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High School can be hell in Netflix's 'All of Us Are Dead'

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"All Of Us Are Dead" makes high school even scarier.  The new K-zombie series premiered on Netflix on January 28.  It is one of the top best Korean shows to binge on Netflix and an absolute must-watch for fans of the zombie genre. Based on the popular webtoon "Now at our School," the setup is fairly simple, a group of South Korean high schoolers have to band together to survive the Zombie outbreak that has begun at their school.  Bad news, there's a lot of students at the school and it won't be long before the infection naturally spreads to the rest of the city.  Ensuing chaos, the survivors must rely on their wits to avoid falling prey to their former classmates.  But the good news is that the kids have seen zombie film "Train to Busan" and know how to defend themselves either with martial arts or whatever's lying around in their school-like archery equipment. With no food or way to contact their families, the kids are effectively on their o...

Park Shin-hye and Choi Tae-joon wedding

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Korean actors Park Shin-hye and Choi Tae-joon got married on the January 22 at a church in Gangdong-gu, Seoul with the blessings of both families and acquaintances.  Park Shin-hye, a beautiful bride wore a tube-top wedding dress, and Choi Tae-joon wore a black tuxedo and boasted a warm visual. The venue of the couple's wedding was designed with a simple decoration of flowers and a widescreen.  Park Shin-hye was teary eyed while reading her marriage vows. Choi Tae-joon looked at her lovingly and wiped her tears. The two also shared a romantic kiss amid the blessings of the guests.  The number of guests is limited since the Covid-19 is still around the corner but Park Shin-hye and Choi Tae-joon wedding had a star studded guestlist.  Their previous co-stars sent their warm messages for the couple.   Actor Lee Min Ho who was Park Shin-hye's co-star in "The Heirs" was present during the wedding.  EXO's DO also attended the wedding of his favorite noona Par...

Djokovic Deported: Novak Djokovic to miss Australian Open

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Djokovic to leave Australia within hours of losing his appeal The verdict is in Novak Djokovic is out at the Australian Open. Late Saturday the final decision rendered. He was deported after judges upheld a decision by the immigration minister that the unvaccinated tennis star posed a threat to public health. Djokovic needing to win an appeal to remain in the country. His status volley back and forth exempt not exempt, visa no visa, detained not detained. What's not changed is vaccination status.  The 9 time Australian Open champion argued he entered the country on a medical exemption because he had recovered from Covid-19 last month. His visa was cancelled by Australian border officials upon his arrival at the airport. Djokovic later won an appeal allowing him to stay in the country and practice until the court decided his fate.  The Serbian tennis star flying to Dubai just hours after a three-judge panel ruled unanimously to uphold his second visa cancellation. Nov...

U.S. Man Gets Pig's Heart: First Pig to Human Heart Transplant

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A man in Maryland is living his sixth day with a pig heart in his chest after a groundbreaking surgery. This is a first for medical science. U.S. doctors transplanted a pig heart into a human patient, in a last ditch effort to save his life. Surgeons at the University of Maryland transplanted the pig heart into 57 year-old David Bennett. According to his family, Bennett is aware there's no guarantee that the experiment will work, but he agreed to the procedure because he is not eligible for a human heart transplant.  During the 9 hour operation, doctors replaced Bennett's heart with one from a 240-pound pig, which was genetically modified for this purpose. David Bennett Sr. (right) received a new heart from a genetically modified pig. Dr. Bartley Griffith (left) conducted the procedure. It's not the first time this type of procedure has taken place. There have been attempts in the past but have failed because of genetic differences that caused infections or even organ r...