Conrad Louis Clevlen, the fiancé of Cheval, a wedding dress designer formerly known as Hayley Paige, spent a week in the intensive care unit after experiencing endocarditis following what she calls a ‘botched dental surgery,’ on social media. “A rare infection got into Conrad’s heart, causing strokes and embolisms, and ultimately deteriorated his aortic heart valve,” she wrote on Instagram. “He had to have emergency open heart surgery three Fridays ago, spent a week in the ICU, and is now recovering at home.” Endocarditis occurs when bacteria, fungi or other pathogens enter the bloodstream and cause potentially fatal inflammation in…

Last updated: April 26, 2024 10:56 EDT | 3 min read There are just under three days left of Slothana’s presale. Thursday, April 25, 2024 – Just under three days remain for investors to buy into Solana’s sensational new 420-themed meme coin project Slothana ($SLOTH). The token has raised an eye-popping $15 million dollars in a month-long presale that’s due to end on April 29, according to a timer on the website. At the beginning of last week, Slothana had raised over $10 million. By the start of this week, a further $5 million dollars flooded into the project. The recent gains appear…

   Arianna Smith is juggling a lot right now. Smith is editor-in-chief of The Lantern, Ohio State University’s student-run newspaper, which has scrambled in recent days to cover pro-Palestinian protests roiling the campus. It’s also finals week, and in the coming days the newspaper’s staff will transition to the next year’s staff. But the news doesn’t account for exams. “We have had reporters and editors drop everything they are doing [to cover the story], even though they have finals that they should be studying for,” Smith told . As universities across the country crack down on demonstrations over Israel’s military actions in Gaza and police arrest hundreds…

Mortgage rates increased this week again, marking the second week in a row rates were above 7%. The average 30-year mortgage rate was 7.17%, up from last week when the average was 7.1%, Freddie Mac reported. Last year at this time, 30-year mortgages were slightly better off, but not by much. The average rate was 6.43%.”Mortgage rates continued rising this week,” Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sam Khater said in a press release. “Despite rates increasing more than half a percent since the first week of the year, purchase demand remains steady,” Khater said. “With rates staying higher for longer, many…

Washington    The US government has asked leading artificial intelligence companies for advice on how to use the technology they are creating to defend airlines, utilities and other critical infrastructure, particularly from AI-powered attacks. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that the panel it’s creating will include CEOs from some of the world’s largest companies and industries. The list includes Google chief executive Sundar Pichai, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, but also the head of defense contractors such as Northrop Grumman and air carrier Delta Air Lines. The move reflects the US government’s…

The Biden administration is reviewing whether to restrict aid to an Israeli military battalion after determining that it was one of three battalions credibly implicated in gross human rights violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank prior to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. Two of those Israel Defense Forces units will continue to receive U.S. military assistance after accountability measures by the Israeli government, but whether the third IDF unit will face restrictions of U.S. military aid is still under review, according to the letter.Israeli officials have been pressing Washington in public…

Research has suggested that the gut microbiome is disrupted in people with Alzheimer’s disease, and researchers from Ohio now propose this could be a target for treatment.They propose receptors that are present in the gut and brain could be the key to targeting the gut-brain axis.Using existing artificial intelligence (AI) tools researchers predicted which metabolites, the by-products of bacteria in the gut, would bind with which receptors by predicting their shape. They then used machine learning tools to predict which receptors and metabolites could have an influence on Alzheimer’s disease, and tested lab-created neurons to observe the effect of two…

Last updated: April 26, 2024 10:59 EDT | 2 min read A concerted effort to crack down on the use of cryptocurrencies in the buying and selling of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is underway in the United States, spearheaded by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bill Cassidy.The senators are asking federal agencies about their technical capacity to combat crypto payments in the sale of child abuse-related materials.Senators Urge DOJ and DHS to Combat Use of Cryptocurrency in Child Sexual Abuse Material TransactionsUS Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bill Cassidy are urging the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security…

NEW YORK (AP) — For many music fans, John Oates is most recognizable as one-half of the Grammy-nominated Hall & Oates, the multiplatinum soul-pop duo behind hits like “Rich Girl” and “Maneater” now riven by litigation. But he’s also had a full career as a soloist.His sixth solo album, “Reunion,” is out May 17. Just don’t consider the title a thinly veiled attempt at getting the band back together — what he recognizes as “a true irony.” In November, Hall sued Oates, arguing that his plan to sell off his share of a joint venture would violate the terms of…

Marcela Valladolid. Isabella Martinez-Funcke. Used with Permission of Voracious, and imprint of Little, Brown and Company Marcela Valladolid is showing Us how to celebrate a stress-free Cinco de Mayo with her delicious empanadas de picadillo recipe. “This is great for Cinco de Mayo because you can make it ahead and freeze [it] and just go directly to the stove the day of!” the Mexican Made Easy alum, 45, exclusively shares in the latest issue of Us Weekly. The dish is featured in Valldolid’s cookbook Familia, which hit bookstands last October. “Everyone loves empanadas,” she adds. “It’s also one of those…

Ethan Chapin’s family doesn’t think about his suspected killer, as prosecutors in Bryan Kohberger’s high-profile Idaho murder case filed a new motion regarding his next court appearance.The judge in the case this week ruled that Kohberger’s defense team could resume phone surveys of potential jurors, and prosecutors filed a motion to seal his next court appearance. “It’s not a place I spend much time, thinking about him,” Stacy Chapin told Fox 13 Seattle when asked about Kohberger. “We made a decision to not let it impact our family. We can’t change the outcome. We can’t bring Ethan back.”Instead, they’re letting the…

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said Thursday that the carrier is considering changing the boarding and seating processes on its planes in order to improve its financial position. “We’re looking into new initiatives, things like the way we seat and board our aircraft,” Jordan said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday after the company reported a net loss in the prior quarter.Southwest became known for having a single economy class cabin with open seating assignments. Passengers will be assigned a boarding group but once they are onboard, they can choose any available seat. Customers can pay extra to board…

Ohio State University joined the growing list of college protests against Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Clashes between protesters and police on the campus overnight resulted in over a dozen arrests.Those who refused to leave after warnings were arrested and charged with criminal trespass, said university spokesperson Benjamin Johnson, citing rules barring overnight events. Police try to break up protests over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, April 25, 2024. Cole Behrens/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Reuters As the death toll mounts in the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens,…

The Broadway critics are weighing in for the final time of the 2023/24 season! Illinoise officially opened on Broadway earlier this week at the St. James Theatre, making it eligible for 2024 Tony Awards consideration, however reviews have been held until today, Friday, April 26.Based on the landmark Sufjan Stevens album, Illinoise is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Justin Peck with a book by Justin Peck and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury.The cast of Illinoise includes Ben Cook, Gaby Diaz, Ahmad Simmons, Ricky Ubeda, Elijah Lyons, Shara Nova, Tasha Viets-VanLear, Yesenia Ayala, Kara Chan,Jeanette Delgado, Carlos Falú,…

“The Simpsons,” to fans’ dismay, has killed off original character Larry the Barfly after 35 years.A man of few words and true to his nickname, Larry Dalrymple was often seen at Moe’s Tavern drinking beer. There, he’d see Homer, Lenny, Carl and Moe, who he considered his best friends — even though they never really talked. Last week, showrunner Matt Selman shared a poll on X asking fans to guess “Who will breathe their last?” in the upcoming new episode: Homer, Marge, Bart or “Larry the silent barfly.”Fans overwhelmingly chose Larry, with many expressing their dismay at the regular character’s…