Police are responding to an increased number of domestic violence calls during the coronavirus pandemic. An increase had been expected because many women have to shelter-in-place with their abusers. Shelters had prepared for an increase in service requests, but those calls aren't coming as frequently as anticipated. As WEMU'S David Fair found out from Safehouse Center executive director Barbara Niess-May, that is worrisome for a number of reasons.

Using her time in quarantine to rework ABBA's classic 'Chiquitita', the 'Believe' hitmaker will debut her new track on May 8 and release its video as part of UNICEF's COVID-19 Virtual Special.

In a newly released statement, VH1 announces that it has 'forcibly shut down' production of upcoming seasons of several spin-off series amid the global pandemic which has claimed many people's lives.

The 'Scream' star and his wife Christina McLarty are considering to keep the cast and crew away from the public on a former cotton factory that has been converted into a working set.

The leaked list of protocols reportedly include provisions for a coronavirus supervisor, who has the authority to stop work if a set becomes unsafe, on every production, and at daily briefings.

The 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' actor and the 'Arrested Development' alum reportedly live only about 10 minutes away from each other, so she will bike or walk to Brad's place 'whenever they have time to chill.'

Mark Hatten who was sentenced to nearly 7 years in jail for threatening and stalking the late actress has died following a violent altercation in South Carolina.

Sister Jamie Lynn Spears reveals in a new interview that the 'Toxic' singer has to return to her own Los Angeles home because of 'her children and all that stuff.'

During the interview, the 'Tolkien' actress additionally recalls spending her birthday the past two years either in a bunker for 'Inheritance' filming or self-isolating at home due to the pandemic.

During the interview, the 'Tolkien' actress additionally recalls spending her birthday the past two years either in a bunker for 'Inheritance' filming or self-isolating at home due to the pandemic.

Six guns seized and five arrested in space of 24 hours.

The sudden shutdown of all channels of Greece's national broadcasting company by the Greek government is 'unacceptable for an EU democracy', says West Mids and Warks Lib Dem MEP Phil Bennion.

Dominick Polifrone, an undercover agent who worked at both the local and federal levels (for agencies such as the Attorney General's office and the ATF), calls in to talk with Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt about how Polifrone gained the trust of and eventually took down "The Iceman," one of the most notorious and feared serial killers and hitmen in history.

More from Sir Howard Elston, our man almost at Westminster.

New York Sounds: Dizzy's Club And The Iridium

Don't put next generation of manufacturing talent on lockdown says Make UK.

Richard Nevin has a stroll through the city centre.

Coventry University’s business school has been awarded a prestigious accolade in recognition of the role it has played in helping to kick-start British enterprise.

We spoke to funeral director Kate Spohrer about her work during this difficult time.

Bring Your Own Baby Comedy presents virtual comedy show.

Andy Munro wanders down Blues' memory lane - or should that be Dead End Street?

Dave Woodhall on Villa's draw at Anfield and new signings.

A negative list will clearly spell out what’s not allowed, allowing other activities to resume.

The survey was conducted by MindMap Advance Research with 560 India Inc. employees across small, medium and large enterprises in major metro cities of Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

The survey which covered over 1,300 HR professionals across sectors, aimed to understand the impact of the lockdown on the country’s employment scenario. More than 72% hiring managers said companies are devising new job roles that will be limited to remote working only.

A negative list will clearly spell out what’s not allowed, allowing other activities to resume.

Wally Cescato is offering a collection of 640 patches for the Trans Computer Maschine VST instrument as a free download to help you in these difficult times of lockdown. They are intended for normal keyboard playing, without using the sequencer section and most of them use just two oscillators. That’s because they date back to […]

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"While the lockdown may continue for the next month or two, the cinema industry will take several months ('recuperating period') even after the lockdown is lifted, to get back to its feet, as the pipeline of content begins to flow again, and our patrons gain the confidence to step out of their homes and start visiting crowded places like cinemas.

Post lockdown relaxation, consumers say they will prefer buying items of need via local stores (instore or delivery) and ecommerce sites while only 4 per cent say will go to the mall to buy.

Over the past few weeks, chief executives of Unilever, Mondelez, Hershey's Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and Kimberly Clark have said India’s Covid-19 lockdown protocols had led to severe supply chain disruptions and labour shortages, hurting business in the key market.

The maker of Dettol and Lizol disinfectant reported best ever global sales growth for the March 2020 quarter as customers stocked up on hygiene products amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with like for like growth up 13%, higher market share and strong growth in e-commerce.

Branded products in falooda mixes, Bombay halwa, phirni and certain instant curry masalas drew a significant chunk of their sales during Ramzan. Sales of these products for some companies are only half of what was clocked in the same period during Ramzan last year.

Secretary of the Senate Julie Adams has turned down presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s request to search for records of any complaint filed by his former staffer Tara Reade, citing legal advice that she has “no discretion” to release such materials, because they are confidential under current law.

Billed as a roundtable of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Wednesday's hearing included some of the nation’s most prominent dissenters on mainstream measures like business closures, stay-at-home orders and calls for widespread testing.

40% Restaurants Face a Permanent Lockout; some entrepreneurs tweaking business models, selling DIY meal kits, attempting delivery.

“While during the early days of lockdown basic essentials got sold, with time some discretionary sales are coming back,” said Devendra Chawla, MD at Nature’s Basket and Spencer’s Retail that saw 30-60% growth in sales for cold cuts, exotic vegetables, assorted breads and cakes, cookies, international sauces, organic range of staples in last ten days.

“There is absolutely no income coming our way due to the Covid-induced lockdown for over a month. As a result, most companies are facing the problem of paying the employee salaries in full for the month of April,” said National Restaurant Association of India president Anurag Katriar.

How to keep customers’ cravings alive has become a challenge for restaurants.

An individual who had been staying at Arizona's largest homeless shelter tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.

Total expenses rose 15.65 per cent to Rs 4,340.64 crore in the quarter as against Rs 3,752.94 crore in the year-ago period.

Experts says India needs to avoid ‘vice versus virtue’ dichotomy with regard to alcohol.

The Supreme Court refused to pass any orders to this effect, but suggested that it could be a better alternative than the chaos which has followed the government decision to open liquor shops during the lockdown.

Industry players say premium and luxury buying sees an uptick in two cases — purchase for occasions by the aspirational millennial and by a growing cohort of marathon runners.

Industry bodies Manufacturers’ Association of Information Technology (MAIT) and India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) have written to the government seeking concessions in the delivery of smartphones among other electronics devices and removal of restrictions on the movement of components for inland and export purposes.

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