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New York City police shut down a Hasidic Jewish school in Brooklyn after neighbors called to report it was violating shutdown orders by conducting Yeshiva classes. Officers found about 60 schoolchildren in the building when they arrived, and the school administrators were not issued summons after they complied with requests to send the students home, …
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Senator Ted Cruz on Tuesday called for the Justice Department to investigate New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to have the NYPD shut down an Orthodox Jewish school that opened in violation of the city’s social distancing orders. The Texas Republican accused de Blasio of violating the right to freely exercise religion and …
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Walmart exceeded Wall Street expectations with its quarterly revenue and earnings on Tuesday and reported record US online sales after consumers rushed to stock up on necessities during the coronavirus pandemic. Shares in the world’s top brick-and-mortar retailer were up 2 percent in morning trading and about 7 percent so far this year, far outpacing …
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President Trump has awarded a major contract to a Virginia company to manufacture Covid treatments in the U.S. The $354 million four-year contract was awarded to Virginia-based Phlow Corp. by Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to make pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines related to the coronavirus. The company says it is …
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A new coronavirus study conducted in Korea suggests that those who test positive for coronavirus after recovering from the initial onset of the virus are no longer infectious. The study, released by the Korean CDC on Monday night, showed that 285 patients who still tested positive for the coronavirus despite apparently recovering were unable to …
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President Trump on Monday threatened to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization and end funding permanently if the group does not immediately address concerns about its deference to China. “It is clear the repeated missteps by you and your organization in responding to the pandemic have been extremely costly for the world,” …
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US stocks slid Tuesday as investors reined in their optimism about a promising coronavirus vaccine. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped as much as 135.71 points, or 0.5 percent, to 24,461.66 in early trading to give back some its 900-point Monday rally. Hardware store chain Home Depot led the blue-chip index lower with its shares …
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The Jonas Brothers practice proper social distancing protocol in their new video for “X” with Colombian music star Karol G. The flirtatious, Latin-infused track sees the trio urging someone to “kiss me like your ex is in the room,” but given that there is a pandemic going on, that fantastical kiss has to remain in …
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It’s a dream venue for any musician — just, without the deafening cheers of 38,000 fans. Bruce Springsteen and American Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys will perform together at Boston’s Fenway Park for a free livestreamed event called “Streaming Outta Fenway.” The gig will be broadcast worldwide on Friday, May 29 at 6 p.m. Eastern …
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Having balanced a blossoming romance while competing on “The Bachelor presents: Listen to Your Heart,” musicians Chris Watson and Bri Stauss knew completing an album in quarantine would be another obstacle they could conquer together. “We had some of the most difficult musical experiences with each other on the show, so we just treated this …