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This year was expected to be a down year for the box office… but not down 81% from 2019 But the damage goes beyond the raw numbers. The entire movie theater industry has seen its future thrown into question by the pandemic. Countless theaters around the world have been forced…

By Cameron Albert | December 29, 2020 3:19 pm FC Cincinnati has acquired Costa Rican international Ronald Matarrita from New York City FC, adding quality and league experience to its backline ahead of 2021. Matarrita joined NYCFC in 2016 ahead of the team’s sophomore season, making 121 appearances in four…

For a symbol of life-altering change in New York City next year, hundreds of thousands of East Coast train travellers and commuters need look no farther than the January 1 opening of the Moynihan Train Hall.The $1.6 billion project expands Penn Station, the nation’s busiest rail terminal, by 255,000 square…

A woman falsely accused the 14-year-old son of musician Keyon Harrold of stealing her iPhone in a New York City hotel. Harrold is now calling for legal action against the woman, including assault charges. Police confirmed a complaint has been filed and have not revealed the woman’s identity.Dec. 28, 2020Read…

Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to be released from jail on a $28.5 million bail was denied on Monday by a federal judge, who determined that the Jeffrey Epstein associate was a flight risk. Earlier this month, Maxwell — who is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn as…

A few days after Thanksgiving, as the number of coronavirus cases surged to alarming new levels in Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted out an advisory that, on its face, should have been fairly innocuous: Limit non-essential activities, wear a mask, and keep physical distance. But after months of missteps…

A healthcare worker in New York has had a significant allergic reaction after receiving the Pfizer COVID vaccine. The case was the first of its kind out of over 30,000 vaccinations in the city, according to officials.The individual was treated and is in a stable condition. No further information was…

While campaigning this spring in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s first congressional district, then–insurgent candidate Cori Bush found herself struggling to breathe: a hallmark symptom caused by the novel coronavirus that had originated mere months before in Wuhan, China. While now Representative-elect Bush’s case would soon prove severe enough to…

On a Saturday afternoon in March as COVID-19 was bearing down on New York City, a dozen scientists anxiously crowded around a computer in a suburban drug company’s lab. They had spent weeks frantically getting blood from early survivors across the globe and from mice with human-like immune systems —…

A whole new man! Action Bronson dropped 127 pounds in nine months thanks to a strict diet amid the coronavirus pandemic. The chef turned hip-hop artist, 37, decided to make a change in his life following the birth of his son last year. When the COVID-19 lockdown began in New…