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The US Postal Service said Friday it shed $4.5 billion in the quarter ending in March, more than double its loss over the same period last year, and warned COVID-19 could severely hurt its finances over the next 18 months. The Postal Service’s Board of Governors met at a critical juncture as it faces accusations …

British actor Idris Elba, who battled the coronavirus this year, has lent his voice to a new song about black men and mental health that will benefit pandemic relief efforts. Elba is featured on the song “Kings” by Kosine, a singer-songwriter-producer best known for crafting hits for Big Sean, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna. Kosine, whose …

Workers with the least education have been hit particularly hard by the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the jobless rate for workers with a high school degree rose to more than twice the rate for those with a college degree in April. As the coronavirus caused states to issue lockdown orders and all …

Several Senate Democrats are proposing a new coronavirus relief bill to supplement the initial direct cash payments provided to Americans as part of the phase-three CARES Act. Under the bill, introduced by Senators Kamala Harris (D., Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), and Ed Markey (D., Mass.), all Americans earning less than $120,000 per year would …

Grimes and Tesla founder Elon Musk seem to disagree how to pronounce the name of their newborn son,  X Æ A-12. New mom Grimes — real name Claire Elise Boucher — previously explained that Æ is the Elven spelling of AI, shorthand for artificial intelligence. Musk, however, told podcast host Joe Rogan in an interview …

Raven-Symoné is among the celebrities featured in Fox’s new series “Celebrity Watch Party.” The reality show (8 p.m. Thursday) gives viewers a peek behind the scenes as celebrities watch TV and react to topical shows. It’s based on “Celebrity Gogglebox,” a UK series with the same premise. “This is during quarantine,”  Raven-Symoné, 34, tells The …

Jeff Van Gundy could return to an old job, but maybe it’s not the one he has often been linked to. Rather than the Knicks, Van Gundy could go back to Houston and coach the Rockets, The Athletic is reporting. With Mike D’Antoni’s contract up after the season and owner Tilman Fertitta setting the NBA …

Amid the carnage of the US employment report for April was one bright spot: Superstores led by Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, added more than 90,000 jobs. Overall, roughly 20.5 million people lost their jobs in April, the Labor Department said on Friday, a wipeout of jobs at a rate not seen since the 1930s. …

Tekashi 6ix9ine is making the most of his home confinement. The Brooklyn rapper, 24, is expected to drop a new song Friday, a towering billboard spotted in Times Square confirms. He is also expected to make an appearance on Instagram Live at 3 p.m., he told fans. The “Gummo” rapper-turned-snitch — whose real name is …

As a former Victoria’s Secret model and the co-founder of Wander Beauty, Lindsay Ellingson knows a thing or two about the mood-boosting power of makeup — and she’s not slacking on her regimen while staying home. “If I stick to it, it boosts my energy and I feel more productive overall,” Ellingson, who’s currently quarantining …