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Unscripted shows from TV channels like Food Network, TLC and HGTV helped Discovery beat Wall Street’s profit expectations despite a slight revenue dip fueled by the coronavirus. The broadcasting giant said its portfolio of TV brands lost 6 percent of its total subscribers from the first quarter of 2019. Among its biggest channels, including Discovery, …
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Former president Barack Obama accused Senators Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) of giving “credence to a Russian disinformation campaign” by probing a possible conflict of interest between Hunter Biden’s business dealings and Joe Biden’s diplomatic work. In a March letter to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) — which maintains …
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How many words for female genitalia are there? It sounds like Ricky Gervais went through all of them while negotiating a joke about 85-year-old Judi Dench‘s unmentionables for this year’s Golden Globes in January. Appearing via video on Tuesday’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” the five-time Globes host said he had to run his jokes …
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Fittingly, three-time 3-Point Contest champion Craig Hodges came from all the way downtown to call out his former teammate, Michael Jordan. Hodges, who played on the Chicago Bulls in the ’80s and ’90s, apparently has joined the rest of America in watching “The Last Dance,” ESPN’s 10-part docuseries on Jordan and the final year of …
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Federal lawmakers are making a bipartisan push to bail out the auto industry as the coronavirus crisis causes car sales to plummet, a new report says. Midwestern representatives are circulating a letter to convince their colleagues to throw auto manufacturers and suppliers a financial lifeline in a future relief package, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. …
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The coronavirus crisis is reportedly forcing US airlines to burn through more than $10 billion in cash each month as demand for travel evaporates. Industry group Airlines for America plans to detail the pandemic’s staggering cost at a Wednesday US Senate hearing on the state of the beleaguered aviation sector, Reuters reported. “The US airline …
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Didn’t get a ticket to BravoCon last year? Now you can still hang out with a few of your favorite stars — albeit virtually — for a good cause. “Summer House” cast members Kyle Cooke, Amanda Batula and Carl Radke, the team behind Loverboy drinks, are hosting a 500-plus person Zoom fundraiser called Spritz for …
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Venerable US retailer Lord & Taylor plans to liquidate inventory in its 38 department stores once restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus are lifted as it braces for a bankruptcy process from which it does not expect to emerge, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Lord & Taylor’s preparations to liquidate its …
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Airbnb is reportedly laying off nearly 2,000 employees due to the coronavirus pandemic — effectively slashing its headcount by 25 percent. The 1,900 workers axed by the home-sharing startup will receive a four-month pay package, as well as accelerated equity vesting and health insurance for a year, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. CEO Brian …
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Donald Faison and Zach Braff paid tribute to their late “Scrubs” co-star Sam Lloyd, who died on Thursday at age 56 after a long battle with cancer. “Hey guys, It’s Zach and Donald here. We have a bit of bad news,” Faison began their podcast, “Fake Doctors, Real Friends” on Tuesday, before telling their fans …
Unscripted shows from TV channels like Food Network, TLC and HGTV helped Discovery beat Wall Street’s profit expectations despite a slight revenue dip fueled by the coronavirus. The broadcasting giant said its portfolio of TV brands lost 6 percent of its total subscribers from the first quarter of 2019. Among its biggest channels, including Discovery, …
