Lady Gaga 'flirting with the idea' of sobriety after quitting smoking

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the 'Save America' rally at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds on January 29, 2022 in Conroe, Texas. Trump's visit was his first Texas MAGA rally since 2019.

DOVER, Del. - Delaware’s universal indoor mask mandate ends Friday morning, as their school mask requirements remain in effect through next month.Earlier this week, Gov. John Carney signed a revision of the State of Emergency order that lifted the state’s universal mask mandate, effective at 8 a.m. Also in Monday's revision to the State of Emergency order, Governor Carney temporarily extended the mask requirement in both public and private K-12 schools and child care facilities. As a result, that requirement will expire at 11:59 p.m.

Simon Cowell will miss the next round of auditions for Britain's Got Talent as he has contracted Covid-19.The 62 year old will be unable to judge the latest round of hopefuls on the ITV talent show while he self-isolates. A spokesperson for the music mogul confirmed the news to Mail Online, saying: "Simon was unable to attend filming today as he was isolating at home after testing positive for Covid-19." Current rules for contracting Covid-19 state people need to isolate for ten days but may leave after five if certain conditions are met. Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Amanda Holden were spotted heading in to film the show and will be left with golden buzzer duties until the show's creator returns.

COLOMBO (News 1st): The foreign exchange shortage experienced in Sri Lanka will be short-lived, said the country’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.Speaking to officials at the Finance Ministry of Friday (11), Rajapaksa said the government expects to minimize the effects the forex shortage might have on the people.On Monday (7) President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed the officials to take steps to immediately release the containers containing essential items at the custody of Customs.The President also appointed a committee headed by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to ensure that there is no shortage of essential commodities including food, and this committee met for the first time on Friday (11).A statement from the Finance Ministry noted that though there is a shortage of Milk Powder, Gas, Wheat Flour, and Cement in the local market, there are sufficient stocks of all other essential items and there will be no shortage.In addition, the tax reliefs granted by the government for essential food items not being enjoyed by the people were discussed and it was revealed at the meeting that errant traders abuse the concessions granted by the government and sell goods at exorbitant prices.The implementation of a new mechanism to expedite the release of essential commodities including food to the market, and to regulate and oversee this matter, was also discussed.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating after they say six people were stabbed inside if a Kensington home as they slept Friday morning.The incident happened around 4 a.m. on the 3000 block of North Front Street. Police say a family member went from bedroom to bedroom stabbing the six victims with two different knives that were described as kitchen knives.FOX 29’s Steve Keeley reports that all six of the stabbing victims are between the ages of 26 and 46. A 46-year-old woman is in critical condition after suffering stab wounds to the head and neck during the incident.

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France will deploy thousands of police in and around Paris and set up checkpoints at toll stations on major roads leading into the capital to keep so-called "Freedom Convoy" motorists out, the city's police force said.

₹9.57 lakh crore for the economy was far sharper than ₹2.12 lakh crore in GDP growth that was lost in 2008-09 global financial crises, yet the government was able to contain consumer price inflation (CPI) to within 6.2% as opposed to CPI ballooning to 9.1% during the global financial crisis.

Britain without taking any coronavirus tests starting Friday after the government scrapped one of the final restrictions imposed over the past two years in response to Covid-19.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Thousands of Sri Lankan health workers continued their strike action for the fifth consecutive day on Friday (11), despite a court issuing an order against a nurses trade union that is also taking part in the strike.Health workers in Sri Lanka have been staging demonstrations and strikes since November 2021 to draw attention to the issue of salary anomalies.Their major demands include the rectification of salary anomalies, higher allowances, and an increase in overtime rates.Supplementary and paramedical services, nursing services, and professionals from 16 health services including medical laboratory technologists, pharmacists, radiologists, public health inspectors, and family health officers are participating in the indefinite strike.Thousands of poor patients who visited government hospitals were turned away, as a result.A Sri Lankan court on Thursday (10) issued two enjoining orders preventing the strike action by the Government Nursing Officer’s Association from continuing.The Attorney General filed an action against the Government Nursing Officer’s Association and its president Saman Rathnapriya, seeking an enjoining order from the court to immediately suspend the trade union action of the said union.The Attorney General appraised the court of the present deplorable conditions in hospitals due to patient care being severely affected.District Court Judge of Colombo Aruna Aluthge issued two enjoining orders preventing the union from continuing the said trade union strike endangering the lives of the patients.As a result of the strike, over this week the activities at the Colombo General Hospital, Kandy General Hospital, 24 Teaching Hospitals, 26 General Hospitals, 46 Base Hospitals, 410 District

Prince Charles getting Covid again should be "ringing royal alarm bells," according to an expert who warns of some "regal whiplash". The 73-year-old is set to snatch an almost 200-year record by becoming the oldest person to be crowned monarch.

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Charli XCX has said that the criticism she’s received on social media lately has taken a toll on her mental health.The singer-songwriter, who releases her fifth album ‘Crash’ on March 18, issued a statement on Twitter yesterday (February 10) to explain that she’s temporarily stepping back from the platform due to the “negativity” surrounding her current campaign.“I’ve always had a pretty open dialogue with you guys and so I just wanna mention a few things that have been on my mind recently,” Charli began.“I have been feeling like I can’t do anything right at the moment.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The new University of Vavuniya was declared open by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday (11).The University of Vavuniya is the 17th State University in Sri Lanka and was established with effect from the 1st of August 2021 via an Extraordinary Gazette on the 8th of June 2021 that elevated the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, to a separate state university in Sri Lanka.The new state university was established for the purpose of providing, promoting, and developing higher education in the branches of learning of Business Studies, Applied Science, and Technology Studies.

Lady Gaga and her boyfriend Michael Polanksy were spotted taking precautions while stepping out for their morning coffee together in Hollywood.

Lady Gaga attempted to wear a priceless diamond necklace to a fast-food restaurant following the 2019 Academy Awards.

Lady Gaga’s new track 911 is a tribute to the antipsychotic medication she takes to help “control things that my brain does”.

Quarantining has made or break couples. For Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky, they definitely instead “made” something together: a beautiful relationship. “She [GaGa] is still head over heels in love with him,” a source EXCLUSIVELY tells HollywoodLife. Gaga’s isolation with the Parker Group CEO has been so successful, the 34-year-old hit-maker is not ready to give up her roommate.

Lady Gaga, 34, had a major day on Friday, May 29, when the pop diva finally released her 6th studio album Chromatica. It was supposed to come out on April 10 but she delayed it due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. “Gaga would only be more excited for her album to drop if she was able to perform it on tour, award shows and on late night and especially during Pride [month],” a source revealed to HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “She really is very proud of this album because it is really fun and it represents her life right now.” Part of that life includes her beau Michael Polansky, 42, who danced the night away to one of the album’s tracks, “911”, with his ladylove in a cute Instagram video posted on Thursday.

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In the last few years, Lady Gaga has found new ways to show us the human inside of the fame monster. She offered her equivalent of rootsy singer-songwriter fare on Joanne, opened up about her private pain and trauma in the press, and delivered a moving (and meta) performance in A Star Is Born. But we all knew a time would come when Gaga would return to her high-camp dance-pop theatrics.

The wait is finally over. 's sixth studio album and her first in nearly four years, , is here as of midnight on May 29.

Lady Gaga fans have praised her “masterpiece” new album after it was released on Friday.

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Lady Gaga's highly-anticipated sixth studio album, , dropped on May 29, and it's everything fans hoped for and more. The is a : There isn't a single ballad, yet these are some of Gaga's most personal lyrics to date.

Lady Gaga has said she is “rolling with the punches” during the pandemic.

Lady Gaga is turning her album release into a charitable affair by donating up to $100,000 (£81,000) to a hunger relief fund.

Lady Gaga and BLACKPINK surprised fans with the early release of their new song titled Sour Candy and we can't stop gushing over it. The song was supposed to be out on May 29, released a day prior on May 28, and swept the fans off their feet. The new song titled Sour Candy is also a part of Lady Gaga's sixth album which is titled Chromatica. "It’s such an honor to get to work with Lady Gaga, an artist we like so much, and we’re so happy," BLACKPINK stated.

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GaGa shared in an interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe while promoting her new album "Chromatica" that she "smoked the whole way through making this record" but "when we were done, I stopped", reports aceshowbiz.com.

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Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande finally dropped Rain On Me today - and we couldn’t have needed it more. The pop smash certainly hasn’t disappointed (trust me, there were high expectations) with fans and critics loving the euphoric track about heartbreak. It’s the second single from Gaga’s upcoming sixth album Chromatica, which is coming next Friday after being delayed due to Covid-19.

ARIANA Grande said her "sister" Lady Gaga "knows pain, cries and drinks" like her. The pop stars just released their emotional first duet, Rain on Me, together after years of friendship.

Lady Gaga has quit smoking and is “flirting with the idea” of sobriety amid a drastic overhaul of her formerly unhealthy lifestyle.

"I’m not there yet, but I flirted with it throughout the album."

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande have finally dropped their new collaboration Rain on Me and it will chase your quarantine blues away. Gaga treated her fans to yet another upbeat track from her upcoming album Rain on Me, which is scheduled to release on May 29. This is the second single from Gaga’s upcoming album. The first single Stupid Love was leaked online earlier this year. The singer later released the song’s music video. The tracklist of her sixth studio album was also accidentally leaked on the internet. 

Lady Gaga has opened up about the making of her new album Chromatica, admitting she toyed with the idea of getting completely sober while making it. 

Pop powerhouses Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande have delighted fans with the release of brand new collaboration Rain on Me.

Lady Gaga is opening up about the healing process of creating her new album Chromatica — including weighing the very big decision to get sober. 

Lady Gaga is considering getting sober. During a chat with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, the 34-year-old pop star revealed why she's been considering the possibility of sobriety.

After postponing her upcoming music album Chromatica's release from April 10 to May 29 due to the Coronavirus crisis, Lady Gaga is teasing the fans with new updates about her album. In a latest interview with Beats 1, Lady Gaga revealed that Chromatica will give a glimpse of her failed relationships from the past. The 34-year-old pop star suggests that her painful break-ups in the past were the inspiration behind her new music that she wrote to help the others going through the same.

Lady Gaga is turning the painful memories of her past into empowering dance tracks for her upcoming album, Chromatic.The pop star, 34, suggested her own romantic break-ups were the inspiration behind her new music, and hoped the ordeals she went through would help others going through difficult times.In a teaser for her upcoming Beats 1 interview with Zane Lowe, a pink-haired Gaga reflected on the process of transforming her memories into healing music. 'I don't have to feel pain about it anymore': Lady Gaga is turning the painful memories of her past into empowering dance tracks for her upcoming album, ChromaticAsked by Zane what brought her back to the studio, Gaga replied, 'The sound, the music, being myself.