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Atlanta: Mayor Bottoms issues indoor mask mandate for public places in Atlanta

Atlanta: Mayor Bottoms issues indoor mask mandate for public places in Atlanta

By J.D. Capelouto, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for Atlanta News And Talk Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an executive order Wednesday mandating residents wear a mask when indoors in a public place, even if they have been vaccinated, amid rising COVID-19 infections and the spread of the delta variant. The order applies to private businesses as well as public property, the mayor’s office said in a statement. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that individuals should wear a mask indoors in public if they are in an area of substantial or high transmission of the virus,…
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Macon: teen dies after lightning strike on Florida beach

Macon: teen dies after lightning strike on Florida beach

By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for MaconNewsAndTalk.Com The Macon teenager who was struck by lightning earlier this month while on vacation in Florida has died. According to Walker Bethune’s CaringBridge page, the Stratford Academy student died peacefully Wednesday afternoon while “listening to one of his favorite Allman Brothers songs, appropriately named, ‘Soulshine.’” Bethune was on vacation and was struck while walking on a Marco Island beach about 3:45 July 17. He was flown to the Ryder Trauma Center at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, University of Miami Health. Bethune had been improving since the incident, according to his family, even to…
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Woman unaware she had $39 million lottery ticket in purse for weeks

Woman unaware she had $39 million lottery ticket in purse for weeks

By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT BERLIN — Lottery officials say a woman in Germany carried a winning ticket in her purse for weeks without realizing it was worth about $39 million. The 45-year-old woman was the sole winner of a draw June 9, having correctly guessed seven fields on a German lottery ticket, Lotto Bayern said Wednesday. It quoted the woman, who wasn't named, saying “I still get dizzy at the thought that I carelessly carried almost 33 million euros around in my purse for several weeks.” The mother of one had picked random numbers on the 1.20-euro…
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Savannah: hotel evacuated after Wednesday night bomb threat

Savannah: hotel evacuated after Wednesday night bomb threat

By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for SavannahNewsAndTalk.Com A bomb threat resulted in the evacuation of a Savannah hotel Wednesday night.   Local police closed the streets surrounding the Hyatt Regency Savannah in response.   Police alerted the public after 11 p.m. they were investigating a bomb threat. Shortly before 1:30 a.m., police gave the all-clear. No details have been released on the threat’s origin. In Other NEWS    
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Los Angeles: Cheeky Kim Kardashian Magazine Cover Censored by Supermarket

Los Angeles: Cheeky Kim Kardashian Magazine Cover Censored by Supermarket

BY CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com At Gelson's in L.A.'s Valley Village, staffers strategically placed cardboard to conceal the illustrated derriere of the reality star. The June cover of Los Angeles features an illustration by artist Justin Metz that re-creates an iconic Coppertone ad, but instead of a toddler in pigtails, it stars a selfie-taking Kim Kardashian with her bikini bottoms being tugged by a manicured poodle. The cover line, “The Kardashians’ Last Laugh,” which teased a cover story by Benjamin Svetkey (formerly senior editor for The Hollywood Reporter and now a freelance writer and editor), was timed to the series finale of E!’s culture-shifting Keeping Up…
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NBCUniversal’s Quarterly Earnings Rise 13 Percent as Theme Parks Return to Profit

NBCUniversal’s Quarterly Earnings Rise 13 Percent as Theme Parks Return to Profit

BY GEORG SZALAI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Comcast reported its second-quarter results, including for its entertainment unit and European pay TV arm Sky. NBCUniversal’s second-quarter adjusted earnings rose nearly 13 percent, helped by a return of the entertainment unit’s theme parks business to profitability after a year-ago loss due to the coronavirus pandemic, parent company Comcast said on Thursday. The media, entertainment and technology conglomerate said the increase came despite a $363 million loss related to streaming service Peacock in the latest period. Comcast didn’t immediately provide a user update for Peacock. It had in its previous financial update in late April mentioned…
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Netflix to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations On All U.S. Productions

Netflix to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations On All U.S. Productions

BY BRYN SANDBERG | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The move, which applies to Zone A on film and TV sets, comes as the Delta variant spreads. Netflix is making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory on its U.S. productions — at least in Zone A, the part on  set with actors. The move makes the streamer the first major studio to institute a blanket vaccination policy. A source says Netflix is closely following the recently updated return-to-work protocols agreed upon by the guilds and studios, which says that the industry may mandate vaccinations in Zone A on a project-by-project basis. The new standards were agreed to…
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Edgar Ramirez Encourages People to “Trust Science” After Revealing He Has Family Members “Dying” of COVID

Edgar Ramirez Encourages People to “Trust Science” After Revealing He Has Family Members “Dying” of COVID

BY ABBEY WHITE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT "We need to trust science and follow the recommendations and be very responsible with the way we handle information in times of fear and uncertainty," the 'Jungle Cruise' star said. Édgar Ramírez has revealed the personal toll COVID-19 is having on his family while encouraging people to “follow the recommendations” as the pandemic continues. While promoting the release of his new movie Jungle Cruise, the actor stressed to the Associated Press that many people are still being impacted daily by COVID-19, including his own family. “Many families … continue to be affected, including mine in a…
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