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- VP of Chinese Red Cross Says Coronavirus-Striken Italy Not Doing Nearly Enough to Slow Spread: 'We Must Hurry' - Newsweek
- 谷口悟朗×中島かずきのアニメ、キャラ原案は大高忍！PVや追加キャストも解禁（動画あり） - ナタリー
- The sublime but overlooked Liverpool goal which marked the inception of a revolutionary weapon - Liverpool.com
- Coronavirus: Global recession of 'record dimensions' looms - UN - Newshub
- Former Man Utd midfielder Fellaini tests positive for coronavirus in China - Goal.com
- Boost for Barcelona as Suarez targets return when La Liga resumes - Goal.com
- Brit coronavirus nurse in Italy horrified as victims are buried every 30 minutes & gun-wielding soldiers hit the streets - News Parliament
- Fake animal news abounds on social media as coronavirus upends life - National Geographic
- Italy, Pandemic’s New Epicenter, Has Lessons for the World - The New York Times
- 'Viral message about soldiers to use force is fake' - The Star Online
- Italy's Coronavirus Deaths Spike Nearly Two Weeks Into Lockdown, an Ominous Sign for New York and California - Newsweek
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| Posted: 22 Mar 2020 12:40 AM PDT The vice president of the Chinese Red Cross, Sun Shuopeng, warned coronavirus-stricken Italy on Thursday that it is not doing enough to stop the spread of the virus and that "we must hurry." "It is time to close economic activities and prohibit the movement of people. We must hurry, we must stop all economic activities and stop mobility. Everyone must stay at home, in quarantine, and we need everyone to be prepared to protect their lives, because people's lives are the most important thing. We don't have a second choice in front of life," Sun said at a press conference in Milan, according to Italian news site Milano Corriere. "Everyone is involved in the fight against COVID-19, not just the government, not just the medical staff. All citizens must be involved and follow containment measures," he added. His comments came on the same day that Italy surpassed China, where the virus originated, as the country with the most deaths from the virus. According to a Johns Hopkins University tracker, Italy has had over 3,400 fatalities, while China's total is at least 3,133. During his press conference, Sun continued to stress the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy and said the situation in the Lombardy region "is similar to what we experienced two months ago in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of COVID-19," the disease caused by the virus. "In the city of Wuhan after one month since the adoption of the lockdown policy, we see a decreasing trend from the peak of the disease," Sun said, according to CNN. "Here in Milan, the hardest-hit area by COVID-19, there isn't a very strict lockdown policy: Public transportation is still working, and people are still moving around, you're still having dinners and parties in the hotels, and you're not wearing masks. We need every citizen to be involved in the fight of COVID-19 and follow this policy." In addition to Italy surpassing China in coronavirus deaths, the European country continues to report new cases daily, while China has reported no new locally transmitted cases. According to the Johns Hopkins tracker, there are over 41,000 confirmed cases in Italy, with at least 5,322 new ones being reported on Thursday alone. By comparison, there are over 81,200 cases in China, but the country's National Health Commission reported on Thursday just 34 new cases in the past 24 hours. Outside of China, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, now over 250,000, continues to increase, along with over 10,300 deaths. According to the Johns Hopkins tracker, there have been at least 87,200 confirmed recoveries from the virus.  Top stories - Google News March 20, 2020 at 09:49AM https://ift.tt/3dkeFko VP of Chinese Red Cross Says Coronavirus-Striken Italy Not Doing Nearly Enough to Slow Spread: 'We Must Hurry' - Newsweek Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| 谷口悟朗×中島かずきのアニメ、キャラ原案は大高忍！PVや追加キャストも解禁（動画あり） - ナタリー Posted: 22 Mar 2020 12:34 AM PDT 谷口悟朗×中島かずきのアニメ、キャラ原案は大高忍！PVや追加キャストも解禁（動画あり） - ナタリー アニメの制作発表時、 キャラクター原案の大高に加え、キャラクターデザイン・総作画監督で菅野利之、音楽で田中公平が参加。アニメーション制作は、劇場版アニメ「君の膵臓をたべたい」のスタジオヴォルンが手がける。放送は2021年を予定していることも告知された。 2020-03-22 06:48:43Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiJGh0dHBzOi8vbmF0YWxpZS5tdS9jb21pYy9uZXdzLzM3MjIzNNIBKGh0dHBzOi8vYW1wLm5hdGFsaWUubXUvY29taWMvbmV3cy8zNzIyMzQ?oc=5  |
| Posted: 22 Mar 2020 12:18 AM PDT  Mohamed Salah's back catalogue of Liverpool goals is now so vast that inevitably, there are many excellent ones which rarely ever receive a mention anymore having been subsumed under an avalanche of magnificence. The Egyptian's genius is such that he is capable of scoring virtually every type of goal imaginable, with long-range thunderbolts, delicate chips, deft flicks, sumptuous curlers, solo break-aways, crashing volleys and classic poacher's finishes lighting up his spectacular 91-goal showreel to date. There is one particular goal, however, which remains criminally underrated among Salah's collection, not just because of the sheer aesthetic beauty of its execution, but because of who provided it, and how they did so. It happened to be Salah's 40th goal of an astonishing debut season, sandwiched in between strikes by Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino as part of a run-of-the-mill 3-0 win against Bournemouth at Anfield, which perhaps explains why it has received relatively little aclaim since. Usually when a right-back has the ball near the touchline a good 20-30 yards away from the edge of the penalty area with one opposition player stood directly in front of him, another blocking his path down the line and the rest of the defensive team more or less set in their shape, it's a scenario which doesn't scream danger. Except when Trent Alexander-Arnold is on the ball, that is. He'd already offered a couple of tantalising glimpses of his creative flair by supplying pin-point low crosses in the League Cup in 2016 (for Divock Origi vs Leeds United) and in the 2017/18 Champions League group stage (for Salah vs Maribor), but on this particular afternoon in April 2018, Alexander-Arnold delivered his first ever Premier League assist in breathtaking fashion. Whipping the ball with precisely the right amount of bend and height so as to drop just over Nathan Ake's shoulder, Alexander-Arnold picked out Salah's run into the box, as the Egyptian, barely breaking stride, instantly calculated the speed and trajectory of the ball as it arced down from the sky to guide a sublime, looping header over a helpless Asmir Begovic. Remarkably simple, route one football in one sense, but exceptionally complex to perfect in practice. For Salah, it was just another goal in the grand scheme of things, but the unique manner of it made clear that he could pretty much put the ball in the back of the net by any means possible. For Alexander-Arnold, it was a landmark moment for what was to come – the inception of a trademark weapon which would see him evolve into the creative fulcrum of Jürgen Klopp's side, continually carving out chances like a world class attacking midfielder and radically redefining perceptions of the right-back role in doing so. He's done it so many times since that we've become completely accustomed to it, but the fact is there isn't another full-back on the planet capable of laying goals on a plate for his teammates at the rate Alexander-Arnold does. That should never be taken for granted. "Goal" - Google News March 21, 2020 at 06:00PM https://ift.tt/3aaXgc3 The sublime but overlooked Liverpool goal which marked the inception of a revolutionary weapon - Liverpool.com "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Coronavirus: Global recession of 'record dimensions' looms - UN - Newshub Posted: 21 Mar 2020 11:40 PM PDT  Watch: Economist calls for GST cut to ward off recession. Credits: Video - The AM Show; Image - Getty World leaders have warned of "record" economic pain as the coronavirus pandemic worsened. Globally, the death toll from COVID-19 has passed 10,000 and infections exceeded 255,000, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. More than 86,000 people have recovered, mostly in China, but the pace is much slower than the spread of the virus. Recovery takes two weeks or so for mild cases but can be up to six weeks for those that turn serious, according to the World Health Organization. The developments came as countries impose ever-stricter border controls and lockdowns to keep people at home and keep away outsiders, hoping to slow the spread of the virus while preparing for an onslaught of sick patients. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a looming global recession "perhaps of record dimensions". As of Friday afternoon, the Ministry of Social Development in New Zealandhad received 27,397 applications for the COVID-19 wage subsidy. The ministry says it has also had 1321 applications for the COVID-19 leave payment. Economists here have called for cuts to GST and more Government borrowing to ward off a depression. Iran announced 149 more fatalities on Friday, taking its death toll to 1433, exceeded only by the numbers in Italy and China, and fears remain that it is under-reporting the scale of its outbreak. In California, Governor Gavin Newsom expanded restrictions on non-essential movement outside homes, saying it was necessary to control the spread of the virus. Similar restrictions are in place in virus hotspots like Italy, Spain and central China. The US Army prepared mobile military hospitals for deployment in major cities, and motorists waited in long queues for nurses to swab their nostrils at new US drive-through testing sites. The virus has infected at least one European head of state: Monaco's 62-year-old Prince Albert, who continued to work from his office. He joins several public officials in Iran, Brazil, Australia and other countries who have the illness. Italy, with 60 million citizens, has recorded 3405 deaths, exceeding the 3248 in China, a country with a population with more than 20 times larger. Italy's caseload of 41,000 is more than half of China's as well and more than 15 percent of the global total. Health authorities in Spain said 1002 people have died in the country during the outbreak, while infections have risen by 16 percent in 24 hours to reach 19,980. Spain is the second-hardest hit country in Europe, behind Italy, and is in its first week of a lockdown. More than 10,000 people have been admitted to hospital, including more than 1000 in intensive care units. Italy has the world's second-oldest population, and the vast majority of its dead - 87 percent - were over 70. In the US, where deaths have reached at least 205, and infections climbed past 14,000, the army was planning to deploy two hospitals, probably to Seattle, Washington, and New York City. Washington state has the highest death toll, 74, and New York City is rapidly becoming a US epicentre, with more than 4000 cases. China, where the first cases of COVID-19 emerged in December, is seeing signs that its restrictive lockdowns and hastily built hospitals have worked. The epicentre of its outbreak, the city of Wuhan, had no new infections for a second day on Friday, the country's health ministry said. All 39 new cases recorded nationally were from abroad. The British government, criticised as slow to react to the virus, shifted gear and drew up legislation giving itself new powers to detain people and restrict gatherings. The Bill is expected to be approved by Parliament next week. The US State Department, meanwhile, warned Americans in the strongest terms yet not to travel abroad under any circumstances. Damage to the world's largest economy kept increasing, with the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surging by 70,000 last week. Reuters / Newshub. Top stories - Google News March 20, 2020 at 10:32AM https://ift.tt/2J81oxG Coronavirus: Global recession of 'record dimensions' looms - UN - Newshub Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Former Man Utd midfielder Fellaini tests positive for coronavirus in China - Goal.com Posted: 21 Mar 2020 10:48 PM PDT  Marouane Fellaini has tested positive for coronavirus in the Chinese province of Jinan, according to a local health department. The former Everton and Manchester United player is currently lining up for Chinese Super League (CSL) side Shandong Luneng and arrived by train in Jinan on March 20 when the positive test was taken. Fellaini, 32, is the first CSL player to test positive for coronavirus to date, with that competition, like most around the world, currently suspended indefinitely. While Covid-19 originated from China, reports from the country have suggested a dramatic decrease in diagnosed cases over the past month as things deteriorate elsewhere around the world. Fellaini moved to Shandong in 2019 and enjoyed a successful first season with the club as he scored 13 goals in all competitions as his side finished fifth in the league. As the coronavirus gets worse around the globe, football has been unable to escape its grasp with a number of players, managers and staff testing positive. On Saturday, former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz sadly passed away after being hospitalised with the condition. While Juventus star Paulo Dybala joined a growing list of players from the club to test positive. "Hi everyone, I just wanted to inform you that we have received the results for the Covid-19 test and both Oriana and I have tested positive," Dybala posted on Twitter. "Luckily we are in perfect condition. Thanks for your messages." Dybala was the third Juventus player to test positive for the coronavirus after Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi. Italy is one of the countries worst affected by the outbreak, prompting the government to ban public gatherings and place tight restrictions on movement and travel. With Serie A currently suspended until April, Roma midfielder Javier Pastore has suggested he can't see the season actually being able to finish as things stand. "We'll see if we play again from this season or the next. To be honest, I think it'll be impossible to finish the season, as we need at least 20-30 days of training to be ready," the Argentina international told Radio Impacto. "All the clubs will lose money, but I think it's pretty much impossible to resume where we left off. It would mean ending later and later, so having to move the start of the next campaign. "But we can't do that, because next summer there's the Euros, the Copa America, etc." "Goal" - Google News March 21, 2020 at 07:14PM https://ift.tt/2J7OcZG Former Man Utd midfielder Fellaini tests positive for coronavirus in China - Goal.com "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Boost for Barcelona as Suarez targets return when La Liga resumes - Goal.com Posted: 21 Mar 2020 10:18 PM PDT  Luis Suarez is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a knee injury and is confident of being able to return to action when La Liga is cleared to resume. The Uruguay forward underwent surgery on his right knee in January and it was estimated he would be out for around four months. However, he was off crutches in a matter of weeks and has continued to progress well with his rehabilitation. The Spanish league's suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic has also boosted Suarez's chances of returning to action before the end of the campaign. La Liga president Javier Tebas is targeting a return to action in mid-May, and if that's the case, Suarez is set to be in contention. "[My return] is within the possibilities that we've been managing and now there's been a change, but the idea of returning early was clear," Suarez told Referi. "My doctor was telling me that I've been doing so well and that gave me hope of returning to play as soon as possible. "The difference now is when the team returns, I'm going to be able to play." Suarez also revealed that he had hoped to delay surgery until the end of the season, before opting to bring the operation forward to the start of the year. "It was predicted to be at the start of May, but after the meetings I've had with the doctors and due to the continuing condition I've had, it went ahead a little earlier," he added. "I'd been coping very well with the work that I've been asked to do and that gave me strength to come back sooner than predicted." Despite the good news regarding his fitness, Suarez also acknowledged that football currently means little in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused a near total shutdown of sport across the globe. The former Liverpool striker has urged people to stay safe as the authorities seek to limit its spread. "We have to take precautions and be realistic that people aren't waiting to watch a football match, they're waiting to be able to leave their house, enjoy themselves without fear, go to the park with their children, and enjoy life again," he said. "Goal" - Google News March 21, 2020 at 04:22PM https://ift.tt/3a8yp8E Boost for Barcelona as Suarez targets return when La Liga resumes - Goal.com "Goal" - Google News https://ift.tt/35TEe8t Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
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A BRITISH nurse operating in Italy has spoken of his horror as victims are buried every 30 minutes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Connor McAnish is based totally at the Gavazzeni Hospital in the area of Lombardy, the place soldiers have now been placed on the streets to implement a lockdown.   The choice of deaths is leaving native cemeteries crushed[/caption]  The Italian military is now patrolling the streets to implement a lockdown[/caption]
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| Fake animal news abounds on social media as coronavirus upends life - National Geographic Posted: 21 Mar 2020 09:14 PM PDT  Scattered amid a relentless barrage of news about COVID-19 case surges, quarantine orders, and medical supply shortages on Twitter this week, some happy stories softened the blows: Swans had returned to deserted Venetian canals. Dolphins too. And a group of elephants had sauntered through a village in Yunnan, China, gotten drunk off corn wine, and passed out in a tea garden. These reports of wildlife triumphs in countries hard-hit by the novel coronavirus got hundreds of thousands of retweets. They went viral on Instagram and Tik Tok. They made news headlines. If there's a silver lining of the pandemic, people said, this was it—animals were bouncing back, running free in a humanless world. But it wasn't real. The swans in the viral posts regularly appear in the canals of Burano, a small island in the greater Venice metropolitan area, where the photos were taken. The "Venetian" dolphins were filmed at a port in Sardinia, in the Mediterranean Sea, hundreds of miles away. No one has figured out where the drunken elephant photos came from, but a Chinese news report debunked the viral posts: While elephants did recently come through a village in Yunnan Province, China, their presence isn't out of the norm, they aren't the elephants in the viral photos, and they didn't get drunk and pass out in a tea field. The phenomenon highlights how quickly eye-popping, too-good-to-be-true rumors can spread in times of crisis. People are compelled to share posts that make them emotional. When we're feeling stressed, joyous animal footage can be an irresistible salve. The spread of social phenomena is so powerful, 2016 research shows, that it can follow same models that trace the contagion of epidemics. When untruths go viralKaveri Ganapathy Ahuja's controversial tweet about the swans that "returned" to Venice canals has hit a million likes. "Here's an unexpected side effect of the pandemic," her tweet reads. "The water flowing through the canals of Venice is clear for the first time in forever. The fish are visible, the swans returned." Ahuja, who lives in New Delhi, India, says she saw some photos on social media and decided to put them together in a tweet, unaware that the swans were already regulars in Burano before the coronavirus tore across Italy. "The tweet was just about sharing something that brought me joy in these gloomy times," she says. She never expected it to go viral, or to cause any harm. "I wish there was an edit option on Twitter just for moments like this," Ahuja says. Nonetheless, she hasn't deleted the tweet and doesn't plan to, arguing that it's still relevant because waters in Venice are clearer than usual—a result of decreased boat activity—and that's what matters, she says. She's tweeted about the "unprecedented" number of likes and retweets she's received on the tweet. "It's a personal record for me, and I would not like to delete it," she says. Swans are regular visitors to the canals of Burano. Photograph by Danita Delimont, AlamyThe pull of postingPaulo Ordoveza is a web developer and image verification expert who runs the Twitter account @picpedant, where he debunks fake viral posts—and calls out the fakers. He sees firsthand the "greed for virality" that may drive the impulse to propagate misinformation. It's "overdosing on the euphoria that comes from seeing those like and retweet numbers rise into the thousands," he says. Getting a lot of likes and comments "gives us an immediate social reward," says Erin Vogel, a social psychologist and postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University. In other words, they make us feel good. Studies have found that posting to social media gives one's self-esteem a temporary boost. The need to seek out things that make us feel good may be exacerbated right now, as people try to come to grips with a pandemic, a collapsing economy, and sudden isolation. "In times when we're all really lonely, it's tempting to hold onto that feeling, especially if we're posting something that gives people a lot of hope," says Vogel. The idea that animals and nature could actually flourish during this crisis "could help give us a sense of meaning and purpose—that we went through this for a reason," she says. It was the running theme of many of the viral tweets. "Nature just hit the reset button on us," read a tweet celebrating the dolphins supposedly swimming in Venetian canals. "I think people really want to believe in the power of nature to recover," says Susan Clayton, a professor of psychology and environmental studies at the College of Wooster, in Ohio. "People hope that, no matter what we've done, nature is powerful enough to rise above it." (Read about how this incredible—and real—shark photo went viral.) About half of Americans say they've been exposed to made-up news or information related to coronavirus, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. While a fake happy news story about dolphins in a canal may not be all that problematic, relatively speaking, there can still be harm in spreading false hope in times of crisis. These fake feel-good stories, Vogel says, can make people even more distrustful at a time when everyone already feels vulnerable. Finding out good news isn't real "can be even more demoralizing than not hearing it at all." Spots of hope on social media are likely to play a key role in keeping spirits up in the weeks and months ahead, as people self-quarantine in their homes and connect with each other through screens. "I'd encourage people to share positive things," says Vogel. "But it doesn't have to be anything dramatic. It just has to be true." Editor's note: Want to verify photos online? TinEye and Google offer reverse image searches, which allow you to trace a photo's digital footprint. Bellingcat, which does open-sourced fact-checking investigations into human rights abuses and in war zones, also has a thorough guide. If a post seems too good to be true, check social media to see if anyone else has already debunked it. This detailed thread, from Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins, pinpoints the swan photo to Burano. 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| Italy, Pandemic’s New Epicenter, Has Lessons for the World - The New York Times Posted: 21 Mar 2020 08:40 PM PDT  ROME — As Italy's coronavirus infections ticked above 400 cases and deaths hit the double digits, the leader of the governing Democratic Party posted a picture of himself clinking glasses for "an aperitivo in Milan," urging people "not to change our habits." That was on Feb. 27. Not 10 days later, as the toll hit 5,883 infections and 233 dead, the party boss, Nicola Zingaretti, posted a new video, this time informing Italy that he, too, had the virus. Italy now has more than 53,000 recorded infections and more than 4,800 dead, and the rate of increase keeps growing, with more than half the cases and fatalities coming in the past week. On Saturday, officials reported 793 additional deaths, by far the largest single-day increase so far. Italy has surpassed China as the country with the highest death toll, becoming the epicenter of a shifting pandemic. The government has sent in the army to enforce the lockdown in Lombardy, the northern region at the center of the outbreak, where bodies have piled up in churches. On Friday night, the authorities tightened the nationwide lockdown, closing parks, banning outdoor activities including walking or jogging far from home. On Saturday night, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced another drastic step in response to what he called the country's most difficult crisis since the Second World War: Italy will close its factories and all production that is not absolutely essential, an enormous economic sacrifice intended to contain the virus and protect lives. "The state is here," he said in an effort to reassure the public. But the tragedy of Italy now stands as a warning to its European neighbors and the United States, where the virus is coming with equal velocity. If Italy's experience shows anything, it is that measures to isolate affected areas and limit the movement of the broader population need to be taken early, put in place with absolute clarity, then strictly enforced. Despite now having some of the toughest measures in the world, Italian authorities fumbled many of those steps early in the contagion — when it most mattered as they sought to preserve basic civil liberties as well as the economy. Italy's piecemeal attempts to cut it off — isolating towns first, then regions, then shutting down the country in an intentionally porous lockdown — always lagged behind the virus's lethal trajectory. "Now we are running after it," said Sandra Zampa, the under secretary at the Ministry of Health, who said Italy did the best it could given the information it had. "We closed gradually, as Europe is doing. France, Spain, Germany, the U.S. are doing the same. Every day you close a bit, you give up on a bit of normal life. Because the virus does not allow normal life." Some officials gave in to magical thinking, reluctant to make painful decisions sooner. All the while, the virus fed on that complacency. Governments beyond Italy are now in danger of following the same path, repeating familiar mistakes and inviting similar calamity. And unlike Italy, which navigated uncharted territory for a Western democracy, other governments have less room for excuses. Italian officials, for their part, have defended their response, emphasizing that the crisis is unprecedented in modern times. They assert that the government responded with speed and competence, immediately acting on the advice of its scientists and moving more swiftly on drastic, economically devastating measures than their European counterparts. But tracing the record of their actions shows missed opportunities and critical missteps. In the critical early days of the outbreak, Mr. Conte and other top officials sought to down play the threat, creating confusion and a false sense of security that allowed the virus to spread. They blamed Italy's high number of infections on aggressive testing of people without symptoms in the north, which they argued only created hysteria and tarnished the country's image abroad. Even once the Italian government considered a universal lockdown necessary to defeat the virus, it failed to communicate the threat powerfully enough to persuade Italians to abide by the rules, which seemed riddled with loopholes. "It is not easy in a liberal democracy," said Walter Ricciardi, a World Health Organization board member and a top adviser to the health ministry, who argued that the Italian government acted on the scientific evidence made available to it. He said the Italian government had moved at a much faster clip, and took the threat much more seriously, than its European neighbors or the United States. Still, he acknowledged that the health minister had struggled to persuade his government colleagues to move more quickly and that the difficulties of navigating Italy's division of powers between Rome and the regions resulted in a fragmented chain of command and inconsistent messages. "In times of war, like an epidemic," that system presented grave problems, he said, adding that it perhaps delayed the imposing of restrictive measures. "I would have done them 10 days before, that is the only difference." It Could Never Happen HereFor the coronavirus, 10 days can be a lifetime. On Jan. 21, as top Chinese officials warned that those hiding virus cases "will be nailed on the pillar of shame for eternity," Italy's culture and tourism minister hosted a Chinese delegation for a concert at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia to inaugurate the year of Italy-China Culture and Tourism. Michele Geraci, Italy's former under secretary in the economic development ministry and a booster of closer relations with China, had a drink with other politicians but looked around uneasily. "Are we sure we want to do this?" he said he asked them. "Should we be here today?" With the benefit of hindsight, Italian officials say certainly not. Ms. Zampa, the health ministry under secretary, said in retrospect she would have closed everything immediately. But in real time, it wasn't that clear. Politicians across the spectrum worried about the economy and feeding the country, and found it difficult to accept their impotence in the face of the virus. Most importantly, Italy looked at the example of China, Ms. Zampa said, not as a practical warning, but as a "science fiction movie that had nothing to do with us." And when the virus exploded, Europe, she said, "looked at us the same way we looked at China." But already in January, some officials on the right were urging Mr. Conte, their former ally and now political enemy, to quarantine schoolchildren in the northern regions who were returning from holidays in China, a measure aimed at protecting schools. Many of those children were from Chinese immigrant families. Many liberals criticized the proposal as populist fear-mongering. Mr. Conte declined the proposal and responded that the northern governors should trust the judgment of education and health authorities who, he said, had proposed no such thing. But Mr. Conte also demonstrated that he was taking the threat of contagion seriously. On Jan. 30, he blocked all flights in and out of China. "We are the first country in Europe to adopt such a precautionary measure," he said. Over the next month, Italy responded swiftly to coronavirus scares. Two sick Chinese tourists and an Italian returning from China received care from a prominent infectious disease hospital in Rome. A false alarm led authorities to briefly confine passengers on a cruise ship docked outside of Rome. 'Patient One,' Super-spreaderWhen a 38-year-old man went to the emergency room at a hospital in Codogno, a small town in the Lodi province of Lombardy, with severe flu symptoms on Feb. 18, the case did not set off alarms. The patient declined to be hospitalized and went home. He got sicker and returned to the hospital a few hours later and was admitted to a general medicine ward. On Feb. 20, he went into intensive care, where he tested positive for the virus. The man, who became known as Patient One, had had a busy month. He attended at least three dinners, played soccer and ran with a team, all apparently while contagious and without heavy symptoms. Mr. Ricciardi said Italy had the bad luck of having a super spreader in a densely populated and dynamic area who went to the hospital not once, but twice, infecting hundreds of people, including doctors and nurses. "He was incredibly active," Mr. Ricciardi said. But he also had not had any direct contacts with China, and experts suspect he contracted the virus from another European, meaning Italy did not have an identifiable patient zero or a traceable source of contagion that could help it contain the virus. The virus had already been active in Italy for weeks by that time, experts now say, passed by people without symptoms and often mistaken for a flu. It spread around Lombardy, the Italian region that has by far the most trade with China and the home of Milan, the country's most culturally vibrant and business-centered city. "Who we call 'Patient One' was probably 'Patient 200,' " said Fabrizio Pregliasco, an epidemiologist. On Sunday, Feb. 23, the number of infections clicked past 130 and Italy sealed off 11 towns with police and military checkpoints. The last days of Venice Carnival were canceled. The Lombardy region closed its schools, museums and movie theaters. The Milanese made a run on the supermarkets. But while Mr. Conte again commended Italy for its firm hand, he also sought to downplay the contagion, attributing the high numbers of infected to Lombardy's overzealous testing. "We have been the first ones with the most rigorous and accurate controls," he said in an address to the nation. "We have more people infected because we made more swabs." The next day, as infections surpassed 200, seven people died and the stock market plunged, Mr. Conte and his health aides doubled down. He blamed the Codogno hospital for the spread, saying it had handled things in "a not-completely-proper way" and argued that Lombardy and Veneto, another northern region, were inflating the severity of the problem by diverging from global guidelines and testing people without symptoms. As Lombardy officials scrambled to free up hospital beds, and the number of infected people rose to 309 with 11 dead, Mr. Conte said on Feb. 25 that "Italy is a safe country and probably safer than many others." On Friday, Mr. Conte's office offered an interview on the condition that he could answer questions in writing. When sent questions, including those about his past statements, he declined to respond. Mixed Messages Sow ConfusionReassurances from leaders confused the Italian population. On Feb. 27, Mr. Zingaretti posted his aperitivo picture. That same day, the country's foreign minister, Luigi Di Maio, the former leader of one of the governing parties, the Five Star Movement, held a news conference in Rome. "In Italy, we went from the risk of an epidemic to an infodemic," Mr. Di Maio said, disparaging media coverage that highlighted the threat of the contagion, and adding that only "0.089 percent" of the Italian population was quarantined. In Milan, only miles from the center of the outbreak, the mayor, Beppe Sala, publicized a ''Milan Doesn't Stop'' campaign, and the Duomo, the city's landmark cathedral that is a draw for tourists, reopened. People went out. But on the sixth floor of the regional government headquarters in Milan, Giacomo Grasselli, who is the coordinator of the intensive care units throughout Lombardy, saw the numbers going up and quickly realized that it would be impossible to treat all the sick if the infections continued unabated. His task force worked to match the sick to beds in intensive-care units in the nearest possible hospitals and appropriate dwindling resources. At one of the daily meetings of about 20 health and political officials, he told the regional president, Attilio Fontana, about the growing numbers. An epidemiologist showed the curves of infection. There was a catastrophe facing the region's well-respected health system. "We need to do something more," Mr. Grasselli told the room. Mr. Fontana, who had been pressing the central government for tougher action, agreed. He said that the mixed messages from Rome and the easing of restrictions had led Italians to believe "that everything was a joke, and they kept living as they used to." He said he appealed for tougher national measures in video conferences with the prime minister and other regional presidents, arguing that climbing numbers of cases threatened to collapse the hospital system in the north, but that his requests were repeatedly turned down. "They were convinced that the situation was less serious and they did not want to hurt our economy too much," said Mr. Fontana. The government started providing some economic assistance, which would later be followed by a 25 billion euro ($28 billion) relief package, but the nation became divided between those who saw the threat and those who didn't. Ms. Zampa said that it was around that time that government learned that infections in the town of Vò, the virus epicenter of the Veneto region, had no epidemiological link to the Codogno outbreak. She said that the health minister, Mr. Speranza, and Mr. Conte deliberated about what to do and within the day, they decided to close down much of the north. In a surprise 2 a.m. news conference on March 8, when 7,375 people had already tested positive for coronavirus and 366 had died, Mr. Conte announced the extraordinary step of restricting movement for about a quarter of the Italian population in the northern regions that serve as the country's economic engine. "We are facing an emergency," Mr. Conte said at the time. "A national emergency." A draft of the decree, leaked to Italian media on Saturday night, pushed many Milan residents to rush to the train station in crowds and attempt to leave the region, causing what many later considered a dangerous wave of contagion toward the south. Yet the following day, most Italians were still confused about the severity of the restrictions. To clarify the issue, the interior ministry issued "auto-certification" forms that would allow people to travel in and out of the locked-down area for work, health or "other" necessities. In the meantime, some regional governors independently ordered people coming from the newly locked-down area to self quarantine. Others didn't. The broader restrictions in Lombardy also effectively lifted the quarantine on Codogno and other "red zone" towns linked to the original outbreak. Checkpoints disappeared. Local mayors complained that their sacrifices had been wasted. A day later, on March 9, when the positive cases reached 9,172 and the death toll climbed to 463, Mr. Conte toughened the restrictions and extended them nationally. But by then, some experts say, it was already too late. Local ExperimentsItaly is still paying the price of those early mixed messages by scientists and politicians. The people who have died in staggering numbers recently — more than 2,300 in the last four days — were mostly infected during the confusion of a week or two ago. Roberto Burioni, a prominent virologist at the San Raffaele University in Milan, said that people had felt safe to go about their usual routines and he attributed the spike in cases last week to "that behavior." The government has urged national unity in obeying its restrictive measures. But on Saturday, hundreds of mayors from the hardest-hit areas told the government those measures were fatally insufficient. Leaders in the north are desperate for the government to crack down harder. On Friday, Mr. Fontana complained that the 114 troops the government deployed were insignificant, and that at least 1,000 should be sent. On Saturday, he closed public offices, work sites and banned jogging. He said in an interview that the government needed to stop messing around and "apply rigid measures." "My idea is that if we had shut everything in the beginning, for two weeks, probably now we would be celebrating victory," he said. His political ally, Luca Zaia, the president of the Veneto region, pre-empted the national government with his own crackdown, and said that Rome needed to enforce "a more drastic isolation," including closing all stores and prohibiting public activities other than commuting to work. "Walks should be banned," he said. Mr. Zaia has some credibility on the issue. As new infections have proliferated around the country, they have significantly dropped in Vò, a town of about 3,000 people that was one of the first quarantined and which had the country's first coronavirus death. Some government experts attributed that turnaround to the strict quarantine that had been in place for two weeks. But Mr. Zaia had also ordered blanket tests there, in defiance of international scientific guidelines and the national government. The government has argued that testing people without symptoms is a drain on resources. "At least this slows down the virus' speed,'' Mr. Zaia said, arguing that testing helped identify potentially contagious people without symptoms. ''And slowing down the virus' speed allows the hospitals to breathe.'' If not, the overwhelming number of patients would crater health care systems and cause a national catastrophe. Americans and others, he said, "need to be ready." Top stories - Google News March 21, 2020 at 06:03PM https://ift.tt/2wj4Nad Italy, Pandemic's New Epicenter, Has Lessons for the World - The New York Times Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
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| Posted: 21 Mar 2020 08:10 PM PDT Italy recorded the world's deadliest 24-hour period of coronavirus-related fatalities Saturday prompting additional imperative lockdown restrictions on daily life, and an ominous look at what health experts say could happen in the U.S. in the coming weeks. The Italian government first imposed a national lockdown on March 9, but health experts say their delayed response had fatal consequences. On Saturday, Italy's number of coronavirus-related deaths surged by 627 -- the largest single day of fatalities recorded in any country in the world, including China. Physicians and public health professors say Italy's soaring death toll could be a sign of what's to come in the U.S. and U.K.-- specifically in places like New York, where Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday there were 3,200 new cases reported in the state over the past 24 hours. California has 1,315 confirmed coronavirus cases and 24 deaths. Italian and American public officials have criticized their governments' slow and confused responses to the pandemic, with both countries waiting weeks to impose shutdowns and enforced quarantines from public spaces. Italy's Civil Protection Agency said the country's death total surged to 4,032 Saturday, far surpassing China's 3,284 total reported deaths, in cases that were diagnosed last week amid confused and partial quarantine orders. "What is going on in Italy could be a tragic signal of what to expect in the U.S., especially with respect to medical system vulnerabilities. Hospital critical care planning, as part of the larger U.S. public health system, has simply not been adequately attended to over the decades in terms of our disaster response capabilities," said Charles Branas, chairman of Columbia University's Department of Epidemiology in the Mailman School of Public Health, in an email to Newsweek Saturday. Update: Italy again increased their death toll count Saturday to 793 in the one-day period, now taking the country's fatalities to 4,825.  Branas said the U.S. has failed to reorganize its health care system even after major past catastrophes. "The national public health system should have been resourced to learn more from prior large-scale disaster events -- like 9/11, large floods, etc -- and had better projections and response plans ready-to-go this time," he added. A U.K. medical doctor and gastroenterologist remarked Saturday on Twitter, "Please watch this report from Lombardy in Northern Italy. This could be us soon. We should all treat #CoronaCrisisuk seriously," sharing a Sky News video of physicians scrambling to assist coronavirus patients. On Saturday morning, New York Governor Cuomo ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down effective at 8 p.m. Sunday night, with just grocery stores, pharmacies and other health services set to remain open. The announcement came as the state's total confirmed positive coronavirus cases skyrocketed to 10,356, with 3,254 of those emerging over 24 hours. Cuomo encouraged New Yorkers to remain positive and said New York City saw a rise in recent cases because of its "dense environment." U.S. officials' reluctance to impose shutdowns may have similar ramifications as those currently being seen in Italy, which recorded only two cases on February 20. The Italian government began enforcing more draconian restrictions on public life Friday after recording the world's highest 24-hour spike in recorded deaths. "My idea is that if we had shut everything in the beginning, for two weeks, probably now we would be celebrating victory," Attilio Fontana, president of Italy's Lombardy region, told The New York Times in a piece published Saturday. More than 60 percent of deaths occurred in that northern region, where hospitals continue struggling to provide infected patients with beds and respirators. Giorgio Gori, the mayor of Bergamo, one of the country's hardest hit cities in Lombardy, said he believes the true number of fatalities is much higher than what's being reflected in current statistics. He told The Huffington Post: "Many of the elderly are dying in their houses or in old people's homes, without anyone testing them either before or after they die." Trajectories show that U.S. cases are emerging on a nearly 11-day delay from those of Italy, with confirmed cases first springing up in the European country. San Francisco residents were first ordered into isolation last Tuesday, with roughly 7 million people in seven counties instructed by the government to "shelter in place."  Top stories - Google News March 21, 2020 at 02:44PM https://ift.tt/2QvCYlN Italy's Coronavirus Deaths Spike Nearly Two Weeks Into Lockdown, an Ominous Sign for New York and California - Newsweek Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2FLTecc Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Coronavirus Strikes 'Younger' and 'Entourage' Actress Debi Mazar - The Daily Beast Posted: 21 Mar 2020 06:17 PM PDT  Actress Debi Mazar revealed Saturday she tested positive for the new coronavirus and implored people to stay home until the pandemic is under control. The Brooklyn-based star said on Instagram that on March 15, she woke up with a sore throat, cough, severe body aches, and a 102.4-degree fever. "I figured maybe I got the flu or... Corona?😬I had had cocktails the evening prior, and smoked a few cigarettes. I figured I had jacked my immune system from having a fun night with friends," the 55-year-old said. She called a doctor friend to see if she could get tested and he told her she didn't meet the criteria. Two days later, she went to a local urgent care and got swabbed. "I was sent home and told to quarantine myself until I had results, which would take 3-7 days (in S.Korea it takes two hours)," she wrote. "Well..today is day 5 and I just found out." The actress, who is currently starring in TV Land's Younger, described the illness as "morphy." "One day I feel crappy and the next I'm normal. Today my lungs are heavy, but I'm tough. I can breathe, and I'm going to heal here, in my own home!" Mazar, who also starred in Entourage, is the latest in a string of celebrities to announce their diagnosis—including Tom Hanks, Idris Elba, and Andy Cohen. Mazar said she has family in Italy and could not understand why, as the virus spread across New York, the city was not shutting schools or issuing stay-at-home orders earlier. And now that the city has, she's concerned people are not following those orders. "Prospect Park yesterday, i hear was jumpin'!" she said. "Stay home people!" she added. "Protect yourselves & your loved ones. Build up your immune systems. Good Luck & God Bless us all!" "Actress" - Google News March 21, 2020 at 04:17PM https://ift.tt/2Qz6Ihq Coronavirus Strikes 'Younger' and 'Entourage' Actress Debi Mazar - The Daily Beast "Actress" - Google News https://ift.tt/31HZgDn Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
| Raiders' Agholor needed to leave Eagles, as viral vid shows - NBCSports.com Posted: 21 Mar 2020 06:14 PM PDT  The Las Vegas Raiders agreed to terms on a contract with Nelson Agholor on Saturday, giving the wide receiver a much-needed fresh start. Agholor had a ... divisive relationship with Philadelpha Eagles fans during five seasons in the City of Brotherly Love. He was a member of the Eagles' first-ever Super Bowl-winning squad, catching a team-high nine passes for 84 yards in a Super Bowl LII victory over the New England Patriots. But Eagles fans will remember Agholor for the catches he didn't make. Philly fans associated the 2015 first-round pick with drops, specifically in critical moments. Last season, Agholor dropped a possible game-winning touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons on "Sunday Night Football." Agholor's drop against the Detroit Lions in Week 3, however, gave him the wrong kind of viral fame. Hakim Laws caught a child from a burning building in Philadelphia hours after the loss, and he told local reporters that he had, uh, surer hands than an NFL wide receiver. https://ift.tt/39auc34" width="624" height="351"My man was throwing babies out the window, and we was catching them," Laws quipped to KYW-TV. "Unlike Agholor." Agholor was a good sport, thanking Laws and inviting him to an Eagles game in a since-deleted tweet, but he struggled from that point on. [RELATED: Kush jokes he will wear eyepatch after joining Raiders] The receiver caught just 21 passes for 195 yards over the next eight games after his drop against Detroit. Agholor's season ultimately was cut short due to a knee injury. The 26-year-old now has a chance to build a new reputation in a new city, and one that will have an NFL team for the first time this season. That is, assuming any Eagles expats in Sin City don't join Raider Nation. "viral" - Google News March 21, 2020 at 06:03PM https://ift.tt/33CoS7j Raiders' Agholor needed to leave Eagles, as viral vid shows - NBCSports.com "viral" - Google News https://ift.tt/2BCxygM Shoes Man Tutorial Pos News Update Meme Update Korean Entertainment News Japan News Update  |
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| Kenny Rogers Mourned By Dolly Parton, Country Music Stars And Hollywood - Deadline Posted: 21 Mar 2020 12:35 PM PDT Kenny Rogers Mourned By Dolly Parton, Country Music Stars And Hollywood - Deadline It was time for "The Gambler" to fold 'em last night, as Kenny Rogers slipped gently into that good night. But the superstar singer/actor was remembered fondly by some of his costars and collaborators as news spread of his passing. Rogers, who dominated many media sectors in his 1970s-1980s heyday, even drew remembrances from government officials and those who had worked at his Kenny Rogers Roasters chicken chain. Here are a few of the online outpourings: 2020-03-21 17:08:02Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMib2h0dHBzOi8vZGVhZGxpbmUuY29tLzIwMjAvMDMva2Vubnktcm9nZXJzLW1vdXJuZWQtYnktZG9sbHktcGFydG9uLWNvdW50cnktbXVzaWMtc3RhcnMtYW5kLWhvbGx5d29vZC0xMjAyODg5NDAwL9IBc2h0dHBzOi8vZGVhZGxpbmUuY29tLzIwMjAvMDMva2Vubnktcm9nZXJzLW1vdXJuZWQtYnktZG9sbHktcGFydG9uLWNvdW50cnktbXVzaWMtc3RhcnMtYW5kLWhvbGx5d29vZC0xMjAyODg5NDAwL2FtcC8?oc=5  |
| Posted: 21 Mar 2020 12:35 PM PDT Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Reveal They Are Social Distancing Together During Instagram Concert - Yahoo Entertainment  View photos Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello are social distancing together amid the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The couple appeared on Instagram Live for Global Citizen's "Together at Home" concert series on Friday, performing for fans and opening up about what they've been doing while staying inside in an effort to slow the spread of the novel respiratory virus. As of Friday, there are now at least 15,650 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States, as testing becomes more readily available. Mendes, 21, and Cabello, 23, began the live stream with a cover of Ed Sheeran's "Kiss Me" before asking fans how they are keeping themselves entertained in their homes. While coming up with activities, Mendes revealed that he and the "My Oh My" singer have been watching the Harry Potter film series. "I think everybody should start Harry Potter from top to end," he said. "That's the way to go."  View photos Shawn Mendes/instagram Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes RELATED: Camila Cabello on How She and Shawn Mendes Transitioned from Friends to Couple "We started watching it yesterday. I knew everything about it, of course," Cabello joked as Mendes slightly shook his head. She later admitted, "I didn't really know much. He knows a lot about it." The two also shared a sweet moment when they started discussing which Hogwarts houses they would be sorted into, with Mendes telling Cabello that she'd be in Gryffindor. "Really? That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me," she replied, before noting that he would also be in the house of Harry Potter and his friends. During the 24-minute performance, the singers did a duet of Cabello's "Havana" and Mendes' "Lost in Japan" before ending the live stream with their smash hit, "Señorita." It is not immediately clear as to where Mendes and Cabello are social distancing, but it appears to be somewhere warm as Mendes noted that the heat is having an effect on his hair. (Cabello was raised in Florida.) View photos Shawn Mendes/instagram Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes Mendes and Cabello join a slew of celebrities — including John Legend, Niall Horan, and Coldplay's Chris Martin — who have performed on Instagram Live in support of Global Citizen's campaign with the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise funds to help aid in coronavirus relief. The couple were first romantically linked after they dropped "Señorita" in June. Following the song's release, they were spotted together multiple times over the summer holding hands and kissing in public. View photos Shawn Mendes/instagram Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes In October, Mendes confirmed that the two had officially started dating on the Fourth of July. Opening up to Rolling Stone in November, Cabello admitted that she and Mendes first had a connection way back in 2015 when they famously collaborated on the song "I Know What You Did Last Summer," and that they reignited that spark while writing their latest duet. "During 'I Know What You Did Last Summer,' I really bonded with him as more than a friend," the star said. "I think he did too, but we were both really young, and he was experiencing the pressures of his career." "An energy was there from the beginning, but after that song, we didn't spend as much time together," Cabello continued. "Our paths just didn't cross in that way romantically until we started hanging out again and writing." View photos Allen Berezovsky/Getty Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes "For me," she added, "it just brought it back." That same month, she and Mendes got tattoos together, with Cabello dropping her third album, Romance, shortly after. The songstress paid tribute to her boyfriend in the track "Used to This" — which she introduced during an intimate show in Los Angeles. While speaking about the track she said, "Basically I had this lyric called, 'It's gonna take me a minute, but I could get used to this,' and the song is basically about like when you're friends with somebody for a really long time, and you know someone for a really long time, and then you start dating them, and then you're like, 'Oh my God, like this is so weird,' 'cause like, you've been my friend forever.' " "But I like it — and I could get used to this," she added. As information about the coronavirus pandemic rapidly changes ,PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. 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| Taylor Swift and Kanye West’s 2016 Phone Call Leaks: Read the Full Transcript - Variety Posted: 21 Mar 2020 12:35 PM PDT Taylor Swift and Kanye West's 2016 Phone Call Leaks: Read the Full Transcript - Variety  The 2016 phone call between Taylor Swift and Kanye West that transfixed the world when Kim Kardashian published three minutes of it on Snapchat to paint Swift as a liar has now been leaked, in its 25-minute entirety. It's not known who let the full video recording that was made by one of West's associates out of the bag, but it paints a much more interesting picture of the conversation — and of both artists' state of mind at the time — than the heavily edited snippets that Kardashian first presented to the world. Variety transcribed the entire 25-minute conversation, included below, for fans of either or neither artist to judge. A full account of the phone call establishes that, as they discussed West's forthcoming song "Famous," the hip-hop titan never did read Swift the "I made that bitch famous" line that she ultimately reacted against, putting their former feud back in motion. In fact, at one point, she expresses relief that he did not use the B-word in the song, so far as she knew. "I thought it was going to be like, 'That stupid, dumb bitch'," she tells West. "But it's not." West does tell her that he is thinking of saying "I made her famous," without including the "bitch" part of the line. At this point in the conversation, Swift's tone subtly changes, as she says, "Well, what am I going to do about it?" He responds, with a chuckle, "Uh, like, do the hair flip?" She reminds him that she had two multi-million-selling albums before he rushed onto the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 to steal her thunder. "It's just kind of like, whatever, at this point. But I mean, you've got to tell the story the way that it happened to you and the way that you've experienced it. Like, you honestly didn't know who I was before that. Like, it doesn't matter if I sold 7 million of that album ["Fearless"] before you did that, which is what happened. You didn't know who I was before that. It's fine." The transcript does corroborate that Swift indicated that she was okay with the line that goes "I feel like me and Taylor Swift might still have sex" and understood it as tongue-in-cheek. Much of the conversation, though, is dedicated to debating whether that was preferable to an alternative line, "I feel like Taylor Swift might still owe me sex." West said that Kardashian preferred the "owe me sex" version rather than the "might still have sex" line. "I feel like with my wife, that she probably didn't like the 'might still have sex' because it would be like, what if she was on a TV show and said 'Me and Tom Brady might still have sex' or something?" West says. Swift responds, "You have to protect your relationship. Do what's best. You just had a kid. You're in the best place of your life. I wouldn't ever advise you to f— with that." She argues against the "owe me sex" line preferred by Kardashian because, in what might be an understatement, feminists will object. The conversation wasn't just a blip in the careers of either Swift or West. For Swift, the repercussions were monumental. Blowback was immediate after Kardashian leaked the excerpts, resulting in headlines like The Verge's "Kim Kardashian Used Snapchat to Prove Taylor Swift Was Lying About Kanye West's 'Famous.'" Swift soon retreated from public view in wake of the backlash against her, finally returning with the largely dark "Reputation" album and tour, which used snake imagery to play off the serpentine emoticons Kardashian used in her tweets when she lashed out against Swift. The call starts with West asking if Swift will actually "release" the song for him on Twitter — even though later he admits he still hasn't finished it yet. Swift is taken aback by the idea, but West argues, "You're got an army. You own a country of mother—ing 2 billion people, basically, that if you felt that it's funny and cool and like hip-hop, and felt like just "The College Dropout" and the artist like Ye that you love, then I think that people would be like way into it. And that's why I think it's super-genius to have you be the one that says, "Oh, I like this song a lot.'" After she balks, he adds, "You don't have to do the launching and tweet. That was just an extra idea I had." At one point, Swift says, "I need to think about it, because you know, when you hear something for the first time, you just need to think about it. Because it is absolutely crazy. I'm glad it's not mean, though." Later, West says, "I'm going to send you the song and send you the exact wording and everything about it, right? And then we could sit and talk through it." At the close of the call, Swift says, "Send it to me. I'm excited." Swift's camp has always contended that West never followed up on his repeated vows to send her the entire song, with or without the "that bitch" line. The conversation also includes a seven-minute monologue on West's part in which he free-associates about being "a good like 20, 30 million" in personal debt, and how "it allowed the whole town to try to feel like they could control Kanye or even talk to me like I'm regular." But, he added, "It's like even in debt, he moves around like he's like a billionaire. I'm like, yeah, I'm a cultural trillionaire!" He contends, "I, Kanye West, the guy who created the genre of music that is the Weeknd, that is Drake … Every single person that makes music right now, (their) favorite album is 'The College Dropout.' Every single person that makes music. But," he laments, "I went into debt to my wife by $6 million working on a f—ing house, less than like a few months ago, and I was able to pay her back before Christmas and s— like that. So, you know, when I talk about Nike, the idea that they wouldn't give me a percentage, that I could make something that was so tangible, when Drake was just rapping me into the motherf—ing trashcan, that I could have something that was tangible that showed my creativity and expressed myself, that also could be a business that I could have a five-times multiple on and actually be able to sell it for like a hundred million, 200 million or a billion dollars, that was very serious." He also suggests that keeping up with the Kardashians, financially, was a major strain on him. "With my family. I felt like, look, if I'm just the angry black guy with some cool red shoes from Nike five years ago, I was going to be visiting my daughter, as opposed to be living with her. It would've been like, enough is enough. It wouldn't have been cool anymore, because it would have been a group of people, including my wife, that all had at least like 500, 400 million in their account. And then you get the angry black man at the party talking about 'I'm the one that put Kim in the dress! I'm the one that did this!'" "I'm 100% going to be like a multi, multi, multi-billionaire. I think it's fun that I can like be like Charlie Sheen and be like, 'Hey, like, I got AIDS.' …. I told Drake that the other night. I was like, 'Yo, Drake, I'm in personal debt.' And for me to tell Drake, the f—ing number one bachelor in the world that can f—ing rap anybody into a trashcan, that lives four blocks down the street from my wife and like basically f—s all of her friends, that I'm in personal debt, it's such a like putting down the sword or … showing the hand, that I don't have my poker face on with any of you guys." Even disinterested observers may spend months reading into the psychology of the full phone call. Is West gaslighting Swift by prefacing what plainly seem like derogatory lyrics by first suggesting that she should be excited to premiere the song herself… or just genuinely expecting her to share in his sense of mirth? Did Swift think the lines that West did reveal to her were in good fun and harmless… or was she caught unaware and just in people-pleaser mode (a theme of the "Miss Americana" documentary) when she signaled her tentative okay? Did West already have the "bitch" line in mind and disingenuously withhold it… or was it something he added later, legitimately not imagining it would add extra levels of offense, on top of a "made her famous" assertion Swift was clearly already not happy about? Is his glee after the call wraps up at having secretly filmed it satisfaction in having caught her in a "gotcha" moment… or does he imagine she might later share his exultation in bringing a historic summit to light? That's before fresh and inevitable questions of intermarital debt exchanges, and, given West's repeated Apple fixation, whether "Steve Jobs-type music" is an actual genre. Hardcore fans of either artist may not have their mind changed about which is the snake. And not many followers of either have yet heard or read the entire phone call, since it's mostly been a series of excerpts going viral on social media. But for now, Swifties are claiming some vindication and enjoying making the #KanyeWestIsOverParty hashtag be one of the top trending global items on Twitter, the way #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty trended the day Kardashian released her snippets. Who leaked the 25-minute video and why? That remains a mystery. Clearly the original source was within the West camp, but whether it was put out into the world to embarrass him or for other purposes remains unclear. Some sources have suggested it might have been let out by a disgruntled former employee, but the Sun in the UK has run with a story with the (purely speculative) headline: "Kanye West's Taylor Swift call 'leaked by Kris Jenner' as 'coronavirus stole headlines.'" Whoever the source, getting a further deeper peek into the mystery is clearly intriguing millions of people looking for a distraction from more apocalyptic things, however un-sports-like it might seem to the principal parties. As one tweeter said: "This whole 'rewatch classic sporting events during quarantine' thing just leveled up." The full transcript follows. West: [To someone outside room.] Lock that door and then stand on the other side of it until I knock for you … No, lock the doors up. West: [Resuming a conversation in progress with Swift, her end initially unintelligible.] …old school s—, yeah. I'm doing great. I feel so awesome about the music. The album's coming out February 11, I'm doing the fashion show February 11 at Madison Square Garden, we're dropping the album February 12th that morning. It's like… Swift: [Inaudible.] West: Oh, thank you so, so much. Yeah. It feels good. It feels like real Ye, Apple, Steve Jobs-type music. So my next single, I wanted you to tweet it. It's a good Friday to drop it. It's a good Friday song. So that's why I'm calling you, that I wanted you to put the song out. Swift: Oh, wow. Like, um, what would people… I guess it would just be, people would be like, "Whyyyy is this happening?" They would think I had something to do with it, probably. West: Well, the reason why it will be happening is because it has a very controversial line at the beginning of the song about you. Swift: [Apprehensively.] What does it say? West: So it says… and the song is so, so dope. And I've literally sat with my wife, with my whole management team, with everything and tried to rework this line. I've thought about this line for eight months. I've had this line and I've tried to rework it every which way. And the original way that I thought about it is the best way, but it's the most controversial way. So it's gonna go Eminem a little bit, so can you brace yourself for a second? Swift: [Sounding resigned.] Yeah. West: Okay. All right. Wait a second, you sound sad. Swift: Well, is it gonna be mean? West: No, I don't think it's mean. Swift: Okay, then, let me hear it. West: Okay. It says, um,… and the funny thing is, when I first played it and my wife heard it, she was like, "Huh? What? That's too crazy," blah, blah, blah. And then like when Ninja from Die Atwoord heard it, he was like, "Oh my God, this is the craziest s—. This is why I love Kanye," blah, blah, blah, that kind of thing. And now it's like my wife's favorite f—ing line. I just wanted to give you some premise of that. Right? Swift: Okay. West: So it says "To all my Southside [N-word] that know me best, I feel like Taylor Swift might owe me sex." Swift: [Laughs, relieved.] That's not mean. West: Okay. Well, this is the thing where I'm calling you, because you're got an army. You own a country of mother—ing 2 billion people, basically, that if you felt that it's funny and cool and like hip-hop, and felt like just "The College Dropout" and the artist like Ye that you love, then I think that people would be like way into it. And that's why I think it's super-genius to have you be the one that says, "Oh, I like this song a lot. Like, yeah, whatever, this is cool, whatever." It's like, I got like s— on my album where I'm like, "I bet me and Ray J would be friends, if we ain't love the same bitch." Swift: Oh my God! I mean, I need to think about it, because you know, when you hear something for the first time, you just need to think about it. Because it is absolutely crazy. I'm glad it's not mean, though. It doesn't feel mean. But oh my God, the buildup you gave it, I thought it was going to be like, "That stupid, dumb bitch." But it's not. So I don't know. I mean, the launch thing, I think it would be kind of confusing to people. But I definitely like… I definitely think that when I'm asked about it, of course I'll be like, "Yeah, I love that. I think it's hilarious." But, um, I need to think about it. West:: You don't have to do the launching and tweet. That was just an extra idea I had. But if you think that that's cool, then it's cool. If not… I mean, we are launching the s— like on just good Fridays on SoundCloud, on the site, s— like that. Swift: You know, the thing about me is, anything that I do becomes like a feminist think-piece. And if I launch it, they're going to be like, wow, like, they'll just turn into something that… I think if I launch it, honestly, I think it'll be less cool. Because I think if I launch it, it adds this level of criticism. Because having that many followers and having that many eyeballs on me right now, people are just looking for me to do something dumb or stupid or lame. And I don't know. I kind of feel like people would try to make it negative if it came from me, do you know what I mean? I think I'm very self-aware about where I am, and I feel like right now I'm like this close to overexposure. West: Oh. Well, this one, I think this is a really cool thing to have. Swift: I know, I mean, it's like a compliment, kind of. [Chuckles.] West: I have this line where I said… And my wife really didn't like this one, because we tried to make it nicer. So I say "For all my Southside [N-word] that know me best, I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex." And my wife was really not with that one. She was way more into the "She owes you sex." But then the "owe" part was like the feminist group-type shit that I was like, ahhhhh. Swift: That's the part that I was kind of… I mean, they 're both really edgy, but that's the only thing about that line is that it's like, then the feminists are going to come out. But I mean, you don't give a f—. So… West: Yeah, basically. Well, what I give a f— about is just you as a person, as a friend…. Swift: That's sweet. West: I want things that make you feel good. I don't want to do rap that makes people feel bad. Like of course, like I'm mad at Nike, so people think, "Oh, he's a bully. He ran on stage with Taylor. He's bullying Nike now," this $50 billion company. Swift: Why are people saying you're bullying Nike? West: Because on "Facts," like, I say, "Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy, they line up for days / Nike out here bad, they can't give s— away." Swift: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, that's just what you do, though. I mean, I wouldn't say that it's possible to bully a company like Nike. But I mean… um, yeah, I mean, go with whatever line you think is better. It's obviously very tongue-in-cheek either way. And I really appreciate you telling me about it. That's really nice. West: Oh, yeah. I just had a responsibility to you as a friend. I mean, thanks for being like so cool about it. Swift: Thanks. Yeah, I really appreciate it. The heads-up is so nice. You'd be surprised how many people just do things without even asking or seeing if I'd be okay with it, and I just really appreciate it. I never would have expected you to tell me about a line in one of your songs. That's really nice that you did. West: You mean like unexpected s— like you taking the time to give someone a really, really valuable award and then they completely run for president right afterwards? Like unexpected in that kind of way? [Laughs.] [At the 2015 MTV Awards, Swift presented West with his lifetime achievement award, followed by a rambling speech in which he acknowledged he had smoked pot beforehand and was going to run for president.] Swift: [Laughs.] We have not talked about what happened. West: I just thought that was wavy. It was vibey. The funny thing is I thought about the weed and the president, both of those things I thought about in the shower the day before and just started laughing like crazy. I was like, I gotta say that I had just smoked some weed and then say I'm gonna run for president… So those are my bases of… I knew I wanted to say the thing about going to like the Dodgers game with my daughter and like getting booed and that being scary, and I knew I wanted to say like me changing and thinking about people more since I had a daughter. And then I wanted to say the weed thing. And then I wanted to say the president thing. And everything else was just like off the cuff. Swift: Oh my God. It was definitely like it stole the show… And then the flowers that you sent me. I Instagrammed a picture of them and it's the most Instagram likes I've ever gotten. It was like 2.7 million likes on that picture of the flowers you sent me. Crazy. West: It's some connection or something that I think is really important about that moment when we met on stage. There's something that I think is really important about that, and where humanity is going, or now where me and Kim are, and having a family and just everything, the way things are landing. So it's always… relationships are more important than punchlines, you know. Swift: Yeah, I mean, I don't think anybody would listen to that and be like, "Oh, that's a real diss" — like, "She must be crying about that line." And I think because of how crazy and strange and fateful the way we met was, I think we have to pick our moments to do stuff together and make sure it's only really cool stuff. West: Yeah, exactly. We can't have it like be somebody else's idea that gets in front and they're like… Because if you're like a really true, creative, visceral, vibey type person, it's probably hard for you to work at a corporation. So how can you give a creative creative ideas and you're working in a house of non-creativity? It's like this weird… So whenever we talk directly… Okay, now what if later in the song I was also to have said, uh… "I made her famous"? Is that a… Swift: [Apprehensively.] Did you say that? West: Yes, it might've happened. [Laughs.] Swift: Well, what am I going to do about it? West: Uh, like, do the hair flip? Swift: Yeah. I mean… Um… It's just kind of like, whatever, at this point. But I mean, you've got to tell the story the way that it happened to you and the way that you've experienced it. Like, you honestly didn't know who I was before that. Like, it doesn't matter if I sold 7 million of that album ["Fearless"] before you did that, which is what happened. You didn't know who I was before that. It's fine. But, um, yeah. I can't wait to hear it. West: I mean, it's fun. It's definitely… You're ready to trend. That's all I can say. Swift: Uh, what's the song called? West: Uh, it might be called "Hood Famous." Swift: Oh, cool. Is it going to be like a single-single, or is it going to be a SoundCloud release? What are you doing? West: Oh, this one right here is like f—ing Song of the Year-type territory. Swift: Oh my God. Amazing. That's crazy. Oh my God. Speaking of Song of the Year, are you going to the Grammys? West: Uh, you know what? I was thinking to not do it. But I think that this song… You know what? I'm going to send you the song and send you the exact wording and everything about it, right? And then we could sit and talk through it. But if the song goes and f—ing just… [The video goes out momentarily.] Swift: [As the video resumes.] … they just look at us and go… [Unintelligible] …Even if we've made an incredible achievement, it's harder for people to write down our names for some reason. That's just human nature. It's envy. It's asking people in our industry to vote for the people who are already killing it. West: Yeah. It's like so many people wanted Meek Mills (sic) to win because Drake was just killing it for so long, and they were just like, "We just need like Meek Mills (sic) to like…" But I think, you know, okay, so that has my mind going through a lot of places to problem-solve. I was talking to Ben Horowitz — do you know this guy? He's a VC. Ben Horowitz out of San Fran. But he's down with that. Swift: I know that name. I don't know him. West: It's just like the San Fran clique, you know, that type of thing, like he stays down the street from Mark Zuckerberg and s— like that. So I was talking to him and I was like, "Bro"… Like me, I'm in personal debt. I'm in debt by a good like 20, 30 million, ever since the fashion, and still have not made it out of it. So that's part of the reason why I had to go to Roc Nation and the touring deals evolved, and it allowed the whole town to try to feel like they could control Kanye or even talk to me like I'm regular or have agents do it, but they saw they couldn't. It's like even in debt, he moves around like he's like a billionaire. I'm like, yeah, I'm a cultural trillionaire! I might have financial debts. So I told Ben Horowitz, I was like, "You guys, you, Mark Zuckerberg or whoever, Tim Cook, you guys have to clean that up." So I'm sending Ben Horowitz my current balance. That means that l'm not up 50, not up 100 million, not up 200 million, not up 300 million. No —negative 20 million, currently. I, Kanye West, the guy who created the genre of music that is the Weeknd, that is Drake — the guy who created… Every single person that makes music right now, favorite album is "The College Dropout." Every single person that makes music. But I'm rich enough… Like, I went into debt to my wife by 6 million working on a f—ing house, less than like a few months ago, and I was able to pay her back before Christmas and s— like that. So, you know, when I talk about Nike, the idea that they wouldn't give me a percentage, that I could make something that was so tangible, when Drake was just rapping me into the motherf—ing trashcan, that I could have something that was tangible that showed my creativity and expressed myself, that also could be a business that I could have a five-times multiple on and actually be able to sell it for like a hundred million, 200 million or a billion dollars, that was very serious. Every conversation, every time I'd scream at Charlemagne (Tha God) or scream at (radio host) Sway, that was really, really, really serious. And it also was with my family. I felt like, look, if I'm just the angry black guy with some cool red shoes from Nike five years ago, I was going to be visiting my daughter, as opposed to be living with her. It would've been like, enough is enough. It wouldn't have been cool anymore, because it would have been a group of people, including my wife, that all had at least like 500, 400 million in their account. And then you get the angry black man at the party talking about "I'm the one that put Kim in the dress! I'm the one that did this!" But it never realized itself. So that's one of the things I just talked to Ben… And I talk about it on the album. Talk about personal debt and s—. Just the idea like, "Oh s—, this dude with this f—ing Maybach that makes f—ing $50 million a tour still hasn't lined it up or came out of the point when AEG and Live Nation wouldn't give him a deal." The debt started after "Watch the Throne," because I got no deal. But I still was doing my creative projects on my own, shooting a film, doing a fashion show, just trying to be very Disney, be very visceral, be creative. And… Swift: I mean, I'm sure you've thought about this up and down, but I mean, is there a way to monetize these in a way that you thought would still feel authentic but make them into a multibillion dollar company? West: Well, that's what we're going to do. That's what we're in the plans of. I'm 100% going to be like a multi, multi, multi-billionaire. I think it's fun that I can like be like Charlie Sheen and be like, "Hey, like, I got AIDS." You know, like…. To me, I told Drake that the other night. I was like, "Yo, Drake, I'm in personal debt." And for me to tell Drake, the f—ing number one bachelor in the world that can f—ing rap anybody into a trashcan, that lives four blocks down the street from my wife and like basically f—s all of her friends, that I'm in personal debt, it's such a like putting down the sword or putting down the hand or opening, showing the hand. That I don't have my poker face on with any of you guys. I'm just me. I'm just a creative. You know, everything I did, even when it was mistimed, whatever it might've been from a… It's always like from a good place, and I know that I'll overcome it and I know that the world will overcome it. Because, like, I'm going to change the world. I'm going to make it… I'm gonna make people's lives better on some post-Steve Jobs, Howard Hughes-type shit. Like, I'm going to do things with education. I'm going to do things that help to calm down murders in Chicago or across the globe. Things that help to calm down police brutality, to equalize the wealth amidst the class system. Because there's a bunch of classes of wealthy people that hate Obama because he's more social and he wants the people who don't have anything to have everything. And in my little way, by learning how to design, design is something that's only given to the rich currently. The exact color palette that Hermes uses versus the color palette that Forever 21 uses — a color palette is extremely important. Color is important. You know, the knowledge of proportions… you know, the size of our house versus the size of someone else's houses, and just the dynamics of that proportion. Like, I don't want this conversation to go too, too long, but I wanted to give you a bit of where I'm at and the perspective that I'm at and the way… the fact that I am the microprocessor of our culture. Meaning like, I can figure out how to give Rihanna a Mary J. Blige-type album. I can figure out how to get the fashion world to accept my wife, and thus the whole family. I can figure out a lot of impossible… I can figure out how to make something that you're wearing to the airport, five years after the entire globe was like, "Hang that [N-word] alive and f— him, and let's watch him die, slowly, publicly." So, it's a lot. I figured that out for myself, so it's a lot of s— that we collectively, with the power that you have and your fans, the power my wife has, the power that I have, that we can do to really make it where it's not just the rich getting richer, but… You know, make it not just a f—ing charity, not singing for Africa, but change things in a way that people can experience s— themselves, a piece of the good life. You know? Swift: Yeah. I mean, they're amazing ideas and amazing concepts, and I definitely would love to talk to you more about it. I know you have to do something right now, but I love that that's where you're headed. And it's been like that. I mean, when we went to dinner, there were the rumblings of those ideas. I like that you're always thinking outward. And over the last six, seven, eight years, however long it's been since that happened, I haven't always liked you, but I've always respected you. And I think that's what you're saying when you say like, you know, "I might be in debt, but I can make these things happen, and I have the ideas to do it, and I can create these things or these concepts." Like, I'm always going to respect you. And I'm really glad that you had the respect to call me and tell me that as a friend about the song, and it's a really cool thing to do, and a really good show of friendship. So thank you. West: Oh, thank you too. Swift: And you know, if people ask me about it, look, I think it would be great for me to be like, "Look, he called me and told me the line before it came out. Like, the joke's on you guys – we're fine." West: Yeah. Yeah. Okay. I think that's pretty much the switch right there. Swift: Yeah. Like, you guys want to call this a feud, you want to call this throwing shade, but you know, right after the song comes out, I'm gonna be on a Grammy red carpet, and they're gonna ask me about it and I'll be like, "He called me and sent me the song before it came out." So I think we're good. West: Okay. I'm gonna go lay this verse, and I'm gonna send it to you right now. Swift: [Taken aback.] Oh, you just… you haven't recorded it yet? West: I recorded it. I'm nuancing the lines — like the last version of it says, "Me and Taylor might still have sex." And then my wife was like, "That doesn't sound as hard!" Swift: Well, I mean, she's saying that honestly because she's your wife, and like, um… So I think whatever one you think is actually better. I mean, obviously do what's best for your relationship, too. I think "owes me sex," it says different things. It says… "Owes me sex" means like "Look, I made her what she is. She actually owes me." Which is going to split people, because people who like me are going to be like, "She doesn't owe him s—." But then people who like thought it was bad-ass and crazy and awesome that you're so outspoken are going to be like, "Yeah, she does. It made her famous." So it's more provocative to say "still have sex," because no one would see that coming. They're both crazy. Do what you want. They're both going to get every single headline in the world. "Owes me sex" is a little bit more like throwing shade, and the other one's more flirtatious. It just depends on what you want to accomplish with it. West: Yeah, I feel like with my wife, that she probably didn't like the "might still have sex" because it would be like, what if she was on a TV show and said "Me and Tom Brady might still have sex" or something? Swift: You have to protect your relationship. Do what's best. You just had a kid. You're in the best place of your life. I wouldn't ever advise you to f— with that. Just pick whatever… It's cause and effect. One is gonna make people feel a certain way, and it's gonna be a slightly different emotion for the other. But it's not… It doesn't matter to me. There's not one that hurts my feelings and the other doesn't. West: Yeah. It's just, when I'm pointing this gun, what I tried to do differently than two years ago, is like when I shoot a gun, I try to point it away from my face. So one is a little bit more flirtatious and easier… I think, so really, that means the conversation is really, one is like a little bit better for the public and a little bit less good for the relationship. One is a little bit worse for the public and better for the relationship. Swift: Yeah. I can hear it. But it's your goals, really. I mean, you always just go with your gut — obviously. But, um, amazing. Send it to me. I'm excited. West: All right, cool. Thanks so much. Swift: Awesome. I'll talk to you later. West: All right, cool. Peace. Bye. West: [To cameraman.] We had to get that on the record. Cameraman: [About interruption.] I'm sorry. The battery on this thing died. West: It's just when it dies… You get some s— like Kanye talking to Taylor Swift explaining that line? There's gotta be three cameras on that one. We can't miss one element. 2020-03-21 18:53:13Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMibWh0dHBzOi8vdmFyaWV0eS5jb20vMjAyMC9tdXNpYy9uZXdzL3RheWxvci1zd2lmdC1rYW55ZS13ZXN0LXBob25lLWNhbGwtbGVha3MtcmVhZC1mdWxsLXRyYW5zY3JpcHQtMTIwMzU0MTM2My_SAXFodHRwczovL3ZhcmlldHkuY29tLzIwMjAvbXVzaWMvbmV3cy90YXlsb3Itc3dpZnQta2FueWUtd2VzdC1waG9uZS1jYWxsLWxlYWtzLXJlYWQtZnVsbC10cmFuc2NyaXB0LTEyMDM1NDEzNjMvYW1wLw?oc=5  |
| Andy Cohen has tested positive for coronavirus - Chicago Tribune Posted: 21 Mar 2020 12:35 PM PDT Andy Cohen has tested positive for coronavirus - Chicago Tribune  Andy Cohen, the host of Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" talk show, has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Instagram Friday. Earlier in the day, Cohen had talked to Variety about hosting the show from his apartment in New York City as of this Sunday, but for now, those plans are on hold, a Bravo spokesperson confirmed. 2020-03-21 19:04:49Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMid2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNoaWNhZ290cmlidW5lLmNvbS9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy9jdC1lbnQtYW5keS1jb2hlbi1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy0yMDIwMDMyMS1zNHR3aGRlM3lmZDJyanh6NGd2cWd1Mjc0aS1zdG9yeS5odG1s0gGGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNoaWNhZ290cmlidW5lLmNvbS9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy9jdC1lbnQtYW5keS1jb2hlbi1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy0yMDIwMDMyMS1zNHR3aGRlM3lmZDJyanh6NGd2cWd1Mjc0aS1zdG9yeS5odG1sP291dHB1dFR5cGU9YW1w?oc=5  |
| 【FGO】アニメ『冠位時間神殿ソロモン』制作決定。『バビロニア』制作スタッフが続投 - ファミ通.com Posted: 21 Mar 2020 10:32 AM PDT 【FGO】アニメ『冠位時間神殿ソロモン』制作決定。『バビロニア』制作スタッフが続投 - ファミ通.com テレビアニメ『Fate/Grand Order -絶対魔獣戦線バビロニア-』最終話の放送終了後、第1部最後の特異点となる "終局特異点 冠位時間神殿ソロモン" のアニメ化が発表された。アニメ『バビロニア』の制作スタッフが引き続き『Fate/Grand Order -終局特異点 冠位時間神殿ソロモン-』の制作を務めるという。 また、アニメ『バビロニア』で主人公の藤丸立香を演じた島崎信長さんから、今年8月15日に前編"Wandering; Agateram"が公開となる 『劇場版 Fate/Grand Order -神聖円卓領域キャメロット-』の主人公ベディヴィエール役・宮野真守さんへの主人公バトンタッチセレモニーが行われた。島崎さん＆宮野さんからのコメントと、バトンタッチの模様を収めた写真を紹介する。 アニメ『Fate/Grand Order -終局特異点 冠位時間神殿ソロモン-』制作決定3月21日（土）Episode21のラストシーンにて、第七特異点の旅を終えた藤丸・マシュたちへ告げられた最後の指令―。アニメ『Fate/Grand Order -終局特異点 冠位時間神殿ソロモン-』の続報に注目しよう。      アニメ『冠位時間神殿ソロモン』制作決定PVアニメ『Fate/Grand Order 』主人公バトンタッチセレモニーを実施 最終回を迎えたTVアニメ『Fate/Grand Order -絶対魔獣戦線バビロニア-』藤丸立香役・島崎信長さんから劇場版『Fate/Grand Order -神聖円卓領域キャメロット-』のベディヴィエール役・宮野真守さんへのアニメ『Fate/Grand Order』主人公バトンタッチセレモニーが行われた。 半年間に渡り主人公を演じた島崎さんから宮野さんへ「信頼しかありません！」と力強いエールが贈られると、宮野さんからは、『Fate』シリーズに造詣が深く劇場版でも藤丸立香役として共演する島崎さんに対し「頼りにしてます」とこちらも篤い信頼を見せた。 2020-03-21 15:56:00Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiMWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZhbWl0c3UuY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMDAzLzIyMTk1MTE2Lmh0bWzSATRodHRwczovL3d3dy5mYW1pdHN1LmNvbS9uZXdzL2FtcC8yMDIwMDMvMjIxOTUxMTYucGhw?oc=5  |
| 「Fate/Grand Order」の終局特異点、冠位時間神殿ソロモンのアニメ化決定（動画あり） - ナタリー Posted: 21 Mar 2020 09:02 AM PDT 「Fate/Grand Order」の終局特異点、冠位時間神殿ソロモンのアニメ化決定（動画あり） - ナタリー アニメ「Fate/Grand Order -終局特異点 冠位時間神殿ソロモン-」の制作が決定した。 これはTVアニメ「Fate/Grand Order -絶対魔獣戦線バビロニア-」の最終話の放送終了後に解禁されたもの。終局特異点「冠位時間神殿ソロモン」はスマートフォン向けゲーム「Fate/Grand Order」第一部最後の特異点となり、第七特異点の旅を終えた藤丸・マシュたちへ告げられた最後の指令が描かれる。アニメ「Fate/Grand Order -終局特異点 冠位時間神殿ソロモン-」では「Fate/Grand Order -絶対魔獣戦線バビロニア-」の制作スタッフが続投する。 なお「Fate/Grand Order -絶対魔獣戦線バビロニア-」の主人公・藤丸立香役の 2020-03-21 15:28:08Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiJGh0dHBzOi8vbmF0YWxpZS5tdS9jb21pYy9uZXdzLzM3MjIxMNIBKGh0dHBzOi8vYW1wLm5hdGFsaWUubXUvY29taWMvbmV3cy8zNzIyMTA?oc=5  |
| 米カントリー歌手ケニー・ロジャースさん死去…「ルシール」などでグラミー賞 - 読売新聞 Posted: 21 Mar 2020 06:02 AM PDT 米カントリー歌手ケニー・ロジャースさん死去…「ルシール」などでグラミー賞 - 読売新聞  ＡＰ通信によると、米カントリー歌手のケニー・ロジャースさんが、米南部ジョージア州の自宅で２０日、老衰により死去した。８１歳。 テキサス州ヒューストン生まれ。「ルシール」「ザ・ギャンブラー」などでグラミー賞を獲得。１９８０年に「レイディー」が全米ヒットチャート１位を記録した。ほかにドリー・パートンさんとデュエットした「アイランド・イン・ザ・ストリーム」もヒットした。 2020-03-21 11:08:00Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiNmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvbWl1cmkuY28uanAvY3VsdHVyZS8yMDIwMDMyMS1PWVQxVDUwMjE2L9IBOmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvbWl1cmkuY28uanAvY3VsdHVyZS8yMDIwMDMyMS1PWVQxVDUwMjE2L2FtcC8?oc=5  |
| 佐藤健、YouTube生配信に上白石萌音を迎え“恋つづ”卒業式 開設から数日でチャンネル登録者100万人突破のハイスピード - ねとらぼ Posted: 21 Mar 2020 05:02 AM PDT 佐藤健、YouTube生配信に上白石萌音を迎え"恋つづ"卒業式 開設から数日でチャンネル登録者100万人突破のハイスピード - ねとらぼ 俳優の佐藤健さんのYouTubeチャンネルで3月20日、初めての生配信を実施。ゲストに迎えた女優の上白石萌音さんが、翌日に31歳の誕生日を迎える佐藤さんへのバースデーケーキを携えて登場するなど見どころの多い内容となりました。 【初YouTube】佐藤健『たけてれ』 "恋つづ"ことドラマ「恋はつづくよどこまでも」（TBS系）で、日本中をキュンキュンさせるラブストーリーを展開させ、愛らしいやりとりが話題となっていた佐藤さんと上白石さん。ドラマは3月17日で最終話を迎えましたが、その翌日に佐藤さんがYouTubeチャンネルを開設。同日のうちにチャンネル登録者数が25万人を超え、配信前には80万人近くに。さらに、記事執筆時点で100万人を超えており、嵐が開設1日で100万人を突破したことに次ぐ勢いのハイスピードとなっています。 動画の冒頭では、上白石さんがバースデーソングを歌いながら、ドラマで演じた天堂（佐藤さん）と七瀬（上白石さん）をイメージしたクマがデコレーションされたケーキを持って登場。最終話を迎えて間もない"恋つづ"について佐藤さんは、「視聴者の皆さんも寂しいと思うんですけど、僕も寂しい」とした上で、この生配信で思い残すことなく語りつくし視聴者とともにピリオドを打つことを提案し、「今日が旅立ち。卒業式です」と宣言しました。 "恋つづ"のベストシーンに話題が及ぶと、上白石さんはドライヤーで髪を乾かしてもらうシーンへの思い入れを吐露。一方、佐藤さんは、七瀬が自分に色気がないと悩むシーンについて「あそこは何度でも見られる」と明かしていました。また、生配信での上白石さんとの息の合ったやり取りについて佐藤さんは、「普段からこんな感じで自然体です」「一緒にいてすごく楽」と素直な思いを表しました。  視聴者だけでなく2人も"恋つづロス"に……(C)TBS恋つづコンビを堪能した人たちからは、「多幸感高まる動画」「この2人の息の合ったやりとりほんと好き」「あー嬉しい、ただただ嬉しい」「尊いってこうゆう時に使うんだって思いました」「ドラマが終わってお互いのこと凄く恋しがってるのが伝わってきた」「本当にファン思いなお2人だなぁ」と再びキュンキュンした人が多数見られました。 (五月アメボシ) 関連記事関連リンクCopyright © ITmedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2020-03-21 10:47:00Z https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiO2h0dHBzOi8vbmxhYi5pdG1lZGlhLmNvLmpwL25sL2FydGljbGVzLzIwMDMvMjEvbmV3czAzNi5odG1s0gE2aHR0cHM6Ly9ubGFiLml0bWVkaWEuY28uanAvbmwvYW1wLzIwMDMvMjEvbmV3czAzNi5odG1s?oc=5  |
| Legendary country singer Kenny Rogers dies at 81 - CNN Posted: 21 Mar 2020 04:34 AM PDT Legendary country singer Kenny Rogers dies at 81 - CNN [unable to retrieve full-text content]
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