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American billionaires have gotten richer by $ 565 billion since March 18, according to a report released Thursday by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive expert group. Total wealth for billionaires is now $ 3.5 trillion, 19% more than the low point near the start of the pandemic, according to the report. Amazon (AMZN) Chief Jeff Bezos alone is …

In between tracking conversations between owners and players about what a possible 2020 season might offer, The Post is looking at five Yankees who could benefit from a shorter schedule and the possibility of the rosters expanding from 26 to 30. . When it was clear that the season wasn’t going to take off until July, a popular phrase tied …

When the George Floyd memorial service began in Minnesota, Paul, who has been delaying popular bipartisan legislation to make lynching a federal crime, came to the Senate in Washington to add an amendment to the anti-lynching legislation and then pass it. He argued that the bill as written is too broad and said his amendment “would apply criminal penalties only …

David Cone knows first-hand how the clock can strike 12 in a baseball season and strike it out. The YES Network analyst and former Yankee and Met was an MLBPA representative during the hardball negotiations who couldn’t avoid canceling the 1994 World Series. “What comes to mind is that there is a deadline,” said Cone. “The similarities here, the great …

The girl had returned from Chennai on a Shramik train and was then sent to institutional quarantine. Kangpokpi: When 22-year-old Anjali Hmangte was taken to Manipur’s Kangpokpi from a quarantine center in Imphal, she had only three minutes left to say goodbye to her father, who died Tuesday night of a prolonged illness. Heartbreaking images show the girl, a COVID-19 …

Drew Brees’ apology has not convinced everyone, but two prominent voices in his own locker room have taken the Saints quarterback for his word. A day after Brees said he “would never agree with anyone who did not respect the flag,” sparking anger from a wide range of athletes, including Saints star catcher Michael Thomas, the 41-year-old man. wrote an …

The Supreme Court had dismissed last year the CBI’s claim that P Chidambaram was a flight risk (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition for review filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the bail of former union minister and congressional leader P Chidambaram in the INX Media case. “The hearing request is rejected …

A federal judge on Thursday rejected Bernard Madoff’s request to be released from prison early because he was dying of kidney failure, saying the scammer still had no remorse for executing his epic Ponzi scheme. Circuit Judge Denny Chin, who sentenced Madoff to 150 years in prison in 2009, wrote that while Madoff’s poor health was “very unfortunate,” he should …

When George Floyd’s memorial service began in Minnesota, Paul, who has been delaying popular bipartisan legislation to make lynching a federal crime, came to the Senate floor in Washington to add an amendment to the anti-lynching legislation and then approve it. . He argued that the bill as written is too broad and said his amendment “would apply criminal penalties …

Jamal Adams does not want to hear excuses or apologies. Not from Drew Brees, Jake Fromm, or anyone else who makes racially callous remarks. Jets All-Pro Safety spoke on Twitter, quoting Fromm’s apologies on Twitter and writing, “You and Drew really don’t feel it. Save the bull’s apologies. The truth just came out and you two aren’t the only ones. …

India is now the seventh most affected nation after the United States, Brazil, Russia, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy. New Delhi: India’s coronavirus case count crossed 2.2 lakh on Thursday with a record increase of more than 9,000 new cases and several states reported their biggest one-day increase, even as efforts to restart long-stalled business activities to accelerate contain …

We don’t know when, we don’t know where, and we still don’t know if it will be possible to play hockey during a pandemic, but we do know the format of the imagined NHL Summer Stanley Cup tournament. After talks between the league and the NHLPA Return to Play Committee, it was decided that the four rounds of the 16-team …

Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin has disbursed more than $ 100 million for a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, the late black artist whose works focused on race and inequality. The Citadel CEO, who last year paid $ 240 million for a penthouse in Central Park, bought the 1982 masterpiece “Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump” from New York socialite Peter …

“When I saw General Mattis’ comments yesterday, I felt that perhaps we are reaching a point where we can be more honest with the concerns that we might have internally and have the courage of our own convictions to speak up,” Murkowksi said on Capitol Hill. . Hill. The comments were in stark contrast to many of his other Republican …

After a text message conversation referring to “elite white people” was released, Jake Fromm issued an apology to his new team and the public on Thursday. The Bills’ rookie quarterback, in text messages dated March 2019, suggested that the weapons were “good,” but that suppressors should be “too expensive so only elite whites can get them haha.” An unknown Twitter …