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A third of the world’s small businesses slashed jobs as the coronavirus ate into their sales and forced many to shut down, a new survey shows. The figures released Tuesday detail a bleak landscape for small merchants around the globe as they grapple with COVID-19 and the massive economic crisis it has caused. Some 33 …

A federal judge in New Jersey has denied movie theaters’ pleas to reopen across the Garden State. The move comes after a group of the nation’s top theaters led by AMC, Regal and Cinemark sued the state over “unconstitutional closers” last week. The group was looking for a temporary restraining order to force New Jersey …

Tesla is planning to temporarily shut down its Fremont factory for upgrades, a move that arrives just a day after reports emerged that coronavirus cases were surging at the plant. The closure, which is expected to come at the end of the month according to Tesla blog Electrek, is necessary to install new heavy machinery …

Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Shereé Whitfield revealed on Tuesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. “I know I have been MIA,” Whitfield, 50, said on Instagram. “I’ve really just been at home, self-quarantining, for the past week and a half. I just want you guys to know that it is no joke. …

While promoting his new war flick “Greyhound” on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Tuesday night, Tom Hanks revealed that he and wife Rita Wilson experienced vastly different symptoms during their much-publicized bout with the coronavirus in March. The pair had both tested positive during a break from shooting Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic in …

Biotech company Moderna announced on Tuesday that a potential coronavirus vaccine has produced a “robust” immune response in all patients participating in early vaccine trials. The trials centered on three groups of 45 patients, each of whom received the trial vaccine. While preliminary data from the trials was released in May, those results have now …

Let’s hope he’s the only corona that makes a comeback. Jose Corona, 46, said he’s relieved to reopen his Jackson Heights barbershop — both for himself and the community. “The barbershop is a part of the community where people come to get a haircut, some advice, or just someone to talk to,” he said. “[Before …

What started as another dip in the TV nostalgia pool has ended up making waves for NBC as most of its independently owned affiliates are pledging not to air Thursday night’s “30 Rock” reunion. The prime-time reunion, created by and starring the team behind the original NBC comedy mainstay, including Tina Fey, is scheduled to …

JetBlue has announced it will be extending its middle seat ban through summer. The carrier revealed Monday it will continue to block off middle seats on its larger aircraft and aisle seats on smaller planes in bookings through Sept. 8, in an update on its “Safety from the Ground Up” post about the steps JetBlue …

First there was toilet paper. Then there was hand sanitizer. Now there’s a run on guns. US gun sales surged in recent months as Americans grappled with unprecedented coronavirus lockdowns and massive protests against police brutality, a new report says. The FBI ran about 5.4 million background checks for gun purchases from April to June, …