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After Kieran Hodgson took a job on BBC Scotland sitcom Two Doors Down, he made a life-changing decision. The Yorkshire-born comedian, who had been pursuing a relatively successful comedy career in London, relocated to Glasgow. Moving 400 miles away from the UK’s comedy hub may have appeared an unorthodox move for a comic whose career was just taking off. But his gamble on the gentle BBC Two comedy series about a group of neighbours in a Scottish suburb paid off. A slow-burn success with a cult following, the show has graduated to a prime time spot on BBC One for…

The Killers have apologised after frontman Brandon Flowers invited a Russian fan on stage during a concert in Georgia to play drums on a song. He told the crowd to treat the Russian fan as their “brother”, drawing boos and walk-outs from parts of the arena. Georgia, which gained independence from Russia in 1991, has a long history of tension with its neighbour. Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and still occupies part of the former Soviet state. Tensions have been exacerbated after a number of Russians emigrated to Georgia following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. In a statement posted on social…

Hawaiian Electric Industries’ stock plummeted more than 30% Tuesday after S&P Global downgraded the company’s credit rating to junk. S&P Global downgraded Hawaiian Electric (HE)and all of its subsidiaries to BB-, after a class action lawsuit alleged that strong winds knocked over the electric company’s energized power lines, causing the devastating wildfires that killed nearly 100 people. A BB- rating is considered below investment grade – commonly known as “junk.” That tells investors that lending money to the company is a risky bet, because the company has a high risk of default. In a statement, S&P Global said the wildfires have placed the company…

There’s no shortage of ambition in commercial aviation — we wouldn’t have heavier-than-air flight without dreamers, after all — but Boom Supersonic is in its own category when it comes to setting the bar high. The Colorado-based company aims to reintroduce commercial supersonic flight, which has been on hiatus since Concorde was retired in 2003. But unlike Concorde, an elitist engineering marvel that only a handful of airlines ever operated, Boom hopes its supersonic aircraft — called Overture — will democratize this type of travel, making it accessible to the masses. “We’ve set out with a really big, audacious goal…

Despite having served time for his role in the BALCO scandal, Victor Conte stands out for being unrepentant. The latest edition of Netflix’s sports docuseries “Untold,” “Hall of Shame,” gives him another moment in the spotlight, providing a once-over-lightly rehash of track, football and especially baseball figures who became the focus of controversy over performance-enhancing drugs. Of course, to hear Conte tell it, the sports world was already rife with the use of banned substances before his company, BALCO, made the pivot in 2000 from supplements to “the clear,” a steroid that had the obvious advantage of being undetectable by testing methods. Given…

People in areas of the United States with high levels of a certain kind of air pollution have a greater risk of dementia, a new study found. The study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, looked at data from 27,857 survey participants between 1998 to 2016. About 15%, or 4,105, developed dementia during the study period, and all lived in areas of the US with higher concentrations of particle pollution than those who didn’t develop dementia, the researchers found. The study authors said it’s the first nationally representative study of the potential effects of particle pollution from different emission sources on…

It’s hard to be neighborly when you’re raising two kids as a single mom and working long hours. That’s where my sheltie, Dancer, came to my rescue. My sweet boy’s cuteness (of which he was well aware) prompted many people to stop and chat with us on our walks in my Atlanta neighborhood. Little did I know that saying hello to people who live near me would be a key to boosting my well-being after my husband died — but that’s the conclusion of a new Gallup survey released Tuesday. The poll found adults who regularly say hello to multiple…

On any given weekend for more than 40 years, you could find Stan Nicholas jamming away on his guitar, playing motorcycle rallies and festivals all over the Cleveland area. The Ford retiree and his Burnt River Band’s rock and blues had been drawing crowds since they were teens. Nicholas thought he’d be playing for life, but the music stopped for him one night in 2017. The 66-year-old, who lived alone, was mashing potatoes for his dinner when he lost his balance, fell to the floor and couldn’t get back up. “Every time I got halfway up, my knees would buckle,…

If anyone can make a trip to the library feel like a party, it’s Jay-Z, apparently. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the Brooklyn Public Library and Roc Nation have released 13 limited-edition library cards with artwork from Jay-Z albums. The initiative, which ends later this month, has already resulted in 14,000 new library accounts, a spokesperson for the Brooklyn Public Library told CNN. The library cards are tied to a Brooklyn Central Library exhibit that explores Jay-Z’s career through rare photos, original recordings, videos and other artifacts. “The community’s enthusiastic response to this exhibition is a testament to Jay-Z’s immense…

Netflix has released the first trailer for “Maestro.” The film is Bradley Cooper’s second directorial effort after “A Star is Born,” starring Cooper and Lady Gaga, which was nominated for the Academy Award for best picture in 2019 and won the best original song Oscar for “Shallow.” In “Maestro,” Cooper stars as conductor Leonard Bernstein. He also produced the film, which follows Bernstein and his 25-year marriage to Felicia Montealegre, played by Carey Mulligan. The movie also stars Gideon Glick, Gabe Fazio, Matt Bomer, Sarah Silverman, William Hill, Nick Blaemire, Eric Parkinson, Oscar Pavlo, Tim Rogan and Mallory Portnoy. Maya Hawke plays Bernstein’s daughter…