Jennifer Lopez greets a special little girl in a just released trailer for “Thanks a Million.” Tracy Morgan hugs a man at a boxing gym. Both stars had chosen a deserving person to hand deliver $100,000 cash to in the new Quibi series. The inspiring show, which debuts on the new service on April 6,…… MORE
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US launches new effort to oust Venezuela’s Maduro
The Trump administration launched its latest effort to oust embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday, leveraging the coronavirus pandemic to apply additional pressure. “The United States has long been committed to finding a solution to the man-made crisis in Venezuela,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. “The urgency for this has…… MORE
Pentagon says it still hasn’t sent ventilators because HHS hasn’t told them where they’d go
Despite having committed to transferring 2,000 ventilators in military stocks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services to fight the coronavirus outbreak, the Pentagon has not shipped any of them because the agencies have not asked for them or provided a shipping location, the Pentagon’s top logistics official…… MORE
Obama slams rollback of vehicle emission standards in rare rebuke of Trump
Former President Barack Obama issued a rare criticism of the Trump administration Tuesday after it announced it’s rolling back his signature fuel standards aimed at combating the climate crisis, saying Americans “have to demand better” of their elected leaders. “We’ve seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic. We…… MORE
Coronavirus odd couples that make the world a little brighter
A famous fashion designer who doubles as a small-scale medical supplier in a major city? And he isn’t the only one who’s made such a turn? That’s hardly a familiar social order. Then again, the novel coronavirus pandemic is an unusual and strained moment — one that’s scrambling society and people’s roles in it. “If…… MORE
Andy Cohen shares how he stayed out of the hospital
Andy Cohen returned to work Monday and shared with his audience what it was like to have the coronavirus. Appearing on his SiriusXM radio show, “Andy Cohen Live,” the Bravo executive and talk show host talked about his symptoms, which he said included fever, a cough, tightness in his chest, some chills, loss of smell…… MORE
ESPN tennis broadcaster Patrick McEnroe tests positive for coronavirus
Patrick McEnroe, the ESPN tennis broadcaster and 16-time men’s doubles champion, confirmed on Tuesday that he tested positive for coronavirus and is recovering from mild symptoms. McEnroe said in a tweet that he started feeling minor symptoms about 10 or 11 days ago so he went to get tested at a drive-through in upstate New…… MORE
This Republican senator just keeps making the same bad argument on coronavirus
As tens of thousands of Americans have been sickened by coronavirus over the past 10 days, most of the voices raising questions about its actual severity or the need for stringent social distancing measures have faded considerably. Notice I said “most” of the voices. Because, well, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is still at it. In…… MORE
Biden makes pitch as an empathetic leader in new digital ad
Joe Biden describes the coronavirus crisis as a “war” and frontline workers as “soldiers” in a new digital ad that will air in battleground states. “This is a war, and these are our soldiers,” Biden says, speaking directly to the camera as video of paramedics and nurses providing care amidst the pandemic cuts in and…… MORE
Should you wear a mask? US health officials re-examine guidance amid coronavirus crisis
It’s the debate heard ’round the world: Should you or shouldn’t you wear a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic? That’s something White House and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials are discussing, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert. While the World Health Organization on Monday stood by…… MORE
