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The coronavirus has reportedly killed a fourth Amazon warehouse worker as the e-commerce titan faces scrutiny over how it’s protecting employees. The staffer at a Chicago-area Amazon facility succumbed to COVID-19 on April 18, according to CNBC. Amazon learned the 50-year-old man had tested positive for the virus on March 24 but he had not …

Japan on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, making it the country’s first officially authorized drug to tackle the coronavirus disease. Japan reached the decision just three days after the U.S. drugmaker filed for fast-track approval for the treatment. “There has so far been no coronavirus medicine available here so …

Texas governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, announced on Thursday that he would eliminate jail sentences for violators of lockdown orders. “Throwing Texans in jail whose [businesses] shut down through no fault of their own is wrong,” Abbot wrote on Twitter. “I am eliminating jail for violating an order, retroactive to April 2, superseding local orders. …

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) announced the creation of a “China Task Force” to examine  “a wide range of China-related issues,” including the Chinese Communist Party’s role in allowing coronavirus to become a global pandemic. Speaking to reporters in a press conference on Thursday, McCarthy accused Democrats of backing away from “something that …

Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson on Thursday named Jochen Zeitz as chief executive officer. Zeitz has served as acting president and CEO of the company since February 2020. Word of the appointment cheered Wall Street, sending shares up 8.2 percent early afternoon, at $21.17. It was a much-welcomed piece of good news. In April, Harley-Davidson laid off …

Jillian Hervey is keeping things natural during the coronavirus pandemic. “I have been giving everything a rest [during] quarantine. I was questioning should I go blond again, but now I’m just rocking out natural hair and using whatever things I have already in my closet or in my kit,” the Lion Babe singer, 30, told …

Brian Howe, singer for English rock group Bad Company, has died from cardiac arrest. He was 66. A family member tells TMZ that the supergroup frontman passed away Wednesday at his Florida home. The vocalist, who replaced Paul Rodgers as the band’s lead singer in 1986, was known to have heart issues and had suffered …

Miley Cyrus styled and photographed herself for the cover shoot of the new WSJ. Magazine, creating a chic look that even included rubber gloves. But the pop star also revealed a recent outfit meltdown she had behind-the-scenes of her Instagram Live series, “Bright Minded,” in which she stars, and also directs, produces and books guests. …

Kaitlyn Bristowe has opened up about a dark time in her life before “The Bachelor,” when a bad breakup led her into a deep depression with an addiction to Valium. On Wednesday, the reality star, 34, described the aftermath of her split as “heavy, dark times,” saying that she sought help from a doctor after …

Nintendo on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit that soared 200 percent as cooped-up gamers have turned to its popular Switch console to pass the time. The Japanese video game giant said that the recently released “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” moved a staggering 13.4 million units in its first six weeks, becoming the Nintendo Switch’s fastest selling …