Month: September 2021

Phoebe Waller-Bridge crushes dreams, exits Amazons Mr. & Mrs. Smith series – The A.V. Club
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge crushes dreams, exits Amazons Mr. & Mrs. Smith series – The A.V. Club

Phoebe Waller-BridgePhoto: Gregg DeGuire (Getty Images) It was the power couple we never knew we needed, and one that was never meant to be: Donald Glover’s Mr. Smith is in search of a new Mrs. Smith as Phoebe Waller-Bridge exits the highly anticipated Amazon series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Fleabag creator has left the leading lady role due to creative differences with Glover. As production continues without Waller-Bridge, the Solo: A Star Wars Story co-stars remain friends following the “amicable split” from the project. The upcoming series is based on the 2005 film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Glover remains the co-creator alongside Atlanta collaborator Francesca Sloane, and he continues to serve as executive producer and star of the series. Mr. & M...
Tiger King Zookeeper Erik Cowie Dead at 53 – TMZ
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Tiger King Zookeeper Erik Cowie Dead at 53 – TMZ

Erik Cowie -- one the zookeepers featured on "Tiger King" -- has died ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us Cowie's body was found Friday in NYC. We're told a friend found him face down in the bedroom of a residence. Unclear if it was his or theirs ... but he was a long way from Oklahoma, where he'd worked and lived in recent years. Our sources say there's nothing suspicious about the death at this point, and no drugs were found on the scene, though a toxicology test will likely still be performed. The guy made several appearances in Netflix's hit show from last year as one of Joe Exotic's longtime animal...
Michael K Williams obituary | US television – The Guardian
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Michael K Williams obituary | US television – The Guardian

US television American actor best known for playing Omar Little in the TV crime series The Wire The binge-watching revolution began in the late 1990s, when the combined advent of quality US television and DVD box sets made that viewing method not merely possible but irresistible. Among the violent, intelligent adult dramas from that period – including The Sopranos and Deadwood – it was the Baltimore-set crime series The Wire, broadcast on HBO between 2002 and 2008, that was the most innovative and highly regarded.Its creator, David Simon, conceived it as “Greek tragedy for the new millennium”. The novelist Nick Hornby likened the show’s democratic and colourful dramatis personae – drug kingpins and street-corner dealers, cops and politicians, hacks and teachers – to Dickens. One eccentri...
COVID-19 infection after vaccination and what to do next – ABC News
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COVID-19 infection after vaccination and what to do next – ABC News

A small portion of those vaccinated are getting breakthrough infections. September 7, 2021, 2:21 PM • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Vaccines work to dramatically reduce the risk of developing COVID-19, but no vaccine is perfect. Now, with 174 million people already fully vaccinated, a small portion are experiencing a so-called "breakthrough" infection, meaning they test positive for COVID-19 after being vaccinated. But doctors say this virus -- which can be deadly for an unvaccinated person -- most often leads to much milder symptoms in those who already got their shots, with a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis finding vaccinated people are 29 times less likely to require hospitalization and four times less likely to...
Children 6 months and up should get flu shot, delay during severe COVID-19 illness: pediatrics group – Fox News
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Children 6 months and up should get flu shot, delay during severe COVID-19 illness: pediatrics group – Fox News

Children aged 6 months and older should receive a flu vaccine this fall, the American Academy of Pediatrics advised Tuesday, however kids with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 should delay flu shots until they have recovered. Experts are concerned about an uptick in flu activity this winter amid the return to in-person learning, the group noted. COVID-19, FLU ‘TWINDEMIC’ THREAT WORRIES DOCTORS: ‘GET FLU SHOT EARLY’ "During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to remember that influenza is also a highly contagious respiratory virus that can cause severe illness and even death in children," Dr. Flor Munoz, lead author of the policy statement and technical report, developed by the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases, said in a statement issued Tuesday. "The flu vaccine is safe, effective, a...
Monica Lewinsky says Bill Clinton should want to apologize for infamous affair, says shes moved on regardless – Fox News
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Monica Lewinsky says Bill Clinton should want to apologize for infamous affair, says shes moved on regardless – Fox News

Monica Lewinsky got candid about her feelings toward Bill Clinton ahead of the premiere of the dramatization of their affair in "Impeachment: American Crime Story."  The former White House intern found herself at the heart of an impeachment scandal and public ridicule in 1998 after a friend, Linda Tripp, released details of their affair to the public. Now, the story is coming to life by way of FX’s "American Crime Story" on which Lewinsky is both the subject and a producer.   Speaking on the "Today" show Tuesday ahead of the series premiere, she explained that she’s nervous for the public to see some of her "cringeworthy," worst judgment calls brought to life. "I’ve really worn two hats in this project, as a producer, I’m very proud of the project. But as a subject, I’m nervous," she ...
Andrea Constand Shocked, Disgusted Over Cosby Prison Release – TMZ
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Andrea Constand Shocked, Disgusted Over Cosby Prison Release – TMZ

Play video content NBC Andrea Constand is breaking her silence over the release of Bill Cosby -- and her first reaction is utter disgust over what she calls a screwed-up criminal justice system. She spoke to NBC in an exclusive sit-down -- the first she's given since Cosby was sprung from prison 2 months ago -- and makes it pretty clear ... she's not happy about him getting to walk free over a deal he struck years ago, which the State Supreme Court honored. Constand calls it a "back door deal" that she can't believe the court honored and the D.A. should've considered pursuing charges against BC anew ... saying she's shocked...
COVID Mu: Everything You Need To Know About the New Coronavirus Variant – SciTechDaily
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COVID Mu: Everything You Need To Know About the New Coronavirus Variant – SciTechDaily

The World Health Organization (WHO) has added another coronavirus variant to its list to monitor. It’s called the mu variant and has been designated a variant of interest (VOI). What this means is that mu has genetic differences to the other known variants and is causing infections in multiple countries, so therefore might present a particular threat to public health. It’s possible that mu’s genetic changes might make it more transmissible, allow it to cause more severe disease and render it more able to escape the immune response driven by vaccines or infection with previous variants. This in turn might leave it less susceptible to treatments. Note the word might. A VOI is not a variant of concern (VOC), which is a variant that has been proven to acquire one of those characte...
New Studies Find Evidence Of Superhuman Immunity To COVID-19 In Some Individuals – NPR
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New Studies Find Evidence Of Superhuman Immunity To COVID-19 In Some Individuals – NPR

An illustration of antibodies attacking a coronavirus particle. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo LIbrary /Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo LIbrary /Getty Images An illustration of antibodies attacking a coronavirus particle. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo LIbrary /Getty Images Some scientists have called it "superhuman immun...