TORONTO – Major League Baseball has submitted a plan to the Canadian government to play in Toronto this year and health authorities are examining it. Anna Maddison, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Public Health Agency, said Wednesday that the restart plan is being reviewed. “The resumption of activities in Canada …
Read More »Stocks wear thin as coronavirus surge destroys hopes of recovery
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks posted their biggest decline in eight sessions, bonds rose and the US dollar held firm on Thursday due to growing cases of coronavirus in the United States and the International Monetary Fund’s downgrade to economic projections reduced confidence in a recovery. FILE PHOTO: Passers-by wearing …
Read More »Padres Sign 2 High Draft Picks
The Padres have signed a supplemental first-round pick Justin Lange and second round Owen CaissieJim Callis of MLB.com tweets (links: 1, 2). Lange will earn $ 2MM, while Caissie agreed to a bonus worth $ 1,200,004. Like the 34th overall pick, the Lange pick came with a recommended value of …
Read More »‘Big Mouth’, ‘Central Park’ to recast biracial characters
Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell will no longer play biracial characters on the animated shows “Big Mouth” and “Central Park”, respectively. In a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday, Slate explained that he had given up the role of Missy because his original reasoning to sign to express the character …
Read More »‘Going back and biting us’: United States sees resurgence of viruses
BEIJING – A coronavirus resurgence is ending two months of progress in the US. USA And sending infections to terrifyingly new levels in the south and west, with hospital administrators and health experts warning Wednesday that politicians and a public weary of being locked up letting a disaster unfold. The …
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