The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has done away with one of its longstanding eligibility requirements for the 2021 Oscars, due to COVID-19.

The celebrated actor fell in love with Streisand after seeing her in 1968 biographical drama Funny Girl, prompting him to wrote her letter requesting she stay at his family home in Swaziland.

Donald Trump paid tribute to his parents, Mary MacLeod Trump and Fred Trump, in an interview with "Fox & Friends" ahead of Mother's Day on May 10."She was so good to me. I couldn't do any wrong, which is a big problem," said Trump, while reflecting on how his mother had shaped him into the person he is today.The president added that he would be spending Mother's Day with his wife Melania at Camp David in Maryland.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Trump reflected on how his mother shaped the person he is today in a new interview, saying he "couldn't do any wrong, which is a big problem," the AP reports.In an interview with "Fox & Friends" ahead of Mother's Day on May 10, Trump paid tribute to his mother Mary MacLeod Trump, who died in 2000, aged 88."She was so good to me. I

Dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge have reported increased use amid the coronavirus pandemic, while touting virtual dating alternatives for users instead of meeting up in person.Swaths of users are still encouraging matches to break quarantine to have sex and go on dates, despite social distancing guidelines and fines to comply with them.An illustrator on Instagram has been collecting screenshots of these situations, and told Business Insider that users will brand themselves as "badasses," dispute the effectiveness of isolating, and lash out in anger and hurl abusive language when they're rejected.Spokespeople for Grindr, Tinder and Bumble told Business Insider they've informed users to adhere to social-distancing guidelines, but did not respond to inquiries about actions they're taking

New Delhi, May 9 () With 224 new instances of the novel coronavirus infection, the total number of cases reported in the national capital climbed to 6,542, the Delhi government said on Saturday.The fresh cases were reported between 4 pm to midnight of May 8.No fresh death due to the virus was reported in this period. Delhi has so far reported 68 deaths.Of the total cases reported in the city, 4,454 are active while 2,020 patients have been cured of the disease, the health bulletin stated. SLB NSDNSD

(Eds: Adds daily COVID stats, other info) Noida (UP), May 9 () A 62-year-old man died due to coronavirus in Noida, becoming the second COVID-19 fatality in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district, officials said on Saturday. The man, a resident of sector 66, died on Friday but the report of his COVID test came out as positive on Saturday, they said. "He expired yesterday (Friday) evening. The cause of the death was cardio-respiratory failure," District Surveillance Officer Sunil Dohare said in a statement.Another person who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday is a 52-year-old man residing in sector 45's Khajoor Colony, the officer said."Total 100 reports have been received in the last 24 hours of which two were positive and the rest negative for COVID-19. The cumulative positive cases

New Delhi, May 9 () The testing capacity for COVID-19 has been scaled up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 government and 121 private laboratories, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. The minister, who reviewed the status of COVID-19 in the northeastern states along with the measures taken for its containment and management, also stressed on the need to take concrete action to check the use of non-smoking tobacco and prohibiting spitting in public places which shall help in preventing the spread of the infection, according to a statement. During the high-level meeting with Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, Vardhan appreciated the dedication of all the states

New Delhi May 9 () Following is a state-wise tally of the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in India at 6:45pm as per information provided by respective governments.State/UTConfirmed Discharged Deaths------------------------------------------------------------Andaman & Nicobar33330 ------------------------------------------------------------Andhra Pradesh193088744 ------------------------------------------------------------Arunachal Pradesh110 ------------------------------------------------------------Assam59341 ------------------------------------------------------------Bihar5852625 ------------------------------------------------------------Chandigarh146211 ------------------------------------------------------------Chhattisgarh59380 ------------------------------------------------------------Delhi6542202068

75647674Nations around the world have scrambled to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. But the rapid pace at which the crisis has overtaken health systems in the US and the UK has exposed, and perhaps accelerated, the withering health of these democracies.Now, with a president who has touted sunlight and bleach as cures, the US may well resemble the same "outlier" countries it has long believed itself to be above. "We are the outlier," a career epidemiologist tells Insider.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Just a few weeks ago, when borders were closing and the US government had begun to summon its citizens home from abroad, I messaged an American friend in Tokyo to see if he was planning to return. Things were still relatively calm in Japan, he reported. The situation appeared

Aizawl, May 9 () Mizoram became coronavirus-free with the discharge of the lone COVID-19 patient from a hospital on Saturday, officials said. It now shares a similar status with four other northeastern states -- Manipur, Sikkim, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.Mizoram Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana said the state's lone COVID-19 patient, a pastor, was discharged from Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Saturday afternoon after 45 days of intense treatment.He was discharged from the hospital after four consecutive tests turned negative, the minister said.The pastor, who is in his early 50s and working under the Baptist Church of Mizoram, returned to the state from Amsterdam on March 16. He was pursuing higher study in theology in the Netherlands capital.He tested positive for novel coronavirus

Stars come out to celebrate The Black Movie Soundtrack II as Prince and Whitney are paid tribute at the Hollywood Bowl concert

Sir Antony Sher stars in the Royal Shakespeare Company's exceptional enactment of the classic King Lear, which impresses our reviewer Quentin Letts.

Moby announces at Mercy for Animals gala that he will headline vegan festival

18th Century portraits, British Punk and the Queen at Libertines statement New York Fashion Week show

Saddle up Cowgirls! Roping, ridin rodeo style at Rodarte Spring Summer New York Fashion Week 2016

Stuart Vevers takes the brand in a new direction

On Saturday, the 28-year-old Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl promoted her new Plus-Size lingerie collection at Nordstrom at the Oakbrook Center mall in Illinois.

He is known for giving back to the community

British Pop singer FEMME, real name Laura Bettinson released her self-funded debut album ‘Debutante’ in which she produced and wrote in her south London

'One thing I know my daughter gets embarrassed by is that I do look so young and I get mistaken for her brother at times. It repulses her, like absolutely repulses her.'

Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson decided to go for matching outfits as they stepped out in Beverly Hills on Monday.

Mila Kunis looked almost ready to pop as she showed off her baby bump in Studio City on Tuesday.  The 33-year-old Bad Moms actress looked casual in a grey maternity sweater and blue jeans.

It's that time of year again. It looks like Caitlyn Jenner is getting into the festive season as seen through her latest Instagram post. The 67-year-old former Olympian uploaded a festive photo to Instagram.

Zoe Kravitz kept it incognito as she cruised the NYC streets with some cute company on Tuesday. The 28-year-old star went for a casual walk with boyfriend actor Karl Glusman.

Kim Kardashian's best friend Brittny Gastineau spoke to DailyMail.com during a party held to celebrate the opening of artist Harif Guzman's latest exhibition at art gallery EAST in Miami.

Now that Phaedra's divorce from Apollo Nido is final, she's moved on with reality show star Tim Norman of Welcome to Sweetie's Pies. When he was 17 he went to prison for armed robbery.

Stars of iHeartRadio' Jingle Balls, set to kick off on Friday night at New York's Madison Square Garden, have recorded the seasonal classic to raise funds to fight poverty and home-lessness in New York.

While Kim Kardashian is out of spotlight, her little sister Kylie Jenner is busy taking over as the new business queen of the family.

Her fans have gone absolutely crazy for her new pop up shop in Los Angeles.

Tori Spelling, 43, and Dean McDermott, 50, who are already parents to nine-year-old Liam, eight-year-old Stella, five-year-old Hattie and four-year-old Finn, will be adding another boy to the family.

They've been spotted out together many times since they were first seen at New York's Met Gala in May. On Thursday an insider revealed what many had suspected...the 26-year-olds are an item.

It was close to 80F when she and her family left the Hawaian island of Kauai on Monday. So the 35-year-old actress, who looked a little down, bundled up as she left eaterie Craig's on Friday evening.

The 44-year-old celebrity revealed his sexuality in a long Instagram and Twitter blast that went out to his 309,000 combined social media followers on Thursday, saying: 'You know more about me now.'

Natalie Portman talked family, food and how she tackled playing the iconic First Lady on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday in Burbank, California. Ellen decided to place a big bet, too!

Lauren Conrad's hair stylist will be on hand with a "blow dryer and round brush" when she gives birth.

The 37-year-old and her producer husband Jacob Pechenik have yet to confirm that they are expecting a second child. But she didn't try to disguise the fact when she was spotted filming in LA.

She's famous for saying in her TV courtroom, 'I love the truth.' And the truth is, the legal celebrity looked like a million dollars when she was spotted leaving her favourite West Hollywood eatery Craig's on Sunday.

In a photo obtained by InTouch the couple are seen taking a stroll around a neighbourhood in Yorba Linda, California, close to Gary's home.

A few days ago she was in New York promoting her new album, Remnants, on NBC's Today Show. But the singing star turned up at Staples Center in Los Angeles for Backstage At The Grammys on Friday.

She's the two-time Australian Vogue cover girl and a model for countless major international brands. And on Saturday, Elyse Taylor flaunted her fresh faced looks.

The couple divorced in 2011 after four years of marriage, but showed their commitment to family on Monday in Los Angeles at the 9th birthday celebration for their twins.

Zoe Kravitz ex Twin Shadow and Andrew Aged Unveil ‘Yamaha Revstar: Meet Your Other Half’ Video Series. Featuring three videos of the guitarists improvising

Celebrity chef Glynn Purnell has been accused of exchanging sexually explicit messages with a female fan he met on Twitter.

An indie road trip romance that has stood out of the crowd as a weird and wonderful film that has set tongues wagging

The 32-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star put all her results of her gym workouts on display in a fitted velvet outfit as she stepped out in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Chris Addison has signed on to helm Nasty Women, MGM's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson starring in the Steve Martin and Michael Caine roles.

Olivia Wilde will make her Broadway debut May 18 in a play based on 1984. Deeply honored, and beyond excited to help tell this terrifyingly relevant story,' she tweeted after the casting news broke.