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DC area doctors: ‘Start taking allergy medicine early this year’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:15:10 GMT

The saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers,” and anyone with bad allergies knows that’s not always a good thing. D.C.-area allergists say you might want to start taking those allergy meds early.“Even around February 6 to 9, it got warm, so the pollen came out pretty strong,” said Kaiser Permanente Dr. Troy Baker, an allergy specialist in Virginia. He said spring allergies this year went on the offensive sooner than usual and warned Mother Nature is just getting started.“Grass comes on pretty hard in the months of May, June, July,” he told WTOP.More Local NewsMore Health & Fitness NewsBaker said an early spring means an early summer — and it pays to prepare your pollen defense.“If you have allergies to grass, start now,” he said. “This is the right time to get going on your allergy medication.”Nasal sprays are generally more helpful than pills, according to Baker.“Stacking medications in different cate...

Appeals panel upholds penalties on Hamlin hit on Chastain

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:15:10 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin’s penalties for hitting Ross Chastain from behind at Phoenix last month will stand, according to a decision Thursday by a NASCAR appeals panel.Hamlin was fined $50,000 and docked 25 points after he acknowledged on his weekly podcast he intentionally wrecked Chastain on the last lap of the Phoenix race. After hearing testimony on Hamlin’s appeal, the three-person National Motorsports Appeals panel chose to leave the penalties in place. Hamlin can appeal the decision to the National Motorsports Final Appeals Officer, but said on a podcast posted later Thursday he had promised car owner Joe Gibbs he would not take it any further if the result went against him. Hamlin had originally opted against an appeal before changing his mind. The JGR driver was candid on his podcast, saying he wanted to put Chastain into the wall.Hamlin finished the Phoenix race in 23rd place, with Chastain a spot behind in 24th.In his latest podcast, titled “Emergenc...

Man seeks owner of 2005 rugby ring

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:15:10 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — A Lakewood man is searching for the owner of a beautiful and valuable 2005 ring, found in a parking lot at Wadsworth Boulevard and Jewell Avenue. William Raihl told FOX31 he discovered the ring on Sunday, April 2, on the ground near Ace Hardware and Arc Thrift. “My wife said, 'Hey, there’s something shiny over there. You better go check that out,” Raihl said. Walmart employee hit, killed while collecting carts The heavy gold ring features an emerald surrounded by diamonds. It bears the words “Chris” and "Rugby” on one side and “Bears” on the other. “It means something to someone. I said, yeah, we’ve got a find the rightful owner," Raihl said. Who owns this ring?After cleaning and photographing the ring, Raihl conducted a search for the owner. “I was poring over Google searches and classes and everything trying to find the owner. We’ve just not been able to connect this ring with any individual," Raihl said. Raihl told the Problem Solvers the ring has a spe...

Denver starts new wastewater tests to learn more about COVID-19

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:15:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver has started a new pilot program testing wastewater at specific locations across the city for signs of COVID-19. In March, Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment began collecting samples from the raw sewage at two elementary schools. Samples are taken twice per week and tested at the state lab for COVID.  Prosecutors to argue that accused King Soopers shooter is competent “Wastewater testing is not new. We were using it throughout the course of the pandemic but it was happening at the state level,” Courtney Ronner, Denver’s COVID-19 public information officer, said.According to Ronner, Colorado health officials did their testing at wastewater facilities that contained mixtures of wastewater from multiple different areas. Denver’s program aims to focus on a few specific locations like schools, jails, shelters for those experiencing homelessness and living facilities for older adults.“I think we all have to come to terms with COVID is not going aw...

Teen plotted Colorado school shootings: affidavit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:15:10 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) — The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office filed formal charges against a 19-year-old who allegedly planned shootings at multiple schools within Academy School District 20.On Thursday, April 6, William Whitworth, who identifies as “Lilly Whitworth,” was formally charged with the following offenses: Criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder (two counts)Criminal mischiefMenacingInterference with staff, faculty or students of educational institutionsThe defendant's preliminary hearing is slated for May 5 at 2:30 p.m. Her bond is set at $75,000. Prosecutors to argue that accused King Soopers shooter is competent A statement from an ASD20 spokesperson explained Whitworth attended three ASD20 schools over two years, but only for nine months:August 2014 - February 2015: Prairie Hills ElementaryJanuary 2016 - February 2016: Home School AcademyAugust 2016 - October 2016: Timberview Middle SchoolInvestigation detailed in affidavitAccording to an ...

Tow truck driver caught on video ransacking SUV near South Beach lot faces burglary, petty theft charges

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:15:10 GMT

A Miami Beach tow truck driver is facing serious charges after he was caught on video rummaging through the contents of an SUV that was illegally parked in a South of Fifth municipal lot, and police said he stole cash and valuables from the vehicle.Cellphone video obtained exclusively by 7News shows the two truck driver moments after he drove away from the lot with a woman’s Mazda SUV back in January.The footage shows the tow truck driver parking along a bike path next to the lot, then getting out of the truck, walking toward the SUV and opening the front passenger door.While the owner of the SUV, who was working across the street at the time, was expecting her vehicle to be towed, what the driver was seen doing after he removed the Mazda from the lot made her furious.“Oh, my God, he’s going into my car,” she is heard saying in the video. “He’s going in my car to see what the [expletive] is in my car.”The police report states in part, “At her place of employment, [...

Lyon solid in goal as Florida beats Ottawa 7-2

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:15:10 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Lyon set a franchise record for saves in a regulation game and Aleksander Barkov scored twice as the Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 7-2 on Thursday night for their fifth consecutive victory.Florida remains tied with the New York Islanders for the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference but holds the tiebreaker with more wins.Lyon got his fifth consecutive win in place of Sergei Bobrovsky and ended with 56 saves — surpassing the regulation record of 53 set by Craig Anderson on March 2, 2008.The record for most saves total in a game of 57 was set in a overtime loss to Detroit by Hall of Famer Roberto Luongo on Feb. 27, 2002. Lyon’s 56 saves is second all-time in Florida history.“Things just worked out tonight. I was feeling good early and made some good-feeling saves early and that set the table for the game,” said Lyon, who has spent much of the season with Florida’s AHL team in Charlotte. “It has been great, has been awesome. I am just tryin...

The secretive committee wiring Europe’s finances: An unlikely duo exits the stage

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:15:10 GMT

It’s a tale of intrigue, improbable friendship and backroom deal-making that gets to the heart of where political power in the EU really lies.And it concerns one of the bloc’s most secretive — yet influential — bodies, and two of its leading members who have just been booted off it.You’ve probably not heard of the body, and you’ve almost certainly never heard of the pair of officials, yet a clearer example of power-behind-the-throne you’re unlikely to find. Backstage, the strings they pulled helped steer the bloc through choppy economic waters.The twin departures of the Italian and German senior treasury officials, Alessandro Rivera and Carsten Pillath, leave a gap at the center of EU decision-making at a time when governments are battling record inflation, facing a potential banking crisis, and bickering over how to change EU spending rules.Rivera and Pillath sat on the Economic and Financial Committee, and its smaller eurozone-only cousin, the Eurogroup Working Group. No public ag...

Regulating the machine: Europe’s race to get to grips with AI drugs

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:15:10 GMT

How do you regulate a drug developed by artificial intelligence? That’s the question Europe’s regulators are grappling with as AI medicines speed toward market. At the heart of a regulator’s job is the responsibility to ensure that the benefits of a new medicine outweigh the inevitable risks. But, with AI starting to remake how drugs are developed, they could soon have some very different-looking submissions on their desks. Pharma companies could use algorithms at all stages of the drug-development process: to identify which molecules could best target a specific disease; to select patients for clinical trials based on how they’re expected to respond to a drug; and to extract trial data and complete forms for regulators. AI’s predictive powers could even eliminate the need to test drugs on animals.All this poses a regulatory challenge, raising questions about the transparency of the algorithms, the risk of AI failure and most importantly, the impact...

How to livestream all of Coachella 2023 performances

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:15:10 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. — This year, promoters of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival are bringing the fans that couldn’t attend the event in-person the most extensive livestreaming coverage it’s ever offered.Goldenvoice has once again teamed up with YouTube to livestream performances during the annual festival, which is taking place April 14-16 and April 21-23 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio with headlining sets by Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean. Unlike in previous years, the 2023 livestream will include coverage of all six stages during both weekends of the festival.Fans will be able to tune in to Coachella’s official YouTube channel, pick which stage they want to watch and, if they can’t watch it live, the performances will be on repeat after the evening’s final performance and until the live show picks up again the next day.There’s also all kinds of exclusive content on the channel, including backstage interviews with artists, behind-the-scenes bits and views of the s...