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The Yankees and J.A. Happ will try to work out details of how to handle his 2021 vesting option, a negotiation that possibly will impact how he is used this year and if he is still with the club next year. MLB and the players association reached an agreement Monday that covers how a variety …

Jay-Z was protective of wife Beyoncé long before they said “I do,” according to Houston rapper Bun B. Solo artist and one half of legendary hip-hop duo UGK, Bun (born Bernard Freeman) recently recalled being booted from the music video set of Beyonce’s 2005 single, “Check On It,” over Jay’s concern for other men witnessing …

A New York buyout baron has taken a leave of absence from his fund after an explosive lawsuit claimed last week that he threatened an ex-employee to keep quiet after she accused his son of raping her. Bill Dawson is taking time off from his $2.2 billion private equity firm Wellspring Capital Management, which will …

A federal judge Tuesday rejected a proposed global settlement against Harvey Weinstein over concerns that his accusers’ claims are too disparate for a class action. “Women who have been raped are entitled to a much greater recovery than women who just met Harvey Weinstein,” ruled U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein during a hearing in Manhattan …

The Supreme Court ruled early Tuesday morning that the Justice Department can resume its first federal executions in 17 years this week, hours after a D.C. judge issued an order temporarily halting the lethal injections. The unsigned, 5-4 opinion issued around 2 a.m. will allow four scheduled federal executions to proceed as planned and came …

Apple is asking its retail employees to help serve customers from home as the coronavirus pandemic continues to make a full reopening look unlikely any time soon. In a video recorded over the weekend, Apple’s retail chief Dierdre O’Brien encouraged employees to get comfortable helping customers over the phone. “If your store is closed, please …

An agreement made between MLB and the MLB Players Association on Monday could force the Yankees into an uncomfortable position of maximizing trying to win this year versus adding $17 million they will not want on their 2021 payroll. MLB and the union finalized that all vesting options will be paid in full, but what …

Comic Donnell Rawlings told us that Dave Chappelle’s socially distanced, star-studded July Fourth festival in Ohio could wind up as a Netflix film. The show in Chappelle’s hometown included Questlove, Common, Tiffany Haddish and Erykah Badu. “The thing with Dave is that he likes to film the happenings in his life, documentary style, like when …

Ten days from Tuesday, the Yankees open a 60-game season that doesn’t have a blueprint for anybody to follow. However, the Yankees could be without several key players when they face Nationals ace Max Scherzer next Thursday evening in Washington. The headliner among the possible absentees is Aaron Judge. When spring training 2.0 started earlier …

Two men and two teens have been charged with killing Brooklyn-born rapper Pop Smoke during a home-invasion robbery in Los Angeles in February, officials announced Monday. Corey Walker, 19, and Keandre Rodgers, 18, were hit with one count each of murder and robbery for the Feb. 19 slaying of the artist, whose real name was …