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The current silhouette belongs to LA Lakers legend Jerry West.

20/04/2020

More than a million people have signed a petition calling for the late Kobe Bryant's silhouette to become the new NBA logo. The former LA Lakers star and basketball legend was among nine people who tragically died in a helicopter crash at the weekend. His 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, was also killed in the crash with The world has been mourning the loss of one of the greatest players in the sport's history and one person has designed a way to properly honour him. Credit: Change.org In just a day Nick's petition on Change.org has racked up hundreds of thousands of signatures, all supporting his suggestion that the NBA logo gets remodelled in Kobe's image. The current silhouette belongs to fellow LA Lakers legend Jerry West, who drafted Kobe to the team he called home for 20 season...

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“I promise you I’ll continue your legacy man!”

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20/04/2020

Thousands of people have been writing about how the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant feels for them. But one of the most emotional has to be fellow NBA star LeBron James, who has just posted a heartfelt message about how the 41-year-old's tragic death has left him crying. Bryant was among nine people, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, who were killed when the helicopter they were in crashed in California. LeBron wrote on Instagram: "I'm Not Ready but here I go. Man I sitting here trying to write something for this post but every time I try I begin crying again just thinking about you, niece Gigi and the friendship/bond/brotherhood we had! "I literally just heard your voice Sunday morning before I left Philly to head back to LA. Didn't think for one bit in a million yea...

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The hit might sound familiar to Australian fans…

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20/04/2020

As you might already know, Billie Eilish had a very successful night at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, picking up Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. However, what you might not know is that her award-winning hit Bad Guy has a rather unusual sample, in the form of an Aussie pedestrian crossing. The 18-year-old was in Sydney where she heard the pedestrian crossing and was so pleased with the sound she recorded it on a voicenote on her phone. She told Rolling Stone: "My mum and I went for a walk in Sydney. We were like across the street from the hotel and the crosswalk is this little - you press it and it's like 'doop, doop'. And I was like, 'That's hard!' That's the sound that it makes when you have to wait." Her brother Finneas O'Connell then it...

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“The result suggests that the novel coronavirus outbreak is highly relevant to the trading of wild animals,” the CDC said

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20/04/2020

Tests have confirmed that the current coronavirus outbreak did start at the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, as suspected. Experts from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have said the virus was first caught by humans from animals at the food market, where everything from snakes, rats, beavers, wolf cubs and even koalas were reportedly on sale. This is a price list reportedly from the Huanan Seafood Market and one of the items is said to be 'koala' or 'live tree bears' As reported by state-owned Xinhua news agency, the CDC said: "Thirty-one of the 33 positive samples were collected from the western zone of the market, where booths of wildlife trading concentrated. "The result suggests that the novel coronavirus outbreak is highly relevant to the trading of wild ...

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On the frontlines of opioid addiction with Beth Macy: podcast and transcript

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20/04/2020

This is an intimate portrait of what addiction looks like in America. From the board rooms of pharmaceutical companies to the living rooms across America, Beth Macy traces the path of devastation wrought by opioids. Her latest book, Dopesick gives life to the urgency of the epidemic, illustrating just how woefully insufficient the national response has been to the scale of the crisis. She lays out the often-insurmountable barriers that stand between someone suffering and the treatment they need, and why stigma may be the biggest obstacle of them all. CHRIS HAYES: The story here is really... the most cartoonish version also seems not that far from being the accurate one, which is big, pharmaceutical interests essentially corruptly rigged a system to jack up their profits by essentially d...

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‘Criminal Minds’ star Joe Mantegna says working with Madonna is like ‘working with Godzilla’ — and he means it as a compliment!

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20/04/2020

Watch the full episode of Couch Surfing streaming now on PeopleTV.com, or download the PeopleTV app on your favorite device. A 400-foot-tall radioactive lizard is probably not what comes to most people’s minds when thinking of Madonna. Yet Joe Mantegna, who costarred with her in the 1993 film Body of Evidence, insists that comparing the iconic musician to Godzilla is meant in the best possible way. “It’s not because of her acting ability, and not about her personally. It’s like working with Godzilla because she was so huge in the whole world,” Mantegna explains in the latest episode of PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing. He adds that the two of them “got along really well,” both while working on the infamous film and, earlier, on the original Broadway production of David Mamet’s play Speed-the-Plo...

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We asked 16 stylish women for their recommendations, including the best petite and the best straight-leg options.

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20/04/2020

Jeans always seem to be too long, too short, somehow simultaneously gaping at the waist and unable to fit over hips it often feels like youre supposed to make yourself fit them, as opposed to the other way round. And yet, they always look so effortless and cool on a certain sub-sect of fashionable women. What is their secret? We interviewed 16 some such women for their advice and recommendations, hopefully taking at least some of the pain out of finding the perfect pair. From photographers to tailors, women of all stripes (and jean preferences) weighed in on the best brands at price points to fit everyones tastes and body shapes, from best plus-size, to the best sustainable options. ASOS DESIGN Farleigh High Waisted Slim Mom Jeans Asos was the most frequently mentioned brand, garnering f...

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L’Episode IX va disparaître des salles de cinéma.

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20/04/2020

La conclusion de lultime trilogie Star Wars vit ses derniers jours dans les salles obscures. Si vous ne lavez pas encore vu et que vous souhaitez rattraper votre retard, une cinquantaine de cinémas diffusent encore le film de J.J. Abrams en France. Sinon, il faudra encore vous armer de patience avant la sortie de Star Wars : LAscension de Skywalker en version DVD et Blu-Ray. Ou si vous préférez le streaming, en VOD à la location et sur la future plateforme Disney Plus. Pour caler un rendez-vous avec Rey, Kylo Ren et Poe Dameron sur votre TV 4K ou OLED, nous vous partageons notre agenda prévisionnel, incluant les dates de sortie de Star Wars 9, sur support physique ou dématérialisé. Le DVD / Blu-Ray de Star Wars : lAscension de Skywalker programmé pour fin avril (Image credit: Amazon) C...

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World’s Best Hospitals 2020 – Top 100 Global

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20/04/2020

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This live article covers developments regarding the coronavirus COVID-19. We will update it regularly as the situation unfolds.

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20/04/2020

This article provides regularly updated information on the COVID-19 outbreak, with links to useful resources. The recent coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Now known as SARS-CoV-2, the virus has infected tens of thousands of people in many countries. To keep you abreast of the changes, we will regularly be updating this article with breaking news and links to relevant research and opinion pieces. To read our feature article answering some of the most common questions and concerns surrounding COVID-19, click here. 02/27/2020 14:48 GMT — Healthline Media’s senior director of medical affairs provides some perspective 02/27/2020 11:34 GMT — The latest World Health Organization (WHO) report finds that the number of COVID-19 cases outside of China now exceeds the ...