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Month: March 2020

‘The Last Dance’ look at Jordan’s last title starts April 19

‘The Last Dance’ look at Jordan’s last title starts April 19

The long-awaited look at Michael Jordan’s last championship season with the Chicago Bulls is finally set for release. ESPN and Netflix announced on Tuesday that the 10-part documentary series called ‘The Last Dance’ will run in the U.S. over five consecutive Sunday nights starting April 19 and running through May […]

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Analysis: USA Basketball may face roster challenges for 2021

Analysis: USA Basketball may face roster challenges for 2021

Knowing when the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be solves one problem for USA Basketball. And it creates a few others. Let’s assume that the 2020-21 NBA season is over by next July, a premise that also assumes some sort of normalcy returns to the sports world and that the global […]

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Nurse ‘terrified’ to return to work in ICU after aunt’s COVID-19 death

Nurse ‘terrified’ to return to work in ICU after aunt’s COVID-19 death

Courtesy Jhoanna Buendia(NEW YORK) — Hospital workers across the globe who made an oath to save the lives of patients are finding themselves fighting for their own, with increasing numbers of doctors and nurses falling victim to the deadly COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus. Jhoanna Buendia, an intensive-care unit nurse […]

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Severe weather threatens South; West storm could bring feet of snow

Severe weather threatens South; West storm could bring feet of snow

ABC News(NEW YORK) — On Tuesday, we are watching the South for severe weather and the West for possible feet of snow. Let’s start with the South where a storm system is moving across the Gulf Coast with severe storms. These storms could produce damaging winds, large hail and a […]

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Coronavirus live updates: US Open tennis complex to house temporary hospital

Coronavirus live updates: US Open tennis complex to house temporary hospital

jarun011/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has infected over three-quarters of a million people around the world. The new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19, has rapidly spread to every continent except Antarctica since first emerging in China in December. There are now […]

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To enforce coronavirus distancing, police say arrests are last resort

To enforce coronavirus distancing, police say arrests are last resort

rustythedog/iStock(NEW YORK) — After some of the nation’s first arrests for violations of coronavirus-related distancing orders, police across the country are attempting to navigate the delicate task of enforcing the new rules — preferably less with handcuffs than with help from the community, police leaders told ABC News. In Charles […]

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Alleged violent offenders were poised for release from jail due to COVID-19: Sources

Alleged violent offenders were poised for release from jail due to COVID-19: Sources

DougSchneiderPhoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — Two men involved in the death of a New York City police detective were among the violent offenders on the list of inmates slated to be released from the infamous Rikers Island jail complex due to the coronavirus pendemic, until prosecutors intervened, multiple sources told ABC News. […]

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One of the largest single-site jails in the US grapples with 134 coronavirus cases

One of the largest single-site jails in the US grapples with 134 coronavirus cases

Cook County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook(CHICAGO) — The number of detainees testing positive for coronavirus at the Cook County Jail in Chicago skyrocketed over the weekend, leaving Sheriff Tom Dart grappling with a dilemma that runs against the very grain of a veteran lawman and former prosecutor: whether to free alleged criminals […]

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NCAA to give spring sport athletes extra year of eligibility

NCAA to give spring sport athletes extra year of eligibility

The NCAA will permit spring-sport Division I athletes who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus outbreak to have an additional year of eligibility. The NCAA Division I Council voted to give college athletes who compete in spring sports such as baseball, softball and lacrosse a way to get back […]

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Gap, Kohl’s, Macy’s to furlough workers due to coronavirus downturn

Gap, Kohl’s, Macy’s to furlough workers due to coronavirus downturn

narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 36,900 people across the globe. The new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19, has rapidly spread to every continent except Antarctica since first emerging in China in December. There are […]

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