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Trump says coronavirus will 'go away without a vaccine'

President Trump on Friday broke with health experts, telling reporters that the coronavirus will “go away without a vaccine.”





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CFL's 2020 season likely to be wiped out, commissioner Randy Ambrosie says

CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the most likely scenario for the league is a cancelled 2020 season during the COVID-19 pandemic.



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NBA commissioner says games without fans could happen next season: report

With major sports leagues preparing for the eventuality of restarting behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic, NBA commissioner Adam Silver reportedly took the concept to the next level on Friday.



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How Do Supermassive Black Holes Form? You Can Sketch Galaxies to Help Astronomers Find Out

Tracing out the shape of a galaxy may offer clues to the size of its supermassive black hole. And a new study shows citizen scientists are actually better at it than computer algorithms.





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People Are Fantasizing About the Day They Can Walk Down the Aisle With This Bittersweet Meme

A new meme imagines a walking down all sorts of aisles after coronavirus-related lockdowns end




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The Phoenix Suns are playing out the rest of their season on 'NBA 2K' video game

The Phoenix Suns revealed Thursday the team plans to play out the rest of its schedule using the video game "NBA 2K."

      




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Outsourcing the coronavirus crisis to business has failed – and NHS staff know it | Cat Hobbs

Handing out contracts out to firms like Serco and G4S is now second nature to those in power. We need to rebuild state capacity

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed a lot about British society – the fragility of the economy, the insecure situation so many workers find themselves in – but it has also shone a light on the state itself. Many comparisons have been made between the current mobilisation of state resources and the second world war. But while that crisis involved a ramping up of public sector capacity, this one is being managed by a state that believes itself to be utterly dependent on the private sector.

First, there are the outsourcing giants, shadowy corporations who have been handed numerous contracts over the past 20 years. Matt Hancock has put Serco in charge of the phonelines for contact tracing, a vital part of the government’s public health strategy. This is a company that mismanaged data at a GP surgery, and failed to train staff properly for a breast cancer hotline service. Along with G4S, it claimed money from the government for tracking prisoners who were later found to be dead.

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Paths out of lockdown: questions Boris Johnson must answer

Clarity on lifting Covid-19 rules needed, from increasing time outdoors to schools returning

Boris Johnson will address the nation on Sunday to set out a road map for how England might leave the Covid-19 lockdown. Any immediate changes have been billed as modest and incremental, but people are expecting more details on how life could differ over the next few weeks. Here are the questions the prime minister needs to answer:

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What is contact tracing? Here's what you need to know about how it could affect your privacy

Health experts agree contact tracing is a key measure to contain a pandemic. But is the answer a contact tracing app?




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Better off dead: Can someone please put Killing Eve out of its misery?

The smash serial killer comedy returns to the BBC with an 'exasperatingly average' third series, leaving our arts columnist Fiona Sturges wishing it would bite the dust




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Brews Brothers review: What promised to be a quirky microbrew has come out as a flat lager

The tone of this half-hour comedy is part odd-couple, part hipster satire and part gross-out – but it stops short of taking any risks




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Tiger King: What stars of 'bonkers' Netflix show say about notorious Joe Exotic in new aftershow episode

No one held back when asked about the controversial figure




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Quiz: The Millionaire 'coughing major' scandal wasn't just about cheating – it was also about class

Whether or not the Ingrams were cheating on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?', the resulting outrage was rooted in the same dynamics that have come to dominate social discourse in the years since, says Adam White




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Oprah Winfrey warns of 'staggering' coronavirus impact on black Americans: 'It's taking us out'

TV host dedicated an episode of her show to virus's deadly toll on black America




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'Quiz': How 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' became a huge hit in the US before burning out

As 'Quiz', James Graham's dramatisation of the 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' coughing scandal, airs to rave reviews in the UK, Clémence Michallon explores the game show's turbulent history in the US




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Quiz: Chris Tarrant reveals his 'beef' with ITV drama about Charles Ingram scandal

Former 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' host did not like the way 'Quiz' suggested the Ingrams could be innocent




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Jeffrey Tambor apologises again about Transparent sexual harassment allegations

'Never, ever, ever, ever intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable – ever. It's just not who I am'




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Ellen DeGeneres crew left 'distressed and outraged' over pay amid coronavirus shutdown, report claims

US talk show host previously said she returned to the air to support her crew, who she said she 'loves and misses'




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Sam Heughan: Outlander star hits out at 'years of bullying and harassment'

Many of the actor's co-stars expressed support for him after the emotional social media post




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Trevor Noah calls out Trump for 'insane' and 'vile' guidelines for ending US lockdown

Presenter deemed president the 'moron-in-chief'




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Coronavirus: Jack Thorne calls out 'utterly barbaric' use of the term 'underlying health condition'

'If you are less scared because this is mostly killing disabled people then shame on you,' said Bafta-winning writer




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Too Hot to Handle fan worked out what Kori Sampson's Roman numeral tattoo means

Show has proven to be a hit for Netflix




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Louis Theroux points out glaring issue with Tiger King

After praising the show, the documentary filmmaker pointed out one concern he had over the Netflix hit




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J August Richards: Marvel's 'Agents of Shield' and 'Angel' actor comes out as gay

'I knew that I could not portray this gay man honestly without letting you all know that I am gay myself'




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BBC Big Night In: Prince William jokes he hasn't seen Tiger King as he 'avoids shows about royalty'

Comedy sketch also saw Stephen Fry reprise one of his most famous Blackadder characters




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Brooklyn Nine-Nine to write coronavirus plotlines into show 'without it being super tragic'

The new season of the hit cop sitcom will deal with 'how [the characters] have been affected by the virus and the pandemic as first responders in New York City'




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Andy Cohen speaks out against 'discriminatory' rules barring gay and bisexual men from donating blood during coronavirus crisis

'My blood could save a life, but instead it's over here boiling'




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Dolly Parton secretly produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and fans have only just found out

Unexpected crossover between pop culture icons has been a secret for almost three decades




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YouTuber Jake Paul appears to flout lockdown rules during 'roadtrip' with girlfriend

Residents in Los Angeles have been told to only leave their homes for 'essential' journeys




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Robert Webb 'predicted' his near-death experience in novel about man with undiagnosed condition

'I thought at the time it was a work of fiction,' author says




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Tiger King: Sia performs Megan Thee Stallion 'Savage' parody about Joe Exotic

Sia's video stars dancer Maddie Ziegler and stylist Tonya Brewer




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Rowena Chiu: 'The Harvey Weinstein survivors we know about are the tip of the iceberg'

The former assistant to the jailed producer talks to Olivia Petter about her attempted rape allegation against Harvey Weinstein, why his lawyers must be held to account, and the damaging myths we attach to rape survivors and perpetrators




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Big Bang Theory: Kaley Cuoco's co-star Johnny Galecki jokes about Penny's real-life husband on Instagram

It's nice to see Penny and Leonard are still on good terms




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Mindy Kaling: 'It would be great to have more LGBTQ content for Indian people. It's almost never talked about'

'The Mindy Project' star and writer talks to Priya Arora about breaking boundaries with her new Netflix show 'Never Have I Ever', a coming-of-age comedy about a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenage girl, much like younger herself




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Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar jokes that he is 'worried' about cast's weight gain while series 6 filming is suspended

'I'm kind of worried about what's going to happen because a lot of us are eating quite a lot'




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Ricky Gervais jokes about toilet paper shortages: 'as long as I've got booze, I don't care'

'If people are fighting over toilet rolls instead of booze, there's something wrong,' laughed the comedian




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Code 404, review: As with the bungling DI John Major himself, this comedy only just about works

This brand new laugh-out-loud police series stars Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays




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Love Island: ITV boss feels 'uneasy' about filming in Mallorca with 'couples slathering all over each other'

Cornwall was considered as a new location for the 2020 series




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Zach Braff reveals what he's learnt about himself during lockdown

Actor and writer also shared what he felt were the hardest things about life during lockdown




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One Tree Hill's Hilarie Burton says she feels 'guilt' over not speaking out about sexual harassment sooner

Actor said she did not make her accusations public at first for fear of being labelled a 'troublemaker'




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Lennie James: 'The Tories have been dishonest about coronavirus – it's a dangerous game'

The creator and star of 'Save Me Too' talks to Ellie Harrison about government failings, growing up without his father, and why he's not ready to write about racism




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Gordon Ramsay allegedly leaves neighbours furious after ignoring coronavirus lockdown rules: 'He's out all the time'

TV chef is said to have been seen 'multiple times in several places'




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Gangs of London viewers outside UK call for subtitles as they can't understand British accents

'Without subtitles and the British accent, its a no from me'




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James Corden and Trevor Noah praised for paying furloughed staff members out of own pockets

News comes as Ellen DeGeneres allegedly leaves 'distressed' staff members in the dark




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Last Dance viewers left 'emotional' as Kobe Bryant raves about 'big brother' Michael Jordan

Archive footage shows Jordan tell Bryant 'I'll see you down the road' after first match together




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Craig Revel Horwood says Strictly Come Dancing could film without live audience under lockdown

The show is due to return in September




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ITV viewers outraged by advert showing squirrel 'humping' Lynx Africa can

The Advertising Standards Authority received 155 complaints




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My Secret Terrius: Netflix show predicted coronavirus outbreak with alarming accuracy in 2018

It's the most accurate one yet




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'Get back in your own area': Holly Willoughby forgets about social distancing on This Morning

Presenter said she was 'genuinely sorry' for blunder