coronavirus

Adam Schlesinger, a musician and songwriter highly regarded for his work as a member of Fountains of Wayne and an Emmy-winning songwriter for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” has died as a result of coronavirus complications, “Variety” has confirmed. He was 52. Schlesinger passed away Wednesday morning. He was divorced and is survived by two daughters. More …

Comic Ali Wentworth has confirmed she has tested positive for coronavirus, saying, “I’ve never been sicker.” Wentworth, 55, posted a photo from her bed as she wrote on Instagram that she was suffering from “high fever. Horrific body aches.. Heavy chest. I’m quarantined from my family. This is pure misery #stayhome” Her husband, “Good Morning …

Filip Palmgren had wanted to work on planes since he was a child. Now, after just two years as a flight attendant, the 21-year-old has lost his job because of the coronavirus crisis and will be soon heading to work in a hospital instead to help save patients. He is part of a first group …

A Brooklyn taxi operator who got his first medallion in the 1970s has filed for bankruptcy as the coronavirus ravages an already struggling industry, The Post has learned. Joe Pross, who started driving a taxi in 1975 and now runs a fleet of 42 cabs, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for his Crown Heights-based …

Chicken with salmonella can make you sick. So can romaine lettuce with E. coli and buffets with lurking norovirus. So why aren’t health officials warning people about eating food contaminated with the new coronavirus? The answer has to do with the varying paths organisms take to make people sick. Respiratory viruses like the new coronavirus …

She’s casting a spell to banish the coronavirus doldrums. J.K. Rowling is giving muggles the opportunity to enjoy her Harry Potter world from the comfort of their homes by launching an immersive new Hogwarts website. “Parents, teachers and carers working to keep children amused and interested while we’re on lockdown might need a bit of …

The best leaders know when to use power and when to rescind it. Perhaps it’s natural and understandable for most people to think that things like “leadership” and “character” are forged and evidenced in response to crisis. It’s quite apparent in the present moment that judgments about public figures are being shaped by how they’re …

Don’t be complacent. But do have hope. Right now there are plenty of reasons to worry deeply about the toll COVID-19 will take on America. Cases and deaths are spiraling upward. Our main tools for addressing the crisis involve simply locking society down, leading to shocking economic harms. And even if these tools prove effective, …

Samuel L. Jackson has a message for you during the coronavirus quarantine: “Stay the f–k at home.” During an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Tuesday night, the “Snakes on a Plane” actor served up a profanity-laced sequel to the 2011 bestselling book “Go the F–k to Sleep,” which was written by Adam Mansbach, with …

US manufacturing activity contracted less than expected in March, but disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic pushed new orders received by factories to an 11-year low, reinforcing economists’ views that the economy was in recession. The Institute for Supply Management said on Wednesday its index of national factory activity fell to a reading of 49.1 …