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Kanye West Posts Donda Album Cover – Billboard
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Kanye West Posts Donda Album Cover – Billboard

Donda didn't arrive as planned this week, but Kanye West has at least delivered the album cover. "DONDA ALBM CVR," he captioned the Twitter update giving a look at the colorful Donda art on Saturday night (July 25). Last week, West announced the new project would be released on Friday (July 24), and even posted a picture of a track list and the promise of an accompanying movie -- but none of it has made an appearance yet. Other tweets on Saturday included a public apology to his wife, Kim Kardashian, "for going public with something that was a private matter" over the past week, and a pledge to "beat Biden" in the 2020 presidential race. "To Kim I want to say I know I hurt you. Please forgive me. Thank you for always being there for me," he wrote. But back to the music:...
Geraldo Rivera and Arthel Neville reflect on the life of Regis Philbin – Fox News
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Geraldo Rivera and Arthel Neville reflect on the life of Regis Philbin – Fox News

Fox News's Geraldo Rivera phoned in to "America's News HQ" to react to the death of the late television host Regis Philbin. "We had wonderful laughs together. Regis made everybody laugh. You know, his career so enduring, so legendary," said Rivera, who at one time shared an agent with Philbin. "I remember when, when the millionaire show, 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' started and they asked Regis the host it, Arthel. He quoted the line from 'Godfather III' -- 'Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.' He was always cracking jokes." REGIS PHILBIN, ICONIC TELEVISION HOST, DEAD AT 88 Co-anchor Arthel Neville also reminisced about her experiences with Philbin, noting she had worked with the talk show icon on a few occasions, filling in for Kathy Lee Gifford on "Live with Regi...
Kanye West Visits Hospital Over Anxiety, Invites Paparazzi Inside Ranch House – TMZ
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Kanye West Visits Hospital Over Anxiety, Invites Paparazzi Inside Ranch House – TMZ

Exclusive Details 7:33 PM PT -- After the ambulance left, Kanye invited 4 paparazzi inside his home.  We're told they were there for 2 hours -- waiting -- and Kanye finally came out for a few minutes.  WE're told he wanted the photogs to let him "control the narrative."  That was pretty much it, and they left. A source connected to Kanye and with direct knowledge tells TMZ, he went to the hospital for anxiety, but there were lots of people inside, he got uncomfortable and left. His people then arranged for an ambulance to come to the ranch. EMTs checked his vitals -- heart rate and blood pressure -- and determined he was not in danger. Kanye West showed up at a hos...
Michigan reduces COVID-19 death total after data errors – WOODTV.com
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Michigan reduces COVID-19 death total after data errors – WOODTV.com

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan officials has decreased the number of recorded deaths linked to COVID-19 due to data entry errors.  On Friday, the state said the total number of deaths linked to coronavirus was 6,151. On Saturday, the modified total of COVID-19 deaths was listed at 6,149. The state says the errors were discovered while reviewing the data, which resulted in 16 being subtracted from the cumulative death total.  Officials say the errors occurred during a local case investigation, which involved mistakenly indicating people were dead when they were not. On Saturday, the state says it confirmed 14 more deaths linked to the virus on Friday. Eight of those deaths were discovered during a review of death certificates. Also Saturday, the state r...
Coronavirus cases seep into the ranks of Newport Beach first responders – Los Angeles Times
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Coronavirus cases seep into the ranks of Newport Beach first responders – Los Angeles Times

The Newport Beach Fire Department is feeling the effect of the coronavirus among its own ranks. Ten firefighters and 11 lifeguards had tested positive for the virus, Fire Chief Jeff Boyles confirmed Friday. Boyles said the virus apparently broke through to his crews through community spread and not while directly treating coronavirus patients. He said all fire stations and trucks remain staffed, and cleaning protocols have been tweaked. Newport Beach Fire is not sending crews to out-of-county wildland fires. “We have been very vigilant when we go on calls with what we know to be sick people, but people have lives outside of work,” Boyles told the City Council at its last meeting on July 14. An additional 30 firefighters and 21 lifeguards have quarantined at some point in July, Boyles ...
Case of human plague identified in northeastern Arizona – ABC15 Arizona
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Case of human plague identified in northeastern Arizona – ABC15 Arizona

HOLBROOK, Ariz. (AP) — County health officials in northeastern Arizona said a man has contracted the human plague and are warning the public to take precautions to limit the risk of exposure. Navajo County Assistant Manager Bryan Layton said Friday that a man over the age of 55 was being treated for the disease amid an investigation into how it was contracted. Humans typically get plague after being bitten by an infected flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an animal infected with plague. The Navajo County Health Department encouraged people to avoid rodent burrows and keep dogs on a leash.
If Your Mask Doesnt Have Two of These, Its Not Working, Study Says – MSN Money
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If Your Mask Doesnt Have Two of These, Its Not Working, Study Says – MSN Money

In the absence of medical grade personal protective equipment (PPE), many of us have turned to homemade cloth masks to help stop the spread of coronavirus. But increasingly, research has shown that not all masks are created equal, and some are downright ineffective.  A new video case study produced by Australian researchers shows that in order for a homemade cloth mask to stop viral transmission, it needs to have at least two layers of fabric. In effect, if your mask has just one layer of fabric, you can safely bet that it simply doesn't work. Using an LED lighting system and a high-speed camera, the research team filmed the dispersal of aerosols produced by a subject while speaking, coughing, and sneezing. Th...
40 Utahns sickened by salmonella in new outbreak, CDC says – KSL.com
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40 Utahns sickened by salmonella in new outbreak, CDC says – KSL.com

SALT LAKE CITY — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising Americans to watch for symptoms of salmonella as a new outbreak grows rapidly without a clearly identified source. The outbreak has sickened 40 Utahns so far and 212 people total, the CDC says, though more cases may be yet unreported. "This outbreak is growing rapidly in size," the CDC wrote on its website. "A specific food item, grocery store, or restaurant chain has not been identified as the source of infections." The CDC "is not recommending that consumers avoid any particular food at this time." Symptoms of salmonella include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. Symptoms usually develop six hours to six days after exposure to the bacteria, the CDC says. The illness usually lasts from four to seven days, and mo...
Who Is William Bowery, Taylor Swifts Folklore Co-Writer? Even Aaron Dessner Doesnt Know – Billboard
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Who Is William Bowery, Taylor Swifts Folklore Co-Writer? Even Aaron Dessner Doesnt Know – Billboard

Who is William Bowery? Unless you're Taylor Swift, or Bowery themself, the answer to that question seems to be the equivalent of the shrug emoji. Thanks to the remote nature of pandemic-era collaboration, even the National's Aaron Dessner -- who produced and co-wrote 11 tracks on Swift's new Folklore album, and has been giving a satisfying amount of insight into the process of creating the project with her -- has never met Bowery, who's credited as a co-writer on two songs, "Exile" and "Betty." When Swift dropped the surprise on Thursday (July 23) that Folklore was coming that night, Bowery was included in a list of "musical heroes" she name-dropped as collaborators: "@aarondessner (who has co-written or produced 11 of the 16 songs), @boniver (who co-wrote and was kind enough to...