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After the NBA suspended its season on March 11, the NHL was one of many leagues to follow suit the following day and announced it would be pausing the 2019-20 season. Since then, players were allowed to return home and, unless a rehabbing player, have not been allowed to skate. Rumors have swirled that the league may return over the summer to finish out the season and compete for the Stanley Cup; however, a definitive timeline or potentially an isolated location is still to be determined....

Professor Du Bin, who was sent to the city of Wuhan where the outbreak started in December last year, told Bloombergthat of a group of 170 patients who died in the city, almost half had the condition also known as hypertension. High blood pressure, which affects tens of millions of U.S. adults, means the heart must work harder to pump blood around the body. This is a risk factor for heart disease, heart attacks and strokes....

All but one of 20 guests who attended the gathering—described to be a bachelorette party by the Rhode Island Department of Health—tested positive for COVID-19 following the event. Seventeen of those infected are from Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said. At a press briefing this week, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker confirmed: “There was a wedding that we figured out through our contact tracing program that took place in Rhode Island where a number of people from Massachusetts went to it....

The survey was conducted by The Marist Poll in conjunction with NPR and PBS News Hour and asked 835 American adults if they or someone in their household had been let go or had their work hours reduced during the coronavirus pandemic. The poll was conducted via telephone from March 13 to March 14 and has a margin of error of 5.7 percentage points. According to the poll, 18 percent of adults stated they or someone in their household has experienced a reduction in work hours or have been let go by their job....

The latest cases have raised the total number of cases in the country to around 89, a jump from around 60 cases last Friday. Both Washington and Florida have declared a state of emergency since the latest cases. The two male patients who died in Washington were treated at a hospital in Kirkland and were reported to have had underlying health conditions. One of them was in his 50s, while the other was in his 70s....

The narrative trailer begins with John-117, AKA Master Chief, navigating the debris of a ruined ship. As he jumps from makeshift platform to platform, Cortana’s voice haunts him with questions, such as “If you knew you how you were going to die, how would you live your life differently?” Eventually, Chief arrives at a command room, encountering a new AI who also loosely resembles a young Dr. Halsey and might therefore be considered a descendent of Cortana....

Child abuse remains a pressing issue in the U.S. According to Statista, there were 656,243 reported cases of child abuse in 2019, with the most common type of abuse being neglect—and that number doesn’t include the many more cases that remain unreported. The data also showed that the most prevalent perpetrator-victim relationship in child abuse cases is between a mother and child. The clip, shared by TikToker Eileen Molina, was reportedly filmed at a Costco location in San Francisco, California....

Anyone who has run a business or put an addition on a house knows that regulations can be frustrating and expensive. The contract promotes the com-mon-sense notion that the benefits of government rules should outweigh the costs. Agencies would be required to prepare detailed economic studies comparing the advantages Gives saved, injuries reduced) against the drawbacks (burden on business, paperwork). But the effort to streamline regulations could end up bloating the bureaucracy....

But once The Dawning comes to an end in early 2017, Destiny fans have very little to look forward to. Yes, Destiny 2 is slated to launch—presumably—in the fall of next year, but despite Bungie teasing that there are plans to keep Destiny content fresh in 2017, no roadmap has been given as to what that means. However, fans have data mined the Destiny database, and found a number of items that could be hinting at new content hitting the game in the not-too-distant future....

Prigozhin, nicknamed “Putin’s Chef,” has openly criticized Russia’s defense ministry and its head, Sergei Shoigu, over setbacks for Moscow on the battlefield. He has vilified Shoigu for a series of disastrous defeats that have left Russian forces in retreat. Counteroffensives by Ukraine have seen is troops recapture swathes of territory in the south and northeast. Meanwhile, mercenaries from Prigozhin’s Wagner Group, a notorious private unit, are supporting Russian troops in efforts to capture territories in Ukraine....

Deshaun Watson still has his eyes on a Houston exit, but the market for his services may be dwindling: With the Dolphins presumably hitching their wagon to Tua Tagovailoa and the Broncos presumably in play for Aaron Rodgers, Watson may have to set his sights elsewhere. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that Watson is doing just that: The Buccaneers and Vikings are both on Watson’s “radar.” Fowler reports that Watson is still early in the evaluation process, but he’s looking for the the “right blend of offensive system, coaching, talent and, most importantly, “the chance to win” from his next team....

Trump’s been hinting at a 2024 presidential run since he left office and has all but said he planned to make a bid for the White House. Biden also intends to run for reelection in 2024 and if he does, it’s likely the Democratic Party would throw its weight behind the incumbent president, but his falling approval rating could spell trouble for him in a head-to-head matchup with Trump....

Defying Father Time like few before him, LeBron seemed destined to ride out his career in sunny Los Angeles and after winning his fourth championship in 2020, the move to Hollywood paid off, but is there still more to come from The King? NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) It seemed unlikely that LeBron would plot a move away from Los Angeles, however, his comments at this year’s NBA All-Star Weekend (conveniently enough, in Cleveland) raised the possibility as he flirted with the idea of a second return to his home state to close the book on his NBA career....

Quick reminder - Loki is killed by Thanos in the opening sequence of Avengers: Infinity War. Another version of the Asgardian prince shows up in Avengers: Endgame when the heroes go back in time to find the Infinity Stones. He is from 2012, has obtained absolutely no redemption, and is still unhappy after losing to the Avengers in the Battle of New York. By stealing the Tesseract, he did manage to escape, but will the Time Variance Authority allow him to escape his ultimate fate?...

But before secularism claims complete victory over religiosity, note that the Gallup poll reveals an almost even split between the two. Religiosity and secularism are not going anywhere, even as they interact in troubling ways via the “culture war.” As the chasm that separates these worldviews seems only to widen, there is all the more reason to find ways to coexist peaceably—and a return to religious freedom will be a necessary ingredient for a more tranquil future....

A study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that small antibody-like proteins called VNAR in the immune system of sharks can avoid COVID, its variants and related coronaviruses from infecting people. Though researchers said in the study that the antibodies will not be available immediately as a treatment for humans, it could help control future coronavirus outbreaks. The antibodies derived from sharks were able to counterbalance WIV1-CoV, a type of coronavirus that could infect people but it is now circulating in bats only, according to the study....

On Thursday, a Senate vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was delayed after the Kentucky senator objected to a part of the $740 billion bill that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to draw down troops. Trump wants to expedite the reduction of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each as part of a pledge to get the country out of “endless wars.” But GOP Rep....

Meyer’s tenure ended in typical scandalous fashion. The Jaguars are 2-11. The accelerated timeline of failure featured viral videos in Ohio bars and allegations Meyer kicked Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo for missing field goals in practice. This experiment failed in quick time, and Meyer likely will never be a NFL head coach again. We all know the follow-up question: Would Meyer, 57, return to college football in the future?...

A grand jury accepted the case late Wednesday and the Colorado Attorney General’s office released a joint statement with the Mesa County District Attorney’s office, according to The Associated Press. The joint statement does not name specific targets of the grand jury investigation, but Peters and other associates have been the subject of lawsuits and investigations relating to the alleged security breach from Colorado authorities for months, according to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel....