Month: January 2021

Leonardo DiCaprio and girlfriend Camila Morrone loaded up on Italian food in the North End on New Year’s Eve – Boston.com
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Leonardo DiCaprio and girlfriend Camila Morrone loaded up on Italian food in the North End on New Year’s Eve – Boston.com

Leonardo DiCaprio has largely kept a low profile since arriving in Boston to film the Adam McKay Netflix comedy “Don’t Look Up.” But DiCaprio and girlfriend Camila Morrone were briefly in the public eye on New Year’s Eve when they visited the North End to pick up the makings of a hearty Italian feast. DiCaprio, Morrone, and one other woman visited Table Mercato on Thursday afternoon, loading up on pastas, sauces, homemade potato chips, fig jam, and other items from owner Jen Royle’s Italian shop. Royle, who runs Table Mercato and the adjoining Italian restaurant Table, said DiCaprio was one of the first customers to ever require a basket to haul all of his items, which she guessed was for a stay-at-home meal. “They’re staying in, no one’s going to dinner on New Year’s Eve,” Royle...
Larry King has been hospitalized with Covid-19 – CNN
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Larry King has been hospitalized with Covid-19 – CNN

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COVID-19 updates: Dallas County reports new single-day record, says 11 residents found dead at home – WFAA.com
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COVID-19 updates: Dallas County reports new single-day record, says 11 residents found dead at home – WFAA.com

Officials said several residents were found dead inside their homes, and one man was found dead at a park. This story will be updated throughout the day as new information is released. Health officials said Dallas County broke the record for single-day cases since the beginning of the pandemic began, and that hospitalizations remain at near record highs. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 2,842 cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, of which 530 are considered probable. This brings the countywide total to 174,477 COVID-19 cases since tracking began in mid-March. ...
Our goal is to save lives: South Carolina health officials urge mask wearing as vaccinations get underway – WYFF4 Greenville
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Our goal is to save lives: South Carolina health officials urge mask wearing as vaccinations get underway – WYFF4 Greenville

South Carolina could prevent 450 deaths over the next three months if everyone wears masks, a state health official said Saturday.During a Saturday news conference, Department of Health and Environmental Control interim public health director Dr. Brannon Traxler emphasized the importance of wearing masks to slow down the virus, even as vaccines for COVID-19 have begun to make their way into the state.“I want everyone to remember that, while we are vaccinating, which everyone nationwide agrees is going to take some months to complete the entire population, I really encourage people to keep doing the things that we know work, that are very simple, like wearing masks,” Traxler said. She said an Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation model has shown that statewide mask-wearing could...
Larry King Hospitalized With Covid-19, 87-Year-Old Broadcaster In Unknown Condition – Report – Deadline
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Larry King Hospitalized With Covid-19, 87-Year-Old Broadcaster In Unknown Condition – Report – Deadline

Larry King, whose decades-long career on CNN and as a USA Today columnist made him one of media’s biggest stars, is hospitalized and struggling with Covid-19, according to news reports. King, 87, has previously survived a heart attack and stroke, as well as the stress of the deaths in the last year of two of his children. Reports indicate King is in isolation and family is not permitted to visit. Showbiz-411 first reported King’s hospitalization.
Barry Gibb and Dolly Parton remake a Bee Gees classic – CNN
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Barry Gibb and Dolly Parton remake a Bee Gees classic – CNN

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Michigan coronavirus cases up to 497,127; Death toll now at 12,598 – WDIV ClickOnDetroit
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Michigan coronavirus cases up to 497,127; Death toll now at 12,598 – WDIV ClickOnDetroit

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 497,127 as of Saturday, including 12,598 deaths, state officials report. Saturday’s update includes 8,983 new cases and 265 additional deaths over a three-day period. The state of Michigan has not provided an update on cases and deaths since Wednesday, Dec. 30 due to the holiday. Over the three days -- Thursday, Friday and Saturday -- an average of 2,994 new COVID cases were recorded each day. On Wednesday, the state reported a total of 488,144 cases and 12,333 deaths. The state has reported a total of 363,611 recoveries from the virus as of Dec. 30. New COVID-19 cases have been slowing but deaths remain high in Michigan. Testing has slowed during the holiday, with more than 35,000 diagnostic tests repo...
Coronavirus in Oregon: 1,010 new cases, 2 deaths as just 24% of vaccines distributed have been given – OregonLive
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Coronavirus in Oregon: 1,010 new cases, 2 deaths as just 24% of vaccines distributed have been given – OregonLive

State health officials on Saturday announced another 1,010 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases as well as two more deaths, bringing the state’s death toll to 1,492 since the pandemic began and its total caseload to 116,348 cases. State corrections officials also on Saturday announced another death of an inmate who had tested positive for COVID-19 at the Two Rivers Correctional Institute in Umatilla. The man, whose age was reported as being between 50 and 60 years old, is the 23rd inmate to die after testing positive. Vaccine administration continues to lag in Oregon as it does across the nation. State health officials said 190,500 doses have been delivered across Oregon. Yet just 45,295 doses have been administered, meaning that about 76% of the vaccines distributed have not yet bee...