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Report: Family member of ex-NFL RB Michael Pittman in coma after getting coronavirus
A family member of former NFL running back Michael Pittman is reportedly in a coma.
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Meet the millennial mom who is redefining maternity wear with Bump'n Clothing
Danielle Elias Las went from attorney to entrepreneur, and ultimately set out to fill a void in the. maternity-wear market.
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Howie Mandel wears hazmat suit to ‘America’s Got Talent’ taping as fellow judge Heidi Klum falls ill on set
Howie Mandel showed up to work on the set of America’s Got Talent in a full hazmat suit, with gloves, a mask and breathing tube.
- WorldDeadline
As Coronavirus Becomes Global Pandemic, Rush Limbaugh And Sean Hannity Continue To Suspect Conspiracy
President Donald Trump will address the country on the coronavirus on Wednesday night, on the same day that the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic, the stock market again tanked and cities and states began restricting major events. But Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are still questioning whether the coronavirus coverage and response […]
- BusinessThe Wrap
Black Thursday: Dow Suffers Biggest Point Drop Ever, as Disney and Apple Fall Hard
The Dow Jones industrial average, after sharp declines from major companies like Apple and Disney, had its worst single-day point drop ever on Thursday, plunging 2,352 points to close at 21,201 points. The 10% fall also represented the biggest single-day percentage drop since Black Monday 1987, when the Dow plummeted 22.5%.The historic point drop on Thursday comes only days after the previous record was set; fears over the coronavirus outbreak, coupled with an oil price war, sent the Dow down 2,013.76 points on Monday.President Trump addressed the coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday night and announced the U.S. would ban travel from Europe — except for from the United Kingdom — for 30 days. On Thursday, the Federal Reserve said it would inject $1.5 trillion into Wall Street to curb the “highly unusual disruptions” brought on by the coronavirus. Those plans did little to stop the bleeding on Thursday, though, with several entertainment and tech companies absorbing major hits.Also Read: Disneyland Resort and Theme Parks to Close as Coronavirus SpreadsShares of Disney, which is one of the 30 companies represented by the Dow index, fell 13% on Thursday to $91.81 per share. Less than a month ago, the company was trading near $140 per share, but the combination of coronavirus and the exit of CEO Bob Iger in recent weeks have led to a severe drop. California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued a directive banning gatherings of more than 250 people, but offered an exemption to Disneyland. “Disneyland, I think, has a thousand people on a ride every hour, and concerts and theaters. They have parades. That’s a nation state campus environment. I mean, that’s a whole different thing,” Newsom explained, according to the LA Times. Disney’s share price did not rebound, even following the governor’s announcement, on Thursday.Hours later — and soon after markets closed on Thursday — Disney announced it would be shutting down Disneyland through the end of March.Disney’s 5-day drop, courtesy of GoogleApple shareholders, meanwhile, had a rough day as well, with shares of the tech giant dropping 9.9%; the company closed at $248.23 per share and has dropped more than 20% since trading at its all-time high of about $327 per share in early February. Chief executive Tim Cook warned shareholders last month the company could be especially hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, which impacted the company’s iPhone production in China.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq experienced similar drops on Thursday, with both indexes plunging more than 9%.Theater chains were rocked on Thursday, as movies releases are being postponed and large gatherings are being banned across the globe. Shares of IMAX cratered nearly 26% on Thursday, while AMC Entertainment Holdings fell 20%. Discovery and Fox both dropped more than 7% on Thursday, while shares of Viacom and Lionsgate plummeted more than 17% each.During a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Thursday, President Trump said he expects the market to “bounce back very big” in the near future.Read original story Black Thursday: Dow Suffers Biggest Point Drop Ever, as Disney and Apple Fall Hard At TheWrap
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Video Don Lemon and John Kasich get in heated shouting match over Trump address
Former Ohio Governor John Kasich joined CNN Tonight With Don Lemon on Wednesday where the two got into a heated shouting match over President Trump’s address earlier in the night concerning the coronavirus, just hours after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global pandemic. During the address, Trump suggested the U.S. would be implementing a very restrictive ban on passengers and cargo entering from Europe, other than the U.K., for 30 days beginning Friday at midnight.
- PoliticsMarketWatch
Scholar to Trump and Pence: ‘You can’t insult science’ and then expect a command performance with the coronavirus
Thorp was writing in a commentary on his publications' site Wednesday, before the president took to prime-time television for an update on the now pandemic. The Trump administration's budget proposals, including the latest one, a $4.8 trillion blueprint submitted last month, have regularly cut federal spending for science, health and the environment. “Do me a favor, speed it up, speed it up,” Trump recalled telling pharmaceutical executives when more recently bringing the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference up to speed.
