Month: November 2021

Houston police chief reportedly warned Travis Scott about crowd before Astroworld – New York Post
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Houston police chief reportedly warned Travis Scott about crowd before Astroworld – New York Post

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner reportedly visited Travis Scott — whom he knows personally — in his trailer to voice his concerns about the crowd before the deadly Astroworld concert. A person familiar with Finner’s account told The New York Times that the chief relayed to the rapper that very devoted fans had amassed for the Friday show at NRG Park, where eight people later died when a throng surged the stage. A police spokeswoman declined to comment to the newspaper about the chief’s private conversations, citing the pending probe into the tragedy. News about Finner’s concerns comes as at least one concertgoer is suing Scott and the event’s promoters Live Nation and ScoreMore over the “predictable and preventable tragedy.” Several other lawsuits are expected...
Aaha From PK: Whats The Problem With Anand’s Wife – Pushpaka Vimanam – Gulte
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Aaha From PK: Whats The Problem With Anand’s Wife – Pushpaka Vimanam – Gulte

<!-- Posted by --> Published by GulteDesk November 08, 2021 As Anand Deverakonda’s Pushpaka Vimanam gears up to hit the big screens on the 12th of November, promotions are in full swing for the comedy entertainer. The makers have now unveiled the lyrical video of a new song from the album ‘Aaha’. Aaha is a fun number which depicts the hardships of the male lead Anand Deverakonda. The narrative in the lyrical video suggests that Anand’s life turns upside down after his wife elopes with some other person. We see the funny struggles Anand goes through as he tries to carry on with life and hide the fact that his wife has eloped. The lyrics highlight the str...
Discrimination of any kind can lead to much higher risk of mental and behavioral issues for young people, study finds – CNN
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Discrimination of any kind can lead to much higher risk of mental and behavioral issues for young people, study finds – CNN

Encountering discrimination -- especially racism -- has long been associated with negative effects on overall well-being, such as higher levels of stress, poor cognitive function, anxiety, depression and substance use, previous studies have found. Those who faced discrimination frequently -- at least a few times per month -- were around 25% more likely to be diagnosed with a mental disorder and twice as likely to develop severe psychological distress than people who didn't experience discrimination or did less often, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. Having dealt with any degree of discrimination was linked with a 26% higher risk for having poor overall health, according to the participants' responses. Often experiencing discrimination wasn't strongly ...
Fox Hosts Up In Arms Over Sesame Street Teaching Kids About Vaccines – HuffPost
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Fox Hosts Up In Arms Over Sesame Street Teaching Kids About Vaccines – HuffPost

Fox News hosts were in a huff on Sunday over a “Sesame Street” special on CNN intended to educate kids and families about getting a COVID-19 vaccine. CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and anchor Erica Hill, spoke to the characters Big Bird and Rosita on Saturday to address concerns kids might have about receiving the shot, after the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine got final approval in the U.S. last week for children ages 5 to 11. Fox News hosts are in a huff over a “Sesame Street” special on CNN intended to educate kids and families about getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Big Bird, seen here, also tweeted that he’d been vaccinated. Randy Holmes via Getty Images Big Bird, whose character is supposed to be 6 years old, also tweeted that he’d been vaccinated. “My wing is feelin...
Biden admin kicks off nationwide effort to get children vaccinated against COVID-19 – Fox News
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Biden admin kicks off nationwide effort to get children vaccinated against COVID-19 – Fox News

The Biden administration on Monday kicked off "a nationwide effort" to encourage schools, parents and guardians to vaccinate children against COVID, saying "vaccination is the best tool we have" to ensure students are safe, and that schools remain opened for in-person learning.  Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Health and Human Service Secretary Xavier Becerra sent a letter to school superintendents and elementary school principals across the nation Monday morning, encouraging them to share information with families about COVID-19 vaccines for children.  COVID-19 VACCINATION AND YOUNG CHILDREN: WHAT TO KNOW The letter comes just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 years o...
Sarah Jessica Parker Says Shes Received A Lot Of Backlash For Looking Older While Filming “And Just Like That” – Yahoo Lifestyle
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Sarah Jessica Parker Says Shes Received A Lot Of Backlash For Looking Older While Filming “And Just Like That” – Yahoo Lifestyle

"It almost feels as if people don’t want us to be perfectly OK with where we are." When talking about how much her character has aged in the series, Parker told Vogue that she’s received so much backlash for portraying Carrie with “gray hair.” Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images “There’s so much misogynist chatter in response to us that would never. Happen. About. A. Man,” she said while clapping after every word. James Devaney / GC Images / Getty Images “‘Gray hair gray hair gray hair. Does she have gray hair?’ I’m sitting with Andy...
Disney Plus is giving away a month for $2 for new and returning streamers – The Verge
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Disney Plus is giving away a month for $2 for new and returning streamers – The Verge

Disney Plus is offering a pretty killer deal for streamers who may have left or have yet to try its service. For new and eligible returning subscribers, one month of Disney Plus will cost just $2. The offer is one of several promotions the service has announced as part of its anticipated Disney Plus Day event taking place November 12th. In addition to offering a month of its service to eligible users for dirt cheap, subscribers can take advantage of special perks at its parks on Disney Plus Day. The perks include early entry to parks 30 minutes before opening at the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, as well as free Disney PhotoPass photo downloads. On the retail front, new merch will hit ShopDisney from across Disney franchises, including Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars...
Hospital visits for reasons unrelated to COVID-19 led to more than 10,000 people getting the virus – Daily Mail
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Hospital visits for reasons unrelated to COVID-19 led to more than 10,000 people getting the virus – Daily Mail

People visiting hospital for reasons that had nothing to do with the coronavirus often led to them contracting the disease - with more than 2,000 of them dying. Data released by Kaiser Health News, a non-profit organization, details how there were more than 10,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 that began in hospitals in 2020. The organization believes the true number of cases is in fact far higher.  Around 21 percent of the cases that started in hospitals between the months of April and September last year led to the deaths of more than 2,000 people.  During the first wave of the pandemic, patients who went into hospital to be treated for conditions unrelated to Covid were infected and died At hospitals with high rates of covid spread, staff member...
Manisha Koirala recalls her ‘arduous journey of cancer treatment’ on awareness day, wishes love and success to those battling disease – The Indian Express
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Manisha Koirala recalls her ‘arduous journey of cancer treatment’ on awareness day, wishes love and success to those battling disease – The Indian Express

Nepalese actor Manisha Koirala has opened up about her struggle with cancer. She shared a post on Instagram to commemorate the National Cancer Awareness Day on Sunday and wished love and success for those undergoing the “arduous” journey of cancer treatment. The 51-year-old actor was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. She successfully overcame it and was declared cancer-free in 2013. She made a comeback to the world of entertainment five years later with Dear Maya, a coming-of-age drama. Since then, she had been a part of Netflix’s Lust Stories , Rajkumar Hirani’s Sanju, Prassthanam, Maska and 99 Songs. Sharing pictures of her during the days of struggle with cancer, she wrote, “On this National Cancer Awareness Day, I want to wish everyone who is going through this arduous jou...