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Top medical officials from major U.S. sports leagues and entities spoke on a Tuesday conference call with White House Coronavirus Task Force members, according to USA Today Sports and ESPN. The purpose of the discussion reportedly was a look at how sports might fit into President Donald Trump’s plan to restart the economy when the COVID-19 pandemic eases. Per ESPN, the call included representatives of Major League Baseball, the NFL, the NBA, the WNBA, the NHL, the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, the NCAA, the College Football Playoff (CFP), the National Women’s Soccer League, NASCAR, the PGA of America, the...

New findings suggest laws of nature 'downright weird,' not as constant as previously thought by Lachlan Gilbert, University of New South Wales Scientists examining the light from one of the furthermost quasars in the universe were astonished to find fluctuations in the electromagnetic force. Credit: Shutterstock Not only does a universal constant seem annoyingly inconstant at the outer fringes of the cosmos, it occurs in only one direction, which is downright weird. Those looking forward to a day when science's Grand Unifying Theory of Everything could be worn on a t-shirt may have to wait a little longer as astrophysicists...

Hillary Clinton’s endorsement Tuesday of former Vice President Joe Biden in the November presidential election is just the latest sign of Democratic unity that will be needed to send President Trump into political retirement. Biden has also picked up the endorsements of many other prominent Democrats, including candidates who ran against him for the presidential nomination this year, former President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, and even Rep Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez of New York – one of the most progressive members of Congress. Democratic unity this year is quite a contrast with the disunity of 2016. Clinton...

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As the new head coach of a men's junior college basketball team and the only female head coach of a men's collegiate program in the country, former WNBA player Tamara Moore said she hopes to prove that a woman is just as capable of coaching a men's squad as a man. "Now, it's time for me to show you guys and show people that women are just as knowledgeable as men to coach the game," said Moore, the new men's basketball head coach at Mesabi Range College in Virginia, Minnesota, where she accepted the job Tuesday. She will also serve...

AMC Theatres has hit hard at Universal Pictures, announcing it will no longer play any of the studio’s films in the wake of NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell’s promise to open titles on premium and in theaters at the same time. Universal used the PVOD format to release “Trolls World Tour” on April 10 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and widespread theater closures rather than wait for theaters to re-open — which is unlikely to occur until mid-summer. The studio revealed Tuesday that “Trolls World Tour” took in $100 million in premium VOD rentals in its first three weeks of play...

In a new interview with U.K. publication The Sunday Times, Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette made some revelatory comments concerning the #MeToo movement in the music industry as she reflected on her decades-long career. With her iconic breakthrough record “Jagged Little Pill” celebrating its 25th anniversary in June, Morissette — who began her career as a teen pop star — said that the “female rage” she famously exhibited in the album is needed now more than ever. “Female rage gets such a bad rap, but it’s part of being human,” Morissette said. “Not punching someone in the face, but anger channelled...

got into an argument with my brother about Trump and him listening to media lies. he watches Rachel meadow and asked me to list the lies. I could not because I don't watch it . I went on line looking for an authoritarian list and could not find one. would appreciate help locating a list of lies

The mayor of Grants "dismissed" his city manager for reportedly not ordering city employees to reopen the golf course. "I am the interim manager until I can find another one," said Mayor Martin "Modey" Hicks. The city council will need to vote to make the termination of City Manager Laura Jaramillo final. Hicks is allowing small businesses in Grants to reopen, challenging the governor's public health orders. Grants mayor has 'dismissed' city manager for not reopening golf course New Mexico State Police issued a first notice of violation along with a cease and desist order to the manager of the...

During an appearance Monday on Telemundo's "Un Nuevo Dia" to discuss the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci was asked what he thought of Brad Pitt's portrayal of him in a skit that roasted President Donald Trump. "I think he did great," the 79-year-old physician and immunologist said of Pitt's "Saturday Night Live" appearance. "I mean, I'm a great fan of Brad Pitt, and that's the reason why when people ask me who'd I like to play me I mention Brad Pitt because he's one of my favorite actors. I think he did a great job."

A salon owner in Corona reopened her business this week despite a statewide and Riverside County shutdown of nonessential businesses, citing the hardships of independent contractors including the stylists who rent spaces at her salon. In a video posted on Facebook over the weekend, Lather Studio owner Kira Boranian announced that she was opening her salon on Monday after deep consideration. “It’s been rough,” Boranian said. “Things have been absolutely crazy in the beauty industry, and it’s important to get some info out there.” The stylists at her salon are independent contractors who don’t qualify for much of the loans...

The only reason the U.S. has reported one million cases of CoronaVirus is that our Testing is sooo much better than any other country in the World. Other countries are way behind us in Testing, and therefore show far fewer cases!

SNIP Emily Ratajkowski admitted during a recent Q&A on her Instagram Stories that her complexion “freaked out” at the start of quarantine, and she’s switching up her skincare routine to combat the changes. One of the key products for that the model, 28, said she uses is Cosrx’s Advanced Snail Mucin Power Essence ($23), which boasts 96 percent snail mucin, a powerful ingredient that claims to “aid in skin repair, hydration, brightness and tone” of the skin. Though it may seem like a slimy mess, snail secretion is actually very popular in the skincare community, particularly in Korean beauty products....

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP/VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE and AMERICA: Healthcare, Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

The world must “keep a close eye on climate protection” as it faces the economic fallout of the pandemic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, speaking remotely for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue. “We need a financial market that provides cheap capital for climate-friendly investments,” said Merkel, during an address for the annual event usually held in Berlin. Merkel also called for climate action to be included as part of economic reconstruction plans following the pandemic, including investments in future-oriented technologies such as renewable energy. In a video address following Merkel, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the pandemic had “exposed...

As new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the U.S. slowly reach the back end of the curve, a number of states have announced plans to loosen restrictions and begin to reopen their economies. Georgia Beginning: April 24

The Newport Beach City Council rejected a proposed ordinance Tuesday, to close the city’s beaches for the next three weeks, after crowds of people flocked to the shoreline during last weekend’s heat wave. After a lengthy debate in a remote meeting, five council members voted against the measure, with two in favor of it. More efforts to mitigate traffic will be instituted, as well as more officers and lifeguards on duty to ensure social distancing is followed, officials said. “Of course we want people to be responsible and practice social distancing, and be good neighbors, but we see other beaches...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the coronavirus task force, had previously backed funding for a controversial lab in Wuhan, China that has been studying the coronavirus in bats, reports said. Fauci’s National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases had shelled out a total of $7.4 million to the Wuhan Institute of Virology lab — which has become the center of theories about the origin of Covid-19, according to Newsweek. The National Institute of Health, which oversees the NIAH, shut down all funding to the lab last week.

Rep. Thomas Massie, who attracted widespread attention as well as derision from colleagues for trying to force a recorded vote on the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill last month, fired back at his critics in an interview Tuesday with Fox News -- saying the election season has caused certain GOP lawmakers to “abandon some of their conservative principles.” The Kentucky Republican voiced concern over the historic price tag for rescue packages that have swept through Congress in a matter of weeks. The four bills, which largely enjoyed bipartisan support and were signed by President Trump, totaled nearly $3 trillion, and...

Near the end of his news conference Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo was asked a question about nursing homes. As part of his answer, he described the devilish dangers they face from the coronavirus outbreak because of their vulnerable sick and elderly residents. “What’s really happened in nursing homes is what we’ve feared from the get-go,” Cuomo said. He called them “ground zero” for the virus and added: “It just takes one [infected] person . . . to walk in there and then it is fire through dry grass.”