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Entertainment News - 1540 WADK Newport

Melissa McCarthy and Barbra Streisand in 2016; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSBWhile she was around when it was invented, Barbra Streisand still doesn t seem to understand how social media works. After being dragged online for a seemingly insensitive comment she made on a friend s post, she s now apologizing.On April 29, actress Melissa McCarthy posted a couple of photos on Instagram of herself at an event with director Adam Shankman. Streisand responded by commenting, "Give him my regards did you take Ozempic?" She later deleted the comment, but not before it was captured by the Comments by Celebs account and captioned, "Babs!!"One user responded, "Omg Babs, you can’t just ask people if they’re on Ozempic." Another addressed the legendary singer directly: "you’re such a boomer. I cringed reading your question."Another user wrote, "Maybe STFU and keep these thoughts in your own head? It’s none of your business unless someone wants to share. My god. And as a woman in the industry completely judged for her looks, you think Babs would have some empathy."On April 30, Streisand posted an explanation of what many saw as a brutal comment."OMG - I went on Instagram to see the photos we d posted of the beautiful flowers I d received for my birthday! Below them was a photo of my friend Melissa McCarthy who I sang with on my Encore album.""She looked fantastic! I just wanted to pay her a compliment," she continued. "I forgot the world is reading!"But McCarthy doesn t seem to bothered. Asked by a TMZ photographer what she thought of Babs Ozempic comment, the Bridesmaids star said, "I think Barbra is a treasure and I love her."Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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Noel family on the hook to pay back more than $4 million in nonprofit spending

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National News - 1540 WADK Newport

Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings at Manhattan criminal court, Apr. 30, 2024, in New York City. (Curtis Means/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) A Los Angeles-based attorney who represented both Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal explained to jurors how he brokered a pair of deals to keep their alleged affairs with Donald Trump out of print, claiming that he interpreted the "catch-and-kill" schemes as a mechanism to protect Trump from political liabilities, during Tuesday s proceedings in Trump s criminal hush money trial.The former president is accused of falsifying business records to hide the reimbursement of a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election. He has denied all wrongdoing.Keith Davidson testified Tuesday that interest in Stormy Daniels claim "reached a crescendo" in late 2016 in the wake of the Access Hollywood tape on which Trump was heard bragging about grabbing women. Davidson also said it was his understanding that Trump would be the one to foot the bill for her silence not Michael Cohen, who ultimately paid up.Judge Juan Merchan began the day by holding Trump in criminal contempt and fining the former president $9,000 for repeatedly violating the case s limited gag order. He set a 9:30 a.m. hearing for Thursday to hear arguments about four additional violations by Trump.Here are the big takeaways from Day 9 of the trial:Stormy Daniels deal was all about the election, lawyer claimsKeith Davidson testified that he grew increasingly frustrated with Michael Cohen in the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election, as the onetime Trump fixer repeatedly delayed paying his client, Stormy Daniels, after negotiating a deal for her silence."I thought he was trying to kick the can down the road until after the election," Davidson said.Davidson s testimony cut to the core of the district attorney s case tethering Cohen s action, or lack thereof, to Trump s political ambitions."What do you expect me to do my guy is in five f states today," Davidson said Cohen told him at one point. "I am doing everything I can."Davidson said he believed that "Michael Cohen didn t have the authority to actually spend money," but he thought that Trump would ultimately fund the payment."Where did you believe the money to be coming from?" prosecutor Josh Steinglass asked."From Donald Trump or some kind of corporate affiliation thereof," Davidson said.Davidson recounts selling McDougal s story to EnquirerOn June 7, 2016, Davidson sent a text message to Dylan Howard, an editor at the National Enquirer, saying, "I have a blockbuster Trump story."Howard responded less than a minute later."Talk 1st thing," he replied. "I will get you more than ANYONE for it. You Know why."Jurors saw dozens of texts the two men subsequently exchanged during negotiations. According to Davidson, McDougal was "teetering between two different deals" at the time, but only the National Enquirer could grant her what she really wanted: to avoid actually having to tell her story.McDougal wanted to "rejuvenate her career, to make money," Davidson explained. But she also wanted "to avoid telling her story," or become the "Scarlet Letter, the other woman. "Davidson described how was ultimately able to arrange that deal for McDougal.Trump held in criminal contempt, ordered to pay $9,000Before Tuesday s testimony, Judge Juan Merchan issued a ruling holding Trump in criminal contempt for repeatedly violating the case s limited gag order by targeting potential witnesses in the case on social media and elsewhere.Merchan ordered Trump to pay $1,000 each for nine violations and threatened to jail him if he continues to willfully violate court orders. Trump was also ordered to remove the posts in question which he did during the lunch break and to pay the fine by the close of business this Friday.The judge said he was still considering additional contempt motions for subsequent alleged gag order violations.Jury sees videos of TrumpJurors were treated to their first glimpse during the trial of Donald Trump offering any substantial comments but they were played on a video screen, not in person, and reflected comments he made in 2016 and 2017 about women who came forward with claims of extramarital affairs.Prosecutors played videos from two campaign events in 2016 and a press conference he gave after becoming president-elect in 2017."I have no idea who these women are. I have no idea," Trump said in one of the videos. "The stories are total fiction. They are 100% made up. They never happened. They never would happen."Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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World News - 1540 WADK Newport

Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(LONDON) The U.S. is warning of a looming potential "large scale massacre" in El Fasher, a city in Sudan, as troops from the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group and allied militias encircle the city in what the U.S. says are "indications of an imminent offensive."U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that El Fasher is "on the precipice of a large-scale massacre," calling on the RSF to end its siege and swear off any attack on the city."A crisis of epic proportions is brewing in El Fasher," said Thomas-Greenfield.El Fasher also known as Al-Fashir is a city in North Darfur and one of Darfur s largest cities. The besieged city is home to an estimated 800,000 people, according to the U.N., including many who have been displaced by the civil war that began more than a year ago. The city is also a key humanitarian hub for western Darfur, the vast area home to around a quarter of Sudan s population.At least 43 people, including women and children, have been killed since April 14, amid escalating violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, and the RSF and its allied militia as the paramilitary group began its push into the city. Multiple villages west of El Fasher have been razed to the ground by the RSF and allied militias, as the SAF conducted aerial bombardments in the region."Reports indicate that both parties have launched indiscriminate attacks using explosive weapons with wide-area effects, such as mortar shells and rockets fired from fighter jets, in residential districts," said U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk."Civilians are trapped in the city, the only one in Darfur still in the hands of the SAF, afraid of being killed should they attempt to flee," Türk said. "This dire situation is compounded by a severe shortage of essential supplies as deliveries of commercial goods and humanitarian aid have been heavily constrained by the fighting, and delivery trucks are unable to freely transit through RSF-controlled territory."Writing on X, RSF Commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo known commonly as Hemedti described the situation in North Darfur state as "critical," saying the RSF is exercising its "legitimate right to self-defense in response to the aggression that we have faced since this war began."Fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group last April following weeks of tensions linked to a plan for returning the country to civilian rule. The conflict has precipitated one of the world s worst humanitarian disasters in recent history , displacing over eight million people.As the conflict entered its second year, at least 14,000 people have been killed and almost 30,000 have been injured, according to the UN. local groups, which warn the true toll likely much higher.Humanitarian organizations told ABC News that the situation in Zamzam camp, around 10 miles south of El Fasher, is "catastrophic." About 30% of the children in the camp have been found to be suffering from malnutrition as war wounded pour in."In Zamzam camp, there is an acute disaster on a catastrophic scale," said Claire Nicolet, head of Doctors Without Borders emergency response in Sudan. "The situation is critical and the level of suffering is immense, but despite this being known for nearly three months, nowhere near enough has been done to help those who are struggling to survive."The U.S. has called on all armed forces to immediately cease their attacks in El Fasher, saying, "An offensive against El Fasher city would subject civilians to extreme danger, including the hundreds of thousands of displaced persons who have taken refuge there.""The leaders of the SAF and RSF and their affiliated militias face a choice – escalate the violence and perpetuate the suffering of their people while risking the disintegration of their country, or cease attacks, allow unhindered humanitarian access, and prepare in good faith for negotiations to end this war and restore power to the people of Sudan," Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesperson, said in a statement.Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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Health - 1540 WADK Newport

Xijian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Even though one in five Americans lives with a mental illness, many feel it is not adequately addressed, with a new survey from West Health and Gallup suggesting that three in four Americans believe mental health conditions are not identified and treated in the same way as physical health conditions.Roughly 60% of Americans give a poor or failing grade to how mental health conditions are treated, according to the survey.“The magnitude [of the problem] really surprised me,” said Tim Lash, president of West Health. He states that the U.S. is not just underperforming it is failing on a systemic level and in terms of the number of people with unmet needs.The survey shows the impact of mental health challenges is significant with 51% of people said they experienced depression, anxiety, or another mental health condition in the past year.Even more concerning, 22% of them said their mental health was so poor it interfered with normal activities like going to work or taking care of their household.Stigma remains a significant barrier to care with seven in 10 Americans believing that society views people with mental health conditions negatively, the survey finds.“It’s very difficult for patients to bring up mental health issues,” says Dr. Vidush Athyal, a family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego."The onus should probably be on the physician to really be attuned to picking up signs," said Athyal, emphasizing the importance of healthcare providers proactively incorporating mental health during routine patient visits.While mental health stigma persists, experts hope increased dialogue will drive change."Hopefully, as our society becomes more comfortable talking about mental health, patients will feel more able to bring it up with their doctors," Athyal said. "You really shouldn t be holding too much back from your physician."He also emphasizes that mental health challenges often manifest as physical symptoms.“Many of the symptoms we encounter in primary care have an underlying psychosocial component, whether it’s migraines, back pain or palpitations. We think a patient may be having a heart attack, and then we end up running all the tests and everything’s normal. And then somebody finally attempts to dig a little bit deeper,” Athyal said, potentially revealing “a stressful event in the patient’s life that triggered this [response].”Experts say the survey underscores that mental health shouldn t be an afterthought in American healthcare. Mental health professionals say that mental health is as important as physical health the two are inextricably linked.“There’s a long way to go,” said Lash, “but I see hope. We need societal acceptance of mental health as a core part of overall health, and achieving parity is crucial.”If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide - free, confidential help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call or text the national lifeline at 988.Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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The Sound of Labor Day: A Symphony of Celebration for the Hardworking Heroines and Heroes

ClassicaLite is here to help you with a list of classic tunes celebrating and exploring both the concept of labor and the role of laborers themselves.

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Entertainment News - 1540 WADK Newport

FXThe Handmaid s Tale Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss stars in FX s new spy thriller series The Veil, debuting with two episodes on Hulu on Tuesday.She plays Imogen Salter, an agent with the U.K. s MI6 agency who is tasked with trying to thwart a terror attack and yes, she performs with an English accent.Moss tells ABC Audio, "I worked on it for six months before we started shooting. And it was difficult to drop at the end, actually.""It was hard to come out of because I just did it so much by the end that I found it was actually getting harder to speak in my own voice, which I ve never had happen with an accent," Moss expresses.The series was something of a bucket-list check for Moss, who is a fan of the genre. "There s a glamor to it, obviously, when you re talking about Bond or Bourne or Mission Impossible," Moss says."I ve always wanted to do something in the spy genre. I love that genre. I love spy movies, and I ve always wanted to play a spy," she continues. "But here was this kind of incredibly complicated character with so many layers to her and so much to discover."Recalling a real-life scene at a Paris bar that would have been at home in a spy series, producer Denise Di Novi revealed how The Veil came to be. "There was a retired French intelligence officer who d had a few too many glasses, or bottles, of wine and started sharing stories with me," she explains.Even between spies from allied nations "there were a lot of conflict and, animosity and competition," she says. "My producer brain just went: Ding ding ding! " Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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Andresr/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Breast cancer screening guidelines have been finalized by a major task force, bringing the recommended age to 40 for most women of average risk in a report published Tuesday.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a major task force consisting of expert physicians providing recommendations in the primary care setting for routine medical screenings, behavioral counseling, and preventive medications, is now recommending breast cancer screening with mammograms every other year for women with an average risk of developing breast cancer, starting at age 40. This guidance was previously drafted in May 2023, and nearly one year later, these recommendations have been finalized without major changes.Previously, the USPSTF guidance said screening should start no later than age 50. The Task Force recommended that women in their 40s talk to their doctor about their individual risk. The age for routine screening was dropped to account for the 2% increase in breast cancer diagnosis rates each year among women in their 40s.By lowering the screening age, the USPSTF predicts this change has the potential to avert 1.3 cases of death from breast cancer per 1000 women over a lifetime of screening. The recommendations are otherwise consistent with prior 2016 guidelines.The updated guidelines also addressed ongoing racial disparities in breast cancer diagnosis and survival rates, particularly for Black women. According to the USPSTF, Black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer compared to white women. In addition to calling for more research on racial disparities and screening strategies in breast cancer, the USPSTF additionally noted this drop in screening age was included to hopefully address these disparities.The updated recommendations will not impact insurance coverage, but by law, mammograms should be covered by insurance for all women 40 and older.The finalized guidelines for routine screening mammograms apply to cisgender women and those assigned female at birth who are between the ages of 40 and 74 with an average risk of developing breast cancer.The guidance also notes that almost half of all women have dense breasts, which places them at risk for breast cancer."In patients with dense breast tissue, addition of MRI may reduce cancer risk and false positive recalls," said Dr. Nancy Chan, Medical Oncologist, NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center, in prepared remarks.These recommendations do not apply to women with a personal history of breast cancer, those at very high risk for breast cancer following genetic testing, or a history of high-dose radiation therapy to their chest at a young age, or those with a history of breast lesions requiring one or more biopsies. Therefore, considerations should be made to start screening at an even earlier age.For women aged 75 or older, the USPSTF continues to recommend that they speak to their healthcare providers on whether to continue routine screening, based on their medical history and personal preferences."Millions of women over age 75 are in very good health and are expected to live many more years during which their risk of breast cancer remains high. The ACS does not support stopping screening for anyone with a 10+ year life expectancy irrespective of age," said Dr. Karen Knudsen, Chief Executive Officer at the American Cancer Society (ACS), in prepared remarks.For now, the USPSTF guidance recommends every-other-year screening, rather than annual screening. Some debate still exists about the appropriate rate of screening, with an accompanying JAMA editorial citing ACS that there is enough evidence to recommend annual screening for most women."The USPSTF decision today is a critical change concerning women s health and the fight against breast cancer, acknowledging that women in their 40s will benefit from mammography screening, and sending a strong message to referring physicians and women that breast cancer screening should begin earlier than age 50," Knudsen said in prepared remarks."Mammography screening is the cornerstone of our strategy to find this potentially deadly disease early, when it s easier to treat successfully," Knudsen continued.Dr. Jennifer Miao is a cardiology fellow at Yale School of Medicine/Yale New Haven Hospital and a member of the ABC News Medical Unit.Editor s Note: This story has been updated.Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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AZZ Inc. Announces Closing of its Public Offering of Common Stock and Full Exercise of Underwriters' Option

/PRNewswire/ AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), the leading independent provider of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions, today announced the closing of its.

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