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American Idol's inaugural winner Kelly Clarkson is helping out her old friend and former AI judge Simon Cowell.

Clarkson filed an "urgent memo" on Instagram Monday (Aug. 10) to announce she will be filling in for him during Tuesday and Wednesday's live telecasts of America's Got Talent, since Cowell had back surgery this weekend after getting into an electric bicycle accident Saturday afternoon (Aug. 8).

Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated.

The Akron Public Schools Board of Education met Monday night to decide the best dates for students to return to learning this fall.  The board had already determined earlier this summer that all classroom learning would begin online due to coronavirus concerns, but had not decided if school would begin on time in August.

While Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health have issued state orders on coronavirus safety for every sector of business, they have not issued guidelines on whether sports can safely continue.

Some school districts have kept sports while starting schools remotely.

Other districts have canceled all extra curriculars.

he Grammy-nominated artist, 25, recently made some updates to his physical appearance, courtesy of tattoo artist Ganga and celebrity dentist Dr. Thomas Connelly.

Although Malone has yet to share any photos of the pair's finished work, both Connelly and the tattoo artist have shared a few glimpses with fans.

A local community college has been holding in-person classroom instruction for three months and has been able to stay free of any COVID-19 cases.

Stark State College has held in-person classes for the last three months but has not had any cases of COVID-19, accrediting that feat to following strict protocols.

Instagram is hoping to lure some creators away with the rollout of a direct competitor, Reels, which is launching in more than 50 countries today, including the US, UK, Japan, and Australia, on both iOS and Android.

resident Donald Trump on Thursday issued executive orders that would ban the social media app TikTok and WeChat from operating in the US in 45 days if they are not sold by their Chinese-owned parent companies.

Gov. Mike DeWine and those close to him have all tested negative for the coronavirus just hours after a different test turned up positive for the governor.

Following a "rapid" test Thursday that indicated DeWine had COVID-19, he was swabbed again this afternoon using a more standard test. That result came up negative, as did tests administered to his wife Fran and members of his staff.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a statement released by his office.