March 2020

7-inning doubleheaders? MLBers open to considering new ideas

Sports /

TORONTO — If Major League Baseball needs to squeeze more games into a condensed season without exhausting pitching staffs, perhaps this idea could get tossed into play: seven-inning doubleheaders. “Maybe that’s something we have to consider,” Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said on a conference call Wednesday. Opening day has been postponed until […]

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Sanders Is Ready to Debate Again. Biden Says ‘We’ve Had Enough Debates.’

Politics /

A day after Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign indicated that he would participate in a presidential debate next month if one is held, Joseph R. Biden Jr. expressed impatience with the idea, saying that “we’ve had enough debates” and adding that his focus was on combating the coronavirus crisis. Mr. Biden, the former vice president, has

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California governor says 4 banks to waive mortgage fees

Lifestyle /

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says four of the nation’s largest banks have agreed to temporarily suspend mortgage payments for those affected by the coronavirus By ADAM BEAM Associated Press March 25, 2020, 8:59 PM 3 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Four of the nation’s largest banks agreed to temporarily suspend residential mortgage payments for Californians

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These Retailers Refused To Close During The Pandemic, So An Illinois City Shut Them Down

Business /

All kinds of companies have been claiming they provide an “essential” service to the public during the coronavirus pandemic, so they can stay open despite a mounting number of stay-home orders from state and local governments. They include arts-and-crafts chains JoAnn Fabrics and Michaels and the video game seller GameStop. The refusal of those retail

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