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Friendship bracelets, Tay-gating: Inside Taylor Swift fans’ plans ahead of her closest concert to DC

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:40:48 GMT

Many D.C.-area Taylor Swift fans were disappointed when the singer didn’t include any dates in the D.C. region on her new tour, but thousands are ‘swiftly’ heading north to see the next-closest shows this weekend. Swift is playing three-hour long sets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, as part of The Eras Tour. Her openers this weekend are artists Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle.D.C.-area Swifities (the name fans coined for themselves) who survived the great war of buying tickets on Ticketmaster amid technical difficulties and hourslong wait times are traveling more than a hundred miles for the show.Leaving the D.C. region for concerts might not be the norm for many residents, as oftentimes artists schedule shows at nearby venues, such as the District’s Capital One Arena.Caitlin Feltenberger and her mom are driving up from Fredericksburg, Virginia, to meet up with some of her D.C. friends and one of her friend’s moms in Phil...

Teekay: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:40:48 GMT

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Teekay Corp. (TK) on Thursday reported earnings of $48.8 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had net income of 48 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 52 cents per share.The oil and gas shipping company posted revenue of $418.7 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $294.5 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TKSource

Sleep apnea, lack of deep sleep linked to damage in brain, study says

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:40:48 GMT

(CNN) — Uncontrolled sleep apnea — a disorder in which people stop breathing for 10 seconds or more at a time multiple times a night — may harm future brain health, a new study found.It’s estimated 936 million adults worldwide between the ages of 30 and 69 may suffer from sleep apnea, with many more people undiagnosed. If the sleep apnea is severe and untreated, people have three times the risk of dying from any cause.People with severe sleep apnea who spent less time in deep, also known as slow-wave sleep, had more damage to the white matter of the brain than people who had more slow-wave sleep, according to the study.White matter is the tissue that forms connections between brain cells and the rest of the nervous system. When the brain is scanned, small white spots, called white matter hyperintensities, show the extent of the damage.For every 10% decrease in time spent in deep sleep, there was an increase of white matter hyperintensities in the brain similar to the eff...

A foldable phone, new tablet and lots of AI: What Google unveiled at its big developer event

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:40:48 GMT

(CNN) — Google on Wednesday unveiled its latest lineup of hardware products, including its first foldable phone and a new tablet, as well as plans to roll out new AI features to its search engine and productivity tools.The updates, announced at its annual Google I/O developer conference, come as the company is simultaneously trying to push beyond its core advertising business with new devices while also racing to defend its search engine from the threat posed by a wave of new AI-powered tools.In a sign of where Google’s focus currently lies, the company spent more than 90 minutes teasing a long list of new AI features before mentioning hardware updates.Here’s what Google announced at the event.The Pixel FoldGoogle became the latest tech company to unveil a foldable smartphone. Like other foldables, the $1799 Pixel Fold features a vertical hinge that can be opened to reveal a tablet-like display. But Google calls the Fold the thinnest foldable on the market.“I...

Skin patch shows promise in toddlers with peanut allergies

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:40:48 GMT

(CNN) — A “peanut patch” showed promising results in a late-phase clinical trial in toddlers with peanut allergies, according to a new study.Researchers from the French biopharmaceutical firm DBV Technologies and institutions around the world conducted randomized double-blind trial of the Viaskin Peanut patch in children ages 1 through 3 years old who had been diagnosed with a peanut allergy, they reported Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.The trial involved 362 toddlers from eight countries; 244 were randomly assigned to receive the Viaskin patch — which features 250 micrograms of peanut protein, the equivalent of about 1/1000th of one peanut — and 118 got a placebo patch. They wore the patches between their shoulder blades daily for a year before undergoing screening for peanut challenges.After 12 months, two-thirds of the children who used the Viaskin patch and one-third of the placebo group had met the trial’s primary endpoint. ...

Playful urbanism: How Copenhagen is reinventing public spaces

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:40:48 GMT

This article is part of POLITICO’s Global Policy Lab: Living Cities, a collaborative journalism project exploring the future of cities. Sign up here.What does public space look like? Parks, benches, duck ponds? Perhaps. But in Copenhagen, the options are far more plentiful.In the Danish capital, people can ski down the side of a waste incinerator, climb atop a multi-story car park and swim in a series of clean water pools in the main harbor.This concentration of fanciful public spaces isn’t a coincidence. It’s the result of city planning that dates back to 2009.As part of its Metropolis for People policy, the city set itself the goal of creating “a varied urban life” where everyone “irrespective of age, social status, ethnic background, finances or handicap” is able to participate. That included allowing “eccentric” ideas to flourish.Nowhere is that more apparent than on CopenHill, where skiiers young and old descen...

Eversource investigating incident that damaged manhole, roadway in Somerville

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:40:48 GMT

Eversource crews are responding to an incident involving a manhole in Somerville that forced the closure of a section of roadway. The incident is unfolding at the intersection of McGrath Highway and Cross Street.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

National Police Dog Association to honor memory of fallen Mass. state police K9, Frankie

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:40:48 GMT

The National Police Dog Association will be honoring the memory of fallen State Police K9 Frankie, who was fatally shot last summer during an armed standoff in Fitchburg.Frankie was a highly decorated member of the police force, receiving the Medal of Valor in 2017, among other accolades.A wreath-laying at the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Thursday will honor Frankie and all the other police dogs who were killed in the line of duty.

Animal Rescue League of Boston takes in dozens of cats from ‘overcrowding’ situation

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:40:48 GMT

The Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) recently took in more than 60 cats from caretakers in Norfolk County who urgently needed to downsize the number of animals in their care. This marks the fourth large-scale intake of cats from overcrowding situations in 2023 and ARL has cared for nearly 200 overcrowding cats so far this year.The cats in the home were not spayed or neutered, and because cats can start breeding as young as four months of age and can have about three litters a year, a few cats turned into many in a very short period of time.The majority of the cats from this situation are social and friendly, and have received thorough veterinary exams, vaccinations, microchip and spay/neuter surgeries. A large number have been adopted already, but some remain in the care of ARL and are available at both ARL’s Boston and Dedham Animal Care and Adoption Centers.ARL has cared for nearly 200 cats from overcrowding so far in 2023, and the organization regularly receives requests for ...

Colleagues to honor memory of fallen trooper with ‘Burpees for Bucci’ along East Coast

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:40:48 GMT

State troopers who graduated with fallen Massachusetts State Police Trooper Tamar Bucci will be honoring her memory by embracing her love of fitness and doing ‘Burpees for Bucci’ along the East Coast.Bucci, 34, died in a traffic crash in Stoneham last year.when a tanker truck struck her cruiser as she pulled over to help a motorist in a disabled vehicle on Interstate 93 north. Now, classmates of her graduating state trooper class will be gathering at Gillette Stadium on Thursday to kick off ‘Burpees for Bucci,’ a multi-state journey to complete service projects on their way to Washington, D.C. They’ll be doing burpees in each state they pass through.Bucci is the 22nd trooper in the department’s history to die in the line of duty. She became a trooper during a graduation ceremony at Gillette Stadium in May 2020.She was also a graduate of Andover High School and Middlesex Community College. Before becoming a trooper, she worked security at ...