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The Los Angeles Lakers returned a loan obtained through the US government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the team confirmed on Monday, after learning that funds in the federal program had been depleted. The loans were intended to help smaller businesses with no more than 500 employees cover employee payroll and rent, with large sectors of …
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Kris Jenner and other celebrities have teamed up to help Ronald McDonald House Charities raise $3 million amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The Ronald McDonald House Charities are raising money to help their @rmhc Chapters most affected by Covid-19 and to continue to help families with seriously ill children around the globe,” Jenner, 64, recently tweeted. …
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Tiki Barber‘s skincare game is always strong, but don’t expect him to go the DIY route while stuck at home. “I’m scared I’ll break out if I try to make a face mask,” the former New York Giants running back, 45, told Page Six Style. “I would like to order some face products, but they’ll …
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The feds have finally fixed a glitch that potentially left millions of Americans in limbo when it came to their coronavirus stimulus checks. Taxpayers who neither got a refund nor owed additional money on their last federal income tax return were able to submit their banking information Sunday through the Internal Revenue Service’s “Get My …
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates called allegations that China cost the world valuable time by covering up the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus a “distraction” in an interview Sunday, adding that “China did a lot of things right at the beginning.” Speaking to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, Gates pushed back on criticism of Beijing’s initial …
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New York mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday announced that he would appoint First Lady Chirlane McCray as co-chair of a task force on coronavirus racial inequality. De Blasio will form the “Task Force on Racial Inclusion and Equity” as part of the city’s plan to reopen businesses that have been closed during the pandemic. …
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The Chinese government went on the attack Monday against U.S. criticism of the Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, claiming it is a “victim” of disinformation surrounding the pandemic and accusing the U.S. of “hiding something.” “China always stands against disinformation campaign. We are victim rather than producer of disinformation,” the Chinese foreign ministry wrote …
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The World Health Organization director on Monday chided countries that did not heed his organization’s recommendations on how to handle the coronavirus, saying the world “should have listened” to the WHO regarding the outbreak. “We can only give advice to countries. We don’t have any mandate to force countries to implement what we advise them,” …
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YouTube is becoming the hub for the virtual film festival. The streaming service said Monday that it will launch a free 10-day digital film festival this spring with 20 partners. Dubbed “We Are One: A Global Film Festival,” the event will be produced and organized by New York’s Tribeca Enterprises. The YouTube-hosted event will feature …
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Fiat Chrysler resumed van production on Monday at its Atessa plant in central Italy, a week before the country plans to start lifting a national lockdown put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Italy has said it would allow factories and building sites to reopen from May 4 as it prepares a …
The Los Angeles Lakers returned a loan obtained through the US government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the team confirmed on Monday, after learning that funds in the federal program had been depleted. The loans were intended to help smaller businesses with no more than 500 employees cover employee payroll and rent, with large sectors of …
