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A few days ago, with somewhat bittersweet timing, Marvel Entertainment made an exciting announcement. This was at a time when low information people — up to and including the president — were realizing that, uhh, hey Chuck, this virus thingy might be quite a big deal. Might be a good time to stock up on …
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Bravo’s Andy Cohen tested positive for the Chinese virus Friday, with several “Real Housewives” sending the show producer well wishes, including “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Cynthia Bailey. The former supermodel was also a guest on Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” recently, telling The Shade Room that she feels fine after learning the host caught …
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Amid the Chinese virus pandemic, the Knicks remain a punch line. At least to comic Trevor Noah of “The Daily Show.” During a recent rant on the fast-spreading disease, Noah referenced the NBA’s ongoing woes in an online video: “We’ve found out four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, have coronavirus,’’ Noah began. “So now …
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An NBC staffer who contracted coronavirus has died, network chiefs announced on Friday. In a memo to staff, NBC Chairman Andy Lack told staff that “longtime member of our NBC News family” Larry Edgeworth died after testing positive for the coronavirus. Lack said that Edgeworth, an audio technician for the network, had “suffered from other …
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by RITA ORA (@ritaora) on Mar 19, 2020 at 1:43pm PDT Rita Ora is embracing “How to Be Lonely.” The singer, 29, released her appropriately-titled new single last week, and followed it up with a line of coronavirus-themed merchandise. In an appearance on Miley Cyrus‘ new impromptu Instagram …
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Taiwanese health officials have accused the World Health Organization of failing to communicate the country’s warning in December regarding possible human-to-human transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus, the Financial Times reported Friday. The officials said doctors in Taiwan had learned from their colleagues in mainland China that medical staff were falling ill from the as-yet unnamed coronavirus, …
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Two more senators made hefty stock sales before the coronavirus pandemic tanked global markets, records revealed as two other lawmakers who dumped millions in shares faced mounting calls to resign. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Jim Inhofe sold as much as $6.4 million worth of stock in the weeks before panic about the coronavirus sparked a …
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Cirque du Soleil, the Montreal-based entertainment company that is the largest contemporary circus producer in the world, has temporarily laid off almost its entire workforce after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to cancel shows. Job cuts will affect 95% of its staff, more than 4,000 people, the company said in a statement. It added that …
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Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his wife, Lauren, want their fans to “stay safe and stay positive” while in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. The couple let Page Six into their home refrigerator and food pantry, where the “Jersey Shore” star says they are “stocked up for the apocalypse,” revealing packed shelves of diet soda, …
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Oil prices rose on Friday as the world’s richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy to stop a coronavirus-driven recession and U.S. President Donald Trump hinted he may intervene in the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up $2.12, or 7.4%, at $30.59 a barrel by 1012 …
A few days ago, with somewhat bittersweet timing, Marvel Entertainment made an exciting announcement. This was at a time when low information people — up to and including the president — were realizing that, uhh, hey Chuck, this virus thingy might be quite a big deal. Might be a good time to stock up on …
