Month: June 2021

Lil Durks Brother, OTF DThang, Dead at 32 After Reportedly Being Shot – TMZ
6Jun By No Comments
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Lil Durks Brother, OTF DThang, Dead at 32 After Reportedly Being Shot – TMZ

Lil Durk's older brother, OTF DThang, died this weekend ... TMZ has confirmed. Cook County officials tell us Dontay Banks Jr. -- DThang's government name -- was found deceased on the 7900 block of S. Loomis Blvd. in Chicago, and has been assigned a case number. An autopsy still has to be done to figure out the cause and manner of death. Reports say DThang was shot in the head outside of a nightclub and died on the spot ... citing alleged witnesses who say they saw the shooting go down. DThang was a rapper himself ... but wasn't nearly as big as Durk is, who's blowing up right now. Still, he's got a string of songs out -...
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The Science Suggests a Wuhan Lab Leak – The Wall Street Journal
6Jun By No Comments
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The Science Suggests a Wuhan Lab Leak – The Wall Street Journal

The possibility that the pandemic began with an escape from the Wuhan Institute of Virology is attracting fresh attention. President Biden has asked the national intelligence community to redouble efforts to investigate. Much of the public discussion has focused on circumstantial evidence: mysterious illnesses in late 2019; the lab’s work intentionally supercharging viruses to increase lethality (known as “gain of function” research). The Chinese Communist Party has been reluctant to release relevant information. Reports based on U.S. intelligence have suggested the lab collaborated on projects with the Chinese military. But the most compelling reason to favor the lab leak hypothesis is firmly based in science. In particular, consider the genetic fingerpr...
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Sleep hygiene: 8 ways to train your brain for better sleep – CNN
6Jun By No Comments
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Sleep hygiene: 8 ways to train your brain for better sleep – CNN

It's a global problem too, according to the World Sleep Society, a nonprofit organization of sleep professionals dedicated to advancing "sleep health worldwide." "Sleep problems constitute a global epidemic that threatens health and quality of life for up to 45% of the world's population," the society says. You don't have to go through life sleep-deprived. Just as you learned to frequently wash your hands and wear a mask as part of your pandemic personal hygiene, you can learn to sleep better each night with what experts call "sleep hygiene." That's sleep specialist lingo for the ways you can train your brain to recognize its time to fall asleep -- and then stay asleep. Sleep is one the three key ingredients to a healthier, longer life (the others are diet and exercise). Many of the ...
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Al Rokers daughter gets married in front of his Today show pals – Page Six
6Jun By No Comments
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Al Rokers daughter gets married in front of his Today show pals – Page Six

The forecast is sunny for the Roker crew. Al Roker’s oldest child, daughter Courtney Roker, tied the knot with Wesley Laga on Friday night in front of friends, family and several of Al’s “Today” show pals. “A perfect magical evening being there for the marriage of my first princess,” the famed weatherman captioned a collection of family photos from the big day. The 66-year-old then made note of his “Today” show colleagues by posting a group pic with Craig Melvin, Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer, plus his wife, Deborah Roberts, and their two kids, Leila and Nick Roker. From left: Dylan Dreyer and husband Brian Fichera, Craig Melvin and wife Lindsay Czarniak and Sheinelle Jones celebrate with Al Roker, Leila Roker, Deborah Roberts and Nick Roker. Instagram...
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Shannen Doherty shares makeup-free selfie as she chides Hollywood for overlooking women without fillers, without Botox, without a facelift – Yahoo Lifestyle
6Jun By No Comments
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Shannen Doherty shares makeup-free selfie as she chides Hollywood for overlooking women without fillers, without Botox, without a facelift – Yahoo Lifestyle

Shannen Doherty (pictured in 2019) shared her frustrations with how Hollywood handles aging. (Photo: Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic)Shannen Doherty is being praised for speaking out on aging and how Hollywood doesn't reflect "women who embraced their face." On Saturday night, the 50-year-old actress posted a bare-faced selfie alongside a caption sharing her frustration at not seeing "women without fillers, without Botox, without a facelift" on her screen." "Watching movies tonight and noticed there were few female characters I could relate to," the former Beverly Hills, 90210 star wrote. "You know, women without fillers, without Botox, without a facelift. Women who embraced their face and all the experience it showed. "I have lived," she continued. "I love that I’ve lived and that my face refl...
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Covid-19 cases fall to new lows in the US. But unvaccinated children are a vulnerable host for the virus, expert says – CNN
6Jun By No Comments
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Covid-19 cases fall to new lows in the US. But unvaccinated children are a vulnerable host for the virus, expert says – CNN

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We’ll Probably Need Booster Shots for Covid-19. But When? And Which Ones? – The New York Times
6Jun By No Comments
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We’ll Probably Need Booster Shots for Covid-19. But When? And Which Ones? – The New York Times

As the nation edges closer to President Biden’s goal of a 70 percent vaccination rate, many people are beginning to wonder how long their protection will last. For now, scientists are asking a lot of questions about Covid-19 booster shots, but they don’t yet have many answers. The National Institutes of Health recently announced that it has begun a new clinical trial of people fully vaccinated — with any authorized vaccine — to see whether a booster of the Moderna shot will increase their antibodies and prolong protection against getting infected with the virus. Although many scientists estimate that the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines authorized in the United States will last at least a year, no one knows for sure. It’s also unclear whether emerging variants ...
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Former personal trainer and his son lose a combined 295 pounds – Fox News
6Jun By No Comments
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Former personal trainer and his son lose a combined 295 pounds – Fox News

After years of fast food and all-you-can-eat buffets, Jeff Moore decided to become a personal trainer again -- for himself and his son.  Moore, 48, and his son Jason, 19, from London, North Carolina, have lost a combined 295 pounds, according to SWNS. Before their weight-loss journey, Moore weighed about 443 pounds and Jason tipped the scale at 420, SWNS reported. Since they changed their lifestyle last June, Moore has lost about 150 pounds, while Jason has shed nearly as much.  COUPLE LOST A STAGGERING 432 POUNDS TO BECOME PARENTS AFTER STRUGGLING TO CONCEIVE Moore, an Army vet, told SWNS that he became a certified personal trainer in 2006, 11 years after he left the military.  Jeff and Jason Moore from London, North Carolina, have lost a combined 295 pounds since last Jun...
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