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More than 166,000 Americans are thought to have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but according to The New York Times, the death toll is actually much higher. CDC estimates show that there have been more than 200,000 “excessive deaths” in the U.S. since March 15, and that …

Watch Now: Who Do Lakers Not Want To Play In First Round? (1:54) The 2019-20 NBA season, which began 10 months ago in an entirely different world, has finally reached the playoffs. And even though all of the seeding, and even one of the 16 teams, is yet to be …

10:38 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Puff Daddy and Mase topped the Billboard Hot 100s charts with their smash hit “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” the last time the San Antonio Spurs missed the NBA playoffs. That’s how long it’s been – way back in the 1996-1997 season. The final buzzer …

HBO has launched an all-star lineup of featured artists in the adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me.” The cast of the HBO version will include Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, “Black Lives Matter” founder Alicia Garza, Joe Morton, Phylicia Rashad, The Roots’ Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Courtney B. …

Six weeks after California’s economy began to shut down, there is cautious optimism that coronavirus transmission is declining, officials said. If it stays that way, the state may be upside down to curb its second rise of the pandemic. The potential crest comes after Govin Newsom’s rapid economic recovery in …