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Denmark has recalled several spicy ramen noodle products by South Korean company Samyang, claiming that the capsaicin levels in them could poison consumers. Three fiery flavours of the Samyang instant ramen line are being withdrawn: Buldak 3x Spicy & Hot Chicken, 2x Spicy & Hot Chicken and Hot Chicken Stew. Denmark's food agency issued the recall and warning on Tuesday, urging consumers to abandon the product. But the maker Samyang says there's no problem with the quality of the food. "We understand that the Danish food authority recalled the products, not because of a problem in their quality but because they were too spicy," the firm said in a statement to the BBC. "The products are being exported globally. But this is the first time they have been recalled for the above reason." It's unknown if any specific incidents in Denmark had prompted authorities there to take action. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said it had assessed the levels of capsaicin in a single...

PFIZERLEAK: EXPOSING THE PFIZER MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT. (thread) Background: Pfizer has been extremely aggressive in trying to protect the details of their international COVID19 vaccine agreements. Luckily, I've managed to get one. Because the cost of developing contracts is very high and time consuming (legal review cycles), Pfizer, like all corporations, develop a standardized agreement template and use these agreements with relatively minor adjustments in different countries. These agreements are confidential, but luckily one country did not protect the contract document well enough, so I managed to get a hold of a copy. As you are about to see, there is a good reason why Pfizer was fighting to hide the details of these contracts. First, let's talk about the product: The agreement not only covers manufacturing of vaccines for COVID19 and its mutations, but also for "any device, technology, or product used in the administration of or to enhance the use or effect...

Gawker, the digital brand whose gimlet-eyed but often caustic tone won it many fans but plenty of enemies, has been brought back to life by Bustle Digital Group. Leah Finnegan, who was a staffer at the original Gawker, is the editor-in-chief of the new version. It joins a portfolio of brands including Bustle, Nylon and Mic. Bustle Digital Group CEO Bryan Goldberg paid $1.35 million for the Gawker name at a bankruptcy auction in 2018. The original Gawker, founded in 2002, was abruptly unplugged in 2016 after a Florida jury sided with Hulk Hogan, who sued Gawker Media Group after Gawker posted a sex tape featuring the wrestler. Tech billionaire Peter Thiel spent $10 million to bankroll the libel suit. He said he had been motivated by the site’s 2007 outing of him as gay, something the site did to others on other occasions. The libel verdict prompted a wide range of reactions in the media business and in the culture at large. Some saw it as a chilling sign, a beacon of free...

According to the indictment, Genco identified as an incel and frequently posted on “a popular incel website” from at least July 2019 to mid-March 2020. The incel movement is an online misogynist community of men fueled by a hatred of women, who, the men believe, are preventing them from having the sex they are entitled to. Some incels have killed in the name of an “incel rebellion” or in homage to an incel shooter who murdered six people and injured 14 others in Isla Vista, California, near UC Santa Barbara in 2014. According to the charging document, Genco aligned himself with the Isla Vista shooter. In one post, Genco discussed spraying women and couples with orange juice in a water gun, as the Isla Vista shooter did to a group of college students prior to his deadly attack, the indictment said. Genco wrote that when he “finally did do it, it was [the Isla Vista shooter’s] birthday and I didn’t even know that,” according to the document. “Felt like I spiritually connected to...

(CNN)We have a W-I-N-N-E-R! Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from New Orleans, Louisiana, won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, becoming the first African American contestant to win in 93 editions of the competition. The only Black winner before was Jody-Anne Maxwell, representing Jamaica in 1998. Avant-garde triumphed after correctly spelling murraya -- a type of tree -- to clinch the championship. To get there, the teen had to navigate her way through words like "querimonious," "solidungulate," and "Nepeta," a word the teen had to reset on, and let out a joyous jump after her correct spelling. Avant-garde will receive a $50,000 cash prize. Thursday night's win is just one in a long list of achievements for the champion. On Instagram, where she has gained a following of more than 14,000 people, she has shared her victorious journey toward the national spelling bee as well as videos of her playing basketball, impressing her followers with her hoop skills. In...

https://archive.is/vVCCp modedit lol: Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse has been killed in an attack on his home in the nation's capital, according to the country's interim prime minister. Claude Joseph said the president's residence in Port-au-Prince was stormed by unidentified armed men at 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT). The First Lady was reportedly also injured in the attack. Mr Joseph said that "all measures had been taken to guarantee to continuance of the state". Jovenel Moïse, 53, had been in power since February 2017, after his predecessor, Michel Martelly stepped down. Mr Moïse's time in office was rocky as he faced accusations of corruption and was challenged by waves of often violent anti-government protests. There were widespread protests in the capital and other cities earlier this year, as people demanded his resignation. Haiti's opposition said that Mr Moïse's five-year term should have ended on 7 February 2021, five years to the day since Mr Martelly stepped down...