Month: November 2021

Gal Gadot To Play Evil Queen In Disney’s Live-Action ‘Snow White’ – Deadline
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Gal Gadot To Play Evil Queen In Disney’s Live-Action ‘Snow White’ – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: While her latest tentpole Red Notice is set for its big Hollywood premiere tonight, Gal Gadot looks to have found her next project that is sure to be the fairest of them all. Sources tell Deadline that Gadot is in final negotiations to play the Evil Queen in Disney’s live-action adaptation of Snow White, the one that started it all for the studio’s legendary slate of animated features. Rachel Zegler is set to play the titular character, with Marc Webb directing and Marc Platt producing. Production is expected to start in 2022. The original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs cartoon, based on the Brothers Grimm fairytale, was released in 1938. It was Disney’s inaugural animated feature and became a massive success for the studio. Insiders say the live-action film will expa...
Dolly Partons Rare Photo of Husband Carl Dean Has Social Media in a Frenzy – E! NEWS
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Dolly Partons Rare Photo of Husband Carl Dean Has Social Media in a Frenzy – E! NEWS

To love him is to post him! Dolly Parton sent social media into a frenzy when she dedicated her latest post to her longtime love, Carl Dean, who she has famously kept very private. "Find you a partner who will support you like my Carl Dean does," the 75-year-old wrote. Dolly shared a throwback photo of her husband holding her hand as they looked toward the camera. In a hilarious twist, the country music legend photoshopped a T-shirt with her face on it, from her latest collection, onto her hubby. The Internet was equal parts surprised and amused by Dolly's decision to post her man on her main account. "Dolly Parton doing a husband reveal after 50+ years is so iconic," one user wrote. "Dolly Parton's soft launch of her husband of 55 years is so iconic," another user tweeted. While ...
Biden says Covid shots for kids and boosters for adults will accelerate nations path out of pandemic – CNBC
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Biden says Covid shots for kids and boosters for adults will accelerate nations path out of pandemic – CNBC

Madeleine Strickland, 11, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as her mother Monica and brother Liam, 6, look on during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Rady's Children's hospital vaccination clinic in San Diego, California, November 3, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Covid vaccinations for kids and booster shots for adults will speed up the pandemic's end date in the U.S. Covid cases and hospitalizations in the U.S. are down more than 50% since early September, with both falling in 40 states over the past two weeks, Biden said. "Vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 and boosters that provide additional protection for seniors and others are two major steps forward that are going to accelerate o...
As IDPH reports first flu death, push continues for flu, COVID-19 vaccines – KCCI Des Moines
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As IDPH reports first flu death, push continues for flu, COVID-19 vaccines – KCCI Des Moines

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported the first flu death this year on Wednesday. IDPH stated the Central Iowa woman who died was 81 years old and had underlying conditions. According to the state, the flu season began on Oct. 3. While flu cases remain low in Iowa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people six months and older to receive the flu vaccine. Two weeks after receiving the vaccine, participants will fully benefit from the vaccine's protection. The first flu death also comes on the heels of the CDC recommending the Pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 years and older. IDPH is asking Iowans to get the COVID-19 vaccine and the flu vaccine.“Though different in nature, these two announcements highlight how important it is that Iowa fam...
Alec Baldwins Rust gun left unattended for 2 hours before Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot – New York Post
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Alec Baldwins Rust gun left unattended for 2 hours before Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot – New York Post

The gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of “Rust” was left unattended for two hours before the fatal shooting, according to a new report. Lawyers for the western film’s armorer said the .45 Long Colt, which was not supposed to contain live rounds, could have thus been tampered with before it was handed to actor Alec Baldwin Oct. 21, the New York Times said. Jason Bowles, an attorney for 24-year-old movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, told the outlet the weapon was one of three on an armorer’s tray that she handed to assistant director David Halls, who then gave it Baldwin. Robert Gorence, another attorney for Gutierrez-Reed, told the outlet that she loaded the guns with dummy rounds for an afternoon filming session, placed s...
Daniel Dae Kim Joins ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Netflix Live-Action Series As Fire Lord Ozai – Deadline
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Daniel Dae Kim Joins ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Netflix Live-Action Series As Fire Lord Ozai – Deadline

Daniel Dae Kim (The Hot Zone: Anthrax, Hawaii Five-0) is set to star in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the beloved Nickelodeon animated series. Primetime-Panic Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders Kim will play Fire Lord Ozai, the ruthlessly driven leader of the Fire Nation who demands that everyone live up to his impossible standards, especially his teenage son, Prince Zuko (Dallas Liu). Ozai’s drive to conquer and unite the world under firebender rule is a family burden — he believes that it’s his destiny to finish a war started by his ancestors. As a series regular, Kim joins previously cast young leads Liu; Gordon Cormier, who plays Aang; Kiawentiio (Katara); and Ian Ousley (Sokka). Albert ...
Lynne Spears Wants Britneys Estate To Cover Legal Fees – BuzzFeed News
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Lynne Spears Wants Britneys Estate To Cover Legal Fees – BuzzFeed News

Attorneys for the pop star's mother argued that changes in her life and the conservatorship were due, in part, to their behind-the-scenes efforts. Stephanie K. Baer BuzzFeed News Reporter Posted on November 3, 2021, at 5:02 p.m. ET Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Britney Spears and mother Lynne in 2000 Lynne Spears asked that her daughter Britney Spears' estate pay roughly $650,000 for legal fees, which her attorneys say were incurred fighting the conservatorship — but hours later, ...
Pfizer, Moderna Covid Vaccines Less Effective for Immunocompromised, Study Shows – Prevention.com
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Pfizer, Moderna Covid Vaccines Less Effective for Immunocompromised, Study Shows – Prevention.com

For months, the medical community has been abuzz about how the COVID-19 vaccine is less effective for the immunocompromised population (people with compromised or lowered immune systems). And now, there’s new research to support it. A study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report this week analyzed the effectiveness of the mRNA Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in 20,101 people across nine states with weakened immune systems, between January and September 2021. Of that number, 10,564 people were fully vaccinated. That data was compared with 69,116 adults with normal immune systems, 29,456 of which were fully vaccinated. The researchers found that the effectiveness of the mRNA vaccines against lab...
Mayo Clinic developing blood test that can spot more than 50 types of cancer – Fox Business
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Mayo Clinic developing blood test that can spot more than 50 types of cancer – Fox Business

Dr. Shereef Elnahal, president and CEO of University Hospital in Newark, provides insight into potential development of a single Moderna vaccine that combines the coronavirus booster with the flu shot. The Mayo Clinic is developing a breakthrough blood test that can detect more than 50 different types of cancer across all stages.  CDC ASKS TRAVELERS TO AVOID RUSSIA, OTHER COUNTRIES DUE TO HIGH COVID-19 RISK The test, known as Galleri, was created in partnership with Menlo Park, California-based biotechnology and pharmaceutical company Grail. Galleri, which is not covered by insurance, costs $949 and must be ordered by a licensed health care provider. (Grail) Galleri looks for signals present in the blood stream that may be associated with cancer at the time of ...