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As they say in “Big Brother” — expect the unexpected. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the original quarantine reality show is set to return this summer with a second “All Stars” season. Spoiler alert: A number of potential contestants arrived Tuesday in Los Angeles, TMZ reports. Among the familiar faces: season 19 winner Josh Martinez, season …

President Trump warned on Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. would likely take a turn for the worse before the situation improves. “It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better — something I don’t like saying about things but that’s the way it is,” Trump said at a White House coronavirus …

New York City’s progress fighting the coronavirus is doing little to help retailers, who say business in the city that never sleeps has become worse than anywhere else in the country. National retailers — from Shake Shack, Applebees, and cap seller Lids — say their Big Apple stores are bouncing back slower than even neighboring …

Jets rookies were scheduled to report for training camp on Tuesday and get their first COVID-19 tests, but the team delayed the report date. The Jets are seeking more clarity on the testing policy that was agreed to by the NFL and its players on Monday before they begin to administer the tests. The rookies …

“The Wendy Williams Show” will return to the air Sept. 21, Williams announced on social media today. “I’m sooo excited to bring you silly, funny, glamour and hopefully brighten your day during these crazy times that we’re all living in…even if for just an hour,” Williams wrote about the 12th season of her syndicated daytime …

Even “Grey’s Anatomy” can’t escape the coronavirus. Season 17 of the medical drama will feature the COVID-19 pandemic as a plot point, says executive producer Krista Vernoff. The show’s writers are even meeting with real-life doctors who have been on the front lines of combating the virus in order to have accuracy. “There’s no way …

Tapestry Chairman and CEO Jide Zeitlin stepped down on Tuesday amid an investigation into his personal behavior, a source familiar with the matter said. The source said Tapestry’s board had hired a law firm to investigate allegations from at least one woman of Zeitlin posing as a photographer under an alias to lure her into …

Walmart said it will close all of its stores on Thanksgiving Day — a big pivot from its usual practice of kicking off Black Friday doorbuster sales during the storied US holiday. This year’s closures, which will fall on Nov. 26, will affect all of the company’s Walmart and Sam’s Club stores, the company said …

Strip clubs across the US closed earlier this year in the face of COVID-19 social-distancing measures that precluded the up-close nature of the exotic dancing industry. Like many businesses, these cabarets, lounges and gentlemen’s clubs hoped a $660 billion Small Business Administration (SBA) loan program would help them weather the lockdown. But nearly four months …

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he is in favor of a second round of direct stimulus payments to Americans after months of uncertainty within about the next coronavirus-relief bill. “Speaking of building on what worked in the CARES Act, we want another round of direct payments, direct payments to help American families …