Mattel announces limited-edition 'Weird Barbie' doll for sale
Some might say Weird Barbies are made, not sold. Mattel, however, begs to differ.
1970-01-01 08:00
It's not just actors: Over 11,000 city workers will strike in LA on Tuesday
City employees represented by local union SEIU 721 working in sanitation, at the city's port at at Los Angeles International Airport will strike for 24 hours, with picket lines forming in front of City Hall and LAX.
1970-01-01 08:00
3 Astros who won't be on the roster by September 1
The Houston Astros are making a divisional push in August and they have a few players that may not survive the month on their active roster.The Astros made the biggest splash of the trade deadline when they dealt away top prospects in order to land the starting pitcher they desperately needed. T...
1970-01-01 08:00
Public debt expected to fall in most Pacific countries -World Bank
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON Public debt in most Pacific countries is expected to fall in the next 12
1970-01-01 08:00
Moody’s Has More Gloomy View on US Banks Amid Several Strains
US banks including Capital One, PNC Financial Services Group and Fifth Third Bancorp had their debt-rating outlooks cut
1970-01-01 08:00
Former Georgia lieutenant governor subpoenaed to testify before Fulton County grand jury in 2020 election probe
Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan received subpoenas to testify before a Fulton County grand jury this month, a source with direct knowledge of the 2020 election interference investigation in the state told CNN.
1970-01-01 08:00
McDonald’s employee claims fast food chain’s sweet tea is made with entire bag of sugar – but others disagree
A McDonald’s employee has claimed that the fast food chain’s sweet tea is made with an entire bag of sugar. The woman named Gia, who goes by the username @gia2bad, shared a video to TikTok last month about the apparent making of McDonald’s sweet tea. In the footage, an employee appeared to be mixing the tea, as hot water was being added to it. Along with the two liquids, the employee went on to pour an entire four-pound bag of granulated sugar into the bucket. Gia also poked fun at the large amounts of sugar being used, as the text over the video read: “If y’all were wondering why the sweet tea is so sweet at McDonald’s.” She also claimed that it can take more than one bag of sugar to make the tea, writing: “Yes we use a whole bag, sometimes two.” The video went viral, with more than 1.3m views. In the comments, many people shared their shocked reactions, while poking fun at the amount of sugar filmed in the video. “Diabetes in a cup,” one quipped, while another added: “Is no one gonna talk about the bucket.” “That explains why it’s way too sweet. I always order half sweet and half unsweetened,” another wrote. Despite what was shown in the video, other people claimed that they’ve worked at McDonald’s before, and they had never seen the sweet tea made in that way. “I work there and we don’t do that…,” one wrote, while another added: “We don’t hand make sweet tea at our store it’s made with a commercial tea machine.” “We have a machine for this… I never done this when I worked at McDonald’s,” a third agreed. According to McDonald’s official website, the sweet tea is made from an “orange pekoe and pekoe cut black tea”. Some of the other ingredients in the cup include ice, and invert sugar, which “is an aqueous solution of inverted or partly inverted, refined or partly refined sucrose,” according to the Food and Drug Administration. McDonald’s also notes that in a large cup of the sweet tea, there are 40 grams of sugar. According to the FDA, its Dietary Guidelines for Americans “recommends limiting calories from added sugars to less than 10 percent of total calories per day”. For example, if you eat 2,000 calories a day, you’d only have “50 grams of added sugars per day”. @gia2bad Yes we use a whole bag sometimess 2 ?♀️?♀️ #fyp ♬ original sound - DJ Veinz The Independent has contacted Gia and a representative for McDonald’s for comment. Gia isn’t the first McDonald’s employee to make claims about how the chain’s sweet tea is allegedly made. In a viral TikTok video made by former McDonald’s worker, Nicole, she also claimed that there was a lot of sugar used to make the tea. “For every four gallons of the red jug, the sweet tea, there was a full four-pound bag of sugar emptied into it,” the woman, who said she was a manager at McDonald’s, explained in the since-deleted video, which has been shared on YouTube. “One pound per gallon of tea. I stopped drinking the tea after I realised that. Because that’s nasty.” Read More McDonald’s to investigate allegations worker was taunted over rape Mark Zuckerberg reveals his 4,000 calorie diet and large McDonald’s order Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and PepsiCo named as worst packaging polluters in UK Mark Zuckerberg reveals his 4,000 calorie diet and large McDonald’s order Budget Bites: Three recipes to keep food bills down before pay day I was an air fryer sceptic – now I can’t stop using it
1970-01-01 08:00
MLB Rumors: Mets misery, Braves fit former Yankee, Red Sox huge return
MLB Rumors: Trevor Story returning Tuesday for Red Sox, more on the wayFor as much as Boston Red Sox fans can rightfully criticize Chaim Bloom for his lack of action at the trade deadline and, even before, in the offseason, the club hasn't been done any favors when it comes to injuries this s...
1970-01-01 08:00
Japan Stocks Slipping in MSCI Indexes as Weak Yen Offsets Rally
Japanese stocks have quickly run up to 33-year highs this year, but this hasn’t been enough to raise
1970-01-01 08:00
Japan June real wages down for 15th month despite solid nominal growth
TOKYO Japanese real wages fell for a 15th straight month in June on relentless price hikes, but nominal
1970-01-01 08:00
Nigeria's President Tinubu faces backlash over military intervention in Niger
President Tinubu is facing strong opposition to any deployment of troops to oust Niger's junta.
1970-01-01 08:00
Investigating the 'spiritual healers' sexually abusing women
A hidden world of exploitation by men working as "spiritual healers" has been uncovered by the BBC.
1970-01-01 08:00
