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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called an emergency meeting of the politburo after a person suspected of Covid-19 returning from South Korea after illegally crossing the border this month, state media said on Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first case officially recognized by North Korean authorities, who have …

David Dermer / Associated Press It’s been a good week for sports fans, with Major League Baseball taking center stage as its shortened season begins. But even before training camp begins, the NFL has returned to the limelight, at least in Seattle and New York. The cause was a rare …

Baseball is back. But MLB will look a little different in the COVID-19 world, with empty stadiums filled with silent cardboard cutouts instead of thousands of fans screaming in an effort to prevent the virus from spreading. That is unless you are watching Fox Sports. Starting this weekend, the network …

The city is going through really tough times, last week’s reports make it clear, and the pain may be worse thanks to continued denial by Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council. In a sobering 67-page document, the Association for the City of New York warns that restarting the …

The ball landed on the right field seats. Phil Gosselin floated euphorically around the bases and returned to the shelter where air strikes abounded. Teammate Jay Bruce congratulated him and asked Gosselin if he had ever had a home run game in the big leagues. “I think I laughed in …