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Trump Administration trade adviser Peter Navarro sent a memo to the National Security Council on January 29 warning that the Wuhan coronavirus could kill over 500,000 Americans, but he was largely dismissed as “alarmist” and his policies were deemed “unsustainable” by White House officials, according to The New York Times. It is unclear if President …
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“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum Adrienne Maloof is mourning the loss of her uncle Phil Maloof, who died over the weekend from COVID-19. He was 93. The 58-year-old former reality star shared the tragic news about the Las Vegas entrepreneur on her social media on Monday, writing: “We lost my uncle, Phil Maloof to …
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is facing backlash after she violated her own quarantine advice over the weekend to go to a salon for a haircut. Lightfoot defended her decision by saying that she is the “public face of this city” “I’m on national media and I’m out in the public eye,” she responded to a …
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WeWork has sued SoftBank after the Japanese conglomerate said last week that it’s backing out of a $3 billion offer for shares in the struggling office-sharing startup. In the lawsuit, which was widely expected after the tender was yanked last week, a special committee on the board of WeWork’s parent We Co. alleged that SoftBank …
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US stocks jumped again Tuesday as Wall Street nursed hopes that the coronavirus crisis finally may be peaking. The Dow Jones industrial average surged as much as 937.25 points, or 4.1 percent, at the open amid signs that the pandemic is slowing — including reports that Tuesday was the first day that China, where the …
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Acting secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly at a hearing on Capitol Hill, December 3, 2019. Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly apologized on Monday night after his speech to sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier leaked, revealing he had lambasted the former captain of the ship for his handling of a coronavirus outbreak …
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The Supreme Court ruled along ideological lines in a 5-4 decision to block an extension of absentee voting for Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary, with the conservative majority siding with state Republicans who had argued the extension would create “a fundamental unfairness that undermines the integrity of the election.” The case, which was brought to the court …
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WhatsApp has put new restrictions on forwarded messages in an effort to clamp down on misinformation about the coronavirus. Users can now forward certain messages to only one conversation at a time instead of the previous limit of five, the service announced Tuesday. The rule applies to messages that have already been passed along several …
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Matthew McConaughey provided a bit of surprise entertainment for residents in quarantine at a Texas senior living facility on Monday amid the coronavirus outbreak. The 50-year-old actor and his family hosted a virtual bingo for seniors at The Enclave at Round Rock Senior Living in Round Rock, enthusiastically calling out numbers and providing some lively …
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Amazon has reportedly threatened to fire warehouse workers repeatedly caught breaking social-distancing rules aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus. The e-commerce behemoth recently told warehouse staffers that they’ll get a written warning for their first violation of the guidelines, which instruct workers to stay six feet apart from each other, according to CNBC. …
Trump Administration trade adviser Peter Navarro sent a memo to the National Security Council on January 29 warning that the Wuhan coronavirus could kill over 500,000 Americans, but he was largely dismissed as “alarmist” and his policies were deemed “unsustainable” by White House officials, according to The New York Times. It is unclear if President …
