The Monday night game between the Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles has been postponed due to a possible COVID-19 outbreak on the Marlins. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, at least seven players and two coaches have tested positive in addition to the four positives that were reported on Sunday. Following that news, the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees was also postponed. That game was to take place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, which is where the… Source link

SAN FRANCISCO—Google will keep its employees home until at least next July, making the search-engine giant the first major U.S. corporation to formalize such an extended timetable in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The move will affect nearly all of the roughly 200,000 full-time and contract employees across Google parent Alphabet Inc., and is sure to pressure other technology giants that have slated staff to return as soon as January. … Source link

As presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden nears his running mate decision, some allies are reportedly warning him against tapping one of the top contenders. A Monday report from Politico describes how there’s a “contingent of Democrats who are lobbying against” Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as Biden’s running mate pick, and some have “expressed concerns about her to the vetting committee in recent weeks,” with the issues mainly coming down to “the matter of trust.” Among those casting doubt… Source link

Weekend wrap A Justin Verlander forearm strain rocked the fantasy industry on Sunday afternoon. The ace will be shut down for at least two weeks, at which time he should start a throwing program. In all likelihood, we will not see Verlander in a Major League game for at least 4-6 weeks. And he may not be as effective when he returns. With just nine weeks remaining in the abbreviated season, I wouldn’t argue with anyone who needed the roster space and shipped the 37-year-old to waivers. But… Source link

Google plans to keep 200,000 full-time and contract employees working remotely until at least July 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported. Other tech firms have announced long-term plans to keep employees working from home due to restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic, but Google would be the first to extend remote working into the middle of next year. According to the WSJ, Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, made the call last week following a meeting with top… Source link

Google employees will work from home at least until next July due to the coronavirus pandemic, a decision that makes the search engine company the first major U.S. corporation to commit to the year-long stay-at-home plan. According to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal, Google’s plan affects nearly all of the company’s 200,000 full-time and contract employees across Google parent Alphabet Inc. WaPo describes Google’s decision as among the “cautious camp of companies”… Source link

People close to President Trump told The Washington Post they think that, throughout most of the coronavirus pandemic, he struggled to wholly address the crisis because of an unwillingness to admit error, a positive feedback loop from advisers and Fox News, and a “penchant for magical thinking” that led him to believe the virus would soon disappear. But Trump has seemingly come around a bit and is now acknowledging the pandemic isn’t going to improve overnight. Per the Post, the pivot… Source link

Google is asking employees to continue working from home until summer 2021, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Rob Copeland.  People familiar with the matter told the Journal that Google would announce as early as Monday that it had pushed its return-to-office date back to July 2021 for nearly all of its 200,000 employees.  The Journal reports that Google CEO Sundar Pichai made the decision to push back the reopening after there was debate among a group of top… Source link

FOX Business’ Hillary Vaughn reports on the Justice Department’s expected antitrust lawsuit targeting big tech this summer. Then, Cresset Wealth Management’s Jack Ablin weighs in on how potentially breaking up big tech would affect markets. CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s consumer watchdog launched court action against Google on Monday alleging the technology giant misled account holders about its use of their personal data. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s… Source link

The Green Mile actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have been granted Greek citizenship. The couple were snapped on Saturday night with the Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, holding up their new Greek passports. According to the post from Mitsotakis, ‘@ritawilson @tomhanks are now proud Greek citizens!’ Read more: Tom Hanks has no respect for those who won’t wear masks Hanks and Wilson have long been regular visitors to Greece – Wilson’s mother is Greek, and was raised on the… Source link