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Hyatt Hotels said late Monday it would lay off 1,300 people globally as it tries to cope with the coronavirus crisis, which has virtually halted global travel by keeping people indoors. Hyatt said it had also cut pay for senior management, board members and all employees in corporate offices as part of a restructuring, adding …

Broadway stages will remain dark at least through Labor Day. The additional three-month closure announced by the Broadway League on Tuesday is the longest extension yet for Broadway’s 41 houses in response to the coronavirus. Broadway was initially closed on March 12, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned gatherings of more than 500 people, with plans …

A cargo ship unloaded 79 migrants to the island of Sicily as Italy sees a rise in illegal immigration and the European Union border agency Frontex warns of a surge of migrants heading toward Greece. The cargo vessel Marina dropped off another 79 migrants at the town of Porto Empedocle on Friday after they were …

Homophobia has surged in South Korea after a coronavirus outbreak in the country’s capital was linked to ‘gay clubs’. A 29-year-old man thought to be at the epicentre of the latest cluster was tracked by authorities after going to a number of nightclubs in Itaewon, Seoul. He went out on Friday, May 1, and tested positive for the Covid-19 …

Paris Jackson is picking up a new skill during quarantine. The singer, 22, has taken up tattooing at home. Jackson posted a photo and videos of her in-progress work on Instagram, using a professional tattoo gun to add a swirling mehndi design on her foot just below her pinky toe. She also showed off other …

In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, celebrities are staying home and social distancing just like the rest of us. But that doesn’t mean they’ve stopped being a stellar source of outfit inspiration; from chic pajama sets to colorful sweats to cool jumpsuits, stars are reaching for pieces that are equal parts comfy and cute …

Uber is reportedly in talks to acquire food delivery giant Grubhub. The ride-hail company is looking to buy Grubhub at a time when it has seen its Uber Eats delivery platform surge in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Wall Street Journal. Reports of the talks sent Grubhub shares spiking more than 25 …

US stocks posted shaky gains Tuesday as Wall Street nervously tracked states attempting to reopen their economies. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped as much as 160.10 points, or 0.6 percent, to 24,382.09 in early trading before dipping into the red and then recovering. The blue-chip index up 28.79 points, or 0.1 percent, at of …

A Yale University professor said the Trump administration’s mishandling of the coronavirus resembled “genocide” and questioned whether officials could be held responsible under international law. “What else do you call mass death by public policy?” Dr. Gregg Gonsalves, a professor of law and epidemiology at Yale, asked in a tweet last week. “So, what does it …

Chinese authorities will test all 11 million residents of Wuhan for coronavirus by the end of the week after claiming the city has seen just six new cases after a 35-day streak of no reported infections. “It is important to realize that a decisive result does not equal a decisive victory, lowering the emergency response …