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Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has predicted that coronavirus could bring about the end of the EU. Soros expressed his doubts about the institution’s survival as it is an ‘incomplete union’ and cited Germany‘s ruling on the European Central Bank as a cause for concern. The 89-year-old also posited that the global pandemic could bring an …
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Some nights, Scott Van Pelt doesn’t know if he’ll have enough content to get through his show. Even as sports remain shuttered, “SportsCenter” carries on. “Well, the analogy that I’ve landed on is that it’s much like being a waiter in a restaurant where there are no chefs and there is no food,” Van Pelt …
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I’ll take “Twitter Feuds” for $2,000, Alex. Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday called greatest-of-all-time “Jeopardy!” champion Ken Jennings a “knucklehead” for joking about him being arrested on the Tesla factory floor. Jennings’ quip came after Musk announced on Monday afternoon that Tesla would be reopening its Fremont, Calif., factory against stay-at-home orders that require …
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Monday that the company’s only U.S. auto factory will resume production in California in violation of Alameda County’s stay at home measures and asked that he be the only one who is arrested if necessary. Musk he will join workers on the assembly line at the factory as production starts up again. …
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Helping yourself to free refills at your local fast-food joint could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the coronavirus. As it begins to reopen some 15,000 Burger King, Popeye’s and Tim Hortons locations across North America, fast-food giant Restaurant Brands International said Tuesday it’s zeroing in on areas vulnerable to infection — …
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Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is blaming the coronavirus for Quibi’s bumpy start. The short-form mobile video app, whose name is short for “quick bites,” gained 1.7 million views in its first week after an April 6 launch. But it quickly fell off the Apple Store’s 50 most downloaded free iPhone apps after and is currently …
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Popeyes plans to open its first restaurant in China this week despite the coronavirus pandemic hammering the industry. The Cajun-inspired chain’s Shanghai chicken joint will open Friday as parent company Restaurant Brands International embarks on an expansion strategy that will see 1,500 Popeyes stores open in China over 10 years. The effort is in partnership …
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Priyanka Chopra isn’t giving up her stilettos just because she’s stuck at home. The 37-year-old movie star, who’s been quarantining in Los Angeles with husband Nick Jonas, told InStyle that she’s been wearing her beloved Christian Louboutin heels with all her casual outfits. “They look good with sweatpants!” she exclaimed. “If you want to feel …
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Even Meghan McCain is missing hair salons. The “View” host, 35, showed off her gray roots on Instagram Monday, revealing that the two months she’s been social distancing at home is the longest she’s ever gone without dyeing her platinum blond hair. “No lies about ‘lighting,’ ‘dry shampoo’ or at home treatments here,” she wrote. …
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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 …
Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has predicted that coronavirus could bring about the end of the EU. Soros expressed his doubts about the institution’s survival as it is an ‘incomplete union’ and cited Germany‘s ruling on the European Central Bank as a cause for concern. The 89-year-old also posited that the global pandemic could bring an …
