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LOS ANGELES — The Kids’ Choice Awards will be bringing the slime home. Nickelodeon’s annual show and the signature green slime it pours on celebrities will now air on May 2 with host Victoria Justice, former star of the channel’s shows “Zoey 101” and “Victorious.” On Friday the kids’ channel announced that the rebooted virtual …
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Prince is at the center of a feud between former paramours Sheila E. and Apollonia, four years after his death. Apollonia, band members, and sources, who worked with the “Purple Rain” legend are accusing Sheila E. of cashing in on his legacy. They even claim Prince was estranged from the singer, and a source told …
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LOS ANGELES — Hollywood studios are shuffling more release dates as a result of the coronavirus, including sequels to “Doctor Strange,” “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and “Into the Spider-Verse.” Late Friday, both Sony Pictures and The Walt Disney Co. announced updated theatrical release schedules that significantly delay some of their marquee superhero films. Marvel’s “Doctor …
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The Small Business Administration will begin OK’ing a second round of loans to struggling businesses on Monday — a process that will be closely watched by hoards of mom-and-pop owners who say they were excluded from the stimulus program the first time around. The second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans kicks off April 27 …
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Hedge fund and private equity firms are not eligible for the types of US government loans designed to provide relief to small businesses from the economic hardship of the coronavirus outbreak, the Small Business Administration said on Friday. “Hedge funds and private equity firms are primarily engaged in investment or speculation, and such businesses are …
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Miley Cyrus is staying safe without sacrificing style during the coronavirus pandemic. The “Slide Away” singer, 27, stepped out with boyfriend Cody Simpson for a coffee date in LA on Thursday, covering her nose and mouth in a black face mask adorned with Gucci’s iconic double-G logo. Cody Simpson and Miley CyrusBACKGRID She paired the …
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Hundreds of janitors, shuttle-bus drivers and other low-wage workers are struggling to make ends meet after Tesla laid them off due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report. In March, following weeks of resisting calls to close its Fremont, Calif. factory, Tesla relented and in the process laid off nearly 300 unionized janitors …
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The firm behind Madame Tussauds and Legoland parks is looking to raise $540 million in a bond sale, offering a high interest rate to try to secure funds to tide it over while most of its venues are closed in the coronavirus pandemic. Merlin Entertainments, the world’s second-largest operator of visitor attractions after Disney, is …
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The Congressional Budget Office on Friday announced that the federal government would likely run up a $3.7 trillion deficit due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. economy and massive spending for relief efforts. The government will add over $2 trillion to the national debt in the remaining six months of the …
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Most people have heard the name of the slave-turned-gladiator Spartacus, thanks to Hollywood movies and a popular television series. But this seemingly larger-than-life character actually existed – and he was killed by a man named Marcus Licinius Crassus. Facts about Roman General Crassus reveal that he was rich, devious, maybe a little evil, and, in the …
LOS ANGELES — The Kids’ Choice Awards will be bringing the slime home. Nickelodeon’s annual show and the signature green slime it pours on celebrities will now air on May 2 with host Victoria Justice, former star of the channel’s shows “Zoey 101” and “Victorious.” On Friday the kids’ channel announced that the rebooted virtual …
