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Tony winner Laura Benanti hosts ‘Broadway in Bethesda’ gala at Round House Theatre

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:08:51 GMT

Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley chats with Laura Benanti (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); In 2008, she won the Tony Award for the Broadway revival of the musical “Gypsy.”This Saturday, Laura Benanti hosts “Broadway in Bethesda” gala at Round House Theatre.“It’s basically standup comedy and music, so I go between telli...

CNBC: lo que las personas más sanas y felices nunca hacen, según una doctora de 102 años

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:08:51 GMT

Este año cumplí 102 años y mis décadas de experiencia en medicina holística me han enseñado mucho sobre cómo vivir una vida larga, feliz y con propósito.Demasiadas personas se alimentan de estrés innecesario. Pero las personas más felices y saludables que conozco son capaces de dejar de lado cosas o experiencias que ya no les sirven. La vida es demasiado corta para reflexionar y considerar el mismo pensamiento una y otra vez. Al hacerlo, básicamente te estás torturando a ti mismo.Entonces, el hábito que me ha traído salud y felicidad a lo largo de mis años es la capacidad de construir cosas nuevas, ya sea una relación, una carrera o un proyecto.DEJA IR LAS COSAS QUE AGOTAN TU ENERGÍA MENTALMi mamá me enseñó una manera fácil de liberar cosas que no importan. Levantaba la mano suavemente frente a nosotros, con los dedos sueltos y la palma hacia arriba. Luego bájelo hacia abajo y hacia atrás y diga: “No importa”.Este movimiento natural le permitió vivir inmensos desafíos si...

Esto es lo que sabemos sobre las víctimas del tiroteo en el centro comercial de Texas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:08:51 GMT

(CNN) — Un guardia de seguridad que compartía risas con los empleados del centro comercial y una ingeniera que pasaba la tarde de compras con sus amigos están entre las ocho víctimas del tiroteo en Allen Premium Outlets, en Texas.Al menos otras siete personas resultaron heridas antes de que el atacante fuera abatido por un policía de Allen que ya se encontraba en el centro comercial y que fue contactado a través de una llamada no relacionada, según informó la policía.Se trata de uno de los más de 200 tiroteos masivos ocurridos en Estados Unidos en lo que va de año, según el Gun Violence Archive, que, al igual que CNN, define un tiroteo masivo como aquel en el que cuatro o más personas resultan heridas de bala, sin incluir al atacante. La gente que hace su vida cotidiana en escuelas, parques, tiendas de comestibles y edificios médicos de comunidades grandes y pequeñas debe ahora lidiar con el trauma y el dolor que persiste cuando el tiroteo se detiene.Video capta el momento en ...

6 Colorado treehouses you can stay at this summer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:08:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you have started planning your summer vacation and are looking for something unique, how about staying in a treehouse?There are actually several treehouse properties across the state. Some of those are rental properties that show availability on airbnb and VRBO for this summer. Colorado town named best for a summer vacation Here is a look at six of the treehouses available:CarbondaleOne of those treehouses is located in Carbondale. According to its listing, it is attached to spruce trees and rests 25 feet off the ground.It has a wood-burning stove and a hot tub on a private balcony. The bedroom features a double bed and a sofa bed.There is also free parking and pets are allowed.According to the listing, the property is under $600 per night, depending on the time of year. There is a two-night minimum stay required.ElizabethThis treehouse is built around a Ponderosa Pine Tree and is located in Elizabeth. It features one bedroom with three beds and a bathroom.Ther...

Tractor-trailer rollover snarls traffic on Route 95 in Lexington

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:08:51 GMT

Traffic on Route 95 in Lexington was backed up for miles in both directions after a tractor-trailer rollover crash on Monday.Massachusetts State Police said troopers were called to Route 95 north after a truck “hauling rocks” rolled over, leaving debris on both sides of the highway.SKYHD spotted multiple Lexington Fire Department engines, state police troopers and MassDOT crews at work around 2 p.m., clearing the truck’s cargo near the Route 2 overpass. A bulldozer could be seen clearing the dirt and rocks as firefighters dumped sand on fluids that appeared to be leaking from the truck.https://twitter.com/MassStatePolice/status/1655632533403443200Traffic was being diverted into each side of the highway’s breakdown lanes as the work continued.According to state police, there were injuries as a result of the crash, which left the truck on its side. No details on the condition of the driver were provided.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-ai...

2 people taken to hospital after crash involving dump truck and minivan in Londonderry, NH

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:08:51 GMT

Two people were taken to an area hospital Monday after a crash involving a dump truck and minivan in Londonderry, New Hampshire, state police said. The crash happened just after 9 a.m. on I-93 south and snarled traffic, with only one lane open for roughly one hour after the crash, according to police. Police said a dump truck driven by a 69-year-old from Concord, NH was pulling out of an active construction site on the highway and trying to merge with traffic at the time of the crash. Both the dump truck driver and a 31-year-old from Manchester, NH were taken to a hospital. The cause of the crash remained under investigation as of Monday afternoon. Police asked anyone with information to reach out to Trooper Ryan Hajjar by email at [email protected] or by phone at (603)223-8760.Image provided by New Hampshire State Police

Regional Gaps in Auto Insurance Prices “Not Equitable or Fair,” Lawmaker Says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:08:51 GMT

Some state lawmakers are looking to change how heavily a resident’s ZIP code weighs in determining the cost of their auto insurance, claiming that people of color in low-income and urban areas pay higher rates. But insurance companies say the move would take away one of the only tools left for them to determine rates, and could raise insurance payments for all.“Right now in Massachusetts, residents living in urban and diverse communities are being forced to pay substantially more than their suburban counterparts for auto insurance,” said Sen. Pavel Payano, who filed a bill (S 703) that would change the rating formula to give no more than 75 percent weight to a person’s local area and 25 percent weight to a statewide average, aimed at tempering the rates in urban areas.Payano based the formula off of Connecticut’s insurance rating territory policy. A 2006 report from the Connecticut Legislature’s research office said “the less weigh...

Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla admits he made mistake not calling timeout on final play of Game 4 loss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:08:51 GMT

Joe Mazzulla has trusted and empowered his players all season to make plays in late-game situations on the fly instead of calling a timeout. But with the benefit of hindsight, he would have changed his approach for the final play of overtime that cost the Celtics in their Game 4 loss to the 76ers.The Celtics trailed by one with the ball and 18 seconds to go in overtime on Sunday. Mazzulla didn’t call a timeout, and the C’s ultimately didn’t even get a shot off because they were too slow in their actions. Jayson Tatum found Marcus Smart for a 3-pointer that went in, but he released it after the buzzer.A day later, Mazzulla explained his thinking on the play before admitting he should have called a timeout.“It’s something we’ve talked about all year. I trust our guys to make the right play,” Mazzulla said Monday. “Prevented a team from getting matchups off the floor, prevented a team from getting their defense organized. Hindsight is always 20/20, so it sounds good to say, ‘Yes, we sh...

Woburn cop accused of helping plan 2017 white supremacist rally decertified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:08:51 GMT

The state’s law enforcement licensing commission decertified a former Woburn police officer accused of helping plan a 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., a move that adds the cop’s name to a national database of decertified officers.It is the first time the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission has decertified an officer under a 2020 police reform law that was created and passed in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.New records released Monday show that former Woburn cop John Donnelly entered into a “voluntary decertification agreement” with the POST Commission that was signed by POST Commission Chair Margaret Hinkle last month.“The respondent John Donnelly has entered into a voluntary decertification agreement under which he has agreed to the revocation of his certification as a law enforcement officer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the entry of his decertification in the National Decerti...

Had pink eye recently? There’s a chance it could have been from new COVID-19 strain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:08:51 GMT

For some pollen allergy sufferers, eye irritation at this time of year is nothing new — but with the newest strain of COVID-19 circulating, local doctors are suggesting that if you have pink eye and a fever, you should test for COVID.The World Health Organization announced on Friday that COVID is no longer a global emergency, but the pandemic itself isn’t over and COVID continues to evolve.XBB.1.16, also known as Arcturus, is the newest subvariant of the omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading throughout the U.S. and much of the world. Like many COVID variants and subvariants that came before it, Arcturus is believed to be the most infectious strain of COVID yet.“It does seem to be more transmissible than the last variant XBB.1.5,” Dr. Timothy Friel, chairman of Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Department of Medicine in Pennsylvania, said. “That’s very telling because we thought XBB.1.5 was perhaps one of the most transmissible viruses that we’ve ever encountered.”Arcturus hasn’t become...