March 2020

Kate Beckinsale: Harvey Weinstein Screamed At Me For ‘Looking Like A F**king Lesbian’

Entertainment /

Kate Beckinsale is recalling her own horrific encounter with Harvey Weinstein after the disgraced movie mogul was sentenced to 23 years in a New York state prison this week for rape and sexual assault. (Readers should note that this article contains explicit language that some may find upsetting.) In a post shared on Instagram Wednesday, the […]

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Trump’s False Claims About His Response to the Coronavirus

Politics /

As he declared a national emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, President Trump attempted to deflect criticisms of his administration’s response to the virus with inaccurate claims. Here’s a fact-check. what the facts are Mr. Trump wrongly blamed the Obama administration for coronavirus testing shortages and falsely said it “didn’t do testing” during the swine flu

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Here’s The Difference Between Coronavirus And COVID-19

Lifestyle /

“Every once in a while, one of these animal viruses gets rogue and jumps species from the animal species to the human,” William Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, previously told HuffPost. COVID-19 is mainly spread person

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Charles Barkley Encourages Broadcasters To ‘Close Down’ March Madness

Entertainment /

Basketball analyst Charles Barkley, who covers the NCAA tournament for CBS and Turner, urged the broadcasters to “close down” March Madness on Thursday as the coronavirus spread. The NCAA announced the previous day it would stage the tournament without most spectators, but Barkley said officials needed to go a step further. (See the audio below.) “I

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Utilities Face Pressure To Stop Shutting Off Services Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Business /

A breakup doubled Andrea Guinn’s living expenses overnight. Saddled with the bills and rent for the apartment she once shared with her ex in Queens, she fell behind on payments to Consolidated Edison, the $29 billion investor-owned utility that enjoys a monopoly on electricity in New York City. By February, the 33-year-old said, she paid

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Missed Connection or Canceled Flight? 6 Tips for Getting What You Want From an Airline

Travel /

Last month, when I was flying from New York to Dallas to report about how airlines use social media for customer care, I was having trouble with the online check-in for my Spirit flight. So I decided to conduct a quick experiment: I would call customer service and tweet at the same time, to see

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