coronavirus

As a former Victoria’s Secret model and the co-founder of Wander Beauty, Lindsay Ellingson knows a thing or two about the mood-boosting power of makeup — and she’s not slacking on her regimen while staying home. “If I stick to it, it boosts my energy and I feel more productive overall,” Ellingson, who’s currently quarantining …

It’s still showtime without Showtime for “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.” Season 5 of the “Drag Race” spinoff will premiere at 8 p.m. Friday, June 5 on VH1 — not Showtime, as previously announced. But the show will go on with a whole new set of dishy divas. “For ‘All Stars 5,’ we’ve come up …

For the third time in as many months, far-left CBS News has been caught broadcasting fake coronavirus footage to manufacture a crisis narrative. In March, the fake news outlet was caught using film footage from an overwhelmed hospital in Northern Italy in a report about New York City hospitals. After CBS was busted for this, …

American and Chinese officials agreed to forge ahead with implementing their landmark trade deal despite a bitter spat over China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Officials from both nations agreed on a Thursday conference call that they were making “good progress” toward setting up the government infrastructure needed to make the phase-one agreement a success, …

U.S. unemployment hit 14.7 percent in April amid the coronavirus pandemic, the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday that the country lost 20.5 million jobs in April, “with particularly heavy job losses in leisure and hospitality.” The 10.3-point increase the unemployment rate from March to April …

Organizers of the New York Film Festival, one of the signature cultural events in the city hardest-hit by COVID-19, say they are still exploring a range of scenarios for the 58th edition this fall, including live events. Delivering some combination of in-person and digital experiences is still the goal, Film at Lincoln Center said, confirming …

Ari and Justin don’t mind if quarantine goes on forever. In the star-studded new music video for Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande’s track “Stuck With U,” both show off their blissful lockdown experiences in a massive montage supercut full of fans — and brief looks into fellow famous peoples’ isolation situations. Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad …

The coronavirus has the US economy coughing up a lung. The nation lost a record 20.5 million jobs in April as the pandemic caused the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the feds said Friday. The mass layoffs sent the unemployment rate up to 14.7 percent — the highest ever recorded since the government …

Tesla reportedly plans to restart its California plant as soon as Friday as the state lifts coronavirus restrictions for manufacturers. The electric-car maker wants to resume production at the Bay Area factory on Friday afternoon, CEO Elon Musk told employees in a Thursday email reported by Bloomberg News. Tesla shut down assembly lines there in …

A Michigan barber, who reopened his shop Monday in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus lockdown order, says that even though he was issued tickets that could see him face jail time and fines, he will continue working until police arrest him, Taser him or “Jesus walks in.” Karl Manke, 77, told local media outlets …