• ‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin now hawking ‘cool cat’ face masks

    ‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin now hawking ‘cool cat’ face masks

    Hey all you healthy cats and kittens out there. Carole Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Fla., and one of the stars of “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness,” is now selling themed face masks printed with her very own catchphrase: “Hey all you cool cats and kittens.” “Be one of the first …
  • Dow jumps 700 points after Moderna reports promising coronavirus vaccine

    Dow jumps 700 points after Moderna reports promising coronavirus vaccine

    US stocks surged Monday on hopes for a coronavirus vaccine that could allow the global economy to emerge from its pandemic-induced coma. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped as much as 701.31 points, or 2.9 percent, to 24,386.73 at the open after biotech firm Moderna reported promising results from a small human trial of its …
  • Federal Reserve chairman says US economy may not recover until late 2021

    Federal Reserve chairman says US economy may not recover until late 2021

    The US economy’s may not recover from the coronavirus crisis until the end of 2021, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell warned. While he rejected the idea that the pandemic will lead to a second Great Depression, the nation’s top central banker said it’s unclear just how quickly the economy will get back on its feet …
  • ITALEXIT FEARS: Italians' drive to leave the EU surges as voters ‘change mind on Europe’

    ITALEXIT FEARS: Italians' drive to leave the EU surges as voters ‘change mind on Europe’

    ITALIANS who were once proud of their place in the European Union are beginning to grow weary with the bloc over its less than sympathetic response to the coronavirus crisis. Italy was the first country in Europe to be placed on strict lockdown as it struggled to cope with the spread of COVID-19. As the …
  • Beware and be weary of permanent work from home

    Beware and be weary of permanent work from home

    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey emailed employees this week to say they could work from home permanently after the coronavirus pandemic lockdown passes. Twitter was one of the first major tech companies to order its employees to work from home in response to the pandemic. Last week, Facebook and Google told their respective employees they can …
  • A federal judge in North Carolina has blocked Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order that limits indoor religious services

    A federal judge in North Carolina has blocked Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order that limits indoor religious services

    A federal judge in North Carolina has blocked Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order that limits indoor religious services to just 10 people during the coronavirus outbreak, ruling that there is “no pandemic exception” to the U.S. Constitution. Judge James C. Dever III’s ruling on Saturday highlighted that Cooper’s “stay-at-home” did not set the same standard …
  • Apple reopening 25 more US stores, will soon top 100 worldwide

    Apple reopening 25 more US stores, will soon top 100 worldwide

    Apple Inc will this week reopen more than 25 of its branded stores in the United States, the company said on Sunday, continuing a gradual process that has unlocked doors at nearly a fifth of its worldwide retail outlets. The iPhone maker in March shut all its stores outside of Greater China in response to …
  • Golf’s charity return was treat we needed — down to the shorts

    Golf’s charity return was treat we needed — down to the shorts

    It was a welcome sight. Live sports on television after the coronavirus crisis has robbed us of them for the better part of the past two months. Live golf seen on TV at Seminole Golf Club, an American treasure that most of the world has never seen because of its exclusivity, tucked into Juno Beach, …
  • MLB’s proposed coronavirus rules could compromise quality of the game

    MLB’s proposed coronavirus rules could compromise quality of the game

    First of all, enough with the spitting. I get why we’re all so fascinated by the notion that coronavirus baseball will be expectorate-free. Spitting is as synonymous with baseball as are home runs, stolen bases and poverty-crying owners. Guess what, though? Most players, understanding the logic behind the banishment, will go along with it. Those …
  • NYC restaurant’s reopening will include changes like masks, food lockers

    NYC restaurant’s reopening will include changes like masks, food lockers

    The lengthy coronavirus lockdowns will force New York City’s restaurateurs to pivot when they finally start to welcome customers — and some pivots will be sharper than others. Stratis Morfogen, founder of Philippe Chow and co-founder of the Brooklyn Chop House, was gearing up to open his new concept, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, in the East …