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The anonymous employee, known as u/a203ra, posted about their situation to Reddit’s popular r/antiwork subreddit where it received nearly 10,500 votes and 400 comments in less than 12 hours, with many users mentioning how serious food allergies can be. In the post titled “Quit my job today. Apparently refusing to poison a customer constitutes an ‘attitude problem’,” the user explained that they received the job at a small cafe eight weeks ago through a local job center....

Role in the Body Endorphins help your body avoid pain and increase feelings of pleasure. A healthy brain signals the release of endorphins during moments of shock, freeze, “fight or flight,” trauma and stress, or physical pain. They can then bind to receptors in the nervous system and inhibit or slow the release of proteins involved in pain signaling. This process also increases dopamine levels. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter associated with reward and pleasure responses....

But things are not always as they seem in the wilderness of mirrors known as the war on terror. The facts are a little less stark, the motives for airing them more mixed than Ashcroft’s grim warnings would suggest. Once again it appears that politics and national security are bedfellows in post-9/11 America. That is not to say that Bush administration officials are crying wolf. It’s just that they know less–and want more–than the attorney general appeared to be saying....

Man Utd’s top 10 all-time goalscorers Rooney netted a 94th-minute free-kick for United to earn a 1-1 draw at Stoke City in the Premier League, and that was enough to move beyond Bobby Charlton onto 250 goals for the Old Trafford club. The 31-year-old is also England’s record marksman - his tally of 53 again beating Charlton - and Southgate reflected on Rooney’s “incredible” achievements. “When you look at whose record he has broken and the way that Sir Bobby is revered in this country and by his club, it shows you what an achievement it is,” he told the Football Association’s official website....

‘UCL football will keep Ibra at Man Utd’ Gareth Southgate has never been seen as a commanding manager, a general and a leader of men. His appointment was largely greeted with apathy, too, with no headline-grabbing decisions likely to be made. Already, the trend has been bucked. Southgate has taken the necessary step of dropping Rooney, and is the first manager to do so since his breakthrough at Euro 2004....

Approximately 66,000 fans packed Wembley Stadium in London on Wednesday hoping to watch England beat Denmark and reach the final of a major tournament for the first time since it defeated West Germany to win the 1966 World Cup. Among them was Nina Farooqi, a 37-year-old digital content producer invited to the game by a lucky friend who had secured tickets in a last-minute ballot. Knowing she wouldn’t be granted a day off as her employer was short-staffed, Farooqi resorted to the oldest trick in the book and told her boss she was unwell....

Kane blazed a penalty over the crossbar six minutes from time to ensure England would not level for a second time, after the Tottenham striker had matched Wayne Rooney’s record of 53 goals for England to draw his side level in the second half. Aurelien Tchouameni gave France the lead with a 25-yard strike that dipped beyond Jordan Pickford’s dive in the 17th minute. France had the better of the opening stages but were indebted to goalkeeper Hugo Lloris — earning a record 143rd cap for his country’s senior men’s team — when he clawed a powerful long-range drive from Kane around a post to keep his side in front....

One reporter began to ask, “The players have led the way for equal pay, social justice…” before USWNT star Megan Rapinoe cut in. “Everything,” she said. The reporter continued, “And now this. How are you not just emotionally exhausted?” Rapinoe couldn’t help it. A wry smile crossed her face, and she sheepishly pointed a finger gun at the reporter. “We are,” she said. Those two words said everything. In the wake of the NWSL independent investigation that uncovered systemic abuse in the NWSL — the top professional women’s league in the United States — the USWNT players have made it clear they’re eager to get back on the field....

Those are the findings of Dr. Franklin Glaser of the National Paper-Testing Institute in Bethesda, Md., who says that Enron stock certificates are printed on paper that is “far below acceptable standards for negotiable securities” and that has “no value” for such other purposes as gift-wrap or place mats. “People stuck with Enron stock in their 401(k) accounts may have comforted themselves with the thought that they could use it to make festive paper hats,” Glaser says....

NEWSWEEK: “Convoy capitalism” has long been your ministry’s trademark. Are the days when Tokyo supported banks and industry by preventing large-scale bankruptcies over? TANIGAKI: When I served as a parliamentary vice finance minister we saw the failures of the Long-Term Credit Bank and Nippon Credit Bank. At that time the convoy system was already becoming a thing of the past. To abolish it we needed a structure to handle [corporate] failures, but we had insufficient mechanisms at our disposal....

More than a retooled ride, Disneyland’s “Finding Nemo” Submarine Voyage is emblematic of Disney’s efforts to keep its parks relevant in a digital age. Designers—“Imagineers”—are “bringing new magic to our classic attractions,” explains Jay Rasulo, chairman of Disney’s theme parks and resorts. That means effects like the audio-animatronic Johnny Depp that now inhabits the 40-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. The parks are more interactive now. You can take your Nintendo DS into the Magic Kingdom and download special content for the Pirates of the Caribbean videogame from wireless hotspots, or log onto your home computer and compete against visitors riding through the Buzz Lightyear shoot-’em-up....

Aurorae—which was identified with the help of citizen scientists in Finland—is thought to be produced when streams of charged particles emitted by the sun come into contact with waves of oxygen atoms in Earth’s upper atmosphere, making them glow. “Aurora in general are produced when electrons precipitating from outer space collide with atmospheric molecules and atoms, which are excited,” Minna Palmroth from the University of Helsinki told Newsweek. “The release of this excitation state is the auroral light....

Manchester Reignited: Martial is BACK! The 21-year-old is following in the large footsteps of his father and Madrid coach, Zinedine, who is a legendary figure at the Santiago Bernabeu. But the younger Zidane took his first steps as a first-team player in his own right by scoring Madrid’s fourth goal in the 6-1 Copa del Rey rout of Leonesa on his competitive debut. The midfielder was delighted to mark his bow with a goal and is determined to play more regularly in the first team....

It was last Saturday that Stop the War coalition and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstrated against Israeli actions in the Middle East. Tens of thousands marched close to the Victoria Embankment in Central London in the demonstration that stretched across surrounding roads and blocked off traffic in several directions. Photos that emerged on social media showed anti-Israel protesters wielding antisemitic signs during the demonstration. On Tuesday, Lipman, 75, who had been a member of the union for 54 years, condemned the union’s president Maureen Beattie for sharing an online petition calling for sanctions against Israel in a personal way....

The winter storm that hit Texas and other states on February 13 has killed at least 80 people, according to the Wall Street Journal, but officials have said that the full death toll will take time to establish. Millions lost power and experienced water shortages as 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-18 Celsius) temperatures caused widespread disruption. ERCOT, which manages around 90 percent of the state’s electricity, has been under fire in recent days, as residents of the state have brought lawsuits against it for failing to provide power during freezing temperatures....

Signing the Frenchman from Leeds United was the single most significant move Sir Alex Ferguson made in creating the team that dominated the early years of the new English top flight and set the Red Devils up to eventually surpass Liverpool’s total of 18 league titles. Giggs ready to manage ‘right club’ Cantona’s unique personality was part of what made him so popular at Old Trafford, but he also had a habit of courting controversy wherever he went....

MORE: The 23 best available free agents in offseason He missed 16 games earlier this season because of the first break, ESPN.com noted. During his five-year tenure in New Orleans, Gordon has yet to play in more than 64 games in a regular season. Gordon averaged 15.2 points in 32.9 minutes per game this season. He had been playing better of late, averaging 18.8 points and shooting 51 percent in his last 10 games....

But Hosmer isn’t the only first baseman on the market this season — which leads me to an exercise. Each stat line below is from a first baseman who is a free agent this season (stats from 2014-2017). Try to tell me if you can pick Hosmer’s stat line out from the rest of the crowd. Scroll down when you think you know the answer. Having a tough time? Here’s that same list, updated with batting average....

Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, made the startling claim during his appearance on the Hannity show on Tuesday evening. He told host Sean Hannity: “I can tell you, more people have come up to me on the street in the last week saying: ‘We miss him so much.’ “I mean, literally with tears in their eyes. ‘We miss the man so much.’ No matter what you say about him, he loves this country and he’s willing to fight for this country....

The 31-year-old received a four-year deal worth up to $26 million, including $13 million in its first two years, according to ESPN. MORE: Free agency winners, losers | Weddle’s 2015 fine: so worth it Weddle experienced a famous breakup with San Diego and said afterward, “I want to go somewhere I have a chance to win a Super Bowl.” So he picked the 5-11 Ravens, who last season allowed a franchise-worst 30 touchdown passes....