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Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who recently vowed to reopen London’s “The Phantom of the Opera” despite what the show’s producer called a “huge financial hit” from the coronavirus shutdown, has volunteered to get an experimental COVID-19 vaccine “to prove that theatres can re-open safely.” “I am excited that tomorrow I am going to be vaccinated …
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Don’t mistake the Big Ten and Pac-12 cancelling all fall sports for the end of college football in 2020. At least not yet. If you need more proof that the sport is geographical and controlled by conferences rather than the overarching NCAA, consider the Big 12’s renewed commitment Wednesday to moving forward with all fall …
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Jon Bon Jovi gave an update on his son Jacob, as well as his bandmates, after they all contracted COVID-19 earlier this year. The 58-year-old rocker opened up about how differently Jacob, 18, experienced the novel virus compared to Bon Jovi keyboard player David Bryan and percussionist Everett Bradley, who both came down with it. …
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This concert venue may have a very important solution to live music in the coronavirus era. About 2,500 people watched Sam Fender perform from 500 individual VIP-like platforms and pens in one of the UK’s first properly social-distanced concerts. The outdoor show on August 11 was held at the Virgin Money Unity Arena, in Gosforth …
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Stevie Nicks urged fans Tuesday to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously, calling it a “silent killer hiding in the shadows.” “Everyone gathering at the beaches ~ in the bars~ block parties ~ etcetera ~ Let’s get drunk and make out and by the way ‘Can I have the other half of your drink?’~ We are …
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The British economy suffered a massive contraction from April to June as the coronavirus pandemic plunged the UK into its worst recorded recession, officials said. The country’s gross domestic product plummeted by 20.4 percent in the second quarter, the biggest decline since officials there started keeping quarterly records in 1955, the Office for National Statistics …
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the U.S. government has signed a $1.5 billion deal to purchase 100 million doses of Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine. “We are investing in the development and manufacture of the top six vaccine candidates to ensure rapid delivery. The military is ready to go, they’re ready to deliver a …
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New York health commissioner Howard Zucker has refused to give state lawmakers an estimate of the number of nursing home residents who died of coronavirus but who were not counted in the state’s official tally of coronavirus deaths at nursing homes. Out of at least 163,000 deaths from coronavirus nationally, 68,200 have been among residents …
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday rejected a plan from the Tampa-area school district to begin the school year with online classes only, insisting that schools must allow parents to send their children back to school if they so choose. “Some of this stuff is just not debatable anymore,” DeSantis said during a Monday roundtable at a …
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The United States has entered an agreement with drugmaker Moderna Inc to acquire 100 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine for around $1.5 billion, the company and White House said on Tuesday. The United States in recent weeks has made deals to acquire hundreds of millions of doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines from several companies …
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who recently vowed to reopen London’s “The Phantom of the Opera” despite what the show’s producer called a “huge financial hit” from the coronavirus shutdown, has volunteered to get an experimental COVID-19 vaccine “to prove that theatres can re-open safely.” “I am excited that tomorrow I am going to be vaccinated …
