coronavirus

The US economy added 1.4 million jobs last month in the latest sign that the nation’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is losing steam, the feds said Friday. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent in August as businesses continued to reopen following lockdowns that gutted the economy this spring, according to the Bureau of …

Nearly two-thirds of restaurants in New York State say they’ll have to shut their doors if they don’t obtain additional government relief, according to a grim survey released Thursday. The New York State Restaurant Association polled 1,042 eateries and 64 percent said they are likely to close by year’s end without help to counter a …

Holy COVID, Batman! After an early report on Thursday said that production on Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” had been halted due to a positive coronavirus test from a crew member, the inflicted person has been revealed: the film’s star, British actor Robert Pattinson. Sources told Vanity Fair that, although Warner Bros. is keeping mum, the …

Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” has suspended filming in the United Kingdom after a crew member tested positive for coronavirus. “A member of ‘The Batman’ production has tested positive for Covid-19 and is isolating in accordance with established protocols,” a Warner Bros. spokesperson said in a statement. “Filming is temporarily paused.” News of the shutdown comes …

Lili Reinhart doesn’t “feel good” about returning to the “Riverdale” set during the coronavirus pandemic. The 23-year-old actress said the cast and crew must quarantine for two weeks in Vancouver, where they will stay until Christmas to film the last three episodes of Season 4 and Season 5, according to a new interview. “I genuinely …

Technology stocks took a tumble on Wall Street Thursday, giving back some of their spectacular gains over the past several months and dragging the rest of the market down with them. The S&P 500 was down 3.4 percent as of 11:20 a.m. Eastern time, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 4.8 percent. Both indexes had set …

Hollywood talent agency UTA, whose star-studded client list includes Will Ferrell, Chris Pratt and Ryan Seacrest, laid off 50 of its 1,100 employees as the pandemic continues to crimp its business. UTA chief executive Jeremy Zimmer delivered the news in a staff email late Wednesday, adding that despite the “difficult decision,” business is starting to …

Costume designer Patricia Field is the mastermind behind the iconic fashion looks on “Sex and the City,” “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Ugly Betty” and “Younger.” And now, the native New Yorker is sprinkling her stylish magic dust on 2020’s most in-demand and important accessory: the humble face mask. “Let’s look at it as the new …

Alyssa Milano still has a few lingering symptoms after overcoming coronavirus. “I still have occasional heart palpitations,” she wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday. “I still forget my words (absolute worst part). But it’s not nearly as bad as it was a few weeks ago.” Milano, 47, revealed she tested positive for coronavirus …

Some 881,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus pandemic kept the job market under pressure, the feds said Thursday. The significant drop in initial jobless claims was likely the result of changes to how the US Department of Labor reports the weekly numbers. The agency started using a new method for …