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Protesters gathered on Friday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to support the Black Lives Matter movement. The protest comes one day after David Oyelowo, who starred in the 2014 best picture nominee “Selma” as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., revealed that Oscar voters were angered by the cast wearing T-shirts that …

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is in preliminary talks to acquire JCPenney out of bankruptcy should the US department store chain’s negotiations with its creditors fail, three people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Shares of JCPenney jumped almost 55 percent on the news. JCPenney, which employs roughly 85,000 people, filed for bankruptcy protection …

“Selma,” director Ava DuVernay’s biopic about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will be free to rent on streaming services for the month of June, Paramount said Friday. “We hope this small gesture will encourage people throughout the country to examine our nation’s history and reflect on the ways that racial injustice has infected our society,” …

Chinese smartphone giant Huawei this week announced a new phone with built-in sensors that can take a person’s temperature. The Honor Play 4 Pro has a sensor built into the phone’s rear camera array, and can take the temperature of humans and objects alike. The infrared tech can measure temperatures ranging up to 212 degrees …

A series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. From mid-February to early June 1990, Donald Trump dominated tabloid coverage in New York. The dissolution of his marriage to Ivana served as one bookend and a $2 billion debt that threatened his empire the other. On …

The somber memorial for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Thursday drew a bevy of high-profile politicians and celebrities, including Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish and Ludacris. The Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered a fierce eulogy for Floyd, gave a shout out to some of the stars in the crowd. He invited Haddish up onstage while everyone …

Hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin has shelled out more than $100 million for a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, the late black artist whose works focused on race and inequality. The CEO of Citadel — who last year paid $240 million for a Central Park penthouse —bought the brilliantly colored 1982 masterwork “Boy and Dog in a …

Aaron Rodgers drew praise for his Instagram post that most observers saw as an indirect shot at Drew Brees for his take on players kneeling during the national anthem. Martellus Bennett, however, took issue with Rodgers, whom he played with for seven games in 2017 on the Green Bay Packers. Bennett, the retired tight end, …

Another 1.9 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total of jobless claims since the coronavirus pandemic began up to 42 million. The level of new claims outpaced the Dow Jones estimate of 1.775 million. However, last week’s new claims were still lower than the previous week’s total, which were revised upwards …

A series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. George Steinbrenner was Jerry Jones and Mark Cuban — if they were one person. He was a force of nature. People who worked for Steinbrenner will tell you they could sense his presence even before he came into view. …