New breast cancer screening guidelines suggest women at an average risk should begin mammograms at age 40 as opposed to the previous recommendation of age 50.Officials at the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say the earlier screenings should save 20% more lives.They add that people with a history of breast cancer or other factors that increase their risk should speak with their doctor for individualized recommendations.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued new guidelines for breast cancer screening in which they recommend that women between the ages of 40 and 74 receive a mammogram every two years.Previous guidelines…

WienerAI is crypto’s new AI-enhanced beginner-friendly trading companion. Wednesday, May 01, 2024 – Crypto’s latest cybernetic sausage dog sensation, AI meme coin WienerAI ($WAI), has added the most advanced beginner-friendly trading bot in crypto to its ecosystem in an ICO that has already attracted over $700,000 in three weeks.The team is touting its new AI companion as a “Revolutionary AI Trading partner” with user-friendly AI-enhanced trading, seamless swap functionality and zero fees. With unparalleled capabilities, WienerAI is the ultimate asset for every crypto trader.It couldn’t be easier to get an edge, thanks to WienerAI. Just ask the bot a question…

New York    You can already bet real money on basketball, baseball, and football – so why not Skee-Ball, Hot Shots basketball or Dance Dance Revolution? Dave and Buster’s (PLAY), the popular restaurant and entertainment chain, is getting into the betting business. The company is looking to make some extra revenue on the back of the explosion of online sports betting apps over the past five years. But unlike companies like DraftKings, FanDuel and Caesars, Dave and Buster’s wants to get involved in another kind of gambling, the $6 billion social betting sector. A new partnership with gamification technology company…

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady for the sixth straight time after a string of disappointing inflation readings dimmed the odds of cuts later this year. The widely expected decision – which left interest rates unchanged at a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest level in 23 years – comes amid signs that progress on inflation is stalling, or even starting to reverse.In their post-meeting statement, policymakers left the door open to rate cuts but stressed they need “greater confidence” inflation is coming down before easing policy. “In recent months, there has been a lack of…

New York    Dozens of former Google workers filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday after they were fired or placed on administrative leave last month for protesting the company’s cloud-computing contract with Israel’s government. The complaint accuses Google of retaliating against the workers for their “protected concerted activity, namely, participation (or perceived participation) in a peaceful, non-disruptive protest that was directly and explicitly connected to their terms and conditions of work.” The workers are seeking reinstatement of their jobs and back pay, according to No Tech for Apartheid, a group made up in part…

A new study investigated why different obesity treatments, including diets, surgeries and new medications like GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, lead to varying times at which weight loss plateaus.Utilising a mathematical model, the research examines how these interventions alter the body’s regulation of energy intake and expenditure, affecting the duration of effective weight loss.The findings reveal that interventions like bariatric surgery and GLP-1 medications may extend the period of weight loss significantly longer than traditional diets by modifying the body’s appetite control mechanisms, highlighting the complexity of how different treatments interact with our physiological systems.This new research,…

Last updated: May 1, 2024 12:42 EDT | 2 min read Proposed stablecoin legislation is unlikely to be tacked onto the must-pass Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) reauthorization bill despite attempts by Representatives Maxine Waters and Patrick McHenry, a Democratic aide on Capitol Hill revealed Tuesday.Stablecoin Legislation Merger With FAA Reauthorization UnlikelySpeaking with CoinDesk, the anonymous staffer claimed that leaders in both the Senate and the House of Representatives are not keen on adding legislation dealing with stablecoins onto the staple FAA bill. U.S. lawmakers typically pass less popular legislation to larger bills almost guaranteed to pass in hopes of drumming up…

Alec Baldwin hasn’t done drugs since 1985 — and he couldn’t be happier about it.The actor was having a casual chat about Frank Sinatra in an episode of the “Our Way with Paul Anka and Skip Bronson” podcast released Wednesday, when the conversation turned from the Rat Pack to Baldwin’s decadeslong sobriety after Anka asked if Baldwin was “a drinker.”“I don’t discuss this a lot, I discuss it every now and then when it makes sense,” he said. “I’m 39 years sober. I got sober Feb. 23, 1985. Because, as I tell people — and you’ll appreciate this — I…

Ryan Gosling as Beavis and Mikey Day as Butt-Head. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images Ryan Gosling and Saturday Night Live star Mikey Day are keeping the Beavis and Butt-Head bit going. The two walked The Fall Guy red carpet on Tuesday, April 30, wearing the same costumes — and full prosthetics ­— from a now-viral SNL skit where Gosling, 43, and Day, 44, were dressed as lookalikes of the iconic cartoon characters. Videos from Tuesday’s red carpet showed the actors standing awkwardly on the red carpet as they stayed in character. Both Gosling and Day kept straight faces as the…

Police in Washington say one person will be charged with reckless driving after an illegal street race that led to a crash was caught on traffic cameras throughout the city.”Too fast. Too Furious,” Bellevue Police Department posted with the 23-second video Tuesday afternoon. The suspect started the street-racing incident around 1 a.m. on April 26 on 112th Avenue heading east on Northeast 8th Street until the collision, police said in an email.  The video strung together consists of clips from what appears to be four separate traffic cameras. It shows two cars zipping so fast through the city streets that…

A multistate outbreak of E. coli infections tied to walnuts has sickened at least a dozen people, seven of whom have been hospitalized.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health officials to investigate the outbreak of infections that have been linked to organic walnuts from Gibson Farms Inc. of Hollister, California. The walnuts were distributed in bulk bins to multiple natural food and co-op stores in over a dozen states. However, officials said that some stores may have repackaged the bulk walnut halves and pieces into plastic clamshells or…

Washington    Tucked beside the St. Lawrence River in northern New York and straddling the US-Canadian border, the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation has nurtured generations of indigenous artisans. Kelly Back, a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk, handcrafts traditional beaded belts, hat bands, purses and sashes that many of the roughly 13,000 members of the tribe wear at weddings, graduations and other ceremonies. When she first started in 2014, Back’s artwork mainly circulated within her own tribe. But after she got on social media, her small business exploded. “My business wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for social media, because I don’t…

An active shooting threat has been “neutralized” outside of a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday morning.In an alert to the community, the Mount Horeb Area School District said that “the individual did not breach entryway” of the middle school.The school district officials said students will remain in lockdown protocol until law-enforcement circulates throughout the middle school to “confirm the safety of all students.”No further details were released about the individual involved.This is a developing story. Check back for more updates. Television,

Check out the lineup of merch for the pre-Broadway engagement of DEATH BECOMES HER, which began performances April 30, 202, at Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre. Shop the complete lineup of merch, including a number of Siempre Viva branded items including a tote bag, pullover sweater, ornament, as well as production logo t-shirts and magnets!Starring Tony Award nominees Megan Hilty (Wicked, “Smash”), Jennifer Simard (Company, Disaster!), Christopher Sieber (Spamalot, Company), and Grammy® Award winner Michelle Williams (Destiny’s Child, Chicago), DEATH BECOMES HER, based on the classic 1992 film, is a drop-dead hilarious new musical comedy about friendship, love, and burying the hatchet…again, and again, and again.Death Becomes Her Wrinkled CompactRose gold-tone compact mirror…

Harvey Weinstein is expected to return to Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday, his first appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned. The New York state Court of Appeals last Thursday overturned that conviction in a 4-3 decision, and Weinstein was hospitalized days later for a battery of tests.The disgraced movie mogul is scheduled to appear before Judge Curtis Farber around 2:15 p.m.The Court of Appeals found that the judge in the landmark #MeToo trial had prejudiced Weinstein with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.The court said that the “trial court…