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Not even COVID-19 is slowing Aroldis Chapman down. The Yankees closer posted a series of intense workout videos to his Instagram story Thursday, days after manager Aaron Boone announced that he would be away from the team for the “foreseeable future” after testing positive for the coronavirus. Chapman was said to be experiencing mild symptoms. …
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The United States set a new daily record for coronavirus cases on Thursday, reporting more than 77,000 new daily cases, breaking the previous record set just two days ago, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The 24-hour period also saw 969 deaths, the largest increase since June 10 as experts warn the death …
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You may have spent your quarantine dreaming of attending that concert the ongoing pandemic ultimately canceled. And you may have hoped, really hoped, that the venue would reschedule the event for sometime this year. Well, according to a Lollapalooza co-founder, don’t hold your breath. Making an appearance on Bob Lefsetz’s podcast this week, Marc Geiger …
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Drive-in esports arenas may be the next attraction in the coronavirus era. Real estate firm Horizon Group Properties inked a deal with esports analytics company Harena Data to develop esports arenas and drive-in movie theaters in four major US cities, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. Initially, the arenas will be located in the …
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Larry Fink wants you to put on a mask so he can stop worrying about the US economic recovery. “We need a world of compassion and that compassion [means] wearing a mask,” BlackRock’s billionaire boss told CNBC in a Friday interview. “If we all wore masks, if we all cared about our fellow citizens a …
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Lyft plans to distribute thousands of car partitions in an expanded effort to protect drivers from the coronavirus. The ride-hailing giant will provide 60,000 drivers with polycarbonate shields to install between the front and rear seats of their cars, it said Friday. Lyft plans to give them out in 30 US regions over the coming …
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Princess Beatrice is a married woman. Prince Andrew’s daughter tied the knot with Italian real estate developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Friday morning in a private ceremony in Windsor — after the couple canceled their May nuptials amid the coronavirus pandemic. The smaller scale wedding, which was not announced in advance, was held at the Royal …
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The coronavirus crisis has forced British Airways’ jumbo jets into early retirement. The airline is grounding its fleet of Boeing 747s four years ahead of schedule because the pandemic has depressed demand for air travel. “It is sadly another difficult but necessary step as we prepare for a very different future,” British Airways Chairman and …
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Bill Gates is warning that the US is still “very much in the thick of things” when it comes to COVID-19. And he believes that, given that many people refuse to wear masks and practice social distancing, that we are heading for another big round of infections in the fall. “Better treatment is reducing the …
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Coronavirus deaths have slowed to a crawl in Sweden. With the exception of a single death on July 13, no deaths in this nation of 10 million have been reported since July 10. But the debate over Sweden’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, which relied on individual responsibility instead of government coercion to maintain social …
Not even COVID-19 is slowing Aroldis Chapman down. The Yankees closer posted a series of intense workout videos to his Instagram story Thursday, days after manager Aaron Boone announced that he would be away from the team for the “foreseeable future” after testing positive for the coronavirus. Chapman was said to be experiencing mild symptoms. …
