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JPMorgan Chase is closing about a fifth of its bank branches to help contain the spread of COVID-19. The finance giant will shutter about 1,000 Chase bank locations temporarily, according to a memo sent to employees Wednesday. The roughly 4,000 other branches will reduce their operating hours starting Thursday. The bank is trying to balance …
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Two members of Congress announced Wednesday that they have been diagnosed with Chinese virus
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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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Going to bars is banned, but Suzanne Somers and her husband have opened their own hot spot at home — for virtual cocktail parties. But they’ve been doing it well before the coronavirus outbreak: “My husband [Alan Hamel] and I have a wonderful ritual several nights a week … We meet at our outdoor bar, …
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Will warring exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard finally come face to face at a trial over his alleged abuse at London’s High Court? Despite the worldwide travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, Depp plans to fly in from his French chateau to be at the court in person for the anticipated start of the …
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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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Baseball may be on hiatus, but Pete Alonso still managed to hit it out of the park for one Amazin’ fan in need of a boost. The All-Star slugger brought cancer-stricken and lifelong Mets fanatic Kathleen Selig to happy tears on Wednesday by sending her an encouraging video over social media. Selig recently learned she …
JPMorgan Chase is closing about a fifth of its bank branches to help contain the spread of COVID-19. The finance giant will shutter about 1,000 Chase bank locations temporarily, according to a memo sent to employees Wednesday. The roughly 4,000 other branches will reduce their operating hours starting Thursday. The bank is trying to balance …
