LONDON — After 76 days in lockdown, the Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic reopened Wednesday, and tens of thousands immediately hopped on trains and planes to leave. Elsewhere, the economic, political and psychological toll of fighting the virus grew increasingly clear and more difficult to bear....
Local Casino Won’t Hold Major MMA Event Amid Coronavirus Orders
UPDATE, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 4:41 P.M.: UFC 249 was canceled Thursday after ESPN and parent company Disney stopped UFC President Dana White’s plan to keep fighting amid the coronavirus pandemic. After defiantly vowing for weeks to maintain a regular schedule of fights while the rest of the sports world halted,...
Report: Tachi Palace Set to Host Major MMA Event Despite Coronavirus Rules
Tachi Palace casino in Lemoore will host UFC 249, a Pay Per View ultimate fighting event on April 18, despite California's statewide stay-at-home order, according to a report in the New York Times. UFC President Dana White has been steadfast about holding the event in less than two weeks amid the...
Sex. Drugs. Virus. Venezuela Elites Still Party in Pandemic
MIAMI — They whiled away the week on a sex- and drug-fueled romp: dancing on white-sand beaches and frolicking on a paradisaical Caribbean island with prostitutes from Europe, some snapping selfies with famous reggaeton artists. But unbeknownst to several children of Venezuela's ruling elite, the coronavirus was spreading among them....
$2 Trillion Stimulus Package Helps Wide Variety of Businesses and Workers
In my early twenties, I started a modest sandwich shop where I learned that even on good days, the margins are tight. The risk, sweat and stress that goes into starting, owning and operating a small business are so constant that one wonders what compels anyone to do it. The...
Fresno Teachers Build Website for Kindergartners. Yes, There Are ‘Baby Sharks.’
With schools closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, students of all ages are turning to the internet for online learning and lessons. But distance learning can be particularly tricky for the youngest students who are just learning how to learn, and for their parents who have had to become more...
Frustrated Newsom Calls on Task Force to Fix Coronavirus Test Shortfall
California is finally making a dent in the backlog of tests for the novel coronavirus that, at peak, left 65,000 people waiting to find out if they were infected. But that still isn’t good enough, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a briefing Saturday where he announced a new effort to increase daily tests...
Hackers’ New Target During Pandemic: Video Conference Calls
WASHINGTON — Ceri Weber had just begun to defend her dissertation when the chaos began: Echoes and voices interrupted her. Someone parroted her words. Then Britney Spears music came on, and someone told Weber to shut up. Someone threatened to rape her. Hackers had targeted the meeting on the video...
Caught in Video Mashup, Pinsky Apologizes for Virus Comments
NEW YORK — Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky has apologized for a series of statements unspooled in a recent video where he downplayed the coronavirus and suggested it was a “press-induced panic.” “I wish I had gotten it right, but I got it wrong,” said Pinsky in a video posted over...
UK’s Johnson Is Stable in ICU With Virus, Received Oxygen
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit with the coronavirus, and while he is not on a ventilator, he is receiving oxygen, his spokesman said. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has taken over many of Johnson’s duties temporarily while he...