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The Mets became the last coronavirus of Major League Baseball on Thursday, when one player and one staff member tested positive for the disease, which immediately resulted in the postponement of Thursday’s final of the series against the Marlins in Miami, as well as the opening night of the Subway …

SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook spent years preparing for any manipulation on its site ahead of the November presidential election. Now the social network is ready in case President Trump intervenes when the vote is over. Employees at the Silicon Valley company lay out plans for events and walk through post-election …

Purpose (NYSE: TGT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), en Walmart (NYSE: WMT) all wowed investors this earnings season with blowout numbers. Americans turned to these essential retailers to meet their needs during the pandemic, and all three benefited from their strong e-commerce operations, as Americans turned to online shopping to avoid risks …

Chinese regulators are inviting livestreamers to binge-eat to promote excessive consumption. One school said it would prevent students from applying for scholarships if their daily allowances exceeded a certain amount. A restaurant placed electronic scales at the entrance for customers to venture out not to order too much. China’s top …

After the coronavirus pandemic was largely brought under control, China’s leaders are now struggling with an escalation of crippling floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions across the central and southwestern parts of the country. The Yangtze River flooding peaked again this week, in Sichuan Province and …