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Global warming will bring much more sneezing and wheezing to Europe by mid-century, a new study says. Ragweed pollen levels are likely to quadruple for much of Europe because warmer temperatures will allow the plants to take root more, and carbon dioxide will make them grow more, says a study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. Other factors not related to man-made climate change will also contribute. Ragweed isn’t native to Europe, but was imported from America in the late 19th century. It hasn’t quite become established all over the continent, at least not yet. Parts of France, the United Kingdom and Germany don’t have the allergens now, but they will by 2050, says study co-author Robert Vautard, a climate scientist at the Climate and Environment Sciences Laboratory…

Born to an electrical engineer, and later a precocious and dashing young man who attained an Ivy League education, John Nash seemed destined for a life of stunning success. That he achieved, winning a Nobel Prize in 1994, but not without a struggle with mental illness that would make him a household name even more so than his achievements in mathematics. Nash had read the classic “Men of Mathematics” by E.T. Bell by the time he was in high school. He planned to follow in his father’s footsteps and studied for three years at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh - now Carnegie Mellon University - but instead followed his passion for math. He then went to Princeton, where he worked on his equilibrium theory and, in 1950, received…

HOW iOS CAN BRIGHTEN UP YOUR SUMMER The summer's arrived, and you know what that means - it's time to pack that sun screen, passport, a couple of changes of clothing and your best swim suit and head out to your favorite beach or city destination. What it also means, is bringing along your iGadget - and not just for snapping a few selfies with your friends once you're there. The truth is, for help with every aspect of your holiday, you need only look to the App Store. How could iOS apps possibly be of any use when you're planning or enjoying a holiday? Well, you could use it to find a couch, host or hotel, or to research the best destinations. If you're the teenage gap year backpacker…

Faith No More bassist Bill Gould likes to think of the band’s new record as an aging actress. “Sure, her body’s getting a little older, but she’s not afraid to show it; she’s still sexy,” he said during a recent interview in New York City, where the band played two sold-out shows in support of “Sol Invictus,” its first in 18 years released last week. “When you’re younger and you’re insecure, in a way you don’t have the mojo, the juice, you know,” he said. The 52-year-old Gould and the rest of his bandmates - keyboardist Roddy Bottum, drummer Mike Bordin, guitarist Jon Hudson and singer Mike Patton - disbanded in 1998 and spent some time apart before regrouping in 2009 to play reunion shows. That hiatus, together with the…

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Even though the server got his order wrong, Rodney Crowell waits patiently for his egg-white omelet. He chats with Emmylou Harris as she picks at her grapefruit, revealing his easygoing nature and their comfort with each other. But more than having similar personalities, it’s evident they share the same sense of values. Friends for almost four decades, it wasn’t until a few years ago that they recorded an album together. That one turned out pretty well - “Old Yellow Moon” won the Grammy for best Americana album. It included some covers and a few songs penned by Crowell. That experience was so positive they decided to step it up on the recently released “The Traveling Kind” by co-writing seven of the album’s 11 songs. Now they’re off touring the United…

Ad executives looking for a celebrity to endorse their product can’t do much better than actor Liam Neeson. That’s the conclusion of the Nielsen company, which looked at celebrities who made commercials during the first three months of the year and ranked them with a calculation that takes into account likability, public awareness, influence and other factors. Its first “N-Scores” were released Tuesday. Neeson and Pierce Brosnan had identical scores of 94, although Neeson was judged to have a greater influence in getting products sold. By looking at the effectiveness of celebrity pitchmen, the company best known for television ratings will now compete with Marketing Evaluations Inc., a company that produces the better-known Q Score, a measurement of public attitudes toward well-known figures. Besides attaching scores to celebrity endorsers, Nielsen…

MOVIE EXPLORES CALIFORNIA'S 'CERTAIN FUTURE' The action-adventure disaster film San Andreas will be released worldwide on Friday, May 29, and it has more than enough things to recommend it even before you consider its back story that hits home rather too closely for comfort for many of us. It has the right writing and directorial talent and the early indications are of a potential hit - but it is nonetheless important to remember just how true to life the movie could yet be in the future. That's because the plot centers on a massive earthquake in California that Dwayne Johnson, in the lead role of rescue-chopper pilot Chief Ray Gaines, responds to by embarking on a dangerous journey across the state in an attempt to rescue his estranged daughter, Blake,…

The 68th Cannes Film Festival was brought to a surprising close Sunday with Jacques Audiard’s Sri Lankan refugee drama taking the festival’s coveted top honor, the Palme d’Or. The choice of “Dheepan,” as selected by a jury led by Joel and Ethan Coen, left some critics scratching their heads. While the dapper French filmmaker has drawn widespread acclaim for films such as “A Prophet” and “Rust and Bone,” some critics were disappointed by the thriller climax of Audiard’s film. “Dheepan” is about a trio of Sri Lankans who pretend to be a family in order to flee their war-torn country and are settled in a violent housing project outside Paris. “This isn’t a jury of film critics,” Joel Coen told reporters after the awards ceremony, alongside fellow jurors like Guillermo…

Good Kill Ethan Hawke plays Major Thomas Egan, a U.S. Air Force pilot who switches to flying drones due to the decreasing necessity of plane pilots. He spends half of his day fighting the Taliban via remote control, and the other half at home with his wife (January Jones) and kids in the suburbs. But he begins to question and consider the epic implications of his mission. FIVE FACTS: Seventh Son This epic fantasy film centers on Thomas Ward (Ben Barnes), the seventh son of a seventh son who is also an apprentice of the Spook (Jeff Bridges). The unlikely young hero is torn from his quiet life as a farmhand into a daring adventure with his mentor to vanquish a dark queen (Julianne Moore) and her army of supernatural…

The Rolling Stones launched their “Zip Code” North American tour in San Diego on Sunday with more than two hours of music. In front of a sold-out crowd at Petco Park, the stalwart foursome rocked hit after hit from their 50-year catalog. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts opened with “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” before show opener Gary Clark Jr. joined them for “Bitch” from the band’s “Sticky Fingers” album, which is being reissued this week. A long catwalk extending from the stage allowed Jagger to dance, run and skip into the center of the crowd. At one point, he ran full-speed down the catwalk and across the stage. Songs in the high-energy set included “Honky-Tonk Women,” “Midnight Rambler,” “Gimme Shelter” and “Sympathy for the Devil.” The chamber…

“Piranha” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons), by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison “Piranha,” the latest in the Oregon Files series of novels by Clive Cussler, has a new co-author, Boyd Morrison, and proves to be the best entry in the series to date. Juan Cabrillo and his team are experts in covert missions, and their ship, the Oregon, has been their base of operations since they started. It has state-of-the-art technology and weaponry, but can be disguised as a rusty wreck that can barely stay afloat. Deception has been key in all their missions, and Cabrillo runs his operations with his trustworthy crew in a style similar to the “Mission: Impossible” TV series and films. The latest mission sends Cabrillo and his team to Venezuela, where one of their adversaries uncovers the…

The operator of a popular adult dating website said Friday it’s investigating a data security breach following reports that hackers stole names, email addresses and information about the sexual orientation or habits of up to 4 million members. Britain’s Channel 4 news outlet reported that hackers posted some of the information on an obscure website after stealing account data from AdultFriendFinder.com. The online service claims 64 million members worldwide use its service to “hook up, find sex or meet someone hot now.” FriendFinder Networks, the Silicon Valley company that operates the service, said in a statement that it hired a prominent cybersecurity firm to investigate and is telling members to update their user names and passwords. It said it is also temporarily blocking attempts to search for user profiles by…

David Letterman has a new No. 1 on his personal Top Ten list of reasons he loves the Indianapolis 500. The freshly retired Letterman was all grins early Sunday as his IndyCar team paid tribute to the former “Late Show” host by putting a gap-toothed, smiling caricature of his face and (hash) thanksdave on driver Oriol Servia’s yellow car for the big race. “With everything that’s happened, it’s the highlight of my career,” Letterman said. “It’s crazy it’s the Indianapolis 500. Regrettable my face, but also my name on that car. It’s just delightful.” Letterman was dressed in a red shirt with a race sponsor “Steak `n Shake” logo. He promised Servia he would buy the burgers with an Indy win, but he can save his cash for retirement: Servia…

Two B.B. King heirs who’ve been most outspoken about the blues legend’s care in his final days are accusing King’s two closest aides of poisoning him. Las Vegas police homicide detectives are investigating, Lt. Ray Steiber said Monday. He declined to provide details. Daughters Karen Williams and Patty King allege that family members were prevented from visiting while King’s business manager, LaVerne Toney, and his personal assistant, Myron Johnson, hastened their father’s death. “I believe my father was poisoned and that he was administered foreign substances,” Patty King and Williams say in identically worded sections of affidavits provided to The Associated Press by their lawyer, Larissa Drohobyczer. “I believe my father was murdered,” they say. Toney and Johnson each declined to comment. “They’ve been making allegations all along. What’s new?”…

True Colors Zedd The Russian-German electronic dance maestro’s second studio album has as just as much to do with color as its title suggests, with songs from the project being previewed in different cities and associated with a certain color. The lead single, “I Want You to Know”, features Selena Gomez and topped the US Billboard Twitter Top Tracks chart. FIVE FACTS: Blurryface twenty one pilots The Columbus, Ohio duo follow up their signed debut for Fueled by Ramen, 2013’s Vessel, with an album named after a character of the band’s own making. It was preceded by the US Billboard Rock Digital Songs number four hit single “Fairy Local”, and boasts the production talents of Ricky Reed, Mike Elizondo, Mike Crossey and Tim Anderson. FIVE FACTS:…

Most theater professionals like to say that whatever they’re working on is very relevant to what’s going on in the real world. That was not possibly more true than in Baltimore this spring. The city’s flagship theater, Center Stage, debuted a musical about reggae icon and civil rights activist Bob Marley during the city’s spasm of violence and peaceful protests following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. Several preview performances for the musical “Marley” were lost amid protests marching near the theater and the actors had to rush to finish rehearsals early on several evenings to accommodate a city-wide curfew. There were soldiers, horses and armored vehicles in the streets and helicopters in the air as the cast and crew tried to finish a work that highlighted the…