Month: August 2020

Sofia Vergara shoots down claim Ellen DeGeneres was being racist – CNN
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Sofia Vergara shoots down claim Ellen DeGeneres was being racist – CNN

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Paris Hilton Claims Utah Boarding School Abused and Tortured Her – TMZ
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Paris Hilton Claims Utah Boarding School Abused and Tortured Her – TMZ

8:17 AM PT -- Officials at the Provo Canyon School tell TMZ it was sold by previous ownership in August 2000, so ... "We therefore cannot comment on the operations or patient experience prior to this time." We're told the school today is a psychiatric youth residential treatment center for kids with special mental health needs, focused on "providing effective treatment, compassionate care and a nurturing environment for the students and families we serve." Paris Hilton's opening up about a traumatic chapter of her life before her 'Simple Life' stardom ... in an upcoming documentary that's pretty shocking. The famous heiress describes how her rebellious youth living with her family in NYC's Waldorf Astoria hotel resulted in her parents sending her to se...
Disability, Work and Coronavirus: What Happens Now? – The New York Times
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Disability, Work and Coronavirus: What Happens Now? – The New York Times

“It makes it so much easier when there are no barriers in the situation other than not being physically present,” he said. The flourishing of accessibility is not universal: A 2016 survey by the Pew Research Center found that people with disabilities have less overall access to technology and also use it less. And while remote access has increased inclusion, it is paired with a plummeting of physical accessibility. Many of the people interviewed for this article said they miss seeing friends and attending in-person events as much as anyone else. Olivia Mahan, a wheelchair user in Pueblo, Colo., said that “overall, it’s been a narrowing of the things I can do.” Transitioning to remote participation has been complicated for many people with invisible disabilities, whose needs have long been...
First Covid-19 reinfection documented in Hong Kong, researchers say – STAT
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First Covid-19 reinfection documented in Hong Kong, researchers say – STAT

Researchers in Hong Kong on Monday reported what appears to be the first confirmed case of Covid-19 reinfection, a 33-year-old man who was first infected by SARS-CoV-2 in late March and then, four and a half months later, seemingly contracted the virus again while traveling in Europe. The case raises questions about the durability of immune protection from the coronavirus. But it was also met with caution by other scientists, who questioned the extent to which the case pointed to broader concerns about reinfection. There have been scattered reports of cases of Covid-19 reinfection. Those reports, though, have been based on anecdotal evidence and largely attributed to flaws in testing. advertisement But in this case, researchers at the University of Hong Kong sequenced the virus from the ...
‘The Batman’ fan decodes The Riddler’s mysterious message in new trailer – NME
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‘The Batman’ fan decodes The Riddler’s mysterious message in new trailer – NME

Following the release of The Batman‘s first trailer over the weekend, one fan appears to have decoded a mysterious message from The Riddler (Paul Dano). In the first look at the Matt Reeves-directed DC movie, fans were given first glimpses of Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne/Batman, alongside Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman and Dano’s Riddler. At one point in the clip, however, a message for Batman is left on a victim, which asks: “What does a liar do when he’s dead?”, followed by a series of symbols. One fan seems to have cracked it, discovering that the answer translates as the clever pun: “He lies still”. Explaining his methodology, Andrew Lane revealed in a Twitter thread that he looked through the symbols to identify recurring ones, using a process of elimination by first trying Bat...
BTS video Dynamite breaks YouTube record for most views in 24 hours – CNN
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BTS video Dynamite breaks YouTube record for most views in 24 hours – CNN

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Coronavirus live updates: WHO says 172 countries in on global vaccine plan; Chinese e-commerce giants see a boost – CNBC
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Coronavirus live updates: WHO says 172 countries in on global vaccine plan; Chinese e-commerce giants see a boost – CNBC

Scientists are expressing some doubts about the Food and Drug Administration's emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as a treatment for Covid-19 patients. In a Sunday news briefing, President Donald Trump touted the treatment as a "breakthrough." Former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC that while there was enough data to justify the authorization, the treatment is not a "home run."  The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University: Global cases: More than 23.4 million Global deaths: At least 809,300 U.S. cases: More than 5.7 million U.S. deaths: At least 176,800
Rose McGowan accuses Alyssa Milano of toxic and appalling behaviour on Charmed set – The Independent
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Rose McGowan accuses Alyssa Milano of toxic and appalling behaviour on Charmed set – The Independent

Rose McGowan appears to have quit social media, after accusing her former Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano of “toxic” and “appalling” behaviour on the show’s set. In a message published to her Instagram, the actor, filmmaker and activist wrote that she has “given enough” and “cannot give anymore”. “Helping strangers worldwide is like death by a thousand cuts,” McGowan wrote. ...
‘Mirzapur’ Season 2 Date Announced: Fans Excited – Gulte
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‘Mirzapur’ Season 2 Date Announced: Fans Excited – Gulte

If we mix the rashness of Raktacharitra, sudden and unexpected twists of Sacred Games and the brutality of Gangs of Wasseypur with more of expletives, bloodshed and carnage, then it is “Mirzapur”. An original web series on Amazon Prime Video has seen stunning success after it got dubbed into almost eight Indian languages including Telugu with all the ‘boothulu’ intact. Since then, the wait for Season 2 of this web series has grown bigger and curious, and finally, Amazon broke the ice. Due to the lockdown, the release of Season 2 has got delayed, but finally, the date is announced today. Amazon confirmed in a new video teaser where all the fallen shells of a fired bullet form the outline of the number ‘2’, and stated that October 23rd is the release date of the se...
A common medication for older adults improves COVID-19 survival rates, researchers say – MarketWatch
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A common medication for older adults improves COVID-19 survival rates, researchers say – MarketWatch

Medication for high blood pressure could improve survival rates for those suffering from COVID-19 and reduce the severity of infection, according to new research from a team of scientists at the University of East Anglia in the U.K. and published Monday in the journal Current Atherosclerosis Reports, a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal. The researchers studied 28,000 patients taking antihypertensives — a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) — and said the risk of death and a severe response to coronavirus infection was reduced for patients with high blood pressure who were taking Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB). ...