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If jokes about receding hairlines are any indication, Julian Edelman isn’t a fan of anyone who says the Patriots should trade him away. A week after FS1’s Nick Wright suggested on his show, “First Things First,” that the Patriots could use “Julian bleeping Edelman” in a trade for the Lions’ No. 3 pick, the wide …

US new vehicle sales likely drove off a cliff in March as the coronavirus pandemic pounded consumer confidence and shuttered dealerships across much of the country, and sales are likely to take a further beating in April as social distancing guidelines remain in place. “When you look at March, we basically lost half the month,” …

General Motors is temporarily cutting pay for thousands of salaried workers to save cash during the coronavirus crisis. The Detroit-based automaker’s roughly 69,000 white-collar employees will defer 20 percent of their cash compensation starting Wednesday, the company said. Their health care benefits will not be affected. GM said the employees — who account for 42 …

Ford on Thursday moved to hoard cash on its balance sheet, drawing down $15.4 billion from two credit lines and suspending its dividend, in a move to bolster reserves to ride out damage to its business from the coronavirus pandemic. The No. 2 US automaker, whose shares were down 5.2 percent, at $4.26 in afternoon …

The Philadelphia Eagles’ defense really is going to Slay this season. The Eagles acquired Darius Slay from the Detroit Lions on Thursday for two draft picks and then agreed to a three-year contract extension with the three-time Pro Bowl cornerback worth $50 million with $30 million guaranteed, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. The Eagles will send …