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Cosmetics tycoon Ronald Lauder has launched a new online portal to track the prevalence of coronavirus-fueled hate crimes. Lauder’s Anti-Semitism Accountability Project set up the website to collect reports of physical and online attacks on Asian-Americans, Jews and other groups whom bigots have falsely blamed for the pandemic. The billionaire former Estee Lauder chairman aims …

The Cannes Film Festival won’t take place in June, after all, due to the coronavirus pandemic, but organizers continue to explore different options for 2020. “Following the French President’s statement, on Monday, April 13th, we acknowledged that the postponement of the 73rd International Cannes Film Festival, initially considered for the end of June to the …

Shares of Tesla surged 13 percent on Tuesday after Credit Suisse upgraded its rating on the electric-car maker and as Wall Street rallied on optimism the coronavirus outbreak was reaching a plateau. The stock has jumped nearly 30 percent in the past two days as investors look beyond disruptions caused by the pandemic, which has …

Miranda Lambert is in hot water after posting a throwback photo with convicted felon and “Tiger King” star Joe Exotic. “#WayTooPrettyForPrison,” she captioned a trio of photos on Monday that included snaps with Exotic, his ex-husband John Finlay and two other zoo workers including Kelci ‘Saff’ Saffery, who is featured prominently in the Netflix documentary. …

Comedian Ricky Gervais lashed out in a new interview at mega-rich celebrities whining about isolation in their multi-million-dollar mansions — while hospital workers and others are risking everything during the coronavirus crisis. The British funnyman was furious after seeing a series of celebrity meltdowns, which have included Ellen DeGeneres comparing her sprawling mansion to being …

Kate Beckinsale has a new squeeze — and he’s just a year older than her 21-year-old daughter, Lily Sheen. The “Underworld” actress, 46, was snapped on Easter Sunday holding hands with 22-year-old musician Goody Grace. The pair were first linked in January when they were spotted leaving a pre-Grammys party. Since then, the English-born actress …

The coronavirus pandemic will plunge the global economy into its worst recession since the Great Depression, the International Monetary Fund predicted Tuesday. The fund expects the world economy to contract by 3 percent in 2020 as measures meant to stop the virus freeze economic activity around the world. That’s a much steeper drop than 2009, …

John Malone’s Liberty Media, which owns SiriusXM, the Atlanta Braves and the Formula One racing circuit, said Chief Executive Greg Maffei scored $44 million in compensation in 2019. Maffei’s pay jumped a whopping 118 percent last year compared with his 2018 pay of $20.2 million, according to an SEC filing Tuesday. The robust jump in …

Rep. Justin Amash speaks at the Liberty Political Action Conference (LPAC) in Chantilly, Va., September 19, 2013. Congressman Justin Amash (I., Mich.), who left the Republican party last year after breaking caucus ranks by calling for President Trump’s impeachment, said Monday that he is considering a White House run as an independent. “Americans who believe …

Olivia Culpo and boyfriend Christian McCaffrey have 64 million reasons to celebrate. Instagram On Monday, the 27-year-old girlfriend of the Panthers running back popped champagne after news emerged that McCaffrey inked a four-year, $64 million extension with the Carolina Panthers. McCaffrey, 23, is now the highest-paid running back in the league based on the annual …