Los Angeles County reported 19,719 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, Jan. 7, bringing the total number of cases to 871,404 according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The county reported 218 new fatalities linked to coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 11,545 since tracking began. Hospitalizations continue to
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Boris Johnson has been slammed by MPs for being too secretive about the scientific advice that informed lockdowns and the tier system in England. The prime minister has been warned that transparency is essential for allowing scrutiny of scientists’ advice and promoting public confidence in lockdown decisions. The warning comes in a hard-hitting report by
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“Respect for your privacy is coded into our DNA,” opens WhatsApp’s privacy policy. “Since we started WhatsApp, we’ve aspired to build our Services with a set of strong privacy principles in mind.” But come February 8, 2021, this opening statement will no longer find a place in the policy. The Facebook-owned messaging service is alerting
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SAG-AFTRA has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the executive poaching battle between Netflix and Disney-owned Fox. The union isn’t taking sides but says “the case raises important questions about the right of workers to pursue employment opportunities, and the strong protections in California law against employers holding their workers off the market, especially when they
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Chris Stapleton lends heartbroken harmonies — and then some — to Morgan Wallen‘s new song “Only Thing That’s Gone.” The brand-new song, from Wallen’s new double album, Dangerous, has a modern edge, but with plenty of traditional tinge to place it in Stapleton’s wheelhouse, too. Wallen co-wrote “Only Thing That’s Gone” with Matt Dragstrem, Chase McGill and Josh Thompson.
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The directors of Pixar’s Soul consulted experts to avoid harmful stereotypes. According to Insider’s reporting from a virtual press event, the movie enlisted Questlove, Jon Batiste, Daveed Diggs, Herbie Hancock, Terri Lyne Carrington, Marcus McLaurine, George Spencer, Bradford Young, and Dr. Johnetta B. Cole. A lot of people were wondering if they were going to
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Facing global resource depletion, mankind sends out Space Rovers to find potentially inhabitable planets. “Planet Unknown” by Shawn Wang Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: https://bit.ly/signal_newsletter #DUST #scifi #shortfilm About DUST: DUST presents thought-provoking science fiction content, exploring the future of humanity through the lens of science and technology. From timeless classics to cutting-edge movies, series,
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Sixty-Six year old superstar hip hop artists guests on “Movie Reviews and More” with host Brian Sebastian and Co-Host Nathasha Rumbos. Bursting onto the scene fresh from kick starting her music career in 2020 and going viral with half a million views on “Papi Chulo”, emerging artist Rich Nana drops the highly anticipated visuals for
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Arms feeling like spaghetti yet? Ears waterlogged? Maybe taking full advantage of that, um, “work-from-home” situation that allows for some extra time to catch waves? The winter surf season has been on full throttle in recent weeks, with the ocean delivering action-packed conditions along the Southern California coastline. Searching for bombing barrels? You can find
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America’s president-elect has condemned Donald Trump’s behaviour and called those who stormed the US Capitol “domestic terrorists”. He said yesterday’s events were an “assault on our liberty” and speaking about the demonstrators, he said: “Don’t dare call them protesters – they were a riotous mob, insurrectionists.” Turning his attention to Donald Trump, he said the
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