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Cleveland-born rapper Machine Gun Kelly is giving back to his community during the pandemic. Kelly, born Colson Baker, says he will buy lunch for diners at 12 Cleveland-area restaurants on Friday, May 1, beginning at noon — while supplies last. He’ll be buying one meal, which will be take-out only, per person at B&M BBQ, …

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee on Thursday urged Democrats leading the committee to investigate the Chinese government’s influence over the World Health Organization. Ranking member Jim Jordan along with five Republican ranking members on oversight subcommittees sent a letter to Democratic Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney calling on Democrats to investigate China’s sway over the WHO. …

Apple reported sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations Thursday, with Chief Executive Tim Cook saying China sales were “headed in the right direction” as that country reopens from the novel coronavirus. But Cook said it was impossible to forecast overall results for the current quarter because of uncertainty created by the virus. Few …

The Dixie Chicks have postponed their comeback album “Gaslighter,” originally slated for a May 1st release, but they’re still sharing new music from the LP. On Thursday, the group quietly posted a new track, “Julianna Calm Down,” to IGTV. Produced with Jack Antonoff, the song is a message to young women (it’s named after Emily …

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a Thursday statement that the U.S. intelligence community “concurs” with scientific assessments that coronavirus “was not manmade or genetically modified.” “As we do in all crises, the Community’s experts respond by surging resources and producing critical intelligence on issues vital to U.S. national security,” ODNI …

Foreign views of Chinese economic priorities are often trapped in the image of an export-led model; a statist system that imports inflation and exports deflation, hostage to foreign market access. But China’s exports in 2018 accounted for about 20 percent of GDP—a 16-percentage point drop from the 2006 peak, according to the World Bank. As …

An obviously better solution than sinking the world economy into a great depression is a greater use of “laissez-faire”. The current coronavirus strategy of most governments is a recipe for a worldwide economic disaster. In many countries, the strategy of confinement and forcing shops to close is a sure-fire path to large-scale business failures. The …

COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on American jobs. State shutdowns and social distancing have resulted in 26 million people being laid off and furloughed. Policymakers in some states are starting to loosen business restrictions and are hoping for a strong jobs recovery. But a quick rebound in jobs will be undermined by government policies. The federal government has …

Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new coronavirus plan based on the GI Bill to give front-line workers free college tuition, billing it as the first program of its kind in the country. Those eligible under the “Future for Frontliners” plan would be workers including “the ones staffing our hospitals and nursing homes, stocking the …

ESPN’s “The Last Dance” has focused nearly as much on the Chicago Bulls’ off-court antics as their on-court play. Dennis Rodman’s lifestyle was the main subject of last Sunday’s episode, but he wasn’t the only one to have his hard-partying antics exposed: another brief moment touched on Scott Burrell. In a scene from the team …