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Ari and Justin don’t mind if quarantine goes on forever. In the star-studded new music video for Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande’s track “Stuck With U,” both show off their blissful lockdown experiences in a massive montage supercut full of fans — and brief looks into fellow famous peoples’ isolation situations. Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad …

The coronavirus has the US economy coughing up a lung. The nation lost a record 20.5 million jobs in April as the pandemic caused the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the feds said Friday. The mass layoffs sent the unemployment rate up to 14.7 percent — the highest ever recorded since the government …

Tesla reportedly plans to restart its California plant as soon as Friday as the state lifts coronavirus restrictions for manufacturers. The electric-car maker wants to resume production at the Bay Area factory on Friday afternoon, CEO Elon Musk told employees in a Thursday email reported by Bloomberg News. Tesla shut down assembly lines there in …

A Michigan barber, who reopened his shop Monday in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus lockdown order, says that even though he was issued tickets that could see him face jail time and fines, he will continue working until police arrest him, Taser him or “Jesus walks in.” Karl Manke, 77, told local media outlets …

President Trump on two different occasions in January reportedly rejected the advice of advisers who urged him to ask China’s president for more transparency about the nature of the coronavirus. Trump brushed off his advisers when they urged greater transparency because he thought it might imperil future U.S.-China relations, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. …

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she supports banning firearms in the state Capitol after armed protesters demonstrated against the state’s strict lockdown measures last week. “There are legislators who are wearing bulletproof vests to go to work,” Whitmer told NBC News. “No one should be intimidated by someone who’s bringing in an assault …

Instead of shredding his guitar, Queen’s Brian May ripped his fat bottom. The Queen guitarist and astrophysicist broke the news with an Instagram selfie from the hospital wearing a face mask with a nurse standing behind him—writing that he ripped his “Gluteus Maximus to shreds in a moment of over-enthusiastic gardening.” “Reality check! For me,” …

Six seasons and a Zoom call. The cast of “Community” and creator Dan Harmon are reuniting for a virtual table read and Q&A, in order to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts. Among the participants will be Donald Glover, who departed “Community” during its fifth season — marking the first time he’s been a part of a …

Uber reported a quarterly loss of nearly $3 billion on Thursday, it’s biggest in three quarters as the coronavirus pandemic squeezes its ride hailing business. The stock dipped slightly in late trading on the massive loss before rising more than 6 percent after CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said there are reassuring signs in markets hit badly …

Here’s further proof that Cher is strong enough to outlive — and out-fabulous — us all. In March, the 73-year-old diva of all divas was forced to cut short her “Here We Go Again” tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. But not only did she survive unscathed — she kept working during her home quarantine …