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Senator Richard Burr (R., N.C.) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., December 16, 2019 . The Justice Department is probing a series of stock trades made by Senator Richard Burr (R., N.C.) in the weeks prior to the outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus in the U.S., CNN reported on Sunday. The probe is being coordinated with …

President Trump on Sunday extended his administration’s guidelines for social distancing for stemming the spread of the coronavirus to last through the end of April, scrapping his initial goal of reinvigorating the economy by Easter Sunday. “Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won,” Trump said at Sunday’s briefing with the …

Yet another celebrity has announced that they’re fighting coronavirus, and this time, it’s Kalie Shorr. The 25-year-old country music star took to Twitter on Monday to discuss her diagnosis. “Despite being quarantined (except for a handful of trips for groceries) for three weeks, I managed to contract COVID 19,” stated Shorr. “I’m feeling significantly better, …

Pete Alonso is going to bat for Noah Syndergaard. The Mets first baseman took issue with a Sports Illustrated story examining if pitchers should be getting Tommy John surgery while the nation’s health care system is strained by the coronavirus pandemic and after several states imposed a ban on non-essential surgery in order to free …

MEXICO CITY — Tenor Placido Domingo said Monday he is resting at home after catching the new coronavirus. Domingo said in a statement that he is “at home and I feel fine.” The 79-year-old was reportedly hospitalized in Mexico after publicly acknowledging on March 22 that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and said he …

Sony Pictures on Monday cleared out its summer calendar due to the coronavirus, postponing the releases of Jason Reitman’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and the Marvel movie “Morbius” to 2021. Hollywood’s summer season — the film industry’s most lucrative time of year — is increasingly shutting down because of the pandemic. Theaters nationwide have closed and major …

Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka takes Post readers behind the scenes as he tries to stay prepared for the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic. As told to Ken Davidoff. Thursday would have been my first major league Opening Day. But, to be honest, I didn’t really think about it during the day. I think over …

ABC/ESPN’s highly anticipated 10-part Michael Jordan documentary, “The Last Dance,” is being moved up to April, The Post has learned. Sources said the start date will be Sunday, April 19. It was originally slated for June. ABC/ESPN plans to make an announcement on “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, according to sources. ESPN declined to confirm …

How’d you like some good news for a change? Here it is: The price of gasoline is tumbling and this week the average in the US should go below the $2-a-gallon level. That’s a cruel irony, of course, because part of the reason for the drop in prices is that Americans and drivers throughout the …

Talk about something blue. Porn streaming service and “casual dating” site Adult FriendFinder is stepping in to help couples whose wedding plans have been wrecked by the coronavirus pandemic. While its camming platform usually allows sex performers to broadcast live, the site says it’s adapting so that betrothed couples can broadcast their nuptials to their …