Month: January 2021

Oil tycoon grandson John Gilbert Gettys cause of death revealed – Fox News
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Oil tycoon grandson John Gilbert Gettys cause of death revealed – Fox News

John Gilbert Getty died from complications of an accidental overdose, Fox News has learned. Getty, 52, who is known as the grandson of the oil tycoon and art collector J. Paul Getty, died of "cardiomyopathy and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated by fentanyl toxicity," the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday. His manner of death is listed as an "accident." Getty, who was also a musician, died on November 20, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas. A spokesperson for John's father, Gordon Getty, first announced his death at the time. DORIS DAY’S SON TERRY MELCHER WAS ‘VERY PARANOID’ AFTER MANSON MURDERS, PAL REVEALS IN BOOK "With a heavy heart, Gordon Getty announces the death of his son. John leaves behind his daughter, Ivy Getty, whom he loved...
Netflix And Legendary To Expand ‘Skull Island’ And ‘Tomb Raider’ Universes With New Anime Series – Deadline
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Netflix And Legendary To Expand ‘Skull Island’ And ‘Tomb Raider’ Universes With New Anime Series – Deadline

Does your life need more King Kong-like monsters and Lara Croft? Well, Netflix and Legendary Television have got you covered. The streaming giant is teaming with the TV studio to expand the Skull Island and Tomb Raider universes with two new anime series. Skull Island will be a new chapter in Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise and much like the 2017 Jordan Vogt-Roberts- directed movie Kong: Skull Island, the animated series will follow the adventures of shipwrecked characters that are trying to escape from the mysterious dangerous titular island home to prehistoric monsters, including the titan, Mr. Kong. Legendary’s Monsterverse kicked off in 2014 with Godzilla and then Kong: Skull Island followed by Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019. Things will come to a head in th...
Shape-Shifting Virus Threatens Cycles of Illness, Lockdowns – The Wall Street Journal
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Shape-Shifting Virus Threatens Cycles of Illness, Lockdowns – The Wall Street Journal

The biggest threat to the global economy in a century is mutating—literally. More-virulent and potentially deadlier variants of Covid-19 first identified in Britain, South Africa and Brazil are spreading, just as the rollout of vaccines had raised hopes for a broad-based economic recovery. The new variants pose two threats. First, to counteract the higher risk of infection, restrictions on activity may be tightened, pushing some economies back into recession. Britain, where one fast-spreading variant is now widespread, re-entered a full lockdown on Jan. 5. Its economy, which shrank 10% last year, is likely contracting now. The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday it would grow 4.5% this year, down from its October forecast of 5.9%. The secon...
One in eight COVID-19 patients diagnosed with mental illness within months: study – New York Post
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One in eight COVID-19 patients diagnosed with mental illness within months: study – New York Post

One in eight people who have recovered from COVID-19 are diagnosed with their first psychiatric or neurological illness within six months of testing positive for the bug, according to a new study. Researchers who surveyed 236,379 coronavirus survivors found that the numbers rose to one in three when people with a previous history of psychiatric or neurological illnesses were included, the Guardian reported. In addition, the study found that one in nine patients also were diagnosed with conditions such as depression or stroke despite not having gone to a hospital when they were infected, according to lead author Dr. Max Taquet of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, used electronic health...
Racial inequities in L.A. COVID vaccine rollout raise concern – Los Angeles Times
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Racial inequities in L.A. COVID vaccine rollout raise concern – Los Angeles Times

Just weeks into California’s rocky rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, evidence is emerging of inequities in who is getting the medicine, prompting growing demands that vulnerable communities receive more attention. Los Angeles County officials said they are concerned about low vaccination numbers among healthcare workers in South L.A. and other communities of color, while advocates for essential workers worry that California’s new vaccine priority plan slows their ability to get inoculated despite the dangers inherent in their jobs. The county Department of Public Health released demographic data Tuesday showing a significantly lower rate of vaccinations for healthcare workers who live in South L.A., home to large populations of Black and Latino residents, compared with other regions. P...
Amy Schumer deleted Hilaria Baldwin posts following Spanish heritage scandal: I dont want to be mean – Fox News
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Amy Schumer deleted Hilaria Baldwin posts following Spanish heritage scandal: I dont want to be mean – Fox News

Amy Schumer revealed why she took down social media posts about Hilaria Baldwin in light of the latter’s recent scandal.  In December, Schumer playfully teased the podcaster and yoga instructor by recreating an image she shared on Instagram of herself cuddling her newborn son, Eduardo, while wearing only lingerie. The "Trainwreck" star snagged the image and posted it on her own Instagram later that day. She joked in the caption as if she were Baldwin while pretending the baby was her own 1-year-old son, Gene. Baldwin released a video commenting on the joke in which she took it in stride but seemed a bit bewildered by it. Not long after, a scandal broke out after Hilaria was accused of exaggerating her Spanish heritage. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Schumer noted that she took dow...
Bond film delays are reportedly causing product placement havoc for brands – The Verge
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Bond film delays are reportedly causing product placement havoc for brands – The Verge

The latest James Bond movie’s pandemic-related delays are reportedly causing problems for its marketing deals, with advertisers concerned that the film may end up featuring outdated product placements, The Sun is reporting. The 25th Bond film, No Time To Die, is currently due to release in cinemas on October 8th, over a year after it was originally meant to release. “Some of those things were the very latest models back when they started filming” a source told The Sun, “but by the time the movie comes out now it will look like Daniel Craig and all of the other cast members are carrying something that has been out for ages. That isn’t really the point of these deals.” Although the film will reportedly feature Omega watches, Bollinger champagne, and Adidas footwear, it seems likely...
See First Photo of Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’ – Variety
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See First Photo of Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’ – Variety

Kristen Stewart has made her debut as Princess Diana. Principal photography has begun on Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer,” with production unveiling the first glimpse of Stewart as the young royal. Written by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, the film focuses on one weekend in the life of Princess Diana, as she spends the Christmas holiday with the Royal Family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, and decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles. Filming will take place in Germany and the U.K. and a fall 2021 launch is anticipated. 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Diana’s death. The cast also includes BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall (“Mr. Turner”), Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”) and Sean Harris (“Mission: Impossible”). The film is produced by Ju...
WHO Official Claims Its Too Early to Determine COVID-19 Originated in China by Leah Barkoukis – Townhall
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WHO Official Claims Its Too Early to Determine COVID-19 Originated in China by Leah Barkoukis – Townhall

As one of his first acts as president, Joe Biden rejoined the World Health Organization. But a top WHO official’s recent comment about the origins of the novel coronavirus call the decision into question. Michael Ryan, the executive director of WHO’s health emergencies program, said during a press conference last week that it’s “too early” to say that the coronavirus originated in China.  “I think we have to say this quite plainly; all hypotheses are on the table and it is definitely too early to come to a conclusion of exactly where this virus started either within or without China,” he said.  Ryan was responding to a reporter for NBC who asked about China's denials that the virus originated in Wuhan or elsewhere in the country.    “Let’s step back, let’s follow the evidence, let’s foll...
A woman seemed recovered from COVID-19. Then both her lungs collapsed. – Livescience.com
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A woman seemed recovered from COVID-19. Then both her lungs collapsed. – Livescience.com

A woman in the Netherlands had recovered after a seemingly mild COVID-19 infection when, suddenly, both of her lungs collapsed, according to a new report. The 38-year-old woman went to the emergency room after she experienced shortness of breath and a sharp pain in her chest, according to the report, published Jan. 22 in The Journal of Emergency Medicine. She said her symptoms had started suddenly that day and seemed to be getting worse. Five weeks earlier, the woman had developed symptoms of COVID-19, including fever and muscle aches, and had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. At that time, she had been able to treat her symptoms at home with acetaminophen and an inhaler. She had gone through an initial recovery period from her illness, but then her new symptoms started. Re...