Month: January 2022

Anti-Vaxxers Spread Lies Online About Betty Whites Death – Gizmodo
Lifestyle & Arts

Anti-Vaxxers Spread Lies Online About Betty Whites Death – Gizmodo

Candles burn at a memorial to late actress Betty White next to her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, December 31, 2021 in Hollywood, California.Photo: Robyn Beck / AFP (Getty Images) Anti-vaccine activists have spent the past few days spreading lies about Betty White, the beloved actress who passed away at 99 years old on Dec. 31. But contrary to internet rumors, Betty White didn’t die after getting a covid-19 booster shot. “Betty died peacefully in her sleep at her home. People are saying her death was related to getting a booster shot three days earlier but that is not true,” White’s agent, Jeff Witjas, told Yahoo Entertainment. “She died of natural causes. Her death should not be politicized—that is not the life she lived,” Witjas continued. And while Witjas confirmed Whi...
David Bowies music catalog sold to Warner Music for $250 million – CNN
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David Bowies music catalog sold to Warner Music for $250 million – CNN

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Los Angeles County COVID hospitalizations pass 2,000 mark as surge driven by omicron variant continues – KABC-TV
Health & Fitness

Los Angeles County COVID hospitalizations pass 2,000 mark as surge driven by omicron variant continues – KABC-TV

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The surge of COVID-19 infections continued to drive up hospitalizations as state figures reported on Monday show the number of virus-positive patients in Los Angeles County medical centers is above 2,000. According to the state, there were 2,168 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Sunday, with 302 of those patients in intensive care. "There's a lot of feeling of déj vu," said Dr. Thomas Yadegar, the medical director of the intensive care unit and pulmonary department at Providence Tarzana Medical Center. "A lot of people are apprehensive about what the next few weeks may hold." On Monday, the county Department of Public Health announced that the number of pediatric COVID patients -- while still relatively small -- increased by nearly 190% from Dec. 4-2...
Tristan Thompson Apologizes to Khloé Kardashian After Paternity Test Shows He Fathered Son – Newsweek
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Tristan Thompson Apologizes to Khloé Kardashian After Paternity Test Shows He Fathered Son – Newsweek

Sacramento Kings forward Tristan Thompson has apologized to his on-again, off-again girlfriend Khloé Kardashian for fathering a son with another woman during their relationship. Thompson, 30, posted a statement on his Twitter account confirming that paternity test results confirmed that he had concieved a son with a woman named Maralee Nichols. The NBA star had previously had a paternity lawsuit filed against him by Nichols this past June. "I take full responsibility for my actions," Thompson said in the statement. "Now that paternity has been established I look forward to amicably raising our son. I sincerely apologize to everyone I've hurt or disappointed throughout this ordeal both publicly and privately." Thompson then went on to directly apologize to Kardashian. "Khloé, you don't des...