Month: May 2020

Adele’s Fitness Trainer Reveals How He Kept Her Motivated

Beatrice J. Doty 2 months ago

Adele is one of the most iconic singers of the past several decades, well-known for her soaring ballads “Someone Like You” and “Rolling in the Deep.” For the past several years, Adele has been noticeably absent from the music scene, as she dealt with some issues in her personal life, including a divorce from her longtime partner, Simon Konecki. However, rumors that the singer could soon be making a massive comeback have been swirling, and recent pictures of the slimmed-down star made some serious waves on social media. Recently, her trainer spoke out about her weight loss, and how he kept Adele motivated throughout the process. 

How did Adele become famous?

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Adele was born in London in 1988. Raised primarily by her mother since she was a toddler, Adele became interested in singing

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California is reopening, but anxious customers are slow to come back

Beatrice J. Doty 2 months ago
A deserted restaurant in the Napa County city of Yountville. Some restaurants have begun welcoming back dine-in customers. <span class="copyright">(Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)</span>
A deserted restaurant in the Napa County city of Yountville. Some restaurants have begun welcoming back dine-in customers. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

From restaurants to shopping malls, the California economy is grinding back to life after months of coronavirus closures.

But one question looms over the reopening cheers: Do consumers feel safe enough to come back?

California should know the answer soon enough.

After Gov. Gavin Newsom eased the criteria for reopening retail businesses and restaurants, many smaller counties are already turning on the “open” signs while larger counties like Orange and San Diego hope to join them in the coming days. So far, most of California’s 58 counties have applied to move further into the second phase of Newsom’s reopening plan, which allows retail shopping and restaurants to serve in-person patrons.

Yet the experiences of counties that reopened in recent weeks has been sobering. Even as customers are

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Adrian Mariappa reveals he is Watford player who tested positive for Covid-19

Beatrice J. Doty 2 months ago

Watford defender Adrian Mariappa is one of the three Hornets staff to have tested positive for coronavirus but insists he has no idea how he caught it.

The 33-year-old was one of six positive results from the first round of Premier League testing this week as the top flight takes steps towards a resumption.

Along with two other members of Watford staff, Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan also tested positive.

Watford’s Adrian Mariappa will now self isolate. (Mike Egerton/PA)

Mariappa told the Telegraph: “Ever since I got my positive result back on Tuesday, I’ve been scratching my head to try to work out how I might have got coronavirus.

“It was a big surprise because I haven’t really left the house, apart from some exercise and the odd walk with the kids. I’ve mainly just been homeschooling and keeping fit.

“The club doctor called to tell me and, to

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Chris Froome headlines Challenge of Stars as uncertainty rumbles on

Beatrice J. Doty 2 months ago

Chris Froome (Team Ineos) will take part in RCS news virtual event called ‘The Challenge of Stars’ this weekend, with the four-time Tour de France champion joined by Vincenzo Nibali, Jakob Fuglsang, Warren Barguil and other big-name riders.

RCS have organized two events on the Bkool platform with sprinters competing on Saturday and then climbers following suit a day later. The competition will take on a head-to-head format.

The race will be Froome’s first form of competition since Cyclingnews last week broke the story that Froome, out of contract at the end of the season, had been approached by several teams for next seasons. Discussions had also included the idea of a mid-season move ahead of the this year’s rescheduled Tour de France.

Froome – who has been drawn against Barguil in the first round of The Challenge of Stars – was coy when the matter of

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