L.A. County Lifts Outdoor Mask Mandate for Mega-Events and Schools; March Likely for Indoors

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have a hand-holding problem.

Deadly ultra-modern fighter jets worth £100million have arrived in the UK and will “make Putin sweat”, according to a military source.

New York City is opening back up amid the pandemic.

Ethan Shanfeld Los Angeles County is expected to lift its indoor mask mandate on Friday, March 4, as local health data backs the latest COVID-19 policy shift, NBC Los Angeles reports.The decision comes as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially placed L.A.

Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer confirmed today that the county would be lifting its indoor mask mandate tomorrow. The move was predicated on the region moving out of the CDC’s “High” level of Covid-19, which it did, skipping all the way to “Low” today.

Biffy Clyro and Placebo have announced that they’ve pulled out of Moscow’s Park Live 2022 in light of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.The annual festival – the purpose of which is to bring “pop-culture heroes of our time” to Russia – is due to take place at the Luzhniki Olympic Complex on June 16–19 and July 7–10/14-17.Biffy Clyro took to Instagram today (March 2) to announce that they will no longer be appearing at the festival.“Following the invasion of Ukraine, Biffy Clyro will no longer be appearing at Park Live festival in Moscow this Summer,” the band wrote, sharing an image of a Ukrainian flag. “Our thoughts and prayers are with all Ukrainian citizens and Russian people who desire peace.”A post shared by Biffy Clyro (@biffy_clyro)Placebo issued a statement on Twitter about their withdrawal.

Google, which implemented a Covid vaccine mandate for employees last summer, has reversed course and decided to lift the requirement.

Roxy Music have announced a vinyl reissue series which will see the band reissuing all eight of their studio albums.The reissue series will begin on April 1 when the band reissue their self-titled debut album (which turns 50 this year) and its follow-up, ‘For Your Pleasure’.All eight of the albums have been newly remastered at half speed by Miles Showell at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London.The reissues will also see the albums given fresh, revised versions of their artwork and laminated finishes.The albums will be reissued in pairs throughout 2022. Get all the details on how to get your hands on copies of the first two below.Announcing Roxy Music 50th anniversary LP reissues! Released in pairs throughout the year, half-speed cut at Abbey Road, revised artwork with lyrics and deluxe gloss finish.

a post published on his official Twitter account. “Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning,” the tweet read. “A beloved singer, songwriter, author and musician he was 57 and is survived by his wife Shelley.

EXCLUSIVE: Brett Gray (On My Block), Kara Young (The Punisher), Allius Barnes (Cruel Summer) and Olivia Washington (Lee Daniels’ The Butler) have been cast as series regulars opposite lead Jharrel Jerome in Prime Video’s absurdist dark comedy series I’m a Virgo, created, written, directed and executive produced by Sorry to Bother You writer-director Boots Riley. Mike Epps and Carmen Ejogo are set to recur in the project, which is a co-production between Media Res and Amazon Studios.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 27-March 5Feb. 27: Actor Joanne Woodward is 92.

Severe flood warnings covering the River Mersey in Didsbury and Northenden have now been lifted, the Environment Agency has said.

Disney+ has announced the full list of movies and TV shows that are arriving on the streaming service beginning on March 1, 2022!

Mark Wahlberg missed his family's Christmas vacation after testing positive for COVID-19. The 50-year-old actor - who has Ella, 18, Michael, 15, Brendan, 13, and Grace, 12, with his wife Rhea Durham - was stuck at home over the festive season after being diagnosed with the virus. He said on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show': "We always go on holiday at Christmas and I'm down in the basement a couple days before Christmas, I don't get to open any gifts with anyone or anything and next thing you know, they're still going on holiday.

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live cast member Alex Moffat has signed for management with Mosaic.

Los Angeles’ top health official indicated today that the county expects to lift its indoor mask mandate much more quickly than previously projected.

California Director of Health and Human Service Dr. Mark Ghaly today confirmed that after tomorrow the state will “move from a requirement to a strong recommendation of indoor masking.”

K.J. Yossman Fresh from appearing in Netflix hit Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,” Mark Rylance’s latest big screen outing is “The Outfit,” in which he stars as Leonard, a 1950s tailor. It is a role that could not be more dissimilar to the fictional megalomaniac billionaire Peter Isherwell, whom Rylance plays in McKay’s disaster movie.Written and directed by Graham Moore, the Oscar-winning scribe behind “The Imitation Game,” “The Outfit” sees Rylance star as a Savile Row tailor who has fled across the Atlantic to escape his tragic past.