Month: May 2021

Greys Anatomy star Jesse Williams leaving show after 12 seasons – Fox News
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Greys Anatomy star Jesse Williams leaving show after 12 seasons – Fox News

"Grey's Anatomy" actor Jesse Williams is exiting the ABC series after 12 seasons. Williams' last episode as Dr. Jackson Avery on the medical drama will air on May 20. Williams' departure from Grey Sloan Memorial was revealed on Thursday night's episode titled "Look Up Child." After reuniting with his estranged father Robert (Eric Roberts) and ex-wife, April Kepner (Sarah Drew), he came to the realization he wants to take over his family's foundation in Boston, Mass. Showrunner Krista Vernoff confirmed Williams' exit in a statement with Deadline. 'GREY'S ANATOMY' TEASES RETURN OF ANOTHER BELOVED CHARACTER "Jesse Williams is an extraordinary artist and activist. Watching his evolution these past 11 years both on screen and off has been a true gift," Vernoff said. "Jesse brings so much...
Colorado identifies Indian coronavirus variant in at least 5 residents – Fox News
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Colorado identifies Indian coronavirus variant in at least 5 residents – Fox News

Health officials in Colorado have identified five cases of a coronavirus variant first discovered in India. The cases involve five females in Mesa County who are all from different households, according to a news release posted Thursday.  Officials said all individuals are between the ages of 30 and 65 years old and that the cases were identified through the sequencing of test samples. The variant, identified as B.1.617.2, is considered a "variant of interest (VOI)."  A VOI has a specific genetic marker that has been associated with changes to receptor binding, reduced neutralization by antibodies generated against previous infection or vaccination, reduced efficacy of treatments, potential diagnostic impact, or predicted increase in transmissibility or disease severity, according to t...
A Small Brazilian Town Is Beating Covid-19 Through a Unique Experiment – The Wall Street Journal
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A Small Brazilian Town Is Beating Covid-19 Through a Unique Experiment – The Wall Street Journal

SERRANA, Brazil—This town of 45,000 people in southeastern Brazil has been at the center of a unique experiment for the past three months: vaccinate nearly every adult against Covid-19 and see what happens. In recent weeks, after most of the adults here got their second dose, Covid-19 cases and deaths plunged and life has started to return to normal as the pandemic continues to rage across Brazil. In the heart of Serrana, children squealed with laughter as they chased each other across the main square, while groups of friends—many unmasked —stopped to chat and bask in the afternoon sun. “We feel free,” said Homero Cavalheri, 68 years old, a retired architect who said he no longer spends his afternoons cooped up at home. He was strolling with his...
Britain labels coronavirus “variant of concern” linked to travel from India – Reuters UK
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Britain labels coronavirus “variant of concern” linked to travel from India – Reuters UK

British health officials on Friday labelled a coronavirus variant first found in India a "variant of concern" due to evidence it spreads more easily, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the situation needed careful handling. Public Health England designated variant B.1.617.2, one of three variants identified in India that has spread to Britain, a variant of concern. Surge testing was being carried out in areas where evidence indicates community spread. read more Cases of the B.1.617.2 variant increased to 520 from 202 over the last week, PHE said, mainly in London and the northwest town of Bolton, with almost half the cases related to contact with a traveller. "I think we've got to be very careful about that," Johnson told reporters, in reference to the variant. read more "We're ...
Kendall Jenner Responded To People Who Think She Cant Experience Anxiety Because Of Her “Privileged, Amazing Lifestyle” – BuzzFeed News
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Kendall Jenner Responded To People Who Think She Cant Experience Anxiety Because Of Her “Privileged, Amazing Lifestyle” – BuzzFeed News

She added: "Sometimes I think I'm dying — sometimes parts of my body will go numb, and it can be really, yeah, intense and scary." Writing on her app at the time, she said: "Anxiety was a huge hurdle for me to deal with this past year (and security concerns didn't help), but I think I'm finally learning how to cope." And in a 2018 interview with close friend Cara Delevingne for Harper's Bazaar, Kendal called her anxiety "debilitating", explaining that it often made her wake up in the night with "full-on panic attacks". "I have struggled with anxiety and panic attacks since I was a little girl," she wrote on Twitter after the first episode dropped. "I wanted to dive deeper to better understand what I was feeling but more so, to share this...
Mark Millar and Netflix Gamble on ‘The Godfather II’ of Superhero Shows – The Ringer
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Mark Millar and Netflix Gamble on ‘The Godfather II’ of Superhero Shows – The Ringer

The comic book showman is a dying breed. In the 1960s, Stan Lee’s bombast and hyperbolic salesmanship established America’s vision of the real-world ringleader of superheroes. Even if Lee often exaggerated his role in creating one of the most successful pulp universes in existence, he was always the medium’s best marketer. Through the years, even as comic book readership has shrunk from its Silver Age and early-’90s heyday, others have carried on that spirit, including Todd McFarlane and Robert Kirkman—but no one more than Mark Millar. At his creative peak, the Scottish writer defined the Marvel universe and his own with ultraviolent, testosterone-filled epics that became a pipeline for Hollywood’s superhero renaissance. 2012’s Avengers, 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, and 2017’...
Kim Kardashian And Kanye West’s Marriage Fell Apart Three Years Before They Split. Here Are All The Signs They Were Headed For Divorce. – BuzzFeed News
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Kim Kardashian And Kanye West’s Marriage Fell Apart Three Years Before They Split. Here Are All The Signs They Were Headed For Divorce. – BuzzFeed News

This is an excerpt from Kim, There’s People That Are Watching, BuzzFeed News’ brand-new newsletter dedicated to the 20th and final season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. You can sign up here. Make sure you check your inbox after signing up — you’ll receive an email asking you to confirm your sign-up in order to receive the newsletters.
COVID Vaccines May Not Be Protective For Organ Transplant Recipients : Shots – Health News – NPR
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COVID Vaccines May Not Be Protective For Organ Transplant Recipients : Shots – Health News – NPR

Even after full vaccination against COVID-19, people who have had organ transplants are urged by their doctors to keep wearing masks and taking extra precautions. Research shows the strong drugs they must take to prevent organ rejection can significantly blunt their body's response to the vaccine. DigiPub/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DigiPub/Getty Images Even after full vaccination against COVID-19, people who have had organ transplan...
How should vaccinated parents navigate summer? A doctors advice – CNN
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How should vaccinated parents navigate summer? A doctors advice – CNN

One of my kid's favorite camps delayed charging us this summer because they weren't sure if they'd be partially or 100% online. As I sit in front of this bill, after more than a year of trying to avoid the coronavirus, I want my family to re-enter the world. We are lucky her school had strict protocols, and my work can be from home full-time. And that vaccine doesn't change the past. One friend lost her beloved father; another her mother. A third friend lost two of her uncles. They had to say goodbye over the phone. Over the phone. No in-person funerals or memorials for any of them. When I say to my family that we can wait a little while longer to get together, I am thinking of these friends. I'm also thinking of my dear mother, who is 84 and still amazingly saying, "Do not visit yet."...
Love & Hip Hop Star Mendeecees Can Travel to Dubai to Renew Wedding Vows – TMZ
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Love & Hip Hop Star Mendeecees Can Travel to Dubai to Renew Wedding Vows – TMZ

Mendeecees is free to leave the country for a very special occasion -- renewing his wedding vows to Yandy Smith. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ ... the "Love & Hip Hop New York" star got a federal judge to sign off on his request to travel to Dubai for a few days later in May so he can renew his vows. As we first told you ... Mendeecees was released from prison and reunited with his family in early 2020 after spending more than 5 years behind bars for drug trafficking. He's still on supervised release until 2025 though, meaning he has to get approval for travel like this. According to the docs ... his ...