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‘Modern Family’ signs off amid a crisis, like ‘The Cosby Show’ did in 1992
Read more: ‘Modern Family’ signs off amid a crisis, like ‘The Cosby Show’ did in 1992“Modern Family” says goodbye Wednesday night, with the Emmy-winning sitcom’s series finale offering a potential welcome distraction from unsettling current events. Just as another family comedy, “The Cosby Show,” did almost 30 years ago. “Modern Family,” the ABC series, will air a final one-hour episode — following a retrospective of the program’s 11-year, 250-episode run…
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Corporations Are Salivating Over the Coronavirus Pandemic
Read more: Corporations Are Salivating Over the Coronavirus PandemicPay attention to the rules and regulations being changed right now, and whom they benefit. While many Americans worry about how much longer they can pay rent and avoid contracting Covid-19, corporations are within striking distance of controlling our basic political institutions. The recent congressional stimulus package has been criticized as a sweetheart deal that…
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This Is Crisis Colonization
Read more: This Is Crisis ColonizationAs a global pandemic raged, the Trump administration announced a land grab against the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. On Saturday morning, as hundreds of tribes were mobilizing their emergency responses to the coronavirus, a shock wave reverberated through Indian Country: Mashpee Wampanoag Chairman Cedric Cromwell announced that Darryl LaCounte, the director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and…
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This is just so anti-consumer Southwest early-boarding fees policy reversed after coronavirus backlash
Read more: This is just so anti-consumer Southwest early-boarding fees policy reversed after coronavirus backlashRobert Lawson was supposed to visit his son and newborn granddaughter in Las Vegas in late March but canceled his flight a couple weeks ago when the coronavirus spread “got real hairy.” Southwest Airlines quickly put the frequent flyer points he used for the round-trip ticket back into his account. What the Denver criminal investigator…
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An ER doctor dies in his husband’s arms a week after first coronavirus symptoms
Read more: An ER doctor dies in his husband’s arms a week after first coronavirus symptomsNew Jersey emergency roomdoctor Frank Gabrin knew he could contract coronavirus when he walked into work to treat patients. But still he continued, and about a week after contracting the virus Gabrin died in his husband’s arms Tuesday. His loss is a lesson on the importance of caring for the people who are caring for…
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A healthy 39-year-old DJ died of coronavirus. What his young widow and daughter want you to know
Read more: A healthy 39-year-old DJ died of coronavirus. What his young widow and daughter want you to knowNicole Buchanan wasn’t even allowed to say goodbye to her husband. Three weeks ago, Conrad Buchanan was a healthy, vivacious Florida DJ who loved dancing with his daughter. But on March 14, the 39-year-old started feeling sick. His wife Nicole tried to get him tested for coronavirus, but was denied. “We couldn’t get him tested.…
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CNN anchor Chris Cuomo diagnosed with coronavirus; he will continue working from home
Read more: CNN anchor Chris Cuomo diagnosed with coronavirus; he will continue working from homeCNN anchor Chris Cuomo said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Covid-19. He is feeling well, and will continue to anchor his 9 p.m. program “Cuomo Prime Time” from his home. “In these difficult times that seem to get more difficult and complicated by the day, I just found out that I am positive…
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‘AMERICAN IDOL’ ABANDONS FILMING IN STUDIO DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Read more: ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ ABANDONS FILMING IN STUDIO DUE TO CORONAVIRUSThe folks at “American Idol” tried to make it work, but ultimately they had to jettison plans to produce the show in the studio, but TMZ has learned the show may still go on. Producers sent an email to the crew, saying, “As we continue to monitor advice from federal and local agencies, it seems…
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Amazon Workers In At Least 10 Warehouses Test Positive For Coronavirus
Read more: Amazon Workers In At Least 10 Warehouses Test Positive For CoronavirusAmazon workers in at least 10 U.S. warehouses have tested positive for coronavirus, marking an escalation at the company that could endanger the health of its workforce as well as its ability to deliver food and other household staples to millions of Americans unable to leave their homes. The first case was reported last week…
