Tuesday, 15 November 2022

What we know about the 3 slain UVa. football players.

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Police arrested the student suspect accused of killing three football players at the University of Virginia, and more layoffs could be hitting the tech industry: 10,000 Amazon employees will reportedly be cut as soon as this week. Plus, a dietitian shares six snacks to improve brain function.

THE LATEST

A suspect is in custody and the University of Virginia is in mourning after a shooting that left 3 football players dead.

The suspect in the shooting at the University of Virginia that killed three football players and wounded two others was captured yesterday morning after an hours-long manhunt. Christopher Darnell Jones, who was identified as a student and former UVa football player, was arrested on three counts of second-degree murder, among other felony weapons charges. Authorities identified the slain victims as second-year student Devin Chandler, third-year student Lavel Davis Jr. and fourth-year student D'Sean Perry. The football players were on a bus full of students returning from a field trip to see a play when the shooting occurred, authorities said. Here's what we know about the victims. Meanwhile, members of the school community came together to grieve Monday night. "It's sadness and pain," one student said.

Amazon reportedly plans to lay off 10K workers ahead of the holidays, the largest cuts in the company's history.

Amazon is planning to lay off about 10,000 corporate and technology workers as soon as this week, The New York Times reported. The layoffs will reportedly affect employees in Amazon's devices, retail and human resources divisions just days before Thanksgiving and could be the largest cuts in the company's history. The Times reported the number of layoffs "remains fluid" and could change, but 10,000 workers represent 1% of Amazon's global workforce and 3% of its corporate employees. The reported layoffs come as cost-cutting measures hit the tech sector as a whole – Meta laid off about 13% of its staff last week, while Twitter cut about half of its workforce days after Elon Musk became CEO.

Jennifer Aniston's father, the soap opera star John Aniston, has died at 89: 'I'll love you till the end of time.'

John Aniston, best known for playing Victor Kiriakis for 37 years on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives," died at 89 last Friday, according to an Instagram post yesterday by his daughter, Jennifer Aniston. "You were one of the most beautiful humans I ever knew," the star wrote. "I'll love you till the end of time." John Aniston, who was born on the island of Crete, Greece, and moved with his family to Pennsylvania as a child, received a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this year in June, where Jennifer called him "a true icon." See the heartwarming photos Aniston shared of her dad here.

🧠 6 snacks to improve brain health, according to a dietitian.

Several recent studies have shown eating antioxidant and nutrient-rich foods can help keep your brain sharp and improve your ability to think, learn and remember. Incorporating whole grains, like whole wheat or brown rice crackers, or even popcorn, can help preserve cognitive function. Fruits and veggies like blueberries, pomegranate, walnuts and kale are also great to snack on to boost your brain function. Check out all of the recommended snacks, and how to make some of them at home.

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Achieve your life goals with easy tips.

Crunches are one of the most popular ab exercises and can be done just about anywhere, but doing them correctly is a whole other issue. TODAY fitness contributor Stephanie Mansour shared tips on common mistakes people make while doing crunches, as well as how to avoid straining your neck or hurting your back while doing the exercises. Stephanie also has guidance on how many crunches you should do in a day, how to perform them correctly, and some modified versions to try.

WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST?

Allow us to do the meal-planning for you.

Make ahead muffins come in handy on the days when you need a quick breakfast on the go, and these delicious pumpkin and apple butter muffins are easy to whip up and will keep in the fridge for about a week. And if making muffins feels like too much of a hassle, you can use the same recipe to bake the perfect fall cake.

DAILY DELIGHT

A little pick-me-up before you go.

Kellye Arning has been a lifelong dancer. She fell in love with dance as a child after her competitive baton teacher said she should take a class to improve her twirling, and she eventually joined the Chicago Bulls dance team. She had to step away from dancing after several knee injuries, but after facing a career setback, she found her love for dance again. The mom of two began posting videos on Instagram of her dancing in her house, by the pool and even down her street, and the videos went viral. "Whatever that little spark in you is, find it and go and do it," Arning told us. Watch her videos here.