News Roundup 11/14/20
The Impossible Being the No. 1 Movie on Netflix
The Impossible was initially released in 2012, but its recent comeback on Netflix has positioned the film in the platform’s Top 10 films by its streamers. The movie tells the real-life story of a family, who survived the devastating 2004 tsunami in Thailand that took the lives of about 230,000 people in 14 different countries. Some of the stars who formed part of the cast were Naomi Watts, who played Maria, Ewan McGregor playing her husband Enrique and Tom Holland as their oldest son Lucas. Watts shared some pictures on set to celebrate the film’s success on Netflix, while also sharing that The Impossible has been one of her all-time movies to film.
Source: People
COVID-19 found on imported beef in China
China is one of the biggest beef importers, and they have recently increased their testing for COVID-19 on their frozen foods after multiple products were detected with the virus. Jinan found the virus on beef, tripe and pork imported from Brazil, Bolivia, New Zealand and Argentina. The food had initially been imported to Shanghai, and even though 7,500 could have been exposed to the products they all tested negative to the virus. The World Health Organization mentioned the risk of catching COVID-19 through frozen food is very low, but is still necessary to take the necessary precautions.
Source: FOX News
“Positions” stands at No. 1 on Billboard
Ariana Grande’s new album “Positions” spends its second week as number one on Billboards album chart. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums in the U.S. according to consumption, such as album sales or individual track sales. This chart will be released by Billboard on November 21, were viewers will be able to have full access to the chart’s top albums and the exact millimetric unit measurements taken to position each released album. Grande’s album ended at the top of the list with a total 174,000 units earned since its recent release.
Source: Billboard
Zoom-Bomb Attacks
Zoom has turned into one of the most used forms of communication since the pandemic hit the U.S. early this year. The platform will now be able to notify users of any type of infiltrator in the Zoom session. This notification has been named “At-Risk Meeting Notifier” and has begun to be implemented this fall. If Zoom detects any type of fraudulent move, the user will automatically be notified by email and will provide the user with advice on what to do next. The company mentioned that most of the hijacks on meetings are due to link meeting shared through different social medias such as Tik Tok.
Source: PCMAG
Will you continue to eat Trail Mix?
Trail mixes are known to be one of the most convenient and “healthy” snacks in an individual’s daily life. This snack is a mix of nuts, dried fruit and cereals that are supposed to give tons of energy within a small package. Experts have mentioned that these snacks are packed with different nutrients such as fiber that will help you keep a full stomach, but it will also help you loose weight if that is your target. Trail mixes are a great option to start of your day rather than a granola breakfast bar that is most of the times packed with sugars.
Source: Eating Well