Pandemic Insurance Backstop Draws Republican Opposition

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direct to your inboxMore than half of people with ‘invisible disabilities’ are worried about leaving the house during the pandemic over concerns about whether they can access a toilet, councillors heard.A meeting of Oldham’s health scrutiny committee on Tuesday night discussed a council motion that proposed installing new signs around accessible toilets.The signs show the icons of a man and woman either side of a symbol of a person in a wheelchair, with the slogan ‘not every disability is

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIt was supposed to be the year in which female superheroes ruled the box office, with an assist from James Bond, a gritty street-racing Vin Diesel and a jet-flying Tom Cruise.Instead, “Wonder Woman 1984,” Disney’s “Mulan” remake and more movies that were poised to be among the year’s biggest found themselves streaming online as others continue to be pushed far into the future in the hopes of outrunning the coronavirus pandemic.It’s a reality that would have

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[: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)] A Maine father whose 16-year-old son committed suicide last week has said that the isolation the teen felt from remote learning contributed to his death.

A source is sharing new details about what Joe Biden‘s Inauguration will be like amid the pandemic in January – TMZ See the latest Hawkeye set pics! – Just Jared Jr Erika Jayne‘s estranged husband Tom Girardi doesn’t want to give her spousal support – DListed Wendy Williams is mourning the death of her mom – TooFab Pro wrestling’s first gay superstar has sadly died – Towleroad Find out when grown-ish is coming back for season three – Just Jared Jr

Jeff Dunham’s Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special was a hit for Comedy Central. The special, which aired over Thanksgiving weekend, drew 1.8 million viewers in its Friday, November 27, 8 pm premiere, making it Comedy Central’s most-watched stand-up special in five years, according to the network and Nielsen.

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Rep. Carolyn Maloney wants Hollywood to "get some skin in the game" when it comes to helping create pandemic risk insurance that will restimulate film and television production.

One day after major entertainment industry groups urged that pandemic risk insurance is a "key factor to America’s economic recovery," The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services heard arguments for and against several proposals for that insurance on Thursday.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York Rep. Carolyn Maloney said Thursday that the nation desperately needs pandemic insurance, a “public private partnership that has a mechanism in place that you can depend on,” and hopes some version of it will pass early in the Biden administration.“There are a number of proposals out there.

Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have announced plans to ensure that the 2021 edition of the show will go ahead “no matter what”. The key to this will be pre-recorded performances that will be aired in the event that any contestant is unable to travel to Rotterdam for the contest itself.The 2020 edition of Eurovision was cancelled, of course, due to social distancing and travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorFilm, TV, guilds and sports industry groups from NASCAR to the NFL and Wednesday sent a plea for action to lawmakers ahead of a key Capitol Hill committee meeting on pandemic insurance.The hearing set for tomorrow morning, called Insuring Against a Pandemic: Challenges and Solutions for Policyholders and Insurers, is the first major step in D.C. to address the nation’s COVID-induced insurance disaster since Rep.