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Ethan Shanfeld Los Angeles County is expected to lift its outdoor mask mandate Wednesday following a decrease in the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The indoor mask requirement could be lifted by the end of March if case rates continue to decline.With guidelines imposed earlier this month, L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the county would lift its mask requirement if hospitalizations remained under 2,500 for seven consecutive days.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterParamount Plus will begin integrating Showtime content this summer, launching an in-app upgrade that includes access to the pay TV channel’s programming, ViacomCBS announced during its Tuesday investor event.“So let’s talk about how we’re helping subscribers access even more of our amazing streaming services, right there in the Paramount Plus app,” Tom Ryan, president and chief executive officer of streaming at ViacomCBS, said during the virtual presentation, which covered the company’s fourth-quarter 2021 results and forward-looking goals for this year. “Our existing bundle, of Paramount Plus and Showtime, has performed very well out of the gate.

Christine Brown was in good spirits on Monday for Valentine’s Day, when she posted a photo of herself on her Instagram. It was the 49-year-old Sister Wives star’s first V-day on her own, since she split from her husband of over 25 years Kody back in November. In the picture of herself, she looked like she was spending some time outdoors, and she had a huge smile across her face.

Rihanna surprised everyone when she first announced her pregnancy with A$AP Rocky, keeping it a secret from the public despite online rumors suggesting the singer was expecting a baby.And while Rihanna did a great job hiding the pregnancy from her fans and followers, she struggled to keep it a secret from her inner circle of friends.During her recent red carpet appearance, the billionaire revealed that it was hard to keep it under wraps because she is always around her “posse.”“It was harder for me to keep it from my posse, because they’re around me, they know my habits,” she explained, revealing that her friends kept asking “You don’t want something to drink? You’re not smoking?,” all while she was “eating all the things I’m not used to eating.”“They know I hate sweets and I’m all of a sudden asking for cookies and donuts. But finally, I just had to let it all out, and they were all shocked, of course, as the world was shocked as well,” Rihanna shared.The artist says she is excited to celebrate and share the joy with everyone now that the secret is out, and giving fans hope about a new album, as she says she is still working on new music.Rihanna says she was surprised when she first found out about her pregnancy, “I was like, ‘This is not for real, right?’” adding that she didn’t want to “get too excited too soon, because it’s great news, but you...

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorViacomCBS will change its corporate name to Paramount as of Feb. 16, calling the move an effort to adopt “an iconic global name” to reflect the conglomerate’s increasingly worldwide focus.The company’s shares will trade on the NASDAQ index under the ticker symbol PARA (for Class B common shares), PARAA (for Class A common), and PARAP (for Class A preferred).The moniker makeover was announced Tuesday by ViacomCBS chair Shari Redstone and president-CEO Bob Bakish in a memo to staffers.

Emmerdale fans were left frustrated on Tuesday's episode as Dawn Taylor and Billy Fletcher kept making the same mistake as they were held hostage by murderer Meena Jutla. During the latest instalment, Meena, who kidnapped Dawn in a limo during her Valentine's Day wedding, drove to a remote viaduct as she revealed that she had groom Billy in the boot.

Love yourself a Toby Carvery? Well, you've come to the right place as you can now get your hands on their 'magic bags' for less than £4. For those who don't know, the Toby Carvery Magic Bags consist of unwanted food produced that include staple roast items.

President Joe Biden is speaking out amid rising tensions overseas.

Dwayne Johnson is showing his co-star, Tyrese Gibson, some love after the death of his mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson.Tyrese took to Instagram Monday to reveal that his mother had died following a battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia.The 43-year-old singer and actor shared a tearful video of him holding on to his mother's hand as he tearfully said his goodbyes.In the caption, he thanked everyone who had been praying for his mother's recovery and said that he and his family are «broken and just can't believe this.»«So so sorry about this brother,» Johnson wrote in part. «She was so proud of all you are and have become.

American jury may have been difficult for Prince Andrew due to him struggling with “likability”, according to a royal expert.The Duke of York was due to face a civil trial in the US over allegations of sexual assault made by Ms Giuffre, which he has fervently denied.However Tuesday's news that he has reached a "settlement in principle" with Ms Giuffre has spared him from going through the American justice system, with an expert believing Andrew would have found it difficult.Kinsey Schofield, founder of ToDiForDaily.com, believes a high level of unflattering detail about Andrew would have come out of the trial and says the Duke already comes across as “cocky” to Americans.She told the Daily Star: “A trial would reveal travel details, diary entries, letters, texts, and photos and would have really painted a picture of how close Andrew was to Jeffrey Epstein. A known predator.“On top of all of this, Prince Andrew comes off as cocky [and] arrogant...

parenting advice after sharing a video of her baby daughter eating medium-rare steak. In the clip, Katie Harley shows her six-month-old baby in her high chair happily munching on the brown and pink meat.

Katie McGlynn has confirmed she's left Hollyoaks for good.The actress joined the Channel 4 soap as Becky Quentin last year and her final scenes aired during Tuesday's first-look episode.Becky has antagonised many residents with her conspiracy theories over the past seven months.However, her latest act proved to be the final straw and and she left the village on her own.Taking to social media to confirm her exit, Katie penned to her Instagram followers: "Becky Quentin, over and out! @HollyoaksOfficial."It’s been an absolute pleasure playing Becky and getting my teeth into something so different and gritty!"As an actor, to be able to portray someone that has so much likeness to extremely current global issues from conspiracy theories to anti-vaxxers, corona virus and sinophobia… I really hope the storyline has helped raise some important issues and helps people see how easy it is for someone to be sucked into this whole world of fake news and conspiracy!" Katie added: "Thank you to the entire cast and crew for being so unbelievably amazing and welcoming me with open arms! I will miss you all, but other exciting opportunities beckon." Unsurprisingly, fans of the former Coronation Street star were left gutted at the news.One fan penned: "I'm so proud of you !!!You played Becky so well and can’t wait to see what you next ,you're amazing."Another added: "Gonna miss you."A third person posted: "You played her so well!"Becky acquired dangerous ‘medication’ earlier this week, which she claimed would "cure" Luke Morgan (Gary Lucy), who is battling FTD.Her boyfriend Ollie (Gabriel Clark) convinced that Becky wouldn’t do anything to harm his dad and tried to talk Luke into taking the concoction.

Holby City took an emotional turn on Tuesday after Josh Hudson broke down following the death of a patient which lead Henrik Hanssen to comfort him.Josh wasn't having a great day on the ward after his friend tragically passed away on the surgery table.The F2 doctor who is currently suffering from bulimia blamed himself for his friend's death as he wasn't able to save her or help her with her issues before she died.Seeing that Josh was in pieces, Henrick, who is usually very stern in his approach to certain matters offered his words of advice and helped Josh to see a different perspective.Henrick said: "Well, whatever the darkness is, whatever it feels like you should know that it doesn't last forever.Josh replied: "Why does it feel like it might?"Herrick responded: "Trust me, like I trusted you all them months ago."Josh then went on to explain the awful events that took place on his shift and how he let his friend down.Henrick asked firmly: "Doctor Hudson, do you want to break the cycle?"You need to give yourself permission and when you do find someone that you trust you can let it all out."Josh weeped: "I can't"But Henrick was having none of it and chimed: "Well if I could, I'm pretty certain you can!"As the scene unfolded fans rushed to Twitter to share their thoughts on the heartwarming moment.One viewer shared: "So now we're gonna get Henrik supporting Josh with his bulimia like Josh supported him with his self-harm? I can get behind that.

Nicole Scherzinger left fans hot under the collar when she stepped out in a busty outfit for Valentine’s Day.The curvaceous star was celebrating the Los Angeles Rams' Super Bowl win at the weekend when she put on a busty display in a glitzy heart-shaped sequinned top before heading out for an appearance at an after-party.She looked effortlessly chic as she highlighted her ample assets.The 43-year-old beauty sent fans wild in the revealing red-hot number consisting of a ruby red chain-mail top and a glittery high waisted skirt with silver hoops and a perfect red lip to match.Captioning the sizzling snaps, the showed off her fit physique wishing her rugby player boyfriend Thom Evans, 36, a happy Valentine's Day.she wrote: “Happy Valentine’s Day my love @te11Missing you,: followed by a heart shaped emoji.Quick to reply to the Don’t Cha hitmakers gushing post Tom replied with a stunning snap of the two standing arm-in-arm writing: ”I am so happy to have you in my life @nicolescherzinger Happy Valentine’s Day my love.”Fans rushed to the comments to compliment the star on her stunning look.“Omg queen! Killin it EVERY SINGLE TIME sis,” said one fan, A second added:Te amoooo,” while a third gushed: GORGEOUS!”Nicole followed the post with a couple of photos showing the look in all its glory writing:Captioning the second series of snaps, she said: "Happy Valentines Day beauties.

EastEnders fans are applauding the latest twist in the downfall of serial killer Gray Atkins after he discovers a mystery tormentor knows he murdered his wife Chantelle AtkinsThe murderer was visibly distracted in scenes with Chelsea and baby Jordan as he began receiving emails from Chantelle’s email address on his phone and computerThe emails included messages such as ‘miss me?’ and at the end of the episode, an email instructed Gray to open his front door.No one was at Gray’s door but as the serial killer looked down, he found an envelope.Inside was a printout from a domestic abuse forum.Fans rushed to Twitter with glee dubbing Gray’s suffering as “karma” as the soap villain appears to be finally facing the consequences of his actions“WOW!!!! I wasn't expecting that twist at the end at all. So Gray knows about Chantelle's messages that she sent on the forum? That was a very smart move from Kheerat.

When it was announced that Amazon was developing a live-action TV series based on “The Lord of the Rings,” fans were elated. But there were a ton of questions.

The streaming wars have seen both ups and downs, with Disney+ and HBO Max making significant strides by adding subscribers in the shadow of Netflix that looms large. Peacock and other budding streaming services are still trying to grow their audience, and that means putting together more exclusive original content to get eyeballs with compelling television shows.

Taking action. The family of Halyna Hutchins, who died in the shooting on the set of Rust, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and other individuals involved in the movie’s production.

Helen Hunt was seen getting into character at a park in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.The 58-year-old actress was in a bold outfit, as she paired a bright red tunic with blue snakeskin leggings. She was seen walking through the park with balloons in her hand.In between takes, Helen lounged around with her fellow crew members as she wore a protective face shield, following the local mandates.

An unexpected reunion. Lala Kent and Randall Emmett may have celebrated Super Bowl Sunday separately, but the exes ended up crossing paths for the first time publicly since their split.

Italian Studies actress Maya Hawke celebrated Valentine's Day by packing on the PDA with her new musician boyfriend Spencer Barnett in Manhattan on Monday.The 23-year-old native New Yorker passionately kissed the New York-born, San Francisco-raised 20-year-old, who was carrying a shopping bag from independent bookstore McNally Jackson.And while Maya is well known as the daughter of Oscar-nominated actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, Spencer is the son of Shaklee Corporation CEO Roger Barnett and former Manhattan district attorney Sloan Barnett. Valentines: Italian Studies actress Maya Hawke celebrated Valentine's Day by packing on the PDA with her new musician boyfriend Spencer Barnett in Manhattan on Monday Hawke - wearing an old-school camera around her neck - looked eccentric in a blue-and-gold brocade jacket with matching cape, black cargo pants, and patent leather boots.Barnett - who began playing music as a child - wore a blue jacket over a grey turtleneck, brown slacks, and darker brown boots.The Dancing singer also happens to be friends with the Blue Hippo songstress' 20-year-old brother Levon Hawke, so perhaps that's how the couple met.