Month: August 2021

San Francisco Could Introduce Indoor Mask Mandate Next Week Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases – SFist
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San Francisco Could Introduce Indoor Mask Mandate Next Week Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases – SFist

With the Delta variant infecting the city’s vaccinated and unvaccinated residents, Mayor Breed and Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax announced Friday that actions will be taken sometime next week to combat its spread — which could include an indoor mask mandate. Well, it was fun while it lasted. But with the bombshell findings released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) this week showing the Delta variant's communicability, as well as its capacity to cause more severe cases of COVID-19, masks are likely to again be a necessary part of our grocery shopping and restaurant outings. "We are close to a mandate of wearing masks, and I know people are tired of being told what to do but the fact is, this is where we are," said Breed during an outdoor event Friday. Her comments made yesterd...
Jennifer Hudson Gives Stunning Performance In First Clip Of Aretha Franklin Biopic – HuffPost
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Jennifer Hudson Gives Stunning Performance In First Clip Of Aretha Franklin Biopic – HuffPost

The video, which was released on Friday, shows the actor/singer performing the beloved song onstage as the late Queen of Soul. The movie, which is also titled “Respect,” is set to hit theaters on Aug. 13. “I just hope I make her proud [and] do her justice,” Hudson said at the time.  Franklin died in August 2018 at age 76. Other cast members in “Respect,” which is directed by Liesl Tommy, include Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess and Mary J. Blige. Hudson posted a photo on Instagram on Friday of the cast and crew behind the biopic. She said in the caption that every department involved with the film “put their heart and soul into this production.” “Every day, everyone showed up and gave their all with nothing but RESPECT for Ms. Franklin,” she added. ...
Kit Harington Shares Rare Insight About Fatherhood and Parenting With Rose Leslie – Yahoo Entertainment
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Kit Harington Shares Rare Insight About Fatherhood and Parenting With Rose Leslie – Yahoo Entertainment

Kit Harington has swapped his swords for snuggles! The Game of Thrones alum recently shared rare insight about his life as a first-time father. It was just five months ago that he and Rose Leslie, who he tied the knot with in 2018, welcomed their first child together, a baby boy. While the couple is known for being notoriously private about their personal lives, Kit pulled back the curtain on his new dad duties during an interview with Access Hollywood. When asked what has been the most surprising thing about fatherhood, the English actor kept it real. "They tell you and they don't tell you [about fatherhood]. Everyone goes, 'Look, it's big what you're about to go through.' You have no way of knowing that until it happens," he said on Friday, July 30. "What surprises you is: You go, 'Oh, ...
Jungle Cruise was Dwayne Johnson’s dream project inspired by Pirates – Polygon
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Jungle Cruise was Dwayne Johnson’s dream project inspired by Pirates – Polygon

Dwayne Johnson is everywhere because he wants to be. A prodigy born from the WWE, the performer is not only one of the few pro wrestlers to make the jump to Hollywood’s big time, but also stick around for 20 years. That might be because, in the mid-2010s, Johnson decided to leverage the currency of his stardom to start his own production company, Seven Bucks Productions, to make his biggest dreams come true. One of those dreams was to make his own Pirates of the Caribbean (because, like Polygon, The Rock really loves Pirates of the Caribbean). That’s where Jungle Cruise came in. “DJ always had a dream of doing a big Disney movie,” Hiram Garcia, president of Seven Bucks Productions, tells Polygon. “He was so enamored with Pirates. The first time he saw the first trailer for Pirates, ...
21 of 29 People Test Positive for COVID-19 After Oregon Family Reunion—13 Fully Vaccinated – Newsweek
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21 of 29 People Test Positive for COVID-19 After Oregon Family Reunion—13 Fully Vaccinated – Newsweek

A woman from Portland, Oregon has said 21 out of 29 people—13 of whom were vaccinated—who attended a family reunion have tested positive for COVID-19. Niki Marienburg told KGW-TV, a Portland-based television news station, that family members from across the country attended the reunion at Sunriver Resort, a luxury resort in Central Oregon, for 10 days in June. She said most of her family was vaccinated, and no one wore masks throughout the reunion. She told the station her family "had a great time" after not being able to see each other due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But two days after the reunion, one of Marienburg's cousin texted family members that she felt sick, before testing positive for COVID-19, KGW reported. "It sort of snowballed and we got text messages from other people in the ...
L.A. County Reports 11 New Covid-19 Deaths And 3,318 New Positive Cases; Hospitalizations Up 45% In One Week – Deadline
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L.A. County Reports 11 New Covid-19 Deaths And 3,318 New Positive Cases; Hospitalizations Up 45% In One Week – Deadline

On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 11 new deaths from Covid-19, along with 3,318 new positive cases and 1,008 hospitalizations. Public Health said that hospitalizations are up 45% since last Saturday. 23% of those currently hospitalized are in the ICU. The number of deaths and confirmed cases reported today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. But today’s data brings the County to a total of 24,682 deaths and 1,300,313 positive cases. COVID-19 Daily Update:July 31, 2021New Cases: 3,318 (1,300,313 to date)New Deaths: 11 (24,682 to date)Current Hospitalizations: 1,008 pic.twitter.com/oSYHyh10Ey — LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) July 31, 2021 Covid test results have now been made available to more than 7,322,000 people, with 16...
Saginaw Grant, ‘The Lone Ranger’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ Actor, Dies at 85 – Variety
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Saginaw Grant, ‘The Lone Ranger’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ Actor, Dies at 85 – Variety

Saginaw Grant, the Native American actor known for his performance as Chief Big Bear in “The Lone Ranger” and for featured roles in “Breaking Bad” and other popular series and films, died Wednesday in Hollywood, according to the Associated Press. He was 85. Grant’s publicist, Lani Carmichael, confirmed to the AP that he died peacefully of natural causes at a private care facility. “He loved both Oklahoma and L.A.,” Carmichael said about Grant, who was also the hereditary chief of the Sac and Fox Nation. “He made his home here as an actor, but he never forgot his roots in Oklahoma. He remained a fan of the Sooner Nation.” Grant was born in Pawnee, Okla. in 1936 and later served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. His acting career began after being approached to app...
Nelly and girlfriend Shantel Jackson have split after six-years together… but remain friends – Daily Mail
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Nelly and girlfriend Shantel Jackson have split after six-years together… but remain friends – Daily Mail

Nelly and girlfriend Shantel Jackson have split after six-years together... but remain 'friends' By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 18:23 EDT, 31 July 2021 | Updated: 21:37 EDT, 31 July 2021 <!-- <!-- <!-- <!-- <!-- (function (src, d, tag){ var s = d.createElement(tag), prev = d.getElementsByTagName(tag)[0]; s.src = src; prev.parentNode.insertBefore(s, prev); }("https://www.dailymail.co.uk/static/gunther/1.17.0/async_bundle--.js", document, "script")); <!-- DM.loadCSS("https://www.dailymail.co.uk/static/gunther/gunther-2159/video_bundle--.css"); <!-- Nelly and Shantel Jackson have split after six years together. The Hot In Here rapper's long-time girlfriend has confirmed the pai...
Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck caught kissing again during Italian lovefest – Fox News
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Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck caught kissing again during Italian lovefest – Fox News

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck gave the world another shot in the arm of their worldwide lovefest when the parading pair were spotted lovey-dovey aboard another boat – this time along the Mediterranean Sea. Lopez, who just ushered in her 52nd birthday days ago, took it upon themselves to share a kiss while cozied up as their boat was docked in Naples, Italy. Having just left Saint Tropez in the south of France, the re-burgeoning couple traded in a superyacht for the intimate confines of a much smaller vessel but make no mistake, Lopez and Affleck aren’t light on living lavishly. MATT DAMON REVEALS THE ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN DIFFERENT ABOUT JENNIFER LOPEZ, BEN AFFLECK’S REKINDLED ROMANCE Hollywood couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck pack on the PDA as they embraced in a ...
Louisiana hospitals reach capacity as COVID-19 cases surge | TheHill – The Hill
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Louisiana hospitals reach capacity as COVID-19 cases surge | TheHill – The Hill

Louisiana hospitals are running out of ICU beds as COVID-19 cases surge in the state. Our Lady of Lourdes and Oschner Lafayette General hospitals have run out of ICU beds. Our Lady of Lourdes has resorted to converting regular beds outside of the ICU to deal with the virus, KATC ABC 3 reported. "Part of that reason and why it's such a high percentage of our 70 patients is we're seeing enhanced severity of this illness in these individuals who, many of whom, are otherwise completely healthy," Dr. Henry Kaufman, interim chief medical officer at Our Lady of Lourdes, said at a press briefing. There are three beds open out of 156 in Region 4 of the state, with more than 1,000 people hospitalized across Louisiana due to the virus, according to the outlet. "About four weeks ago we h...