Chinese airport security wear protective suits as they wait to check temperatures and health of travelers at Beijing Capital International Airport on March 24, in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images As of 11:45 p.m. E.T., there have been more than 422,000 people infected by the novel coronavirus worldwide, and over […]
Daily Archives: March 24, 2020
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Getting through it. Andy Cohen revealed the hardest part of his coronavirus journey after testing positive for the virus earlier this month. Stars Who’ve Tested Positive for Coronavirus “I’ll tell you what I know from the nanny cam and from video,” Cohen, 51, said during an episode of Sirius XM’s […]
NEW YORK/ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – New York state suffered another quick and brutal rise in the number of COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, staggering hospitals at the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, as California said it could be facing the next major wave of the disease. In New York […]
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he would stop using the term “Chinese virus,” the latest indication that the U.S. and China are seeking to deescalate their blame game over the deadly pandemic. “I don’t regret it, but they accused us of having done it through our soldiers, they said […]
It sounds preposterous in hindsight, especially now the Tokyo Olympics has joined the ranks of the sporting postponements, but barely a fortnight ago organisers could still see a rickety route towards hosting the Games in 2020. Japan and China appeared to be over the worst of the coronavirus epidemic, so […]
Did anyone else just leave that This Is Us finale feeling a little bit stunned? Season four went out with several bangs, including not one, not two, but three surprise children, and one massive brotherly fight that it feels pretty dang hard to come back from. Times they are a’changing […]
GotGame talks to Ninja Theory’s Lead Artist Aaron McElligott and Principal Animator Warwick Mellow about the art and animation of Bleeding Edge. source: gamezpot.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn — Inside a warehouse for MooTV, a live video production company in Nashville, Tennessee, the floor-to-ceiling shelves are lined with row after row of video screens, cables and rolling cases that normally would be out on the road with Brad Paisley, Chris Stapleton or Dierks Bentley. At one […]
Grace Gummer, the Mr. Robot actress, has officially called off her marriage to the keyboard player, Tay Strathairn, TMZ has learned. The 33-year-old actress – and the daughter of Meryl Streep – recently filed for a divorce from the 39-year-old musician in the city of LA. Strathairn, like Gummer, comes […]
Many major tech platforms have gone beyond moderating coronavirus content to actively push messages from health professionals. Instagram Chief Executive Adam Mosseri said Tuesday that the Facebook-owned service was being especially careful with recommendations, trying to vet accounts and posts before suggesting them to users. And he said it would […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seven in 10 Americans now consider the coronavirus pandemic to be “a serious threat to me and my family,” according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll that shows how wide, bipartisan segments of the country feel their lives have been turned upside down by the health crisis. […]
(Reuters) – Nike Inc (NKE.N) beat estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday as strong digital demand offset the first China sales drop in nearly six years from the coronavirus-fueled shutdowns, but the company held back from providing a forecast due to the outbreak. FILE PHOTO: The Nike swoosh logo is […]
Royole’s FlexPai from CES 2019 was one of the world’s first foldable phones. Sarah Tew/CNET Most handset makers don’t even have one foldable phone on the market, but Chinese vendor Royole is gearing up for its second FlexPai phone, which’ll use its new third-generation display. The company late Tuesday unveiled […]
While Detroit’s “Big Three” have all suspended North American production until at least Monday, some workers have expressed frustration, if not outright anger, that the automakers took so long to close their plants. “Most of us on the line were terrified, putting on extra gloves, trying to cover up as […]
Thousands of miles away in Berlin, German scientist Olfert Landt was already on alert. For 30 years, he had worked on diagnosing emerging diseases, including Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). He wanted to make a test kit to help doctors diagnose the disease — and he wanted to do it […]
The Carolina Panthers released veteran quarterback Cam Newton on Tuesday, saving themselves $19.1 million in cap space and allowing the 2015 NFL Most Valuable to hit the open market as a free agent. FILE PHOTO: Sep 12, 2019; Charlotte, NC, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) walks off the […]
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said it will send medical equipment to the United States to fight the coronavirus if it has any spare after an urgent request from U.S. President Donald Trump in which he promised to help Korean firms gain U.S. government approval. The news, which sent shares […]
President Trump said he was speaking to the Coronavirus Taskforce about when to open the US for business. He thought Easter presented a “beautiful time, a beautiful timeline” and said he hoped to be able to open at least some sections of the country. The US began a 15-day period […]
Programmes, such as Sir David Attenborough’s, triggered a greater interest in species among audiences Programmes, such as Sir David Attenborough’s Planet Earth II series, boost people’s awareness and interest in species, a study has suggested. Despite lacking an overt conservation message, the programmes stimulated people to find out more about […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Communist guerrillas in the Philippines said Wednesday they would observe a ceasefire in compliance with the U.N. chief’s call for a global halt in armed clashes during the coronavirus pandemic. New People’s Army guerrillas have been ordered to stop assaults and shift to a defensive position […]