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The first Kentucky Derby winner ever disqualified from the race is once again making headlines for the wrong reasons.Maximum Security trainer Jason Servis is one of 27 people indicted by the Southern District of New York in a wide-ranging horse racing doping scheme. Servis is alleged to have administered performance-enhancing drugs “to virtually all the racehorses under his control,” between 2018-20.MORE AT LINK 

The first COVID-19 death has been reported in Santa Clara County, California on Monday, according to the Santa Clara Public Health Department. A woman in her 60’s was in the hospital for several weeks, officials say. She was the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the county who had not traveled internationally or had contact with an already infected patient, which suggests it was a ‘community spread’ case. The patient was also the third confirmed case reported in the county on Feb. 28. The woman passed away Monday morning at the El Camino Hospital. “This is a tragic development. The...

California Governor Gavin Newsom offered rare praise of President Trump and Vice President Pence as more individuals across his state continue to test positive for the Coronavirus. During a presser, Newsom was asked about the federal response to the outbreak and whether they were doing enough to combat it—Democratic presidential candidates and some mainstream media members claim Trump is not doing enough. “We had a very long conversation, and every single thing he said they followed through on,” Governor Newsom told the group of reporters.

There – a concealed hatch. Van Allen tugged it open with his fingers and descended into the ground, closing the hatch behind. Below, he flicked on lights at a switch. He hung up his coat. Push-button LED lights were stuck to the walls using tape. There was a portable gas stove down here, and now that Van Allen was in for the night, he lit it and emptied a can of soup into a pan. So. No giveaway litter. No lingering near the hatch during daylight hours. And no boasting, not at The Garden Gate, not while fulfilling handyman jobs...

A couple of years ago, when it was unearthed that the city couldn’t, uh, locate some $33 million in its central bank account, and that some seven city accounts hadn’t even been reconciled for years, and that the crack CPAs at City Hall had committed $924 million in accounting errors, I called for the dismissal of longtime Finance Director Rob Dubow on this theory: What are the chances that this egregious example of rank incompetence was a one-off? What confidence could any of us have that, if we were to truly audit local government, we’d find an otherwise unblemished commitment...

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Monday he will sign a decree that extends the lockdown of the Lombardy region to the entire country as Italy’s COVID-19 death toll continues to rise. People throughout the country of 60 million should not travel other than for work and emergencies, Conte said. He added that all public gatherings will be banned and sporting events suspended.

I never thought, in all my years of serving the most underserved black people on the planet, that I would be called an “Uncle Tom.” However, that is exactly what happened to me and other community leaders and patriots last week after we attended a Black History Month event hosted by President Trump at the White House.We were gathered to celebrate the historic achievements that President Trump has secured for black Americans. From resurrecting American inner cities with Opportunity Zones to record-low unemployment, rising wages, criminal justice reform, record-high funding for HBCUs, and fighting for school choice, President Trump has...

An adviser to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign threatened a "scorched earth" response against President Trump's children if the GOP refuses to back off from Hunter Biden. During a weekend interview on MSNBC, Timothy O'Brien suggested that Democrats would engage in a media campaign against the Trump children "unlike anything they've experienced thus far" if Republicans continue to investigate and attack the son of Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday that the government has locked down the entire country in an attempt to deal with the outbreak of the coronavirus, which originated in China. “Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the measures, which come into effect on Tuesday, were necessary to defend the most fragile members of the community,” the BBC reported. “He added that the best thing for the citizens of Italy was to stay at home. Italy’s coronavirus death toll jumped on Monday by 97 to 463. It is the worst-hit country after China.”

The teens who allegedly took part in a brutal, on-camera beat down of a 15-year-old girl in Brooklyn will stay free while they await trial on their charges but must abide by an after-school curfew. Seven teen defendants, who range in age from 14 to 17 years old, were arraigned on a criminal complaint on Monday that includes charges of second-degree robbery and gang assault. They all pleaded not guilty.

The Department of Justice today announced its intention to hold accountable anyone who violates the antitrust laws of the United States in connection with the manufacturing, distribution, or sale of public health products such as face masks, respirators, and diagnostics.  The department’s announcement is part of a broader administration effort to ensure that federal, state, and local health authorities, the private healthcare sector, and the public at large are in the strongest possible position to respond to the outbreak of the respiratory disease named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).“The Department of Justice stands ready to make sure that bad actors...

The steep stock selloff prompted rare trading halts U.S. equity markets tumbled Monday after an oil price war broke out between Saudi Arabia and Russia and amid new cases of coronavirus, especially in America. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed over 2,000 points lower, coming back from a point drop of more than 2,150 points, or 8.2 percent, at session lows while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were lower by 7.9 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively.

Taurus was created in 1968, 3 years prior to Stairway To Heaven. Now, the 9th United States Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has actually promoted a 2016 test decision that discovered Led Zeppelin did not duplicate it. Stairway To Heaven on a regular basis shows up on listings of the best rock tunes ever before created, and also the situation has actually been among the songs market’s longest-running and also closely-watched conflicts. Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant and also guitar player Jimmy Page, that composed the tune, can have dealt with a costs for countless bucks in problems...

In a new Hulu documentary about her life and career in politics, former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton opens up about a number of things she’s fought against throughout her career, including Republicans. But there’s one famous GOPer Clinton says she’ll “forever be grateful” to: former President George W. Bush. As the documentary’s fourth episode recaps Clinton’s post-first lady life in politics — from her eight years as a New York senator to her time as the Secretary of State in the Obama administration — she talks about how the 9/11 attacks changed “everything” for...

Coronavirus can travel twice as far as official ‘safe distance’ and stay in air for 30 minutes, Chinese study finds Authorities advise people to stay 1-2 metres apart, but researchers found that a bus passenger infected fellow travellers sitting 4.5 metres away The scientists behind the research said their investigation also highlighted the importance of wearing face masks because of the length of time it can linger

UCSF Medical Center is among the hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area preparing for an influx of patients as the coronavirus spreads at the same time as flu season in California. The teaching and research hospital with several locations in San Francisco set up two outdoor tents over the weekend to care for patients with respiratory symptoms. "The tents will be used for triage to make sure that people who come in with respiratory illnesses of any kind don’t spread them to others in our emergency department," UCSF spokesperson Kristen Bole wrote in an email. "Patients will not stay...

Hachette Book Group scrapped “Apropos of Nothing,” which was scheduled to come out next month, after Allen’s estranged son, Ronan Farrow, blasted the publisher on Twitter and dozens of employees staged a walkout Thursday. He has been a vocal supporter of his sister, Dylan, who has accused Allen of molesting her as a child. “The Hachette decision to drop the Woody Allen book makes me very uneasy. It’s not him; I don’t give a damn about Mr. Allen. It’s who gets muzzled next that worries me,” King tweeted Friday evening. “Once you start, the next one is always easier,” he...

Oil prices crashed in Asia on Monday by around 30% in what analysts are calling the start of a price war. Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia slashed its oil prices at the weekend after it failed to convince Russia on Friday to back sharp production cuts. Oil cartel Opec and its ally Russia had previously worked together on production curbs. The benchmark Brent oil futures plunged to a low of $31.02 a barrel on Monday, in volatile energy markets. Oil prices have tumbled since Friday, when Opec's 14 members led by Saudi Arabia met with its allies Russia and other...

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Coronavirus may have our attention lately, but doctors are reminding parents of another respiratory illness that affects babies and young children each year: RSV. At just 7 months old, life has been a real adventure for Piper Cullison so far. Piper spent her first three months in the hospital. Then, just when mom and dad thought they were home free, she caught a cold. “She just definitely started getting congested, and kind of wheezing a little bit more than normal.” Soon, Piper was fighting for every breath. She went back in the hospital, where she was diagnosed with respiratory syncytial...