Month: May 2021

Kim Kardashian West sued by staff who claim they were underpaid and not given breaks – The Guardian
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Kim Kardashian West sued by staff who claim they were underpaid and not given breaks – The Guardian

California California lawsuit accuses reality star of violating labor laws Kardashian rep says outside vendor manages workers’ contracts Wed 26 May 2021 09.43 EDT Kim Kardashian West is facing claims from seven members of her domestic staff that they were not paid enough or given breaks while employed at her California home.The plaintiffs claim Kardashian West failed to pay overtime, cover expenses and provide legally mandated breaks, according to a civil action filed in Los Angeles county superior court.How a ranger stumbled upon one of the largest fossil finds in California history “Plaintiffs never received any paystubs, were not paid on regular pay periods, were not given their required meal and rest breaks, were not provided a means to record all their hours, were not paid all t...
Akons Car Stolen, 911 Operator Corrects Him Multiple Times – TMZ
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Akons Car Stolen, 911 Operator Corrects Him Multiple Times – TMZ

Play video content Akon deserves an award for Most Respectful Citizen Calling the Cops, because he seriously kept his cool with a 911 operator ... who gave him a hard time while he tried to report his stolen ride. TMZ has obtained the audio of Akon's call to Atlanta PD late Monday night -- where he says his Range Rover got jacked from him at a gas station ... while he was pumping. It sounds like Akon had called 911 at least a couple times by the time he spoke with this operator, based on the convo he has with this woman, who honestly ... kinda breaks his balls a bit in the chat, and hilariously so. Take a listen for yourself -- Akon...
Why some fully vaccinated people are still wearing masks – Vox.com
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Why some fully vaccinated people are still wearing masks – Vox.com

Fully vaxxed, and still masked. The habit of masking up wasn’t so easily changed by new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — at least in the first few days following its release, according to a new poll from Vox and Data for Progress. Most respondents (61 percent), including more than half of those who are fully vaccinated, said they were continuing to wear masks outdoors. The survey of 1,203 registered voters was fielded from May 14 to 17 — the four days after the CDC’s announcement that, depending on state and local laws, vaccinated people didn’t need to wear masks in most indoor or outdoor settings. Forty-nine percent of both vaccinated and unvaccinated respondents who still wear masks said they did so to protect themselves from the coronavirus...
Amazonian tribe with the healthiest hearts ever studied may also hold key to slowing down AGEING – Daily Mail
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Amazonian tribe with the healthiest hearts ever studied may also hold key to slowing down AGEING – Daily Mail

They're known for having the 'healthiest hearts ever studied', but now an Amazonian tribe may also hold the key to slowing down ageing. The Tsimane indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon experience less brain atrophy as they age than their American and European peers, researchers have found. It suggests that sedentary lifestyles and diets rich in fats and sugars could be making people in industrialised nations more vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease. By contrast, the 16,000-strong tribe are extremely active, traditionally hunting and foraging for their own food, and consume a high-fibre diet of vegetables, fish and lean meat. Scroll down for video  The Tsimane tribe, who spend most days hunting, fishing, farming and gathering wild fruits and nuts, experience less bra...
NCIS: Emily Wickersham Exits Ahead of Season 19, Bishop Secret Mission – TVLine
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NCIS: Emily Wickersham Exits Ahead of Season 19, Bishop Secret Mission – TVLine

RELATED STORIES The following contains spoilers from the NCIS Season 18 finale. “Too long,” indeed. A major departure teased in the NCIS Season 18 finale is indeed official, given what the character’s portrayer has since shared on Instagram. At the close of Tuesday night’s season ender, Torres (played by Wilmer Valderrama) came to realize that Bishop (Emily Wickersham) had purposely outed herself as the leaker of NSA intel, 10 years prior, so as to cast herself as a “disgraced NCIS agent” and embark on some sort of covert mission, with Ziva’s pal Odette as her handler of sorts. Before slipping away on what she expected to be “too long” of an op, Bishop said, “I didn’t mean for us to happen,” then pulled Torres into a warm kiss. TVLine readers gave the explosive final...
Meghan Markle performs Reiki touching therapy on son Archie, dogs: report – Fox News
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Meghan Markle performs Reiki touching therapy on son Archie, dogs: report – Fox News

Meghan Markle is going full Left Coast when it comes to the mental wellbeing of her royal brood. The former "Suits" star and LA native has been introducing her husband, Prince Harry, and son, Archie, to a slate of New-Agey alternative healing techniques since they moved out to California last year, according to a report. Markle is helping the 2-year-old — and also her dogs — with the practice of Reiki, the Japanese energy healing discipline, in an attempt "to help them feel more balanced and relaxed," a source told The Daily Mail. As for her husband, the Duchess of Sussex has been introducing him to to the process of "ancestral healing" to help deal with "generations of genetic baggage." PRINCE HARRY'S CHILDHOOD PHOTOS DEBUNK HIS CLAIM HE 'NEVER' COULD RIDE BIKES AS YOUNG ROYAL FAMIL...
Seth Rogen talks cancel culture, says some comedians overreact rather than take responsibility for old jokes – Fox News
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Seth Rogen talks cancel culture, says some comedians overreact rather than take responsibility for old jokes – Fox News

Seth Rogen downplayed the impact of cancel culture by arguing that some comedians are going a bit overboard in reckoning with past jokes that have not aged well.  Rogen, 39, appeared on "Good Morning Britain" earlier this week to discuss his new book "Yearbook," a collection of essays about his life. The hosts made sure to ask the comedic actor and writer about jokes from his past that have not aged well and may be considered offensive to modern audiences.  Rather than balk or get defensive, Rogen was quick to take responsibility for "certain jokes" that he understands would not play well today.  "There are certain jokes that for sure have not aged well, but I think that's the nature of comedy," Rogen said (via Insider). "I think conceptually those movies are sound, and I think there'...
Half of U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, CDC says – CBS News
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Half of U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, CDC says – CBS News

Half of adult Americans have received all of their COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to figures published Tuesday by the CDC. The figures mark what Biden administration officials are touting as a key sign of progress in the country's immunization campaign. "This is a major milestone in our country's vaccination efforts. The number was 1% when we entered office January 20th," White House senior adviser Andy Slavitt told reporters at a press briefing on Tuesday. The milestone also comes as the nationwide nationwide pace of people receiving their first dose has slowly picked up, after plummeting to a record low last month not seen since the earliest weeks of the COVID-19 vaccination effort in January. State and local health officials have attributed part of the recent uptick to a flo...
Cardiologist follows the science to a new conclusion on fish oil supplements l Expert Opinion – The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Cardiologist follows the science to a new conclusion on fish oil supplements l Expert Opinion – The Philadelphia Inquirer

I have been a long-term proponent of fish oil supplements to prevent heart disease. I did a radio show every Sunday night for several years talking about the importance of lifestyle changes combined with taking high dose omega-3 fatty acids to help prevent coronary problems. There was good science behind it at the time, as fish oil had been shown to be anti-inflammatory, several studies had demonstrated a lower risk of heart attacks, and there seemed to be no downside risk. There were few side effects other than burping up an occasional taste of fish. In 2019 the global market for omega-3 fatty acids reached $4.1 billion. Over the last couple of years, there have been several studies that have questioned the benefit of fish oil supplements. The exception has been a trial called REDUCE-IT,...
William Shakespeare, first man to get vaccinated, dies at 81; antibodies remain 10 months after infection, study says: Live COVID-19 updates – USA TODAY
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William Shakespeare, first man to get vaccinated, dies at 81; antibodies remain 10 months after infection, study says: Live COVID-19 updates – USA TODAY

William Shakespeare, the elderly Englishman who made news around the world as the second person to receive an authorized coronavirus vaccination, has died of a stroke unrelated to the virus or the vaccine, authorities in Britain said. Shakespeare, 81, was vaccinated on Dec. 8 at University Hospital Coventry, 100 miles northwest of London. A few days later the massive U.S. vaccination campaign began. Coventry politician Jayne Innes said Shakespeare died last week. "Greatly saddened and upset to hear our friend, the very lovely Bill Shakespeare, has passed away," Innes tweeted. "Bill will be remembered for many things, including a taste for mischief. He became an international sensation as the first man to receive a COVID vaccine." Shakespeare was vaccinated shortly after Margaret Keenan, 9...