Vanessa Bryant has announced a new book created by her late husband. Kobe Bryant, who died along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others in a helicopter crash in January in Calabasas, California, had conceived a young adult fantasy series. His wife recently announced on her verified Instagram account that the second book,
Continue Reading Parents working nine to five — now from home, amid the coronavirus pandemic — will soon get some help in entertaining their kids, thanks to country music superstar Dolly Parton. The nine-time Grammy winner said beginning this Thursday, she will read bedtime stories to children in a new virtual series called “Goodnight with Dolly.” Each
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Joe Biden said he believes the Democratic National Convention scheduled to take place in July will be pushed back a month later because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I doubt whether the Democratic Convention is going to be able to be held in mid-July or early July. I think it’s gonna have to move into August,”
Continue Reading The White House and federal agencies face a colossal challenge of dispersing more than $2 trillion of stimulus money approved by Congress last week. With the economy in freefall, there is a particular emphasis on speed, but also fears that the government won’t be able to meet the demand of struggling Americans as it tries
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is arming consumers with a list of disinfectants that people can use to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus. The federal agency released a five-page list of chemicals and products Thursday that it says are strong enough to ward off “harder-to-kill” viruses than SARS-CoV-2, the virus that’s responsible for the
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Please avoid any activities that involve or include activities that could start a fire. A Red Flag Warning is in place for the Borderland! It will be another warm and windy afternoon with wind gusts around 35 mph. Dry weather will continue with temperatures reaching the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. The weekend
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. unemployment claims hit 6.6 million — another record high — as layoffs accelerate in face of coronavirus. The bleak news released Thursday by U.S. Department of Labor of 6.6 million new unemployment claims comes on top of 3.3 million last week. The virus outbreak has now thrown nearly 10 million Americans
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About one million families in Australia will have access to free childcare in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Thursday. The plan will also support the early childhood education and care sector during the crisis, according to a government press release. “These services are vital for so many parents
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(CNNI) — Incluso para aquellos de nosotros con los matrimonios más felices y estables, el distanciamiento social para combatir el covid-19 provee algunos serios desafíos para nuestras respectivas uniones. Estamos confinados a espacios pequeños con nuestras parejas, con poco o ningún respiro. Tenemos que equilibrar nuestra vida profesional y personal, 24 horas al día, siete
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top medical expert on the coronavirus pandemic and a member of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force, is facing threats to his personal safety and now requires personal security from law enforcement at all times, including at his home, a source confirms to CNN. A law enforcement official told CNN
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Life under coronavirus means staying home as much as possible — but you’ll likely need to make a trip to the grocery store or pharmacy at some point. With the help of physicians and infectious disease experts, we built a tip sheet to make sure you don’t bring the virus back with you. You can
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Last year was a good year for the film industry. The global box office brought in over $40 billion worldwide, even though the domestic box office was down. Disney notched seven films that made more than $1 billion globally. And one of those films, “Avengers: Endgame,” broke “Avatar’s” record as the highest-grossing blockbuster of all
Continue Reading President Donald Trump‘s White House appears powerless to halt an increasingly tragic trajectory in the coronavirus pandemic as the death toll climbed by nearly 1,000 on a single, dark day. Vice President Mike Pence warned in a CNN interview that the most comparable example for what is to come is Italy, which has endured weeks
Continue Reading President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday, without citing any evidence, that the administration has information that “Iran or its proxies are planning a sneak attack on US troops and/or assets in Iraq.” Trump added, “If this happens, Iran will pay a very heavy price, indeed!” The President’s tweet, which the White House did not elaborate upon,
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Officials from the health care and federal and state governments have promoted social distancing as a powerful tool in the fight against coronavirus. But of the 39 states that have implemented stay at home orders, 12 make exceptions for religious gatherings. A revival held at a church resulted in an outbreak of the virus in
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Officials from the health care and federal and state governments have promoted social distancing as a powerful tool in the fight against coronavirus. But of the 39 states that have implemented stay at home orders, 12 make exceptions for religious gatherings. A revival held at a church resulted in an outbreak of the virus in
Continue Reading SoftBank is walking away from a sizeable chunk of its WeWork rescue package, which included a near billion dollar windfall for ousted founder Adam Neumann. The Japanese tech company has backed out of a plan to buy $3 billion worth of shares in the coworking startup from existing shareholders and investors, according to statements from
Continue Reading When a resident at an elder care facility near Madison, Wisconsin, refused to isolate Monday night after a coronavirus diagnosis, local law enforcement responded to the call for help. On the scene, a Dane County sheriff’s deputy helped subdue the person and transport them to a local hospital. She was spat on in the process.
Continue Reading The policeman raised his bullhorn to shout instructions, backed up by a group of soldiers piling out of an armored personnel carrier. “Go home. Get your stuff and go,” he yelled. It was an impossible instruction to a group of homeless people stirring from under their cardboard boxes and sleeping bags. The streams of mostly
Continue Reading Some of the sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt will be quarantined in hotel rooms in Guam as the number of coronavirus cases aboard the aircraft carrier approaches 100, a deteriorating situation that led the ship’s commanding officer to issue a stark warning to top Navy leadership about the need to get sailors off the
Continue Reading The first domino in the oil industry has fallen. Whiting Petroleum, once a rising star in the shale industry, filed for Chapter 11 protection Wednesday. The oil driller survived for years at $50-a-barrel oil. But the recent collapse to $20 proved unbearable, sparking the first major oil bankruptcy of the current crisis. Whiting surely won’t
Continue Reading A month ago, the big question about the economy was: Will we have a recession? How quaint that seems now. That was before airlines canceled thousands of flights, sports leagues paused their seasons and restaurants and retailers shut their doors. Schools and day cares hadn’t closed down, and social interaction was not yet limited to
Continue Reading The Democratic convention is a little more than 100 days away. Joe Biden says it’s difficult to imagine it will go on as planned, given coronavirus measures. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your
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The Democratic convention is a little more than 100 days away. Joe Biden says it’s difficult to imagine it will go on as planned, given coronavirus measures. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your
Continue Reading President Donald Trump made another series of false, misleading or dubious claims at a Wednesday coronavirus briefing that began with an off-topic discussion of his administration’s efforts to fight drug trafficking. Trump again said that “nobody” could have foreseen a pandemic crisis leading to a shortage of ventilators, for which there were numerous warnings. He
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While NBA players search for ways to stay fit during the current suspension of play caused by the coronavirus, Enes Kanter has much more than basketball on his mind. Throughout this season, the Boston Celtics backup center has played with an infectious smile that belied the intense pressures of his personal life. One of the
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While NBA players search for ways to stay fit during the current suspension of play caused by the coronavirus, Enes Kanter has much more than basketball on his mind. Throughout this season, the Boston Celtics backup center has played with an infectious smile that belied the intense pressures of his personal life. One of the
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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are set to be joined by NFL legends Tom Brady and Peyton Manning in a possible televised charity match. Negotiations are on-going to arrange a two-on-two spectacle which would see Mickelson team up with Brady to take on Woods and Manning, a source familiar to the negotiations confirmed to CNN
Continue Reading When scientists find microbial life thriving in some of the most extreme environments on Earth, it gives them hope that they may be able to find life on other planets. Now, researchers have discovered billions of bacteria living in tiny cracks in volcanic rocks beneath the ocean floor, more than nine miles below the surface
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On a day several more states, including Florida, told most of their residents to stay at home, the number of US coronavirus cases skyrocketed past 200,000 on Wednesday. The news comes while debate revs up on whether all Americans should be wearing a mask. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 210,000 people in the United
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