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Nets general manager Sean Marks left the door open slightly for Kevin Durant to return to the court should the NBA season resume after shutting down on March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic. “That’s a $110 million question,” Marks told Newshub of his native New Zealand. “In all seriousness, we’ve tried not to talk …

It started with “one-time” stimulus checks. Now some politicians are proposing $2,000 for everyone until the crisis passes. “A one-time, twelve-hundred-dollar check isn’t going to cut it,” says Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif). “Americans need sustained cash infusions for the duration of this crisis.” Khanna, along with Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), is co-sponsor of the Emergency Money for …

CBS News “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl said Sunday that she’s finally feeling well after a battle with COVID-19 that left her hospitalized for a week. Stahl said she was “really scared” after fighting pneumonia caused by the coronavirus for two weeks at home before going to the hospital. “One of the rules of journalism …

Madonna appeared to flout social-distancing rules at a birthday party Saturday — just two days after announcing she tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, which would suggest she’s been exposed to the contagion, reports said. The aging Material Girl, 61, joked that her birthday-boy pal, photographer Steven Klein, was being honored with a “COVID cake” during the …

Carl Icahn’s Hertz — once considered the gold standard of car rental companies — is sputtering on the side of the road while its closest rival, Avis, is positioned to ride out the coronavirus storm. The 102-year-old Hertz told shareholders last week that it had missed a debt payment tied to its 500,000 fleet amid a …

Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park will be changing the way he runs his restaurant after the pandemic lifts to better help feed the hungry, Side Dish has learned. Humm, whose three-starred Michelin restaurant was named the world’s best in 2017, is amping up his role at a non-profit, Rethink Food NYC, to become its top …

Chefs from some of New York City’s top restaurants are leaving the business to work for billionaires after losing their jobs to the coronavirus, Side Dish has learned. Out-of-work chefs from Jean-Georges, Daniel, Eleven Madison Park, Per Se and Gramercy Tavern are being poached by talent agents and even real estate brokers to work for …

Piers Morgan announced Sunday that he fears he has the coronavirus. “On medical advice, and out of an abundance of caution for a mild symptom that arose in past 48hrs, I’ve had a test for COVID-19,” tweeted the British former star of “America’s Got Talent” and “Celebrity Apprentice.” The 55-year-old journalist did not detail what …

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Former President George W. Bush called on all Americans to recognize their common humanity and help one another during the current coronavirus pandemic. “Let us remember how small our differences are in the face of this shared threat,” the former president said in a video posted Saturday. “In the final analysis, we are not partisan …