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Supermodel, and founder of Every Mother Counts, Christy Turlington Burns, has joined a new COVID-19 maternity task force headed by Melissa DeRosa, secretary to the governor and chair of the New York State Council on Women and Girls. The task force will examine the authorizing and certifying of additional dedicated birthing centers to provide mothers …
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Drive-in movie theaters — a tiny, nearly forgotten sliver of the US cinema business — may be poised for a comeback as the coronavirus has shuttered indoor movie theaters nationwide. The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the movie theater industry with over 40,000 screens closed in the US alone — but a small group of …
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that the state’s coronavirus shutdown will be extended to May 15 in coordination with other states. “What happens after then? I don’t know,” Cuomo said of the shutdown extension, adding that he does not want to “project beyond” May 15. “We will see depending on what the data shows.” The …
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he is hoping baseball can return soon and made his feelings known to Mets COO Jeff Wilpon. But with one caveat. “I said why can’t we talk about a baseball season with nobody in the stands? Why can’t you play the game with the players,” Cuomo told his …
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John Legend joined a chorus of prison reform advocates Tuesday, calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to release some inmates amidst the raging coronavirus pandemic. “The spread of coronavirus in jails and prisons threatens the health and safety of New Yorkers. When someone is incarcerated, there is no such thing as social distancing, and ensuring good …
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City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot speaks during a news conference for the outbreak of coronavirus at City Hall in New York City, March 17, 2020. In the days and weeks before New York City implemented a virtual shutdown in early March, city officials urged their constituents to go about their daily lives without fear …
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As Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s popularity soars thanks to his handling of the coronavirus crisis — there’s also been a spike in Cuomo-centric products on offer from his growing fan base on crafts site Etsy. Items for sale include Cuomo prayer candles, socks and mugs with slogans from “I Have a Crush on Cuomo” to “Shh! …
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Cue the Shania Twain. Like the rest of the nation, Sandra Lee has had her eyes glued to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo — and his nipples — during the coronavirus pandemic, which can make it hard for a person to move on from a breakup like the two had in September. “I get up …
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Coronavirus claimed 1,973 lives in the U.S. on Wednesday, the largest one-day death toll in the country since the start of the pandemic, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. With over 432,000 Americans infected, almost 15,000 Americans have died in total as of Thursday morning. Earlier on Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the …
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Senator Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) on Wednesday labeled President Trump a ‘drug-pusher’ for continually touting hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus. “The president keeps taking the stage and as opposed to what Dr. [Anthony] Fauci and medical health professionals are telling us, pushing this drug,” Harris said on The View. “He’s got to stop — …