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CBS’ late-night talk shows “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show With James Corden” are returning to the studio. The shows have been filming remotely since the COVID-19 production shutdown in March but will return to some level of normality from next week. ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish revealed the news on …
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On Thursday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that he tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). According to a release sent by his office, DeWine tested positive after undergoing a coronavirus test as a part of the procedure for President Donald J. Trump’s visit to Northeast Ohio on Thursday. DeWine was set to greet Trump on …
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Weekly unemployment claims fell last week to their lowest level since the coronavirus pandemic began, although claims continue to be filed at a rate unprecedented before the U.S. outbreak began. Initial jobless claims totaled 1.186 million for the week ending August 1, below the 1.42 million economists had expected and about 249,000 less than the …
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor for the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force, said Wednesday that the country can overcome the coronavirus without shutting down the economy a second time. “There seems to be a misperception that either you shut down completely and damage a lot of things, mental health, the economy, all kinds of things, …
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ViacomCBS, home of “Survivor” and MTV, saw a 12-percent slump in sales last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic sent ad sales down 27 percent. The declines were offset, however, by growth in the media company’s streaming business, which saw revenues rise 25 percent as more consumers hunkered down at home during the pandemic. Despite the …
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Happy birthday to Todd! Kandi Burruss embraced social distancing while celebrating her husband Todd Tucker’s birthday by having scantily clad dancers perform in boxes on Wednesday. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, 44, shared a look at one of the entertainers in a now-deleted Instagram story, joking in the clip: “When you want to have …
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Jeff Bezos is cashing in on the coronavirus. The 56-year-old Amazon CEO on Wednesday sold $3.1 billion worth of stock in the e-commerce juggernaut, bringing his total stock sales for the year over $7 billion. The world’s richest man sold exactly 1 million shares of Amazon Wednesday — a week after the company shattered expectations …
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PHILADELPHIA — There are times, the immensely self-deprecating Bret Saberhagen confessed earlier this week in a telephone interview, when the two-time American League Cy Young Award winner reflects on his time with the Mets — his behavior while Shea Stadium served as his office, to be more specific — and offers a rather concise assessment: …
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said it’s “surreal” that his favorite actor Brad Pitt earned an Emmy nod for portraying him on “Saturday Night Live” — but he won’t be joining the star on stage if he wins. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, laughed when asked about Pitt’s nomination for his …
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits topped 1 million for the twentieth straight week — bringing the total number of initial jobless claims filed during the coronavirus pandemic to more than 55 million. An additional 1.186 million people filed for unemployment last week, according to the US Department of Labor. The unemployment rate …
CBS’ late-night talk shows “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show With James Corden” are returning to the studio. The shows have been filming remotely since the COVID-19 production shutdown in March but will return to some level of normality from next week. ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish revealed the news on …
