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The Cheesecake Factory chairman and CEO David Overton penned a letter earlier this month asking for the understanding of its landlords across the country as the restaurant chain will not be able to make their rent payment on April 1, Eater LA reports. “Due to these extraordinary events, I am asking for your patience and, frankly, your help. Unfortunately, I […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a big to-do earlier this month when he announced that he would be using prison labor to manufacture a New York-branded hand sanitizer, called New York State Clean. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, hand sanitizer has been in short supply and price gouging has been rampant, but […]
Leaders around the world are coming together to address the coronavirus. Yet, when Group of Seven (G-7) members wanted to prepare a statement regarding COVID-19 they were hindered because U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tried to pressure them into referring to the illness as the “Wuhan virus.” Per German magazine Der Spiegel, G-7 leaders have been repeatedly rejecting Pompeo’s proposals […]
Bindi Irwin, the late Steve Irwin’s 21-year-old daughter, secretly got married to Chandler Powell at Australia Zoo on Wednesday. In a post on her Instagram, she defended the decision to go ahead with the wedding, highlighting how they had it with no guests on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We held a small ceremony and […]
6ix9ine will not be released from prison early, into home confinement or otherwise, even though he is more at risk of contracting coronavirus due to pre-existing conditions, including asthma. An order from Judge Paul A. Engelmayer arrived Wednesday. “Had the Court known that sentencing Mr. Hernandez to serve the final four months of his term in […]
Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19. A rep for the Prince of Wales, who is the first senior royal to be diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, announced the diagnosis early Wednesday. “The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus,” the Clarence House statement to SBS News and other regional outlets said. “He has been […]
And now for some much-needed good news. Scientists who are studying the evolution of COVID-19 say the virus’ genetic code appears to be mutating relatively slowly, which suggests a single vaccine could provide long-term protection. Peter Thielen, a molecular geneticist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, says there are only four to 10 genetic variations between […]
Donald Trump has sent an unsettling message to U.S. governors: If you want life-saving resources during the coronavirus pandemic, you’ll have to play nice. The president spoke about his communications with state leaders during Tuesday’s virtual town hall on Fox News. Trump said he was confident he and the U.S. governors could work together to combat the deadly disease, […]
On Monday, the CDC released a study that, among other things, showed the coronavirus RNA aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship survived for 17 days after passengers were finally allowed to get off that damn thing. So, I guess just don’t touch anything for the foreseeable future. The study examined two ships, one that was docked […]
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to shake the U.S. economy, more and more people are questioning the so-called marvels of capitalism. Business have closed down, thousands of people have been laid off, and the flaws of our health care system have never been more apparent. Many in the working class now find themselves in precarious positions, thanks in […]
