Month: March 2020
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Italy’s Six Nations rugby match against England in Rome next week has been postponed because of the virus
Italy’s Six Nations rugby match against England in Rome next week has been postponed because of the virus
News
Threat of tornadoes, large hail, flash flooding continues in South
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The National Weather Service determined that the strongest tornado in Tennessee during Monday night’s storm was in Putnam County and was rated as a violent EF-4 tornado with top winds of [Read More…]
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Spanish fans disapprove of stadium closures to stem virus
Spanish fans disapprove of stadium closures to stem virus
News
Top international court authorizes investigation into Afghanistan conflict war crimes
KeithBinns/iStock(LONDON) — The International Criminal Court has authorized an independent investigation into allegations of war crimes committed by all sides in the Afghanistan conflict after an appeal overturned a previous decision to block the probe [Read More…]
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Molinari withdraws from Bay Hill with back injury
Francesco Molinari won’t be defending his title at Bay Hill
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The Strade Bianche cycling races in Italy this week have been canceled amid virus outbreak
The Strade Bianche cycling races in Italy this week have been canceled amid virus outbreak
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Hong Kong warns people not to kiss their pets after dog tests positive for COVID-19
mrtom-uk/iStock(HONG KONG) — Hong Kong authorities have warned residents against kissing their pets after a dog belonging to a coronavirus patient in the city tested “weak positive” for COVID-19, the official name for novel coronavirus. [Read More…]
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Experts: Reduction of emissions from coronavirus won’t mitigate climate change
oversnap/iStock(NEW YORK) — The emergence of the coronavirus as a world health epidemic and fears of it spreading have halted air and ground travel in some regions of the world and stalled it elsewhere, significantly [Read More…]
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US senators urge UK to boot tech giant Huawei from 5G deal
Nadya So/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan group of senators called on the United Kingdom Wednesday to reverse its decision to allow the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei to participate in its 5G network. In a rare letter [Read More…]
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Social networks partner with health authorities to combat coronavirus ‘infodemic’
alexsl/iStock(NEW YORK) — Is 15 seconds enough time to learn better health and hygiene practices? The World Health Organization thinks so. Last week, the social media app TikTok, popular with youths and young adults, announced [Read More…]
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Rider looks to extend streak vs Marist
Rider looks for its ninth straight win in the head-to-head series over Marist
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Air Force faces San Diego St. in MWC quarters
A spot in the MWC semifinals is up for grabs as Air Force is set to take on San Diego State
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Scoreboard roundup — 3/4/20
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONMilwaukee 119, Indiana 100Oklahoma City 114, Detroit 107Boston 112, Cleveland 106Memphis 118, Brooklyn 79Utah 112, New York 104Miami 116, Orlando 113Minnesota 115, [Read More…]
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Shiffrin returns to World Cup ski circuit amid family grief
Mikaela Shiffrin is returning to the World Cup ski circuit in Europe following the death of her father
News
One dead, multiple others shot near skate park in California
kali9/iStock(TULARE, Calif.) — One person is dead and five others are injured following a shooting at a party near a skate park in Tulare County, California, late Wednesday night. A 23-year-old male is dead and [Read More…]
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At least 11 Americans dead from coronavirus; California declares state of emergency
jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — Countries around the world are scrambling to stymie the spread of a deadly viral outbreak that began in China about two months ago and has now infected more than 90,000 people globally. [Read More…]
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Platini loses FIFA ban appeal at European human rights court
Michel Platini has lost his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights to overturn a four-year ban from soccer for taking a $2 million payment from FIFA
Weather
Wind Advisory issued March 05 at 2:07AM MST until March 05 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east [Read More…]
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Tour champ Bernal’s team stops racing amid virus outbreak
Tour champ Bernal’s team stops racing amid virus outbreak
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The BroserWeights defend the NXT Tag Team Titles against Undisputed ERA next Wednesday
The BroserWeights will defend their NXT Tag Team Titles against The Undisputed ERA next week at the WWE Performance Center.