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A strong earthquake has shaken Croatia and its capital, causing widespread damage and panic. No casualties were initially reported. The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the earthquake measured 5.3 and struck a wide area north of the capital, Zagreb, at 6.23am (0523 GMT) Sunday. Witnesses say several buildings have cracked walls and rooftops have been damaged. …
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Further to my ideas to help stabilize the economy in last week’s column — some of which came to be implemented, and are now in the proposed bill — I have a few more suggestions. I propose that the Treasury and the Federal Reserve use banks — at little-to-no profit — as conduits to expedite …
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America’s coronavirus expert had a choice to make: Stand beside President Trump at a White House briefing or take questions from billionaire techie Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook. Dr. Anthony Fauci picked the Facebook gig. Fauci and Zuckerberg had a 37-minute Facebook Live conversation Thursday about the fast-spreading infection, which is forcing tens of millions of …
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Dear John: I’m a restaurateur. As you know one of the biggest business areas affected by this coronavirus crisis is the hospitality industry. We have no way of knowing how any planned bailout is going to work — whether it’ll be fair and equitable or how long it will take to receive funding, if there …
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Dear John: I have been following you for over 25 years. Is there any chance the proposal that you wrote in 2004 about dipping into retirement money at a reduced tax rate could now be passed? It would stimulate the economy and generate tax revenue. In my humble opinion, we could be heading into a …
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The coronavirus pandemic doesn’t just hit the elderly — it also hits the “younger.” Debi Mazar, 55, took to Instagram to describe her symptoms and tell fans she’s OK after testing positive for COVID-19. The actress, who co-stars with Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff on TV Land’s hit show “Younger,” wrote that her husband and …
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The novel coronavirus pandemic has been tough on small businesses, many of which, being nonessential, have had to close. But Dr. Nabil Salib’s small business — which is an essential one — is facing a special set of pandemic woes. Salib, who owns the myDoc urgent care facility in Forest Hills, is seeing his business …
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Workers fired or dislocated by the coronavirus have big questions about everything from health care and unemployment benefits to fears of termination and Chinese virus exposure. Employment attorneys and other experts are being flooded with queries from people lacking immediate answers on their most basic rights in these unprecedented times, with many folks nervous about …
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The owner of Grand Central stylish lounge, The Campbell, is railing against the MTA. Scott Gerber tells Page Six that despite the citywide shutdown of bars and restaurants, the MTA has sent out an email to tenants in the station reminding them that they’ll still be expected to cough up their rent payment at the …
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A strong earthquake has shaken Croatia and its capital, causing widespread damage and panic. No casualties were initially reported. The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the earthquake measured 5.3 and struck a wide area north of the capital, Zagreb, at 6.23am (0523 GMT) Sunday. Witnesses say several buildings have cracked walls and rooftops have been damaged. …
