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(VisualHunt.com) As we all try to figure out just how worried we need to be about the Coronavirus  (Good news: It’s not spread beyond a few isolated cases in the U.S. yet; Bad news: Mike Pence is in charge of the response team, the White House is attacking the media, Donald Trump Jr. is telling

By Special to Global News Posted February 28, 2020 7:35 pm Updated February 28, 2020 10:08 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ View link » If the point of the hit Netflix series Love is Blind is to find out whether love truly is blind, is

There’s always an extra jolt of energy at the Conservative Political Action Conference during election years, and in 2020, the MAGA message was blaring. This year’s most prominent theme—and what got the raucous crowd gathered in National Harbor, Maryland, most riled up—was “America vs. Socialism,” a dichotomy that made Donald Trump’s reelection case for him:

Packing for any trip can be a gigantic pain in itself, but when you need to look particularly put together at your destination, it’s a special kind of struggle. Whether that destination is a wedding or a work meeting, avoiding wrinkles in your shirt, suit, or tie boils down the right packing equipment (or fully

Sometimes we’e unable to measure the magnitude of a person until they have left this world. Upon their death, we learn about the many more lives they touched beyond our own — about their joys and pains we were oblivious to, and about the small, everyday moments that amounted to the greatness of their being.

In 2017, Netflix found itself at the center of serious controversy when the teen drama series 13 Reasons Why premiered—showing, in graphic detail, the suicide of its central character, Hannah Baker. At the time, mental health experts repeatedly warned that such an unsparing depiction of the character’s death was dangerous, and could potentially glorify suicide

Even though it’s still three-ish weeks until spring, optimism about warmer weather begins to sprout once we hit the first of March. Yes, it’ll be a while before we’re lazing about on the patio, but at least we can see that on the horizon. I think. Maybe these songs will help stoke that optimism. READ

Lady Gaga’s new era begins tonight with the singer’s official release of “Stupid Love.” While the song was leaked before, Gaga just dropped the single and music video with it at midnight. The visually stunning video was shot on an iPhone, no joke, so take that in. It’s very Power Rangers, dance off-esque, with Gaga

South Korea reported 256 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the total number of infected in the country to 2,022, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. Of the new cases, 182 were in the southeastern city of Daegu, the location of a church at the center of South Korea’s outbreak, the

President Donald Trump’s impeachment may be over—but some Republicans still can’t let the president’s desire to investigate Joe Biden go. Senators Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley, who chair the Senate Homeland Security and Finance committees, respectively, are forging ahead with an investigation into Biden and son Hunter Biden’s dealings in Ukraine, a conspiracy theory that

image: Universal Pictures Somehow, in the depths of the internet, I missed this. How wrong of me. But Oscar Isaac calling himself a “slut for space” has resurfaced this afternoon and I could not be happier for its existence. During press for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Isaac was asked if he’d ever do a Star

Nine months after initially teasing the concept, Base Hologram‘s An Evening with Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour made its world premiere in England earlier this week, and for the most part, fans are not happy. It was last Tuesday, Feb. 25 at Sheffield’s City Hall that the highly controversial concert tour kicked off and

Bull-riding has a higher risk of catastrophic injuries than the NFL, which means the ideal career path looks something like this: hit the pro circuit in your early 20s, build a following, and retire within a decade with your money right and your face still intact. Indeed, Max says one of the first things he

The likes of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and Jim Hoft, publisher of the Gateway Pundit, a conspiratorial, pro-Trump site, have seized on the sibling connection, as have a large number of anonymous Twitter accounts. “Rod Rosenstein as we all know definitely worked to undermine the Trump administration, which is oddly exactly what his sister

Lucy Hale has played magnetic young women navigating love and friendships before — look no further than her run on Pretty Little Liars, the dark, revenge-filled teen drama that lasted seven seasons.  Hale, 30, portrayed the most endearing, and arguably most liked, character on the sexy-yet-sinister Liars, so it’s not a huge leap to see

A recent photo of Markie Dell, now 26. She was trafficked as a teenager when a coworker invited her to a night out at a club in Toronto, a ploy to put the 19-year-old in her debt. Dell was forced to make her pimps $1000 a day by dancing at strip clubs—and worse. (Photo: courtesy

NOTE: This article contains disturbing and sexually explicit language. Please read at your own discretion. Rose McGowan said she “can breathe now” following the guilty verdict against Harvey Weinstein. The prominent Weinstein accuser wrote an essay for The Hollywood Reporter following the disgraced Hollywood producer’s conviction of third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual assault in a

As of Tuesday, Peter Nygard will no longer be the head of Nygard International. As part of their sex trafficking investigation of the multimillionaire fashion mogul, the NYPD and FBI raided his Times Square offices earlier in the day, and Ken Frydman, a spokesman for Nygard, said in a statement that the chairman would step

When Andrew Yang suspended his presidential campaign, one marked by an extremely online presence, Kateri Ransom went in a different direction. She turned to books. Before this year’s election, 27-year-old Ransom was never really into politics. Growing up in Modesto, California, she lived in a relatively conservative household and watched Fox News with her dad.

Big Brother Canada is back! On Wednesday, the 16 new houseguests were revealed after weeks of anticipation; they’re set to enter the Big Brother Canada (BBCAN) house very soon, with the supersized Season 8 premiering on Global on March 4 at 7 p.m. ET/PT. This season’s houseguests face the biggest test yet: an extended season lasting

(Netflix) **Spoilers ahead for Bojack Horseman.** **Content warning for discussion of suicide.** Bojack Horseman ended on January 31. The eight-episode back half of its sixth season sees Bojack belatedly take responsibility for his actions. This comes after many years of us watching him act like a schmuck and largely get away with it. The world

Don’t expect to see former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg at one of the city’s famed comedy clubs any time soon. During Tuesday night’s shouty Democratic presidential primary debate in South Carolina, Bloomberg tried and failed twice to land punchlines amid the crosstalk, leaving actual comedian Stephen Colbert with plenty to mock in the

NOTE: This article contains graphic language that some readers may find offensive and disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. Former Bachelorette star Chad Johnson was arrested after his girlfriend Annalise Mishler claimed he had gotten physical with her. A spokesperson with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirmed to People that Johnson was arrested Monday afternoon

Tuesday night’s Democratic debate—the 10th one—was pure chaos. The moderators frequently seemed nonexistent as the candidates repeatedly talked over one another in Charleston ahead of the South Carolina primary on Saturday. The last debate in Las Vegas stood out for Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren’s relentless body-slamming of billionaire Michael Bloomberg, and for the tense exchanges

Disney CEO Bob Iger, who steered the company’s absorption of Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel and Fox’s entertainment businesses and the launch of a Netflix challenger, is stepping down immediately, the company said in a surprise announcement Tuesday. The Walt Disney Co. named as his replacement Bob Chapek, most recently chairman of Disney’s parks, experiences and

On Tuesday, Modi and Trump once again praised each other. Trump said he had a “really great relationship” with the Indian leader, whom he called “incredible,” “very calm,” “very strong” and “very tough” in a solo news conference later in the day. (Modi is notorious for not having held a news conference in his six

(Photo: Getty) Update: Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on two charges. On February 24, after five days of deliberation, a Manhattan jury delivered their verdict, finding Weinstein guilty of a criminal sex act in the first degree (for a 2006 assault on production assistant Mimi Haleyi) and third-degree rape (for the

David Ayres isn’t finished with the last-minute saves. The Toronto Zamboni driver-turned-Carolina Hurricanes goalie showed up at the tail end of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show monologue on Monday, when he helped wrap up a story about his own heroics. READ MORE: Zamboni driver David Ayres fills in as emergency backup goalie in Hurricanes’ win over Leafs

What’s “Rare” like stripped down to just the vocals and a guitar? Allow Selena Gomez to show you. The singer shared a video of herself and two friends performing an acoustic rendition of the track. Come for the emotional lyrics, delivered sincerely by Gomez and Madison Love, one of the track’s songwriters, stay for the

On Monday, Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape in the third degree and committing a criminal sexual act in the first degree—but he didn’t spend his first night post-conviction in jail. Instead, while on his way to Rikers Island, the disgraced producer was rerouted to Bellevue Hospital in New York, and admitted to its