Month: August 2021

Met Opera Reaches Deal With Orchestra, Paving Way for Reopening – The New York Times
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Met Opera Reaches Deal With Orchestra, Paving Way for Reopening – The New York Times

The Metropolitan Opera has struck a labor deal with its orchestra, officials announced Tuesday, paving the way for its musicians to return to work and for the company, the largest performing arts organization in the nation, to resume performances next month after being shut down for more than a year by the pandemic. After months of uncertainty, and talks that grew contentious at times, the Met said that the players had ratified a labor deal reached with the union representing the orchestra, Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians. The musicians were scheduled to return to work on Monday for their first official rehearsal since the pandemic closed the opera house in March 2020. The agreement concludes several months of tension over how significant future pay cuts would be for mu...
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Pa.’s health secretary rebuked Bucks County officials over their school reopening guidance, prompting them to revise the plan – The Philadelphia Inquirer
24Aug By No Comments
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Pa.’s health secretary rebuked Bucks County officials over their school reopening guidance, prompting them to revise the plan – The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary rebuked Bucks County over its school reopening guidelines Monday, calling the guidance “alarming” and saying it could diminish the county’s ability to respond to coronavirus outbreaks and derail the goal of resuming in-school instruction for students. By early Tuesday, the county had revised its guidance to schools. Its new statement insisted much of the county’s previous guidance had been “in sync” with the CDC but that the revision “will serve to strengthen that connection.” Still, the back-and-forth highlights what has appeared to be one of the most intense debates in the Philadelphia region over how to reopen schools safely after a year of disrupted learning. And it came less than a week after the county had already revised its Aug. 15 recommend...
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CDC study shows unvaccinated people are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with Covid – CNBC
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CDC study shows unvaccinated people are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with Covid – CNBC

Medics transfer a patient on a stretcher from an ambulance outside of Emergency at Coral Gables Hospital where Coronavirus patients are treated in Coral Gables near Miami, on August 16, 2021. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images Unvaccinated people are about 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with Covid-19 than those who are fully vaccinated, according to a study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new study, published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, also found that unvaccinated people were nearly five times more likely to be infected with Covid than people who got the shots. The results are based on data from Los Angeles County between May 1 and July 25, the agency said. "These infection and hospit...
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Arkansans calling poison control after taking livestock deworming drug – 4029tv
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Arkansans calling poison control after taking livestock deworming drug – 4029tv

Arkansas Poison Control has seen an increase in calls from people who have been taking the drug Ivermectin, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said in a news conference Tuesday.Ivermectin is being promoted on social media, Hutchinson said. He first learned of it in a community conversation over COVID-19.Ivermectin, given to horses and other livestock, can reduce the risk of intestinal parasites. But the product sold at feed stores is not for human consumption.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration points out that this product is designed and made specifically for livestock, horses and cows. And that if a person uses it, it could be dangerous."What we're seeing across the south and not just in our state is that veterinary-grade Ivermectin is being taken by humans," Dr. Jose Romero, Arkansas Secretary...
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Dog The Bounty Hunters daughter claims she had a falling out with dad over her support of BLM – Daily Mail
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Dog The Bounty Hunters daughter claims she had a falling out with dad over her support of BLM – Daily Mail

Dog The Bounty Hunter's daughter Bonnie Chapman claims her support of Black Lives Matter was part of what lead to her falling out with her father.  Bonnie, biological daughter of Dog and the late Beth Chapman, explained why she thinks she wasn't invited to her dad's upcoming wedding, telling TMZ her activism along with her connection to dad Duane Chapman's former network UnleashedTV sparked the rift. According to Dog's daughter, UTV fired the reality star for using racial and homophobic epithets. She also claims he called BLM protesters 'thugs.' Disagree: Dog The Bounty Hunter's daughter Bonnie Chapman claims her support of Black Lives Matter was part of what lead to her falling out with her father  Bonnie still works with UTV on their own show The System, which focu...
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R. Kelly Survivor Says Singer Had Been Grooming A Male Victim Since Boy Was Young – HuffPost
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R. Kelly Survivor Says Singer Had Been Grooming A Male Victim Since Boy Was Young – HuffPost

Warning: The following story contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. NEW YORK ― The second survivor to testify in the R. Kelly sexual abuse trial dropped a bombshell allegation on Tuesday morning while on the stand. Jane Doe, the fifth of six Does whose stories are included in charging documents, told jurors that Kelly did have at least one other male victim. Doe said that she was forced to have sex with a man Kelly referred to as “Nephew” as punishment for breaking one of the singer’s rules. After Kelly spanked her and two of his other girlfriends for breaking a rule, Doe told jurors, Kelly sent Doe back to her hotel room for more punishment. “He said that I was the closest to him and I should’ve known better,” Doe said.  “He said he had been grooming ‘Nephew’ since he w...
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PETA Wants Doc Antle Investigated Over Chris Browns Daughters Elephant Ride – TMZ
24Aug By No Comments
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PETA Wants Doc Antle Investigated Over Chris Browns Daughters Elephant Ride – TMZ

10:09 AM PT -- A rep for the USDA confirms they've received the letter and are "looking into it." Doc Antle letting Chris Brown's young daughter take a joy ride on an elephant's giant noggin wasn't just dangerous and irresponsible, but illegal too ... at least according to PETA. The animal rights org fired off a letter Tuesday to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, calling on it to investigate the 'Tiger King' star's operation of his Myrtle Beach safari ... alleging he's violating a number of regulations ... spotlighting the most recent incident with Chris' kid. According to the letter, obtained by TMZ, PETA claims Doc has violated the Animal ...
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These 7 States Are Seeing the Worst COVID Surges Right Now Best Life – Best Life
24Aug By No Comments
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These 7 States Are Seeing the Worst COVID Surges Right Now Best Life – Best Life

Summer may not be over yet, but neither is the national spike in COVID infections that can still be seen across most of the U.S. The national seven-day case average has risen to its highest levels since January, hitting 149,626 as of Aug. 23, according to data from The Washington Post. And while some experts are predicting that the states hit worst by the summer COVID spike may see their numbers begin to come down soon, other places are experiencing new surges of their own. Despite the continuing rise in cases, some top officials have expressed confidence that we could finally see the pandemic brought to heel in the coming months. "If we can get through this winter and get really the majority—overwhelming majority—of the 90 million people who have not been vaccinat...
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Health: Drinking eight glasses of water daily can prevent or slow heart failure, study finds – Daily Mail
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Health: Drinking eight glasses of water daily can prevent or slow heart failure, study finds – Daily Mail

Are YOU getting your recommended eight glasses in a day? Drinking sufficient water can prevent or slow heart failure, study finds Researchers from the US National Institutes of Health monitored 15,792 people Each subject was tracked from midlife (aged 44–66) for a total of 25 years  Hydration habits were monitored by measurements of blood sodium levels Concentrations of higher than 142 mmol/l in midlife increased heart failure risk  Each 1 mmol/l increase led to a 1.11x increase in the likelihood of the condition  By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 10:10 EDT, 24 August 2021 | Updated: 11:03 EDT, 24 August 2021 <!-- <!-- <!-- <!-- <!-- (function (src, d, tag){ var s = d.createElement(tag), prev = d.getElementsByTa...
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