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LOS ANGELES — Grammy-nominated gospel singer Troy Sneed has died from complications with the coronavirus. He was 52. Sneed’s publicist Bill Carpenter said the singer died early Monday at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Sneed earned a Grammy nomination for his work on the Youth For Christ’s 1999 album “Higher.” Sneed traveled throughout the United …
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DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler is backing off a planned May 4 restart at its North American factories because some U.S. states still will have stay-home orders in place. The move likely means that factories of all three Detroit automakers will be idled for at least another two weeks as they negotiate reopening terms with the United …
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One of the best basketball products to come out of New York City lost his mom and brother after they battled coronavirus. Erica Telfair, the mother of former NBA and Abraham Lincoln High School star Sebastian Telfair, died early Monday after battling the virus, although her official cause of death is unknown. She was 64. …
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As I mentioned a few columns back, people are going to have trouble paying their mortgages under “forbearance” plans. They won’t be able to come up with, say, three months’ worth of delayed mortgage payments all at once when this crisis is over. Fannie Mae, which owns most of the mortgages in this country, put …
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Hollywood powerhouse Endeavor is looking to raise $250 million by June in a bid to offset the crushing blow dealt to its show-business properties by the coronavirus pandemic, The Post has learned. As reported by The Post, the conglomerate headed by super agent Ari Emanuel — which owns half of Ultimate Fighting Championship in addition …
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The NFL might be ready to admit this coming season could be as unprecedented as the virtual draft that concluded Saturday. Schedule-makers are in the process of designing several versions of the 2020 slate, some of which include a Super Bowl on Feb. 28, the regular season starting as late as Thursday, Oct. 15 and …
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Surging demand for eggs used to make vaccines is helping keep John F. Kennedy International Airport’s state-of-the-art animal handling facility afloat during the coronavirus, The Post has learned. The Ark at JFK — a $65 million facility used to transport large animals and household pets — is now in the business of moving some 6,000 …
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Small businesses in New York and New Jersey may have gotten shortchanged on federal coronavirus loans because of bad “logistics” as local banks struggled to meet demand, according to a new study. The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged New York and New Jersey, killing more than 20,000 people and crippling the world’s most productive local economy, …
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Even after Georgia governor Brian Kemp reopened his state, the Atlanta Hawks aren’t going to reopen their facilities prematurely amid the coronavirus pandemic. Two days after reports stated the NBA planned on allowing players to return to team facilities in states with loosened stay-at-home restrictions, the league sent a memo pushing back the reopening date …
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Universal’s “The King of Staten Island” — a semi-autobiographical comedy starring Pete Davidson and directed by Judd Apatow — is hitting video on demand, making it the latest film to forgo a traditional theatrical release as cinemas remain closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. “The King of Staten Island” will premiere on home entertainment June …