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The 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will be postponed until next year, the International Olympic Committee announced after a formal request from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe to delay the event because of the global coronavirus outbreak. “The unprecedented and unpredictable spread of the outbreak has seen the situation in the rest of the world deteriorating,” read …

Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, asks questions during the first public hearings held by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as part of the impeachment inquiry in Washington, D.C., November 13, 2019. Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) and Representative Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) on Tuesday introduced a bicameral resolution to condemn the …

Andy Cohen isn’t releasing “Real Housewives” episodes early, despite fans begging him to do so amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fans had been petitioning the Bravo honcho — who himself recently tested positive for coronavirus — on social media for episodes of of the two upcoming franchises, “The Real Housewives of New York” and “The Real …

The coronavirus pandemic could strike a bigger blow to the global economy than the financial crisis did a decade ago, the International Monetary Fund warned. The IMF expects the economy to enter a “recession at least as bad as during the global financial crisis or worse” this year as the virus spreads around the world, …

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the globe, “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds and other celebrities are using their social media influence to demand that fans remain inside during the scourge. The “Van Wilder” actor posted the public service announcement, which currently boasts 1.2 million views, in response to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging …

Christopher Meloni‘s latest sexy social media post is neither lawful nor orderly. The former “SVU” star, 58, leaped into action Monday night sharing two photos of himself in his “quarantine kilt” after a fan asked him to “give us a quick quarantine selfie to take the edge off.” In the first, Meloni poses shirtless with …

HBO has announced that the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. The ceremony, which had been scheduled for May 2, was postponed March 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The health and safety of our fans and visitors is our highest priority,” the …

Jeremy Renner claims the coronavirus pandemic is already putting a financial strain on his bank account. The “Hawkeye” star filed a request on Monday in Los Angeles to lower his child support payments since many of the productions he had lined up this year are “likely canceled or postponed” due to the outbreak, according to …

US stocks surged Tuesday on signs that Congress is poised to pass a stimulus package worth as much as $2 trillion to offset the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 1,528.16 points, or about 7.6 percent, as lawmakers neared a deal with the Trump administration on the rescue …

Jim Carrey will look very different when the coronavirus outbreak is over. The actor, 58, posted a selfie on Twitter on Tuesday, declaring that he will begin to grow out a beard while social distancing at his home during the pandemic. “Day 1. I’m growing a beard until we all go back to work. I’ll …