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Tones And I, Julia Jacklin, Flume & More Score Nominations for 2020 AIR Awards – Billboard
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Tones And I, Julia Jacklin, Flume & More Score Nominations for 2020 AIR Awards – Billboard

With three nominations, Tones And I has a fine chance of taking home silverware at the 2020 AIR Awards, to be held Oct. 1 in Adelaide. Tones’ global hit “Dance Monkey” is up for independent song of the year, her debut EP The Kids are Coming is in the running for independent pop album or EP and she’s nominated for breakthrough independent artist of the year. The former busker is coming off the type of year most artists can only dream of. “Dance Monkey” led the ARIA Singles Chart for a whopping 24-weeks, easily an all-time record. And in the U.K., the song led the national singles tally for 11 weeks, the longest streak ever by a solo female artist. The track has now raced past seven billion streams across all platforms. In May of this year, Tones snagged two APRA Music Awards...
Tones And I, Julia Jacklin, Flume & More Score Nominations for 2020 AIR Awards – Billboard
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Tones And I, Julia Jacklin, Flume & More Score Nominations for 2020 AIR Awards – Billboard

With three nominations, Tones And I has a fine chance of taking home silverware at the 2020 AIR Awards, to be held Oct. 1 in Adelaide. Tones’ global hit “Dance Monkey” is up for independent song of the year, her debut EP The Kids are Coming is in the running for independent pop album or EP and she’s nominated for breakthrough independent artist of the year. The former busker is coming off the type of year most artists can only dream of. “Dance Monkey” led the ARIA Singles Chart for a whopping 24-weeks, easily an all-time record. And in the U.K., the song led the national singles tally for 11 weeks, the longest streak ever by a solo female artist. The track has now raced past seven billion streams across all platforms. In May of this year, Tones snagged two APRA Music Awards...
Kanye West Approved to Build 52,000-Sq-Ft Home at Wyoming Ranch – TMZ
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Kanye West Approved to Build 52,000-Sq-Ft Home at Wyoming Ranch – TMZ

Exclusive Kanye West just got official approval to start building a new monster of a home on his ranch in Wyoming (the lakeside one) -- and by the sound of it, he's got a lot of work to do. TMZ obtained the building and zone permits Ye and co. filed in Cody, Wyoming, which were just signed off on over the past couple months. According to his plans, the guy's got a 10-bedroom mansion in mind ... and then some. Like we said, Ye's paperwork says he plans to build a single-family residence -- the primary one he'll use for him, Kim and the kids -- which will replace the set of lakeside cabins and dwellings currently there. Kanye estimates the crib will be about 52,000 s...
How blood type may affect your coronavirus risk – NBC News
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How blood type may affect your coronavirus risk – NBC News

Recent studies have suggested that people's blood types may affect their risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus or developing a serious case of the disease. Overall, the findings indicate that people with Type O blood seem to be more protected and that those with Type A appear more vulnerable. So does that mean some people can slack off on preventive measures while others need to ratchet them up? Not so fast, say doctors who point out that the findings show associations, not causation — and don't indicate that any particular blood type guarantees protection. While the findings may catch the public's attention at a time when people fatigued by the pandemic are looking for signs of hope, doctors say the results are more relevant to researchers trying to better understand the virus. "I thi...
Bubonic plague triggers health alert in China after herder is infected – The Washington Post
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Bubonic plague triggers health alert in China after herder is infected – The Washington Post

“There is a risk of a human plague epidemic spreading in this city,” Bayannur’s local health commission said in a statement. Over the past year, China has reported five cases of the disease associated with some of the deadliest pandemics in human history. The plague caused the Black Death that devastated the population of medieval Europe and repeatedly afflicted Asia, but it has largely been controlled since the mid-20th century. A World Health Organization spokeswoman in Geneva said Tuesday that the plague case count in China was low and the agency did not consider it high risk, but it was monitoring the situation, Reuters reported. Officials at Inner Mongolia’s regional center for disease control have warned that the plague may have long been circulating locally and there is risk of h...
San Quentin State Prisons coronavirus outbreak, as experienced by an inmate incarcerated there. – Slate
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San Quentin State Prisons coronavirus outbreak, as experienced by an inmate incarcerated there. – Slate

Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Coronavirus Diaries is a series of dispatches exploring how the coronavirus is affecting people’s lives. For the latest public health information, please refer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website. For Slate’s coronavirus coverage, click here. This as-told-to diary is based on a conversation with Adamu Chan, an incarcerated journalist at San Quentin State Prison in California. San Quentin is experiencing a massive COVID-19 outbreak—more than 1,400 cases—after the state transferred infected people from another prison into San Quentin. The conversation has been transcribed, condensed, and edited for clarity by Aviva Shen. Probably i...
Contact tracing is no longer possible across the US South due to rapid coronavirus surges, health expert says – CNN
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Contact tracing is no longer possible across the US South due to rapid coronavirus surges, health expert says – CNN

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Comedian Rickey Smiley gives thanks for support after his teenage daughter was shot three times – Daily Mail
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Comedian Rickey Smiley gives thanks for support after his teenage daughter was shot three times – Daily Mail

Comedian Rickey Smiley gives thanks for the outpouring of support after his teenage daughter was shot three times in an alleged road rage incident By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 01:50 EDT, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 01:50 EDT, 7 July 2020 Comedian Rickey Smiley is giving thanks for all of the outpouring of support, and expressing his anger, over the shooting of his 19-year-old daughter Aaryn Smiley in Houston Sunday night. The Baylor University student was reportedly a passenger in a car when she was caught in the middle of an alleged road rage incident, involving two other vehicles, while waiting at a red light and was hit three times.  After some extremely tense and terrifying hours, Smiley took to Instagram Monday afternoon to reveal his 'daugh...
Miley Cyrus Backyard Bikini Sparks Hygiene Comments – The Blast
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Miley Cyrus Backyard Bikini Sparks Hygiene Comments – The Blast

Miley, who sparked weight concerns ahead of her October 2019 split from actor Liam Hemsworth, actually received a positive spin to a suggestion that she may have gained a little weight in lockdown – "The weight gain looks good on her and she's still super slim," one fan wrote. "She is looking healthy," another said, with a third user voicing happiness for the star who recently revealed reaching six months of sobriety. Miley being told she needs a wash may, however, tie in to the star admitting that she's only washed her hair twice in four months. More below.