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FDA Plans to Lift Ban on Gay, Bisexual Sperm Donors

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to lift its ban on sperm donations from men who have sex with men, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The report also says the FDA would simultaneously lift the ban on donations of other tissues and organs from gay and bisexual men.
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Is Nicole Richie related to Lionel Richie? Inside her surprising adoption story
Nicole Richie first shot to fame in reality TV series The Simple Life, alongside famous hotel-heiress best friend Paris Hilton.On the first series of the reality show, the two wealthy socialites lived with a family in the rural community of Altus, Arkansas for a month as they learnt how to work in low-paying jobs and adapt to their new environment.However, life hasn't always been plain sailing for the now-fashion designer as the former party girl battled with family issues and drug use over the years.Here's everything you need to know about Nicole Richie's upbringing, from her early adoption to her stints in rehab.Nicole was born on September 21, 1981 in Berkeley, California.Her biological parents are Karen Moss, who was then a backstage assistant for Lionel Richie, and her musician partner Peter Escovedo, a member of Lionel’s band.Nicole's biological parents were having difficulties in their relationship, so Lionel and his wife Brenda offered to look after Nicole on a temporary basis.Recalling the moment he first met a young Nicole – who was playing tambourine on stage at a Prince concert in 1983 - Lionel said: “I thought, ‘Oh my God, what a cute little button.’”Six years later, the Richies' officially adopted Nicole and she took their name.However, Nicole was crushed at the age of 10 when dad Lionel left Brenda for another woman and went on to have two more kids – Sofia Richie and Miles Brockman, who are both models.Due to her world-famous dad, Nicole grew up in the spotlight and was a regular on the showbiz circuit.In her teenage years, Nicole admitted to falling in with the wrong crowd, who introduced her to hard drugs.At just 14 years old, she was doing cocaine and by 19, she had moved on to heroin.According to the
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Meghan Markle uses title to promote podcast in 'underground studio with Duchess' episode
Meghan Markle has used her Duchess of Sussex title to promote her long-awaited podcast on Spotify, despite stepping back from royal duties with Prince Harry in 2020. Archetypes is a new series in which the former actress investigates the labels that hold women back.And in a new promotion, which last one minute and 33 seconds, there is a reference to Meghan's 'duchess' title.READ MORE: Tragic nurse who drowned in pool 'accidentally live streamed death on Facebook'Meghan is heard saying: "You can find Archetypes, only on Spotify."Someone then says: "You hear that? Now what? Sipping on iced coffee in an underground studio with a duchess."In the first episode of the podcast, tennis legend and close friend Serena Williams talks with Meghan about ambition, how both women juggle motherhood, and her evolution.Also joining the conversation is Professor Laura Kray from the University of California, Berkeley, who expands on ambition as it relates to gender.The Spotify description for this episode states: "Meghan talks to the one and only Serena Williams about the double standard women face when they are labelled 'ambitious' and the ripple effect this has on other aspects of their lives."This ground-breaking premiere episode also features Dr.
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Humanity 'not ready' for potentially 'serious' Covid variant, warn concerned scientists
Scientists are warning over a potential new Covid variant that they believe could be a "serious problem" due to us not being prepared.Although the virus seems to be here to stay, vaccines and milder variants mean hospitalisation and death rates have plummeted and many countries have dropped most or all restrictions that kept the virus at bay.But scientists keeping an eye on the disease expect there to be more variants in future, and some will almost certainly be more dangerous than the likes of Omicron and its BA.5 subvariant. READ MORE: Long Covid causes erectile dysfunction and hair loss, new research shows John Swartzberg, a professor emeritus of infectious diseases and vaccinology at the University of California-Berkeley's School of Public Health, said: "The virus always figured out a way to survive. I see nothing that suggests it’s not going to continue to do that."Researchers believe more Covid waves are inevitable as different genetic mutations of the virus battle it out in a bid for dominance.Which one comes out on top will determine the course of the next wave.The best-case scenario is if a milder mutation of the virus wins out next time, giving boffins time to prepare for a worse form of the virus that will eventually follow.Worst case is that a stronger mutation of Covid comes sooner and we're left unprepared to deal with it.So far two possible new variants have been identified.
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Emmerdale’s Frank Clayton star now - co-star wife, real name and plane pilot career
Emmerdale was shaken in August 2019 when Frank Clayton was killed off after an explosion in the sweet factory.Frank, father to Vanessa Woodfield and Tracy Metcalfe, went from a dodgy dealer to a much-loved character during his three-year stint in the ITV soap, played by Michael Praed.Frank took the fall for the explosion, which was really caused by Kerry Wyatt and her daughter Amy - and Frank had only dashed inside to save Tracy from the fire.READ MORE: Emmerdale’s Rebecca Sarker displays toned derrière and endless legs in teeny shorts But where is the actor now after leaving the ITV Dales behind for good? From learning to fly a plane to his relationship with his co-star partner, Daily Star takes a deep delve into his life after Emmerdale. Though Michael has gone by the name Michael Praed for the majority of his acting career, it isn’t his birth name.He was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, on April 1, 1960, under the name Michael David Prince.But he soon discovered that British acting union Equity already had someone with the same name on its member list, so chose a name at random from a telephone book to be more easily recognised.It turns out that the name Praed is actually Cornish for ‘meadow’ - so definitely a good choice for the rolling fields of the Dales.Though Michael was born in England, he actually grew up in Iran, without a television.
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