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Indian Wells Tennis Is First Large U.S. Sporting Event Canceled Over Coronavirus Fears

The BNP Paribas Open, the near-major tennis tournament set to begin this week in the California desert, won’t be played as scheduled after a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the Coachella Valley. The Indian Wells event is the largest U.S. sporting event to be called off over concerns about the spread of the disease. […]

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Coronavirus: ‘If I become ill I’ll have to work’

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption An Uber driver told the BBC he faced a difficult decision if he became ill (stock image) Freelance and contract workers fear they won’t get paid if the coronavirus causes them to have to stay at home. One anonymous freelance driver told the BBC’s Wake up to Money: “If

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Twitter Jeers After New Los Angeles Rams Logo Apparently Leaks

Sports / En Sound Media

The Los Angeles Rams’ curled horns are one of the iconic insignias in the NFL. But the apparent leak of a redesign has Twitter saying “ewe.” The team, which appeared in the 2019 Super Bowl but didn’t make the playoffs last season, wanted to modernize its look ahead of its move to the multibillion-dollar SoFi

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Wells Fargo chairwoman resigns ahead of scheduled testimony

Finance / En Sound Media

Wells Fargo Board Chairwoman Elizabeth Duke and director James Quigley are leaving the company March 9, 2020, 3:01 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — Wells Fargo Board Chairwoman Elizabeth Duke and director James Quigley are leaving the company. The announcement Sunday arrived less than a month after the bank agreed to pay a $3

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Amid virus crisis, officials announce health care tech rules

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Coronavirus may be at the top of Americans’ concerns, but top Trump administration officials tried to switch subjects by announcing new health care tech rules on Monday By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press March 9, 2020, 2:59 PM 3 min read WASHINGTON — With coronavirus topping Americans’ concerns, top Trump administration officials tried to switch subjects

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Pixar’s Onward ‘banned by four Middle East countries’ over gay reference

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Pixar Pixar’s latest animation Onward has been banned by several Middle Eastern countries because of a reference to lesbian parents, according to reports. The family film will not be shown in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Hollywood media have reported. Police officer Specter, voiced by Lena Waithe, has been heralded as Disney-Pixar’s

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Amazon’s Just Walk Out till-free tech offered to rivals

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Amazon opened its largest Go Grocery shop, last month, in Seattle Amazon is offering its till-less technology to other High Street shops, just over two years after launching it via its own Go Grocery chain. Go Grocery shoppers scan a smartphone app as they arrive, allowing them to pay

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Twitter in deal with Silver Lake, Elliott; Dorsey still CEO

Technology / En Sound Media

Twitter says it’s reached an investment deal with Silver Lake and Elliott Management that will keep Jack Dorsey as the social media company’s CEO March 9, 2020, 2:09 PM 2 min read Twitter says it’s reached an investment deal with Silver Lake and Elliott Management that will keep Jack Dorsey as the social media company’s

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Over 2 dozen horse racing professionals charged in drug scam

Sports / En Sound Media

Authorities in New York have charged over two dozen horse trainers, veterinarians and others in what they describe as a widespread international scheme to drug horses to race faster March 9, 2020, 2:29 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — More than two dozen horse trainers, veterinarians and others have been charged in what authorities

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New York Fed Moves to Keep Money Markets Calm Amid Turmoil

Finance / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday announced that it will ramp up the amount of short-term loans it offers banks, an effort to keep cash flowing smoothly through the financial system as markets gyrate amid fears about economic fallout from the coronavirus. The infection has now sickened about 110,000 people,

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