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The coronavirus crisis has forced British Airways’ jumbo jets into early retirement. The airline is grounding its fleet of Boeing 747s four years ahead of schedule because the pandemic has depressed demand for air travel. “It is sadly another difficult but necessary step as we prepare for a very different future,” British Airways Chairman and …

Bill Gates is warning that the US is still “very much in the thick of things” when it comes to COVID-19. And he believes that, given that many people refuse to wear masks and practice social distancing, that we are heading for another big round of infections in the fall. “Better treatment is reducing the …

Coronavirus deaths have slowed to a crawl in Sweden. With the exception of a single death on July 13, no deaths in this nation of 10 million have been reported since July 10. But the debate over Sweden’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, which relied on individual responsibility instead of government coercion to maintain social …

Democratic local officials in Georgia clashed with Republican Governor Brian Kemp on Thursday and accused the governor of playing politics a day after he banned localities from issuing mandates requiring residents to wear face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Kemp extended Georgia’s coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday but overruled local mask mandates, calling …

Three California churches are bringing a federal lawsuit against the state over Governor Gavin Newsom’s ban on singing as a part of religious services, claiming that the coronavirus restriction is being applied to them in a discriminatory manner. The Calvary Chapel of Ukiah, Calvary Chapel Fort Bragg, and River of Life Church say that the …

The second-largest teachers union in the U.S. called to defund the police and place a moratorium on charter schools in a “research paper” recommending that Los Angeles city schools stay closed at the beginning of the fall semester. United Teachers Los Angeles released its study on school reopenings on July 9, recommending that schools only …

Though pandemic isolation has made Colin Jost appreciate more than ever the routine of working at “Saturday Night Live”‘s 30 Rock studio, the Weekend Update co-host still isn’t sure if the upcoming season will be his last. Appearing – remotely – on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM show, Jost couldn’t give a definite answer when Stern …

The federal government is cracking down on fat bonuses for top executives of Neiman Marcus after The Post reported on the bankrupt chain’s controversial efforts to enrich its CEO. Henry Hobbs, the acting US Trustee overseeing Neiman’s Dallas, Tex., bankruptcy, blasted $10 million in bonuses Neiman has set aside for its senior staff, including CEO Geoffroy …

Wearing masks to school might not appeal to kids as much as dressing up for Trick or Treat — but Crayola thinks it can make the practice entertaining as children prepare to head back to classrooms amid a resurging COVID-19 pandemic. The crayon maker collaborated with manufacturer SchoolMaskPack to create a “five-day mask system for …

Movie theaters are taking to the high seas. Water-borne movie screenings are coming to New York this summer, offering a cinematic experience where physical distancing is easier. Sydney-based Beyond Cinema has announced it’ll bring its Floating Cinema production to a swath of cities in the US and Australia. The experience will be in New York …