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The numbers: There are more than 857,000 novel coronavirus cases around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking figures from the World Health Organization and additional sources. The US: At least 80% of the US population is under a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order, according to a CNN count. There are more than 185,400 cases of coronavirus…

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“That’s hell” is how one Met described what could be ahead for players if a plan MLB has mulled to play all of its games in Arizona is enacted. “I mean we’re talking 120 degrees every day and playing weekly doubleheaders and 20 days straight,” the Met said on the condition of anonymity, making reference…

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(CNN)The 10th Democratic debate — this one in Charleston, South Carolina — is in the books. It was an incredibly contentious affair, with candidates shouting at (and over) one another as they scrambled to draw contrasts with each other in advance of the critical South Carolina primary on Saturday.Below, the best and worst from the…

By Nicole Gallucci2018-01-28 20:37:29 UTC The law of present day politics is as follows: For every Donald Trump tweet there’s a Pete Souza Instagram just waiting to throw shade. On Sunday, Barack Obama’s official White House photographer dug into his archives to unearth this absolutely beautiful, stylish, feel-good shot of rapper Jay-Z laughing beside the…

May 11, 2020 | 11:46am The Kardashians are being called out after Khloé Kardashian teepeed Kourtney Kardashian‘s house amid a toilet paper shortage in the US due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Every single Kardashian is srsly [sic] ‘tone deaf,’” one person tweeted. “Kourtney just posted video of her yard covered in toilet paper because her…

Ex-Bank of England governor Mervyn King warns extended coronavirus lockdown will spark ‘rebellion’ among Britons if it is enforced for ‘months on end’Lord Mervyn King says it’s ‘unrealistic’ to think lockdown could last for monthsHe warns the lockdown could be ‘potentially damaging’ to public’s mental healthBoris Johnson’s former adviser says government response is ‘not simple…

Over the past two years, Fridamania has tipped into Frida Fatigue. Frida Kahlo became a Barbie (to the chagrin of her family). She was rendered as a cartoon skeleton in the Pixar movie Coco. She has appeared as a Google doodle, on totes, tattoos, nail polish and viral global art campaigns. She even received her…

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…

Image copyright Getty Images New Look says it is suspending payments to suppliers for existing stock “indefinitely”, telling them in a letter that the stock can be collected by its owners. The retailer is also cancelling orders for its Spring and Summer clothing lines and won’t pay costs towards them.New Look told the BBC it…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Just as Ali Wentworth revealed that she’s emerged from her coronavirus self-isolation, her husband, George Stephanopoulos, revealed that he tested positive for the virus.On Monday, Wentworth, 55, shared a video on Instagram of herself walking down the stairs in her…

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