Nestled between a championship golf course and the shimmering expanses of the Caribbean Sea,
Actor Ellen Pompeo revealed in anthat she was detained by the Transportation Security Administration in March after officers flagged something suspicious on her bag of organic sunflower seeds.
“I had a bag of sunflower seeds, like organic sunflower seeds from Erewhon, so they were probably the most expensive sunflower seeds money can buy. They literally held me for an hour, and they brought the bomb squad in,” she told the magazine. "I was like, what is happening? Is this a joke? They said it was most likely a chemical on the packaging of these super expensive, fancy, organic, clean sunflower seeds."Pompeo is hardly alone in having TSA delays caused by food. Anyone who has ever traveled with ground coffee or other containters of relatively small food items can probably attest that issues like this are common.that travelers "separate items from carry-on bags such as foods, powders, and any materials that can clutter bags and obstruct clear images on the X-ray machine."
One TSA agent recently told USA TODAY that some items frequently set off alarm bells, even though they're obviously harmless. If their chemical composition is too similar to a dangerous substance, the security officers proceed with caution and perform further tests.Does your pet ever try to sneak snacks or extra food? My dog tries to every chance she gets and Jen Greenberg, AKA The Green Bird Brigade, also has the same issue with her little Quaker parrot named Auggie.
Auggie had already had dinner when Jen realized that Auggie was missing, and she could hear noise coming from the kitchen. She went to investigate and found Auggie helping herself to a second dinner! Make sure your sound is on so you can hear Jen scolding her - it's too cute!
There was absolutely zero remorse or guilt on Auggie's part! She didn't even stop eating when“I just felt like I had nothing to lose," Cauli told USA TODAY. “I wanted to show everybody, kind of, what it’s really like.”
will be shared in a documentary on PBS. "Caregiving," which premieres June 24 at 9 p.m. EST, was created with executive producer and Academy Award-nominated actor Bradley Cooper and features caregivers from across the country alongside advocates and experts in the field.Cooper said his own experience caring for his father, who had lung cancer, inspired the documentary. Caregivers, he said, "are heroic people."
“Their ability to focus and give all of themselves is something that I stand in awe of,” Cooper says in the film.Jocelyn Frye, president of the