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A cast member’s case of Covid-19 has shut down production for The Real Housewives of New York series on Bravo. It’s the second shutdown for the New York version of the show, and follows similar halts to two other series in the franchise, Real Housewives of Atlanta and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Both stopped in…

UPDATE, 4:43 PM PT: President-elect Joe Biden outlined his massive, $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan, pitching it as urgent for the country to recover from health and economic devastation caused by the out-of-control pandemic. With the current president, Donald Trump, banned on Twitter and impeached again by the…

Ellen DeGeneres opens up today about her experience with Covid-19 last month, reassuring the virtual audience of her returning syndicated talk show that she’s feeling fine. The host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show – returning today after an extended hiatus that began Dec. 10 with DeGeneres’ announcement of her Covid…

Bob Read, the managing editor and senior investigative producer for Inside Edition, died Saturday of complications from Covid-19. He was 60. Read’s death was announced by Inside Edition, where he had worked since 1990. For the past 10 months, he had focused largely on the show’s pandemic coverage. In a statement, the…

Nationwide Covid surges and a disappointingly slow vaccine rollout notwithstanding, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci reiterated over the weekend his belief that live theater venues could reopen during fall 2021. Participating in a virtual conference held Saturday by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, Fauci said…

The Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau (Ain't Too Proud) and directed by Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (August Wilson's Jitney) will begin performances on Broadway during the winter of 2022, producer Manhattan Theatre Club announced today. The production joins MTC…

SAG-AFTRA and the Producers Guild are joining advertisers in recommending that on-set commercial production be temporarily shuttered in Southern California because of surging coronavirus outbreaks in the region, effective immediately. The major studios and streamers, meanwhile, are already on production hiatus in…

The start of the new year has brought bad news. The US reported 299,087 confirmed coronavirus cases on January 2, the highest single-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. As of late Saturday, the nation has surpassed 350,000 deaths from coronavirus. At…

The multi-platinum selling recording artist and actress took to Twitter earlier this week to speak out against Facebook again, this time about the social media portal’s irresponsibility when it comes to information on Covid-19 and vaccines. Linking to a BBC News interview with the Center for Countering Digital Hate…

Joe Biden’s plans for his inauguration include a memorial to remember victims of Covid-19, including a lighting around the reflecting pool on the east side of the Lincoln Memorial. The event will take place at 5:30 PM ET on January 19, the evening before Biden is sworn in, and his Presidential Inaugural Committee is…

John Bishop, the UK comedian and TV personality, says he and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been "flattened by the virus". In a Twitter post, Bishop revealed the couple had received their positive diagnosis on Christmas Day and that he had been experiencing strong symptoms, despite being fit and a…

House leaders paid tribute to Luke Letlow, the 41-year-old congressman-elect from Louisiana who died on Tuesday after being hospitalized for complications from Covid-19. He was set to take office next week. Andrew Bautsch, a spokesman, confirmed to the Associated Press that Letlow died at Ochsner-LSU Health…