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Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Grimes cancels Pride performance due to ‘family issues'
May 27 (UPI) -- Grimes is canceling a Pride performance amid "family issues." The singer, 37, had been slated to perform at WorldPride Music Festival Global Dance Party in Washington, D.C., on June 6. The event celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride. "I am so sorry and regretful to say I have to cancel my Pride show in order to deal with family issues," Grimes wrote on X Monday. "I want to say that I am aware the situation has been a great inconvenience to the fans for some time, and I am truly determined to make sure this is no longer the case very soon." Troye Sivan, Kim Petras, Purple Disco Machine, Raye, RuPaul and Sofi Tukker are among the other performers taking the stage that Saturday. Jennifer Lopez, Galantis, Marina, Paris Hilton, Rita Ora and Betty Who will perform Friday. "I think the show is going to be amazing and the lineup is great," Grimes added. "I hope this is early enough and gives people enough time if they wish to change their plans. And I will make this up to you guys very soon. So much love always." The singer had sent a social media message to Elon Musk, her former partner and the father of her three children, in February, asking him to "respond about our child's medical crisis." "I am sorry to do this publicly but it is no longer acceptable to ignore this situation," she said. It is unclear if the "family issues" are related to this event. 2025 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Listen: IU releases new EP, ‘Never Ending Story' music video
May 27 (UPI) -- South Korean singer and actress IU is back with new music. The K-pop star released an EP titled A Flower Bookmark, Pt. 3 and a music video for her song "Never Ending Story" on Tuesday. The EP features six songs, which also include "Red Sneakers," "October 4th" "Last Scene," "A Beautiful Person" and "Square's Dream." The music video for "Never Ending Story" shows IU reliving the happy moments from a relationship that has since ended. "If longing could rewrite fate, wish we meet again," she sings. "Like a fleeting scene from a film. Though I couldn't hold you when life was trembling, you still live on in those beautiful days." IU also stars in the K-drama When Live Gives You Tangerines on Netflix. Her concert film, The Winning, premiered in February. 2025 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
On This Day, May 24: 1st telegraph sent in United States
On this date in history: In 1844, the first U.S telegraph line was formally opened -- between Baltimore and Washington. The first message sent was "What hath God wrought?" In 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was opened to the public, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan in New York City. In 1935, the first night game in Major League Baseball was played at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1. In 1943, Josef Mengele, the so-called "Angel of Death" became the new doctor at the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. He fled Germany at the conclusion of World War II and died in 1979 in Brazil. In 1958, United Press and the International News Service merger was announced, forming United Press International. In 1962, Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit Earth, circling it three times. John Glenn was the first, earlier in the year. In 1983, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled private religious schools that practice racial discrimination aren't eligible for church-related tax benefits. In 1987, 250,000 people jammed San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on its 50th anniversary, temporarily flattening the arched span. In 1991, Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia. In 2007, the U.S. Congress voted to increase the minimum wage for the first time in 10 years -- from $5.15 an hour to $7.25 over a three-year period. In 2018, President Donald Trump posthumously pardoned Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion, for his conviction under a Jim Crow-era law. In 2022, a mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school left 19 students and two adults dead. Law enforcement officers fatally shot the gunman.
Miami Herald
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Kevin Williamson's ‘Waterfront' to premiere June 19 on Netflix
May 22 (UPI) -- Netflix is previewing The Waterfront, a new drama series from Dawson's Creek creator Kevin Williamson. At the center of the series, due June 19, is the Buckley family who is facing the demise of their "fishing empire." Feeling desperate, they resort to drug smuggling. "We're struggling. We're gonna lose the restaurant..." Belle (Maria Bello) says in the trailer released Thursday. "We have to come up with $2 million in less than three months." Her husband Harlan (Holt McCallany) declares he is "gonna take control of things" and decides to traffic "$10 million worth of cocaine and opiates." Williamson told Netflix's Tudum that he drew inspiration from his own family. "I come from a long line of fishermen. The fishing industry sort of got upturned in the '80s -- it all started to go away, and my dad couldn't feed his family," he said. "... My dad -- a very, very good man -- got tempted to do some things that weren't so legal and got in some trouble. (But) it put food on the table, helped me go to college." The series also stars Melissa Benoist, Brady Hepner and Jake Weary. 2025 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Study: Long COVID ‘brain fog' linked to inflammation, stress markers
(NewsNation) — A new study indicates the debilitating 'brain fog' suffered by millions of long COVID patients is linked to changes in the brain, including inflammation and an impaired ability to rewire itself following COVID-19 infection. United Press International reported this week that the small-scale study, conducted by researchers at Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Michigan State University, shows that altered levels of a pair of key brain chemicals could be the culprit. The study marks the first time doctors have been able to provide scientific proof that validates the experiences of the approximately 12 million COVID 'long-haulers' in the U.S. who have reported neurological symptoms. Researchers looked at biomarkers in study participants and found that those complaining of brain fog had higher levels of an anti-inflammatory protein that is crucial to regulating a person's immune system, UPI reported. They also showed lower serum levels of nerve growth factor, a protein vital to the brain's plasticity. Long COVID cause: Doctor explains three prevailing theories The study examined 17 COVID-19 patients, including 10 who still experienced symptoms six months after contracting the virus. The most debilitating symptom is brain fog, described by Yale Medicine as 'sluggish' thinking, forgetfulness, difficulty processing information and an inability to focus or concentrate on tasks they used to complete with ease. The National Library of Medicine describes plasticity as the ability of the brain to change its activity in response to illness or injury. That healing process includes reorganizing the brain's structure, functions or connections. One of the biggest issues involving long COVID has been doctors' inability to find physical proof of the symptoms described by patients. The study has changed that, according to co-author Dr. Bengt Arnetz. 5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared 'We found biological changes, which I think [is a] very big strength for this study,' Arnetz said, according to UPI. 'In parallel with the effects on executive function, we also saw that [NGF], which reflects the brain's ability to adapt to grow new neurons and connection, was suppressed in long COVID. This is aligned with the findings in the neuro-cognitive test.' For the neuro-cognitive test, researchers put study participants through a battery of psychological exams. The results were unremarkable for all the exams except one — the 'letter fluency' test. Arnetz's co-author, clinical neuropsychologist Michael Lawrence, explained that a fluency test measures a person's executive functioning under time constraints. It requires a patient to generate words beginning with a specified letter of the alphabet or to name items from a specific category, like animals or fruit. Errors or difficulty performing the task are indicative of executive functioning impairments as well as impairments in memory and language. According to the Library of Medicine, similar impairments are found in conditions like Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and Lewy body dementia. Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms affect millions. New treatment studies bring hope Lawrence said he believes the study is helpful because 'now we have some objective findings that really confirm what patients are describing and feeling.' Identifying long COVID sufferers through the identified biomarkers could help the medical community develop multidisciplinary treatment for their symptoms, he said. 'I think patients and our medical community, at least years ago, tended to separate the mental health from the physical. But what we know is they're all very interconnected,' Lawrence said. 'The more we can improve mental health-related symptoms, what we see is decreased reports of pain and fatigue. We really need to treat the whole person, but we need to treat it early.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
