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PHILADELPHIA — Anthony Santella, a public health scientist and health services researcher specializing in infectious disease prevention and control, recalled his reaction upon hearing of organized sports’ plans to return to action. “I was like, ‘We’re moving too fast,’” Dr. Santella, who teaches at Hofstra University, said in a telephone interview Monday. “…It was inevitable …

Lollapalooza 2020 may be canceled due to the pandemic, but a four-night broadcast event will take place from July 30 through Aug. 2 instead. Lolla2020 will feature past headlining sets from Paul McCartney, Outkast, Chance the Rapper and Arcade Fire — who will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album The Suburbs. The event will …

Goldman Sachs is adopting a performance review system that will grade up to 10 percent of its 39,000 employees as under-performers this year, according to an internal memo sent on Monday, potentially leading to more job cuts in 2021 than the bank has made in recent years. The Wall Street bank’s new head of human …

A collaboration between Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri will likely not happen again. “The only reason I say that is because I feel cheated in a way from the ‘20 Y.O.’ album that I did … a lot of people discredit me for that album. It has nothing to do with me and her,” Dupri, …

Giant toymaker Hasbro expects its film and TV unit eOne, which makes animated kids shows like “Peppa Pig,” to be fully back in business by September. Chief Executive Brian Goldner told analysts Monday that despite taking a second-quarter-hit from coronavirus-induced production delays, Hasbro will be able to restart work on its pipeline of 160 TV …

Celebrity haunt Cipriani Downtown — known as a fave for models such as Kendall Jenner, and a reported “hunting ground” for now-incarcerated movie mogul Harvey Weinstein — has lost its liquor license for not adhering to coronavirus-related regulations. On Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that a task force led by the State Police and New …

The leader of the cybercrime gang linked to Garmin’s massive service outage is a big-spending playboy hacker with an affinity for sports cars and alleged ties to the Russian government. Maksim Yakubets is the alleged ringleader of Evil Corp., the hacker group that reportedly claimed the smartwatch maker as its latest victim last week. The …

Warner Bros. is keeping movie theaters’ hopes of a summer blockbuster movie alive. The Hollywood studio said Monday that it is releasing “Tenet,” the Christopher Nolan spy thriller in the US over Labor Day Weekend in “select cities.” Warner Bros. did not specify, which US cities will get the film, but it is safe to …

Drug maker Moderna started the final round of clinical testing for its coronavirus vaccine on Monday, making it the first candidate to enter a crucial stage of research in the US and sending it shares up 10 percent. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company’s Phase 3 trial will test its experimental inoculation in about 30,000 people at …

Defense attorneys for alleged Jeffrey Epstein madam Ghislaine Maxwell want to hide from the public sensitive evidence ahead of her trial — including any nude photos and sexualized videos that will be marked “highly confidential,” according to court documents. In a proposed protective order filed Monday, Maxwell’s attorneys detailed the discovery materials they believe should …