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Even as NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said, “we’re not going to rush anything,” in his interview with Sportsnet on Wednesday, the NHL may be on an accelerated timeline to resume the season. The Post has learned that at least one NHL team has told its players to be prepared to report on May 15 to …
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Fred the Godson has died after contracting the coronavirus earlier this month. He was 35. The Bronx rapper, whose real name is Frederick Thomas, revealed on Twitter he was on a ventilator in the hospital on April 6. His wife, LeeAnn Jemmott, told News 12 on April 8 that a doctor said he wasn’t faring …
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The New York City Council wants to ban food-ordering apps like Grubhub from charging most of their usual fees to restaurants during any government-ordered state of emergency, The Post has learned. The bill seeks to prohibit food-ordering and delivery apps like Grubhub’s Seamless Web site, UberEats and Doordash from profiting from Big Apple restaurants during …
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Target said on Thursday that rising costs from trying to meet the fast-changing needs of consumers during the coronavirus crisis were set to hurt its first-quarter profit and margins, even as it recorded robust online sales during March and April. The big-box retailer said digital comparable sales surged more than 275 percent in April, with …
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The Big Apple has already lost multiple film festivals this year due to the pandemic. The New York Film Festival is optimistic it won’t suffer the same fate, however, and is still very much planning to go ahead in September. Organizers told us today, “The festival will be going ahead and everyone can expect some …
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Two weeks after airing its first-ever totally remote telecast, “Saturday Night Live” is returning to Studio 8H (figuratively speaking) this weekend with its second “At Home” edition. The inaugural “SNL at Home” averaged 6.7 million total viewers and a 1.46 rating, placing second for the season behind Eddie Murphy’s Dec. 21 hosting turn (which drew …
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An antiviral drug seen as a potentially promising treatment for the new coronavirus reportedly failed to help patients in a Chinese study. The clinical trial found that remdesivir — the Gilead Sciences medicine developed to treat Ebola — didn’t help COVID-19 patients recover faster or prevent them from dying, according to news reports. Results from …
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Hedge funds just weathered what might be their worst month ever, with some of the industry’s biggest names getting hit the hardest. Panicked investors yanked roughly $33 billion from hedge funds during the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic rocked the global economy. Data from Hedge Fund Research released late Wednesday shows that net outflows …
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The Rolling Stones have released the brand-new song “Living in a Ghost Town” to tide fans over until they’re able to reschedule the upcoming leg of their No Filter tour. It’s their first original composition since “Doom and Gloom” and “One More Shot” came out on their 2012 compilation album “GRRR!,” although they did put …
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Hershey pulled its 2020 forecast on Thursday and warned of weak sales in certain categories as households worried about their financial futures cut spending on snacks and chocolates. The company said sales of products, including SkinnyPop popcorn and Pirate’s Booty rice and corn puffs, had slowed in recent weeks, after rising in double digits in …
Even as NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said, “we’re not going to rush anything,” in his interview with Sportsnet on Wednesday, the NHL may be on an accelerated timeline to resume the season. The Post has learned that at least one NHL team has told its players to be prepared to report on May 15 to …
