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Baseball’s heartache: Remembering the six Hall of Famers who died in 2020

NEW YORK — In his memory, Tim Mead travels back to early October 1968. He’s 10 years old. It’s the World Series, Cardinals versus Tigers, and a teacher is wheeling a black-and-white television into the classroom at Ashlawn Elementary School in Arlington, Va., so the fourth-graders could watch. Pixelated legends bloom on the screen in an afternoon game: Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Al Kaline. “It was so exciting,” Mead recalls. “These were larger-than-life performers.” For Mead, now the president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, going back to baseball memories like that was a reflex ...

NYC schools set to begin reopening Dec. 7, Mayor de Blasio says

NEW YORK — New York City schools are set to reopen in stages starting Dec. 7, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.In-person learning at preschools, 3-K programs and elementary schools is on track to start on that date, followed by District 75 schools that provide special education on Dec. 10. Middle and high schools will reopen at a date still to be determined.“We have a different reality than what we had in the summer and … this is now the way forward and the best way to protect everyone,” de Blasio said.The announcement came as coronavirus is expected to keep surging in the city — the latest av...