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Coronavirus: Fears for lockdown over weekend of sunshine
Police face “one of their biggest challenges” of the coronavirus lockdown as sunny weekend weather risks drawing crowds to parks and beauty spots. Devon and…
Coronavirus: Staying home this weekend ‘not a request’, UK told
Staying at home this weekend is an instruction and “not a request”, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said, as he updated the country on the…
Israeli police seal Bnei Brak after it’s declared coronavirus ‘restricted zone’
April 3 (UPI) — Israeli police on Friday blocked off the ultra-Orthodox Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak after it was placed under strict restrictions…
Disney to furlough some employees, waive annual pass fees
April 2 (UPI) — The Walt Disney Co. on Thursday said it will furlough some non-union employees later this month as its parks sit shuttered…
Coronavirus: Health experts ‘frustrated’ by low UK virus testing
Health officials say they are “frustrated” by a lack of progress in expanding UK coronavirus testing. Prof Paul Cosford of Public Health England (PHE) said…
World
Coronavirus: China stops for three minutes to remember the dead
A day of remembrance has been held in China to honour those who have died of coronavirus. The Qingming festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping…
Coronavirus: Trump to defy ‘voluntary’ advice for Americans to wear masks
Media playback is unsupported on your device US President Donald Trump has said he will not wear a face mask despite new medical guidance advising…
Life imitates art as people recreate masterpieces at home
While art galleries in cities across the world remain closed due to the coronavirus crisis, art fans are being encouraged to become artists themselves. The…
Coronavirus cases worldwide top one million
The coronavirus pandemic has reached a grim landmark, with more than one million cases confirmed worldwide. Almost a quarter of that number (236,000) are people…
Politics
Starmer wins contest to succeed Corbyn as Labour leader
Sir Keir Starmer has won the contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. The shadow Brexit secretary, who has been an MP since 2015,…
Labour leadership: Party to announce Jeremy Corbyn’s successor
The winner of the three-month contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader will be announced on Saturday. Sir Keir Starmer is the favourite to…
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson stays isolated with mild symptoms
Boris Johnson will carry on self-isolating after continuing to display mild symptoms of the coronavirus including having a temperature. The prime minister tested positive for…
Corbyn slams ‘ludicrous’ lack of testing for NHS staff
Jeremy Corbyn has described the lack of testing of frontline NHS staff as “ludicrous”, as the outgoing Labour leader took aim at the government for…
Entertainment & Arts
Bill Withers, Who Sang ‘Lean on Me’ and ‘Ain’t No Sunshine,’ Dies at 81
Bill Withers, a onetime Navy aircraft mechanic who, after teaching himself to play the guitar, wrote some of the most memorable and often-covered songs of…
Ain’t No Sunshine and Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies
Soul singer Bill Withers, famous for a number of timeless classics such as Lean On Me and Ain’t No Sunshine, has died aged 81. The…
Tekashi 6ix9ine to be Released from Prison Early Due to Coronavirus
Exclusive 3:10 PM PT — We’ve obtained docs that further explain the judge’s decision … saying they believe Tekashi is no longer considered a threat…
Violent Soho – ‘Everything is A-Ok’
When Violent Soho started blasting out their distinctly Australian brand of grunge/alt-rock in 2004, they arguably couldn’t have been any further off-trend in the Aussie…
R. Kelly Insists Prison is Petri Dish for COVID-19, Again Demands Release
Exclusive R. Kelly‘s firing back at prosecutors who say he shouldn’t get released early due to coronavirus risks — arguing prison is a petri dish,…
Sports
San Francisco 49ers sign WR Travis Benjamin, OL Tom Compton
April 3 (UPI) — The San Francisco 49ers signed veteran wide receiver Travis Benjamin and offensive lineman Tom Compton, the team announced Friday. Both Benjamin…
Coronavirus: Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, home of the US Open, converts into temporary hospital
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect nearly every corner of the globe, more and more things are having to be repurposed in a way…
Grading 2020 NFL offenses: Five elite teams who can only be held back by injuries
More and more in recent seasons, it’s become clear that the most important thing in the modern NFL is offensive infrastructure. Offense has been more…
Buccaneers QB Tom Brady renting Derek Jeter’s Florida mansion
April 2 (UPI) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is moving into a waterfront mansion owned by former New York Yankees great and current…
Technology
How Tech’s Lobbyists Are Using the Pandemic to Make Gains
WASHINGTON — Last month, lobbying groups representing advertising giants like Google and Facebook asked California’s attorney general to wait to enforce the state’s new online…
‘Zoombombing’ Becomes a Dangerous Organized Effort
In recent weeks, as schools, businesses, support groups and millions of individuals have adopted Zoom as a meeting platform in an increasingly remote world, reports…
A Feature on Zoom Secretly Displayed Data From People’s LinkedIn Profiles
For Americans sheltering at home during the coronavirus pandemic, the Zoom videoconferencing platform has become a lifeline, enabling millions of people to easily keep in…
Touting Virus Cure, ‘Simple Country Doctor’ Becomes a Right-Wing Star
Last month, residents of Kiryas Joel, a New York village of 35,000 Hasidic Jews roughly an hour’s drive from Manhattan, began hearing about a promising…
Health
Nurse deaths ‘inevitable’ from coronavirus
It is “inevitable” more health workers will die from coronavirus, the UK’s largest nursing union has said. Theresa Fyffe, director of the Royal College of…
Coronavirus: Nightingale Hospital opens at London’s ExCel centre
Media playback is unsupported on your device The first of the government’s emergency field hospitals to treat coronavirus patients has opened in east London’s ExCel…
F.D.A. Approves First Coronavirus Antibody Test in U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new test for coronavirus antibodies, the first for use in the United States. Currently available tests…
12 Fraught Hours With E.M.T.s in a City Under Siege
PATERSON, N.J. — “Back up, sir!” shouted Kenny Kiefer, a Fire Department battalion chief, his N95 mask muffling his words. “What?” replied the frail older…
Food
Famed LA Chef Nancy Silverton Diagnosed With COVID-19
Nancy Silverton, the legendary chef-proprietor of Mozza and leader of the B&B Hospitality Group, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a blog…
The New and Old Food-Adjacent Shows We’ve Been Streaming This Week
Like most people living under shelter-in-place orders or voluntarily socially distancing because of COVID-19, Eater staffers are watching a lot of TV right now. Coming…
Why New York’s Bodegas and Delis Are Bracing for the Worst
Photo: Shawn Hoke/Flickr In a typical year, New York is at its most charming when spring begins. The ecology of everything in town reemerges from…
Leonardo DiCaprio and Apple Launch America’s Food Fund to Help Those Affected by COVID-19
José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen has been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, serving meals to quarantined passengers on cruise ships, feeding healthcare workers,…
Travel
Midnight In Bangkok, Thailand
A few hours before midnight, we got picked up from our hotel in Bangkok for a chance to experience the city in a way we…
Accor cancels dividend and furloughs head office team to battle coronavirus
Accor is withdrawing a dividend payment of €280 million for financial 2019 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The company said, today, more than…
Etihad to expand flight schedule from Sunday
Over the past week, Etihad Airways has been operating special flights which have allowed stranded passengers to return home. The departures are also designed to…
Kosovo To Serbia – How To Enter And Leave Kosovo Legally
Some posts contain compensated links. Please read this disclaimer for more info. Guide To What’s Inside Since it unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008,…
24 Very Best Things To Do In New York
New York is an incredible city to explore! It’s a hive of activity, buzzing with life, culture and loads of foodie haunts to fill up…