(Reuters) – A bill signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday will provide $8.3 billion to bolster the country’s capacity to test for the fast-spreading new coronavirus and fund other measures to stem an outbreak that has now hit 21 states, with Pennsylvania and Indiana reporting their first cases. The president signed the legislation,
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ANCHORAGE (Reuters) – The world’s most famous dog racing contest gets underway on Saturday when 57 mushers and their canine teams line up in downtown Anchorage to start the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, with expectations for heavy snow on the trail this year. FILE PHOTO: Aliy Zirkle and her dogs head out at the
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president sells himself as lifelong champion of the rights of women, who he calls “more honest” than men. To stress the point, he made history upon taking office in December 2018 by putting women in half his cabinet posts. FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a
While the prospect of rolling hundreds of tiny needles over your face sounds terrifying (not to mention painful), dermarolling is surprisingly pain-free and can do a lot of good for your skin. But before you start DIY microneedling, there are a few things to consider first. We went to some industry experts to find out
It’s unfortunate On My Block doesn’t receive the same level of coverage as Stranger Things and Netflix’s other coming-of-age series, because it is arguably the best young adult series the streaming service has to offer. The immensely charming half-hour dramedy, which returns for its third season on Wednesday, March 11, blends an absurd sense of
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak radiated across the United States on Thursday, surfacing in at least four new states and San Francisco as Congress quickly approved more than $8 billion to fight the outbreak. The death toll from the respiratory illness rose to 12 in the United States, with the latest fatality recorded
FILE PHOTO: Grindr app is seen on a mobile phone in this photo illustration taken in Shanghai, China March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo (Reuters) – Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd (300418.SZ) said on Friday that it has agreed to sell Grindr LLC, a popular gay dating app it acquired in 2016,
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask uses a smartphone as she travels on a bus during rush hour, after Indonesia confirmed its first cases of COVID-19, in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia confirmed on Friday that two more people had tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC holds crunch talks with its allies on Friday after the group told Russia and others it wanted an additional 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil cuts until the end of 2020, saying a big move was needed to deal with the impact of coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: The logo of
One of the things I kept thinking about during the first half of this week’s penultimate episode of Project Runway was whether the casting process for the show involves producers going to potential contestants houses and judging them TV-worthy. Think about it: every season, when we get down the final four, Christian gambols about the
(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus: A woman wears a surgical mask as she walks through Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay The spread There are now over 98,000 coronaviruses cases globally and more than 3,300 people have died, according to a Reuters
When David Bowie was 15, he underwent his first transformation. Unlike the many others he would undergo throughout his life, this one wasn’t planned. Getting into a fight with a friend over a girl they were both interested in, Bowie got socked in his left eye — a punch that scratched his eyeball and paralyzed
One of the most anticipated albums of the past couple years is finally, finally getting released. JOYRYDE’s debut album Brave was announced in 2018 but faced delays from its original November 2018 release date due to “mostly technical reasons.” Now, seventeen months later, the English DJ/producer has announced: “I’m finished.” Last year, we received album singles in
Journalist Ronan Farrow has cut ties with publisher Hachette after the announcement that they had acquired Woody Allen’s memoir Apropos of Nothing. Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette, announced on Monday, March 2, that they had acquired Allen’s memoir a year ago and that it would be published in April. Farrow’s book, Catch and
LONDON (Reuters) – Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered the abduction of two of his daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife, a British judge has ruled. FILE PHOTO: Jordanian Princess Haya bint Al-Hussein and her husband, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (C), walk to the parade
FILE PHOTO: A Gap Inc. retail store is shown in La Jolla, California, U.S., May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – Apparel retailer Gap Inc (GPS.N) on Thursday named long-time executive Sonia Syngal as its new chief executive officer, nearly four months after the surprise exit of its then chief Art Peck. Syngal will take