Month: September 2020

Mighty Ducks star Shaun Weiss gets a new set of teeth and celebrates 230 days sober – Daily Mail
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Mighty Ducks star Shaun Weiss gets a new set of teeth and celebrates 230 days sober – Daily Mail

Former child actor Shaun Weiss has been diligently working on his recovery from drug abuse after falling on hard times and recently celebrated his 230th day sober. The Mighty Ducks star, 42, also had a new top row of permanent teeth installed following multiple oral surgeries done to correct the damage done to his mouth from years of meth use.  His friend Drew Gallagher shared an update on his condition to his GoFundMe page on Tuesday, along with a photo of Shaun looking better than he has in years as he flashed a bright smile.   Looking good! Mighty Ducks actor Shaun Weiss recently celebrated over 230 days in recovery from meth addiction and, in an update posted to his GoFundMe page, recently had a row of permanent top teeth installed 'Got his permanent uppers insta...
Caitlyn Jenner Breaks Silence on Keeping Up With the Kardashians Ending – E! NEWS
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Caitlyn Jenner Breaks Silence on Keeping Up With the Kardashians Ending – E! NEWS

"The girls have done and Kris has done just an amazing job with the show and keeping it going this long," Caitlyn said. "But kind of everybody is in a different place now and I think it's time to move on. What a run." "Nothing lasts forever," she noted. "And shows do come and go, this one has by far done the best, I think, of any reality show in history. So at some point it's going to come to an end...I wasn't surprised, but I just am so proud of the kids for doing such a great job over the years. I mean, they did an amazing job."
Its not just the lungs: How COVID-19 attacks the brain – New York Post
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Its not just the lungs: How COVID-19 attacks the brain – New York Post

It’s “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” on a cellular level. A new Yale University study on how the coronavirus affects the nervous system has revealed that the viral invader attacks the mind by taking over its victim’s brain cells in order to make copies of itself, while simultaneously sapping all the available oxygen, thus choking-out nearby cells. Their findings, which are awaiting peer review on BioRXiv, add evidence to claims that the brain belongs on the ever growing list of vulnerabilities to COVID-19, including the lungs, kidneys, liver, gut and blood vessels. “If the brain does become infected, it could have a lethal consequence,” Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale University and lead researcher, told the New York Times. The coronavirus is a whole body disease. ...
Watch Live: Gov. Herbert, Dr. Dunn expected to provide COVID-19 update as Utah sees 346 more cases, 3 deaths Thursday – KSL.com
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Watch Live: Gov. Herbert, Dr. Dunn expected to provide COVID-19 update as Utah sees 346 more cases, 3 deaths Thursday – KSL.com

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 346 from Wednesday, with three more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health. The health department now estimates there are 8,044 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 381, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period is now 9.1%. The new numbers indicate a 0.6% increase in positive cases since Wednesday. Of the 703,766 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 8% have tested positive for COVID-19. An increase of 5,225 tests conducted was reported as of Thursday. A total of 118 COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized in Utah, including 48 in intensive care unit, or ICU, beds. About 68% of ...
Halle Berry calls historic Oscar win one of my biggest heartbreaks – CNN
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Halle Berry calls historic Oscar win one of my biggest heartbreaks – CNN

Since then, things have not exactly gone the way one might expect. In a recent interview with Variety, Berry talked about the fact that Hollywood didn't exactly come beating down her door after her triumph -- especially in the wake of her starring role in 2004's "Catwoman" which bombed. "I think it's largely because there was no place for someone like me," the actress said. "I thought, 'Oh, all these great scripts are going to come my way; these great directors are going to be banging on my door,'" Berry said. "It didn't happen. It actually got a little harder. They call it the Oscar curse. You're expected to turn in award-worthy performances." Almost two decades after Berry tearfully said the moment was bigger than her and for "every nameless, faceless woman of color" for whom the Acad...
Big Brother Contestants Mock Autistic Houseguest Ian Terry – TMZ
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Big Brother Contestants Mock Autistic Houseguest Ian Terry – TMZ

A bunch of 'Big Brother' houseguests don't like being under the same roof as Ian Terry ... simply because he's autistic. Ian's been pretty outspoken this season about being on the autism spectrum, but now his fellow houseguests, Christmas Abbott, Dani Briones, Nicole Franzel and Memphis Garrett, were caught on the live feeds yukking it up about Ian. They openly, and cruelly, mocked his self-soothing technique -- rocking back and forth during conversations --- and said it turns them off. Play video content CBS Dani was caught on the live feeds saying she can't even look at Ian sometimes because...
Cobra Kai Star Tanner Buchanan Is a Super Fan of a Resurging Animated Phenomenon – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Cobra Kai Star Tanner Buchanan Is a Super Fan of a Resurging Animated Phenomenon – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Tanner Buchanan currently plays Robby Keene in Cobra Kai, which is now available for streaming on Netflix. The show takes place more than three decades after LaRusso famously face-kicked fierce opponent, Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid.  Tanner Buchanan | Amanda Edwards/Getty ImagesThe show pays homage to the original franchise — with flackbacks to Mr.Miyagi and the return of John Kreese’s infamous Cobra Kai dojo. This time around, LaRusso and Lawrence are the new instructors. Their students go head-to-head over adolescent drama, love triangles, betrayal, life perspectives, and more.  Tanner Buchanan plays one of the show’s primary protagonists, and he is one of many cast members responsible for the resurgence in fascination with the original franchise. Buchanan al...
One in a hundred Covid-19 patients suffer punctured lung according to worrying new research – RT
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One in a hundred Covid-19 patients suffer punctured lung according to worrying new research – RT

As many as one in every hundred patients hospitalized with Covid-19 suffer ‘punctured lung’ according to new research led by Cambridge University, further complicating treatment for those affected. Symptoms of a pneumothorax or ‘punctured lung’ include shortness of breath and sudden, stabbing chest pains that are exacerbated by taking deep breaths during the coughing fits associated with Covid-19.   A punctured lung allows air to seep out and become trapped between the outside of the lung and the chest wall, eventually leading to the organ's collapse under the accumulated pressure.  According to the new study, published in the European Respiratory Journal, tall young men or older patients with underlying lung disease were most at risk of suffering a punctured lung while un...
Maine reports 31 new coronavirus cases, with 14 in York County – Press Herald
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Maine reports 31 new coronavirus cases, with 14 in York County – Press Herald

Maine reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with nearly half – 14 –  occurring in York County, an area of several recent outbreaks. There were no additional deaths. Meanwhile, in Cumberland County, Maine’s most populous county, only two new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Thursday. After adjusting for previously probable COVID-19 cases that turned out to be negative, Maine had a net increase of 26 cases on Thursday. Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC director, will brief the media at 2 p.m. today. Posters from the State Theatre letting customers know where they can find updates hang in the window of the now permanently closed Port City Music Hall in downtown Portland on Monday, August 31. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer Since the pandemic began, Maine has tracked 4,76...