Month: March 2021

George R.R. Martin Signs Massive Five-Year Overall Deal with HBO (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter
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George R.R. Martin Signs Massive Five-Year Overall Deal with HBO (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter

The 'Game of Thrones' author strikes a long-term deal with HBO worth mid-eight figures. George R.R. Martin is founding a new content kingdom at HBO. The Game of Thrones author just signed a massive overall deal to develop more programming for the network and its streaming service, HBO Max. Sources say Martin's contract spans five years and is worth mid-eight figures. The news comes on the heels of a surge of Game of Thrones prequels being put into development. All told, the network has five projects based on Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy world in the development stage and one (House of the Dragon) that's been greenlit to series. The four-time Emmy winner is also developing for HBO the series Who Fears Death (an adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor’s award-winning 2011 post-apocalyp...
Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 183 infections and no deaths reported Friday – Anchorage Daily News
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Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 183 infections and no deaths reported Friday – Anchorage Daily News

We're making this important information available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider supporting independent journalism in Alaska, at just $1.99 for the first month of your subscription. Over half of the resident cases were confirmed in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, which has one of the highest infection rates in the state over the last two weeks. Case counts and hospitalizations in Alaska remain far below what they were during the peak in November and December. However, Alaska is now experiencing a slight increase in its average daily case rate compared to recent weeks. Many regions in the state are still in the highest alert category based on their current per cap...
US sets new daily record for number of vaccines administered, White House says – CNN
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US sets new daily record for number of vaccines administered, White House says – CNN

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‘I feel it was miraculous’: Local woman receives COVID-19 antibody treatment – WTAE Pittsburgh
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‘I feel it was miraculous’: Local woman receives COVID-19 antibody treatment – WTAE Pittsburgh

A new treatment is showing a lot of promise in the fight against COVID-19. One woman and her husband were given monoclonal antibodies through UPMC within days of testing positive for COVID-19 and she said the infusion saved her life. “I feel it was miraculous,” Julie Freeman said.Freeman said when she was walking in the door for her infusion in Monroeville, she had a high fever, chills, a cough and felt like she had a bad flu. “I did feel really sick that was Friday morning and then by Monday my fever, all my symptoms were gone. I was good to go,” Freeman said. Freeman was eligible for the monoclonal antibody treatment because she has a preexisting condition that qualifies her, despite not being 65 or older. Doctors at UPMC said they have now given more than 1,000 patients the treatm...
Among Us’ next update adds a poop hat – The Verge
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Among Us’ next update adds a poop hat – The Verge

Among Us’ next big update will add a poop hat to the game. Technically, it’s a “chocolate ice cream” hat. But come on, just look at this picture. 5 MORE DAYS another free hat coming with the update! chocolate ice cream definitely does not look like anything else!! just pure chocolate ice cream!!! :) pic.twitter.com/6M10n7n0XX— Among Us ✈️ The Airship - March 31 (@AmongUsGame) March 26, 2021 It’s definitely poop. The new hat arrives as part of a big update launching on March 31st that adds a brand-new Airship map, an accounts system, and some other new free hats, including a heart, a unicorn, and angry eyebrows. But when I install the update, I’ll probably just be wearing the poop one.
Childrens author Beverly Cleary, Creator Of Ramona Quimby, Dies At 104 – NPR
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Childrens author Beverly Cleary, Creator Of Ramona Quimby, Dies At 104 – NPR

Beverly Cleary was the author behind many beloved characters, including Henry Huggins, Ellen Tebbits, Otis Spofford, and Beezus and Ramona Quimby (as well as Ribsy, Socks and Ralph S. Mouse). Terry Smith/Time hide caption toggle caption Terry Smith/Time Beverly Cleary was the author behind many beloved characters, including Henry Huggins, Ellen Tebbits, Otis Spofford, and Beezus and Ramona Quimby (as well as Ribsy, Socks and Ralph S. Mouse). ...
Joe Exotics Husband Dillon Passage Says Theyre Getting Divorced – TMZ
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Joe Exotics Husband Dillon Passage Says Theyre Getting Divorced – TMZ

Joe Exotic just got a gut punch behind bars ... his husband Dillon Passage says he wants out of the relationship and divorce is now on the table. The 'Tiger King' star's attorney, Francisco Hernandez, tells TMZ ... Joe is distraught after getting a phone call in prison from Dillon saying he's planning to leave him. We're told Joe felt like his stomach got pulled out of his body when Dillon broke the news -- and now we're told Exotic's considering beating him to court, and filing a divorce petition before Dillon can. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Dillon says the split wasn't an easy decision -- but adds he'll continue to support Joe while he's in prison. He says they are still on good terms and hopes it stays that way ... al...
Case of Brazilian COVID-19 variant confirmed in Wisconsin – WISN Milwaukee
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Case of Brazilian COVID-19 variant confirmed in Wisconsin – WISN Milwaukee

Case of Brazilian COVID-19 variant confirmed in Wisconsin Second South African variant case also discovered Updated: 3:28 PM CDT Mar 26, 2021 A case of the Brazilian COVID-19 variant has been confirmed in Wisconsin, along with a second confirmed case of the South African variant. Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinAccording to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the Brazilian variant, or Variant P.1 was first discovered in four travelers from Brazil who were tested at an airport near Tokyo, Japan in early January 2021.Researchers have found this strain spreads more rapidly and easily than the original COVID-19 virus. The P.1 vari...
Illinois coronavirus: Pritzker lets local officials expand vaccine eligibility amid uptick in cases – Chicago Sun-Times
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Illinois coronavirus: Pritzker lets local officials expand vaccine eligibility amid uptick in cases – Chicago Sun-Times

Citing a “concerning possible trend” in rising COVID-19 infection rates statewide, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday deployed vaccination teams to five hard-hit counties in northwestern Illinois and authorized other local health departments to expand eligibility to get more shots into arms as quickly as possible. Public health officials say they’ve seen demand slow down in a number of counties, leaving appointments unfilled while the average statewide coronavirus testing positivity rate has increased by 38% in less than two weeks. That’s why the governor’s health team is allowing local health officials to start giving out doses to any resident 16 or older “at their immediate discretion,” according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. “We want to avoid a surge, and so we’ve...
Majority of 100 COVID-19 cases linked to Omaha daycare confirmed as UK variant – 1011now
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Majority of 100 COVID-19 cases linked to Omaha daycare confirmed as UK variant – 1011now

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Douglas County Health Department on Friday said 100 positive cases of COVID-19 — most of them the UK variant — have been traced to a northwest Omaha daycare; and that a possible second outbreak tied to “an event” is under investigation. DCHD said that more than half the Rosewood Academy Childcare and Preschool staff and “attendees” had been affected by the B.1.1.7 variant outbreak, and that contact tracing investigations confirmed the outbreak had originated at the daycare. Justin Frederick, supervisor of communicable disease epidemiology for Douglas County, said officials were working to determine whether another possible cluster of positive cases was linked to the U.K. variant confirmed at the daycare. As the investigation is still underway, he couldn’t specify ...