Getty Image Reese Witherspoon has done her share of darker fare. One of her Oscar nominations is for 2014’s Wild, in which she plays a damaged woman trying to overcome a grief-induced self-destructive patch. But at the movies, at least, she mostly does rom-coms and nice escapist fare, like Netflix’s Your Place or Mine from …
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Black Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are dying of pulmonary fibrosis, a devastating disease marked by progressive scarring of the lungs, at significantly younger ages than white patients. A new study probes factors contributing to earlier onset of disease, hospitalization and death in Black patients. The disease …
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‘They can’t bear to see us get a raise’: Uber drivers launch 24-hour strike after company sues to stop fare increases
Uber drivers in New York City are striking today in response to the company suing to block a ruling requiring Uber to pay drivers more. The strike, which is set to last 24 hours, started early Monday morning. Drivers are protesting a lawsuit launched last week by the company against the New York City Taxi …
Black Patients Fare Worse Than White Patients After Angioplasty, Stents
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black adults who undergo a common procedure to open up clogged arteries are readmitted to the hospital more often than their white peers. They’re also more likely to die in the years after treatment, a new study finds. Researchers looked at how patients …
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Blind Taste Test: How Do Crafty Gins Fare Against The Classics?
Jason Tabrys I have a weird disconnect where I drink gin fairly often (mostly in martinis and gin and tonics; I also like it in a bloody mary, aka a bloody margaret) but, up until recently, don’t really pay much attention to actual brands. This is admittedly pretty weird, considering the amount of variation under …
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‘There’s no force behind that’: TikToker says an undercover cop encouraged him to evade the fare on the subway, sparking debate
A man says that an undercover cop told him “it’s fine to jump the turnstile” on the New York City subway in a now-viral TikTok, sparking debate in the comments. In the video posted by TikToker Aaron (@aarzorz) on July 18, the creator rides in a car, while explaining his story via text overlay. “Didn’t …
Uber driver stopped his fare to save people from a burning building in New York City
It’s not every day your Uber driver stops the car to don a cape and become a hero. OK, there wasn’t a cape, but there was certainly a hero. Recently, Fritz Sam was driving for Uber and he was on his way to drop his passenger off at LaGuardia Airport when he noticed flames spilling …
Chet Hanks Didn’t Fare Too Well On ‘Ziwe’ When Asked If He Regretted His Cultural Appropriation
Showtime Chet Hanks, son of Tom (which remains confusing), is famous for his “White Boy Summer” rants lately, along with his status as a label-signed rapper of sorts. He’s also coming off an incredibly strange (and unflattering, of course) appearance on Atlanta‘s third season (while affecting a Trinidadian accent), and apparently, Chet’s now promoting his …