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Co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Representative Pramila Jayapal (D., Wash.), endorsed former vice president Joe Biden on Monday after serving as a top surrogate for the campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.). “While I have not always agreed with Vice President Biden on matters of policy, I am ready to work with him …

New York mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday announced that he would appoint First Lady Chirlane McCray as co-chair of a task force on coronavirus racial inequality. De Blasio will form the “Task Force on Racial Inclusion and Equity” as part of the city’s plan to reopen businesses that have been closed during the pandemic. …

YouTube is becoming the hub for the virtual film festival. The streaming service said Monday that it will launch a free 10-day digital film festival this spring with 20 partners. Dubbed “We Are One: A Global Film Festival,” the event will be produced and organized by New York’s Tribeca Enterprises. The YouTube-hosted event will feature …

Fiat Chrysler resumed van production on Monday at its Atessa plant in central Italy, a week before the country plans to start lifting a national lockdown put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Italy has said it would allow factories and building sites to reopen from May 4 as it prepares a …

Saudi Arabia has taken a $500 million stake in promoter Live Nation, whose shares have been slammed as the coronavirus has brought this year’s schedule of concerts and sporting events across the country to a virtual standstill. Shares of Live Nation, which had recently fallen nearly 50 percent from all-time highs they reached in February …

Kristin Cavallari has accused husband Jay Cutler of “inappropriate marital conduct” in divorce papers — after telling fans the two were splitting but “have nothing but love and respect for one another” — according to documents obtained by TMZ. The “Very Cavallari” star, 33, claims Cutler, 36, “is guilty of such inappropriate marital conduct as …

Kimmy Schmidt might be unbreakable, but she can also be seriously indecisive — and that’s where you come in. Netflix on Monday released a full-length trailer for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend,” an interactive special that will let viewers decide how Kimmy’s final adventure shakes out. Premiering Tuesday, May 12, “Kimmy vs. the …

Adidas warned of an even bigger hit to second-quarter sales and profits from coronavirus lockdowns, after the German sportswear firm reported first-quarter earnings were almost wiped out and said it had not yet seen a full rebound in China. Adidas said 60 percent of its business was currently at a standstill, with more than 70 …

Last week, The Hill reported that Joe Biden would be announcing a vice presidential “selection committee” panel by May 1st, which would mark the official kick off of the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee’s VP vetting process. Biden has made it clear that he will pick a woman running mate so as to stave off …

General Motors said on Monday the automaker has suspended its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock and its share buybacks to save cash in the face of the coronavirus crisis that has severely hurt global automobile sales. Shares of GM were trading 1.3 percent lower in late-morning trading, at at $21.67. “We continue to …