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Eager to reopen, local officials across Pennsylvania are set to defy Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to cautiously ease coronavirus restrictions. The governor has outlined a phased reopening plan, complete with a color-coded readiness chart.  Wolf announced Friday that 24 more counties have qualified as “yellow,” meaning they can partially reopen Friday, while extending stay-at-home orders for the …

We stand on the precipice of  the greatest economic disaster since the Great Depression. It is associated with the exogenous shock of  a novel Coronavirus that originated in Wuhan China and quickly spread into a worldwide pandemic. The sequence of events leading to this crisis, not the virus itself,  deserves to be called a “Black Swan.” Biology dictates …

Al fresco dining may be the key to the Big Apple’s post-quarantine restaurant scene, industry insiders say. Social-distancing rules mean that restaurants could be forced to reopen with 50 percent fewer customers because diners will need to be seated at least six feet apart. While that could present big problems for eateries accustomed to packing …

Meat lovers, get ready for a hangry summer. Meat shortages that have been plaguing consumers since the start of the pandemic are expected to last for months — potentially through the summer-grilling season — as meat processors struggle to reopen at full capacity in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, The Post has learned. While …

If home-cooked burgers seem to taste better than usual lately, it’s not just because they’re harder to get. As the pandemic spurs meat shortages nationwide, the ground beef at many supermarkets is quietly getting upgraded with better cuts that would normally go to restaurants, industry experts said. While ground chuck, round and sirloin is typically …

If you have 1) reached a certain age; 2) followed baseball your entire conscious life; and 3) developed a strong moral fiber, you likely regard the 1981, 1994 and 1995 seasons with the same contempt that a James Bond aficionado holds for “Never Say Never Again.” The 2020 season, should it actually occur, will make …

A normal spring training is six weeks long to get pitchers ready for the grind of a six-month season, which is three weeks more than position players require. Now, with the prospect of a shortened spring training in June in front of games maybe beginning in July, Yankees team doctor Chris Ahmad has raised the …

Elon Musk announced Saturday he plans to move Tesla to either Texas or Nevada — after the electronic carmaker was told it could not reopen Friday by California health officials. “Frankly, this is the final straw. Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately. If we even retain Fremont manufacturing activity …

MLB is expected to make its first formal proposal to the union on Tuesday on how it envisions a season could be played, featuring roughly an 80-game regular season and teams playing exclusively in their regions. The plan, which was detailed by three sources, still must be approved by MLB owners. But if so, what …

Cycling, walking, flying and e-scooters are all set to feature among a raft of policy announcements. The government has begun announcing a set of measures to ease the coronavirus lockdown, with a number of changes involving modes of travel among them. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps used Saturday’s Downing Street COVID-19 briefing to unveil plans designed …