I drank a ‘poo’ smoothie that gave me life-threatening diarrhea – for science

I drank a ‘poo’ smoothie that gave me life-threatening diarrhea – for science

Would you do it for money? Jake Eberts, 26, agreed to drink a life-threatening concoction of a cloudy, salty liquid containing Shigella bacteria, commonly found in the “poop” of infected people – all in the name of science. He swallowed a quantity of liquid in a shot glass, knowing it would produce a miserable case…

US egg factory roasts 5.3 million chickens alive in bird flu cull – then lays off nearly all workers

Workers from one of the largest egg factories in the world arrived at the factory in Rembrandt, Iowa, early one morning in March to find they were about to lose their jobs. As they gathered in the huge barns housing piles of caged hens, workers were asked to forget their usual routine of collecting eggs…

‘A recession over the next 12 months is not in our base case’: Stocks were battered on Friday.  Why smart investors focus on the long game

‘A recession over the next 12 months is not in our base case’: Stocks were battered on Friday. Why smart investors focus on the long game

The stock market ended a volatile week on a gloomy note on Friday, with the three major U.S. indexes plunging as investors were gripped by worries like inflation, the Fed’s fight against it and fears of a landing brutal in recession. As confidence also took a hit, financial experts advised investors not to panic but…