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Danes in central Copenhagen on Thursday marked the return of super-spicy Korean ramen to supermarket shelves after it had been banned for being too spicy – a decision that has since been partially reversed.In June, Danish stores removed three varieties of Buldak instant ramen from South Korean manufacturer Samyang Foods after the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration determined that high levels of capsaicin in the noodles posed a serious health risk.Danish regulators have said capsaicin, the compound found in chilli peppers that gives people a hot taste, can cause poisoning, nausea, high blood pressure and vomiting if consumed in large…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — A group of South Bay area residents filed a lawsuit against a national hospital corporation Monday night.They held an all-night prayer vigil to mourn the lives they say are at risk.They blame HCA Healthcare, which owns San Jose Regional Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital.Maria Noel Fernandez is with Working Partnerships USA.”What we know is that while they’re currently trying to expand Good Sam, they’re actually trying to pull away from Regional Medical Center, where the majority of their customers are people of color and working-class people on the East Side,” Fernandez said. “What we’re…

Michael Barham, the Chargers’ head of Diversity in the NFL Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative, shared a bit about what the past month has been like. “It was an amazing experience,” Baham said. “A once in a lifetime experience.” Now in its third year, the program has allowed Bolt to offer Baham a unique experience. Barham, a sports medicine student at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, had the opportunity to spend time accompanying Bolt’s director of athlete health, wellness and performance, Marco Zucconi, and his medical staff during training camp last month. Burnham got a first-hand look at…

Boll & Branch began as an online direct-to-consumer business. Luxury bedding and home décor brand Boll & Branch has implemented a new enterprise resource planning system to support growth and improve efficiency.The company uses Oracle NetSuite to automate financial processes, optimize inventory, and efficiently scale operations. The solution has enabled the brand to leverage an integrated business system to automate financial processes, optimize inventory, and efficiently scale operations.Founded in 2014, Boll & Branch began as an online direct-to-consumer business focused on ethically sourcing the highest quality raw materials (it was the first in its industry to offer Fair Trade Certified…

Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol is set to take over in September, with current CFO Rachel Ruggeri serving as interim CEO until then.Narasimhan’s time at the helm was marred by falling sales, labor union clashes and the rise of activist investors.”Lakshman Narasimhan’s departure as Starbucks CEO is not surprising given activist investors and the company’s steep sales decline over the past nine months, but the appointment of a successor will send ripples throughout the industry,” William Blair analyst Sharon Zackfia wrote in a note.Here’s what went wrong at Starbucks under Narasimhan’s leadership.Sales declineStarbucks has seen same-store sales, a key metric in…

Things seemed to be going well for President Vladimir Putin, both at home and on the battlefield.Russia is now the battlefield, as a surprise cross-border attack by Ukrainian forces has turned the tide of Putin’s war and left Russian troops scrambling to retake territory from their own country.It’s a remarkable development after a year in which things have largely gone Putin’s way, from a short-lived rebellion to a resilient economy to months of steady gains on the front lines.The Russian leader sounded almost furious on Monday as he vowed to “keep the enemy out” of his country’s territory during a…

Geneva resident Lindsay Bergman approached her back-to-school shopping in a very organized way earlier this month.”I have a list here of what I need, and with a yellow marker I’m crossing out what’s still left from last year,” Bergeman explained inside the Target store at 115 Randall Road in Batavia. “I have to shop for my three kids, so it’s an extra expense, but it’s pretty good to recycle the supplies that came home last year that I didn’t use. I do this every year. For me, it’s like going shopping with a shopping list.”As the new school year begins,…

New York CNN — Home Depot says consumers are feeling more pessimistic about the economy and are spending less on major home-improvement projects. The home-improvement giant, a bellwether for consumer spending and the housing market, lowered its sales forecast for this year, saying rising interest rates and concerns about a worsening economy are causing customers to spend less on home improvements. Home Depot’s business is closely tied to the housing market, and high interest rates are putting a brake on home sales and consumer financing for large projects. “During the quarter, rising interest rates and increased macroeconomic uncertainty put broad-based…

SEOUL—The furor over a Mercedes-Benz electric car bursting into flames in South Korea this month wasn’t just about fire safety — it also sparked anger at a little-known Chinese battery maker, Farasis Energy. Now South Korea has come up with a new proposal to ease public fears: It would encourage automakers to voluntarily disclose the brand of batteries in their EVs. This information is not widely known around the world, despite the importance placed on battery life and driving range for EV users. At the same time, if a lithium-ion battery were to catch fire, it would burn at much…