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A number of prominent journalists and outlets distorted Kayleigh McEnany’s remarks on Thursday about school reopenings, selectively quoting the White House press secretary to cast the administration as hostile to scientific inquiry and eager to reopen schools regardless of the health implications. The Trump administration has been pushing to open K-12 schools with in-person classes …

A pared-down Republican National Convention will be held in Jacksonville, Fla., next month in a number of outdoor and indoor settings in order to mitigate the spread of coronavirus and comply with Florida’s rules, according to a letter sent by Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to delegates Thursday. Admittance will be restricted to regular …

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has filed a lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the Atlanta City Council challenging the city’s decision to mandate masks and revert to phase one reopening guidelines. The lawsuit calls the city’s new mask requirements “void and unenforceable” and asks a judge to block Bottoms from issuing any orders …

Not even COVID-19 is slowing Aroldis Chapman down. The Yankees closer posted a series of intense workout videos to his Instagram story Thursday, days after manager Aaron Boone announced that he would be away from the team for the “foreseeable future” after testing positive for the coronavirus. Chapman was said to be experiencing mild symptoms. …

The United States set a new daily record for coronavirus cases on Thursday, reporting more than 77,000 new daily cases, breaking the previous record set just two days ago, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The 24-hour period also saw 969 deaths, the largest increase since June 10 as experts warn the death …

You may have spent your quarantine dreaming of attending that concert the ongoing pandemic ultimately canceled. And you may have hoped, really hoped, that the venue would reschedule the event for sometime this year. Well, according to a Lollapalooza co-founder, don’t hold your breath. Making an appearance on Bob Lefsetz’s podcast this week, Marc Geiger …

Drive-in esports arenas may be the next attraction in the coronavirus era. Real estate firm Horizon Group Properties inked a deal with esports analytics company Harena Data to develop esports arenas and drive-in movie theaters in four major US cities, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. Initially, the arenas will be located in the …

Larry Fink wants you to put on a mask so he can stop worrying about the US economic recovery. “We need a world of compassion and that compassion [means] wearing a mask,” BlackRock’s billionaire boss told CNBC in a Friday interview. “If we all wore masks, if we all cared about our fellow citizens a …

Lyft plans to distribute thousands of car partitions in an expanded effort to protect drivers from the coronavirus. The ride-hailing giant will provide 60,000 drivers with polycarbonate shields to install between the front and rear seats of their cars, it said Friday. Lyft plans to give them out in 30 US regions over the coming …

Princess Beatrice is a married woman. Prince Andrew’s daughter tied the knot with Italian real estate developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Friday morning in a private ceremony in Windsor — after the couple canceled their May nuptials amid the coronavirus pandemic. The smaller scale wedding, which was not announced in advance, was held at the Royal …