Author: Press Room

Less than a month since an on-field cardiac arrest, Damar Hamlin is in very good spirits.The Buffalo Bills safety has made incredible progress since collapsing Jan. 2 on national television, and he’s now out and about.Hamlin, 24, attended a recent taping of “The Masked Singer,” according to multiple reports. He was alongside show host Nick Cannon on stage wearing an outfit supporting his Chasing Millions charity, the same charity that raised over $9 million following his scary incident.The appearance came on the same day he announced a new initiative to spread awareness of CPR, which saved his life in Cincinnati…

Holy smokes! Gov. Kathy Hochul is drawing heat over her pitch for a statewide ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and vape products that critics say is “unfair” to people of color, impractical to enforce, and costly to state taxpayers while potentially snuffing out hookah lounges across New York. “It’s harsh legislation, it’s unjust,” said Assemblyman Nader Sayegh (D-Yonkers). “It’s not equitable to say: ‘Stop smoking hookah but you can go smoke pot.’” The Jordanian-American legislator said the possible end of hookah bars will be particularly “unfair” to Middle Eastern and South Asian New Yorkers. “I enjoy smoking hookah…

The State Department announced new visa restrictions this week on current and former Taliban officials who were involved in the decision to ban women and girls from higher education. The Taliban doubled down on their ban of women in girls in college last week, warning universities not to allow female Afghans to take entry exams. Officials also banned foreign and Afghan women from working in nongovernmental organizations in December, a move that aid groups have warned could exacerbate the country’s current economic crisis.  “Through these decisions, the Taliban have again shown their disregard for the welfare of the Afghan people,” Secretary of State…

New York City police arrested a 16-year-old boy on Wednesday night in connection to a fatal shooting in September that claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy in Brooklyn, according to reports.Fox station WNYW in New York City reported that the suspect was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. NYPD officers were dispatched to a call of shots being fired at McLaughlin Park near Tillary and Jay streets on Sept. 7, 2022.NEW YORK GIRL, 17, FATALLY SHOT OUTSIDE OF BROOKLYN APARTMENT: SUSPECTS AT LARGEWhen they arrived, officers found 15-year-old Unique Smith, who had been shot in the…

Victor Cruz handles breakups with a smile. The former Giants receiver opened up his split with “Claws” actress Karrueche Tran in February 2021 and revealed what led to them going their separate ways after three years together. “I handle it all with a smile,” Cruz said on Tuesday’s episode of “The Pivot Podcast.” “I remember, this is when COVID was still a thing, so we’re doing Zoom meetings … and I get in one [Zoom] room and this dude was is like, ‘What happened with you and Karrueche?’ … I just smiled and was like, ‘Life happened, bro.’ … But those…

The absence of effective treatments for dementia underscores the importance of strategies, including maintaining a healthy lifestyle, to attenuate the risk factors for dementia.Studies have shown that higher physical activity levels and lower sedentary behaviors could reduce the risk of dementia. However, such studies have generally relied on self-reports with limited accuracy.A recent study using accelerometers to accurately measure physical activity levels showed that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and daily steps, but not light physical activity and sitting, were associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline in older women.This study highlights the need for at least moderate-intensity physical activity, including…

BANGKOK: Martial law was declared in several areas of military-run Myanmar on Thursday (Feb 2), a day after authorities announced that a state of emergency has been extended throughout the country, which is wracked by violence that some UN experts have described as a civil war. State-run MRTV television broadcast an announcement by Aung Lin Dwe, secretary of the military’s State Administration Council, imposing martial law in 37 townships across eight of the country’s 14 regions and states. Eleven of the affected townships are in Sagaing region and seven in Chin state, areas in the northwest where fighting has been…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on January 26, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesStock futures slid on Thursday evening after several high-profile earnings misses cast doubt on the recent market rally.Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.6%, while Nasdaq 100 futures lost 1.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slumped 62 points, or 0.2%.Struggles of major tech stocks weighed on the market. Apple and Google-parent Alphabet both missed estimates on the top and bottom lines for their December quarters. Alphabet’s stock fell nearly 4% in extended trading,…

Cathie Wood and her firm, Ark Invest, are making the news with their latest cryptocurrency forecast. According to a recent report, they expect bitcoin to reach a staggering $1.5 million by 2030, a massive 6,326% surge from its current price of $23,031. This is interesting, considering Wood and Ark Invest are some of the biggest crypto whales around.Despite the crypto market’s recent challenges, including a 65% drop from its peak, the report cites continued institutional adoption, higher hash rates, and a shift towards long-term holders as driving factors.Undeterred by market volatility, Ark continues to expand its crypto holdings through investments…

Kerrie Baker and her partner posted a livestream in which they mocked disabled children, pulling faces and laughing as they called them ‘vegetables’ and told people who disagreed to ‘f*** off’A British influencer has been slammed for a “vile” TikTok in which she mocked disabled children and called them “vegetables”. Kerrie Baker, known as Kerrie Essex on TikTok, made the horrific comments during a livestream with her partner Danny. The two were discussing abortion when the conversation turned to disabled children. It was then Kerrie began to pull faces to mock severely disabled youngsters before they both burst into fits…