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The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the $484 billion coronavirus relief package to replenish the depleted small business loan program, with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) being the only Democrat in both the House or Senate to oppose the bill. The House passed the bill, which includes $310 billion for the government’s phase-three Paycheck Protection …
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YouTube has started banning content that is in direct contradiction to the World Health Organization’s guidelines as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the United States. The Google-owned company also announced that it will be removing conspiracy theory videos that say that COVID-19 is directly linked to 5G cell service. Chief executive, Susan Wojcicki said …
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Wealthy Hamptons residents are getting COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody tests at their mansions from concierge medical firms who charge membership fees in the thousands. Sources told Page Six that people in “spacesuits” turn up at homes in the area to administer the tests, and demand “has been so intense that some people are happy to …
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s governor said the state’s $26 million contract to increase coronavirus testing was reached after she acted on a tip from actor Ashton Kutcher, a revelation that increased skepticism about the no-bid deal. Critics of Gov. Kim Reynolds said they were puzzled by the celebrity’s cameo in Iowa’s outbreak response, particularly …
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High-rollers from Bryan Cranston to Chip Gaines and Joy Behar are joining a poker tournament to raise cash for Mount Sinai’s coronavirus fund. Chef Bobby Flay, Cheryl Hines and Boris Becker are among the names taking part in the game on Saturday. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is spearheading the event, where 100 percent of the …
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They may be crazy but they’re not stupid. Controversial rap duo Insane Clown Posse showed they aren’t clowning around when it comes to the coronavirus epidemic — as they canceled their wild yearly fan festival called the Gathering of the Juggalos. “Bottom line is simply that we REFUSE to risk even ONE Juggalo life by …
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Faced with mounting criticism, Ruth’s Chris Steak House — which operates more than 100 restaurants in North America — will return the $20 million coronavirus small business loan it got from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, NBC News reported Thursday. The $350 billion PPP was designed to rescue the millions of small businesses that have …
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If you thought the antics of CNN blowhard Chris Cuomo could get any more cringe-worthy — his wife Cristina has put together a list of preposterous privileged preparations she used to battle Covid-19, including a vitamin IV drip, Peruvian tree bark and bleach baths. Cristina, who herself was diagnosed with coronavirus last week, posted an …
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bella 🦋 (@bellahadid) on Apr 23, 2020 at 11:42am PDT In the immortal words of Tim Gunn, Bella Hadid is making it work. The model, 23, may not be able to travel for photoshoots while social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, but that isn’t stopping her …
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Everybody was kung flu fighting. A French stunt school has provided an entertaining take on the viral #StayAtHomeChallenge sparked by the coronavirus: a high-flying fight sequence that adheres to social-distancing restrictions. The hard-hitting YouTube clip, posted last week by the school — Campus Univers Cascades — boasts over 340,000 views. During the exhilarating 2½-minute montage …