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COVID-19 testing results time

As COVID-19 testing soars, wait times for results jump to a week — or more

Total hip replacement relieves lower back pain for some people

Back pain improved by hip replacement

Stop-motion Gritty commits crime on Adult Swim's 'Robot Chicken'

Gritty Robot Chicken

Lil Wayne honors Kobe Bryant with virtual performance at BET Awards

Kobe Bryant tribute

One-third of women say COVID-19 has changed their plans to have children

Pregnancy Guttmacher COVID-19

Jon Stewart visits pal Stephen Colbert, calls Joe Biden 'man of the moment'

Jon Stewart Biden

Former Phillie Curt Schilling deletes Twitter amid spat with Trever Bauer, Bubba Wallace uproar

Curt Schilling Twitter

President Trump suggests 2nd coronavirus stimulus will be 'very generous'

Trump Stimulus Checks

Disney+ releases trailer for 'Hamilton' ahead of July premiere

Disney 'Hamilton' trailer

Scientists developing 'nanosponges' to decoy coronavirus from living lung cells

Nanosponges Coronavirus

Coming to Hulu in July: Andy Samberg rom-com 'Palm Springs'

Hulu streaming July

CNN hires former Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins as regular contributor

Malcolm Jenkins CNN

Dudes, the 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' trailer is excellent

Bill Ted threequel

John Oliver highlights Camden as example of city where police reforms are working

John Oliver police brutality

Run the Jewels release fourth album early as a free download

Run the Jewels album

Your personality may increase your risk for pre-dementia

Personality traits dementia

'Sesame Street' and CNN to host kids town hall on racism and diversity

Sesame Street CNN racisim

Michael B. Jordan's 'Just Mercy' is free to rent through June in effort to educate viewers

Just Mercy rent

Sixers' Ben Simmons calls President Trump 'cowardly'; Phillies' Harper says 'love everyone equally'

Ben-Simmons_022420_usat

Spike Lee reimagines 'Do the Right Thing,' inserting footage of Eric Garner, George Floyd into death scene

Spike Lee protests

Antibody tests were hailed as a way to end lockdowns, but they're causing confusion instead

Antibody Tests COVID-19

Arrival of coronavirus stimulus check via debit cards causes some confusion

debit card stimulus check

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based Baby Powder in U.S. and Canada

Johnson & Johnson

Charlie Day, Meryl Streep, Stephen Colbert join star-studded roster for Covenant House benefit concert

Charlie Day musical

Children's Health

Rare neuropsychiatric condition causes children's personalities to shift overnight

PANS in Children

Most people who recover from COVID-19 develop antibodies, study says

Antibodies test COVID-19

Former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie: 'There are going to be deaths no matter what'

Christie COVID-19 Deaths

Filmmaker Kevin Smith wants to reboot ‘Clerks’ animation series

Kevin Smith Clerks cartoon

Seven TV rewatch podcasts to indulge your nostalgia

Best rewatch podcasts

Michelle Obama reads children's books on PBS web series

Michelle Obama children's book

Amazon Fire users can get Food Network Kitchen app free for one year

Amazon Fire Food Network

Jim Henson's 'Fraggle Rock' gets reboot on Apple TV+ — and it's free

Fraggle Rock Apple TV

Coronavirus anxiety approaching clinical levels in 40% of respondents to Jefferson survey

Anxiety Jefferson Coronavirus

Rutgers launches nation's largest study of health care workers exposed to COVID-19

Rutgers COVID-19 Healthcare

Elton John biopic ‘Rocketman’ among titles added to Hulu in May

Hulu May 2020

Philly's Masterman High School cracks top 20 in U.S., best in Pennsylvania

Masterman 2020 High School

Danny DeVito once tried to produce Michael Jordan documentary

Devito Michael Jordan

The Strokes resurface in uneasy times on 'The New Abnormal'

Strokes New Abnormal

There's a pitch for a 'Seinfeld' video game 'about nothing'

Seinfeld video game

Social distancing efforts could spur suicides as COVID-19 crisis plays out

Suicide social distancing

Number of millennials diagnosed with hepatitis C has nearly quadrupled in 10 years

Hep C cases surge

New 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' episodes written in quarantine, Rob McElhenney says

Always Sunny COVID-19

Bernie Sanders drops out of 2020 Democratic primary race for president

Bernie Sanders 2020 Drop

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