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Zoom shares skyrocketed more than 30 percent on Tuesday following an earnings report that saw the video conferencing provider obliterate Wall Street’s estimates for the quarter. The San Jose, Calif.-based company was up as much as 39 percent in pre-market trading Tuesday as brokerages raised their price guidance by an average of $161 a share …
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DAKAR, Senegal — The twisting metallic skyscrapers planned for Akon City look like they could sprout on Mars in the distant future – blueprints that scream: Bring your hoverboard. But Akon, the R&B singer who split his youth between this West African country and New Jersey, said his $6 billion eponymous development project will transform …
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Frederick “Toots” Hibbert of iconic reggae group Toots and the Maytals has been hospitalized in Jamaica and is currently awaiting the results of a coronavirus test. “While reports of Mr. Hibbert being in an intensive care unit at a private facility in the Corporate Area are true, the family would like to assure those concerned …
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The U.S. coronavirus case count surpassed 6 million on Monday, less than eight months after the first American case of the virus was recorded, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The milestone comes a little over three weeks after the country topped 5 million cases on August 9. While infections are falling in nearly …
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Fall is coming — and Hamptons restaurants are about to enter uncharted territory. As coronavirus lockdowns drag on, Manhattanites are in no hurry to return to their pokey apartments. So summer dining spots that would normally close after Labor Day are making unprecedented plans to stay open even as the weather cools. But even as …
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The cast of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is reuniting at HBO Max to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary. Series star Will Smith and series regulars Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid and Alfonso Ribeiro will all be part of the special, as will DJ Jazzy Jeff. It is set to tape …
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Jimmy Kimmel is returning to his late-night talk show following his stint hosting the Emmys with his show also heading back into its usual location of the El Capitan Entertainment Centre. Kimmel returns from his summer break on Monday, Sept. 21, and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will be back in the studio, having filmed from Kimmel’s …
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Sharon Stone says her sister Kelly, who suffers from Lupus and had been hospitalized with COVID-19, has now tested negative for COVID. “My sister @kellystonesingr & her husband finally tested Covid negative today for the 1st time,” Stone, 62, tweeted on Monday. She also thanked her fans for their support. Earlier this month, the actress …
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China is forcing some residents of Xinjiang Province to take concoctions of traditional Chinese medicine to treat coronavirus, even though the medicines are not scientifically proven to be effective against the illness, the Associated Press reported on Monday. Xinjiang has been under lockdown for 45 days following the appearance of over 800 cases of coronavirus. …
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AMC Entertainment, the largest movie theater chain in the US, is selling off nine cinemas in the Baltic region as the coronavirus crushes sales. The company on Monday announced that it has signed a deal to sell nine venues across Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, to Up Invest, owners of a Baltic cinema group, for $77 …
Zoom shares skyrocketed more than 30 percent on Tuesday following an earnings report that saw the video conferencing provider obliterate Wall Street’s estimates for the quarter. The San Jose, Calif.-based company was up as much as 39 percent in pre-market trading Tuesday as brokerages raised their price guidance by an average of $161 a share …
