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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, suggested Wednesday that Americans consider wearing goggles or an eye shield in addition to face masks to ensure more complete protection against the coronavirus. “If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it,” he said in an interview with ABC News on Instagram …

After recently announcing that she has been undergoing chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the hospital for the second time this month, this time for a “minimally invasive nonsurgical procedure.” “Justice Ginsburg underwent a minimally invasive non-surgical procedure today at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New …

Dina Lohan and her on-again, off-again fiancé, Jesse Nadler, are focusing on their fitness. “I’m doing this whole mind, body and soul plan,” Lohan told Page Six over the phone on Tuesday, “and so is Jesse for himself to get in shape. At our age, it’s very important to be in shape.” She also said …

Drug maker Moderna started the final round of clinical testing for its coronavirus vaccine on Monday, making it the first candidate to enter a crucial stage of research in the US and sending it shares up 10 percent. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company’s Phase 3 trial will test its experimental inoculation in about 30,000 people at …

Kanye West visited a Wyoming hospital for anxiety over the weekend after publicly apologizing to his wife Kim Kardashian for spiraling out of control on Twitter, according to a report. The 43-year-old rapper — who is running for president — took himself to the hospital near his ranch in Cody on Saturday, a source told …

Looking good while doing good. Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty brand announced the launch of its Rare Impact Fund on Wednesday, its superstar founder’s 28th birthday, pledging to raise $100 million to provide mental health services to underserved communities. Starting with the cosmetics company’s launch this summer, one percent of all Rare Beauty sales — along …

Tamar Braxton’s boyfriend, David Adefeso, has spoken out about her recent hospitalization following a suicide attempt. Braxton, 43, was found at the Ritz Carlton Residences in Downtown Los Angeles by Adefeso on July 15. “On behalf of Tamar Braxton, I want to thank her fans and the public for the ongoing thoughts and prayers,” Adefeso …

California recorded its largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and surpassed New York as the state with the highest number of cases. As of Wednesday, the state’s total number of cases stood at more than 422,000, eclipsing the 413,000 cases recorded in New York, the early epicenter of the pandemic. California also counted …

A top World Health Organization official used her platform to promote a notoriously pro-authoritarian conspiracy site, and after it supported Chinese propaganda claims about Taiwan. Her move has drawn criticism from the highest levels of the U.S. government. Gabby Sterne, WHO’s communications director, spread on Twitter Tuesday morning an article claiming Taiwan had never warned …

Kanye West’s troubled mental state has been on full view over the last few days. A series of concerning tweets and public appearances have likely been the result of the 43-year-old rapper’s bipolarism, his wife Kim Kardashian said. Kardashian, 39, and her family have been the subjects of his ultrapersonal rants, including the claim that …