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Australian airline Qantas is forcing most of its employees to stop working as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to gut its finances. Australia’s flag carrier and its budget subsidiary Jetstar will “stand down” two thirds of their 30,000 employees until at least the end of May to preserve jobs for the long term, the company said …
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Tesla founder Elon Musk has offered to make ventilators during the coronavirus crisis. “We will make ventilators if there is a shortage,” the 48-year-old tech pioneer tweeted late Wednesday. His ventilator tweet had more than 10,000 likes within hours, and quickly received a rush of excited praise — as well as ridicule for saying the …
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Drake self-isolates after a night out with Kevin Durant. 50 Cent wants to see rival Rick Ross in court. Social distancing is difficult when you run into your ex – just ask model Alessandra Ambrosio! Here’s a closer look at some of today’s stories: Drake self-isolates after partying with Kevin Durant before coronavirus diagnosis DrakeGetty …
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The Big Board’s famous trading floor is about to go dark. The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday said its COVID-19 screening process has yielded two positive tests. As a result, the exchange said it will close its physical trading floor on Monday, March 23, and move to a fully electronic trading system. “They’re finally …
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Wealthy people who have flocked to the Hamptons to escape the coronavirus are ransacking grocery stores in epic shopping sprees that are costing thousands of dollars a pop. Since COVID-19 hit Long Island’s tony beach towns last week, its residents have been lining up for groceries and other essentials as they prepare to hunker down …
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Rosie O’Donnell and actor/producer Erich Bergen will bring back the Emmy-winning The Rosie O’Donnell Show this Sunday. The special event is a live, one-night-only streaming fundraiser for The Actors Fund. Presented in partnership with Revelations Entertainment and Broadway.com, The Rosie O’Donnell Show will be available at 7 PM on Broadway.com, and will also be live-streamed …
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National leaders from Mayor Bill de Blasio to President Donald Trump have weighed in on the Nets getting mass testing for COVID-19 while there is a glaring shortage of test kits nationwide. Both the Nets’ parent company and the NBA pushed back, saying it was done for the greater good, and without using a single …
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It’s easy to practice good social distance when you’re curled up at home with a great book! Here are some of my favorite picks of all time. 1. Fleishman Is In Trouble “Fleishman Is In Trouble” by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (fiction, Random House). Taffy Brodesser-Akner (fiction, Random House) Toby Fleishman and his wife have separated, and …
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Dr. Oz has suspended taping his show from his studio after a staffer tested positive for Chinese virus. Oz’s showrunner Amy Chiaro sent an email alerting the staff on Wednesday. “We have had a staff member test positive for Covid-19. Only 1 staff member has been tested at this time (that we are aware of),” …
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With restaurants closed over coronavirus, fans of impossible-to-get-into eatery Rao’s may finally be able to taste the hotspot’s coveted meatballs — via takeout. The eatery’s LA location is offering pick-up and delivery, we hear. There’s also buzz that even Rao’s intimate, old-school, East Harlem location is offering takeout and delivery in some instances, (though who’s …
Australian airline Qantas is forcing most of its employees to stop working as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to gut its finances. Australia’s flag carrier and its budget subsidiary Jetstar will “stand down” two thirds of their 30,000 employees until at least the end of May to preserve jobs for the long term, the company said …
