U.S. airlines are asking the federal government for grants, loans and tax relief that could easily top $50 billion to help them recover from a sharp downturn in travel due to the new coronavirus March 16, 2020, 6:16 PM 2 min read U.S. airlines are asking the federal government for grants, loans and tax relief […]
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For the second week in a row, the most popular thing on Netflix is the Mark Wahlberg Netflix movie “Spenser Confidential.” In fact, seven of the most popular offerings on the service today are Netflix Originals. For the most part, Netflix subscribers seem to be spending their social distancing time during the coronavirus outbreak with
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Lorenzo Brino, who appeared in more than 130 episodes of the family TV series “7th Heaven” as a child, has died in a car crash, Entertainment Weekly confirmed Sunday. He was 21. Brino lost control of his car, which slammed into a utility pole in Yucaipa, California, in the early hours of March 9, according
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Image copyright Penlon A medical devices maker has cast doubt on using non-specialist manufacturers to produce more ventilators. Craig Thompson, head of products at Oxfordshire company Penlon, said the idea that other firms could switch production was unrealistic. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged engineering firms, including carmakers, to explore if they could make the
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Air France In a statement on its website, Air France said it “plans to continue operations to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New York JFK, San Francisco and Washington.” The airline said it is working with its partners in the SkyTeam alliance (KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic) on implementing a plan
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Usage of bandwidth-hogging apps and games has already shot up in places where the coronavirus has taken hold. In Italy, housebound kids playing PC games in large part pushed up internet traffic over one local landline network, Telecom Italia SpA, more than 90 percent compared with traffic in February, according to Francesca Valagussa, a company
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are holding onto outside linebacker Bud Dupree March 16, 2020, 2:29 PM 2 min read PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are holding onto outside linebacker Bud Dupree. The team placed the franchise tag on Dupree on Monday, just hours before the NFL-mandated deadline for teams to use the designation. The move means
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SEATTLE — U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday — leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges. With a careful jab in a healthy volunteer’s arm, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle begin an
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Image caption A Coronation Street cast member who was in self-isolation is now back at work Coronation Street and Emmerdale will “remind people of important public health issues” like hand-washing as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow. The TV soaps will “try and do more such messages going forward”, ITV said. Their filming schedules have
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Image copyright AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Vauxhall’s parent company will shut all of its European manufacturing plants due to fears over the coronavirus. PSA Group said plants at Ellesmere Port and Luton will close this week and will remain shut until at least 27 March. In a statement, the firm said it had seen a
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