Month: September 2020

Justin Duggar, 17, announces courtship with sweet and nice Claire Spivey, 19 – Daily Mail
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Justin Duggar, 17, announces courtship with sweet and nice Claire Spivey, 19 – Daily Mail

At just 17 years old, Justin Duggar is officially the youngest in his family to enter into a courtship. In a preview clip from Tuesday night's episode of Counting On obtained by Us Weekly, the teenager reveals that he is 'now in an official relationship' with 19-year-old Claire Spivey from Texas. For the Duggar family, a courtship announcement nearly always means that an engagement is in the near future — but in this case, the super-young lovebirds may need to wait until just turns 18 on November 15 before they officially tie the knot. When abstaining in mandatory: Justin Duggar has announced that he is in an official courtship with Claire Spivey, 19, from Texas Just kids! At just 17 years old, Justin is officially the youngest in his family to e...
Ellen DeGeneres Returns to Show With Apology for Toxic Workplace – The New York Times
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Ellen DeGeneres Returns to Show With Apology for Toxic Workplace – The New York Times

Ellen DeGeneres started the 18th season of her daytime talk show on Monday with a lengthy apology that addressed reports describing her as a boss who led a toxic workplace. “If you’re watching because you love me, thank you,” Ms. DeGeneres said in her return from a summer hiatus. “And if you’re watching because you don’t love me, welcome.” Dressed in a white blazer, jeans and her signature white sneakers, the host addressed the rows of seats filled with screens that featured virtual audience members. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, audience members are not permitted to enter her Burbank, Calif., studio. “As you may have heard this summer, there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show,” Ms. DeGeneres said. “And then there was an investigation. I learned that thin...
244 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Massachusetts, 7 additional deaths – WCVB Boston
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244 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Massachusetts, 7 additional deaths – WCVB Boston

244 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Massachusetts, 7 additional deaths Daily positive test rate at 2.25% Updated: 4:03 PM EDT Sep 21, 2020 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 244 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the statewide total to 125,723.There were 10,823 new molecular tests conducted, with a 2.25% daily positive rate. State health officials also confirmed seven new COVID-19-related deaths across Massachusetts, bringing the state's confirmed coronavirus death toll to 9,107.About 3.43 million molecular tests for COVID-19 have now been administered in the state to more than 2.09 million individuals....
Oh yeah, it’s the 21st of September – The Verge
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Oh yeah, it’s the 21st of September – The Verge

It’s September 21st — the final day of summer, the eve of the equinox, and far more importantly, the day memorialized by the 1978 Earth, Wind & Fire classic, “September.” It’s also the day when the internet impatiently tweets at comedian Demi Adejuyigbe, waiting for him to post his latest celebration of the day and date. Adejuyigbe has been making videos for five years now where he dances along to the most salient part of the song, and they have truly turned the 21st of September into a holiday worth celebrating. His latest is now here, and it is — as always — a remarkable celebration of Sept. 21, 9/21 (21/9, even), the 21st, or whatever you prefer to call it: But look, if you enjoyed this, do us all a favor and donate to the fundraiser Adejuyigbe shouts out because next ...
BTS did a Tiny Desk concert that may surprise you – CNN
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BTS did a Tiny Desk concert that may surprise you – CNN

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CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne COVID-19 transmission, says update was posted in error – KOCO Oklahoma City
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CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne COVID-19 transmission, says update was posted in error – KOCO Oklahoma City

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday abruptly reverted to its previous guidance about how coronavirus is transmitted, removing language about airborne transmission it had posted just days earlier."A draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agency's official website. CDC is currently updating its recommendations regarding airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). Once this process has been completed, the update language will be posted," Jason McDonald, a CDC spokesman, said in a response emailed to CNN.The guidance had been quietly updated on Friday, according to the CDC's website. CNN was first to report the change on Sunday. The CDC responded to CNN just before noon on Monday to say it ...
Hospitals turn away coronavirus patients, cabinet to tighten restrictions – The Jerusalem Post
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Hospitals turn away coronavirus patients, cabinet to tighten restrictions – The Jerusalem Post

Hospitals began turning away coronavirus patients and shutting down internal medicine wards on Monday as the number of those seriously ill spiked. The coronavirus cabinet is expected to meet on Tuesday to outline a list of new restrictions that could be implemented immediately after Yom Kippur next week. Both Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital and Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on Monday said they could accommodate no more coronavirus cases. Health Ministry director-general Chezy Levy called on hospitals to cease offering elective surgery and other services and instead focus on COVID-19. “This is urgent,” he said in a letter to hospital CEOs. “I expect everyone to act with personal responsibility and determination.” Meanwhile, the IDF on Monday announced it ...
T cell shortage linked to severe COVID-19 in elderly; antiseptic spray may limit virus spread – KSL.com
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T cell shortage linked to severe COVID-19 in elderly; antiseptic spray may limit virus spread – KSL.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. A lower supply of a certain type of immune cell in older people that is critical to fighting foreign invaders may help explain their vulnerability to severe COVID-19, scientists say. When germs enter the body, the initial "innate" immune response generates inflammation not specifically targeted at the bacteria or virus. Within days, the more precise "adaptive" immune response starts generating antibodies against the invader along with T cells that either assist in antibody production or seek out and attack infected cells. In a small study published on Wednesday in Cell, COVID-19 pati...