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Goldman Sachs shareholders approved CEO David Solomon’s $24.7 million pay day on Thursday despite calls for it to be voted down in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seventy-one percent of shareholders OK’d the 2019 compensation package, down from 91 percent the year earlier, Goldman announced at its annual shareholder meeting. The 58-year-old chief executive’s pay …

Former soccer star Hope Solo and husband Jerramy Stevens are the new parents of twins. Solo, 38, shared the news Thursday via Twitter, revealing that she gave birth to twins Vittorio Genghis and Lozen Orianna Judith on March 4. “What have we been doing during quarantine? Well as you can see, we’ve been incredibly busy,” …

Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon signaled on Wednesday he’s working on the “assumption” that the coronavirus-driven recession will continue at least through the end of this year. After seeing the $80 billion bank’s first-quarter profit nearly cut in half by the pandemic, CEO Solomon kicked off Goldman’s earnings call on a somber tone, making …

After treading the boards in live theater and the concert stage for 45 years, Christine Ebersole was ready for a change of address. So, when Chuck Lorre asked to her to co-star in his new CBS comedy “Bob Hearts Abishola,” she left the Great White Way behind. “I’m living on network TV Easy Street,” the …

Since his sister’s suicide two years ago, former Stanford defensive tackle Solomon Thomas has become an advocate for mental health awareness and is trying to help players at his alma mater find inner peace on the football field. A calm British voice gives instructions over the speaker system at Stanford’s football field. Scan down through …

Cirque du Soleil, the Montreal-based entertainment company that is the largest contemporary circus producer in the world, has temporarily laid off almost its entire workforce after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to cancel shows. Job cuts will affect 95% of its staff, more than 4,000 people, the company said in a statement. It added that …