Month: December 2020

Halsey issues apology after posting eating disorder pic without sufficient warning – Fox News
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Halsey issues apology after posting eating disorder pic without sufficient warning – Fox News

Halsey has issued an apology after she came under fire for posting a picture of herself on social media that many deemed insensitive. The singer, 26, joined in on the current "post a photo of" trend on Instagram, which allows followers to request others to post photos of themselves at various milestones in their lives. When Halsey was asked to share a photo of herself at her "lowest point," she reportedly posted a mirror selfie and captioned it, "TW: ED, ask for help." "TW" is an abbreviation for "Trigger Warning" and "ED" stands for "eating disorder." Halsey later removed the image and admitted she was wrong in posting the photo without providing a "sufficient" warning. HALSEY SLAMS 'ELUSIVE' GRAMMY NOMINATION PROCESS AFTER SNUB, SAYS IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT 'MUSIC OR QUALITY' "I am...
COVID-19 cases in Arizona surpass 500000 – AZ Big Media
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COVID-19 cases in Arizona surpass 500000 – AZ Big Media

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona reached 507,222 on Tuesday, Dec. 29, an increase of 2,799 from the previous day, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. There have already been 175,280 new COVID-19 cases in Arizona in December, which means 35 percent of the state’s total number of cases since the start of the pandemic have come in December alone. The state had been somewhat effective over the last four months in combating the virus, but showed major signs of regression. While July saw an average increase of 3,075 new cases a day, Arizona averaged 877 new cases a day in August, averaged 552 new cases a day in September, but the number crept back up to an average of 903 new cases a day in October, and Arizona averaged 2,600 new cases a day in November. So far...
COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Massachusetts Soldiers Homes – WCVB Boston
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COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Massachusetts Soldiers Homes – WCVB Boston

Staff and residents will begin receiving vaccinations Tuesday at the site of one of the nation's worst coronavirus outbreaks in a long-term care facility.COVID-19 is blamed for the spring deaths of 76 veterans who lived at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home. Additionally, a resident of the home who had lived at an off-site skilled nursing facility since April died earlier this month.Air Force veteran Robert Aucoin received the first inoculation for the virus at the facility Tuesday morning. Aucoin, who has lived at the state-run home since 2018, served from 1961 to 1965 and during his service worked as the control tower operator at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina.Two former top administrators at the Holyoke home have pleaded not guilty to criminal negligence charges connected to the de...
Maine CDC reports 7 new coronavirus-related deaths, 590 new cases – WMTW Portland
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Maine CDC reports 7 new coronavirus-related deaths, 590 new cases – WMTW Portland

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported seven new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday and 590 new cases.The number of Mainers with COVID-19 who have died is now 333. Cumberland and Penobscot counties each reported two new deaths. Androscoggin, Oxford and York counties each reported one new death.The 590 new cases bring the total since the beginning of the outbreak to 22,909.MAINE CORONAVIRUS DATA: Deaths: 333 Total cases: 22,909 Confirmed cases: 19,582 Probable cases: 3,327 Cumulative positivity rate: 2.38% 14-day positivity rate: 4.6% Isolations Completed: 11,248 Currently hospitalized: 181 Patients in intensive care: 48 Patients on ventilators: 14Get more detailed COVID-19 data from the Mai...
Alec Baldwin tells Hilaria critic on Instagram to go f–k yourself – Page Six
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Alec Baldwin tells Hilaria critic on Instagram to go f–k yourself – Page Six

Alec Baldwin snapped. The “30 Rock” star, 62, continued to defend wife Hilaria (neé Hillary) Baldwin on Instagram Monday for faking her Spanish accent and heritage, eventually opting for a cryptic Mark Twain quote to summarize his feelings. “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes,” the quote read. Alec’s followers didn’t agree with the sentiment, as his former-yoga-instructor wife seemingly had been putting on a Spanish facade when in reality she was born and raised in Boston by parents who were also born and raised in Boston. “Like your wife being Spanish when she lived in Massachusetts her entire life,” one user wrote. “I take it her accent is fake as well? FRAUDS!” After reading this attack, Alec re...
Lori Loughlin had emotional reunion with daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella after released from prison – Fox News
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Lori Loughlin had emotional reunion with daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella after released from prison – Fox News

Lori Loughlin reportedly had an emotional reunion with her daughters after completing her two-month prison sentence on Monday.  A spokesperson at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Dublin, Calif., confirmed to Fox News that the "Full House" star completed her prison time, was released and was allowed to reunite with her daughters, Olivia Jade, 21, and Isabella, 22.  According to a source who spoke to People magazine, Loughlin immediately went from the prison to meet with her daughters for an emotional and tearful reunion in Los Angeles.  "It’s the end of a very long ordeal," the source told the outlet. They added that she is "beyond relieved that she can put her prison sentence behind her." INSIDE LORI LOUGHLIN’S PRISON STINT AND WHY SHE POTENTIALLY HASN’T SPOKEN WITH DAUG...
Reese Witherspoon says she was caught off guard by ex Ryan Phillippes 2002 Oscars comment – CNN
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Reese Witherspoon says she was caught off guard by ex Ryan Phillippes 2002 Oscars comment – CNN

The actress/producer spoke about the moment that went viral at the time. Phillippe said during the live broadcast that she could present the award because "you make more money than I do." "I forgot that ever happened," Witherspoon said during an HFPA in Conversation podcast. "But you're right, he did say that, and no, it wasn't scripted, and he didn't tell me he was going to say that before it happened on air. So I was a little bit flummoxed in the moment, too." She said that although "gender norms have changed quite a bit since that moment," successful women are "shamed," especially when they are making "a lot of money." The couple, who have two children together, split in 2006. Witherspoon added that her daughter Ava, 21, once came home from elementary school upset afte...
Holiday travel increases fear of coronavirus surge – CBS News
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Holiday travel increases fear of coronavirus surge – CBS News

Even with all the warnings, more passengers jammed airports on Sunday than any day since the coronavirus pandemic began. Millions of people traveled despites the post-Thanksgiving surge that has overwhelmed California hospitals.  About 1.3 million passengers went through airport security, the most since the start of the pandemic, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The crush of holiday travelers is prompting fears of another surge in coronavirus cases.  "I think we're now in a viral tsunami," said Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, an epidemiologist at the University of California, Los Angeles. "It just keeps coming. It's inundating."  Kim-Farley fears what's next. If there's a surge on top of a surge, "your hospitals become overloaded, your intensive care unit beds become unavai...
Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant? – Fox News
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Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant? – Fox News

Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant? Experts believe so, but they're working to confirm that. A coronavirus variant in the United Kingdom has caused alarm because of the possibility that it might spread more easily. But even if that turns out to be true, experts say the COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out will likely still work on the variant. 2020'S CORONAVIRUS CRISIS: CHRONICLING THE RACE FOR VACCINES AND THERAPEUTICS  Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said data coming from Britain indicates the vaccines still will block the virus. But the U.S. also will do tests to be sure. Viruses often undergo small changes as they reproduce and move through a population. In fact, the slight modifications are how scientists track the spread of a vi...
What happens to our consciousness when we fall asleep? Study may solve one of biggest scientific mysteries – Study Finds
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What happens to our consciousness when we fall asleep? Study may solve one of biggest scientific mysteries – Study Finds

TURKU, Finland — Where do our brains “go” when we fall asleep? A super network in the center of the brain could help solve one of the biggest scientific mysteries – how does human consciousness work? Scientists in Finland have discovered a central core network brimming with the same activity regardless of whether a person goes to sleep normally or loses consciousness due to anesthesia. Researchers from the University of Turku conducted two experiments that revealed for the first time the natural mechanisms behind human consciousness and its connection to how people respond during sleep. One study examined brain activity of people being medically anesthetized, while the other looked at how the subjects responded as they slept naturally and after they woke up. Along with using brain-ima...