A major entertainment firm has taken on roughly €630 million, or $742 million, through a private debt deal. The money is earmarked for building and upgrading music venues across the world. The company’s statement confirmed the borrowing but stopped short of giving specifics about the terms or len
San Diego’s science labs are mostly empty. About a third of the space sits unused, which is almost as high as it has ever been. The city’s rental rates are dropping and landlords offer more discounts, so some companies are stepping in. The latest data shows a split scene. Venture money is coming ba
A new study shows that fewer babies are getting the hepatitis B vaccine in recent years. The drop is more than 10 percent from 2023 to August 2025, a trend that worries doctors. Hepatitis B is not as obvious as measles. It travels through blood or body fluids, so parents think newborns are sa
Hospitals across the country face a mounting problem: many imaging rooms sit empty because there aren’t enough trained technologists. In 2026, the vacancy rate for radiologic techs hit 18 %, slowing patient care and overloading current staff. To tackle this, a new program offers up to 5 000 scho
A church on E. Cochran Street had its welcome sign defaced with slurs against the LGBTQ+ community on April 16, a week after a mosque in the same city faced a possible hate crime. Police arrived at about 12:42 p. m. to see the sign that originally read “Jesus accepts everyone” altered with hateful l
Adam Silver, a former lawyer who grew up in Rye, New York, entered the NBA as a junior staffer in 1992. He moved quickly through roles—from special assistant to chief of staff, then president of NBA Entertainment—before becoming commissioner in 2014. Over the last decade, he has guided basketball in
Alix Earle and Alex Cooper’s public clash wasn’t just one bad moment—it was months of growing frustration. The trouble started long before their split, with Earle feeling pushed around after their podcast partnership began. Earle had already built her own following before joining forces with Cooper,
Boston’s TD Garden is always loud, but playoff games crank it up even more. Playing there for five years, Sam Hauser knows how crazy the crowd gets when the Celtics take the floor. Before their first-round matchup with Philadelphia, he made sure to praise the fans. "They bring energy every game, " H
A study in Athens looked at how money issues, mental health, and overall life quality connect for people visiting a big public hospital. Research focused on patients and their family members at a heart clinic. Most people deal with stress from both personal health problems and financial worries. The
Payward, the company behind the popular Kraken exchange, just made a huge play in the crypto world. It announced plans to buy Bitnomial, a derivatives platform, in a deal worth up to $550 million—part cash, part stock. At $20 billion, this deal isn’t just any purchase; it’s a statement that Payward
