Buble, a five-time Grammy-winning pop icon, has signed on to be part of the team’s fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society.
Some people go for a favorite sipping straw while others value. For collectors, social media feeds light up with the launch of new colors and patterns.
“While I can confidently recommend which ones performed best in our tests, choosing the right water bottle is incredibly personal,” she says.Water bottles by Italian company You Bottles, in collaboration with street artist Banksy, are displayed at the Ambiente homewares trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany in Feb. 2025. (Kim Cook via AP)Water bottles by Italian company You Bottles, in collaboration with street artist Banksy, are displayed at the Ambiente homewares trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany in Feb. 2025. (Kim Cook via AP)
It’s all a far cry from the mundane mugs of yesteryear.An early maker of light, plastic water bottles was Nalge, in Rochester, New York, which found that the unbreakable containers it was making for science laboratories in the ’60s were being used by employees on backpacking trips. The Nalgene reusable water bottle soon went on the market.
Hundreds of plastic and bioplastic versions from various makers have been joined over the decades by stainless steel and aluminum versions, with as many iterations of the lids – straws, screw-ons, flip-ups.
Insulated BioLoco water bottles by German brand Chic.Mic are displayed at the Ambiente homewares trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany in Feb. 2025. (Kim Cook via AP), false and misleading information is being pushed on social media to support the change, much of it spread by the administration and Elon Musk.
The posts raise questions about funding for certain projects and organizations, often claiming without evidence that the money was used inappropriately.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said to reporters Tuesday that USAID had spent “$1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia’s workplaces; $70,000 for the production of a DEI musical in Ireland; $47,000 for a transgender opera in Colombia, $32,000 for a transgender comic book in Peru.” Those claims were picked up and spread widely on social media throughout the week.
to a Serbian organization called Grupa Izadji was awarded by USAID. Its stated aim is to “to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in Serbia’s workplaces and business communities.”The rest were awarded by the State Department’s Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.