What will we all look like when we finally emerge from our social distancing cocoons? Will our hair be long and unkempt, our beards bushy and brittle? With the pandemic barring our access to salons, barbershops and beauty professionals, we’ve been left to figure out how to groom ourselves the way the pros did. It’s
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After some governors said they’d work on regional plans to roll back stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic, two of those leaders warned Tuesday any reopening still appears far away. And New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in particular said he’d fight in court any federal order to reopen his state’s economy if he thought it
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Millions of graduating students won’t have commencement ceremonies this year due to ongoing social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, but thanks to a new podcast, they will have commencement speakers. Jimmy Fallon, Halsey, Hillary Clinton, John Legend, Kesha, Pitbull, David Chang and many others will give inspiring words for the Class of 2020 on a
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Photos shared among emergency room staff at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit show bodies being stored in vacant hospital rooms and piled on top of each other inside refrigerated holding units brought into the hospital’s parking lot. CNN acquired the photos from an emergency room worker. Two other emergency room workers confirm the photos are an
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump has directed a halt to payments to World Health Organization while the U.S. reviews coronavirus warnings regarding China. Trump said Tuesday that the outbreak could have been contained at its source and spared lives had the United Nations health agency done a better job investigating reports coming out of China.
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The past few months have not been particularly good for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. His utter lack of decisiveness and his misstatements in dealing with the state’s ongoing fight against coronavirus has drawn him lots and lots of attention — none of it good. “We’re looking like ‘Flori-duh’ again, Gov. DeSantis. Any idea how that
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council members on Tuesday expressed concern that the city’s numerous call center operations are, in the words of Mayor pro-tempore Peter Svarzbein, “places that can easily spread coronavirus” in the community and called for more aggressive enforcement of the city’s “work safe” orders. There are about 35 such
Continue Reading Be patient, science fiction fans. There’s a gift for you this holiday season. Vanity Fair has shared a first look at the new “Dune” movie, set to be released on December 18. The film stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and is directed by Denis Villeneuve of “Arrival” and “Blade Runner 2049” fame. Based on
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A sailor who tested positive for Covid-19 on the USS Theodore Roosevelt has died of coronavirus, the US Navy said Monday. The Navy did not disclose the name of the sailor, who was admitted to the intensive care unit of a US Navy hospital on Thursday. CNN previously reported a sailor from the USS Theodore
Continue Reading As we continue to adjust to what is probably safe to call the “new normal” of the moment, some celebrities are helping life feel a little less dire. Here’s a list of some of the stars whose social posts might soothe your soul at this time: Chrissy Teigen Teigen had a lock on integrating her
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Stanley Chera, the prominent New York City real estate developer and Republican donor who co-founded Crown Acquisitions, has died of complications related to Covid-19, a source close to Chera confirmed to CNN Sunday. He was in his late 70s. The news was first reported by journalist Yashar Ali. Chera’s real estate career began when he
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday said to not let “verbal hand grenades” from President Donald Trump distract from efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic as the state joins others in the region to work together on how to reopen their economies. On Monday, Trump said during a White House briefing his authority is “total”
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Former first lady Michelle Obama and the non-partisan organization she co-chairs on Monday threw its support behind Democratic legislation seeking to expand access to mail-in voting and early voting amid the coronavirus outbreak in the US. “Americans should never have to choose between making their voices heard and keeping themselves and their families safe,” Obama
Continue Reading Two of music’s biggest producers have come together to bring joy in the form of entertainment amid the coronavirus pandemic. Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, who each have created a long list of hits, are hosting virtual hip hop battles on Instagram Live called Verzuz. In a recent joint interview with CNN, the two said music
Continue Reading(CNN) — Former President Barack Obama will endorse Joe Biden on Tuesday, a source familiar with the plans tells CNN. Obama will make the endorsement of his former vice president in a video message. The endorsement reunites the former running mates and positions Obama, whose endorsement of Biden was seen as a forgone conclusion once
Continue Reading Even celebs are struggling when it comes to personal grooming. Just ask Blake Shelton. He had longtime girlfriend Gwen Stefani cut his hair during a recent remote appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Fallon has had guests make virtual appearances because most everyone is in isolation — and that includes barbers. “(This) is
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WASHINGTON, DC — Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast. The IMF said Tuesday that it expects the global economy to shrink 3% this year — far worse than its
Continue Reading “The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart” premiered Monday night with musical contestants looking for love like Jackson and Ally in “A Star is Born.” Twenty musically talented single men and women were thrown together in the Bachelor mansion, where they meet each other and start to flirt. On the two-hour episode, host Chris Harrison
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Ford announced that production of a new type of pressurized respirator face mask for healthcare workers will begin Tuesday. The mask, called a Powered Air-Purifying Respirator, or PAPR, is being developed in partnership with 3M. A PAPR is a clear mask that fits over the entire face. Air is drawn in through a tube connected
Continue Reading Danny Goldman, a veteran actor who voiced the character of Brainy Smurf in the popular 1980s animated series “The Smurfs,” has died, his longtime agent Doug Ely confirmed to CNN. Goldman was 80 years old. He died Sunday in Los Angeles following a pair of strokes he suffered at the beginning of the year, according
Continue Reading Thankfully, Brad Pitt was here for Season 1, Episode 1 of “Celebrity IOU” on HGTV. The Oscar winner grew teary-eyed in the Property Brothers latest show, surprising his longtime friend and makeup artist of 30 years by renovating her detached garage into a stunning guest suite, complete with a bathroom and makeup studio. Drew and
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As the coronavirus pandemic crushes the global economy, JPMorgan set aside a stunning $6.8 billion worth of reserves to insulate itself from loan defaults. That helped send JPMorgan’s profit plummeting 69% in the first quarter. America’s largest bank by assets said its net income fell to $2.9 billion in the first three months of the
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The typical spring weather pattern returns to the Borderland. There will be plenty of sunshine with just a few passing clouds, unfortunately, no rain is in the forecast this week. Temperatures will run below normal reaching the low 70s this afternoon, we’ll climb back to the low 80s by the end of the week. Thursday
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The government is exerting more and more control over Americans’ daily life as it races to control the Covid-19 pandemic. Orders to shelter in place and practice strict isolation have sent the US economy into a tailspin. Applied on such a wide scale, they’re unprecedented exertions of authority. I reached out to Elizabeth Goitein for
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Click here for updates on this story NEW CHICAGO, Ind. (WGN) — The first federal stimulus payments are on the way to America and one northwest Indiana man got quite the shock when he went to the ATM this weekend. Charles Calvin is a volunteer firefighter in New Chicago, Indiana, and unbeknownst to him, he
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Click here for updates on this story NEW CHICAGO, Ind. (WGN) — The first federal stimulus payments are on the way to America and one northwest Indiana man got quite the shock when he went to the ATM this weekend. Charles Calvin is a volunteer firefighter in New Chicago, Indiana, and unbeknownst to him, he
Continue Reading A surprise company outing to an air base caused a 64-year-old French man so much stress that he flung himself from a fighter jet in midair, grabbing the ejector button in a panic and tumbling through the skies above France before landing in a field. The man had been surprised by employees at his firm,
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All 50 US states have recorded at least one coronavirus death, after Wyoming’s governor on Monday announced a man there had died from the pandemic disease. “I am saddened to learn that we have lost our first Wyoming citizen to Covid-19,” Gov. Mark Gordon said in a statement. “This one was close to home and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The coronavirus pandemic has impacted many organizations that serve our community. One of them: The Humane Society of El Paso. The shelters at the Humane Society have closed to the public temporarily in an effort to comply with local stay-at-home orders and reduce the spread of the virus. “It’s a
Continue Reading For many visitors to the Netherlands, one of the great discoveries when wandering through the streets of Amsterdam or other towns and cities is that you can often take a look inside people’s homes when it gets dark. That’s because many Dutch people never close their curtains or blinds. Often, people don’t even have curtains
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