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US stocks plummeted Monday even after the Federal Reserve threw more lifelines at a national economy facing an increasingly dire threat from the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged as much as 960.33 points, or 5 percent, despite the Fed’s announcement that it would place no limits on a huge bond-buying program it restarted a …
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Social distancing won’t stop the Baldwins from having a good time. Alec Baldwin joined his daughter Ireland Baldwin on Instagram Live for a game of charades while they self-quarantined at their respective homes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ireland, 24, attempted to guess the movie as her 61-year-old dad mimed explicit gestures with a spoon. His …
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Charles Barkley has tested negative for COVID-19, Turner Sports announced on Monday. Barkley, 57, made the fact that he was taking the test public after the NBA suspended its season. Barkley said he hadn’t been feeling well on “Inside The NBA” and took the test out of caution on March 12. He had been feeling …
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Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar speaks during campaign event in New Hampshire, February 9, 2020. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) Senator Amy Klobuchar announced Monday that her husband has tested positive for coronavirus and is hospitalized and isolated in Virginia. Klobuchar wrote in a Medium post that he has pneumonia and is on oxygen, but not …
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There are a few explanations for the run on toilet paper, but one basic economic lesson explains the shortage. Americans have seen scarcity, bailouts, price fluctuations, and epidemics before, but one thing seems to set the coronavirus emergency apart: The toilet paper. Shelves where the product once was stored are bare—and not just in the …
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Kylie Jenner is in the midst of self-isolating but that doesn’t mean she’s giving up posting some sultry selfies — especially if she thinks her breasts look good. On Sunday the lipstick maven posted a glam throwback snap of herself with older sister, Kendall Jenner. Kendall, 24, wrote back asking, “aren’t we fighting?” Kylie, 22, …
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New Jersey will release up to 1,000 inmates from jails this week as part of an effort to curb the outbreak of coronavirus, which continues to spread rapidly throughout the state. New Jersey Chief Justice Stuart Rabner on Sunday signed the order to release the inmates temporarily, citing the “profound risk posed to people in …
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Theater actor Aaron Tveit, who was starring as Christian in “Moulin Rouge! the Musical” before the Broadway shutdown earlier this month, has tested positive for coronavirus. “Hey everyone. I just wanted to update you all that I’ve found out that I’ve tested positive for Covid-19,” he wrote in an Instagram post on Monday alongside a …
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50 Cent is truly worried about the health and wellness of others during the quarantine. The “In Da Club” rapper, 44, gave an interview for WSJ. Magazine’s series, “My Monday Morning,” and spoke of his isolation experience amid the coronavirus outbreak. “This is day five, right here. I feel there are no safer options out …
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True economic resilience comes from the ability to adapt to changes, not ignoring or masking them. Economic downturns are very strange creatures. Regardless of what causes them, the effects are usually the same—people losing jobs, income, and wealth. It’s not uncommon to see war metaphors used to describe an economic crisis—“War in the Time of …
US stocks plummeted Monday even after the Federal Reserve threw more lifelines at a national economy facing an increasingly dire threat from the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged as much as 960.33 points, or 5 percent, despite the Fed’s announcement that it would place no limits on a huge bond-buying program it restarted a …
