Pandemic

By the time a mysterious respiratory disease began circling the globe in early 2020, American life spans had already been under two decades of steady downward pressure from fatal drug overdoses, suicides, gun violence and chronic illnesses linked to poverty and despair. Americans were in trouble, with an average life…

This week on “TheWrap-Up,” hosts Sharon Waxman and Daniel Goldblatt discussed Conan O’Brien’s late-night legacy, how the media’s coverage of Britney Spears is skewed to her favor and TheWrap’s event, TheGrill: Focus on Streaming. Then, Sharon sat down with “Mare of Easttown” star Julianne Nicholson. She talked about how she…

Silverstone announced on Thursday that it would be hosting a full crowd for its F1 race on 16-18 July as part of the UK government's Event Research Programme for large events. Read Also: British GP to take place in front of capacity crowd It will make the British Grand Prix…

Netflix's soapy new drama "Sex/Life," which premieres Friday amid America’s (supposedly) post-pandemic summer, is equal parts amusing and enraging. In it, suburban housewife Billie Connelly (Sarah Shahi) is feeling trapped and revisiting her choice to leave her past as a sexually open single girl behind for a more traditional life…

Traffic in both directions of the TransCanada Highway is stopped at checkpoints between the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick provincial borders as COVID-19 restrictions ease, allowing travellers in an 'Atlantic Bubble' in Fort Lawrence, N.S. on July 3, 2020. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail Protesters angry at Nova Scotia’s COVID-19…

Moscow to require anti-COVID pass to enter restaurants MOSCOW, Russia – Moscow authorities announced Tuesday that residents will soon have to present an anti-COVID pass to enter restaurants, as the city battles a surge in infections driven by the Delta variant. A picture taken on June 22, 2021, in Moscow,…

Noel Achariam Updated 2 hours ago · Published on 23 Jun 2021 7:00AM · Malaysia Security Industry Association president Ramli Yusuff says it is a constant fear that unvaccinated security guards will trigger more Covid-19 clusters as the outbreak continues. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, June 23, 2021. THE Malaysia Security…

President Joe Biden is reportedly considering terminating, by the end of July, Trump-era pandemic control protocols that allow U.S. border authorities to quickly deport any migrant amid the pandemic, including asylum seekers. Known as Title 42, Biden is mulling ending the measure, already weakened by his administration, amid a record-shattering…

In the wake of California’s continuation of a state of emergency, lawmakers are questioning Gov. Gavin Newsom’s use of power. “The Emergency Services Act is there to allow the state to respond in a coordinated and proactive way, when there is an emergency, whether that’s an earthquake, or a fire,…

The couple grew to fame after appearing on “Family or Fiance,” a reality show on OWN Legal action is being taken against a Texas couple who allegedly scammed Black people out of huge sums of money. Marlon Moore and his wife LaShonda of Prosper, Texas are being accused of running…