Page 1 Roundup (04/24)

The Daily News: Pair of armed NYC muggers in medical masks use coronavirus pandemic to launch violent crime spree: cops

Man vows to dress like Death and haunt Florida beaches after early reopening

Madonna teams up with Meek Mill to send 100,000 masks to inmates and prison staff

Towleroad: Cuomo slams ‘ugly, petty, reckless’ McConnell for opposing ‘blue state bailouts’

Twitter: Tommy Haas freeballing while jumping rope

Habitat: A tale of two Covid-19 survivors, and their cats

The Hill: A horrifying 85% of Covid-19 patients placed on ventilators end up dying

Sacramento Bee: Man pulls knife on journalists covering anti-lockdown protest, California police say

GLAAD: Billy Eichner set to host virtual event and more ways to stay connected

Distractify: Racist high school girl has more time to spend with hot (racist) boyfriend after TikTok video gets her college offer rescinded, expulsion

NBC News: A gay Polish couple is fighting the coronavirus by handing out hundreds of rainbow face masks

Top health official who said he demoted for pushing back on "efforts to fund potentially dangerous drugs promoted by those with political connections" felt pressured to rush access to chloroquine treatments for the coronavirus after Trump had a conversation about it with Larry Ellison (of Indian Wells fame)

Boy Culture: When Lee Majors was a major fox

Dlisted: Andre Leon Talley goes in on Anna Wintour in his memoir

The WoW Report: Chris Hemsworth in a V-neck T-shirt

People: Sean Hayes reveals one of his favorite 'Will & Grace' episodes was with Cher, natch

BosGuy: For chest worshipers

Greg in Hollywood: Thanks to John Ritter, Leslie Jordan has never been able to stop thinking about Billy Bob Thorton’s penis

Reuters: Noah Rubin says hitting 'rock bottom' will force change in tennis

Gr8er Days: '80s heartthrob alert

New York Post: 1 in 5 New Yorkers may have had Covid-19, antibody tests suggest

 Coronavirus patients admitted to Queens nursing home -- with body bags

What’s going on behind the gates of shuttered Disney theme parks

Alex Trebek calling ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant a ‘loser’ stuns fans — 4 years later

Page Six: Amanda Woodward hasn't been to Shooters in a year

The Washington Post: Elizabeth Warren’s oldest brother dies of Covid-19

‘Complete disbelief’: Governors blindside front-line staff with abrupt reopening plans

Trump considers leveraging emergency coronavirus loan to force Postal Service changes, a pet project driven by his envy of its biggest customer, actual billionaire Jeff Bezos

Bloomberg: Trump mega-donor, a shipping magnate, pushes to end a shutdown

GMA: Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and more rally for health care workers with 'Jersey 4 Jersey' concert

The New York Times: Jobless numbers are ‘eye-watering’ but understate the crisis

When not suggesting people inject disinfectants into their veins, Trump stays glued to the television

A seaside Irish village adopts Matt (O')Damon

Favorite line from 1979 Times profile I found about Blondie: Some entertainment moguls believe that Debbie has what it takes to go the route of a Streisand, a Diana Ross,or a Cher.

It goes on to this gotcha moment: "This 5‐foot‐3 powerhouse who gives her age as 34 (insiders place her on the other side of 35) shows no signs of an energy crisis as she blasts off into mainstream celebrity." (She was 34!)

Bodies of 2 transgender women found in badly burned car in Puerto Rico

The Wall Street Journal: House approves $484 billion bill to aid small businesses, hospitals

Zoom fatigue is real

For would-be travelers, this is the summer of wait and see

In 'Circle of Books,' the filmmaker tells the surprising story of her parents, who wound up running one of California’s most storied gay porn shops.

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My cat’s better but okay... @pancakesbenson (video by @garett__nolan )

A post shared by Violet Benson (@daddyissues_) on Apr 1, 2020 at 9:15am PDT

Hot Cat of the Day: Kitty's right about this guy's voice. But being held in his arms doesn't seem worth such a struggle.