As soon as it became apparent this spring that the Covid-19 outbreak was a serious threat, talk of the necessity of a vaccine began immediately. But coming up with a new vaccine for a virus never-before-seen in humans in a real-time attempt to slow and eventually stop a pandemic — …
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Twenty years ago, in The Village Voice’s yearly poll of music critics, one of the writers quipped about the future: “So who’s going to be paying $300 a seat for the Backstreet Boys reunion at AOL Hard Rock Cafe in 2020?” As it happens, $300 would have snagged you a …
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WASHINGTON — Here are three numbers to bear in mind on the eve of this election: 31. 99,000. 2.1 million. The first — 31 — is the number of states that set a new one-day record for Covid-19 infections at some point during the month of October. The second — …
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One day after the country set a single-day record for positive Covid-19 cases—77,000 —the nation’s top infectious disease expert told Americans that the president is more detached than ever from the government’s leading scientists and health officials. Dr. Anthony Fauci told Meet the Press host Chuck Todd on Friday that …
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President Trump says he will leave Walter Reed Medical Center and return to the White House late Monday afternoon, downplaying the seriousness of a deadly virus days after he was given supplemental oxygen. The move endangers himself, his staff, and the millions of Americans who will heed his latest call …
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A seemingly already triggered Peter Navarro approached a gaggle of media reporters on Friday morning and proceeded to rant for over 10 uninterrupted minutes. Following his opening filibuster, Navarro took a couple of questions and then whined about the media’s coverage of President Trump before storming off in a huff. …
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UPDATE (7/27): Van Morrison has been added to the lineup. The singer will perform on September 3rd. UPDATE (7/7): Two Door Cinema Club, Supergrass and the Libertines lead the initial lineup at the world’s first socially distanced venue. **** While coronavirus has halted large-scale live music events like summer music …
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Billy Jones has been stuck in Los Angeles for three months. In February,the New York booker and promoter went west to break ground on a second outpost for Baby’s All Right, his beloved Brooklyn indie venue that has hosted acts like Beach House, Ariel Pink, and Girlpool. Jones was in …
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Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes will perform a drive-in concert at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park Racetrack on July 11th, becoming the state’s first non-virtual show during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Asbury Jukes and I are so excited that we can play this first of its kind live concert and …
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UPDATE (5/18): Travis McCready’s Monday night concert at TempleLive in Fort Smith, Arkansas, will stream live on Goldstar.com. Tickets are $12; the show begins at 8 p.m. CT. McCready’s concert is being billed as the “first live indoor concert since the COVID-19 shutdown.” **** UPDATE: Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson approved …
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