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Jeff Bezos saved a small fortune by selling billions of dollars in Amazon shares before the coronavirus pandemic crashed the stock market, a new report said. The 56-year-old e-commerce tycoon avoided about $317 million in paper losses by dumping $3.4 billion worth of Amazon stock in early February — less than three weeks before global …

Elon Musk purchased 1,000 ventilators and donated them to California hospitals to help treat coronavirus patients, the state’s governor said Monday. “They’ve arrived in Los Angeles… It was a heroic effort,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a press conference. The Tesla boss mentioned the effort on Twitter Monday night, saying he bought the breathing machines …

The coronavirus is hitting New York City hard and on Monday it took the life of a one-time local basketball star. Former St. John’s guard Lee Green passed away from the pandemic that is sweeping the country, his close friend and former teammate Lamont Middleton told The Post. The 49-year-old Green was a retired police …

Rosie O’Donnell’s streaming Broadway charity show raised over $600,000 for virus victims. Sunday’s show featured Kristin Chenoweth singing “Taylor the Latte Boy,” Gavin Creel singing “You Matter to Me,” Darren Criss singing “Being Alive” and Gloria Estefan singing “There’s Always Tomorrow.” The special was streamed live on Broadway.com and their YouTube channel. The money went …

Nashon Wooden, who performed in the downtown Manhattan club scene as drag star Mona Foot, has died from the coronavirus, a friend said Monday. He was 50. In an emotional Instagram post, “Project Runway” winner Geoffrey Mac said, “I lost my best friend today from the coronavirus, Nashom Wooden.” “And I just want to make …

After temporarily closing their doors to ward off the coronavirus, some of New York City’s largest hotel chains are already predicting a summer rebound. “The property looks forward to welcoming guests later this summer,” a Hilton spokesperson told The Post of the Hilton New York Midtown — New York’s largest hotel, with 1,878 rooms. The …

An Upper West Side surgeon is turning his operating room — usually used for boob jobs and nipping and tucking — into an “emergency room offload” during the COVID-19 crisis. “For the next few weeks, all cosmetic surgical procedures have been postponed,” Dr. Kevin Tehrani told us, “and I will make my accredited ambulatory surgical …

As Hollywood events, film premieres, festivals and award shows postpone and cancel in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a bit of good news has surfaced today as the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards has set a new live air date of Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. The ceremony, which will be hosted …

Carl Icahn is betting big against shopping malls — to the tune of $5 billion, The Post has learned. Since last summer, the 84-year-old investor has been throwing money at a complex trade that stands to make him billions if big shopping centers start defaulting on their debt. The trade is considered risky, and even …

Stars, they can get the coronavirus, just like us. But they can also get tested. Despite a widespread shortage that’s even affecting health care workers, the rich-and-famous have been able to get their claws on COVID-19 tests — some even when they weren’t experiencing any symptoms. We reached out to some of the celebrities, sports …