Meet the Filipino founders building businesses on TikTok Shop, Shopee

Meet the Filipino founders building businesses on TikTok Shop, Shopee

From contact lenses and Mangyan honey to baby clothes and the latest gadgets, here’s how Filipino entrepreneurs are using e-commerce platforms to turn their dreams into businesses MANILA, Philippines – At 22, Bridget Cortez was already juggling two different worlds. On some days, she attended Business Management classes at the University of the Philippines. On … Read more

Meet Kristina Liutova, the 16-year-old on a dream run to the Memphis semis

Meet Kristina Liutova, the 16-year-old on a dream run to the Memphis semis

Kristina Liutova’s dream run at the Memphis Classic continued on Friday as the 16-year-old qualifier pulled off a third successive Top 100 upset, defeating No. 6 seed Caty McNally 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals on her WTA debut. Liutova, who became the first player born in 2010 to reach a WTA semifinal, described her … Read more

4 out of 5 toddler foods are ultraprocessed. Nearly half fail to meet nutrition standards

4 out of 5 toddler foods are ultraprocessed. Nearly half fail to meet nutrition standards

ATLANTA — Four out of five foods sold for toddlers in the United States are ultraprocessed, according to research that analyzed more than 2,700 products on grocery store shelves. Nearly half of those items also failed to meet at least one nutritional benchmark for children set by the World Health Organization. “We wanted to know … Read more