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Yelp is in for some new criticism — from axed employees and investors. The popular review website is laying off or furloughing more than 2,000 workers due to economic strain from the coronavirus pandemic, CNBC reported on Thursday. The company has already cut executive pay by 20 to 30 percent, reduced server pay and deprioritized …

Jessica Simpson‘s “Housewife” days have changed in the last 17 years. On Instagram Wednesday, the “Open Book” author, 39, parodied her Rolling Stone cover from the “Newlyweds” heyday in 2003, in which she posed with a Swiffer while wearing panties, high heels and a tank top. “Housewife of the Year looks a little different these …

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are doing their best in quarantine, even if their son doesn’t think so. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel step out with their son, Silas, after having lunch at Bubby’s in Tribeca.LRNYC/MEGA Timberlake, 39, explained on “The Morning Mash Up” on SiriusXM that he and Biel, 38, are quarantined with their …

In advance of Easter, Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 38, spoke via Zoom to the staff and children at Casterton Primary Academy in Lancashire, where teachers are looking after children whose parents are essential workers, according to the Daily Mail. While the group of children donned Easter-themed bunny ears during the chat, the royal couple …

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos visited one of his company’s warehouses as well as a Whole Foods grocery store on Wednesday, making rare public appearances as employees have raised complaints about working conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bezos, donning skinny jeans, a slim-fit button down shirt and a face mask, toured an unspecified Amazon warehouse and …

New York restaurateur Keith McNally is in a London hospital battling coronavirus — and posting about his battle on Instagram. Keith McNallyPatrick McMullan via Getty Image McNally has created some of the city’s most successful restaurants, including the French-inspired bistros Balthazar and Pastis. Born in Britain, he was hospitalized in London on Sunday. He posted …

Walmart’s China branch announced at an investment conference hosted by the Wuhan city government on Wednesday that it was committing 3 billion yuan ($425 million) to expand its presence in the origin point of the coronavirus pandemic over the next five years. According to Walmart China, the company will be putting up at least four …

Senate Democrats on Thursday stalled the passage of a $250 billion relief package for small businesses backed by President Trump. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Kent.) attempted to speed up the bill’s passage by calling for a vote by unanimous consent, but was blocked by Democrats who requested protections for minority-owned businesses and additional …

Taiwan’s foreign ministry on Thursday denied accusations by World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that the country had engaged in a “racist” smear campaign against him. “Without having checked the facts, Tedros’s unprovoked and untrue accusations not only differ from reality, they have also seriously harmed our government and our people,” the ministry said …

Attorney General Bill Barr called the media’s reaction to the use of hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus “quite strange,” and criticized the “jihad” aimed at discrediting the drug following President Trump’s touting of it as a potential “game-changer.” “The politicization of decisions like hydroxychloroquine has been amazing to me,” Barr said in an …