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☆ 'I don't trust it:' Vaccine hesitancy lingers even as China COVID cases surge
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( David Kirton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"I don't trust it," she said, speaking on the condition that only her first name be used. It has also yet to introduce its own version of an mRNA vaccine. "At least a half of doctors and educated people wanted to get the mRNA ones and refused to get the Chinese ones," Lei said. "After a while, people see no hope and also they are kind of forced to get the Chinese ones, so they had to accept it. Lei said many of her friends are looking to visit the neighbouring Chinese territory of Macau, where mainlanders can receive mRNA vaccines.

Reuters could not immediately establish if the deaths were due to COVID. The NHC also reported 1,995 symptomatic infections for Dec. 18, compared with 2,097 a day earlier. A hashtag on the two reported COVID deaths quickly became the top trending topic on China's Twitter-like Weibo platform on Monday morning. But it is not just the elderly that are wary of vaccines in China. While China's medical community in general doesn't doubt the safety of China's vaccines, some say questions remain over their efficacy compared to foreign-made mRNA counterparts.

☆ ‘Something to Talk About’ songwriter Shirley Eikhard dies
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK — Shirley Eikhard, the singer-songwriter who supplied songs for Cher, Emmylou Harris, Anne Murray, Chet Atkins and found lasting fame penning Bonnie Raitt‘s Grammy-winning 1991 hit “Something to Talk About,” has died. Eikhard died Thursday at Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville, Ontario, due to complications from cancer, said publicist Eric Alper. The blues-rock smash hit “Something to Talk About” was written in 1985 and Eikhard had offered it to Murray and other artists, who all declined to record it. Then years later Raitt left a message on Eikhard’s phone saying she she’d just recorded it. Raitt said later she’d discovered the song on a demo Eikhard had sent and admired it.

☆ How to do your own PR as a small-business owner — without breaking the bank
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Erin Greenawald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hiring someone to handle your small business' PR can be costly and ineffective. This article is part of "Marketing for Small Business," a series exploring the basics of marketing strategy for SBOs to earn new customers and grow their business. Spivack Lowenstein and Smith shared the steps they took that any small business can use to start getting their name in the press. "Think about it more strategically than 'We want to be in the news,'" Spivack Lowenstein said. "My biggest learning is that you want to be helpful to journalists," Spivack Lowenstein said.

☆ A mom of 3 quit her toxic job to be a reseller on Poshmark. She loves it but warns it's a '24/7' commitment.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The 48-year-old New Yorker now works full time selling clothes, shoes, and bags exclusively through the reseller platform Poshmark. She say that she "loves" what she does and that the decision to leave her former employer "forever changed" her life. She says the work of shopping, sanitizing, photographing, listing, packaging, and shipping could make it feel like a "24/7 job." She does everything by herself and says she typically works at least 12-hour days, shipping items every day except Sunday. Finally, Murray says that while one doesn't necessarily have to quit their job to be successful on Poshmark, they do have to "go full time mentally."

☆ Rap industry leaders say hip-hop should not be the ‘scapegoat’ for the growing violence
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Candice Williams | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

The hip-hop community calls for change, but there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight to the violence. So I think hip-hop is the scapegoat for a lot of things.”Greg Yuna and Lenny Santiago. Some of those murders are now being explored in a new WE tv’s docuseries “Hip Hop Homicides,” which looks at the shooting deaths of rap artists including Pop Smoke, XXXTentacion and King Von. In some cases, money exacerbates some of these things.”Although Lathan believes there should be more accountability in hip-hop from those who create the violence, rap artists can’t always be blamed for the violence that surrounds them or happens to them. Caz said that in those days hip-hop music was used as a form of escape.

Black Panther fans nationwide will head to movie theaters this weekend for the much-awaited sequel and tribute to the iconic African superhero that had been embodied by the late Chadwick Boseman. But for many Latinos who want to see their own superhero epics on the silver screen, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is a milestone that features Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta, who is now poised to break into mainstream pop culture. The first Black Panther movie was a groundbreaking blockbuster in 2018 that not only focused primarily on Black characters, but also proved that mainstream audiences wanted to see more diversity in film. “Black Panther” grossed almost $1.35 billion worldwide, with 52% of that box office (just over $700 million) earned in the U.S. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” pits both kingdoms — Wakanda and Talokan — against each other as the outside world plots to tap into their exclusive reserves of vibranium.

☆ ‘Black Panther’ cast says we need more Black heroes after Chadwick Boseman’s death
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Candice Williams | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which will be released nationwide Friday, is already on track to become a critical success. It offers a poignant and powerful tribute to the film’s original Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020 from colon cancer. I still feel there’s a long way to go.”Studies have shown that it’s important for children to see superheroes that look like them. Gurira, who said she never had anything like “Black Panther” growing up, said experiencing this film as an adult “sparked a hunger” in her as a creative. Gurira said it’s imperative that Black creatives continue to push for change in the film industry so movies like “Black Panther” can become the norm.

With the release of director Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till,” the conversation of the nation’s racist history and violence toward Black people is being revisited. Deadwyler told NBC News that the telling of Till’s story today is just as important as it was decades ago. “In the United States, we tend to think of our history in romantic terms,” Glaude told NBC News. The Senate passed a bill in January posthumously awarding Till and his mother the Congressional Gold Medal. But, Glaude said, even with these initiatives, without a racially just America, Till “died in vain.”“We can never forget,” he added.

☆ An OnlyFans star explains how she made her first $1 million and the strategies she uses to grow her business
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Jp Mangalindan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Candice Kloss joined OnlyFans in 2020 after learning her friends were successful on the platform. Kloss earned her first $1 million on OnlyFans in June 2022, 23 months after joining the platform. Kloss became much more consistent about posting content and messaging her subscribers, which she found to be key to keeping up engagement. The OnlyFans creator had previously posted photos and videos sporadically, but she started posting a unique picture on her wall every hour. Read more about how Kloss and three other OnlyFans creators made their first $1 million on OnlyFans.

☆ 5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Candice Choi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day:Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on September 13, 2022 in New York City. Stock futures fallWall Street was headed toward another down week with U.S. stock futures lower Friday. A pedestrian walks by a Bed Bath and Beyond store in San Francisco, California. Bed Bath & Beyond closuresWhen Bed Bath & Beyond announced last month that it would close roughly 150 of its "lower producing" namesake stores, many people wondered if the location near them would be among those shuttered. In late August, Bed Bath said that it secured more than $500 million in new financing ahead of the key holiday season and that it was trimming its workforce, in addition to the store closures.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond shares decline after CFO's death
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-06 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond were down in premarket trading Tuesday after the struggling retailer’s chief financial officer died over the weekend. The stock was down more than 15% as investors weighed the company’s leadership crisis after Gustavo Arnal’s death. The loss comes after the company recently eliminated some executive positions, including chief operating officer, as part of its efforts to win back investor confidence and customers. Bed Bath & Beyond is operating under an interim chief executive, Sue Gove, after the company’s former leader, Mark Tritton, was ousted by the board in June. Arnal joined Bed Bath & Beyond in 2020 from London-based cosmetics company Avon after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

☆ Frustrated pharmacists are opting out of the insurance system, saving some customers hundreds of dollars a month
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Headshot_Small.Png | Adiel Kaplan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Hux has owned Pickerington Pharmacy, which takes nearly every kind of insurance, since 2016. For some drugs, especially name-brand medications without generic alternatives, the insurance pharmacy, Pickerington, will most likely be the better bet. For other drugs, particularly those that have recently gone generic, it will be the all-cash pharmacy, Freedom. Or is it the noninsurance world?”For Kitchen, a retired registered nurse with arthritis and fibromyalgia, it was the noninsurance world of Freedom Pharmacy. By cutting out the middlemen, Freedom Pharmacy is far cheaper to operate.

☆ I tried the popular weight-loss app backed by Tony Xu and Scooter Braun. Keeping the weight off was harder than expected.
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-25 | by ( Lisa Rabasca Roepe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Noom is a weight-loss app that uses a psychology-based approach to change your eating habits. One writer tried Noom for eight months to shed some pounds and prevent pandemic weight gain. In my latest attempt to lose weight, I turned to the Noom app. Lisa Rabasca RoepeI imagine that this is a powerful exercise for someone who has more than 10 pounds to lose. In fact, I've noticed that the people who have the most weight to lose have the most success with Noom.

☆ (foto) Sexy și incendiar! La New York s-a desfășurat show-ul aniversar Victoria’s Secret
▼ + stars: | 2015-11-11 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Casa de modă Victoria's Secret și-a prezentat ieri seară la New York ultimele creații în materie de lenjerie intimă. Pe catwalk-ul brandului de lenjerie intimă Victoria’s Secret au defilat 47 dintre cele mai vestite modele ale momentului. Show-ul anual Victoria’s Secret urmează să fie difuzat în luna decembrie pe micile ecrane. Istoria Victoria’s Secret a început în anul 1977 dintr-o idee simplă, dar ingenioasă. Noul concept a avut un succes imens și astfel piesele de lenjerie Victoria’s Secret au devenit un obiect de cult.

Persons: Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Adriana, Swanepoel, Joan Smalls, Lily Aldrige, Lily Donaldson, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, Roy Raymond Locations: New York, Adriana Lima, Alessandra, american, San Francisco

☆ (foto) Brazilianca Gisele Bündchen este cel mai bine plătit top-model din lume
▼ + stars: | 2015-09-20 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

(foto) Brazilianca Gisele Bündchen este cel mai bine plătit top-model din lumeRevista Forbes a realizat un top al celor mai bine plătite modele din lume, în fruntea clasamentului fiind brazilianca Gisele Bündchen. Topul 10 al celor mai bine plătite top-modele din lume este completat de Miranda Kerr (5,5 milioane de dolari), Joan Smalls (5,5 milioane de dolari), Lara Stone (5 milioane de dolari), Alessandra Ambrosio (5 milioane de dolari) şi Candice Swanepoel (5 milioane de dolari). ☀️ New @Colccioficial [email protected] @rmsbeauty @davidvoncannon @danielueda1 A photo posted by Gisele Bündchen (@gisele) on Jul 22, 2015 at 7:34am PDT#2. @alessandraambrosio photo by @carinbackoffphoto A photo posted by @alessandraambrosio on Sep 14, 2015 at 3:48pm PDT#10. Liu Wen – $4.5 milioane[email protected] A photo posted by Liu Wen (刘雯) (@liuwenlw) on Sep 18, 2015 at 8:16am PDT#15.

Persons: Brazilianca Gisele Bündchen, Gisele Bündchen, Gisele, Anul, în, vârstă, informează, Modelul britanic Cara Delevingne, împarte, în topul, Adriana Lima, Natalia Vodianova, de Miranda Kerr, Joan Smalls, Lara Stone, Alessandra Ambrosio, şi Candice Swanepoel, Giselle Bündchen –, gisele, Cara Delevingne –, Cara Delevingne, Adriana Lima –, Doutzen Kroes, Natalia Vodianova –, Miranda Kerr, Miranda, Cuff, Lara Stone –, Alessandra Ambrosio –, Marc, Candice Swanepoel –, Candice Swanepoel, Karlie, ❤️, Carolyn Murphy, Kate Moss –, Kate Moss, Liu Wen, Daria Werbowy – Organizations: Revista Forbes, în topul Forbes, Nova Locations: Ambele, ☀️

☆ (foto) Îngerașii de la Victoria’s Secret au prezentat noua colecție de lenjerie intimă pentru iarna 2016
▼ + stars: | 2015-09-19 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

(foto) Îngerașii de la Victoria’s Secret au prezentat noua colecție de lenjerie intimă pentru iarna 2016Renumitul brand Victoria's Secret a prezentat colecția de lenjerie intimă pentru iarna 2016. Noua colecție este reprezentată de celebrele modele Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, Stella Maxwell şi Adriana Lima, care au pozat alături de noua generaţie de „Îngeraşi” Victoria’s Secret. Pentru sezonul rece, brandul a creat o serie de lenjerie sexy, dar totodată parctică, de diverse modele și culori. Şedinţa foto a avut loc în iulie, la Roma, unde s-a filmat, de altfel, şi clipul publicitar. Iată ce lenjerie se poartă în această iarnă:

Persons: Swanepoel, Stella Maxwell, Adriana Locations: Adriana Lima, Roma

☆ FHM a publicat TOP 100 al celor mai sexy femei din lume. Cine se regăsește în acesta?
▼ + stars: | 2015-04-30 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

FHM a publicat TOP 100 al celor mai sexy femei din lume. Actriţa britanică Michelle Keegan, una dintre protagonistele serialului „Coronation Street”, ocupă primul loc în Topul 100 al celor mai sexy femei din lume întocmit de revista FHM, informează Mediafax. Actriţa şi modelul Michelle Keegan, care a primit cele mai multe voturi din partea cititorilor revistei FHM, a jucat în „Coronation Street”, un popular serial TV britanic, din 2008 până în 2014. Şi alegerea din acest an a cititorilor revistei FHM este una neobişnuită, prin prisma vedetelor care fac parte din Topul 100. Topul 10 al celor mai sexy femei din lume este completat de Kate Upton, Caroline Flack, Ariana Grande, Margot Robbie, Lucy Mecklenburgh, Emilia Clarke şi Kelly Brooke.

Persons: Michelle Keegan, Mediafax ., Rachel Stevens, Kendall Jenner, starletei Kim Kardashian, actriţa Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Caroline Flack, Grande, Margot Robbie, Lucy Mecklenburgh, Emilia Clarke, Kelly Brooke, Britney Spears, starleta Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, cântăreaţa Rihanna, Emma Watson, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez Organizations: Mediafax, BBC, Club Locations: britanic, actriţa Sofia

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