TORONTO – The Blue Jays were denied Canadian government approval to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic. An official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Saturday that the federal government has denied the request. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized …
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Riley Keough says she feels “real heartbreak” after Brother Benjamin Keough’s suicide: it was “pure light”
Riley Keough wrote a heartfelt tribute to her late brother Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide earlier this week. Lisa Marie Presley’s 31-year-old daughter posted a series of photos with Benjamin on Instagram early Saturday. “Mornings are the hardest. I forgot you left. I can’t cry for fear of never …
Read More »Tigers place Jordan Zimmermann on 45-day disabled list
DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers have placed right-handed veteran Jordan Zimmermann on the 45-day disabled list with a strained right forearm. Zimmermann, who is the last year of a five-year contract, still hopes to return by the end of the 2020 season, according to Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire. “I think …
Read More »Meghan Markle blames UK tabloids for destroying relationship with dad
Meghan Markle is blaming her doomed relationship with her father on the shoulders of the British tabloids. Lawyers for the former Royal Duchess of Sussex said that she and her father Thomas Markle “had a very close father / daughter relationship throughout their childhood and remained close until he was …
Read More »Desperately searching for a COVID-19 vaccine: the race is on
Paris (AFP) – Seven months after the emergence of the world’s worst health crisis in a century, the race is on its way to finding the medical equivalent of the Holy Grail: a COVID-19 vaccine. To date, the new coronavirus has killed some 590,000 people worldwide and infected nearly 14 …
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