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WASHINGTON — President Trump announced a second coronavirus task force on Friday, calling it a bipartisan “council” of great doctors and business experts focused on reopening the flat-lining U.S. economy. “I call it the “opening our country task force” or “opening our country council” so we don’t get it confused with Mike’s task force which …

The only place Gigi and Bella Hadid are strutting these days is toward the stove. The supermodel siblings are currently self-quarantining at their Pennsylvania farm, and have taken to baking and cooking to pass the time. Bella, 23, tried out pal Tan France‘s cookie recipe, while Gigi, 24, is whipping up breakfast tacos and banana muffins, …

President Trump says he put Mexico “over the barrel” to force a deal to reduce global oil production as the coronavirus tanks demand. Trump said Friday that Mexico will cut production and the US will “help Mexico along” by doing the same. In exchange, Mexico will repay the US, he said. Trump said Mexico’s president Andrés …

The US Transportation Department said Friday it released $1 billion in emergency funding for US passenger railroad Amtrak, which has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. Amtrak said last week that daily ridership was down 96 percent and future bookings were 95 percent lower. Amtrak has suspended its high-speed Acela service and cut about 50 …

The trillions of dollars in cash and loans unleashed by the Federal Reserve and US political leaders in recent weeks is meant to build a financial bridge for the country to get beyond the coronavirus pandemic and restart the economy with little or no long-term damage. But that mammoth effort is still unlikely to change …

Mia Farrow announced that her daughter Quincy has been hospitalized after contracting coronavirus. “A personal request,” the “Rosemary’s Baby” star, 75, tweeted on Friday. “If you would be so kind, would you please send up a prayer for my daughter Quincy. Today she had no alternative but to go the hospital for help in her …

Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have both recovered from coronavirus, but the Jazz teammates’ relationship may not be as fortunate. Gobert was the NBA’s “patient zero,” with news of his positive test for COVID-19 immediately leading to the league suspending its season on the night of March 11. Mitchell tested positive by the following day, …

US consumer prices fell by the most in more than five years in March and further decreases are likely as the novel coronavirus outbreak suppresses demand for some goods and services, offsetting price increases related to shortages resulting from disruptions to the supply chain. With the country virtually at a stand-still and the economy rapidly …

Vending machines selling face masks, gloves and sanitizers appeared on the streets of Poland’s two biggest cities this week, as the country stepped up social distancing rules to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. So far two vending machines have been installed in Warsaw and five in Krakow and there are plans to install several …

Christina Aguilera, Kristin Chenoweth and Luke Evans are among the stars that will feature in a Disney musical special for ABC. The broadcaster has set “The Disney Family Singalong,” a one-hour event special, to launch on Thursday, April 16, at 8 p.m.. The special will fill the gap left by the move of firefighter drama …