Month: January 2021

Sacha Baron Cohen made Borat 2 to show the dangers of voting Donald Trump in for a second term – Daily Mail
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Sacha Baron Cohen made Borat 2 to show the dangers of voting Donald Trump in for a second term – Daily Mail

'I felt democracy was at a very dangerous point': Sacha Baron Cohen reveals he made Borat 2 to show the 'dangers' of voting Donald Trump in for a second term  The actor, 49, admitted he was concerned about Trump's administration being voted in again and he wanted to do something about it before the election Sacha said: 'I thought the thing I can do to warn people is to use my funniest character... to show what I thought the dangers of ­voting for Trump were' He has previously said he was in multiple situations when he feared for his safety while filming like when people at a Trump rally turned on him, forcing him to flee Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, with Kamala Harris serving as his Vice President  By Roxy Simons For Mailo...
Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies at 87 – CNN
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Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies at 87 – CNN

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The Pandemic Is Still Raging. Heres What Works To Contain It : Shots – Health News – NPR
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The Pandemic Is Still Raging. Heres What Works To Contain It : Shots – Health News – NPR

A sign warns against the Covid-19 virus near the Navajo town of Tuba City, Arizona. As the virus rages across the U.S., mitigation measures continue to be critical to save lives. MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images A sign warns against the Covid-19 virus near the Navajo town of Tuba City, Arizona. As the virus rages across the U.S., mitigation measures continue to be critical to save lives. ...
UK chief scientist Patrick Vallance says new COVID-19 variant may be more deadly, more research needed – WPVI-TV
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UK chief scientist Patrick Vallance says new COVID-19 variant may be more deadly, more research needed – WPVI-TV

LONDON -- There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain, the British government's chief scientific adviser said Friday -- though he stressed that the data is uncertain. Patrick Vallance told a news conference that "there is evidence that there is an increased risk for those who have the new variant." He said that for a man in his 60s with the original version of the virus, "the average risk is that for 1,000 people who got infected, roughly 10 would be expected to unfortunately die." "With the new variant, for 1,000 people infected, roughly 13 or 14 people might be expected to die," he said. VIDEO: Dr. Fauci on COVID-19 variants around the world But Vallance stressed that "the evidence ...
Doctors said she wouldn’t survive COVID-19. After 25 days on a ventilator, she’s renewing her wedding vows. – USA TODAY
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Doctors said she wouldn’t survive COVID-19. After 25 days on a ventilator, she’s renewing her wedding vows. – USA TODAY

MARYSVILLE, Wash. — Steve Jahn stood on the top of his driveway watching the final ambulance pull out. The first took his wife of 32 years two days before. The second took his father-in-law. The third, his mother-in-law. It was eight weeks after the first known U.S. case of COVID-19 was reported in his home of Snohomish County, Washington. He closed his eyes and prayed on the asphalt. "The whole thing was surreal," said Jahn, 62, who sells ambulances and fire trucks. "It was the one, two, three succession of having all three of them go in a matter of three days." For his wife, Peggy Jahn, 62, memories of that day are blurry – except for one. In the middle of the night, hours after she was rolled into a small isolation room at Providence Regional Medical Center, a doctor came in to deliver...
Emma Roberts Baby Delivered by Khloe and Kylies Doctor – TMZ
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Emma Roberts Baby Delivered by Khloe and Kylies Doctor – TMZ

Exclusive When Emma Roberts' baby boy arrived he was brought into this world by a doctor who did the same for Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner's kids. Emma and actor Garrett Hedlund's son, Rhodes Robert Hedlund, was delivered by Dr. Thais Aliabadi ... according to the birth certificate, which also shows he arrived at 5:07 PM on December 27. The birth certificate, obtained by TMZ, says Dr. Aliabadi delivered Rhodes on familiar turf ... L.A.'s famed Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. We say it's familiar because it's the same place where Stormi Webster was born. You'll recall ... Dr. A flew from L.A. to Ohio to deliver True Thompson for Khloe and Tr...
Dustin Diamond Wonders if He Got Cancer from Cheap Hotels – TMZ
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Dustin Diamond Wonders if He Got Cancer from Cheap Hotels – TMZ

Exclusive Dustin Diamond's cancer diagnosis has been hard for him to deal with emotionally ... and it has him questioning how this happened to him. The "Saved by the Bell" star's rep tells TMZ ... Dustin's struggling to come to terms with having the type of lung cancer he has -- stage 4 small cell carcinoma -- because it's normally caused by smoking, and he's never been a smoker. So, we're told Dustin can't help but wonder if his cancer is the result of his frequent work travel over the past 20 years. The rep says Dustin's worked all over the country on film sets and at comedy clubs for meet-and-greets ... and sometimes had to stay ...
Gregory Sierra, Sanford and Son and Barney Miller actor, dies at 83 – CNN
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Gregory Sierra, Sanford and Son and Barney Miller actor, dies at 83 – CNN

"He was quite wonderful, and my heart is broken into 400 million pieces," Tabor said. The cancer persisted "for quite a while and he was doing the best he could and just couldn't do it anymore," she said. Originally from New York, Sierra relocated to California, pursuing a film and stage career that ultimately spanned five decades. His most prominent roles were in sitcoms from the 1970s. In NBC's "Sanford and Son," he was a series regular as the Sanfords' neighbor Julio Fuentes. Later, he portrayed Miguel "Chano" Amanguale, a detective on ABC's "Barney Miller." Sierra also had supporting or guest roles in "All in the Family," "Hill Street Blues," "Miami Vice," and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Film credits included "Beneath the Planet of the Apes," "Papillon," and "The Towerin...
Heres Why Some COVID-19 Strains Are Spreading Faster Than Others – ScienceAlert
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Heres Why Some COVID-19 Strains Are Spreading Faster Than Others – ScienceAlert

A new variant of coronavirus has swept across the United Kingdom and been detected in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere. Scientists are concerned that these new strains may spread more easily.   As an evolutionary biologist, I study how mutation and selection combine to shape changes in populations over time. Never before have we had so much real-time data about evolution as we do with SARS-CoV-2: over 380,000 genomes were sequenced last year. SARS-CoV-2 has been mutating as it spreads, generating slight differences in its genome. These mutations allow scientists to trace who is related to whom across the family tree of the virus. Evolutionary biologists, including myself, have cautioned against over-interpreting the threat posed by mutations. Most mutations will not help the ...