
Mar-a-Lago worker Carlos de Oliveira appears in court
Carlos de Oliveira is seen in court in Miami as he is charged in the Donald Trump document inquiry.
1970-01-01 08:00

Facial experts proves why the modern world is making you less attractive
We’re sorry to bring you this news, but humans are becoming less attractive. At least that’s according to a facial expert who posted a comprehensive video explaining his findings on TikTok. Shafee Hassan is the founder of facial aesthetics consultancy firm QOVES. He posted a clip on social media sharing his theory that modern living conditions have affected how people look over recent years. He says in the clip: “The average person's face is becoming increasingly disadvantaged by modern diets, sleeping patterns, pollutants and orofacial habits creating a greater inequality in ‘the attractives’ vs ‘the unattractives’.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The video sees Hassan begin by asking the viewer if they’ve ever considered why teenagers in the 1950s looked so much older in pictures than teenagers do now. Picking out one example, he studies one man’s “gonion”, which is the top of the lower jaw and his cheekbone. Considering how people’s face shapes have changed over the years, he said: “There are multiple theories about why this is the case, but the one that makes the most intuitive sense at least to me is presented in Contemporary Orthodontics by [US orthodontist William] Proffit and colleagues using what's know as the functional matrix hypothesis.” He went on to consider that the “development of the face is dependent on the forces you put on it, for the upper and lower jaw” – which according to Hassan are two of the most important things when it comes to attractiveness. The clip then shows the importance of the jaw developing correctly, stating that certain elements can impact upon it and the tongue can “[push it downwards or outwards” before it has grown properly. It focuses on one case involving a young girl who had a sinus infection which means she was forced to breathe through her mouth, thus stopping the bone from developing. “With 70 per cent of the Western world, having some kind of malocclusion or recession, much like this, it's a very good explanation for why faces are becoming less and less attractive as time goes on,” he added, summing up the clip. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00

Final Fantasy 14 is heading to the Xbox in spring 2024
'Final Fantasy XIV' is heading to the XBOX and there is a new expansion on the way.
1970-01-01 08:00

Jungkook to drop mini album by November
BTS star Jungkook is releasing his debut solo mini album later this year.
1970-01-01 08:00

Mom's McDonald's dessert hack with fries divides TikTok
Two mothers have been hailed geniuses for their creative McDonald's dessert hack. Janelle and Kate frequently take to the platform with their divisive food recipes – but one, in particular, has caught the attention of almost 10 million people. The footage shows the pair in the car mashing six McDonald's ice cream cones in a plastic container while disclaiming that things can get messy. They proceed to top the ice cream with chocolate sauce and their own sprinkles for good measure, before using the dessert as a dip for their fries. "It's the sweet and salt mixture," one said, while another called their creation "perfect". The clip was soon inundated with thousands of comments from fellow TikTokers, with one writing: "At first I thought you were crazy but the further you went ... I thought that looks pretty good." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter "These are my kind of girls," another added, while another stunned user wrote: "WOAHHH why haven’t more people thought of this." Meanwhile, others weren't so convinced... "You lost me at the French fries," one wrote. @janelleandkate Moms share McDonalds secret! ?? #mcdonalds #mcdonaldshacks #momsoftiktok Attention soon turned to the fact that the McDonald's ice cream machine was actually working, a long-standing joke between fans of the fast food chain. The ice cream machine became an international phenomenon that one McFlurry lover launched McBroken in 2020, a site dedicated to tracking all the broken machines in the US. In a 2021 statement by Taylor Commercial Foodservice LLC, the company that makes the machines for McDonald’s, they explained the issues with broken machines. The company said that, although it tries to send out repairs specialists as quickly as it can, the waiting times became longer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The statement said: "A lot of what’s been broadcasted can be attributed to the lack of knowledge about the equipment and how they operate in the restaurants, "The machines are built up with a lot of interconnecting parts that have to operate in a complex environment and manner." Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00

Thousands flee homes as Typhoon Doksuri soaks Beijing and a second storm approaches China
Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in Beijing after Typhoon Doksuri, one of the strongest storms in years, dumped torrential rain across China as forecasters warned another hurricane-level storm was on its way.
1970-01-01 08:00

Typhoon Doksuri: Thousands flee their homes as heavy rain lashes Beijing
BEIJING Beijing recorded its heaviest rainfall this year as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri passed through China's capital
1970-01-01 08:00

Judge blocks Arkansas law criminalizing libraries and bookstores for providing 'harmful' books to minors
A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked portions of an Arkansas law that would have made it a crime for librarians and bookstores to provide minors with materials deemed "harmful" to them.
1970-01-01 08:00

Some at BOJ baulked at ex-chief Kuroda's 'bazooka' stimulus - 2013 meeting minutes
By Leika Kihara TOKYO Some Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers baulked at former chief Haruhiko Kuroda's idea of
1970-01-01 08:00

Nets projected lineup and rotations heading into 2023-24 season
The Brooklyn Nets finally begin the Mikal Bridges era in full. Jacque Vaughn will have hard decisions to make when building the rotation around his star wing.The Brooklyn Nets finished last season as the No. 6 seed and were swept out of the first round by the Philadelphia 76ers. That final resul...
1970-01-01 08:00

Supreme Court: Is India's most powerful court hobbled by a huge pileup of cases?
India's top court has a backlog of nearly 70,000 cases, and many say this is impeding justice.
1970-01-01 08:00

Celine Boutier makes French history with dominant, first major win at LPGA Evian Championship
Celine Boutier becomes the first French woman to win the LPGA Amundi Evian event, securing her first major with a six shot lead in impressive, dominant fashion.As soon as Celine Boutier secured the lead at the LPGA Amundi Evian Championship, she never looked back, maintaining her supremacy throu...
1970-01-01 08:00