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Major League Baseball may have just settled the 2020 season with its players after three grueling months of labor negotiations, but now some teams have set their sights on hosting fans in ballparks despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Houston Astros apparently are one of those teams. “That’s the plan,” Astros owner Jim Crane told …
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Billie Eilish can’t be seeing much on her Instagram feed these days. The Grammy-winning star, who boasts nearly 65 million followers on the social-media platform, appears to have unfollowed every account she previously kept her eye on. As of Thursday morning, she has a follower count of “0.” It’s unclear why the 18-year-old singer took …
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Prince William ventured out to visit an Oxford University coronavirus vaccine lab – becoming the first British royal to be seen wearing a face mask amid the pandemic, according to a report. Wearing a mask and googles, the Duke of Cambridge met “guinea pigs” testing the vaccine on Wednesday and told researchers that their work …
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Restaurant chain Chuck E. Cheese parent CEC Entertainment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday, making it the latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic that has crushed entertainment and leisure industries globally. The company described the current crisis as the “most challenging” in its history and said it would use the bankruptcy proceedings to continue …
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Probably people in the country where the first effective vaccine is developed. About a dozen different vaccines are in various stages of testing worldwide, including in Britain, China and the U.S. This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said he is cautiously optimistic there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the …
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Former Defense Secretary General James Mattis has encouraged citizens in his hometown to continue wearing face masks amid the pandemic. In a new public service announcement video, he urged those in Richland, Washington to continue taking precautions to limit the spread of the coronavirus. During the video, he pulled down his bandana and addressed his …
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Regal Cinemas, one of the largest movie theater chains in the US, has announced a plan to show classic movies and fan favorites when they reopen instead of blockbuster titles. According to Variety, the theatre chain plans to show favorites such as “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Jaws” and “Black Panther.” The move comes just weeks …
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The opening of Disney’s two flagship theme parks in California will be delayed amid an increase in coronavirus cases, the company said Wednesday. Anaheim’s Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, both closed due to the pandemic, had planned a phased reopening beginning on July 17. But the company said in a statement Wednesday that they learned …
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Delta Air Lines says an estimated 500 employees have contracted coronavirus during the pandemic — and the virus has killed at least 10, according to a report. CEO Ed Bastian said at a sharehlders’ meeting earlier this month the “vast majority” of the employees have recovered from the dangerous illness, Newsweek reported Wednesday. “We have …
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The Dow dropped 700 points on Wednesday amid growing fears that the sudden spikes in COVID-19 cases could delay the economy from rebounding as quickly as some had hoped. The Dow Jones industrial average index of blue-chip stocks ended the day down 710.16 points, or 2.7 percent, to 25445.94, while the S&P 500 fared only …
Major League Baseball may have just settled the 2020 season with its players after three grueling months of labor negotiations, but now some teams have set their sights on hosting fans in ballparks despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Houston Astros apparently are one of those teams. “That’s the plan,” Astros owner Jim Crane told …
