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Hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped with COVID

Hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped with COVID

By TERRY SPENCER, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #COVID-19 The rapidly escalating surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. has caused a shortage of nurses and other front-line staff in virus hot spots that can no longer keep up with the flood of unvaccinated patients and are losing workers to burnout and lucrative out-of-state temporary gigs. Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana all have more people hospitalized with COVID-19 than at any other point in the pandemic, and nursing staff is being stretched thin. In Florida, virus cases have filled so many hospital beds that ambulance…
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Cynthia Erivo on ‘Life Changing’ Hollywood Bowl Debut and New Adobe Digital Roller Skates Collection

Cynthia Erivo on ‘Life Changing’ Hollywood Bowl Debut and New Adobe Digital Roller Skates Collection

BY CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren from CNT #Lifestyle #Digital Erivo offered creative input on a line of digital roller skates for Adobe's 'Stories on Skates,' a project that celebrates the beloved past time while also highlighting its place in Black culture. Cynthia Erivo has rolled her way into a new project with Adobe. The actress, artist and performer, who is currently nominated for an Emmy Award for her work as Aretha Franklin in Nat Geo’s Genius: Aretha, has partnered with Adobe on Stories on Skates. The project features a line of digital roller skates that showcases a beloved pastime — one that…
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Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply now

Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply now

By BY SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle #EditorsPicks Help wanted: NASA is looking for people to spend year pretending they are isolated on Mars Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you. To prepare for eventually sending astronauts to Mars, NASA began taking applications Friday for four people to live for a year in Mars Dune Alpha. That's a 1,700-square-foot Martian habitat, created by a 3D-printer, and inside a building at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The paid volunteers will work a simulated Martian…
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Hollywood: The Thompson Hotel Makes Hollywood Debut

Hollywood: The Thompson Hotel Makes Hollywood Debut

BY URAL GARRETT | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for HollywoodNewsAndTalk.Com #Lifestyle #Travel The 11-story hotel includes 190 guest rooms, a restaurant helmed by chef Lincoln Carson and a rooftop bar and pool: "We stepped up our game in sophistication." Relevant Group, developer of Hollywood’s Dream Hotel, is betting big on the neighborhood, which suffered from a loss of tourism during the pandemic. In recent weeks, though, the area has seen pedestrian activity reach 80 percent of pre-lockdown numbers and saw hotel occupancy rise 50 percent in second quarter 2021 compared to first quarter. Now, Relevant is launching its second Hollywood hotel, the Thompson (1541 Wilcox Ave., thompsonhotels.com),…
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How to Transform Your Temporary Work-from-Home Space Into a Permanent Office

How to Transform Your Temporary Work-from-Home Space Into a Permanent Office

By Emily VanSchmus | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT #HomeGarden No more working from the couch! Follow these simple steps to create a personalized home office. At the beginning of the pandemic, many remote workers made do with temporary workstations, whether that was the dining room table, a lap desk, or spare bedroom. But after more than a year away, workers are starting to return to corporate offices—though not all are going back full-time. According to a recent survey by Upwork, one out of every four Americans will continue working remotely this year. If you have similar plans, it's likely time to rethink your…
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As Lake Powell dips to historic low, tourists, businesses and government scrambling

As Lake Powell dips to historic low, tourists, businesses and government scrambling

Sophia Eppolito | Associated Press/Report for America Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks #Lifestyle   A thick, white band of newly exposed rock face stretches high above boaters' heads at Lake Powell, creating a sharp contrast against the famous red desert terrain as their vessels weave through tight canyons that were once underwater. It's a stark reminder of how far the water level has fallen at the massive reservoir on the Utah-Arizona border near Page. Just last year, it was more than 50 feet higher. Now, the level at the popular destination for houseboat vacations is at a historic low amid a climate…
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Kathy Griffin Shares Update After Surgery: “I Fear Drugs and Addiction More Than Cancer”

Kathy Griffin Shares Update After Surgery: “I Fear Drugs and Addiction More Than Cancer”

BY ABBEY WHITE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #lifestyle #celebrity Griffin opened up in a social media post on Wednesday following her lung cancer diagnosis, declaring that after a year of sobriety: "I now know I can do this and anything I want without those devil pills." Kathy Griffin shared an update on her condition after announcing that she had lung cancer and would undergo surgery on Monday, saying that while she’s OK, the post-surgery experience has been more than she expected. “To be honest, this cancer surgery was a little more than I had anticipated. Tonight will be my first night…
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