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Shrugging off gloomy predictions about the city’s future, big-league developers on Monday unveiled plans for transformative new projects on Harlem’s famed 125th Street, including a new Target. The deals — remarkable strokes of confidence in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic — aren’t long-range pipe dreams either, but fully financed ventures that will break ground …

Major League Baseball dropped another hammer on the Houston Astros. Alex Cintron, the Astros hitting coach was suspended 20 games for his role in Sunday’s benches-clearing brawl, MLB announced Tuesday. Cintron was seen taunting and challenging Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramón Laureano, which led to Laureano charing the Astros dugout along the first-base line. Laureano was …

The 2020 college football season is going up in flames. The Pac-12 announced it is canceling its fall football season, becoming the second Power 5 conference to take the measure as a safety precaution amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Big Ten announced earlier Tuesday it was canceling its 2020 football season. “The health, safety and …

Facebook said Tuesday it removed 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the novel coronavirus, including content that promoted fake preventative measures and exaggerated cures. Facebook released the data as part of its sixth Community Standards Enforcement Report, which it introduced in 2018 along with more stringent decorum rules in …

Better late than never. Formerly “Lil” Romeo Miller fully admits to being behind the times when it comes to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s instantly-notorious video for their new song “WAP.” “I may be the only person who has not seen it,” he told Page Six. “I’m not trying to get excited. We are …

Sorry, costume lovers: Your cosplay has been canceled. New York Comic Con announced Tuesday that its in-person 2020 event at Jacob K. Javits Center will instead be held virtually on YouTube from Oct. 8-11 due to the coronavirus pandemic. It follows in the wake of San Diego Comic Con and other fandom frolics that have …

The 2020 VMAs will no longer be held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center — but the ceremony will still have “Blinding Lights.” The Weeknd — whose No. 1 hit “Blinding Lights” has been one of the songs of summer — will be performing at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. Originally scheduled to take place at …

Will Smith’s movie-production company and Warner Bros. have ended a legal battle that threatened the release of their “King Richard” biopic about Richard Williams, the father of tennis powerhouses Venus and Serena Williams. A multimillion dollar breach of contract lawsuit alleged that Richard Williams cut a deal to be portrayed by Smith in the upcoming …

Canada Goose said Tuesday it would cut production and open fewer new stores this year, as the luxury parka maker tackles the coronavirus-induced strain on its business that has battered sales. The company said it would invest more in its online business to prepare for a busy fall/winter season as reopened retail stores have seen …

Bryan Cranston addressed a popular “Breaking Bad” fan theory while appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday. Cranston first gave details about contracting Covid-19 in March, which he tested positive for around the same time as Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. “They came out with it right away, and I thought ‘That’s …