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Coronavirus: Is Putin rushing Russia out of lockdown?
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPresident Putin said Russia’s coronavirus “non-working’ period” was coming to an end It looks like Vladimir Putin has run out of patience with coronavirus. On Monday he sent millions of workers back to factories and building sites across Russia, declaring six weeks of full lockdown over. Regional …
Disney’s ‘Frozen’ becomes first musical to shutter amid coronavirus
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 22: Olaf and Greg Hildreth during the Broadway Musical Opening Night Curtain Call for ‘Frozen’ at the St. James Theatre on March 22, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/Getty Images) Walter McBride Disney’s stage production of the hit animated film “Frozen” has taken its final bow on …
Coronavirus live updates: Rick Bright, in testimony to Congress, casts doubt on vaccine timeline
Protesters again converged on the Michigan State Capitol on Thursday morning, standing in the rain to demand an end to restrictions enacted to combat the coronavirus. Tensions flared when a man appeared carrying a brown-haired doll with a noose around its neck. Other protesters objected to the display, concerned it would cause the group to …
Coronavirus in Wuhan: Inside China’s Plan to Test 11 Million People
Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began, has announced an ambitious plan to test all of its 11 million residents for the virus in the coming days, a campaign that will be closely watched by governments elsewhere. The testing drive, which is likely to require the mobilization of thousands of medical and other …
Melissa Etheridge says her 21-year-old son, Beckett, has died after he “succumbed” to opioid addiction
Singer Melissa Etheridge announced Wednesday that her and filmmaker Julie Cypher’s 21-year-old son Beckett Cypher, has died after losing his battle with opioid addiction. “Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction. My son Beckett, who was just 21, struggled to overcome his addiction and finally …
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers calls his state ‘the wild west’ after bars reopen immediately following Supreme Court ruling
Instead, as Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) knew, they were just celebrating the apparent end of his power over them — at least for now. “We’re the Wild West,” Evers told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on Wednesday night, reacting to the state Supreme Court’s ruling and the scenes of people partying in bars all across Wisconsin. …
Covid related pediatric inflammatory syndrome hits kids
The condition, called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, appears to be a post-viral syndrome, said Dr. Jeffrey Burns, a critical care specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital who has been coordinating a global group of doctors who compare notes on the condition. Doctors are investigating cases in at least 150 children, most of them in New …
PS5 already beats gaming PCs with this key feature
The PS5 is going to be a powerful system; that’s not really in dispute. We know from previous press conferences that Sony’s new console will feature eight cores of 3.5 GHz processing power, 16GB of RAM, a GPU capable of calculating more than 10 teraflops and a custom 825GB SSD that can access memory faster …
UFC Fight Night results — Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira: Live updates, fight card, highlights, start time
May 14, 2020 at 12:07 am ET • 1 min read A pivotal bout in the UFC’s light heavyweight division will go down in the main event of Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night card at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The card is the second of three during an ambitious eight-night stretch for the …
UFC Fight Night predictions — Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira: Fight card, odds, start time, live stream
A pair of ex-contenders for the light heavyweight championship who fell short in respective opportunities at champion Jon Jones will clash on Wednesday night in hopes that an emphatic victory will lift them closer to another shot at the king. This ultra-rare weeknight UFC Fight Night serves as Phase 2 of the UFC’s ambitious plan …
