Dear trivia nerds, we need you to do better by our black music icons. Coming on the heels of a contestant confusing Chaka Khan with Shaka Zulu, Wednesday’s episode of “Jeopardy!” had a challenger who identified Janet Jackson as Ariana Grande. Here’s how it all went down: The beloved show of course has an answer
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Four trucks containing as many as 60 bodies have been discovered outside a Brooklyn funeral home after someone reported fluids dripping from the trucks, a law enforcement official told CNN. The Andrew Cleckley Funeral Home was overwhelmed and ran out of room for bodies, which were awaiting cremation, and used the trucks for storage, a
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Four trucks containing as many as 60 bodies have been discovered outside a Brooklyn funeral home after someone reported fluids dripping from the trucks, a law enforcement official told CNN. The Andrew Cleckley Funeral Home was overwhelmed and ran out of room for bodies, which were awaiting cremation, and used the trucks for storage, a
Continue Reading “A Secret Love” is several stories in one, each of them worthwhile. The Netflix documentary ostensibly focuses on the decades-long relationship between two women, Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel, who — having met not long after World War II — hid the truth from their families. Yet while the love story looks back at that
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EL PASO, Texas — A virtual vigil was held Wednesday night for Karla Dominguez, a pediatric intensive care nurse at the Hospitals of Providence, who died two weeks after she tested positive for Covid-19.A prayer from Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz opened the vigil followed by co-workers who described by Dominguez as dedicated to her job
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The Trump administration is formulating a long-term plan to punish China on multiple fronts for the coronavirus pandemic, injecting a rancorous new element into a critical relationship already on a steep downward slide. The effort matches but goes far beyond an election campaign strategy of blaming Beijing to distract from President Donald Trump’s errors in
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The best way to curb the spread of Covid-19 is to stay home if you can. That’s true even now that more than half of US states will start reopening nonessential businesses like salons, restaurants and gyms. This isn’t an immediate return to normalcy — health officials have warned that reopening now could mean a
Continue Reading The coronavirus crisis is hitting every college in the United States, university leaders say, and will likely continue well beyond the fall semester. With Friday’s traditional May 1 decision day looming, some universities may get a better idea of who wants to attend their classes and pay tuition, but the financial costs of stay-at-home will
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The coronavirus crisis is hitting every college in the United States, university leaders say, and will likely continue well beyond the fall semester. With Friday’s traditional May 1 decision day looming, some universities may get a better idea of who wants to attend their classes and pay tuition, but the financial costs of stay-at-home will
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The study showing that the experimental drug remdesivir might help Covid-19 patients recover more quickly is positively good news. Shortly afterward, Dr. Anthony Fauci said remdesivir will become the “standard of care” for all infected patients. But beyond the initial optimism, the study also made clear that remdesivir is far from a cure for Covid-19.
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The study showing that the experimental drug remdesivir might help Covid-19 patients recover more quickly is positively good news. Shortly afterward, Dr. Anthony Fauci said remdesivir will become the “standard of care” for all infected patients. But beyond the initial optimism, the study also made clear that remdesivir is far from a cure for Covid-19.
Continue Reading The study showing that the experimental drug remdesivir might help Covid-19 patients recover more quickly is positively good news. Shortly afterward, Dr. Anthony Fauci said remdesivir will become the “standard of care” for all infected patients. But beyond the initial optimism, the study also made clear that remdesivir is far from a cure for Covid-19.
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The World Health Organization and health officials in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have launched a probe into reports of increases in unusual deaths, state Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje told CNN. A team of experts is gathering hospital records and interviewing families of those who died at home to determine the actual cause of death.
Continue Reading A piece of the moon that’s bigger than the rocks Apollo astronauts brought back to Earth is up for sale at the famed Christie’s auction house. The lunar meteorite, known as NWA 12691, fell to Earth in a meteor shower and was found two years ago in the Sahara Desert, according to a news release
Continue Reading Should someone have to die so others can savor a steak? Stark inequalities in US society are being laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic, after President Donald Trump ordered meat plants to stay open to secure food chains. Some processing factories have already had to close after turning into Covid-19 hot spots when hundreds of
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Two congressmen who have recovered from the coronavirus announced Thursday that they have donated their blood plasma in an attempt to help strengthen the immune response of other patients stricken with the deadly virus. Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida and Democratic Rep. Joe Cunningham of South Carolina were among the five lawmakers on Capitol
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KOKOMO, Indiana — This time, he wore a mask. Vice President Mike Pence donned a face covering Thursday as he toured a General Motors/Ventec ventilator production facility in Indiana after coming under fire for failing to wear one earlier this week in violation of Mayo Clinic policy. Pence on toured the General Motors facility in Kokomo, which
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NEW YORK, NY — A crush of dismal data about the economy helped send markets lower Thursday, a meek ending to a historic, juggernaut month for stocks. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% after reports showed millions more U.S. workers filed for unemployment benefits last week and the European economy crumpled to its worst performance on
Continue Reading Twenty-five police officers in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are on medical leave after the Prince George’s County Police Department changed its grooming policy. The policy, which formerly allowed officers to grow facial hair, was changed to require a clean shave to keep officers safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. “It is not safe for our officers
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What is most galling as the nation faces its worse crisis since World War II is how the Trump family keeps demanding recognition for their brilliant work and also our thanks for the catastrophic mess they have helped land us all in. Case in point is Jared Kushner, who has fallen upwards throughout his life,
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While unemployment benefits serve as a financial lifeline for those who lose their jobs, the program typically replaces only about 40% of workers’ wages, on average. But now, many laid-off Americans are receiving bigger checks from unemployment than they did from their jobs, thanks to the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by Congress in
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How much would you pay to spend a day with your sporting hero? Well that answer seems to be $800,000 for a fan of Tom Brady. The six-time Super Bowl champion auctioned off a chance to experience his first home game as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer like no one else and it’s the largest grossing
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Continue Reading Paris Saint-Germain has been named French Ligue 1 champion by France’s Ligue de Football Professionnel after the remainder of the season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced the cancellation of the Ligue 1 season on Tuesday saying, “the 2019-2020 season of professional sports, especially football, will not be
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After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, many journalists, community leaders and activists all had the same suspicion. More people were dying than the U.S. government was saying. In October 2017, President Donald Trump came to that island, which in many ways is a de facto colony of the United States, to throw paper towels to
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Presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner went on Fox News Wednesday to declare victory over coronavirus. “We’re on the other side of the medical aspect of this,” Kushner said. “We’ve achieved all the different milestones that are needed. The federal government rose to the challenge, and this is a great success story.” Which, part, exactly is the
Continue Reading So long, Andy. The Cincinnati Bengals are releasing longtime quarterback Andy Dalton from its roster, the team announced Thursday. “After nine seasons, many franchise records and a deep impact on the community, Bengals QB Andy Dalton has been released,” the Bengals said in a statement. Team president Mike Brown added, “Andy will always hold a
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Now that many people have been working from home for more than a month, the novelty might be starting to wane. And a dark side of working remote could emerge: loneliness. Workplace loneliness can be a problem even when everyone is working in an office. But the sudden shift to remote work can increase the
Continue Reading Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has died in hospital after a two-year battle with leukemia, his family representative confirmed in a statement. He was 67. Kapoor, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2018 and returned to India last September following treatment in New York, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, Indian time, according to the
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