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As protestors hit the streets demanding the country re-open for business, former “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Vicki Gunvalson is putting in her request via social media. On Twitter Monday, the reality star, 58, asked California Gov. Gavin Newsom to lift the state’s current stay-at-home order so that beauty pros and eateries can re-open …

Oscar-nominated actor Stanley Tucci is using his time at home during the quarantine to brush up on his mixology skills. “The Tucci Cookbook” author, 59, took to Instagram Live on Tuesday to show off some of his bartending abilities after promising his wife Felicity Blunt — sister to actress Emily Blunt — a Negroni. With …

Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s kidnapper is asking to be let out of jail and into home confinement because he has asthma and is especially at risk during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a letter filed in court. Anthony “Harv” Ellison, a reputed member of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods and former bodyguard for Tekashi, was convicted in …

Tribune Publishing, owner of the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News and Baltimore Sun, is instituting furloughs for employees making as little as $40,000 a year in its second round of cuts this month. All non-union employees making $40,000 to $67,000 a year will be furloughed for one week per month, CEO Terry Jimenez said …

“Good Morning America” co-host George Stephanopoulos got a COVID-19 test for antibodies just days after he announced he tested positive for the virus. “Good news for me and my family. Last week I tested positive for Covid antibodies, confirming I cleared the virus after weeks without symptoms,” the 59-year-old ABC news anchor said in a …

Telecom giant AT&T said Wednesday warned that job cuts are likely on the horizon as its first-quarter results took a $430 million hit from the coronavirus. AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson told investors that “the economic effects of the pandemic and resulting societal changes are currently not predictable,” and that the firm has “withdrawn …

Tyson Foods suspended operations Wednesday at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation’s pork supply but had been devastated by a growing coronavirus outbreak. The company said that the indefinite closure of the Waterloo, Iowa, pork plant would deny a vital market to hog farmers and further disrupt the nation’s meat supply. Tyson …

Delta Air Lines, the biggest and most profitable US airline, lost $534 million in the first quarter, a setback that will appear trivial when the full force of the pandemic is revealed in the current quarter. Delta warned Wednesday that revenue during the April through June quarter, typically a period of harried travel, will plummet …

Trading was halted in Victoria’s Secret parent company on Wednesday after the stock dropped more than 20 percent on news that a deal to sell 55 percent of the lingerie peddler could collapse. The New York Stock Exchange at 11:13 am said it was halting trading in L Brands, which also owns Bed Bath & …

The Theatre Development Fund, the not-for-profit organization with services including the hugely popular TKTS discount ticket booths in Times Square and other New York City locations, is launching a fundraising drive to “sustain critical operations” during and after the COVID-19 Broadway shutdown. TDF’s “Lifeline Campaign: Protect Today, Rebuild Tomorrow” has set a goal of $500,000 …