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Jeff Bezos is cashing in on the coronavirus. The 56-year-old Amazon CEO on Wednesday sold $3.1 billion worth of stock in the e-commerce juggernaut, bringing his total stock sales for the year over $7 billion. The world’s richest man sold exactly 1 million shares of Amazon Wednesday — a week after the company shattered expectations …

PHILADELPHIA — There are times, the immensely self-deprecating Bret Saberhagen confessed earlier this week in a telephone interview, when the two-time American League Cy Young Award winner reflects on his time with the Mets — his behavior while Shea Stadium served as his office, to be more specific — and offers a rather concise assessment: …

Dr. Anthony Fauci said it’s “surreal” that his favorite actor Brad Pitt earned an Emmy nod for portraying him on “Saturday Night Live” — but he won’t be joining the star on stage if he wins. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, laughed when asked about Pitt’s nomination for his …

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits topped 1 million for the twentieth straight week — bringing the total number of initial jobless claims filed during the coronavirus pandemic to more than 55 million. An additional 1.186 million people filed for unemployment last week, according to the US Department of Labor. The unemployment rate …

Coronavirus-fueled office closures have provided a surprising boost to Adidas, which on Thursday announced it expects to return to profitability in the third quarter as more customers dress down as they work from home. The German sportswear giant’s CEO told reporters that customers in the 18-34 age group say they plan to spend more time …

‘My colleagues propose this rules change because they believe they can get away with it rather than because they know it’s good for our democracy,’ Obama said when ending the filibuster would have set Democrats back. So much for consistency. Last week, while delivering a eulogy for Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), former President Obama called …

Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are pushing back against an executive order by Governor Larry Hogan that prevents a blanket closure of private schools. Montgomery County health officer Travis Gayles had issued an order on Friday for all private schools in the county to remain closed until at least October 1, conducting all-remote learning. Governor …

The High Line Nine, a rectangular building nestled under the High Line in Chelsea that houses nine art galleries, was gearing up for a busy year before the pandemic. “We had a full traditional exhibition schedule for the fall,” said High Line Nine manager Christina Maxwell. “We had a full house with typical art galleries, …

New York mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that checkpoints will be set up at major entrances to the city to screen for out-of-state travelers who may be violating quarantine rules. Currently, travelers from 35 states and Puerto Rico are required to self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in New York. Anyone flying into …

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will no longer travel to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee to deliver his acceptance speech as planned. The former vice president was expected to deliver his acceptance speech at Milwaukee’s Wisconsin Center on August 20, but will now give the speech from his home state of Delaware in …