The soaring popularity of smartphone apps that scan barcodes on food products to provide health scores are empowering consumers and shifting dynamics in the food industry, recent studies suggest.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/05/13/food-barcode-scanner-apps-shifting-power-consumers-studies-say/8951746457520/

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"White Lotus" co-stars Walton Goggins and Sam Rockwell reunited for a "Saturday Night Live" musical sketch when Goggins guest hosted this weekend.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/05/11/walton-goggins-sam-rockwell-white-lotus-snl/3141746966736/

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The Carolina Panthers released veteran edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney, the team announced Thursday.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2025/05/08/Carolina-Panthers-release-Jadeveon-Clowney/3351746723527/

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Authorities in a Texas town are trying to determine the origins of a flock of sheep found wandering loose near an elementary school.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/05/08/Leander-Police-Department-Texas-missing-sheep/5461746724782/

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to halt federal funding to PBS and NPR, calling the public news organizations "biased."

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/05/02/Trump-executive-rder-NPR-PBS/9931746160373/

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"Downton Abbey" alum Joanne Froggatt told UPI her "MobLand" character Jan holds her own when it comes to dealing with her gangster husband Harry.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/04/06/joanne-froggatt-mobland-paramount-interview/9591743714835/

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Netflix is previewing its upcoming anime film "The Rose of Versailles," which arrives on the streamer April 30 and based on a serialized manga by Riyoko Ikeda.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/04/02/rose-of-versailles-netflix/5801743610861/

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Strokes caused by an artery tear are landing five times as many Americans in the hospital these days, a new study says.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/04/03/stroke-artery-tear-increasing/5741743688803/

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Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper said Wednesday it is planning to launch 27 satellites April 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. It's the project's first full batch of the internet connection satellites.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/04/03/Kuiper-satellites-launch/4221743687736/

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Police near the northern tip of Michigan's lower peninsula were called to a motel to help secure an unusual piece of left-behind property: a live alligator.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/17/Cheboygan-Police-Department-Michigan-motel-room-alligator/7701742220816/

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Pope Francis marked the twelfth year of his pontificate Thursday while still recovering from lung infection.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/13/Vatican-City-Rome-Pope-Francis-recovery-pneumonia/7501741874492/

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A U.N. fact-finding mission into Iran's treatment of women reported that the Islamic republic was resorting to extreme measures in its drive to restrict their rights, including electronic surveillance and camera-drones.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/14/Switzerland-UN-report-Iran-surveiling-women/5551741954044/

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Showtime announced Thursday that David Dastmalchian will guest star on "Dexter: Resurrection."

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/03/13/Dexter-Resurrection-David-Dastmalchian/2331741885697/

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A gondola cabin loaded with passengers at a ski resort in British Columbia crashed to the ground Monday, shortly after heading up the hill at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/10/british-columbia-gondola-ski-resort-falls/9591741657683/

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"Captain America: Brave New World," in theaters Friday, doesn't stray from the Marvel movie formula but still provides a brisk two hour adventure.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2025/02/12/Captain-America-Brave-New-World-review/9311739342643/

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Starz released a trailer for Season 4 of "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" on Tuesday.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/02/11/power-book-3-raising-kanan-season-4-trailer/7551739303370/

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Two American women visiting the Bahamas over the weekend were attacked by a shark, local authorities said, with at least one of the victims sustaining serious injuries.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/02/10/bahamas-American-tourists-shark-attack/2011739238777/

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Searchlight Pictures announced the home video dates for "A Complete Unknown," which comes to VOD later in February and DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD April 1.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2025/02/11/Complete-Unknown-VOD-DVD/2541739304777/

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen took home the 2024 AP NFL MVP award at the NFL Honors on Thursday in New Orleans, edging Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens for the league's top individual honor.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2025/02/07/Josh-Allen-NFL-MVP-winner/1231738891113/

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Churchill Downs reports record nominations for this year's Triple Crown races, with most of the increase coming from Japan.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2025/02/07/kentucky-derby-nominations-japan/7981738912176/

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The U.S. Justice Department seized a Venezuelan aircraft on Thursday for violating the U.S. export control and sanctions laws over U.S. parts used to service the plane.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/02/07/us-seizes-venezuelan-plane/3361738904399/

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"Lurker," which screened at the Sundance Film Festival, is a stalker thriller where the celebrity target is equally disturbing.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2025/02/02/Lurker-stalker-celebrity-Sundance-review/1091738470129/

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WWE presented the 38th annual Royal Rumble in front of over 70,000 fans at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2025/02/02/wwe-royal-rumble-jey-uso/6051738501698/

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National Transportation Safety Board officials will provide an update Saturday evening on the investigation into this week's deadly mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a military helicopter.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/02/01/Regan-airport-NTSB-briefing-crash/4581738440526/

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Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers alive after they were wounded while fighting for Russia, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Saturday.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/01/11/ukraine-north-korean-soldiers-captured-russian-army/1211736613898/

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At least 10 buildings and multiple artifacts from the 5th or 6th century have been uncovered in southern Israel in what authorities say is an ancient Byzantine monastery thousands of years old, according to reports.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/01/06/Antiquities-Authority-Kiryat-Gat-monastery/1021736187613/

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The U.S. Justice Department is petitioning the Supreme Court not to entertain President-elect Donald Trump's attempts to influence the court's decision related to a law that would ban TikTok in just over two weeks.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/01/04/tiktok-ban-donald-trump-supreme-court-justice-department/8461736021198/

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The FBI has arrested a Virginia man after finding the largest stockpile of "finished explosive devices" in the bureau's history, according to court documents. Brad Spafford was arrested Dec. 17 at his farm in Smithfield.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/12/31/virginia-Brad-Spafford-arrested-homemade-explosives/1021735695855/

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FBI Director Christopher Wray said he will resign when the Biden administration turns over executive control the President-elect Donald Trump in January.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/12/11/wray-fbi-resignation/9821733947670/

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Syrian rebels, who toppled President Bashar Assad over the weekend, named Mohamed al-Bashir as caretaker prime minister of the transitional government Tuesday as Damascus gradually returns to normal life.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/12/10/syria-syria-caretaker-prime-minister/4681733859965/

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