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De Blasio took to social media after the Nets announced four players tested positive for COVID-19, including injured superstar Kevin Durant. MORE: NBA players, other sports figures who’ve tested positive Durant’s positive test comes after Jazz teammates Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell contracted the virus, which continues to disrupt sports around the globe. De Blasio questioned the Nets as the world struggles to contain coronavirus, with at least 7,900 deaths....

Kaapo Kakko took the ice for his NHL debut and from the moment he was introduced to his picture going up during the national anthem, the Garden faithful went crazy for the youngest Ranger. Despite the pregame hype and the lofty expectations, Kakko was unfazed, focused and collected in the Rangers 6-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets — characteristics that have always been evident in the 2019 second-overall pick....

Los Deliveristas Unidos, “a labor organization of immigrant delivery couriers who kept New Yorkers fed during the pandemic,” was responsible for raising awareness of the poor conditions staff members were suffering through, according to The City. The legislation is believed to be the first in the United States aimed at providing minimum work standards for those in app-based food delivery services. The bills would require restaurant owners to allow delivery staff to use their restrooms....

Chasing a target of 220, New Zealand started off on a good note as opener Satterthwaite slammed 123 runs before she was sent back to the pavilion by Sadia Yousuf in 33rd over. Her 99-ball knock was laced with 18 boundaries. Katie Perkins was the second best scorer for the hosts with 23 runs from 38 balls. For Pakistan, Sadia Yousuf took three wickets while Nida Dar scalped two wickets....

The Xbox Live Gold comes with 3 months of gameplay and the deal cashes in at a measly $14.99 as compared to it’s usual $24.99 price tag. This allows players access to live multiplayer gaming and up to $700 worth of free games annually. Recently Gold members gained access to the new Outer Worlds game as well as free access to Destiny 2, limited only by in-game purchases. Xbox Live Gold 3 Months (Promo Code: EMCUUVB32) - $12....

Returnal is a sci-fi roguelike that sees players trying to escape a time loop after crashing on an alien planet. While the game received a warm reception upon launch, one major complaint players have voiced is the inability to save while in the middle of one of Returnal’s rather long runs. Runs can take a couple of hours, and the only solution Housemarque has offered thus far is to turn off the PlayStation 5’s auto-updates so that the game does not get closed when players have the console in sleep mode....

While Scream 5 will introduce several new cast members to the franchise, the latest entry will join horror classics like Halloween by bringing back characters from the original. In the case of Scream 5, Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers, and Dewey Riley are all coming back for another thrilling fight against Ghostface. RELATED: Scream: 8 Best Kills From The Movies, Ranked The Scream 5 posters that were recently released feature these three main characters, who are each seen holding Ghostface’s mask....

The Mandalorian is one of many pieces to the massive Star Wars franchise. The show is categorized as a “space-western” and follows bounty hunter and Mandalorian Din Djarin after he finds what the internet refers to as “baby Yoda,” as his species does not yet have a name. Lucasfilm was “thrilled to announce” these new elements to the Mandalorian universe. RELATED: The Mandalorian Toy Wants You to Hit Baby Yoda...

New Tales From the Borderlands takes players on a journey through a sewer in search of one of the signature Vaults in an epic interactive narration. Interestingly, there are connections to other popular game releases seen in the game. The world of game development just so happens that every publisher takes something they like from another publisher’s release. So, when fans began noting similarities to the Metal Gear franchise, few were shocked, and many Metal Gear enjoyers felt a twinge of pride at seeing so many ideas of their favorite games used in another franchise....

There are many new features in Windows 11 that you might not notice right away. So, we have selected a few tips that will help you better understand Windows 11. Here are some of the best new Windows 11 features that you should try. 1. Get Back the Left Start Menu You might not like the new Start Menu’s position for some reason, especially if you’re used to the left alignment....

Game Rant was able to get a live preview of one of the game’s new instanced dungeons, which consisted of a guided developer tour around the atmospheric Amrine Expedition. In addition to a first look at the Expedition PvE content, the New World developer went into detail on how these Expeditions fit into the main game. The developers also touched on lore, the encounter design process, and what players can look forward to at the endgame of New World....

As more information about World of Warcraft: Shadowlands arrives, the MMO community is learning more about some of the races that they will soon be interacting with in the game’s next expansion. As the character models for those new races begin to become open for the public to examine, many members of the WoW community are getting their hopes up for some winged allied races. RELATED: World of Warcraft: Noblegarden Event Date and Details Guide...

Of course, there are still some issues with New World, including huge wait times to get into a server. While this will no doubt be addressed in time, more insidious, player-created troubles are also making their way into the MMORPG. Perhaps foremost among these are bots, which are hogging resource farming points. RELATED: 10 Mistakes Everyone Makes In New World Bots are not an unfamiliar problem to MMORPG players, beocming increasingly prominent as they become easier to program....

RELATED: New World is Still One of the Most-Played Games on Steam The idea is that New World players will be able to use the server queue size website to inform their decision on which server to transfer to. Perhaps a player has a friend on the US East server of Caerleon, but they then see Carleon is ranked High in terms of queue size. As such, the player and their friend choose a different New World server to transfer to instead....

While the game has been praised for its action-focused combat system and player-driven economy, its launch hasn’t been without faults, either. Lengthy queue times to simply play New World has turned many potential gamers off of the title. One other major issue from New World’s beta has seemingly been carried over to the full release as well. RELATED: New World Releases Statement on Queue Times and Character Transfers Now, custom PC manufacturer PowerGPU has released a tweet stating that some of its users have begun sending in emails regarding GPUs that are no longer working after playing the game’s full release....

The event ban was announced three days after de Blasio made a similar decree for gatherings scheduled to take place in the city in May. “These kinds of community events, we love them, but they’re not what we need right now,” de Blasio said during a news briefing Monday morning. “We have to also recognize when thousands and thousands of people gather in one place, of course that goes against everything we’re trying to do with social distancing and shelter-in-place, and everything we’re trying to do to bring ourselves back....

Amardeep Singh, 45, was named in a criminal complaint in Central Islip, New York, on Friday, subject to allegations that he collected masks, gowns and hand sanitizer in excess of the amounts he would need to run his sporting goods and apparel businesses. Singh’s attorney, Bradley Gerstman, fiercely contested the charges. Gerstman told Newsweek that he believes the provision of the law forbidding hoarding is being applied so vaguely that it effectively criminalizes being a retailer, an unconstitutional framework in his mind....

The hosts will look to build on their 2-1 win over Orlando City last time out, while the visitors will aim to maintain their unbeaten start to the new campaign. The New York Red Bulls picked up their third win of the season last time out as they claimed a 2-1 win over Orlando City on home turf. Gerhard Struber’s men raced to a two-goal lead through Caden Clark and Cristian Casseres before the visitors halved the deficit thanks to an 84th-minute strike from Silvester van der Water....

So far, Luscious Jackson’s brand of cool is working for them. ““Fever In Fever Out,’’ their third album, is the sleeper success of the year. With sales of more than 260,000, it’s holding tight in the upper reaches of Billboard’s top 100, and the slinky single ““Naked Eye’’ just broke into the top 40. ““Fever In Fever Out’’ is utterly unconventional girl-pop: it straddles the borders of techno, hip-hop, rock and bubblegum, using gorgeously moody keyboard and drum textures to suggest the nowhere zones between love and lust....