Maui residents claim Hawaiian Electric trucks blocked one of the main escape routes from the deadly wildfires, as the utility comes under scrutiny for the role it might have played in the disaster. Plus, Britney Spears and Sam Asghari split after a year of marriage, a dietitian shares the best probiotic foods, and a mom writes in an emotional essay about her regret for not speaking up when her daughter was bullied at summer camp. |
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Three survivors of the Maui wildfires that killed more than 100 people told NBC News that the main escape route out of town was partly blocked by Hawaiian Electric trucks clearing downed lines and replacing broken power poles. "Instead of waiting for everybody to get out, they were blocking the only way out with their big trucks," one resident said. Hawaiian Electric said it would look into whether its trucks caused the highway to be shut down. The utility also faces a lawsuit filed yesterday alleging that it set the stage for the deadliest wildfire in modern American history through years of inaction and negligence. President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to the site of the destruction on Monday as the search continues for the missing. Here's the latest. |
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Britney Spears and husband Sam Asghari are officially separated after being married for just over a year, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to NBC News. "They're separated and it's best for Britney," the source said. A second source confirmed to NBC News that Asghari, 29, has moved out of their home and filed for divorce, just over a year after the couple tied the knot in June 2022. Spears, 41, met Asghari in 2016 when the Iranian American actor-model played her love interest in the music video for her song "Slumber Party." She announced in April 2022 that they were expecting their first child together, but then shared a month later that they suffered a pregnancy loss. Asghari is Spears' third husband. Read more here. |
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In an essay for TODAY.com, Eileen Vorbach Collins shared her emotional memories of her daughter being bullied at a summer camp where Collins was working as a nurse. A group of girls found a journal written by her daughter Lydia, who was 12 at the time, and openly mocked her poetry and shrieked at passages detailing Lydia's affection for a girl at her school. The girls then avoided being near her at camp activities and called her names, but Lydia asked her mother not to step in. "I'm still, after all these years, appalled at myself for not bringing the problem to the camp's administrators," Collins writes. Lydia has since died by suicide. "I will never forget the hurt she felt at being ostracized at that camp. I doubt she ever forgot it either. I wish I could tell her how sorry I am." Read the full essay here. |
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Probiotics have become a trendy buzzword in recent years, but what do they actually do? Registered dietitian Samantha Cassetty broke it down for us, including how probiotics can improve your gut health and why that matters. She also shared a list of the 10 best probiotic foods, where you can find them, and how to incorporate them into your diet. Plus, she has 5 tips for improving your gut health. |
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Achieve your life and health goals with easy tips. |
If you don't have much time to exercise but still want an effective way to burn calories faster and boost your metabolism, high intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts can be the solution. They involve doing different exercises in shorter bursts compared to walking or biking for longer at a steady pace. TODAY fitness contributor Stephanie Mansour has 10 HIIT workouts for beginners that take as little as 10 minutes and are free on YouTube. You also can switch them up, doing a walking HIIT routine one day, a treadmill workout the next and then a no-jumping, all-standing routine. See them all here. |
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Allow us to do the meal-planning for you. |
Take the best parts of two summer favorites and meld them into one tasty comfort food with these lobster tacos from Jim Tselikis, a co-founder of the Cousins Main Lobster restaurant chain. The Mexican-inspired flavors from the cilantro-lime taco sauce and pico de gallo pair with the natural sweetness of the lobster to liven up your Taco Tuesday. Another nontraditional twist on the classic seafood is this hearty lobster grilled cheese from Sabin Lomac, the other co-founder of Cousins Main Lobster. Get the recipes. |
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A little pick-me-up before you go. |
Take it from the second-oldest woman in the country: caring for someone or cooking a favorite meal for others can be just as nourishing to your own soul as it is to theirs. At 114 years old, Houston native Elizabeth Francis has lived through two World Wars, the Great Depression, the Spanish Flu and the COVID-19 pandemic. She credits her longevity to helping others, eating homecooked food and clean living that included regular walks into her 90s. Elizabeth, who lives with her 94-year-old daughter, also shared how faith has impacted her life. See all her advice here. |
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