Month: January 2021

2021 WWE Royal Rumble predictions, matches, card, start time, date, PPV preview, location – CBSSports.com
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2021 WWE Royal Rumble predictions, matches, card, start time, date, PPV preview, location – CBSSports.com

The annual Royal Rumble event, one of the most anticipated annual events on the WWE calendar and a company staple in the month of January, takes center stage on Sunday as the road to WrestleMania 37 opens up. The victors of the men's and women's Royal Rumble matches will, as usual, earn world championship opportunities at WrestleMania 37 in April. In addition to the two Royal Rumble matches, there are two world title matches currently confirmed for the event. Roman Reigns will defend the universal championship against Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match, and the legendary Goldberg will return to the ring for the first time since WrestleMania 36 to challenge WWE champion Drew McIntyre. The Royal Rumble will begi...
Eva Mendes denies plastic surgery accusation left on her Instagram post: ‘My little ones need me’ – Fox News
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Eva Mendes denies plastic surgery accusation left on her Instagram post: ‘My little ones need me’ – Fox News

Eva Mendes directly denied a plastic surgery accusation that was doled out by an Instagram user on Saturday. The 46-year-old actress shared a happy birthday message to a friend with a black-and-white photo on Instagarm that prompted one curious fan to inquire about why Mendes has been absent from social media. EVA MENDES SPEAKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA HIATUS: ‘MY LITTLE ONE TOLD ME I WAS ON THE PHONE TOO MUCH’ "Why you post on insta... so less ????" The inquisitive Instagram user wrote. But, before Mendes could respond, another commenter suggested the actress stopped posting because she got "work done" in a now deleted reply. "She's had work done and I don't think she's happy with it," the commenter wrote. "She was beautiful without." EVA MENDES IS FEELING 'MOM PANDEMIC GUILT' WHILE ENTERTA...
Lockdown UK: Social Distancing Could Remain in Place Until End of 2021 – Breitbart
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Lockdown UK: Social Distancing Could Remain in Place Until End of 2021 – Breitbart

The United Kingdom’s social distancing regulations may need to remain in place throughout the entirety of 2021 if vaccines for the Chinese coronavirus are not at least 85 per cent effective, government scientists have warned. A paper commissioned by SPI-M, a subgroup of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) quango, claimed that Britain will face a third wave of the coronavirus if vaccinations do not substantially reduce the rate of transmission. The report, seen by The Telegraph, says: “Only vaccines that offer high infection-blocking efficacy with high uptake in the general population allow relaxation of non-pharmaceutical interventions without a huge surge in deaths.” “While the novel vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 offer a potential exit strategy fo...
Iowa DPH reports 250 additional COVID-19 deaths – KCCI Des Moines
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Iowa DPH reports 250 additional COVID-19 deaths – KCCI Des Moines

The Iowa Department of Public Health releases the latest coronavirus data in real-time. KCCI provides a daily snapshot of the past 24 hours of statistics.As of 10 a.m. Sunday, the Iowa DPH website reports 319,203 confirmed cases statewide since Iowa’s outbreak began, with an additional 757 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours. The Iowa DPH reported 250 additional COVID-19 death, raising the statewide death toll to 4,901.Of Iowa’s pandemic-related deaths, COVID-19 is reported as the underlying cause for 4,442 deaths. For 459 Iowans, COVID-19 was a contributing factor to their deaths.The website said 4,522 of the state’s deaths involved Iowans with preexisting conditions.According to the Iowa DPH vaccination dashboard, 236,608 Iowans have received doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The das...
Hilton Valentine, founding Animals guitarist, dies at 77 – ABC News
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Hilton Valentine, founding Animals guitarist, dies at 77 – ABC News

Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of English rock and roll band The Animals who is credited with coming up with one of the most famous opening riffs of the 1960s, has died By PAN PYLAS Associated Press January 31, 2021, 12:12 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON -- Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the English rock and roll band The Animals who is credited with coming up with one of the most famous opening riffs of the 1960s, has died. He was 77. The band’s label ABKCO Music confirmed that Valentine died on Friday, saying it was told of his death by his wife, Germaine Valentine. The cause of death was not given. “Valentine was a pioneering guitar player influencing the sound of rock and roll for decades to come,” the label s...
SNL takes on Marjorie Taylor Greene, GameStop and Tom Brady – CNN
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SNL takes on Marjorie Taylor Greene, GameStop and Tom Brady – CNN

That's how the NBC variety show opened its program on Saturday night, with cast member Kate McKinnon hosting a show that asked what still works in America. The first category was "government." "Our first topic is government and already I have my doubts," McKinnon said. Greene, who was played by Cecily Strong, came out and immediately offered McKinnon a gun. "So Congresswoman Greene... hard to say those words together," McKinnon said. "What are some of the theories you believe in?" Strong's Greene responded, "How much time you got?" After hearing some of Greene's theories, McKinnon asked if she really believed those things and then asked if she's really a US representative. "People can Google you and it'll say she's a real member of the US government?" McKinnon asked again. "That may not...
Machine Gun Kelly falls off ‘Saturday Night Live’ stage during end credits – Fox News
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Machine Gun Kelly falls off ‘Saturday Night Live’ stage during end credits – Fox News

Machine Gun Kelly sure made a noticeable exit on this week’s "Saturday Night Live." The 30-year-old singer and rapper served as the musical guest for NBC’s sketch comedy show upon its return from a winter break. Although his two performances went on without incident, he managed to fall off the stage during the end credits. MEGAN FOX ADDRESSES MACHINE GUN KELLY ENGAGEMENT RUMORS AFTER SHE’S SPOTTED WEARING RING Kelly’s tumble happened shortly after guest-host John Krasinski thanked him and the cast and crew for their work on the episode. When the actor finished delivering his message, Kelly excitedly tried to pick up his famous "SNL" pal, Pete Davidson, but quickly lost his balance and the pair fell off the not-so-high stage. "SNL" cast member Bowen Chen appears to look on at the sce...
South African coronavirus variant confirmed in Maryland, 3rd US case – Business Insider – Business Insider
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South African coronavirus variant confirmed in Maryland, 3rd US case – Business Insider – Business Insider

Maryland officials said a Baltimore man caught the coronavirus variant first found in South Africa. The man had not traveled abroad and likely caught the variant locally, said Maryland's governor. The mutant variant is more contagious, but not thought to be more deadly.  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The US has identified its third case of the more contagious coronavirus variant found in South Africa – this time in a man from Maryland. The man, from the Baltimore region, had not traveled outside the country, Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement, which means it's "likely" he caught it in the community. This is the third case of the variant found in the US: South Carolina state officials announced Thursday the first two confirmed cases of the...
Paper That Claimed Closed Schools Cost Lives Gets Correction – NPR
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Paper That Claimed Closed Schools Cost Lives Gets Correction – NPR

An aerial view of a Freeport, N.Y., school bus parking lot in April 2020. Al Bello/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Bello/Getty Images An aerial view of a Freeport, N.Y., school bus parking lot in April 2020. Al Bello/Getty Images In November, I reported for NPR on a scientific paper that estimated millions of years of life could be lost due to prolonged school c...
New Yorkers Are Willing to Drive Six Hours to Nab Covid-19 Vaccine – The Wall Street Journal
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New Yorkers Are Willing to Drive Six Hours to Nab Covid-19 Vaccine – The Wall Street Journal

Facing a limited supply of Covid-19 vaccine doses and what they say is a disjointed system for securing appointments, some New York residents are planning to travel hundreds of miles across the state to get a shot. Maura Laverty, a 66-year-old nurse from New Rochelle, a suburb of New York City, said she is preparing for a road trip after nabbing an appointment in a snow-covered college town near the Canadian border. She said she spent hours searching for a spot at locally run facilities near her in Westchester County but was unsuccessful. She then turned to a state-run web portal that lets any eligible New York state resident book appointments at 13 mass distribution hubs run by the state government. The Jacob. K. Javits Convention Center, a sta...