Month: August 2021

Biz Markies Wife Says Obamas Wrote Letter of Condolences After Death – TMZ
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Biz Markies Wife Says Obamas Wrote Letter of Condolences After Death – TMZ

Play video content BET 1:56 PM PT -- Biz Markie's celebration of life is just now wrapping up, and as expected ... it was an emotional ordeal, especially when the man's widow stepped to the podium. Tara Davis delivered some heartfelt remarks during the memorial, and actually made a stunning revelation about who sent her condolences in the wake of Biz's death -- none other than the Obamas themselves wrote a letter expressing their sorrow, she says. That truly speaks to Biz's impact and reach -- the former President and First Lady felt compelled to send thoughts and prayers to Tara ... pretty incredible, really. His kids al...
Officials track 10 coronavirus cases linked to Ionia Free Fair – WOODTV.com
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Officials track 10 coronavirus cases linked to Ionia Free Fair – WOODTV.com

Posted: Aug 2, 2021 / 04:56 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 2, 2021 / 04:56 PM EDT IONIA, Mich. (WOOD) — Health officials say they have flagged 10 coronavirus cases associated with the Ionia Free fair. The Ionia County Health Department says the cases include some people who were showing symptoms and infections while they were at the fair. If you went to the fair, which was held July 16 to July 24, and aren’t fully vaccinated or start showing symptoms — regardless of vaccination status — officials say you should get a coronavirus test. With no statewide mask rules or capacity restrictions in effect and the highly infectious delta variant spread, the state is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases. Clusters are being tied to large gathe...
COVID-19: Bay Area mandates indoor masks amid Delta variant – Los Angeles Times
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COVID-19: Bay Area mandates indoor masks amid Delta variant – Los Angeles Times

SAN FRANCISCO — Officials in a large swath of the Bay Area announced Monday that residents will again need to wear masks in indoor public settings regardless of vaccination status amid a surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly transmissible Delta variant. The move comes several weeks after Los Angeles County became one of the first in the nation to return to an indoor mask mandate, and Monday’s move greatly expands the number of people in California covered by such rules. Health officers from Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties and the city of Berkeley made the joint announcement Monday afternoon. They said the Delta variant is causing cases and hospitalizations to escalate and predicted that deaths also will rise in the coming wee...
Major Hawaii hospitals announce COVID vaccine mandates for employees – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Major Hawaii hospitals announce COVID vaccine mandates for employees – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / 2020 Hilton Raethel, executive director of Hawaii Association of Healthcare Four of Hawaii’s major hospital systems announced today that they are requiring their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, joining a rapidly growing pool of healthcare employers nationally that are mandating the vaccine. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii, the state’s trade group for hospitals and nursing homes, also announced today that it is supporting a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The vaccine mandates come amid ...
Jenna Dewan Recalls Being “Without a Partner” After Welcoming Daughter With Channing Tatum – E! NEWS
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Jenna Dewan Recalls Being “Without a Partner” After Welcoming Daughter With Channing Tatum – E! NEWS

Jenna Dewan Gives Birth to Baby No. 2 Jenna Dewan is reflecting on the early days of her motherhood journey. During the August 2 episode of Dear Media's podcast Dear Gabby, the Step Up actress reflected on the hardships she faced after giving birth to her now 8-year-old daughter Everly—who she shares with ex-husband Channing Tatum—in 2013. The revelation of her experience was prompted after being asked about her postpartum journey following the birth of her now 16-month-old son, Callum, who she shares with fiancé Steve Kazee. The 40-year-old actress, who gave birth to Everly in London while Channing was filming in the area, explained that she traveled with the then-couple's newborn daughter and continued to work. Jenna, who resumed filming on Witches of East End in Canada weeks after wel...
Billie Eilish admits she has a terrible relationship with her body – Fox News
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Billie Eilish admits she has a terrible relationship with her body – Fox News

Billie Eilish got candid about the relationship she has with her body. The 19-year-old musician told The Guardian that when she performs on a stage she has to "disassociate from the ideas I have of my body" otherwise her performance will be affected by her mental state.  "I wear clothes that are bigger and easier to move in without showing everything — they can be really unflattering," she explained. "In pictures, they look like I don’t even know what. I just completely separate the two. Because I have such a terrible relationship with my body, like you would not believe, so I just have to disassociate." Eilish said she can't really understand why society is so obsessed with bodies. BILLIE EILISH ADDRESSES INTERNET TROLLS: 'THEY WOULD NEVER SAY THAT TO YOU IN REAL LIFE' "I mean, we ...
Americas Got Talent: Nightbirde Drops Out — Statement About Cancer – TVLine
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Americas Got Talent: Nightbirde Drops Out — Statement About Cancer – TVLine

RELATED STORIES Jane Marczewski, better known by the stage name Nightbirde, announced on Monday that she is pulling out of America’s Got Talent Season 16 to focus on her battle with cancer. The inspirational singer-songwriter, who earned Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer in June after performing an original song titled “It’s OK,” told the judges that she had cancer in her lung, spine and liver, but clarified, “I’m so much more than the bad things that happen to me.” (Click here to watch her audition.) Now, unfortunately, those bad things are preventing her from remaining in the competition. “Sharing my heart with the world on AGT has been an honor and a dream come true,” the singer wrote in an Instagram post on Monday. “My point of view this summer has been astounding. What a mi...
Pandemic pessimism is back on the rise, new polling finds – CNN
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Pandemic pessimism is back on the rise, new polling finds – CNN

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Bay Area health officials reinstate indoor mask mandate – KRON4
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Bay Area health officials reinstate indoor mask mandate – KRON4

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Seven Bay Area counties are requiring everyone to wear face masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status. The order is in effect starting Tuesday, August 3. Health officers representing the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma made the joint announcement on Monday afternoon. It’s a “short-term, evidence-based strategy,” to reduce transmission of the delta variant and help keep schools open, said Marin County’s deputy health officer, Dr. Lisa Santora. The state of California began allowing fully vaccinated people to remove masks in public spaces in June. Since the grand reopening, the COVID-19 delta variant has caused growing concern to health officials who have been recording ...