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Bollywood’s Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized with coronavirus

July 12, 2020

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NEW DELHI (AP) — Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, the Bollywood superstar announced Saturday on Twitter. Bachchan, 77, said in a tweet on Saturday that his family and staff have also undergone tests and are awaiting results. He appealed to those who were in close proximity to him in the past 10 days to get themselves tested. The elder Bachchan has acted in more than 200...

Professional bull riding set to welcome fans...

July 11, 2020

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As bull riders attempted to hang on to their rides for eight seconds Friday night, they were encouraged by something they hadn’t heard in months — the cheers of a crowd. A little more than a thousand fans were on hand in the 9,000-seat arena to watch one of the first indoor professional sporting events since the coronavirus pandemic began. The Professional Bull Riders event ended a month-long competition that until Friday has played...

AP EXPLAINS: Why India cases are rising...

July 11, 2020

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NEW DELHI (AP) — In just three weeks, India went from the world’s sixth worst-affected country by the coronavirus to the third, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. India’s fragile health system was bolstered during a stringent monthslong lockdown but could still be overwhelmed by an exponential rise in infections. Here is where India stands in its battle against the virus: STEADY CLIMB, MULTIPLE PEAKS India has tallied 793,802 infections and more than 21,600 deaths, with cases...

The Latest: Michigan Gov. Whitmer toughens mask...

July 10, 2020

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LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has toughened a requirement to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic, mandating businesses open to the public deny service or entry to customers who refuse to wear one. The governor also expanded where people must have a face covering beyond indoor public spaces. Starting immediately, they must wear one outdoors if they cannot consistently keep 6 feet from non-household members. A mask is needed while using public transportation, a taxi or a...

DC to install 3 new bus- and...

July 10, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

If you’ve been riding your bike more often during the coronavirus pandemic, and enjoying minimal traffic as you zip from one end of the District to another, you’ll be glad to know D.C. will be installing car-free lanes in three key locations later this month. The car-free lanes are primarily for bus use during peak hours, but will also be available for use by cyclists. The new lane locations are: 7th Street Northwest between Massachusetts and Pennsylvania avenues (north...

Retail bankruptcy filings keep coming, coffee habits...

July 10, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the virus. ________________________ RETAIL: — Clothing company Express has reopened about 95% of its stores as of Monday. The chain anticipates the rest of its store reopening in the coming weeks. Express currently has ship from store capabilities at more than 330 locations and buy-online-pick-up-at-a-store...

DC’s Kennedy Center unveils anti-racist initiatives

July 10, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

The Kennedy Center in D.C. has unveiled new initiatives to support anti-racism within the institution. The eight areas of work guiding its Social Impact initiatives are strategies through which the Kennedy Center aims to foster systemic anti-racism within the organization and across the performing arts, a news release said. “Social Impact is fundamentally about who we are as the Nation’s Cultural Center and the change maker the arts can be in the world. While our plans to introduce future...

Police: Pop Smoke’s social media led killers...

July 10, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities believe rising rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February after his social media posts led five suspects to the house he was renting, police said after detectives arrested the group Thursday morning. Los Angeles police had initially discounted a robbery theory in the days after the 20-year-old rapper’s death Feb. 19 at a home in the Hollywood Hills. Pop Smoke’s legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson....

Virus projects renew questions about UAE’s mass...

July 9, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Efforts by the United Arab Emirates to fight the coronavirus have renewed questions about mass surveillance in this U.S.-allied federation of seven sheikhdoms. Experts believe the UAE has one of the highest per capita concentrations of surveillance cameras in the world. From the streets of the capital of Abu Dhabi to the tourist attractions of skyscraper-studded Dubai, the cameras keep track of the license plates and faces of those passing by them. While...

The Latest: China easing into reopening as...

July 9, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

BEIJING — China says it has nine new confirmed coronavirus cases, all of them brought from outside the country, and no new deaths. Thursday’s report buttresses growing signs the virus has been essentially contained inside the nation in which it first appeared late last year. The near elimination of local virus transmission has allowed the reopening of most businesses and resumption of some social activities, including the holding of the crucial annual college entrance exams. Sports, tourism and cultural...

IIHF encouraged by NHL’s potential return to...

July 8, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

International Ice Hockey Federation chief Rene’ Fasel is encouraged after learning the NHL’s pending labor deal opens the possibility of the world’s best players returning to the Olympics. Aside from the uncertainty raised by the coronavirus pandemic, Fasel told The Associated Press he doesn’t foresee any major stumbling blocks that could derail negotiations leading up to the 2022 Beijing Games. “No, I don’t think there’s a deal-breaker,” he said Tuesday. “There are a lot of challenges. But I think...

Russian space official, ex-journalist, charged with treason

July 7, 2020

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MOSCOW (AP) — A former journalist who worked as an adviser to the director of Russia’s state space corporation was detained Tuesday on charges of passing military secrets to a Western nation, accusations that many of his colleagues dismissed as absurd. Ivan Safronov, who had written about military and security issues for a decade before becoming an adviser to Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin, was detained outside his apartment in Moscow by agents of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the...

The Latest: Air New Zealand puts hold...

July 7, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s national carrier has put a temporary hold on new bookings for flights into the country while the government tries to find enough quarantined hotel rooms for people returning home. Air New Zealand says the hold will last for three weeks and it is also trying to better align flights with the hotel locations. New Zealand has eliminated community transmission of the coronavirus but is still getting cases at the border. For the most...

China criticizes US joint carrier drills in...

July 7, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday accused the U.S. of flexing its military muscles in the South China Sea by conducting joint exercises with two U.S. aircraft carrier groups in the strategic waterway. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the exercises were performed “totally out of ulterior motives” and undermined stability in the area. “Against such a backdrop, the U.S. deliberately dispatched massive forces to conduct large-scale military exercises in the relevant waters of the South China Sea to...

MLB Players express concerns on restarting season...

July 6, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

Former Cy Young Award winner Félix Hernández has joined the list of major leaguers opting out of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, at least temporarily ending the 34-year-old’s bid to revive his career. Stars Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers and Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros said Sunday they plan to play the 60-game season scheduled to start later this month. Reliever Sean Doolittle, who helped Washington win the World Series last year, plans to...

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