Month: February 2021

Nicki Minajs Father, Robert Maraj, Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident – TMZ
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Nicki Minajs Father, Robert Maraj, Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident – TMZ

Exclusive Nicki Minaj's father, Robert Maraj, has died after being struck in a hit-and-run accident ... TMZ has learned. Nassau County Police in New York say he was walking on the road between Roslyn Road and Raff Avenue Friday evening around 6 PM ET, when he was hit by a vehicle heading northbound. Cops say the driver then fled the scene without a meaningful description from witnesses. via Facebook uma tia de Nicki Minaj publicou que Robert Maraj (Pai de Nicki ) veio a Falecer , as informações ainda não foram confirmadas ! esperamos que Deus posso conforta o coração da Nicki e sua Família nesse momento 🖤💔 pic.twitter.com/UMA1iNproj— Rick Maraj (@Ho...
Meghan Markle is pregnant, expecting second child with Prince Harry – Page Six
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Meghan Markle is pregnant, expecting second child with Prince Harry – Page Six

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are expecting their second child. “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother,” a spokesperson for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex told Page Six on Sunday. “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.” The couple’s son, Archie, turns 2 years old in May. In announcing the pregnancy news, Markle, 39, and Harry, 36, shared an intimate black-and-white photo that shows Markle cradling her baby bump. Page Six is told the picture was taken remotely by the couple’s longtime friend and photographer Misan Harriman. The news comes a few months after Markle talked of her “almost unbearable grief” after suffering a miscarriage in July. The new arrival will be the first baby of Br...
Meghan and Harry are expecting a second baby – CNN
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Meghan and Harry are expecting a second baby – CNN

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People with learning disabilities told they would not be resuscitated if they became ill with COVID-19, says leading charity – Yahoo News
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People with learning disabilities told they would not be resuscitated if they became ill with COVID-19, says leading charity – Yahoo News

People with learning disabilities are still being given do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in England despite widespread condemnation of the practice leading to an investigation by the Care Quality Commission (CQQ). Charity, Mencap, told The Guardian that many with learning disabilities were told they would not be resuscitated if they got ill from COVID-19 without their or their family's consent in January.  A DNR is a medical order instructing health care providers not to do CPR if a patient stops breathing or heart stops. Mencap CEO Edel Harris told The Guardian: "Throughout the pandemic, many people with a learning disability have faced shocking discrimination and obstacles to accessing healthcare, with inappropriate Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscit...
Fauci sees sobering data on South Africa variant; Mardi Gras crackdown; Valentines Day message of hope from Biden: Live COVID-19 updates – Yahoo! Voices
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Fauci sees sobering data on South Africa variant; Mardi Gras crackdown; Valentines Day message of hope from Biden: Live COVID-19 updates – Yahoo! Voices

Data on the South Africa variant of the coronavirus is "sobering," and current vaccines are less effective against it than the original strain or U.K. variant, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.  Fauci, speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," said less is known about the South African variant than the U.K. version, which has proved to be more transmissible than the original version of the virus. "But we do know that it (the South Africa variant) evades the protection from some of the monoclonal antibodies, and it diminishes somewhat the capability and the effectiveness of the vaccine to block it," Fauci said. "It doesn’t eliminate it, but it diminishes it by multiple fold. Fauci said there was "still some cushion left" so that current vaccines do provide some protection against it. He added that,...
New Ebola outbreak declared in Guinea | TheHill – The Hill
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New Ebola outbreak declared in Guinea | TheHill – The Hill

Health officials in rural Guinea on Sunday said they had identified three cases of the deadly Ebola virus in a small rural community near the epicenter of a previous epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people over a two-year span. In a statement Sunday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Guinea’s national laboratory had confirmed three cases in the community of Goueke, near the city of N’Zerekore in the country’s interior forest region. The first case occurred in a nurse who died on Jan. 28. Two people who attended the nurse’s funeral have died, and four more have reported Ebola-like symptoms and are hospitalized. Samples from the confirmed cases have been sent to a laboratory run by the Institut Pasteur, a French lab in Senegal, for genome sequencing.  “It’s a huge con...
Snyder Cut Justice League trailer arrives with a fresh look at new villains – CNET
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Snyder Cut Justice League trailer arrives with a fresh look at new villains – CNET

Warner Bros. screenshot by CNET Zack Snyder's version of Justice League is almost here, and we've been gifted with a new trailer for the HBO Max original, which hits on March 18. The extensive new trailer offers much to dissect. It features more of Cyborg (Ray Fisher), as well as a new score, and this time it's not in black and white. Check it out below. That brand new sound comes from composer Junkie XL, whom Snyder wanted to w...
1000-lb. Sisters Star Tammy Slaton Comes Out As Pansexual – TMZ
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1000-lb. Sisters Star Tammy Slaton Comes Out As Pansexual – TMZ

Play video content Breaking News TLC Tammy Slaton, one of the stars of "1,000-lb. Sisters" has come out as pansexual. Producers released a clip of an upcoming show, in which Tammy opens up to Jerry, her boyfriend of 2 years, saying, "It means love is love," adding, "I would date anybody, whether they're transgender, straight, gay." Tamy's sister, Amy, and her husband, Michael, are seated at the restaurant along with Tammy and Jerry. Tammy explained in another interview how she came to her realization ... "I always thought I was bisexual, and then I started talking...
Countries With No Vaccines Struggle To Get Doses — And Worry About Efficacy : Goats and Soda – NPR
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Countries With No Vaccines Struggle To Get Doses — And Worry About Efficacy : Goats and Soda – NPR

A health worker inoculates 72-year-old Olga D'arc Pimentel with a dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. She lives on the banks of the Rio Negro near Manaus, Brazil. A small study in South Africa has raised concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine's effectiveness. Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images A health worker inoculates 72-year-old Olga D'arc Pimentel with a dose of Oxford-As...