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NHL center Colby Cave, who played for the Edmonton Oilers and the Boston Bruins, has died. He was 25. The Edmonton Oilers and Cave's family announced the news on Saturday morning. He passed away days after doctors at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto operated to remove a colloid cyst putting pressure on his brain, according to NHL.com. He had been in a medically induced coma since suffering a brain bleed overnight Monday, his team said.

Like most of you, I’ve been spending my time in quarantine wondering ‘what if?’ What if I could go to hot yoga today? What if my favorite restaurant didn’t close down? What if I could still go on that trip to Mexico City next week? What if Hillary Clinton had won the election in 2016, the federal government didn’t cover up the severity of the pandemic for two months, and New York City hadn’t become an open-air morgue? You know, just some light musings to start the day. It’s that last hypothetical that’s inspired a large portion of my quarantine...

The notoriously high prison population in the US is starting to decline – so why is the number of jailed women rising?On her daughter’s wedding day in 2003, Anisah Sabur-Mumin was in the third year of a four-year prison sentence for a variety of drug offences. She phoned her partner for news on the wedding and was sobbing down the line when she was summoned to start her shift working in the prison kitchens. As she hung up, a guard asked her what was wrong. After Sabur-Mumin repeatedly insisted she was fine and didn’t want to talk about it, the...

CLEVELAND - Religious nonprofits, including schools, parishes and some dioceses, are eligible for assistance under regulations developed to implement portions of the massive $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act. Interim final rules governing the law’s implementation state that faith-based organizations are eligible to seek and obtain Small Business Administration loans to continue paying employees for up to eight weeks provided at least 75 percent of the loan is used for payroll costs. The regulations are set to undergo the normal comment process as required by law, but they essentially took effect April 3. The...

Click here for the latest coronavirus news, which the BDN has made free for the public. You can support our critical reporting on the coronavirus by purchasing a digital subscription or donating directly to the newsroom. Take it from me and every other girl who was ever unceremoniously dumped in college: be careful about cutting bangs, especially if you’re feeling lonely, sad or stressed. A bold change in your look after weeks of wearing sweatpants might feel like the change you need right now, but bangs are notoriously tricky to get right if you don’t have professional styling experience. “It...

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MADISON — Following an outcry from furious communities of faith, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a press release Thursday clarifying his administration’s earlier “clarifications” banning outdoor church services. Evers press release, according to the governor’s office was sent to “reiterate” that “churches and religious entities are considered essential” and that they can conduct outdoor services in “parking lots with congregants staying in cars, avoiding person-to-person contact.” That’s a reversal from what local health departments around the state have been telling places of worship based on guidance from the Evers administration. A >O?“Clarification … Regarding Religious Services” sent to some churches...

Menu Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 by Msgr. Charles Pope Where is Jesus and What is He Doing Between His Death and Resurrection? Where is Christ after He dies on Friday afternoon and before He rises on Easter Sunday? Both Scripture and Tradition answer this question. Consider the following excerpt from a second century sermon as well as this meditation from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.Ancient Homily for Holy Saturday (ca. 2nd century A.D.):Today a great silence reigns on earth, a great silence and a great stillness. A great silence because the King is asleep. The...

John 20:1-10 (KJV) 1The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. 3Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. 4So they ran both together: and the other disciple did out run Peter, and came first to...

After the service, two police officers entered the church in full mask and gloves and asked to speak with the pastor.CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, Virginia, April 9, 2020 (Liberty Counsel) — Police served a summons to the pastor of Lighthouse Fellowship for holding a church service for 16 people spaced far apart in a sanctuary that seats 293. The charge is violating Virginia Governor Northam’s COVID Order 55 with a penalty up to a year in jail and/or a $2,500 fine. Liberty Counsel is representing Pastor Kevin Wilson and Lighthouse Fellowship Church. Last Sunday before the service, a local police officer entered...

The services of Holy Week and Pascha will be celebrated in the parishes and monasteries of the Greek Orthodox Church, according to a new Joint Ministerial Decision from Greece’s Ministries of Education and Health published on Monday, according to Greek Reporter. After the Greek state first initiated quarantine measures, the Greek Church agreed to reduce its schedule to include only the Divine Liturgy, for one hour on Sundays. However, this was not strict enough for the state, which responded by prohibiting all services except in the Archdiocesan cathedral in Athens. The Holy Synod of the Greek Church then petitioned the...

Adam Lankford (2016) asserted that the United States accounted for 31 percent of the world’s public mass shooters over the 47 years from 1966 to 2012. The news media around the globe widely publicized Lankford’s claim as soon as he started circulating his unpublished paper in 2015. Yet, despite numerous requests from researchers and the news media over four years, Lankford refused to provide a list of his cases or explain how he compiled them

The petition, started by Josh Powell reads: Recall Governor Whitmer. Her failure’s during the Covid-19 Corona Virus is causing more Michiganders to get sick. Closing and banning various non essential business’s and activities while leaving others open. Further promoting the pandemic. She has lied since day one with her #Fixthedamnroads which she has failed to do anything in this regards. The response to #PFAS was negligence and completely removing funding for #PureMichigan clearly shows her lack of anything positive for the State of Michigan. You can visit the petition here.

Bristol County (Mass.) Sheriff Thomas Hodgson...has been forced by a federal judge to release 45 detainees from the Bristol House of Corrections...Sheriff Hodgson said, "Ironically, of my 850 detainees/inmates, we have had no COVID 19 cases since the pandemic began and this Judge is releasing these detainees under a 'humanitarian' claim. I can think of nothing more inhumane than letting dangerous people wander around our neighborhoods, based on a claim that maybe, just maybe they could contract COVID 19 in the detention center."

I have been surprised over the last few years as Bill Gates has risen to the forefront of the fight against viruses and diseases like Coronavirus. As a repeat user of Bill Gates company (Microsoft) products and services, I was interested to know what he believes. After some study of the organizations he supports and his upbringing, I was shocked at what I found. Bill Gates is a proponent of population control. Like many of the elites at the top, Bill’s views are mainstream. In a 2010 Ted Talk, Bill Gates presented a plan to reduce world CO2 production by...

Here is a little light diversion from coronavirus news. It looks like a flash mob but really isn't it. Still, I think some random travelers joined in.

Colby Cave, a forward with the Edmonton Oilers, died Saturday, four days after he had surgery to remove a colloid cyst that was causing pressure on his brain. He was 25. "It is with great sadness to share the news that our Colby Cave passed away early this morning," his wife, Emily, said in a message. "Both our families are in shock, but know our Colby was loved dearly by us, his family and friends, the entire hockey community and many more. We thank everyone for their prayers during this difficult time." Cave was hospitalized after sustaining a brain bleed...

A Mississippi church is suing the metropolis of Greenville after law enforcement shut down its generate-in service this week in accordance with a metropolis ban on the observe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawyers with the Alliance Defending Freedom submitted the lawsuit Friday on behalf of the Temple Baptist Church. The submitting problems Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons’ April 7 executive purchase that prohibits drive-in church companies till a statewide shelter-in-location purchase is lifted. The accommodate will come soon after 8 uniformed Greenville police officers reportedly issued $500 tickets to congregants who refused to go away a parking large amount the place...

During the past fortnight South Africa has seen a dramatic, and unexpected slow-down in the daily rate of coronavirus infections. Health experts are warning that it is far too early to see this as a significant development, and worry that it could even trigger a dangerous sense of complacency. President Cyril Ramaphosa has now suggested that the two weeks of lockdown is responsible. He has extended the nationwide restrictiions, scheduled to end in one week's time, to the end of the month. But - as the country and the continent continue to brace for the potentially devastating impact of the...

Coronavirus hospital admissions are expected to peak in Chicago, Illinois, at some point in the next two weeks. In an attempt to prevent the kind of medical supply shortages seen in New York City, average Chicagoans are racing to fulfil the need. On 16 March, in accordance with the state governor's order that all bars and restaurants stop serving customers in-house, Dimo's Pizza closed its dining room doors. "We can no longer serve by the slice," says owner Dimitri Syrkin-Nikolau. "There goes 70% of our revenue." Still, he agreed that the measures were necessary. He'd been following news about the...