Month: January 2021

AEW Fallout: More Brodie Lee tributes, Tony Khan buying music rights, more! – Cageside Seats
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AEW Fallout: More Brodie Lee tributes, Tony Khan buying music rights, more! – Cageside Seats

AEW Dynamite (Dec. 30, 2020) was all about celebrating the life of Brodie Lee. Fallout includes more tribute videos, Tony Khan making a magnificent gesture in buying music rights, as well as other goodies. Dynamite featured several personal tributes throughout. AEW posted a couple additional tributes. Frankie Kazarian, Dustin Rhodes, Jerry Lynn, and Christopher Daniels shared tales illustrating Brodie’s genuine care for his fellow wrestlers. In particular, Kaz was touched when Brodie broke the second rope and thought to warn Kaz for his safety. Wardlow spoke about Brodie being a perfect example of how the scariest men in professional wrestling are often the kindest. Wardlow also shared how much Brodie appreciated winning the TNT Championship. In the post-show with Tony Sch...
SoHo Karen was previously arrested with her mom for drunkenly refusing to leave an LA hotel – Daily Mail
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SoHo Karen was previously arrested with her mom for drunkenly refusing to leave an LA hotel – Daily Mail

The woman dubbed 'Soho Karen', Miya Ponsetto, who was filmed assaulting a black boy who she accused of stealing her iPhone, was arrested in February with her mother for drunkenly refusing to leave a hotel in Los Angeles - three months before she was arrested again for DUI. Miya and her mother, Nicole, 42, were at The Peninsula hotel in Beverly Hills when staff ordered them to leave. They refused, and police were called. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that when they arrived at the hotel and tried to get Ponsetto and her mother to leave, her mother allegedly pushed and kicked a cop.  Nicole was arrested on charges of battery on a police officer and being drunk in public, and Miya was arrested on a charge of being drunk in public. They have a court hearing later this month. ...
Los Angeles Coronavirus Update: County Surpasses 800,000 Covid-19 Cases & 10,600 Total Deaths – Deadline
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Los Angeles Coronavirus Update: County Surpasses 800,000 Covid-19 Cases & 10,600 Total Deaths – Deadline

Los Angeles County ended 2020 breaking Covid-19 records and brought in the new year doing just the same. On Saturday Los Angeles Public Health officials reported that L.A. County has surpassed 800,000 total coronavirus cases – with nearly half of the cases being reported in the last month. To date Los Angeles County has confirmed 806,210 Covid-19 cases and reported at total of 10,682 coronavirus-related deaths. As L.A. nears its anniversary of the first reported Covid-19 case, officials confirm 15,701 new cases and 138 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday alone. December, defined by continued lockdowns, closures and holiday gatherings, marked the fastest acceleration of new cases throughout the pandemic, officials said in a statement. As of Saturday, there are currentl...
Amid COVID-19 vaccine confusion, health officials clarify that most Alaska seniors cant get shots yet – Anchorage Daily News
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Amid COVID-19 vaccine confusion, health officials clarify that most Alaska seniors cant get shots yet – Anchorage Daily News

We're making this important information available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider supporting independent journalism in Alaska, at just $1.99 for the first month of your subscription. Confusion surrounding Alaska’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has led to some Alaskans trying to book vaccination appointments before they’re eligible to receive the vaccine, state health officials said Saturday. Tessa Walker Linderman, who helps lead the state’s vaccination effort, and Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska’s chief medical officer, said in an interview that they’ve heard about instances of older Alaskans attempting to make appointments over the weekend via the state website, even though they...
43 San Jose Kaiser Staff Members Test Positive in COVID Outbreak – NBC Bay Area
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43 San Jose Kaiser Staff Members Test Positive in COVID Outbreak – NBC Bay Area

Kaiser hospital officials announced Saturday that 43 emergency staff members at Kaiser Permanente in San Jose tested positive for COVID-19 between December 27 and January 1. “Using our infection proven protocols, we are investigating the outbreak and using contact tracing to personally notify and test any staff or patients who were exposed during this time period based on CDC and public health guidelines,” a spokesperson said in a statement. The hospital is investigating whether an incident in which a staff member appeared briefly in the emergency department on Christmas Day wearing an air-powered costume with a fan may have led to air droplets being spread around the hospital. The hospital says it will no longer allow air-powered costumes at any facilities. The ho...
Andy Cohen says Vanderpump Rules firings were decisions for that moment – Daily Mail
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Andy Cohen says Vanderpump Rules firings were decisions for that moment – Daily Mail

He famously fired a slew of Vanderpump Rules stars, including Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute, after their racially insensitive pasts were brought to light last year. But Andy Cohen appeared to voice some regret over the sudden sackings, calling them 'decisions for that moment' in a recent interview with the New York Times. The executive producer, 52, also suggested that it would have been 'more interesting' for audiences at home to see the stars address their controversies on the show.   Regretful? Andy Cohen appeared to voice some regret over the Vanderpump Rules firings, calling them 'decisions for that moment' in a recent interview with the New York Times; Andy pictured in 2014 'It's more interesting to sit in the moment with people that you have a rooting int...
Zooey Deschanel Gushes Over Boyfriend Jonathan Scott and Calls Him Her “2020 MVP” – E! NEWS
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Zooey Deschanel Gushes Over Boyfriend Jonathan Scott and Calls Him Her “2020 MVP” – E! NEWS

Zooey Deschanel has one person to thank for getting her through 2020: Her boyfriend, Property Brothers star Jonathan Scott.  On Jan. 2, the 500 Days of Summer star shared a photo of her and her honey on Instagram, along with a sweet caption.  "My 2020 MVP was this guy, who always made me feel happy in spite of a weird and uncertain year," she gushed. "Hoping 2021 is full of silver linings for everyone." Zooey credited her father Caleb Deschanel, a director and cinematographer who recently shot the 2019 version of The Lion King, with taking the picture.  The actress surprised fans when she stepped out with the HGTV star in September 2019. Just two months later, Jonathan and Zooey made their red carpet debut at the Critics' Choice Awards, and after that, they spent the holidays toge...
Snoop Dogg Responds to Eminem Diss on Zeus, Calls It Soft Ass S*** – TMZ
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Snoop Dogg Responds to Eminem Diss on Zeus, Calls It Soft Ass S*** – TMZ

Snoop Dogg is finally speaking out after being dissed by Eminem on a new song -- this after Snoop kinda dissed Shady himself -- and it sounds like a good old-fashioned hip-hop beef is cookin'. The Doggfather left a telling comment on an Eminem fan page's IG post, which laid out clips of Marshall recently explaining why he called out Snoop by name on his new track, 'Zeus,' which was released earlier this month as part of his 'Music to be Murdered By' deluxe album. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Snoop's thoughts to Em's justification ... "Pray I don't answer that soft ass S***." He added a bunch of laughing emojis after, so it seems this might be all in good fun. But still ... testy. ICYMI ... Em...
Florida man who contracted new COVID-19 strain is out of isolation – Fox News
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Florida man who contracted new COVID-19 strain is out of isolation – Fox News

A 23-year-old Florida man is now out of isolation after being the first person in the state to test positive for a new and more contagious strain of COVID-19, health officials said Saturday.  The presence of the new strain in Martin County, on Florida's Treasure Coast, was first discovered Thursday through the CDC's random sampling of COVID-19 tests.  The CDC is now working with the Florida Department of Health to examine more cases in the area and ascertain how much the new strain has spread.  It is unclear when the individual tested positive, but Martin County health official Carol Ann Vitani described the patient Saturday as "very cooperative," following COVID-19 protocols. The person was asymptomatic and had not traveled outside the state recently.  TEXAS SUPREME COURT BLOCKS COU...
Justin Bieber and wife Hailey are glamorously goofy as they post loved up snaps from New Years – Daily Mail
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Justin Bieber and wife Hailey are glamorously goofy as they post loved up snaps from New Years – Daily Mail

Justin Bieber and his model wife Hailey have become the ultimate power couple.  The devoted 26-year-old superstar and his 24-year-old wife of two years frequently take to social media to show their undying obsession with each other in loved up snaps.  On Saturday the Lonely singer shared some photos of the pair on New Year's Eve as they showed off their goofy side while glammed up to ring in 2021.  Dolled up: Justin Bieber, 26, and his model wife Hailey, 24, show off their goofy side while looking totally glamorous on New Year's Eve as they ring in 2021  Justin shared two photos of the couple after his T-Mobile performance at The Beverly Hilton.  Justin wore an all black suit with a crisp white button down, but added his usual laid back flare with a backwards basebal...