coronavirus

A nationwide meat shortage is poised to worsen next month, supermarket executives warn — and the Big Apple is facing jacked-up prices and spotty shelves like everywhere else. Supplies of steaks, chicken breasts, pork chops and cold cuts are expected to further dwindle in the coming weeks, as the full force of coronavirus-driven plant closures …

Face masks, temperature checks and packaged sandwiches could all become part of the daily routine for bankers as their employers work out how to get them safely back into the office. While a growing number of countries are starting to ease lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the threat of a new wave of infections …

Tom Hanks made good on his promise. On Wednesday, the Oscar winner shared photos of his plasma donation, after saying publicly that he planned to give blood and plasma to help find a vaccine for COVID-19. “Here’s last week’s bag of plasma. Such a bag!” he wrote on social media. “After the paperwork, it’s as …

Posty is doing the mosty. Post Malone, 24, is asking his fans to help him donate up to $1 million to a charity of their choosing. The “Circles” singer is using the celebrity fan platform Community to find causes that his fans support. “Not everyone has the ability to financially support causes that may be …

CBS has scheduled two new reality series for this summer, and in doing so also postponed the lonnnng-awaited return of “The Amazing Race.” Season 32 of “The Amazing Race,” which had completed production prior to the pandemic and was originally set to premiere Wednesday, May 20, instead will arrive later in 2020, given the Emmy-winning …

Couples who play together, stay together. Priyanka Chopra is learning how to play piano with lessons from husband Nick Jonas while they’re quarantined during the coronavirus pandemic. “I make my husband teach me [piano.] I’ve never played, but I’ve always wanted to learn an instrument, so I make him give me a half-hour or 45-minute …

Even celebrities are struggling with boredom during the coronavirus pandemic. Not only have stars been doubling down on their beauty routines with face masks, hair treatments and bubble baths, but some have also starting making drastic changes to their manes at home, using boxed dyes to experiment with shades ranging from bright blue to hot …

The 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards will carry on without an in-person ceremony this year, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences confirmed on Wednesday. Instead, the org is moving forward with at-home remote video productions for various Emmy awards in 2020, including Daytime, Sports, News & Documentary, and Technology & Engineering. Originally scheduled …

Lyft said on Wednesday it plans to lay off 982 employees, or 17 percent, of the ride-hailing firm’s workforce, due to the economic challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Wall Street reacted by sending the shares up almost 5 percent, or $1.62, to $34.36. Earlier this month, the Uber rival announced that some drivers sidelined …

Boeing said on Wednesday it would cut its 160,000-person workforce by about 10 percent, further reduce 787 Dreamliner production and try to boost liquidity as it prepares for a years-long industry recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that drove its second consecutive quarterly loss. Planemakers, airlines and suppliers have been left reeling by the pandemic, which …