A May 4 study published in the journal eLife took blood samples of 81 people who were 105 years or older from all over Italy. Then they did the same with 36 healthy people from the same regions who were an average of 68 years old. With their samples collected, the researchers conducted a whole genome sequencing in search of differences in the genes between the older and younger group....
Before the pandemic, Pizza Inn had 155 locations across the Southeast but started shedding restaurants as it struggled with a sharp drop in on-premise sales during 2020. The latest report shows that the chain was at 128 locations as of December 26—a further decrease from the 133 locations it reported in September.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb For more fast-food news, check out 8 Worst Fast-Food Burgers to Stay Away From Right Now. Its sister-company Pie Five, which on the other hand, specializes in super-fast customizations of personal pizzas, has hardly fared better when it comes to footprint....
Conceived as an “eatertainment” chain, the restaurant paired the usual food and drink offerings with arcade games and karaoke sessions for what it termed “serious foodertainment and real-world funning.” But the coronavirus put Punch Bowl Social in an impossible situation. “In a now too-familiar tale, the debtors’ businesses were immediately and significantly adversely affected by COVID-19,” Punch Bowl said in its bankruptcy court filing, according to Restaurant Business Online. “Unfortunately, because of restrictions limiting the number of patrons at each venue, as well as the public’s uneasiness of going out to eat or drink in public during a pandemic, each of those venues was losing money on a daily basis....
The soon-to-shutter stores represent approximately 20 percent of the company’s total portfolio of brick-and-mortar locations spread across 48 states. The company announced its intention to close the affected stores by Jan. 31, 2021, but Francesca’s may still file for bankruptcy to help alleviate its multimillion-dollar debt, MarketWatch reports. “If the company is unable to raise sufficient additional capital to continue to fund operations and pay its obligations, the company will likely need to seek a restructuring under the protection of applicable bankruptcy laws,” Francesca’s said in a statement....
RELATED: The Palace Has Issued This “Warning Shot” to Harry & Meghan, Say Sources. When Prince Edward married Sophie, Countess of Wessex, in 1999, the Palace issued a statement which promised Edward the title of Duke of Edinburgh: “The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales have also agreed that the Prince Edward should be given the Dukedom of Edinburgh in due course, when the present title held now by Prince Philip eventually reverts to the Crown....
1 Harry and Meghan Used to Be Situated Halfway Down the Royal Website The Duke and Duchess of Sussex previously were situated halfway down the Royal family’s website, below senior members like Prince William and Kate Middleton, but above minor royals, including the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. 2 They Have Been Moved to the Bottom...
“It is like living through a soap opera where everyone else views you as entertainment,” Harry says on the series. Both Harry and Meghan make several allegations about family members, including Prince William, King Charles, and even the late Queen Elizabeth. Now, according to sources, the couple wants an apology – but will they get it? 1 The Palace Has Yet to Respond to the Allegations Made on “Harry & Meghan”...
1 Romantic Moment The incident happened at a Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball game at Rogers Centre in Downtown Toronto. Onlookers were delighted when a fan stopped his girlfriend from walking down the stairs to her seat, kissing her and saying, “I love you.” He then got down on one knee, causing the girlfriend to gasp and cover her mouth in anticipation of what was (very publicly) about to happen....
In recent years, Ralph Lauren expanded to cater to a wider range of consumers by distributing in factory stores and outlets, and over time, it eroded its core customer base and their willingness to pay top dollar. Then, the pandemic hit. The new retail landscape, marred by economic instability and widespread lockdown measures, prompted a quick decline for Ralph Lauren in both wholesale and retail sales. In North American brick-and-mortar locations, comparable sales were down 30 percent, according to Retail Dive....
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1 Harry and Meghan Have Insinuated Their Kids Are Discriminated Against Because of Their Skin Color When Meghan did her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey she insinuated that her children, Archie and Lillibet, were not given Prince and Princess titles because of their skin color. She said that “the idea of the first member of color in this family not being titled in the same way that the other grandchildren” was concerning to her....
While she is always busy, this fall she had even more on her plate: A big move from Kensington Palace in London to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor. Then, just days after arriving at their new home, her husband’s beloved grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, passed away. According to one royal expert, Kate Middleton is now “stressed and anxious,” and this is why. 1 Kate’s Move Allegedly Didn’t Go As Planned And according to royal expert and author Katie Nicholl, Kate had hoped that she and her family would have time to nest in their new home, but things didn’t go as planned....
RELATED: If You Do This When You Sleep, Get Checked for Cancer, Experts Say. If you experience not just one but several fevers back to back, experts say it’s wise to request a cancer screening from your doctor. That’s because recurring fevers of unknown origin (FUO)—defined as being over 101 degrees, lasting for more than three weeks, and having no identifiable origin after three days of medical investigation—are associated with various cancers....
1 Harry Announced His Book Last Year “I’m writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become,” Prince Harry explained in press release issued in 2021 announcing the “truthful and wholly accurate” tell-all. “I’ve worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story – the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned – I can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think....
Hayek explained that her sex scene with co-star Antonio Banderas in 1995’s Desperado—the second installment in director Robert Rodriguez’s Mexico Trilogy, and Hayek’s first major role in an English language film—nearly pushed her to her breaking point. “I started to sob, ‘I don’t know that I can do it. I’m afraid,’” Hayek told Shepard. Read on to discover why Hayek had such a hard time filming the scene, and for more celebrities taking a hard line on stripping down on set, see why Keira Knightley Says She’ll Only Do Sex Scenes in These Circumstances....
RELATED: She Played Mimi on The Drew Carey Show. See Kathy Kinney Now at 67. Sally Solomon isn’t the only character Johnston is known for. Soon after 3rd Rock from the Sun ended, Johnston joined Sex and the City for an episode as Lexi Featherston, a party girl who memorably fell to her death out of an apartment window. Around this time, Johnston also appeared in several episodes of ER, as well as the movies Music and Lyrics and Bride Wars....
RELATED: See ’80s Supermodel Kathy Ireland Now at 58. In the ’70s, as her modeling career exploded and she appeared on the covers of countless magazines, Hall was ensconced in the world of rock music. She began dating Roxy Music lead singer Bryan Ferry in 1975, and by 1977, was firmly attached to Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, with whom she would spend the several decades.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Hall met Jagger when she was 20 and engaged to Ferry, and Jagger was married to his first wife, Bianca....
But just a few years later—when The Next Generation was still flying high in its fourth season—Wheaton walked away from fame. He quit Star Trek and, shortly thereafter, dropped out of Hollywood altogether. But that was far from the end of his journey. Keep reading to discover why the now-49-year-old stopped acting, what brought him back, and where he is today. RELATED: William Shatner & This Star Trek Co-Star Have Been Feuding For 50 Years....
READ THIS NEXT: She Played Jill on Home Improvement. See Patricia Richardson Now at 71. Alexander chose to leave NewsRadio in 1998, fearing being typecast for playing comedic roles. “I knew, in order to open up my career, I had to leave or that’s all I would ever be given,” she told Reuters in 2010. “I don’t like to be pigeonholed; I don’t like when people won’t see me for something because they don’t think I can do it....
LaRusso seemed destined to be forever identified as a “cake-eater” (the taunt thrown Adam’s way by his teammates), but his life since has taken him far away from acting. He has never truly left the Ducks behind, however. Keep reading to find out where the former child actor is now, at age 44. READ THIS NEXT: See Former Child Star Haley Joel Osment Now at 34. LaRusso appeared in all three films in the Mighty Ducks trilogy, but after completing filming on 1996’s D3: The Mighty Ducks, he more or less left acting behind, racking up only a handful of credits in the decades since....
