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The virus, which was first detected in China’s Wuhan city of the Hubei province, has been gaining ground across the globe, with more cases now reported outside China than within. China experienced over 81,000 cases with over 3,200 death and almost 70,00 recoveries. The country is now claiming to have largely contained the outbreak. New cases have emerged in at least eight countries, territories and areas within Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Americas region and the Western Pacific, according to the Wednesday report from the World Health Organization (WHO)....

The curse seems to have a particular disdain for quarterbacks, causing the likes of Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, Daunte Culpepper and even Brett Favre to either break something, throw a generous helping of interceptions, get busted for dog fighting, get busted for suggestive text messages to employees, or the combination of sending suggestive text messages to fighting dogs. What would drive a man to do that last one, if not some sort of supernatural force?...

The new Raptors guard announced on Twitter he’ll be wearing jersey No. 6. MORE: Free agency winners and losers | Turns out Drake can play kickball The jersey number is a reference to Toronto, which has recently been dubbed “The 6” thanks to Drake — the Toronto native, rapper and Raptors ambassador. The announcement comes soon after Joseph got a shoutout on Drake’s diss track “Charged Up.” “We gon’ make sure you get your bread, and you know the ropes,” Drake raps, “I get a ring and I bring it home like I’m Cory Joe....

MORE: Celebrity sightings, best action photos from Mayweather-McGregor. Miguel Cotto vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai preview For those unwilling spend $100 to watch Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight, there is an alternative for you. Miguel Cotto returns from a 21-month layoff to face Yoshihiro Kamegai for the vacant WBO junior middleweight championship from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., on HBO beginning at 9:45 ET. MORE: Mayweather vs. McGregor live blog, results, round-by-round score...

My Sporting News colleague recently ranked all 32 NFL head coaches and started with the following line: "One fairly reliable rule of thumb: Start with Bill Belichick and work your way down." And then this: "It's going to be a long time before any coach is able to dislodge him from the top." It's no surprise. Belichick is an extraordinary football coach. The argument for him being the best head coach in the NFL is an easy one and it starts and probably ends with the incredible sustained success that his New England Patriots have enjoyed since 2001....

After originally remaining silent on HB 1557, which aims to ban the discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in certain grades at Florida schools, Disney eventually came out against the legislation and vowed to seek to have it repealed. In response, DeSantis, who signed the bill into law on March 28, has frequently attacked the company, including saying it had “crossed the line” with its opposition to state legislation....

Drones are not tomorrow’s weapons of mass destruction. They’re here today, and the technology required to fashion such a device is only getting cheaper, smarter and more accessible. One U.S. military official who requested anonymity paints a potential nightmare scenario involving small drones, referred to as unmanned aerial systems, unmanned aircraft systems, or simply, UAS. “I kind of wonder what could you do if you had a couple of small UAS and you flew into a crowded stadium,” the U....

A while back, Google launched the Wallet – a method to make payments using your phone. And now, if rumors are to be believed, Google’s working to get out a physical Google Wallet credit card. With this credit card, users can combine the power of all their cards into the Google Wallet card, and carry just this one piece of plastic on them wherever they go. Google has reportedly also set up a help website detailing how the card would work, including a section called “Eligible Devices”, which mentions that the Google Wallet card could be used on devices running Android 2....

According to a 2018 Gallup poll, 5 percent of U.S. adults consider themselves vegetarian. The switch to a meat-free diet appears to be a generational one, with the same poll finding that vegetarianism is less prevalent among older Americans. Just 2 percent of adults 55 and over were found to adhere to a vegetarian diet. By contrast, 8 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds went without meat. This apparent generational divide was on display once again in a viral Reddit post shared to the platform by a bride-to-be writing under the handle PurpleUnicorn434....

A member of one of the other couples, u/Accomplished_Luck907, shared their side of the story to the r/AmITheA****** subreddit, earning 9,600 upvotes and 1,600 comments for their post, “[Am I the A**hole] for changing my mind about splitting the cost of our group vacation equally?” The original poster (OP) says that they and their husband are friends with two other couples who have regularly gone on group vacations for a week every summer....

Johanna Harrison-Oram put out an “impossible request” on Twitter asking if anyone in Devon or Somerset had a generator available to power her wedding to her partner Sam. Her tweet gained traction and was retweeted more than 2,000 times. “Our wedding venue is without electricity, power, or water and 87 guests were sent to other hotels last night,” she wrote. “Power not being restored until at least 6pm.” The BBC reported that thousands of people lost power in several counties, and various regions were flooded following the major storm late last week....

With the rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz headlining Saturday’s event, the two gave reporters and fans a taste of what the night might hold at Wednesday’s press conference. MORE: Five things to know about Nate Diaz | McGregor teases fans Diaz answered several questions during the majority of the press conference as McGregor showed up 30 minutes late, citing a time miscommunication and Las Vegas traffic. Then it was just a matter of minutes before the middle fingers and four-letter words started to fly between the two camps....

In recent weeks in the wake of the George Floyd protests and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the spotlight has shone on the likes of late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon for past use of blackface for comedy sketches. And among the multitude of voices calling for these celebrities to face consequences for their past actions are a number of conservative figures and media outlets....

RELATED: Best Console Games You Can’t Play On PC While most developers solve these pacing issues through interesting new mechanics, it doesn’t always work. For example, some developers might try to throw in role-playing features in their non-RPG games to make it lengthier. But what it ends up doing is making them boring. Let’s take a look at some of these AAA console titles that are good but probably would’ve been much better if they were a bit shorter....

Two high-profile figures have never really seen eye-to-eye throughout their respective coaching careers and have regularly taken the opportunity to attack one another. A war of words has intensified in the 2017-18 campaign, with Mourinho having accused Conte of behaving like “a clown” on the touchline , before the Italian hit back by advising his Portuguese rival to look at his own history of technical area theatrics . The current United boss then brought up match-fixing allegations from the Chelsea coach’s past , with an unfortunate affair played out in public as verbal jousting became commonplace at pre and post-match press conferences....

Chelsea will undergo a huge £500million redevelopment of their stadium to boost the capacity to over 60,000 seats after overcoming many significant hurdles in the past year. Chelsea 11/1 to beat Spurs 2-1 Tottenham, who are Chelsea’s opponents on Sunday, will play the first ever Premier League game at Wembley Stadium before moving into their own new stadium built on the site of the old White Hart Lane. And Conte is keen to lead out Chelsea in their new surroundings, as counterpart Mauricio Pochettino is expected to do for Spurs at their new home....

Sean Dyche is likely to secure a top seven finish for Burnley this season which should be enough to see the club qualify for European competition for the first time in 51 years. And Conte has been impressed with Dyche’s leadership but he insists that Burnley have been able to play without the pressure to win silverware, unlike his Chelsea side. “He [Dyche] is doing an important job,” Conte told reporters....

The French midfielder rose to prominence last season with Monaco, making himself a key part of Leonardo Jardim’s side as they won Ligue 1 and reached the Champions League semi-finals. Chelsea saw enough in his performances to consider him worth the reported £40million asking price, as Nemanja Matic was surprisingly allowed to join Manchester United. Bakayoko has struggled to hit the same heights as he managed at Monaco and has spent time out of the starting XI as a result....

The champions took the lead at Old Trafford on Sunday through Willian but goals from Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard secured the victory for the home side. There was a controversial moment four minutes from the end of normal time, when Alvaro Morata steered Cesc Fabregas’ pass into the net only to be flagged offside. Replays showed it was an extremely close call, with Chris Smalling almost exactly level with the Chelsea striker, and Conte believes the use of a video assistant referee, which has been trialled in cup games in England this season, would have made a difference....

The former Juventus boss was previously in charge of Italy for two years before leaving his post after Euro 2016 and heading for Stamford Bridge. Chelsea -1 7/5 at West Brom His replacement Gian Piero Ventura was sacked on November 15 after the Italians failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958 following a 1-0 play-off defeat to Sweden. Goal understands Carlo Ancelotti is the primary candidate to take over and although Conte had been mooted as a possible option, the Blues boss has denied he wants the job....