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Vanderpump Rules: Scheana Shay Says She Talks to Stassi Schroeder More Now Than in the Past 5 Years – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Vanderpump Rules: Scheana Shay Says She Talks to Stassi Schroeder More Now Than in the Past 5 Years – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Scheana Shay from Vanderpump Rules recently opened up about having a miscarriage. The Bravo star revealed the tragic news recently and her reality show family reached out to comfort her. One surprising message Shay got was from Stassi Schroeder, who was recently axed from the reality series for racial remarks. Shay noted that she’s been in close contact with the fired star more than in the last 5 years. Scheana Shay and Stassi Schroeder | Tommy Garcia/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesHow did Scheana Shay lose her baby? Shay revealed in the latest episode of her podcast Scheananigans with Scheana Shay that she had suffered a miscarriage. The reality TV star was expecting her first baby with boyfriend Brock Davies. “I have always been an open boo...
Aggressive contact tracing by state identifies new COVID cases – KHON2
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Aggressive contact tracing by state identifies new COVID cases – KHON2

A spike in COVID-19 case numbers on Sunday are largely due to a cluster of 17 Honolulu cases all associated with attending a funeral, according to the State’s Covid-19 joint information center. The state said contact tracing also identified six cases in Leeward Oahu associated with known clusters, and all of the cases are in isolation. In addition to the 23 Oahu cases, the Department of Health reported two new Kauai cases associated with a known cluster reported last week, one case on Maui, and a case on Hawaii Island with travel to Georgia. State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park explained to KHON2 how the process works. “[Contact tracing] is absolutely critical because as soon as we know about any cases, whether it’s reported to us by a clinician or reported to u...
Coronavirus led to surge in Alzheimer’s deaths – Fox News
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Coronavirus led to surge in Alzheimer’s deaths – Fox News

At least 15,000 more Americans have died in recent months from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia than otherwise would have, health officials believe, pointing to how the coronavirus pandemic has exacted a higher fatality toll than official numbers have shown. SUMMER MAY BE KEY TURNING POINT FOR VACCINE As Covid-19 devastated older Americans this spring, often by racing through nursing homes, the deadly outbreaks compounded the devastation of Alzheimer’s and other forms of degenerative brain disorders that are common among elderly residents in long-term care facilities. Roughly 100,000 people died from Alzheimer’s and dementia from February through May, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. Although not all the extra deaths were directly caused by the coronavir...
Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world – CNN
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Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world – CNN

Three Indian states are extending lockdown measures past June 30, the date that the country's final stage of nationwide lockdown is set to lift. The eastern states of West Bengal and Jharkhand have extended their lockdowns until July 31, while the northeastern state of Assam has imposed a total lockdown in its Kamrup metropolitan area until July 12.  In Jharkhand: The state's Chief Minister Hemant Soren tweeted on Friday that the "struggle is still going on." "Considering the seriousness of the situation, the state government has decided to extend the lockdown till 31 July. The relaxations in lockdown already issued will remain in place," Soren said. In Assam: The state announced a "total lockdown" in the Kamrup metropolitan area, meaning all activity will remain closed apart from essen...
Australia sees biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in two months – Reuters
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Australia sees biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in two months – Reuters

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s second most populous state said on Monday it is considering reimposing social distancing restrictions after the country reported its biggest one-day rise in new coronavirus infections in more than two months. Propelled by Victoria state reporting 75 cases, Australia recorded 85 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, its biggest daily outbreak since April 11. Australia has fared better than many countries in the coronavirus pandemic, with around 7,800 cases and 104 deaths, but the recent surge has stoked fears of a second wave after several weeks of fewer than 20 new cases a day. The resurgence in Australia comes as total infections hit 10 million cases worldwide and the global death toll from the virus tops half a million people. As new coronavi...
The Forest For The Trees
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The Forest For The Trees

Framed “I’m like an interested layperson.” That’s how Nirupa Rao describes her approach to her work. Despite having no formal training in art or botany, Rao combined an inherent talent and innate love for plants to become one of India’s leading natural illustrators. Bengaluru-based Rao grew up in a family that included botanists as well as horticulturalists: her grand-uncle Cecil Saldanha had documented Karnataka’s flora in the ’60s, collecting about 14,000 samples across 5,000 species. So, for Rao, plants were always synonymous with adventure and discovery. As a young girl, she remembers going on picnics, or “expeditions” as the adults would sometimes call them, where the kids would collect berr...
Florence Pugh Apologized For Cultural Appropriation, Saying “Stupid Doesnt Even Cut It” – BuzzFeed
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Florence Pugh Apologized For Cultural Appropriation, Saying “Stupid Doesnt Even Cut It” – BuzzFeed

"I was uneducated. I was unread." Florence Pugh has done some reflecting and is now apologizing for cultural appropriation — including a time when she wore cornrows and a beanie "painted with the Jamaican flag colors." Marc Piasecki / GC Images The actor posted a note to her Instagram, where she recalled this moment from when she was 17. "Proud of my Rastafarian creation, I then posted about it the next day with a caption that paraphrased the lyrics to Shaggy's song 'Boombastic'. I am ashamed of so many things in [these] sentences," she wrote, adding that it was "cruel" she "forgot" about it and "had no idea how many people were offended." ...
Country singer Chase Rice slammed for holding concert with hundreds of maskless fans – New York Post
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Country singer Chase Rice slammed for holding concert with hundreds of maskless fans – New York Post

Country singer Chase Rice is under fire for holding a large concert in Tennessee on Saturday night where fans went maskless and neglected to social distance. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people watched Rice perform at the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary — a former prison turned museum and concert venue — in Petros, about 150 miles from Nashville. Chase Rice captured the crowd in his own Instagram story, writing “We back” as he panned the camera across the raucous crowd. Nobody in the footage appeared to be wearing a mask and the fans were standing shoulder-to-shoulder. The re-imagined Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary reopened May 1, and, according to their website, said they “will be observing social distancing guidelines.” Fellow country singer, Kelsea Ballerini,...
Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion & Other Record Setters at the BET Awards – Billboard
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Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion & Other Record Setters at the BET Awards – Billboard

There were first-time winners in several key categories at the 20th annual BET Awards. Lizzo was named best female R&B/pop artist. She beat Beyoncé, who had won 10 times in this category, including the last six years in a row. Megan Thee Stallion won best female hip-hop artist, beating two former winners in the category – Cardi B, who had won the last two years, and seven-time winner Nicki Minaj. DaBaby won best male hip-hop artist, beating four-time winner Drake, among others. Gymnast Simone Biles won sportswoman of the year for the first time. She beat tennis legend Serena Williams (who had won 12 times in the category, including the last six years in a row). Here are other artists who made history at the BET Awards. Blue Ivy Carter, the eight-year old daughter of...