As coronavirus cases continue to rise, officials across Southern California have chosen to close the vast majority of beaches over the July 4 weekend for fear that holiday crowds may worsen the already critical outbreak. of the state. Los Angeles County was the first to decide to close its coasts. …

TORONTO – All 30 Major League Baseball teams will train in their regular-season stadiums for the pandemic-shortened season after the Toronto Blue Jays received a waiver from the Canadian federal government on Thursday to train at the Rogers Center. Toronto will relocate the camp from its spring training complex in …

Markets advanced in Asia on Friday after a Wall Street rebound fueled by strong jobs data. The Tokyo Nikkei 225 Index rebounded 0.3% to 22,220.33, while the Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.3% to 3,130.62. In South Korea, the Kospi gained 0.6% to 2,148.24, and Australia’s S & P / ASX …

(Reuters) – The United States on Thursday reported more than 55,000 new cases of COVID-19, a new daily world record for the coronavirus pandemic, as infections increased in most states. A spike in coronavirus cases over the past week put President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis under the microscope …

Students in the Cobb County School District will return to school two weeks later than planned. Cobb school board members on Thursday delayed the 2020-21 start date to August 17 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The original start date was August 3. Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said the delay will give …