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The Dow plunged nearly 3,000 points on Monday — or nearly 13 percent,  its biggest drop since the “Black Monday” crash of 1987 — after the Federal Reserve’s surprise move to slash interest rates to near zero stoked fears about the damage the coronavirus is doing to the economy. Stocks accelerated their downward move in …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are on lockdown at their $14 million Canadian bolthole after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau closed the country’s border amid the coronavirus pandemic. A source confirmed to The Post that the couple are together after flying back to Canada separately following their “farewell tour” of the UK. Markle returned to Canada …

Coronavirus has knocked out the UFC. After pledging to keep matches going even as the pandemic forced other professional sports leagues to go on hiatus, UFC president Dana White on Monday postponed the company’s next three events indefinitely, according to ESPN. They were scheduled for March 21, 28 and April 11. The decision came on …

Kristofer Hivju, best known for playing the formidable, bearded Tormund on “Game of Thrones,” is the latest actor to test positive for the coronavirus. Hivju revealed the diagnosis in an Instagram post, saying that he is currently self-quarantining with his family in Norway. “Sorry to say that I, today, have tested positive for COVID19, Corona …

A man wearing a protective face mask walks on the Champs Elysees near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as shops and schools remain closed and workers asked to work from home if possible, part of the latest French governmental measures against the coronavirus outbreak, March 16, 2020. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters) France on Monday took the …

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Beatrice‘s fiancé, spoke Sunday about the importance of looking out for the elderly amid the coronavirus outbreak.” “A great idea just seen on Twitter. Would it be possible for the supermarkets to only allow elderly shoppers in first, so that they can shop before the rest of us, as the shops …

In early President Donald days, then-White House strategist Steve Bannon took over like a jug of Lysol. His mantra? Clean, vacuum, disinfect the swamp. In quick time, however, Bannon soon mounted up and rode off into the sunset. He and DJT still communicate. He informed the president — in January — about this killer virus. …

Hope she’s read our ‘what to stream’ guide. Toni Collette is preparing to enter a government-mandated 14-day quarantine now that she’s returned home to her native Australia from abroad, the Daily Mail is reporting. Collette, 47, was snapped at Sydney International Airport with a surgical mask and what appeared to be a handout explaining the …

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell, March 16, 2020. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) The U.S. stock market had its worst day Monday since fears over the COVID-19 outbreak began rattling investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nearly 3,000 points, or 12.94 percent — its worst …

USAGAG — Yankees minor-league pitcher Denny Larrondo was the first professional baseball player to test positive for coronavirus, a source confirmed Monday. The 17-year-old right-hander from Cuba was signed by the Yankees in 2018 and pitched 12 games for the Yankees’ Gulf Coast League team last season. General manager Brian Cashman declined to comment on …