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The US economy shed 701,000 jobs last month as the coronavirus crisis brought the nation’s nine-year hiring streak to a screeching halt, new federal data show. The losses in non-farm payrolls reflected a massive contraction from February, when the economy added 273,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose nearly a full percentage point to 4.4 percent …
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One is a coal miner’s daughter. The other was the daughter of a blacksmith. One was a newcomer to Nashville. The other was already a country-music star. Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline. After first meeting — in somewhat unusual circumstances — in July of 1961, they became best friends. More really. Lynn recounts their relationship …
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He’s accused of being a virtual Meow Zedong. A week after his much buzzed about FaceTime session with Shaquille O’Neal, controversial “Tiger King” co-star Jeff Lowe is going viral again by appearing to praise communism online. The big cat wrangler’s proletarian proclamation has made the rounds on both Reddit and Twitter, where it has racked …
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Paramount just made some release date changes given the unpredictable coronavirus climate. The long-awaited Tom Cruise Skydance sequel “Top Gun: Maverick” is now going to Dec. 23, instead of June 24. This will push the Chris Pratt sci-fi Skydance movie “The Tomorrow War” to an unset date. “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” will …
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The inaugural SI All-American Boys Basketball Team features 15 of the top high school basketball players in the country broken up into three teams who have displayed exceptional dominance during the high school season. Each player has exhibited a level of play this season that will make them a household name at the next level …
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Stocks sank for the third day in a row on Thursday as a massive spike in US unemployment claims roiled Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped as much as 167.81 points, or 0.8 percent, at the open after the feds revealed more than 6.6 million people filed initial jobless claims last week as …
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More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus continued to gut the US labor market, the feds said Thursday. The seasonally adjusted number of initial jobless claims reported by the US Labor Department surpassed the prior week’s record-shattering revised total of 3.3 million — another signal that the pandemic …
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The country’s most famous virgin, Colton Underwood, popped his cherry with current girlfriend Cassie Randolph who he met filming season 23 of “The Bachelor.” In “The First Time,” Underwood’s newly released memoir, the 28-year-old writes of inviting Randolph, 24, up to a fantasy suite while they were being filmed in Mallorca, Spain. When the couple …
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US private payrolls dropped in March for the first time in 2 1/2 years, likely as businesses shut down in compliance with strict measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic, supporting economists’ views that the longest employment boom in history probably ended last month. The ADP National Employment Report on Wednesday showed private payrolls fell by …
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It’s official. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s British offices are closed, as the couple’s royal-free life officially begins as of April 1. Taking to Twitter, the Daily Mail’s royal editor Rebecca English also shared an automated response from the pair, indicating the transition is in effect. “Many thanks for your email. The office for The …
The US economy shed 701,000 jobs last month as the coronavirus crisis brought the nation’s nine-year hiring streak to a screeching halt, new federal data show. The losses in non-farm payrolls reflected a massive contraction from February, when the economy added 273,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose nearly a full percentage point to 4.4 percent …
