Scott Gottlieb, MD, a physician and former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), told CBS that the COVID vaccine is our “only tool” in stopping the spread of the coronavirus, especially in a time when new variants are rapidly spreading. To combat this, Gottlieb says a lot of people need to be vaccinated quickly in order to produce “enough protective immunity into the population.” The problem is that not enough people are currently being vaccinated....

Vieira was one of the original hosts of the show when it premiered in 1997, and while she stayed on the talk show for nine years, she knows that the current version of the daytime staple isn’t for her. Read on to see why Vieira wouldn’t rejoin The View and for some of her other thoughts on the long-running series. READ THIS NEXT: Barbara Walters Felt “Betrayed” By This Co-Host of The View....

1 King Charles’ Estate Is Known As “Duchy of Cornwall” King Charles’ private estate is known as the Duchy of Cornwall. According to the New York Times, his estate has doubled in value over the past decade due to clever investments and a spectacular team managing his money and property. “The duchy has been steadily commercializing over the past few decades,” Laura Clancy, the author of Running the Family Firm: How the Monarchy Manages Its Image and Our Money, told the publication....

Read the original article on Best Life. A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine in 2019 compared the step patterns of 16,741 women over seven days. The results showed that getting in just 4,400 steps each day significantly lowers the risk of death in women, with more steps further decreasing the risk up until they hit 7,500 steps. While some studies have found health benefits resulting from hitting the long-held goal of 10,000 steps each day, these latest findings challenge that decades-old belief....

RELATED: These Are the Symptoms of the Omicron Variant, South African Doctor Says. The Omicron variant has already been reported in at least 24 countries including the U.S., according to the WHO. During a Dec. 2 interview on CNBC’s Street Signs Asia, Leong Hoe Nam, MRCP, an infectious disease specialist working at the Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital in Singapore, said that it would likely only take the new variant a few months to take over, much like Delta did earlier this year....

RELATED: This Is the Average Retirement Age in Your State, According to Data. Beach: Gulf Shores Beach City: Gulf Shores Yelp rating: 4.5 out of 5 What people are saying on Yelp: “It’s a great place for families or people without kids because there are so many options! Plenty of condo, hotel, and Aribnb’s to stay at on the beach too. We can’t wait to go back!” —Amanda S. Beach: Bishop’s Beach City: Homer Yelp rating: 4....

To complete the study, women—some professional actors and some volunteers—were asked to mimic the flirting expression they would use at a bar or on a date to get attention from someone they were interested in. The study used the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) to identify the morphology of the facial expression that was identified by most, if not all, of the men on the receiving end as flirting. This flirtatious facial expression included “a head turned to one side and tilted down slightly, a slight smile, and eyes turned forward (toward the implied target),” according to the study....

If you don’t know by now, Chicagoans will be quick to correct you. Illinois has a silent “s” sound, so it should be pronounced “Il-ih-NOY,” not “Ill-ih-NOISE.” And for more places with hard names, This Is the Most Mispronounced City in the U.S. While you may have been saying, “Colo-RAH-doe,” locals will tell you that it’s better to say “Colo-RAD-oh,” with the second syllable rhyming with “bad.” Arkansas has the same issue as Illinois, where the “s” is silent....

Favorite condiment: Ketchup Favorite condiment: Tartar sauce Favorite condiment: Ketchup Favorite condiment: Worcestershire sauce Favorite condiment: Ketchup And for the items people might be covering in their favorite condiment, This Is the Single Most Popular Food in America, Survey Says. Favorite condiment: Ketchup Favorite condiment: Ketchup Favorite condiment: BBQ sauce Favorite condiment: Ketchup And for what people in the U.S. like—and dislike—on top of their pie, This Is the Most Hated Pizza Topping in America, Survey Says....

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Guitar Center originally opened in 1959 as a single store selling organs in Hollywood. But the flagship Guitar Center store on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, which most people associate with the brand, has been a constant fixture in the music world for more than three decades. The 30,000-square-foot store contains priceless memorabilia from music history, including Eric Clapton’s Blackie model Fender Stratocaster, a 15-foot long pedal display, along with rooms of rare and vintage equipment....

READ THIS NEXT: This Iconic Clothing Chain Is Closing 40 Locations This Year. Store closures have been constant this year. Just last month, multiple Sears Hometown stores across the U.S. were permanently shut down following their last-day-of-business on June 23. This included locations in Cambridge, Minnesota; Luling, Louisiana; Taos, New Mexico; Keokuk, Iowa; and Green Valley, Arizona. That same day, Banana Republic closed a store in Midland, Texas, and announced another North American location closure in Winnipeg, Canada....

While appearing on Watch What Happens Live in September of 2019, actor Brooke Shields revealed that she almost joined the cast of The View permanently after guest co-hosting for a week. And she was actively campaigning for the job.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb “I did all my homework, I take everything very seriously,” Shields said. “And then they called me one day, and I was directing at The Hollywood Bowl…and I’m in the parking lot, and I get a call from the producer and he said, ‘Well we decided to go with Jenny McCarthy....

On Aug. 19, as COVID cases surged to unprecedented heights, the U.S. territory in the Caribbean announced that it would be closing itself off to tourists for 30 days, issuing stay-at-home orders for residents, and shutting down non-essential businesses, The New York Times reports. The island chain—which includes St. John, St. Thomas, and St. Croix—reported 189 new cases in the past week. That puts its per capita COVID cases—178 per 100,000 residents—higher than any other state or territory in the U....

Though even modest weight loss can significantly lower your odds of these conditions, Harvard experts are now sharing a word of caution for those hoping for a full body transformation: your success in losing weight and keeping it off may be dependent on one factor in particular. To complicate matters further, a particular demographic may be at higher risk of diabetes after attempting to lose weight. Read on to learn what your weight loss success may depend on, and why experts say intentional weight loss may not be the answer for everyone....

1 Designed to be Barely Visible Photos of the Raider have not been released, only renderings. The craft is expected to be similar in shape to the B-2 Spirit bomber, which was introduced more than three decades ago. But it will be smaller and more difficult for enemy radar to pick up. It’s expected to be even stealthier than the revolutionary Stealth bomber—barely visible in operation. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb +The plane has been designed with the next generation of stealth technology to evade radar detection, Defense One reports....

In response, the Postal Service has resorted to blocking the use of blue mailboxes in certain areas. Read on to find out more about this measure and if you will be impacted. READ THIS NEXT: USPS Is Making Even More Changes to Your Mail, Starting Jan. 22. Data from the USPIS indicates that there were 33,000 reports of incidents involving mail carrier robberies and mail theft in 2021, according to AARP....

RELATED: USPS Will Charge You More for This, Starting April 3. The Postal Service is adding financial help to its services, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) reported on March 22. According to the organization, the USPS is now allowing customers in certain cities to cash payroll and business checks. If you’re in Washington, D.C., Falls Church, Virginia, or the Bronx, New York, you are able to cash checks of up to $500 on to debit cards for a flat fee of $5....

RELATED: USPS Just Made This Permanent Change. The USPS is no longer allowing customers to buy Priority Mail Prepaid Flat Rate Stamped Envelopes, eSeller 365 first reported on Jan. 12. The agency initially announced that it was phasing out this shipping option in Aug. 2021. “The envelope, which is only sold online … will remain available until January or while supplies last,” the USPS said at the time. Now, when you click on a link for the product online, it is no longer available on the agency’s website....

1 Valet May Have Left Car’s Gear in Drive The accident happened in Monte Carlo in Monaco, close to Casino Square on Avenue des Spélugues. The video shows the valet pulling the bright blue LaFerrari to the curb slowly, then opening the butterfly doors and stepping out. The car’s engine is heard running behind him. As soon as the valet closes the car door, the supercar starts to roll forward....