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The city that never sleeps has been silenced by the coronavirus epidemic. But inside their homes, as a recent viral competition has made clear: New Yorkers and their accents lie in wait, eager to once again fill the void with dropped Rs and a tough attitude. Filmmaker Nicolas Heller usually spends his days roving the …

This reporter presents the news to the beat of his own drum. While broadcasting from home during the coronavirus pandemic, BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans signed off his forecast with a cheery tip for viewers to “stay safe” — then raced off-camera to a nearby drum set, where he banged out percussion for his show’s …

The millions of bits of cellphone data tracked by analytics firm Unacast show the economic impact of the coronavirus spreading across the US like a deep freeze — long-distance travel was hit early on, but eventually overall retail foot traffic slowed to a crawl, too. As the US started shutting down to fight the coronavirus …

Shares of Elon Musk’s electric car company popped Wednesday after Goldman Sachs resumed coverage of the company and slapped it with a “buy” rating. Tesla’s shares jumped more than 5 percent Wednesday morning before losing some ground in the afternoon, up 3.3 percent to $733.49, after analyst Mark Delaney gave the automaker’s stock a $864 …

Amazon’s moves to reduce strain on its grocery businesses by putting new online shoppers on wait lists and switching more Whole Foods resources to filling orders, is unmasking limitations at the company that was expected to upend the supermarket industry. The coronavirus pandemic should be Amazon’s moment to shine. Some 90 percent of US shoppers …

Soup for all, courtesy of Pink. On Tuesday, the 40-year-old singer encouraged fans and followers to spread some positivity during the coronavirus pandemic, by providing home-cooked meals to those in need. “It is my absolute pleasure to cook for you,” Pink began on Instagram. “Find your local church, find your local shelter, reach out to …

Sen. Cory Booker and girlfriend Rosario Dawson are choosing to spend the coronavirus pandemic apart. “We are so many thousands of miles apart. It’s so challenging,” Dawson told Entertainment Tonight recently, adding that she’s looking after her high-risk parents. “That was sort of the dedication during this quarantine to take care of [my dad], while …

First WWE moved all of its programming to its training center in Orlando without fans, determined to continue producing television amid the coronavirus outbreak. They even held WrestleMania, it’s annual signature event usually held in a football stadium, instead of postponing it. Then it got a reprieve as Florida, for some reason, deemed professional wrestling …

The WHO arguably failed at its most basic mission of stopping the spread of a global pandemic, but it’s still willing to hector people about their drinking habits. For those stuck at home and possibly out of work during the COVID-19 pandemic, the option of having a cocktail or beer in the evening is one …

Yikes, y’all. On April 2, Reese Witherspoon‘s fashion brand Draper James announced it would be gifting free dresses to teachers to thank them for their tireless efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. Education professionals were directed to an online application form with a deadline, and told that “winners” would be notified the following week and sent …