Secrets of the Cruise Lines

Secrets the Cruise Lines Don't Tell You

Erica Silverstein
Senior Editor

Cruise ship life can be a little mysterious. Your choices aren't always spelled out in black and white. The more you cruise, the more you pick up on the unofficial secrets the cruise lines don't tell you -- which give you more options, let you save money and generally allow you to have a better time onboard.

Shrinking Penises

Study warns plastics could be shrinking penises

By The Sun 

Shutterstock

There are lots of reasons not to use plastic – but this one might come as a shock.

Chemicals in everyday items, from household cleaners to food packaging, can damage a man’s penis – and make it smaller.

Prison Tablets Hacked

Idaho inmates hacked prison-issued tablets for $225,000 in credits

Taylor Hatmaker@tayhatmaker


Inmates in Idaho successfully hacked the software of the prison-issued tablets to issue themselves nearly a quarter of a million dollars in credits on the devices that are often one of their only connections to the outside world. The tablets, made by prominent prison vendor JPay, give inmates the ability to use email, listen to music and transfer money, among other basic computing functions, but charge fees for some services.

What No Woman Has Done Before

Female Sailor Does What No Woman Has Done Before

Wendy Tuck takes first in the grueling Clipper Race

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

The Unicef, Liverpool 2018 and Sanya Serenity Coast, right, teams in a "sprint finish" to conclude the Clipper 2017-2018 Round the World Yacht Race on the River Mersey in Liverpool.   (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

A female skipper has won the Clipper round-the-world yacht race for the first time—and another female skipper took second, the BBC reports.

Sports Betting

NBA becomes 1st sports league to enter partnership with sportsbook for taking bets on its games

MGM Resorts is now the official sports betting and gaming partner of the NBA

Jack Maloney

The NBA made history on Tuesday, becoming the first major professional sports league in the United States to sign a deal revolving around sponsorship for sports betting. Adam Silver held a press conference in New York announcing that his league had agreed to the multi-year deal with MGM Resorts International.

Financial News

Pricier iPhones Lead Apple to Beat Earnings Expectations

Shares of Apple jumped Tuesday after the company posted better-than-expected earnings for its fiscal third quarter and forecast revenue for the current period would be higher than analyst expectations.

Chipotle's Free Guacamole Promo

Chipotle's free guacamole promotion has made a lot of people pretty angry

Chipotle has had a rough go for it for the last few years, from serious food safety concerns to a less-than-stellar reception of its first queso recipe.

Movie Preview - The Darkest Minds

Stealth Fighter Headed to Eurpoe

A U.S. Stealth Fighter Is Headed To Europe—But Which One?

Either the F-22 or the F-35 is headed across the Atlantic.

By Andrew Moseman

USAF

Before the summer is out, one of America's stealth fighters will head across to pond to be stationed in Europe. But so far the Air Force is being coy about whether the F-35 or the F-22 is taking the job.

Entertainment News

All In the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude are up for reboots

NICK ROMANO 

It’s the ultimate Norman Lear comeback! Thanks to a new deal with Sony Pictures TV, the sitcom legend has a new two-year first-look pact that includes options to stage reboots of All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and others.

Go Ahead, Shine

Go Ahead. Shine.
by John UpChurch

"Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life" Philippians 2:14-16a 

Don’t Worry

Don’t Worry. Trust God!

Don’t Worry. Trust God!
By Rick Warren

“And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus”(Philippians 4:19 NLT).

Wed Devotional

Daily Devotional 

from Touching Lives with Dr. James Merritt:

“And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh…” Ezekiel 11:10

Goodwill Launches Trendy Boutique

Goodwill Launches Trendy Boutique to Court Thrifty Millennials

By Christian Smith

The resale market is booming: in April, reports surfaced that the industry would swell by 2022 and hit an estimated $41 billion. Resale shopping may even outrun traditional retailーand Goodwill wants in on the success.

Extra Charge for Avocados

Why do restaurants charge extra for avocado?

"We were losing money every time someone added guacamole to their burrito."

by Erik Sherman 

A man shops for avocados at a Whole Foods Market on Aug. 28, 2017, in New York. Mark Lennihan / AP file

The People's Pint, a brew pub in the Western Massachusetts town of Greenfield (population just over 17,000), has an avocado problem.