fire for Doing This to Shoppers. Walgreens has previously faced controversy over the way it distributes drugs to people in the U.S.—both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC). Back in June, the pharmacy chain was named in a Missouri consumer lawsuit alongside CVS. According to the suit, the two companies allegedly failed to warn customers about the risks of prenatal exposure to acetaminophen, sold under the brand Tylenol among others, and instead have marketed it as a “safe pain reliever for pregnant women....

READ THIS NEXT: If You Shop at Walmart, Prepare for These Major Changes Starting in July. Most major companies are no stranger to consumer lawsuits. Over the past few months, a number of retailers have been hit with lawsuits from all across the U.S. In April, Kroger was sued by shoppers claiming that the grocer sells non-drowsy cold and fly medications that actually cause drowsiness. Then just last month, both Walgreens and CVS found themselves at the center of a lawsuit alleging that both retailers failed to warn shoppers about the risks of prenatal exposure to the paracetamol medications they sell....

A second study from a team at the University of Rochester reached the same conclusion. To determine the effects of the color, those researchers invited 288 female and 25 male undergraduates to view a series of digitally altered photographs of men. In some, the men wore red or were flanked by a border of the rosy hue, while in others, there was no red in sight. The researchers then asked a series of questions, such as, “How attractive do you think this person is?...

In a July 28 appearance on Good Morning America, Fauci listed Texas as one of “the southern states that really, actually had a major surge” last month. But he also added, “It looks like they may be cresting and coming back down.” In fact, Texas has not broken its daily new case count record since July 16, when it recorded over 15,000 new cases, per data from The New York Times....

READ THIS NEXT: Will Smith Says This Co-Star Shut Him Down When He Tried to Date Her. During their Red Table Talk conversation, Pinkett Smith and Zampino discussed the early days of their dynamic. Pinkett Smith claimed that her issues stemmed from not understanding what Zampino and Smith being previously married really meant, especially since they had a child together. “For me, it really was just about maturity,” Pinkett Smith said....