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U.S. unemployment claims surged by 3.28 million last week, the highest number ever recorded in a single week and more than quadruple the previous record, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The data showed claims surged by over 3 million in a week alone — a stark contrast to a historic low of barely …

Laura Bell Bundy has tested positive for coronavirus. The Broadway star, 38, announced on Instagram that she has contracted the virus. She also told followers that she’ll be going on Instagram Live today to answer any questions about symptoms and how she’s looking after herself. Bundy is a Broadway favorite who originated the roles of …

Members of Joint Task Force 2, composed of soldiers and airmen from the New York Army and Air National Guard, work to sanitize New Rochelle High School during the coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle, N.Y., March 21, 2020. Chinese state-run media are citing an American conspiracy theorist to push claims that coronavirus was brought to …

Say goodbye to an Egg McMuffin in the afternoon — for now. McDonald’s is reportedly yanking its all-day breakfast menu as the coronavirus pandemic upends its operations. The fast-food giant made the temporary change to “simplify operations in our kitchens and for our crew,” Bill Garrett, senior vice president of McDonald’s US operations, told news …

A medical worker in a protective suit inspects a CT scan image in a ward at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, February 24, 2020. An attempt by G-7 member countries to agree on a joint statement fell apart after the State Department insisted on including the phrase “Wuhan virus” to …

A record 3.2 million people applied for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus crisis forced layoffs around the US, the feds said Thursday. The seasonally adjusted total reported by the US Labor Department shattered expectations as well as the previous record of 695,000 initial jobless claims in a single week, which was set in …

Meghan Markle has put Prince Harry on lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, forbidding him from visiting the UK to see his father, Prince Charles, who has come down with the bug, according to a new report. “Under no circumstances is she OK with him traveling anywhere right now,” according to an insider who spoke to …

Some of the nation’s largest grocery store chains are installing sneeze guards to help protect their cashiers from the coronavirus. Walmart, Albertsons, Whole Foods and other grocers say they are putting up Plexiglas shields in checkout lines to block virus-containing droplets from the nose and mouth from flying between clerks and customers. Walmart plans to …

The Senate unanimously passed a historic $2 trillion stimulus bill late Wednesday to provide the economy with a shot in the arm as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country and wreak financial havoc. Senators voted 96-to-0 for the bill, the largest emergency aid package in the nation’s history. The House is expected to …

One of America’s most popular restaurants, The Cheesecake Factory, reportedly cannot afford April’s rent at any of its nearly 300 locations due to the financial strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Cheesecake Factory’s founder and CEO, David Overton, notified the company’s landlords of their inability to pay in a March 18 letter obtained by …