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Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and Senate Republicans released the text for their massive phase-three coronavirus relief package Thursday, outlining a trillion-dollar plan that includes direct payments of $1,200 per person and $2,400 for couples to help offset economic losses amid the growing pandemic. McConnell said the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security Act” …
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It’s never been better to be a gamer. Video game retail giant GameStop called itself “essential retail” in a memo to employees, instructing them to keep stores open — despite local governments nationwide issuing lockdowns amid the coronavirus crisis, Kotaku reported. “Due to the products we carry that enable and enhance our customers’ experience in …
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Investors don’t have to drown in the sea of red that is the coronavirus-battered stock market. The pandemic-fueled stock plunge has created some golden opportunities for people eager to invest — if they know where to look, according to experts. “It’s a good time to pick stocks because we’ve found that in this backdrop or …
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Justin Bieber is looking up for answers when it comes to coping with coronavirus: The singer took to Instagram Live Thursday to pray with concerned fans in self-isolation. “I’m going to say a quick prayer, and if you guys agree with me, cool,” Bieber, 25, began. “If you don’t, it’s also cool, you don’t have …
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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he would help with New York City mayor Bill de Blasio’s plea for ventilators to deal with the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, as New York governor Andrew Cuomo warned that the state could hit “a peak in about five or six weeks” with over 100,000 hospitalizations. Musk, who has …
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As Chinese virus continues to spread around the world, celebrities are finding news ways to lend a hand, whether by donating to hospitals, feeding families or simply helping boost fans’ spirits during these dark days. The latest to pitch in is shapewear mogul Kim Kardashian, whose SKIMS brand will be restocking its popular Cotton Collection …
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The inevitable has finally happened: coronavirus has canned Cannes. The Cannes Film Festival said Thursday it is postponing its 2020 edition, marking one of the biggest business and entertainment event cancellations due to the virus. Organizers said they are now eyeing dates in late June to early July. Here’s the statement from the festival: At …
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is being slammed as “grotesque” over his PSA to get people to self-isolate during the coronavirus crisis — which featured him shirtless in a hot tub while puffing on a cigar. “Here I am at home, taking a jacuzzi, smoking a little stogie,” the 72-year-old former governor of California said in Wednesday’s clip …
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has teamed up with TikTok to help feed families who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. TikTok has donated $3 million to Schwarzenegger’s foundation After-School All-Stars, which raises money for afterschool programs for kids. “Because of the corona crisis, those kids have been sent home so now instead of providing after school …
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Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) told colleagues during a closed-door lunch on Thursday that he and recently-appointed White House Chief-of-Staff Mark Meadows are telling President Trump to oppose direct cash payments to Americans during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. 🚨🚨NEWS, from the closed Senate GOP lunch: @LindseyGrahamSC just told his Republican colleagues that he is trying …
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and Senate Republicans released the text for their massive phase-three coronavirus relief package Thursday, outlining a trillion-dollar plan that includes direct payments of $1,200 per person and $2,400 for couples to help offset economic losses amid the growing pandemic. McConnell said the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security Act” …
