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China’s GDP is headed for a 9 percent drop in first-quarter year-over-year growth as the coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan and spread across China before spreading around the globe, takes a toll on the country’s economy. “The recovery in Chinese economic activity is likely to be constrained,” read the latest forecast report from economists at …
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China’s top medical authority issued a gag order after Wuhan labs sequencing coronavirus found it resembled the SARS virus that killed nearly 800 people in 2002-2003 back in late December, according to Chinese media. Caixin Global, a respected independent publication, reported that genomics laboratories sequenced the coronavirus by December 27, but were ordered by local …
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Subway franchisees are demanding their fees to headquarters be slashed as the coronavirus pandemic dries up business. The North American Association of Subway Franchisees — a group representing roughly 23,500 Subway store operators — sent a letter to Chief Executive John Chidsey over the weekend begging for “relief” from weekly fees that add up to …
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Former Fugees member Pras Michel showed up to Manhattan Family court wearing a full Tyvek suit Monday — after an intern with coronavirus had been there a week prior. The “Ghetto Superstar” rapper — who was cuffed last week for not proving he made a $20,000 child support payment — showed up wearing a head-to-toe …
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić attends a news conference following the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, December 4, 2019. (Shamil Zhumatov/Pool via Reuters) Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić on Sunday blasted the European Union for refusing to export medical equipment to Serbia in the midst of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Serbia is currently …
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Deaths from the Wuhan coronavirus outside of China exceeded those inside for the first time on Sunday. As of Sunday, about 3,300 deaths from the illness were recorded outside China, while China itself has reported about 3,200 deaths, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University and first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Also, …
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The daughter of famed hip-hop pioneer Eric B. was hospitalized after a serious car crash in Connecticut on Sunday. Word of the accident first emerged on social media, when the Instagram feed “The Real Sister2Sister 2.0” posted: “Erica Supreme Barrier, the daughter of music legend Eric Barrier (Eric B) is in extreme critical condition this …
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A California investor on Tuesday lost a bid to lower support payments to his ex-wife after she claimed she needed $37,500 a month to pay rent to her new billionaire hubby for her teenage kids.
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