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The coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom is now the most dominate strain within the United States—just as health experts predicted. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced the news during Wednesday’s White House press briefing, stating the B.1.1.7 variant “is now the most common lineage circulating in the” U.S. […]
A new study has suggested that Prince William is the sexiest bald man in the world. The Independent reports that the cosmetic surgery specialist group Longevita compiled data from Google to determine the number of times the Royal family member had been deemed “sexy” on the internet, with the results clocking in at 17.6 million […]
Monday marks the 2021 iteration of International Women’s Day, with this year’s theme set as “choose to challenge.” Early in the day, the official Twitter account for Burger King’s UK division drew attention after sharing a tweet stating “women belong in the kitchen,” which launched a thread about the brand’s plans for IWD 2021. The […]
Live Nation is optimistic about the impending summer festival season and has already begun selling tickets to three huge U.K. outdoor events this week. He also believes that U.S. festivals “can start in midsummer and in the southern U.S. we can go all the way into November.” Variety reports that the entertainment company’s CEO Michael Rapino […]
The highly contagious strain of COVID-19 that originated in the UK is expected to become the dominant strain in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the Washington Post reports, the CDC released a forecast last month predicting that the variant would become the primary strain in March. Researchers estimate the mutation […]
A new coronavirus variant from South Africa has been found in the United States for the first time, the Associated Press reports. Two cases were identified in South Carolina, and state health officials believe it is almost certain that there are more people with the mutated strain who have not yet been confirmed. Both adults who tested […]
Over 99 possible new cases of the UK variant of COVID-19—also known as B.1.1.7.—have been identified in Ontario by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDH). In a statement released Tuesday, medical officer of health Dr. Charles Gardner expressed concern that the B.1.1.7 variant—which is more contagious and transmissible—could be more widespread than health officials had initially […]
Never underestimate the power of boredom and alcohol. While watching the illustrious Céline Dion at home with a bottle of champagne, one 30-year-old Dion stan in the United Kingdom legally changed his name to Céline Dion. The newly minted Dion, born Thomas Dodd, watched the Canadian singer’s TV holiday concert to stay entertained on Christmas […]
Colorado officials have reported the country’s first known case of B.1.1.7—a COVID-19 variant that is believed to be more infectious than the original strain. According to the Washington Post, the strain was identified in a man in his 20s, who reportedly has no travel history. The variant was first discovered in the U.K this month, as the country […]
The U.S. will now require U.K. travelers to have a negative COVID-19 test. The requirement, announced late Thursday by the CDC, marks the latest travel-related response to the recently discovered new variant of SARS-CoV-2. “Viruses constantly change through mutation, and preliminary analysis in the U.K. suggests that this new variant may be up to 70 percent […]
