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Pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences Inc. on Wednesday announced that an early trial of its experimental anti-viral drug remdesivir indicates that the medication could be effective in treating coronavirus patients early in the infection’s onset. According to the study, 62 percent of coronavirus patients treated with the drug early on were discharged from the hospital, while …

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on Tuesday said she backed Joe Biden despite new allegations of sexual assault against the former vice president. “I believe women deserve to be heard, and I believe that has happened here,” Abrams told the Huffington Post. “The allegations have been heard and looked into, and for too many women, …

Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) is drafting legislation targeting Hollywood’s demonstrated willingness to self-censor in order to access the Chinese market. “The Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, Protecting Talkies Act” (SCRIPT Act) would block contracts between the Pentagon and film studios that edit their movies for Chinese audiences. “For too long, Hollywood has been complicit in …

Former Republican representative Justin Amash (I, Mich.,) said Tuesday night that he would launch an exploratory committee for president in a bid to make a third-party run as a Libertarian against President Trump. “We’re ready for a presidency that will restore respect for our Constitution and bring people together,” Amash wrote in announcing the move …

Is Kendall Jenner is moving on from Ben Simmons with another NBA star? The 24-year-old model was spotted hanging out with Phoenix Suns player Devin Booker at a rest stop in Sedona, Arizona. Video obtained by TMZ shows the reality star hopping into 23-year-old Booker’s sleek Mercedes Benz Maybach. Witnesses reportedly said the pair looked …

It seems Peter Weber is a “Bachelor” no more. The 28-year-old pilot is “fully dating” former contestant Kelley Flanagan, a source told Us Weekly on Tuesday, before adding, “but they aren’t admitting it to people.” In late March, Weber and Flanagan, a 27-year-old attorney, were spotted in Chicago. And while they’ve been quarantining together during the coronavirus …

Broadway star Amanda Jane Cooper and Andrew Bell made the best out of their canceled wedding. Cooper, 31, and Bell, 30, were supposed to get married on April 25 in Pennsylvania but moved their nuptials up to April 4 in light of the coronavirus lockdown so they could start their lives together. “My husband and …

Music streaming giant Spotify added another 6 million paying customers in the first quarter but lowered its revenue forecast as ad sales got hit by the economic fallout of the pandemic. The global health crisis began to slam Spotify’s business in late February, the Stockholm-based company said Wednesday, with steeper declines in hard-hit markets such …

Who knew Patti LuPone was so wild? When the Broadway legend was asked on “Watch What Happens Live” if she’d ever had crabs, she shot back, “Twice.” LuPone also revealed that she trashed her “Sunset Boulevard” dressing room when she learned from a gossip column she’d been fired. “I took a floor lamp and used …

Most people come to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. In Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series of the same name, they come for a trip to “Dreamland.” “Dreamland” is a password uttered by customers at the filling station run by Ernie West (Dylan McDermott), a middle-aged failed actor who found a more lucrative way …