Austin Carr played for Notre Dame in an era when prolific scorers dominated college basketball. LSU’s Pete Maravich was scoring 40 a night and still No. 1 on the points list. Niagara’s Calvin Murphy, Purdue’s Rick Mount and St. Bonaventure’s Bob Lanier, along with Carr, were others putting up eye-popping numbers. It wasn’t until Carr […]
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Dec. 31 The World Health Organization says that Chinese health officials in Wuhan revealed a “cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause.” Jan. 8 The C.D.C. confirms the first travel-related case of coronavirus in the United States: a man in Washington State. Jan. 24 The C.D.C. says that it has developed a sophisticated diagnostic
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The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what’s “essential” and what things we really can’t do without, even though we might not need them for survival. Attempting to slow the spread of the virus, authorities in many places are determining what shops and services can remain open. They’re also restricting citizens from leaving their
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Co-parenting is full of challenges under normal circumstances. Trying to maintain a healthy parenting dynamic with your ex during a global pandemic is doubly hard. Stephanie Sinclair knows that firsthand. The writer, who lives in a suburb near Phoenix, has two kids, ages 12 and 9, with her ex. When things first started getting bad
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Many workers are concerned guidelines are not clear enough There are calls for employers to apply better social distancing guidelines and measures in the workplace to prevent the transmission of coronavirus. Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham says companies are “nowhere near observing” distancing rules. He said he had
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The Colorado Avalanche say a second player has tested positive for the new coronavirus March 28, 2020, 5:44 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ——— The Colorado Avalanche say a second player has
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Something was wrong. The chow hall line at New York’s Rikers Island jail had halted. For three hours, the men stood and waited, without food, until a correctional officer quietly delivered the news: A civilian chef was among those who tested positive for the coronavirus. “We was like, ‘What? The cook?’” said Corey Young, who
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A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men’s basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are being republished because the sport has been shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. The following game was voted No. 4 and the following story was sent April
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New York will postpone its April 28 presidential primary until June 23, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Saturday, buying time for the state to administer an election as it struggles to respond to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. “I don’t think it’s wise to be bringing a lot of people to one location to vote,
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Salvador Calzadillas isn’t worried about catching the coronavirus when he’s picking mandarin oranges in the trees in central California. But he said the mere act of getting to the groves each day puts him and his wife, also a farmworker, at risk, and there’s nothing they can do to change that. Farmworkers,
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