• NBAer Karl-Anthony Towns: My mom is in coma with coronavirus

    NBAer Karl-Anthony Towns: My mom is in coma with coronavirus

    View this post on Instagram Sharing my story in the hopes that everyone stays at home! We need more equipment and we need to help those medical personnel on the front lines. Thank you to the medical staff who are helping my mom. You are all the true heroes! Praying for all of us at …
  • Amazon workers at 6 US warehouses test positive for Chinese virus

    Amazon workers at 6 US warehouses test positive for Chinese virus

    SEATTLE – The U.S. coronavirus outbreak has spread to at least six Amazon warehouses, infecting workers racing to deliver massive volumes of packages for consumers leery of leaving their homes to shop. In the past few days, Amazon workers tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel virus, in New York City; Shepherdsville, …
  • Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard waive tenants’ April rent amid coronavirus uncertainty

    Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard waive tenants’ April rent amid coronavirus uncertainty

    As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hurt the economy and Americans worry about job security, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are offering an act of kindness to make life easier for their tenants. The couple owns several residential properties in Los Angeles and decided to waive rent payments for the month of April. Tenants were …
  • Billionaire Charles Cohen furloughs third of staff, cuts pay to others

    Billionaire Charles Cohen furloughs third of staff, cuts pay to others

    Billionaire movie producer Charles Cohen is getting poor reviews for his handling of the coronavirus crisis. “While hundreds of New York restaurateurs are [trying] to pay their staff a couple weeks’ pay [in spite of the statewide shutdown], real-estate tycoon Cohen had a different idea,” says a source. We’re told Cohen — who, the source …
  • Divorce rates jumping in corona-quarantined couples

    Divorce rates jumping in corona-quarantined couples

    Divorce filings are skyrocketing from quarantine-weary and financially stressed couples, according to top matrimonial attorneys, who are experiencing a 50 percent rise in inquiries from potential clients. According to leading Manhattan family-law experts, some couples forced to spend time together while quarantined in cramped apartments or even in palatial pads haven’t fared well during the …
  • No, Noah Syndergaard’s Tommy John surgery doesn’t violate Chinese virus rules

    No, Noah Syndergaard’s Tommy John surgery doesn’t violate Chinese virus rules

    Elective or non-elective? As New York City imposes a ban on non-essential surgery, Noah Syndergaard will undergo Tommy John surgery Thursday to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow at the Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Fla. But with Florida also limiting surgery to essential procedures during the COVID-19 …
  • Kudlow Projects Coronavirus Aid Package to Reach ‘Roughly’ $6 Trillion

    Kudlow Projects Coronavirus Aid Package to Reach ‘Roughly’ $6 Trillion

    Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow speaks to reporters inside the Brady Press Briefing room at the White House, February 13, 2020. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Tuesday projected that the total economic stimulus to be enacted by the federal government will reach $6 trillion. Of the total, $4 trillion will …
  • Rep. Banks Criticizes Pelosi for ‘Ignoring’ U.S. Reliance on China

    Rep. Banks Criticizes Pelosi for ‘Ignoring’ U.S. Reliance on China

    Representative Jim Banks (R., Ind.) on Monday warned that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s stimulus package does little to address U.S. reliance on Chinese supply chains to deliver crucial medical supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite bipartisan concern on the issue. In a letter to Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.), Banks suggested that …
  • Dow surges more than 2,100 points — biggest gain since 1933

    Dow surges more than 2,100 points — biggest gain since 1933

    The Dow had its best day since 1933, clawing back some of its recent, brutal losses on signs that Congress was nearing a deal for a US stimulus package worth as much as $2 trillion to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 2,112.98 points, or 11.4 percent, to 20,704.91 as lawmakers …
  • Idris Elba slams theory celebs are cashing in on coronavirus

    Idris Elba slams theory celebs are cashing in on coronavirus

    Idris Elba is slamming the notion that celebrities like Tom Hanks, Kevin Durant and Andy Cohen are being paid to claim they have contracted the coronavirus, a conspiracy brought further into the public eye following a recent Instagram post by Cardi B. Elba, 47, debunked the theory during an Instagram Live session with his wife, Sabrina …