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The New England Patriots didn’t select a quarterback during NFL Draft 2020, but they’ve added yet another signal-caller to their roster since it ended. As the Patriots move on from the 20-year Tom Brady era, they signed on Sunday undrafted free agent Brian Lewerke out of Michigan State, his agent Mike McCartney announced. Lewerke, 23, …

Real estate agent and star of Netflix’s “Selling Sunset” Jason Oppenheim told Page Six a naked man barricaded himself in his Bentley this week. Oppenheim said he usually leaves his Bentley unlocked at his office, and was alerted by security that someone had broken into the swanky ride. “They said there’s a naked guy in …

Draymond Green felt like he was having flashbacks. When Green watched the first two parts of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary — focusing on the final season of the Bulls’ 1990s dynasty, during which the team knew coach Phil Jackson wouldn’t return, prompting the end in Chicago for Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and …

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says countries should avoid doing business with Chinese telecom giant Huawei after the Chinese Communist Party’s lack of transparency in the coronavirus outbreak. “This moment, where the Chinese Communist Party failed to be transparent and open and handle data in an appropriate way, will cause many, many countries rethink what …

U.S. officials warned in January 2018 that the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s work on “SARS-like coronaviruses in bats,” combined with “a serious shortage” of proper safety procedures, could result in human transmission and the possibility of a “future emerging coronavirus outbreak.” In a series of diplomatic cables, one of which was obtained by The Washington …

A man watches footage of a news report on North Korea firing an unidentified projectile, in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2020. South Korea said its northern neighbor launched cruise missiles and conducted training exercises with fighter jets on Tuesday — North Korea’s first use of cruise missiles since June 2017 and a significant military …

Pete Davidson showed off his basement abode in his mother’s Staten Island home during the “SNL At Home” episode. In a pre-taped sketch directed by his mom, Amy, the star did his best approximation of a Drake tune, titled “This Is A Drake Song,” and treated fans to highlights of his pad, including a Pac-Man …

Omertà doesn’t mean anything to these former mob households. In “Families of the Mafia,” a new docuseries premiering Thursday at 9 p.m. on MTV, four Staten Island broads formerly associated with La Cosa Nostra attempt to stop their children from making the same mistakes they did. Cameras followed the wiseguys over two years, which will air …

Coronavirus claimed 1,973 lives in the U.S. on Wednesday, the largest one-day death toll in the country since the start of the pandemic, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. With over 432,000 Americans infected, almost 15,000 Americans have died in total as of Thursday morning. Earlier on Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the …

Karen Gravano is back on MTV with “Families of the Mafia,” a remodel of the short-lived show “Made in Staten Island.” “Made in Staten Island,” followed Gravano, her daughter Karina Seabrook and her friends, premiered in January 2019 to the dismay of local Staten Islanders, who started a Change.org petition to stop it. Gravano, 47, …