Hedge fund billionaires like Nelson Peltz are looking to mimic Warren Buffett’s strategy of investing in distressed companies through preferred shares as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the economy, The Post has learned. Large hedge funds like Peltz’s Trian Partners and Howard Marks’ Oaktree Capital Management have been scouring the globe for opportunities to plow...
New York City and the state promised Tuesday they will finally release data this week breaking down the coronavirus’ toll along racial lines, responding to days of questions and criticism. The vow comes as US Surgeon General Jerome Adams warned Tuesday that black Americans are at greater risk amid the outbreak, and leaders including city...
Nippon Professional Baseball announced that the start of the Japanese baseball season, which was rescheduled for April 24, now will not happen until late May at the earliest. But it could be a lot longer than that after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a national state of emergency Tuesday. A prominent baseball agent in...
They should have even more of a prayer now. Manhattan’s famed Cathedral of St. John the Divine is being turned into a field hospital amid the coronavirus pandemic, church officials say. The soaring Gothic cathedral’s nave, or main section, is expected to house about 400 beds and take in patients from the Mount Sinai Health...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Despite stay-at-home orders aiming to protect people from the new coronavirus, many of Rio de Janeiro’s famous beaches have been buzzing with surfers seeking to catch the season’s first big swell. That has thrown surfers such as Guilherme Faria headlong into a public debate about the legal limits on outdoor sports...
City schools have joined the coronavirus fight. A group of Brooklyn principals have been compiling critical protective supplies from science and career technical classrooms and donating them to the city’s beleaguered health care workers. Schools from Cypress Hills to Park Slope have been boxing up everything from masks and gloves to sanitizer and goggles and...
Sun’s out, buns out — but cover that face. As coronavirus cases soar past 4,700 in the Czech Republic, the Eastern European nation’s nude sunbathers are being targeted by authorities for neglecting to cover up … their mouths. Around 75 people, including opportunistic nudists enjoying some fun in the sun, in Lázně Bohdaneč were found...
WASHINGTON — Wisconsin voters braving serious risks to their health headed to the primary polls on Tuesday after a last-ditch effort to postpone in-person voting amid the coronavirus pandemic failed. Voters confronted enormous lines as early as 7 a.m. following a dramatic reduction in the number of polling locations in Milwaukee after thousands of volunteers...
Kevin Garnett will soon be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, but the former MVP may need to wait much longer before being honored by his longtime team. Garnett, who spent his first 12 NBA seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the franchise’s all-time leader in every significant statistic, doesn’t believe he’ll see...
Sen. Rand Paul is free to use the Senate gym again — once it reopens. Paul announced Tuesday that he has tested negative for COVID-19 just over two weeks after finding out he had been diagnosed with the virus, adding that he is now volunteering at a local hospital. “I appreciate all the best wishes...
Mother Earth is getting a much-needed breather during this time.
With social distancing in full effect during the coronavirus pandemic, fashionistas are getting creative with their at-home workouts — and sharing their mood-boosting fitness routines on social media. From catwalk queen Naomi Campbell to Alice + Olivia CEO Stacey Bendet, fashion folk are streaming their training techniques on Instagram Live. Weave one of these virtual...
CNN’s Jake Tapper took heat Tuesday for retweeting a post from conservative lawyer George Conway — a frequent critic of President Trump and the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway — that called the commander-in-chief “100% insane.” The CNN anchor on Monday retweeted Conway’s post, which said Trump “is 100% insane and nobody in...
Balazs put the cash into a GoFundMe he's set up for the 270 laid-off staffers of the hotel.
Officials were concerned that the hobbled school year would leave students unprepared for the exams and jeopardize their graduation. The students had been expected to take the exams in June.
"He was very, very afraid of me," Faison said.
The Guardian Angels are deploying a dozen civilian crime-fighters to neighborhoods that have been hit hard by a surge in commercial burglaries tied to the coronavirus crisis, founder Curtis Sliwa said Tuesday. Six teams of two Angels each will patrol the South Bronx from around 3 p.m. to midnight Tuesday, distributing flyers in both English...
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has resigned after giving a profane speech defending his firing of a ship captain who warned about the coronavirus infecting his crew. Modly resigned after meeting with Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The Wall Street Journal reports that acting undersecretary of the Army James McPherson...
If you’re looking to improve your self-care routine, The Body Shop is here to help with its flash sale on self-care items. For a limited time, you can get 30% off products like moisturizers, face masks, shower gels, and more. You can relax with a fragrant bath bomb, treat yourself with a face mask, and...
Step into my home office. Appearing put-together during a video conference is an entirely different skill from making an impression at the water cooler. The current reliance on remote technology in the coronavirus pandemic has intensely blurred the line between work and life, turning homes into offices. Remember: Your co-workers can’t see past what you...
The Senate's minority leader declared the emerging proposal the “highest priority” from Democrats as congressional leaders and President Trump call for more aid for Americans.
Disturbing new drone video shows a crew of city inmates in protective gear burying coffins in a mass grave on Hart Island — where the city says it may bury the mounting dead from the COVID-19 pandemic. The newly released footage, shot Thursday, shows more than a half-dozen white-clad prisoners lower wooden coffins into the...
Egg prices have cracked fresh records as the coronavirus crisis sent shoppers scrambling for yolks. The wholesale price for a dozen “Midwest large” eggs tripled over the course of last month to an all-time high of $3.09 on March 27, according to Urner Barry, which tracks daily food prices. The spike came as coronavirus panic...
