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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, March 12, 2020. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday announced charges against Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and senior members of his government. The Justice Department has charged Maduro and other officials with drug trafficking and offered a $15 million reward …

The animated prophecies of “The Simpsons” have long been documented by fans of the series. Now in its 31st year, the cartoon created by Matt Groening predicted many a world-altering event long before they took place, including Donald Trump’s presidency, Greece’s economic meltdown and the underdog American Olympic curling team besting the Swedes. And, according …

A medical worker in a protective suit inspects a CT scan image in a ward at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, February 24, 2020. An attempt by G-7 member countries to agree on a joint statement fell apart after the State Department insisted on including the phrase “Wuhan virus” to …

A record 3.2 million people applied for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus crisis forced layoffs around the US, the feds said Thursday. The seasonally adjusted total reported by the US Labor Department shattered expectations as well as the previous record of 695,000 initial jobless claims in a single week, which was set in …

Some of the nation’s largest grocery store chains are installing sneeze guards to help protect their cashiers from the coronavirus. Walmart, Albertsons, Whole Foods and other grocers say they are putting up Plexiglas shields in checkout lines to block virus-containing droplets from the nose and mouth from flying between clerks and customers. Walmart plans to …

Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval are helping their out-of-work staff amid the coronavirus pandemic. Just days after the “Vanderpump Rules” duo announced that they were forced to close their restaurant TomTom to adhere to Los Angeles restrictions, they revealed that they’ll donate 100% of their earnings from Cameo to the staff — and match the amount …

A group of 32 US states have a message for the nation’s leading online platforms: You are not doing enough to stop price gouging amid the coronavirus crisis. In a letter sent on Wednesday to Amazon, Walmart, Facebook and eBay, a bipartisan group of US attorneys general outlined specific steps it wants the online platforms …

Kevin Hart‘s wife Eniko Parrish is pregnant with baby number two, she revealed on social media Tuesday. Parrish, 35, shared the news on Instagram with a photo of herself wearing a sheer halter dress and highlighting her baby bump with a profile pose. “baby #2,” she captioned the post. “In the midst of all of …

Kevin Hart is taking a break from the dye bottle while staying home during the coronavirus outbreak. Last week, the 40-year-old funnyman launched a new Instagram video series dubbed “Confessions from the Hart” and featuring behind-the-scenes stories from throughout his career — and in his first episode, Hart revealed that he’s done coloring his natural …

Hot artist Derek Fordjour — whose work is collected by Jay Z, Beyoncé, and Drake — has fired back at a lawsuit filed against him by his former gallery. We exclusively reported last month that Robert Blumenthal Gallery filed a $1.45 million suit against Fordjour, alleging the gallery discovered Fordjour as a grad student and …