• Iranian Gov’t Report Says Coronavirus Death Toll 80 Percent Higher than Previously Acknowledged

    Iranian Gov’t Report Says Coronavirus Death Toll 80 Percent Higher than Previously Acknowledged

    An Iranian woman wears a face mask following the coronavirus outbreak, Tehran, Iran, March 5, 2020. (WANA/Nazanin Tabatabaee/Reuters) Iran’s death toll from coronavirus is likely 80 percent higher than previously acknowledged, and the country’s infection rate could be eight to ten times higher than what the government has confirmed, according to an Iranian parliament report …
  • United cuts May flights by 90 percent, tells employees to brace for job cuts

    United cuts May flights by 90 percent, tells employees to brace for job cuts

    United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Wednesday that it has cut its flight schedule by 90% in May and expects similar cuts for June as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and warned that travel demand that is now “essentially at zero shows no sign of improving in the near term,” making job cuts likely. …
  • U.S. Experiences Worst Ever Single-Month Decline in Retail Sales amid Coronavirus Lockdown

    U.S. Experiences Worst Ever Single-Month Decline in Retail Sales amid Coronavirus Lockdown

    People wearing protective masks walk in a shopping district, following an outbreak of the coronavirus in Beijing, China, March 25, 2020. U.S. retail sales plummeted in March as the coronavirus pandemic caused business to grind to an almost complete halt and consumers became tighter with their spending habits. Total U.S. retail sales, which includes sales …
  • Andrew Cuomo talks baseball-return hope with Mets’ Jeff Wilpon

    Andrew Cuomo talks baseball-return hope with Mets’ Jeff Wilpon

    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 …
  • Prince Harry enjoying quarantine by ‘rolling around in hysterics’ with Archie

    Prince Harry enjoying quarantine by ‘rolling around in hysterics’ with Archie

    Prince Harry isn’t feeling guilty for enjoying family time with Meghan Markle and their 11-month-old son, Archie, in their Los Angeles home amid the coronavirus lockdown. The Duke of Sussex participated in a 30-minute virtual meeting with several U.K. parents and caretakers associated with his patronage WellChild, a children’s charity, over Easter Weekend, according to People. …
  • Michael Che to pay rent for NYC neighbors of grandmother who died of coronavirus

    Michael Che to pay rent for NYC neighbors of grandmother who died of coronavirus

    Martha would be very proud of her grand baby. Michael Che is paying homage to his grandmother, Martha, who recently died of coronavirus complications, in the kindest way possible. The “Saturday Night Live” star will pay one month’s rent for 160 residents in his grandmother’s public housing complex in NYC. “It’s crazy to me that …
  • Car-rental firm Hertz seeks coronavirus bailout

    Car-rental firm Hertz seeks coronavirus bailout

    Carl Icahn’s car-rental company, Hertz, is seeking a bailout from Uncle Sam to fend off a looming cash crunch that threatens to push it over the edge, The Post has learned. Hertz Global Holdings, known for snagging OJ Simpson as its spokesman at the height of his football career, faces a $1 billion-to-$1.5 billion budget …
  • Bad news on the economy all we’re likely to see — for now

    Bad news on the economy all we’re likely to see — for now

    On Tuesday the stock market rallied nicely because people — at least market commentators — perceived that there was good news about the virus. And they ignored the bad news — lots of it, and not just perceived bad news — about how hard coronavirus had hit the US and world economies. On Wednesday the …
  • Heather Dubrow defends 6-ounce, $28.95 hand sanitizer sales

    Heather Dubrow defends 6-ounce, $28.95 hand sanitizer sales

    “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Heather Dubrow and her “Botched” star husband, Terry, have come under fire for selling small bottles of their own brand of hand sanitizer for $28.95 on TV — apparently without donating proceeds to charity. The Hollywood millionaires went on ShopHQ to hawk their products, and they sold a huge …
  • Influencer comes clean about NYC exodus after Page Six inquiry

    Influencer comes clean about NYC exodus after Page Six inquiry

    Influencer Arielle Charnas was pummeled online as a “covidiot” earlier this month when she fled Manhattan for the Hamptons — after testing positive for the coronavirus. And this week, some suspected fellow influencer Tanya Zuckerbrot had also not followed shelter-in-place rules and tried to cover it up on Instagram. Eyebrows were raised after Zuckerbrot started …