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Hertz: Car rental firm files for US bankruptcy protection
Image copyright Reuters Car rental company Hertz has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US after the pandemic saw its business plummet.The firm, which earns much of its income from car rentals at airports, said it had been affected by the sharp downturn in global travel.It will continue to operate while restructuring its debts.Hertz’s international…
Coronavirus: Sports Direct and JD Sports warehouse workers are risking their lives for trainers
ITV Report 10 April 2020 at 6:53pm Video report by ITV News Business Editor Joel Hills Words by ITV News Producers Laura Miller and Jess Omari Thousands of workers in some of the poorest parts of Britain are being forced into a heartbreaking decision – go to work in conditions where they risk catching the…
The Times Can’t Stop Pretending Trump Is a Normal President
From a crass tweet, a fantasy of ordinary politics emerges. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on April 10. Al Drago – Pool/Getty Images Slate is making its coronavirus coverage free for all readers. Subscribe to support our journalism. Start your free trial. The most alarming sentence in the New York Times’ write-up of the…
Dr. Phil’s grim warning about mental health risks amid coronavirus
Premiered 2 hours agoDr. Phil McGraw gives insight on how coronavirus can affect mental health and takes audience questions. #FoxNews #IngrahamAngleFOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer streaming service, FOX Nation. FOX News also produces FOX News Sunday on…
Politics this week
Jacob Zuma resigned as South Africa’s president, the evening before a no-confidence vote was scheduled in parliament. The rand surged. Mr Zuma is beset by corruption allegations. The new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, a former union boss and tycoon, is not. See article.Morgan Tsvangirai died from cancer, aged 65. He led the opposition to Zimbabwe’s Robert…
Florida governor’s race: a microcosm of polarized US politics
Miami (AFP) – A charismatic black Democrat versus an anti-immigrant white Republican — the race for the governorship of Florida in next month’s US midterm elections is a microcosm of America’s bitterly divided politics, and possibly a sign of things to come in 2020.Andrew Gillum, 39, mayor of the state capital Tallahassee, is the Democratic…
Is black entertainment having its #MeToo moment?
Confirmed coronavirus cases around the world passed 5 million early Thursday as infections continue to accelerate in the Americas. Drugmaker AstraZeneca said it received more than $1 billion from the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to develop a vaccine in partnership with the University of Oxford. The company said it will begin first deliveries of…
Two coronavirus cases confirmed at primary school attended by vulnerable pupils
Two coronavirus cases are confirmed at a primary school attended by vulnerable pupils as the site is closed for a deep cleanSpringfield Primary School in Spolton, Derby, has now closed for deep cleaningEveryone who came into contact with the two cases will have to self-isolate The news comes amid the government’s plans to reopen primaries from…
Analysis: 3 takeaways on Mueller Report Day
(CNN)It’s one of the most consequential days in recent memory in Washington, as the results of special counsel Robert Mueller’s nearly-two-year-long investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election are released to the public. We’re covering it all here. And I’m watching and reading it all — from Attorney General William Barr’s press conference on…
Disney shares Dole Whip, other recipes while parks closed
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Coronavirus: Long queues as McDonald’s reopens drive-thrus
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionReopened McDonald’s drive-thru causes tailback in ChelmsfordHuge queues formed outside branches of McDonald’s as the fast food giant reopened some of its UK drive-thrus.French fry fans descended as the burger chain resumed service at 33 sites in England, mainly in the east and south-east, and six in…
Judge Denies R. Kelly’s Request for Coronavirus Release, Says He Is a ‘Danger to the Community’
A federal judge denied R. Kelly’s request for release from prison due to the coronavirus on Tuesday, finding that the singer was not the most at-risk for the illness and, instead, “poses danger to the community, particularly to prospective witnesses.”Attorneys for Kelly, who is awaiting trial based on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and other…
SE Cupp: Can’t shame someone incapable of that emotion
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John Oliver Rebukes America for Giving the Coronavirus a ‘Great Success Story’
After taking a week off from working in his great white void, John Oliver returned to Last Week Tonight on Sunday with a fresh arsenal of insults against his favorite human puppet, Jared Kushner. The newest gripe? Kushner repeatedly saying that the federal government’s response to the coronavirus has been nothing short of “extraordinary,” even…
Analysis: Why didn’t Elizabeth Warren do better?
(CNN)Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the 2020 presidential race Thursday, ending a once front-running bid that never achieved its sky-high potential once voting actually began.”I refuse to let disappointment blind me — or you — to what we’ve accomplished,” Warren told her campaign staff on a conference call Thursday morning. “We didn’t reach…