Month: November 2020

Gina Carano: The Mandalorian Fans Petition to Fire Star Wars Actress – IndieWire
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Gina Carano: The Mandalorian Fans Petition to Fire Star Wars Actress – IndieWire

Fans are divided over the return of Carano, who has made her conservative viewpoints known on social media. “The Mandalorian” star Gina Carano has stirred both pushback and support from “Star Wars” and Disney fans alike on social media after posting a number of controversial tweets, including about mask-wearing and hypothetical voter fraud. The actress, who plays Cara Dune in the Disney+ series, was also previously accused of mocking trans pronouns on social media. See some of the tweets below. The #FireGinaCarano hashtag began picking up steam last week, but has continued to build momentum after Disney+ dropped the “Chapter 12” episode of “The Mandalorian” on Friday, in which Carano stars. But at the same time, #StandWithGinaCarano has also begun trending on Twitter in response ...
Daily California coronavirus cases triple as pandemic worsens – Los Angeles Times
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Daily California coronavirus cases triple as pandemic worsens – Los Angeles Times

California’s average daily number of coronavirus cases has tripled in the last month, a Times analysis has found, as pandemic conditions deteriorated dramatically around the state. The coronavirus is now infecting more Californians daily than at any previous point in the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns about a new peak in coronavirus-related deaths by Christmas. As of Saturday night, California was averaging more than 11,500 new coronavirus cases a day over the last seven days, more than triple the number a month earlier, on Oct. 21, which was nearly 3,200, according to a Times analysis. Even during the summertime surge, which led to the season with California’s worst COVID-19 death toll, the average daily number of coronavirus cases over a seven-day period never exceeded 10,000. ...
Days Before Thanksgiving, New Yorkers Once Again Face Long Lines For COVID-19 Tests – Gothamist
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Days Before Thanksgiving, New Yorkers Once Again Face Long Lines For COVID-19 Tests – Gothamist

With positive test rates for COVID-19 inching up across the city and the holidays fast approaching, demand for coronavirus tests is surging and New Yorkers are once again finding themselves waiting on hours-long lines to get tested. CityMD, with 76 urgent care centers across the five boroughs, has the dubious honor of having some of the worst wait times for a free test. The person at the front of a particularly long CityMD line on Atlantic Avenue near Nevins Street in Boerum Hill Friday afternoon told Gothamist it had taken him four hours to reach the door. Just before 4 p.m., a CityMD worker came out to inform those just joining the back of that line that there was still a three-and-a-half to four hour wait with a chance they wouldn’t get in for a test that day. ...
FDA approves first-ever progeria medication – One America News Network
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FDA approves first-ever progeria medication – One America News Network

In this Feb. 12, 2019 photo, Meghan Waldron walks down the street in Boston. Waldron is a student at Emerson College with progeria, one of the world’s rarest diseases. The first treatment has been approved for progeria, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Zokinvy which was shown in testing to extend patients’ lives by 2 ½ years on average. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via AP) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 9:19 AM PT – Sunday, November 22, 2020 A breakthrough medication for the ultra rare genetic disease known as progeria has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The oral capsule drug, which goes by the name Zokinvy, was given the green-light on Friday. Breaking news! First-ever treatment for rare rapid-aging disease #Progeria re...
A bittersweet Thanksgiving for the grandmother and teenager who met via an accidental text in 2016 – CNN
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A bittersweet Thanksgiving for the grandmother and teenager who met via an accidental text in 2016 – CNN

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Dwayne The Rock Johnson teases Trump, Michael B. Jordan over Sexiest Man Alive announcement – Fox News
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Dwayne The Rock Johnson teases Trump, Michael B. Jordan over Sexiest Man Alive announcement – Fox News

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson poked fun at Michael B. Jordan and Donald Trump in a recent Instagram post about the 2020 "Sexiest Man Alive." People announced last week that Jordan, the “Creed” and "Black Panther" star, was named this year’s sexiest man. Johnson was previously given the accolade in 2016 and made the list again in 2020, but ranked lower than Jordan. In a post on Instagram over the weekend, the “Jumanji” star talked about his recent interview with the magazine and congratulated Jordan on his win before quoting a recent tweet from Trump that implied he, like the president, was not giving up the title he won in 2016.  “Fun talkin’ about ‘living each day to the fullest’ in @people’s SEXIEST MAN ALIVE issue. Congrats to my brother @michaelbjordan on the new sexy crown,” Johnson ...
Exercise for This Many Minutes for a Longer Life, Says Science – Yahoo Lifestyle
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Exercise for This Many Minutes for a Longer Life, Says Science – Yahoo Lifestyle

For many of us, it's been a tough year for maintaining healthy habits. As our living situations change and our options for exercising outside the house decrease with the recent country-wide spike in cases, it can be tough to figure out what our usual workout routine looks like. Good news: it turns out, working the benefits of regular exercise into your life may be easier than you thought. A study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation has found that bursts of exercise as short as twelve minutes can increase your life expectancy and decrease your risk of heart disease and diabetes. The study, conducted by researchers at the Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, looked at the levels of hundreds of different metabolites in 411 middle-aged men and women b...
2 Mainers die as 236 new virus cases are reported – Bangor Daily News
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2 Mainers die as 236 new virus cases are reported – Bangor Daily News

Two more Mainers have died as health officials on Sunday reported 236 new coronavirus cases across the state. Sunday’s report brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Maine to 10,359. Of those, 9,294 have been confirmed positive, while 1,065 were classified as “probable cases,” according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials have warned Mainers that “forceful and widespread” community transmission is being seen throughout the state. Five counties are seeing high community transmission: Franklin, Knox, Somerset, Waldo and Washington counties. New cases were reported in Androscoggin (44), Aroostook 13), Cumberland (68), Franklin (2), Hancock (5), Kennebec (11), Knox (6), Lincoln (2), Oxford (6), Penobscot (21), Piscataquis (1), Sa...
Aerodynamics of Infectious Disease: Airflow Studies Reveal Strategies to Reduce Indoor Transmission of COVID-19 – SciTechDaily
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Aerodynamics of Infectious Disease: Airflow Studies Reveal Strategies to Reduce Indoor Transmission of COVID-19 – SciTechDaily

Simulation of pedestrian counterflow (red and pink particles) confined within a hallway (blue boundary), under conditions of weak social distancing. Credit: Kelby Kramer and Gerald J. Wang Scientists studying the aerodynamics of infectious disease share steps to curb transmission during indoor activities. Wear a mask. Stay six feet apart. Avoid large gatherings. As the world awaits a safe and effective vaccine, controlling the COVID-19 pandemic hinges on widespread compliance with these public health guidelines. But as colder weather forces people to spend more time indoors, blocking disease transmission will become more challenging than ever. At the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics, researchers presented a range of studies invest...
Sana Khan shares a picture with her husband Anas Sayed from their wedding ceremony: May Allah keep us uni – Times of India
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Sana Khan shares a picture with her husband Anas Sayed from their wedding ceremony: May Allah keep us uni – Times of India

Bollywood actress Sana Khan has tied the knot with Gujarat-based Anas Sayad in a private and low-key ceremony in Surat on November 20. Today, the ' Jai Ho' actress took to her Instagram handle to share the first picture with her husband Anas Sayed from their wedding ceremony. For the wedding, Sana wore a beautiful red and gold colour lehenga and choli, while Anas is dressed simply in white. Sharing the picture, Sana wrote: Loved each other for the sake of AllahMarried each other for the sake of AllahMay Allah keep us united in this Duniya And reunite us in jannah ♥️" Check out the post here: The couple opted for a low-profile wedding but a video from their wedding has gone viral on the internet. In the video, the couple can be seen walking down the staircase together,...