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France’s movie theaters will be allowed to re-open from June 22, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced this evening. This is earlier than expected, as French Culture Minister Franck Riester said this week that cinemas were eyeing a July 1 re-start. The decision was made in concert with the industry, Philippe said today, in order to …
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The clock is ticking. But toward what? And when? A veteran agent who has been through many negotiations said, “Everything in baseball gets done on a deadline.” But what is the deadline that MLB and the Players Association are working against in trying to among, other items, reach an agreement on how players will be …
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Sonic Automotive, which operates 95 US car dealerships, started laying off and furloughing about a third of its workforce as the coronavirus pandemic crushed its sales. Then, it changed its executives’ pay packages — handing them a multimillion-dollar windfall. On April 10, Sonic’s board gave its top executives stock options to replace performance-based share awards, …
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Tom Hanks donated blood plasma for a second time to lend a hand in the battle against the coronavirus — months after he recovered from his own bout with the illness, the actor said on Instagram. The Oscar winner, 63, posted a shot Wednesday of two bags of plasma, along with two other images documenting …
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From “kindness armor” to COVID armor. On Wednesday, Lady Gaga stayed safe and stylish while hand-delivering copies of her new album “Chromatica” to retailers, outfitted in a one-of-a-kind pink spiked face mask by Michael Ngo. The 34-year-old “Sour Candy” singer’s custom facial covering features the title and logo of her upcoming LP, and is adorned …
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Disney is hoping to lure Star Wars fans back to its theme parks — once they’re allowed to reopen this summer — with the assistance of a new virtual-reality experience that extends the storylines encompassing the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction. ILMxLab, Lucasfilm’s immersive entertainment studio, announced the development of “Star Wars: Tales From the …
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An additional 2.1 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week, the Department of Labor announced Thursday, bringing the total number of unemployed Americans to over 40 million. Continuing unemployment claims dropped last week for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, a sign that the economic destruction from the coronavirus is beginning to slow …
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Attorney General Bill Barr has appointed a federal prosecutor to probe deeper into the “unmasking” requests that Obama administration officials submitted against Trump associates, Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec confirmed Wednesday night. In an interview with Sean Hannity, Kupec said that John Bash, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, would oversee the …
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Former acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will testify next week to the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of committee Republicans’ probe into the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation. Senator Lindsey Graham, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that Rosenstein is slated to testify before lawmakers on June 3 during the first public hearing of …
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Megan Fox looked none too pleased after estranged husband Brian Austin Green confirmed their split earlier this month. The “Transformers” star, 34, was spotted making her way to a coffee shop in LA. It’s the first time she’s been publicly seen since the news broke. Noticeably, Fox also kept her left hand concealed from camera …
France’s movie theaters will be allowed to re-open from June 22, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced this evening. This is earlier than expected, as French Culture Minister Franck Riester said this week that cinemas were eyeing a July 1 re-start. The decision was made in concert with the industry, Philippe said today, in order to …
