Month: May 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans underscored the need for tax cuts and business liability protections in any new coronavirus legislation on Tuesday, while preventing Democrats from requiring transparency for a $650 billion-plus program for struggling small businesses. FILE PHOTO: An American flag flies outside of the U.S. Capitol dome ahead of the House of Representatives
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Grimes and her partner Elon Musk have welcomed their first child. Congratulations! The healthy boy is named X Æ A-12 Musk, according to a tweet of indeterminate sincerity by the father. He also shared a photo of the child’s face emblazoned with extravagant tattoos and eyelashes. Pitchfork has emailed a representative for Grimes requesting clarification
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have solved a lingering mystery about koala behavior – how these tree-dwelling marsupials native to Australia consume enough water to live. A female koala licks water off the smooth trunk of an eucalyptus tree after a rainfall in the You Yangs Regional Park, Little River, Victoria, Australia in this undated photo
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A cyclist uses his smartphone at Barceloneta beach, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain, May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce MADRID (Reuters) – The daily number of coronavirus deaths registered in Spain remained below 200 on Tuesday for a third consecutive day, the country’s health ministry said, as it reported 185 deaths in
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts nearly 135,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 by early August, almost double previous projections, as social-distancing measures for quelling the pandemic are increasingly relaxed, researchers said on Monday. The ominous new forecast from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
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Cast members from Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Jagged Little Pill, Company, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Chicago, Diana, Mean Girls, Girl from the North Country, Six, and Mrs. Doubtfire will take part in Sunday’s Broadway Does Mother’s Day, a digital variety benefitting Broadway Cares’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. The show is designed to replace
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