Month: July 2020

Taylor Swift is rebranding her album merch after a Black-owned business accused her team of ripping off its design – CNN
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Taylor Swift is rebranding her album merch after a Black-owned business accused her team of ripping off its design – CNN

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Ellen DeGeneres Addresses Workplace Allegations and Changes Forthcoming in Staff Letter (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter
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Ellen DeGeneres Addresses Workplace Allegations and Changes Forthcoming in Staff Letter (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter

With the culture at her eponymous talk show under fire, Ellen DeGeneres is speaking out. In a letter to her crew, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, DeGeneres addresses the alleged workplace misconduct, which was detailed in a Buzzfeed story published earlier this month. The widely-circulated piece includes a host of former employees’ anonymous accusations of racism, intimidation, unjust termination and an overall toxic work culture, perpetuated by the show’s top producers. The report prompted an in-house investigation by Telepictures parent WarnerMedia, which is said to now be largely complete. In her note, DeGeneres takes responsibility, insofar as the show bears her name, and insists that steps will be taken to “correct the issues” going forward. “As we’ve grown exponentially, I’ve no...
Naya Rivera To Appear On ‘Sugar Rush’; Netflix Dedicates Episode To Late Actress Following Her Tragic Death – Deadline
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Naya Rivera To Appear On ‘Sugar Rush’; Netflix Dedicates Episode To Late Actress Following Her Tragic Death – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: In what is believed to be her final TV appearance, Naya Rivera will be featured in an episode from Season 3 of Netflix’s baking competition reality series Sugar Rush, which will be released Friday. Back in February, a few weeks before all production ground to a halt, the Glee alumna filmed a guest-judge appearance on Sugar Rush in Los Angeles, sitting alongside the show’s host Hunter March and professional chef judges Candace Nelson and Adriano Zumbo. It was the last thing Rivera shot before the coronavirus-related Hollywood production shutdown, now in its fifth month. Courtesy of Netflix Netflix on June 24 announced a July 31 premiere date for the new season of Sugar Rush, branded Extra Sweet. A couple of weeks later, Rivera disappeared while swimming wit...
Drake Flexes Tupac-Inspired Jesus Pieces Worth $300000 Each – Billboard
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Drake Flexes Tupac-Inspired Jesus Pieces Worth $300000 Each – Billboard

The self-appointed 6 God Drake honored Tupac Shakur by showing off twin Jesus pieces featuring the late legend, and they have quite the hefty pricetag. Drake and Jason Arasheben, Jason of Beverly Hills' founding designer, posted videos of the double diamond chains on their respective Instagram accounts Wednesday (July 29). According to Complex, each pendant's estimated value is $300,000, making the set $600,000 in total. The diamond chains are reportedly made out of "70 carats of flawless white and natural yellow diamonds, as well as over half of kilo of gold in total." "Always wanted twin Jesus pieces thank you @jasonofbeverlyhills," the rapper wrote on his IG story. Approximately five weeks (150 hours of work) went into making and finishing the "Popstar" singer's pieces, ...
Rabid bats confirmed in San Bernardino County including Apple Valley – VVNG.com
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Rabid bats confirmed in San Bernardino County including Apple Valley – VVNG.com

APPLE VALLEY, Calif. — There have been nine confirmed rabid bats in San Bernardino County including four within the past two weeks in Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana and Apple Valley. San Bernardino County Public Health is urging the public to protect themselves and their pets from interactions with unfamiliar, stray or wild animals. “Rabies is almost always fatal in humans once symptoms begin,” stated Dr. Erin Gustafson, County Interim Health Officer. “It is important to seek medical attention as soon as possible for any animal bite or possible rabies exposure.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most common wild reservoirs of rabies are raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes. Domestic mammals can also get rabies. Cats, cattle, and do...
L.A. Zoo mourns loss of beloved pair of African lions who were loyal companions – KTLA
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L.A. Zoo mourns loss of beloved pair of African lions who were loyal companions – KTLA

Hubert and Kalisa are seen in a photo released by the L.A. Zoo on July 30, 2020. A beloved pair of African lions who lived as companions at the Los Angeles Zoo for the last six years have been euthanized, officials announced Thursday. The decision to “humanely euthanize” Hubert and Kalisa, the 21-year-old companions, was made by animal care and health staff due to their declining health and age-related illnesses that diminished their quality of life, zoo officials said in a news release. “In the early mornings, staff would routinely hear Hubert’s waking roars, and I will personally miss hearing them on my walks around the grounds,” said Alisa Behar, curator of mammals at the L.A. Zoo. Hubert was born Feb. 7, 1999 at the Linc...
Curbing the covid-19 comeback in Europe – The Economist
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Curbing the covid-19 comeback in Europe – The Economist

Aug 1st 2020 THE WAVES of an epidemic tend to rise like a tsunami—slowly, almost surreptitiously, before a precipitous surge. In parts of Europe there are now fears that covid-19 cases may again be nearing a menacing inflection point. In Spain, daily new cases in the week to July 28th have risen sharply to nearly ten times the low they had descended to in June, when the lockdown was lifted. Less dramatic but worrying increases in cases are starting to bubble up in other European countries. For the moment, the spikes in Europe are largely confined to a few hotspot countries, regions within them or even towns. Infection rates are particularly high in the Balkans and in Spain, which has notched up about 27 cases per 100,000 people in the past week. The corresponding case rate in Germany, Fr...
EXCLUSIVE: Fearing Trump interference, FBI agents hid copies of Russia investigation docs – CNN
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EXCLUSIVE: Fearing Trump interference, FBI agents hid copies of Russia investigation docs – CNN

In the hours after President Donald Trump suddenly fired FBI Director James Comey, on May 9, 2017, his former subordinates in the J. Edgar Hoover Building wondered if there would be more shoes to drop. Would Trump dismiss more people? Would he shut down the investigation of his campaign's ties to Russia? Would the President demand that the Bureau cease its investigation of Michael Flynn, Trump's onetime national security adviser? In response to these concerns, the FBI took extraordinary -- and previously undisclosed -- steps to protect its investigations. From Comey's first meetings with Trump, shortly after he won the presidency, the FBI director developed misgivings about his new boss' behavior -- about Trump's demands for "loyalty," and even more unnerving, his request that...