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Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continued coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m Kate Mayberry reporting from Kuala Lumpur. Global cases of coronavirus now exceed 10 million, and more than half a million people have died from respiratory disease, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States accounts for about …

The BET Awards paid tribute to Willie Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco, very much alive, during the show’s tribute on Sunday night to notable African-Americans who died last year. Between pioneering actress Diahann Carroll and soul singer Bill Withers, an image from “Willie Lewis Brown Jr.: Politician” appeared …

“No one informed me or told me, @VP Pence, or the Chief of Staff @MarkMeadows about the so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by the Russians, as reported through an ‘anonymous source’ by Fake News @nytimes “President tweeted Sunday morning. “Everyone denies it and there have not been many …

Today, teams had to submit their rosters to Major League Baseball before 4 PM. The 2020 Player Pool has 60 slots: 30 for the active roster and another 30 for a squad of taxis. The Yankees announced their roster recently, and with 58 players currently on their way to summer …

Joe Girardi shared some of his priorities for this strange season ahead while on MLB Network this week. “You think about this a lot more than ever before,” said the Phillies’ freshman. No one expects beginner pitchers to dig deep into the games in their early beginnings because they won’t …