Month: August 2021

Suspect in ‘Gone Girl’ actress Lisa Banes hit-and-run death nearly freed over bail mistake – New York Post
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Suspect in ‘Gone Girl’ actress Lisa Banes hit-and-run death nearly freed over bail mistake – New York Post

The man charged in the hit-run that killed “Gone Girl” actress Lisa Banes was almost set free Friday when a Manhattan prosecutor mistakenly advised the judge that the suspect had to be released without bail. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge James Clynes eventually set bail at $30,000 for Brian Boyd — who was arrested Thursday for the deadly June 4 collision — after the confusion was cleared up following a nearly hourlong break outside the courtroom. “We’re gonna start all over again,” Clynes said — after initially giving Boyd supervised release following incorrect information from a prosecutor that the case mandated no bail. A different prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Bernard Eyth, had appeared after the break and informed the judge: “Any crime t...
New RHOC Star Noella Bergeners Husband Files for Divorce – TMZ
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New RHOC Star Noella Bergeners Husband Files for Divorce – TMZ

Noella Bergener's set to become one of the new stars of "The Real Housewives of Orange County," but her housewife title's already dubious ... because her husband wants a divorce. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ ... Noella's hubby James Bergener, a personal injury attorney known in SoCal as "Sweet James" thanks to his many billboards and other advertisements, filed the divorce paperwork last week in Puerto Rico. The couple was just married in June 2020 and has a 2-year-old son together, and according to our sources ... Noella was blindsided by the filing. We're also told James is not currently living at the Orange County home the...
Yes, Delta Is Scary, But Europe’s Recent COVID Surges Show That It Can Be Controlled – BuzzFeed News
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Yes, Delta Is Scary, But Europe’s Recent COVID Surges Show That It Can Be Controlled – BuzzFeed News

Jonathan Brady - Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images England fans line up outside a pub in London, July 11, 2021. In the past couple of weeks, the Delta coronavirus variant has dashed the hopes of many Americans looking forward to celebrating a “hot vax summer” and the end of the pandemic. As health experts warned in June, the highly contagious Delta variant has hit especially hard in states with low rates of vaccination, filling hospitals and morgues yet again in a return to some of the pandemic’s darkest days. And unlike with previous variants, new data suggests that some vaccinated people who get infected with Delta — while overwhelmingl...
How A Gay Community Helped The CDC Spot A COVID Outbreak — And Learn More About Delta – NPR
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How A Gay Community Helped The CDC Spot A COVID Outbreak — And Learn More About Delta – NPR

A data scientist working in tech, Michael Donnelly became an amateur COVID-19 watcher early in the pandemic. When his vaccinated friends started getting sick following July Fourth festivities in Provincetown, Mass., he documented more than 50 breakthrough cases that ultimately led the CDC to changing its guidance on masking. Jason LeCras for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jason LeCras for NPR A data scientist working in tech, Michael Donnelly be...
Employees question legal standing of company vaccine mandates – WLWT Cincinnati
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Employees question legal standing of company vaccine mandates – WLWT Cincinnati

As more employers require vaccines, some attorneys are already hearing from employees wanting to know about how they could challenge the mandates.“We’ve definitely gotten calls,” said attorney George Ruel.Ruel handles workplace disputes as a partner at Freaking, Myers and Ruel.Ruel said the best odds for an employee to be exempt from the mandate are if they have a medical or religious reason, but those might not be the only exceptions.“A lot of this is going to be on a case by case basis,” Ruel said.Every hospital system locally released details of their vaccine mandate plans in a joint meeting on Thursday.Hospital leaders said they are anticipating the possibility of legal challenges.“I think at this stage, we feel very secure that we’re on safe legal grounds,” said St. Elizabeth ex...
Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Arrive for Obamas 60th, Other Celebs Got Cut – TMZ
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Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Arrive for Obamas 60th, Other Celebs Got Cut – TMZ

Barack Obama's 60th birthday may have gotten scaled back from a bash to a small shindig ... but it's still about as star-studded as it gets. Several celebs still on the guest list have been making their way to the summer garden party at the former president's $12 million Martha's Vineyard mansion to celebrate B.O. turning the big 6-0 ... including a pair of powerhouse couples -- John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, and Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union ... this according to the New York Times. Don Cheadle's also arrived, and huge names like Jay-Z and Beyonce, Eddie Vedder, George Clooney and Steven Spielberg are all still expected to attend. So who didn't make the scaled-down guest list? Many of Obama's former administration officials including David Axelrod, and ma...
Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Arrive for Obamas 60th, Other Celebs Got Cut – TMZ
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Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Arrive for Obamas 60th, Other Celebs Got Cut – TMZ

Barack Obama's 60th birthday may have gotten scaled back from a bash to a small shindig ... but it's still about as star-studded as it gets. Several celebs still on the guest list have been making their way to the summer garden party at the former president's $12 million Martha's Vineyard mansion to celebrate B.O. turning the big 6-0 ... including a pair of powerhouse couples -- John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, and Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union ... this according to the New York Times. Don Cheadle's also arrived, and huge names like Jay-Z and Beyonce, Eddie Vedder, George Clooney and Steven Spielberg are all still expected to attend. So who didn't make the scaled-down guest list? Many of Obama's former administration officials including David Axelrod, and ma...
Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Arrive for Obamas 60th, Other Celebs Got Cut – TMZ
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Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Arrive for Obamas 60th, Other Celebs Got Cut – TMZ

Barack Obama's 60th birthday may have gotten scaled back from a bash to a small shindig ... but it's still about as star-studded as it gets. Several celebs still on the guest list have been making their way to the summer garden party at the former president's $12 million Martha's Vineyard mansion to celebrate B.O. turning the big 6-0 ... including a pair of powerhouse couples -- John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, and Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union ... this according to the New York Times. Don Cheadle's also arrived, and huge names like Jay-Z and Beyonce, Eddie Vedder, George Clooney and Steven Spielberg are all still expected to attend. So who didn't make the scaled-down guest list? Many of Obama's former administration officials including David Axelrod, and ma...
Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Arrive for Obamas 60th, Other Celebs Got Cut – TMZ
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Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Arrive for Obamas 60th, Other Celebs Got Cut – TMZ

Barack Obama's 60th birthday may have gotten scaled back from a bash to a small shindig ... but it's still about as star-studded as it gets. Several celebs still on the guest list have been making their way to the summer garden party at the former president's $12 million Martha's Vineyard mansion to celebrate B.O. turning the big 6-0 ... including a pair of powerhouse couples -- John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, and Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union ... this according to the New York Times. Don Cheadle's also arrived, and huge names like Jay-Z and Beyonce, Eddie Vedder, George Clooney and Steven Spielberg are all still expected to attend. So who didn't make the scaled-down guest list? Many of Obama's former administration officials including David Axelrod, and ma...
Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Arrive for Obamas 60th, Other Celebs Got Cut – TMZ
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Chrissy Teigen & John Legend Arrive for Obamas 60th, Other Celebs Got Cut – TMZ

Barack Obama's 60th birthday may have gotten scaled back from a bash to a small shindig ... but it's still about as star-studded as it gets. Several celebs still on the guest list have been making their way to the summer garden party at the former president's $12 million Martha's Vineyard mansion to celebrate B.O. turning the big 6-0 ... including a pair of powerhouse couples -- John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, and Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union ... this according to the New York Times. Don Cheadle's also arrived, and huge names like Jay-Z and Beyonce, Eddie Vedder, George Clooney and Steven Spielberg are all still expected to attend. So who didn't make the scaled-down guest list? Many of Obama's former administration officials including David Axelrod, and ma...