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Under the narrower eligibility rules, individuals earning under $75,000 (and couples earning under $150,000) are set to receive full checks, but those making $80,000 and up, and $160,000 as a couple, will no longer qualify. According to analysis from the Institution of Taxation and Economic Policy, approximately 16 million fewer Americans will qualify for a
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Britain’s Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth who is beginning a third week in hospital, is “slightly improving” although it “hurts at moments,” Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall said on Wednesday. Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was admitted to hospital on Feb. 16 after he felt unwell to receive treatment for an unspecified,
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Fresh off his nomination for Best EDM Entertainer at the Chicago Music Awards, where he was not only a nominee, but a featured presenter for the Best African Entertainer Award, Dantès Alexander’s hit single “So Below” has just broken 1 million streams on Spotify. The Chicago-based HIV positive, non-binary, pop dance/singer has appeared on Showtime’s
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Awards season starts out Sunday night with the 2021 Golden Globes, the 78th version of the annual TV-and-movies ceremony — though this’ll be an unusual one. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was delayed two months; normally taking place in January as the first awards show of the season, for the first time, this
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You could practically see and hear the ground shifting underneath Governor Andrew Cuomo. On Saturday evening The New York Times posted a devastating story: highly detailed, highly credible accusations of sexual harassment from Charlotte Bennett, a former aide to Cuomo, three days after another former staffer, Lindsey Boylan, said Cuomo had planted an unwanted kiss
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“We fixed it!” Amy Poehler exclaimed after best supporting actor winner Daniel Kaluuya conquered a bad connection and was finally able to give his acceptance speech. She was, of course, referring to Kaluuya’s video conference issue. But one could almost hear the Hollywood Foreign Press Association saying it through Poehler, issuing a sigh of relief
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‘The Talk’s Sheryl Underwood is happy with the progress made in this country because of the Black Lives Matter movement — but she knows there’s a lot more that needs to be done! Having joined CBS’ The Talk in 2011, Sheryl Underwood, 57, is known for her big personality and stating her opinions. February’s Black History
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On Friday, Joe Biden’s administration released a CIA report concerning the murder of Saudi dissident (and U.S. resident) Jamal Khashoggi that confirmed what everyone has known for more than two years: The grisly killing was approved by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has continually denied that he had anything to do with it, claiming
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In Billie Eilish’s new documentary, the singer was totally caught off-guard when she met Orlando Bloom at Coachella — and had to ask her brother who he was afterward! While performing at Coachella in 2019, Billie Eilish got the chance to meet Katy Perry backstage. The moment was documented in Billie’s new documentary, Billie Eilish: The World’s A
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Yes, Elizabeth Olsen is related to ‘Full House’ twins/fashion designers Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. And yes, this was news to many MCU fans. Apparently, Twitter is just finding out that Elizabeth Olsen is Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen‘s little sister…now. This fun fact about the 32-year-old WandaVision star has sent Avengers fans into an uproar, and have many
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Barack Obama is typically viewed as the epitome of diplomacy, but during a conversation with Bruce Springsteen on Spotify’s eight-part podcast, Renegades: Born in the USA, the former POTUS revealed that he’s also capable of the occasional show of force. During a discussion about racism in America, Obama recalled a difficult memory from his childhood,
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Mandy Moore is officially a new mom after welcoming a son — her first child — with husband, Taylor Goldsmith. The This Is Us actress, 36, announced the baby news on social media on Tuesday. Moore and Goldsmith, 35, revealed their healthy baby boy’s name is August Harrison Goldsmith. And the newborn already has an
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Meek Mill has already upset fans by rapping about ‘going out’ in a chopper crash like the late Kobe Bryant. Now his widow Vanessa is calling Meek out for ‘disrespecting’ her late husband. Certain things are just off limits, like anything mocking late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant‘s tragic death in a Jan. 26, 2020
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Grammy-winning electronic music pioneers Daft Punk have announced that they are breaking up after 28 years. The helmet-wearing French duo shared the news Monday in an 8-minute video called “Epilogue.” Kathryn Frazier, the band’s longtime publicist, confirmed the break up for The Associated Press. Daft Punk, comprised of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, have
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