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Enlarge / Early in the pandemic, Indiana University sent its students home to protect them from infection. (credit: SOPA Images/Getty Images) On Monday, the Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled against students who were seeking an injunction that would block the Indiana University from implementing a vaccine mandate ahead of the start of […]
Wow, we knew Game Of Thrones caused a lot of viewers real pain, but we guess we didn’t consider the emotional cost to the actors involved. However, the way Kit Harington tells it, that may have been far worse! The man who stole our hearts as hero Jon Snow appeared on The Jess Cagle Show on SiriusXM on […]
Enlarge / Residents line up for nucleic acid testing of COVID-19 on August 3, 2021, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. (credit: Getty ) After going a full year without any locally spread cases of COVID-19, the city where the coronavirus pandemic first began has now detected its first instances involving the delta variant. Officials in […]
Kathy Griffin is fighting the battle of her life — against newly-diagnosed lung cancer. The 60-year-old actor and comedian took to Instagram on Monday morning to reveal her diagnosis, explaining to the world in a heartfelt message that she’s battling stage one lung cancer “even though I’ve never smoked.” Related: Kathy Griffin Did NOT Have Covid […]
Scarlett Johansson is taking the Walt Disney Company to court — potentially ending a long and fruitful relationship with the studio! Why? Because she’s not happy with how they’re using their streaming service with regards to new movie releases during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic! The A-lister filed a lawsuit on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court […]
Enlarge / Sure, it’s cheaply produced clip art… but it’s also a disturbingly accurate picture of the current state of supply and demand in the semiconductor product market. (credit: tommy via Getty Images) 2021’s infamous chip shortages aren’t only affecting automakers. In a post-earnings conference call Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, “We’ll do everything we […]
Enlarge / People shop at a grocery store enforcing the wearing of masks in Los Angeles on July 23, 2021. (credit: Getty | Chris Delmas) The ongoing COVID-19 surge among unvaccinated people is pushing the US toward more vaccine mandates, renewed mask use, and other mitigation efforts. With around 51 percent of the country not […]
Enlarge / Flag bearers Yui Susaki and Rui Hachimura of Team Japan lead their team out during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (credit: Matthias Hangst | Getty Images) Ten days before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, Kara Lawson, the […]
Enlarge / Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 20, 2021. (credit: Getty | J. Scott Applewhite) As COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the country—with some states seeing vertical rises—public health experts are once again […]
Enlarge / A barge carrying the Olympic Rings crosses Tokyo Bay. (credit: Getty | Valery Sharifulin ) The number of COVID-19 cases linked to the Tokyo Olympics has risen to 71, with at least three cases confirmed within the particular Olympic Village that is housing athletes, according to reports out of Japan. At minimum one […]