People have started catching a new Covid variant that could soon take off and become the dominant type, according to scientists. Identified in Germany, in June, cases of the XEC variant have since emerged in the UK, US, Denmark and several other countries, say users on X, formerly known as Twitter. It has some new mutations that might help it spread this autumn, although vaccines should still help prevent severe cases, experts say.

A new Covid variant has been reported across the globe with fears it will soon be the dominant strain of the illness. Cases of the XEC variant, first detected in Germany in June, have since been reported in the UK, US, Denmark and other countries. Experts say the strain is now “taking charge” and will likely continue to spread globally. The strain has been detected in at least 15 countries and 12 US states, according to Scripps Research’s Outbreak.info page which tracks data...

The State Department on Sunday denied Venezuela's claim the U.S. was trying to overthrow the government and assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, saying the U.S. seeks a democratic solution to the political crisis. Venezuela Interior minister Diosdado Cabello alleged Saturday the CIA was leading an operation headed by U.S. Navy member Wilbert Joseph Castañeda Gomez, who was detained in Venezuela with two other Americans and a Czech citizen. Cabello also said 400 U.S. rifles bound for "...

Improving anything isn't always easy and can sometimes be hilarious, which is why improv shows are so popular. Usually when someone is improvising dance moves, there's not a partner involved and if there is, they're generally not trained in dance. Limbs are jerking or smoothly flowing to the beat while feet and hips do their best to make coordinated motions.But Rose City Swing dance studio, which specializes in West Coast Swing, has gone viral several times for their improvised dances. What they do is take two random dancers and pair them up, while the dancers are on the floor music starts playing. The dancers have no idea what song will be played and must come up with dance moves on the spot that coordinate with their partner.It sounds nearly impossible but one duo that got paired together make it look easy. They dance so intuitively with each other that their video has gone viral multiple times on its own.The video first appeared on social media in December 2023 where it had over 2.2 million views. It was posted again garnering millions more views before being posted on the Rose City Swing Instagram page where it grabbed a massive 3.6 million likes. Needless to say people love this random pairing's dance chemistry.Watch it now: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rose City Swing (@rosecityswingwcs) The dancers in the video are PJ Turner and Tashina Beckmann and they flawlessly devoured this challenge. People in the comments can't get enough of the pair. "Every time this pops up on my feed I watch it like 12x in a row," one person writes."They're dressed so unsuspecting and then bust out the SICKEST MOVES," another says."Every time I see this, across my feed, I have to watch it again. And every time I watch it, I feel the same Joy I did the first time. Smiling throughout," a commenter gushes."I’ve watched this so many times. This is how dance is supposed to be: fun. They have such an incredible ease. I want to take a class," someone else writes.The dance studio is in Portland, Oregon if you're wanting to give it a try but there are no promises you'll be this smooth with an impromptu song, dance and partner. Totally worth a shot if you're local, if nothing else you'll have a blast trying. This article originally appeared on 5.14.24

A popular TikToker known as The Glass Sniper is going viral with a video that struck a chord with people who remember the early days of the internet.In the video, he teases a specific sound that was everywhere before it suddenly disappeared into the collective memory of those born before the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal hit the news.“There is only one sound in this entire world that will forever separate the old generation from the new one,” Glass Sniper in the viral video. “'For when the new generation hears it, they'll have no idea what we're talking about. But when the old generation hears it… We cringe!”The sound, of course, is the squeak of a dial-up modem connecting with an Internet service provider or ISP, as they were known back in the day.New year. New Generation. What year is the line drawn? Lol @theglasssniper New year. New Generation. What year is the line drawn? Lol One of the biggest problems with dial-up internet was that if you were online, no one in your home could use the phone, which caused some big domestic problems. Also, if you used a long-distance phone number for your dial-up number, you could be in for a hefty phone bill."I can hear my mom yelling 'IM ON THE PHONE!'" — MacksMom1990 wrote in the comments. "Followed by...You've got mail," DawnMichel added."I can already hear my sister yelling at me to get off the computer so she can call her friend," Uncle B wrote.Although they’re uncommon, people still use dial-up modems in 2023. For some comparison, in 2002, 55 million people in the U.S. used dial-up internet but that number quickly dropped to 51 million in 2003. As of September 2023, 400,000 people in the U.S. still have dial-up internet.This article originally appeared on 1.23.24

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“(‘Hate This Song’) was an opportunity to explore something kind of cheeky and different with a band we have a ton of respect for at the top of their game,” explained All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth (pictured above with the band). “They sent us a track that they wrote and asked if we could spice it up a bit,” added I Prevail’s Eric Vanlerberghe. “We said absolutely and went to work. So happy to have this track out — finally — and to be the first ones to put a blast beat on an ATL song,” “I see our bands coming together as the two sides of a coin dropping into the jukebox that’s about to spin this song over and over again,” concluded Gaskarth. ### The post All Time Low/I Prevail Collaboration: “Hate This Song” appeared first on RockinTown.

Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium have announced the “The Poisoned Ascendancy” tour. “We’re going to be celebrating 20 years of our debut album ‘The Poison’ and Trivium’s ‘Ascendancy‘. It’s the Metal tour of 2025, so don’t miss out.” writes Bullet For My Valentine (pictured above). “It’s incredible to think of the impact the albums had when they came out in 2005,” noted Trivium frontman Matt Heafy. “They were both like bolts of lightning. “ The 26-city tour starts on March 30th in Vancouver, B.C. and wraps up on May 18th in Raleigh, NC. “The Poisoned Ascendancy” Dates: Mar. 30 – Vancouver, BC @ PNE ForumApr. 01 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount TheatreApr. 03 – San Francisco, CA @ The MasonicApr. 04 – Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock LiveApr. 05 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort Grand TheatreApr. 08 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore AuditoriumApr. 10 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl Concert TheaterApr. 11 – Inglewood, CA @ YouTube TheaterApr. 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial TheatreApr. 15 – Dallas, TX @ Gilley’s – South Side BallroomApr. 16 – San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center At Tech PortApr. 17 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music CenterApr. 19 – Chesterfield, MO – The FactoryApr. 20 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse OmahaApr. 22 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event CenterApr. 23 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 MonroeApr. 26 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon BallroomApr. 27 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore DetroitApr. 29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE – OutdoorsApr. 30 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore PhiladelphiaMay 02 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at FenwayMay 03 – Laval, QC – Place BellMay 04 – Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Resort TorontoMay 06 – Washington, DC – The AnthemMay 07 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17May 09 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event CenterMay 11 – Nashville, TN – The PinnacleMay 13 – Corbin, KY – The Corbin ArenaMay 14 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola RoxyMay 17 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union AmphitheatreMay 18 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater ### The post Bullet For My Valentine/Trivium “The Poisoned Ascendancy” Tour appeared first on RockinTown.

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