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Halima Aden wants to help those who wear hijabs and turbans protect themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Somali-American model, 22, has teamed up with mask-making startup Anywear and Allure magazine to create a capsule collection of simple hijabs and turbans that are compatible with face coverings to protect from coronavirus. Each hijab set costs …
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Chris Trousdale, a former member of short-lived boy band Dream Street, has died following a battle with COVID-19. He was 34. TMZ, who is reporting the news, says Trousdale died Tuesday in a hospital in Burbank, Calif., of complications from the coronavirus, according to a family member. “Chris left this earth at 8:44 pm yesterday …
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The chief executive of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp, a major US poultry company, was indicted along with three other current and former industry executives on charges of seeking to fix the price of chickens, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. Pilgrim’s Pride shares fell more than 10 percent, to $18.70, during afternoon trading. A grand jury …
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MLB rejected the Players Association’s proposal for a 114-game season and is building internal consensus around implementing a season of roughly 50 games for full prorated play for players, unless the players are willing to play around 82 games at less than that, sources told The Post. The union on Sunday made a counterproposal to …
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A study that cited worldwide hospital data to warn of higher risks of death and heart problems with taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus is now under scrutiny for faking data. The hydroxychloroquine study, published in two of the world’s leading medical journals — the Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine …
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Two large movie theater owners issued dire warnings on Wednesday about their ability to bounce back from the coronavirus. AMC, the nation’s biggest cinema chain, said in a regulatory filing that there’s a “substantial doubt” about its ability to “continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.” Companies issue “going concern” warnings …
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Amanda Kloots says she’s been told to say goodbye to husband Nick Cordero amid his two-month long battle with COVID-19 but has faith he’ll pull through. “I’ve been told a couple times that he won’t make it. I’ve been told to say goodbye. I’ve been told it would take a miracle. Well, I have faith,” …
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Racism should be blamed if George Floyd protests cause a spike in coronavirus cases, New York City council member Mark Levine said on Wednesday. “Let’s be clear about something: if there is a spike in coronavirus cases in the next two weeks, don’t blame the protesters. Blame racism,” Levine, who is the head of the …
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As protests about police brutality and the murder of George Floyd spread across the country, fictional cops on TV have come under fire, too. Critics are calling out shows including the popular NBC cop comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and others centered on the lives of police as “propaganda” making light of issues brought to light by …
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China foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Monday urged the U.S. to end racial discrimination following the death of George Floyd. “Black lives matter,” Zhao said at a press conference. “Their human rights need to be guaranteed. Racial discrimination against minorities is a chronic sickness in American society.” Zhao continued, “We hope the U.S. government …
Halima Aden wants to help those who wear hijabs and turbans protect themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Somali-American model, 22, has teamed up with mask-making startup Anywear and Allure magazine to create a capsule collection of simple hijabs and turbans that are compatible with face coverings to protect from coronavirus. Each hijab set costs …
