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An army of do-it-yourselfers at the University of California, San Diego is building 250 homemade air purifiers for classrooms and labs around campus.

At-home COVID-19 rapid tests could play critical role during pandemic For Americans, getting tested for the coronavirus just got a little easier. The Food and Drug Administration authorized five over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can give you results at home in just minutes. In San Francisco, before watching Steph Curry lead the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center, unvaccinated fans at home games are required to score a negative COVID test either at the arena or before leaving home. The War...

Stars in the House, Seth Rudetsky lost count. Cohosting the sometimes twice-daily YouTube shows with his husband, actor-producer James Wesley, with guests in theatre, television and film, plus composers and health officials, since March 2020, has been an amazing, if not dizzying, accomplishment. Rudetsky, 53, a veteran theatre pianist, has been part of the orchestra pit for numerous Broadway shows. He also hosts his own Sirius/XM Satellite Radio show, On Broadway, and has created a few of his...

Share The Shonda Rimes-created series originally ran from 2012 until 2018 and was partially based on crisis manager Judy Smiths time in the administration of George HW Bush. Smith also served as a co-producer and technical advisor on the series. Source material: The ABC series was partially based on the experiences of Judy Smith during her time in the administration of George HW Bush Numerous actors from the show, including Kate Burton and Dan Bucatinsky, won Primetime Emmy Awards for their w...

CBS News What makes Norman Lear, at 98, still tick? "Its another day," said Norman Lear. "How about it? Another day to wake up and look around and see life!" Even at breakfast, Lear – always the producer – knows how things should stack up. "Onion underneath the smoked salmon," he announced. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook asked, "Does it matter whether the onion is underneath the smoked salmon or on top?" "It matters a very great deal, because the onion has a tende...

Broadway Says Black Lives Matter As the country confronted its long-upheld systems rooted in white supremacy in the wake of the losses of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many other Black lives, the theatre industry faced a reckoning of its own, challenging members to question the systemically racist practices in place. Black artists and theatre workers—including performer-director Schele Williams, stage manager Cody Renard Richard, and composer Griffin Mat...

If Dr. Fauci Lied Once About Masks What Stops Him From Lying Again? There has been renewed interest in Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases statement last March that there is no need for healthy people to wear masks. The video of that statement was from an episode of "60 Minutes" that aired on March 8, 2020.  That interview was conducted by CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook. Here is a transcript of their conversation is as foll...

An Online Show that Runs and Runs (and Runs) “Stars in the House,” a variety show and fund-raiser, started just after the Broadway shutdown. Some 250 episodes later, its creators won’t quit. Seth Rudetsky, left, and James Wesley hosting "Stars in the House" from the studio in their home.Credit...Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Published Dec. 23, 2020Updated Dec. 24, 2020 In late February, Seth Rudetsky and his husband, James Wesley, finished hosting a Broadway-themed cruise that meandere...