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Drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday that it is working on a promising treatment for coronavirus, as well as vaccine. The drugmaker said preclinical studies showed that an unspecified compound that was originally used to treat SARS — a different coronavirus — has shown potential in battling the dangerous illness. Pfizer research chief Mikael Dolsten said the …
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Ava DuVernay, Tyler Perry, Viola Davis, Lee Daniels and many more industry luminaries today paid tribute to Charles Gregory Ross after the Emmy-nominated hairstylist lost his battle with the coronavirus yesterday. “God bless you and keep you in His Kingdom forever,” DuVernay said of Ross, who she most recently worked with on her HBO Max …
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President Trump has been telling voters that the US economy will leap back to life “like a rocket,” stronger than ever after its bout with the coronavirus. But there is a reason economics is called the “dismal science.” There are emerging signs that any recovery will fail to match the speed and severity of the …
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Madonna, who has been posting bizarre video diary updates of herself in quarantine, said on Thursday that three friends have passed away in the last day. In her latest video, which shows her sitting in a darkened room at a typewriter while jazzy guitar music plays in the background, the 61-year-old singer said, “We can’t …
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When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet … all the way, from your first Broadway preview to your last Zoom call. Like all Broadway shows during the coronavirus pandemic, the revival of the classic musical “West Side Story” went dark March 12, just three weeks after opening night, with performances now planned to resume some …
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Billy Porter is urging his fans to get creative during the coronavirus pandemic. The 50-year-old “Pose” star, who recently asked his followers to recreate his 2019 Met Gala look using only items they already had at home, returned with a new “Quarantine Fashion Challenge” this week. “Get off the couch and shoot a video of …
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Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are donating proceeds from their mezcal brand Dos Hombres to benefit COVID-19 relief funds. “Recently we announced that Dos Hombres would be donating 30% of proceeds of all online sales to the United States Bartender’s Guild through May 1st,” the “Breaking Bad” co-stars wrote in statements on Thursday. “During these …
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus always looks lovely on the red carpet, but now that she’s stranded without her usual glam squad, things are looking … different. The 59-year-old “Veep” actress stars in a new PSA urging California residents to help fight the coronavirus pandemic by staying home to flatten the curve, and took the opportunity to show …
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What does toilet paper have to do with a global pandemic? Nothing. Yet millions of people have been panicking about their household supply. Store shelves have been emptied. Amazon is often out of stock. And social media is bursting with jokes and pleas for a roll or two. The good news: Things are calming down, …
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Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre says she has tested negative for the coronavirus, calling it “the best news.” “I just have pneumonia, very happy,” tweeted the 36-year-old mom, who had previously said she was “so scared” as she posted a photo of herself getting tested in a hospital in her hometown of Cairns in …
Drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday that it is working on a promising treatment for coronavirus, as well as vaccine. The drugmaker said preclinical studies showed that an unspecified compound that was originally used to treat SARS — a different coronavirus — has shown potential in battling the dangerous illness. Pfizer research chief Mikael Dolsten said the …
