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The coronavirus outbreak has reportedly cost Disney more than $1 billion in profits. Company executives confirmed the loss Tuesday during its quarterly earnings call, nearly two months after the virus was declared a global pandemic. According to Reuters, Disney CEO Bob Chapek and Executive Chairman Bob Iger confirmed revenue was lost in various areas, such as retail stores and TV operations; but most […]
Donald Trump was spotted without a face mask Tuesday during his tour of Phoenix-based Honeywell—a manufacturing plant that has been tasked with making N95 masks for the government. According to CNBC, the president and other officials opted to only wear protective goggles throughout the visit, despite the multiple signs that stated face masks were required. Shortly before he […]
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has eased restrictions on select nonessential businesses, including retail stores, restaurants, and movie theaters. Variety reports that some cinema operators will reopen their Texas locations in the upcoming days with reduced prices and heightened safety measures. Mitchell Roberts, the CEO of EVO Entertainment, said the company plans to reopen theaters in Schertz and Kyle, Texas, […]
About a month before coronavirus was declared a pandemic, President Donald Trump publicly theorized the deadly disease would “miraculously” go away once the weather heats up. “And by the way, the virus, they’re working hard, looks like by April, you know in theory when it gets a little warmer it miraculously goes away,” Trump said during New […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis has laid out a plan Wednesday to reopen Florida amid the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came just one day after the state tallied an additional 83 COVID-19 deaths, marking its biggest spike in daily fatalities since the crisis began. The governor told reporters Florida will enter “phase 1” of reopening its economy starting Monday, but […]
A pug named Winston has become the first known U.S. canine to test positive for the novel coronavirus. According to WRAL, the virus was detected this month during a study at Duke University. Winston’s owners, the McLean family, participated in the school’s coronavirus research study at the beginning of April, after the parents began exhibiting mild symptoms in mid-March. Researchers determined […]
Donald Trump stood at the podium during a White House briefing this past Thursday, and suggested that the American people should be injected with disinfectant in an effort to kill COVID-19. What was more perplexing about Trump’s tone-deaf suggestion was that he allowed those remarks to linger for hours before claiming that he was only being sarcastic. […]
The NBA will reportedly allow certain teams to reopen their practice facilities, as the 2019-2020 season remains in limbo. Sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that beginning May 1, teams can reopen facilities in areas where social distancing restrictions have been eased. Though group workouts will remain prohibited, insiders say players will be allowed to use the facilities for individual work on a voluntary […]
California’s springtime heatwave has prompted tens of thousands of people to hit the beach amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to CBS Los Angeles, lifeguards in and around Orange County say more than more than 50,000 people visited beaches on Friday, with more expected in the upcoming days as temperatures near 100 degrees. “It’s hot out, and we’re seeing the […]
Tom Hanks‘s blood could be a key to defeating the coronavirus. During an appearance on NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! last week, the 63-year-old actor revealed he and his wife, Rita Wilson, volunteered to donate their blood for COVID-19 vaccine development. Hanks and Wilson were some of the first celebrities to announce they had tested positive for the novel […]
