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No backsies? Myka Stauffer, a mommy blogger who’s come under fire this week for “rehoming” her autistic adopted son, once said that she “wouldn’t trade him for anything!” in the caption of an Instagram post. The picture, posted in 2018, shows Stauffer cradling 3-year-old Huxley, about six months after he was adopted in late 2017. …
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This past September, influencer Myka Stauffer posted a photo on Instagram showing off her modern family — including the son she adopted in 2017. “I love this big crazy family!! Wouldn’t change a thing about it.” The 32-year-old might have spoken too soon. Stauffer and her husband, James, posted a YouTube video titled “An update …
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The feds have ordered 300 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine from British drugmaker AstraZeneca, officials said Thursday. The company will get up to $1.2 billion from the US Department of Health and Human Services to speed the development and production of the vaccine with the goal of delivering the first doses as early …
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A Kansas restauranteur was able to make some dough placing orders at his own pizzeria through the food delivery app DoorDash, according to a report. The owner of AJ’s NY Pizzeria said he only learned that his business was on the delivery app after receiving complaints about orders, according to strategist Ranjan Roy, a friend …
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Israeli inventors have developed a coronavirus mask with a remote control mouth that lets diners eat food without taking it off, a device they say could make a visit to a restaurant less risky. A squeeze of a lever, much like a cyclist operates a handbrake, opens a slot in the front of the mask …
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Vice Media said Friday it is slashing more jobs as the coronavirus continues to slam ad revenue at its web operations. The gonzo news gatherer is facing “business challenges,” Chief Executive Nancy Dubuc said in a Friday memo, confirming that the Brooklyn-based company is eliminating 55 positions in the US and 100 jobs internationally, primarily …
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Americans have just one more day to speed up delivery of their coronavirus stimulus checks. The Internal Revenue Service set a deadline of noon Wednesday for taxpayers to submit direct-deposit information online to have the money dropped straight into their bank accounts. Those who don’t use the IRS’s “Get My Payment” tool to do so …
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Uber laid off 3,500 people — in a 3-minute Zoom call — last week. “Today will be your last working day with Uber,” company manager Ruffin Chevaleau informed customer-support employees in a video phone call, according to footage obtained by the Daily Mail. “Right now, the rides business is down by more than half due …
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The US Postal Service said Friday it shed $4.5 billion in the quarter ending in March, more than double its loss over the same period last year, and warned COVID-19 could severely hurt its finances over the next 18 months. The Postal Service’s Board of Governors met at a critical juncture as it faces accusations …
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Millions of Americans — especially those who use income tax preparers such as H&R Block and TurboTax — are still waiting for their promised stimulus checks, according to a report Thursday. While many did find their $1,200 check deposited into their accounts by the IRS on Wednesday, millions of others were greeted with the words …