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…

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…

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…

A new study finds that adhering to a healthy plant-based diet is associated with a lower risk of death from all causes and from cardiovascular disease among older people.However, an unhealthy plant-based diet increases one’s risk of these conditions, the findings showed.The study found no significant association between a mixed plant- and animal-based diet and a change in all-cause or specific cause mortality risk.No meaningful connection between any plant-based diets and risk of death from cancer was observed in this study.There are ethical and environmental reasons to switch to a more plant-centric diet, as well as a growing body of…

Last updated: May 1, 2024 06:52 EDT | 2 min read The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in India has launched a nationwide search operation as part of an ongoing investigation into an app-based crypto fraudulent investment scheme. The operation, spanning 30 locations across 10 states and Union Territories, aims to crack down on individuals and companies involved in the HPZ Token App scheme, according to a report from India Today.Per the report, the CBI’s searches targeted two private companies and their directors, who stand accused of misleading the public and enticing them to invest in a non-existent cryptocurrency mining machine rental scheme. During the raids, incriminating documents and crucial digital evidence…

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London/New York    Tesla has abruptly fired the team running its electric vehicle charging business, raising doubts about the future of one of the largest US charging networks, which other carmakers, such as General Motors and Ford, have said they will also use. In social media posts Tuesday, several Tesla employees confirmed the layoffs, first reported by The Information. Tesla “has let our entire charging org go,” William Navarro Jameson, strategic charging programs lead at Tesla, wrote on X. In a post on LinkedIn, Lane Chaplin, a senior manager in Tesla’s charging division, wrote: “In the middle of the night,…