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The seduction has been easy, for those who’ve invited it in. There were some sports fans who’ve done what some of the athletes have done — they’ve opted out, either for now, or for the duration, or for good. They’ve done this for a variety of reasons: simmering resentment over baseball allowing its labor issues …
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Issa Rae’s “Insecure” is up for eight Emmys — but she’s giving COVID-19 some credit for the achievement. “I think the pandemic, being quarantined during a period when our humanity was questioned, in a more front-facing way, definitely helped” convince Emmy voters, Rae told the Hollywood Reporter. “We came on during a time when people …
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After watching a week’s worth of Jets training camp practices, here are some thoughts and observations: 1. Third-year quarterback Sam Darnold enters the season under the microscope. Is he the answer? Many Jets fans are hoping to say yes by the end of the season. So far in camp he’s looked a lot like … …
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“The Society” will not return for a second season as planned at Netflix, while the streamer is also not moving forward with a second season of “I Am Not Okay With This,” Variety has confirmed. “I Am Not Okay With This” had not been formally renewed after its first season aired back in February, but “The …
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EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Clarkson spent part of the COVID-19 lockdown on her ranch in Montana, where she was filming weekly remote episodes of her daytime talkshow. However, the pop star and host is now back in Los Angeles and stepping in for Simon Cowell on “America’s Got Talent.” She is also gearing up to return to …
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US home sales rose at a record pace for a second straight month in July and home prices hit a record as historically low interest rates boosted demand for homes even as the coronavirus pandemic put millions of people out of work. The National Association of Realtors said on Friday existing home sales rose 24.7 …
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As the Mets await the results of their most recent COVID-19 tests, the entire Subway Series this weekend has been postponed. Friday’s series opener had already been called off, after a Mets position player and coach tested positive Thursday in Miami, but MLB has now postponed the rest of the three-game set at Citi Field …
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Heidi Klum is requesting an emergency hearing to allow her kids to travel with her to Germany. Klum, 47, claims in a new court filing, obtained by People, that ex-husband Seal is preventing her from bringing their children with her as she films “Next Top Model” in the European country because he has COVID-19 concerns. …
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The coronavirus pandemic has left craft booze makers with one big hangover, a new study says. The nation’s craft distilleries expect to lose 41 percent of their sales now that the virus has made it harder to pour drinks for curious visitors, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. Small producers of …
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House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) on Thursday rejected a request by some House Democrats to vote to extend unemployment benefits through a smaller coronavirus relief package, saying it could undercut negotiations on other Democratic funding priorities. More than 100 House Democrats had urged party leaders to allow a vote on a bill on Saturday …
The seduction has been easy, for those who’ve invited it in. There were some sports fans who’ve done what some of the athletes have done — they’ve opted out, either for now, or for the duration, or for good. They’ve done this for a variety of reasons: simmering resentment over baseball allowing its labor issues …
