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With restaurants closed over coronavirus, fans of impossible-to-get-into eatery Rao’s may finally be able to taste the hotspot’s coveted meatballs — via takeout. The eatery’s LA location is offering pick-up and delivery, we hear. There’s also buzz that even Rao’s intimate, old-school, East Harlem location is offering takeout and delivery in some instances, (though who’s …
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Kevin Bacon is offering up a fun and thoughtful way to encourage folks to stay home to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The actor, who has been deemed Hollywood’s most interconnected figure through the concept of “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”, took to his social platforms today to not only encourage his millions for …
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The New York Stock Exchange announced Wednesday that it will close its trading floors temporarily and move to electronic trading only starting Monday, a decision reached after two people tested positive during coronavirus screenings. Trading floors Wall Street in downtown Manhattan and in San Francisco will be shuttered for the time being as a “precautionary step to …
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When the task force for the office of Vice President Mike Pence reached out to the sports media personality known as PFT Commenter to have Dr. Anthony Fauci on his podcast, PFT’s first reaction was pause. While Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take,” which PFT Commenter co-hosts with Dan “Big Cat” Katz, is the most listened …
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Congress on Wednesday sent a $104 billion aid package to President Trump’s desk even as lawmakers mull a third, broader stimulus plan to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and bring relief to sectors of the economy that have been battered by the resulting crisis. By a 90–8 vote, the Senate passed the Families …
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USA GAG — With the world slowing down around them, the Yankees that have so far remained in town tried to maintain some kind of normalcy, which is why several of them showed up to take batting practice at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday with hitting coach Marcus Thames. Not surprisingly, even that has …
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The Dow closed below the 20,000 mark for the first time in more than three years amid widening alarm on Wall Street over the Chinese virus. The Dow Jones industrial average finished Wednesday at 19,898.92, off 1,338.46 points, or 6.3 percent, as investors looking to raise cash liquidated nearly everything they could, including safe-haven assets …
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The Chinese virus pandemic may have already thrust the economy into a recession by bringing some of its most vital parts to a screeching halt, experts say. The crisis has caused a swift slowdown in economic activity across the US and the world. Restaurants and bars have scaled back service or closed altogether. Airlines have …
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Lori Loughlin’s highly-anticipated college admissions scandal trial will go on as planned in October despite the Chinese virus pandemic, a federal judge in Boston has ruled. Federal courts in Boston, Springfield and Worcester will remain open amid the outbreak, though pre-trial deadlines in criminal cases have been extended for 60 days, the Boston Herald reported. …
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While the rest of us huddle in place as society grounds to a halt due to the novel Chinese virus covid-19, Cardi B is trying to get paid. The irrepressible rapper stayed in the spotlight this week after a remix that prominently featured a chunk of her profane rant about the pandemic quickly went, well, …