Blake School extends sports shutdown to May 1 as spring coaches hope and wait
The private school, one of the metro area's prominent athletic powers, is believed to be the first in the state to extend its sports program cancellations through April.
The private school, one of the metro area's prominent athletic powers, is believed to be the first in the state to extend its sports program cancellations through April.
The spread of the COVID-19 virus has put sports bars and restaurants in the Twin Cities in a difficult situation. "At least 75 percent of our income is based on events," said one local operator.
MidCoast Catering and Yellow Bike coffee shop banded together with a judge to raise $13,000 to deliver meals to healthcare workers. They also put together small packages of food and coffee to bring to local healthcare workers, including those that work in assisted living homes.
A biofuels downturn has been exacerbated by the coronavirus shutdown.
The refinery was damaged in a 2018 explosion and fire.
The Los Angeles County sheriff said Tuesday gun shops are not essential businesses and ordered deputies to make sure they were closed during the coronavirus crisis — a move that was contradicted hours later when the county's top lawyer said the shops could be open.
The president says the rise in the stock market and bipartisan work on Capitol Hill are good signs in working towards the country getting back to normal amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A top member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force provided grim statistics about the spread of the coronavirus in New York City.
Three expansions, the first in two decades, follow years of park closures.
One council member sees the city resorting to "major reductions in service."
Legislators are reviewing Gov. Tim Walz's funding requests for food shelves and other emergency services.
DeMarquis Gates parlayed another impressive stint in a startup football league into an NFL roster spot. The Vikings will sign Gates, according to a league source, after he played five games for the XFL's Houston Roughnecks, tallying 32 combined tackles (three for a loss), three pass deflections, two sacks, an interception and a forced fumble. He's a former four-star recruit from Hampton, Ga. who led Ole Miss in tackles from 2015-2017. A year ago, the 24-year-old Gates was also the tackling leader... Читать дальше...
Golf tournaments with $75 million in prize money have been affected by coronavirus shutdowns. That means star players will likely enter as many remaining events as they can to earn lucrative FedEx Cup points.
We're currently moving into Stage 3 of this four-stage negotiation.
Defense Production Act would require industries to produce needed equipment, supplies.
… tested negative. Now, it's back into the shared abyss of uncertainty.
Fund this "war" like the others.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill that revives the state's criminal and civil penalties for rioting and inciting a riot, the Republican governor's office said Tuesday.
"This is certainly a challenge," says actor Kevin Bacon of sheltering in place.
"I think it was really very generous and humane of them to kind of come out and be really super open about it."
There was snow. There were sports. There were protests, and dances, and public life. See scenes from the way we were in February.
Facilities team at Abbott Northwestern has, in a matter of days, converted about 60 patient rooms for use in the event of a COVID-19 patient surge. The hospital facilities and engineering teams quickly identified rooms that could converted.
The program is designed as a stopgap until federal money starts flowing.
Cultural nonprofits lose critical admission revenue.