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Jack Black’s shirtless Quarantine Dance takes TikTok by storm
Jack Black may be staying home amid the coronavirus lockdown, but that doesn’t mean he’s been sitting idle. With copious time on his hands, the 50-year-old star and Tenacious D frontman has been polishing his dance skills, and the hilarious results can be seen in a TikTok video that is lifting the spirits of viewers…… MORE
Companies making medical supplies say feds aren’t taking charge
Days after the Trump administration enlisted manufacturers to mass-produce medical supplies to address the coronavirus pandemic, medical and ventilator manufacturing companies said they have pressed the federal government to take on the role of deciding where to place their supplies. But those calls, these companies said, have gone unanswered. Meanwhile, the Federal Emergency Management Agency,…… MORE
Morgues and funeral homes in New York City say they are overwhelmed and the death toll keeps climbing
Funeral directors in New York are bracing for a worst-case scenario as the death toll keeps rising daily. There are 41,771 positive cases of Covid-19 in New York City and 1,096 fatalities, according to the mayor’s office. And there are at least 8,400 people hospitalized, with nearly 1,900 of those in the ICU. The director…… MORE
Dr. Anthony Fauci describes his ‘very different’ relationships with 5 presidents
Dr. Anthony Fauci gave CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta some insight into his “very different” relationships with each of the presidents he’s served under as the nation’s top infectious disease expert. Fauci, who has served as the director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, has worked as a key adviser on…… MORE
The breast cancer survivor determined to make her fifth Olympic Games in 2021
Chaunté Lowe is accustomed to having her world turned upside down. A four-time Olympic high jumper and the bronze medalist from the Games in Beijing 2008, she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. It was unexpected, to say the least. “I’m young, I’m healthy, I don’t drink, I’ve never drank, I don’t do drugs,”…… MORE
Can the Tour de France go ahead without the ‘soul of the sport?’
With the list of sporting postponements growing ever longer, the fate of cycling’s Tour de France would seem almost inevitable. The world’s most prestigious bike race takes place annually in France and sometimes the surrounding countries. One of the most supreme tests of sporting endurance, the event is also embedded in French culture and society,…… MORE
Navigating child custody in the time of coronavirus
For years, Erika Lenkert’s 14-year-old daughter has spent four days a week at Lenkert’s house in San Francisco and three days a week at her dad’s place in Marin County, about a 30-minute car ride north. But amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the family’s custody arrangement has been anything but regular. The girl’s father is dating…… MORE
Grief and fear after a Covid-19 death: Managing a double trauma
In the midst of heartbreak we are alone, unable to reach out and comfort those who mourn, standing a careful six feet from each other. There is no great gathering of family and friends to honor our mothers, fathers, grandparents, spouses, brothers, sisters, children or friends so suddenly and cruelly ripped from our lives. There…… MORE
Elliot Stabler is back in a ‘Law & Order: SVU’ spin-off
Detective Elliot Stabler is leading a new show in a “Law & Order: SUV” spinoff. “He’s back,” actor Christopher Meloni said of his character on his Facebook. NBC has ordered a 13-episode series from executive producer Dick Wolf, in which Meloni will revive his 12-season character, Deadline reported. The drama will revolve around an NYPD…… MORE
