Steve Carell's Prom Surprise

0:03 Callaroga Shark Media. Hi there, I'm Jennie Mack with five good news stories. Nice job by Steve Carell. In recorded videos, Steve Carell bopped on several high schools around LA to give the seniors a special announcement. The seniors thought maybe it was a joke or ai kind of thing. The announcement was that all the seniors prom tickets had been paid for by a nonprofit that Steve Carell has worked alongside before. In the video, Steve says, attention all seniors, this is Steve Carell with a very special announcement. I work with a wonderful charity based out of Virginia called Alice's Kids. And Alice's Kids wanted me to let you know that they'll be paying for all your prom tickets.

0:47 Ron fitz Simmons is the executive director of Alice's Kids. He told The Washington Post the promise of party and more than anything, these kids need a party, They need something that's uplifting. In Virginia, Alice's Kids works to provide low income or disadvantage children something they need. For the LA thing. After the wildfires, it was decided that not just the money, but what students did was a good time. Alice's Kids is donating one hundred and seventy five thousand dollars to send eight hundred seniors to the prom. Good news for me. If you heard the last episode, I told you how I put on eight pounds on my donuts diet. Well, scientists have noticed that obesity genes that cause dogs and people to pile on the pounds has been identified. Well, this is good. They were studying labrador retrievers and basement podcasters and discovered several genes associated with canine and podcaster obesity, and the Cambridge University team show that the same genes are associated with obesity and humans, specifically fat guys reading you happy stories. The gene is called d n n D one B. We got to give that like a cool name, Like can we just call it like dentists or something. Anyway, the researchers explained that it directly affects a brain pathway responsible for regulating energy balance on the body. Alice McClellan is in charge of this thing, and staid the results emphasize the importance of fundamental brain pathways in controlling appetite and body weight.

2:06 But these genes are not immediately obvious targets for weight loss drugs because they control other key biological processes in the body that should not be interfered with. Co author of the study, Natalie Wallace said, we found that dogs at hygienetic risk of obesity were more interested in food. I think that's every dog I've ever owned anyway. The researchers tell us people at high genetic risk of developing obesity will not necessarily become obese if they follow strict data and exercise regiment, but are more prone to weight gain. And I'll add in if they go to Tunkin Donuts to get two donuts every morning all winter long and then say it's too cold to run outside. Good news for a river in England, it has been granted legal rights as a living entity. The Universal Declaration of River Rights gives the waterway eight rights, including the rights to flow, the rights to be pollution free, the right to have native biodiversity, and the rights to undergo regeneration and restoration.

2:58 Also out of the a new proposed copyright law would make it easier for AI companies to use the work of musicians to train their models. The artists don't like this, so what did they do? Folks like Antie Lennox and Immagen Heap released a silent album titled is This What We Want? The twelve track album it's on Spotify. It features ambient sounds of empty studios and performance spaces to symbolize the impact we expect the government's proposals but have on musicians' livelihood. All proceeds from the streams will benefit a UK charity that sports working and retired musicians, and in Bristol a lot of UK today, the upside Down House has opened. I've seen a few of these as I've traveled the world. I feel like there's one in Orlando.

3:42 Maybe I'm making that up anyway. The upside Down House is painted in cheerful colors. There's two floors of furniture attached to the ceilings if you want to load up on your Instagram. There's a kitchen, a living room and a bedroom. You get to walk on the ceiling and look up at the tables, chairs, beds, and even toilets. This seems to be a thing. There's also a haunted upside down House and an upside down Santa thing around Christmas time, and those are five good news stories for today. I hope you have a great day and I'll see you next time.