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Travel restrictions have been tightened in China with tougher checks put in place on those arriving at Beijing airport on Sunday. This followed news that coronavirus infections overtook locally transmitted cases for a second day in a row, Reuters reported. There were 20 new cases of infections reported on mainland China on March 14, up from 11 cases the previous day, the National Health Commission (NHC) said, and of those, 16 were imported....

The NBA, MLB, and NCAA have all opted to suspend or postpone their seasons, with European soccer leagues following suit. Golf and Formula 1 have also been called off, as have the majority of events worldwide. Here’s a round-up of which sporting events have been canceled and which will go ahead this weekend. NBA On Wednesday night the NBA announced the season would be suspended until further notice after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive to coronavirus....

King was fatally shot to death in broad daylight outside his neighbor’s home on November 3 in a Bourbon, Missouri, trailer park. Police initially called the shooting justified; however, neighbors and civil rights leaders have questioned the finding. The uncommon inquiry of the coroner may or may not provide guidance to the prosecutor in determining if a crime was committed. While inquests are uncommon, they are not necessary when the cause of death is clearly not a crime, such as an auto accident, nor are they necessary when a crime is clearly committed, like many fatal shootings, said Peter Joy, a Washington University School of Law professor....

But, probably, one of the biggest talking points throughout the seven-game classic came when it was revealed the Astros saw Dodgers starter Yu Darvish tipping pitches. Darvish was shelled in both of his starts and lost Game 7, which gave Houston its first championship. But, could the storyline of tipping pitches in that series extend beyond Darvish? Well, a pitch chart from Game 7 may suggest so and it also could explain the struggles of one of the Astros’ formerly great relievers....

America’s opioid epidemic began in the 1990s when pharmaceutical companies told doctors that patients would not get addicted to opioids, so they were increasingly prescribed. However, they were addictive. This led to increasing misuse, including people turning to illegal opioids such as heroin. In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency. It is estimated that 130 Americans die from an opioid overdose every day....

Thomas granted a request to stay the subpoena on Monday as Graham fights the order to give testimony as part of a Georgia grand jury investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit denied an earlier request from Graham to block the subpoena on Thursday, and Thomas’ order is only temporary. The Supreme Court will have to review Graham’s request and could reject it....

Both the Core i5 13600K and the Ryzen 5 7600X have been priced similarly. While the former will go for $330, the six-core 7600X will cost users $299. Intel also sells a -KF variant of the Core i5, which is priced at $310. Intel, however, has significantly hiked processor prices with 13th Gen Raptor Lake. Thus, among the new $300 chips launching this generation, which one should gamers bet their money on is an important question....

In the years since, the volcano has not erupted but has shown constant low-level activity. But Whakaari—also known as White Island—is an active volcano that could erupt again at any moment. And at the moment, no one really knows what is going on inside. “The monitoring of Whakaari has remained steady or slightly declined since 2019 because no one has been able to visit to service the seismic stations,” Shane Cronin, a volcanologist and Whakaari expert at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, told Newsweek....

While the biggest awards in the world of film were given out, the moment that is getting a lot of attention is when actor Will Smith walked up on stage, approached and then appeared to slap comedian-actor Chris Rock. The violent outburst appeared to be in response to a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife—Jada Pinkett Smith. Following the slap, after Smith returned to his seat, he could be heard yelling at Rock to “keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth....

The Western Australia fast bowler was not named in the group to face India as selector Trevor Hohns suggested his history of back injuries made his selection a risk. But Coulter-Nile, who subsequently starred in the Big Bash League for Perth Scorchers on Saturday, believes his back soreness should not have been enough to keep him out of the running as he awaited a scan. Describing his reaction to the news, Coulter-Nile told ABC Radio: “I didn’t take it the best, to be honest....

Defying the odds, Valve has released Counter-Strike: Source for the Mac in a punctual manner. Last week we passed on the information that the classic online FPS would be coming to Steam for the Mac, with our expectation that the game would be released toward the latter half of the week. However, as promised with Mac releases, Valve got CS:S out on a Wednesday! So, what’s the big deal? Well, Counter-Strike: Source had been in a public beta for PC for some time, and now the beta has been pushed through as the update to the full release - coinciding with the Mac version’s full release....

But was that the only cover-up? Three of Wynette’s four daughters think something’s rotten in the city of Nashville, Tenn. Last week Jones, Georgette Smith and Jackie Daly–none fathered by Richey–filed a $50 million wrongful-death suit against Marsh and Richey. Marsh attributed the 55-year-old singer’s death to blood clots in her lungs. But the suit alleges that her addiction to the narcotic painkillers he prescribed and Richey administered contributed to her death....

Arthur Brun told a judge that he led a meth drug trafficking ring on the island of Kaua’i while serving as a member of the county council. He said he did so to fund his meth addiction. Court documents detailed many accusations toward Brun, including requesting sexual favors as payment for drugs and conspiring with a gang leader. “I got no excuse. I take full responsibility for it,” Brun said through a video stream from the Honolulu Federal Detention Center....

Pua Morrison, from Maui, said she and seven family members paid $4,000 each for a cruise with Norwegian Cruise Line that departs in the next couple of days and stops in Hong Kong, KHON2 reported. She told the station that the trip was booked through Costco in February last year, long before the outbreak of a new virus that has so far killed more than 250 people in China and spread to dozens of other countries, with seven cases confirmed in the U....

Rising to prominence as a figurehead of the 2014 Umbrella Movement, which saw protesters use umbrellas to shield themselves from police-fired pepper spray, and going on to play a pivotal role in the 2019 Hong Kong protests, Wong has dedicated countless hours to mobilizing people across the city and around the world to take to the streets and demand change from and in their governments. Now, however, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, he has little choice but to ask them to stay home....

In a transcript of a video message entitled “the survival of British Airways,” which has been seen by a number of media outlets, Alex Cruz urged his staff “not to underestimate the seriousness of this for our company.” “Some of us have worked in aviation through the global financial crisis, the SARS outbreak and 9/11. What is happening right now as a result of COVID-19 is more serious than any of these events....

After a season when he missed six weeks with a back injury that lingered for the rest of the year, he has altered his preparations. Houston’s shortstop has vastly cut back on everything from swings to how many sprints he runs in hopes that taking it a bit easier in February and March will lead to better health in September and October. “I overworked during spring training and it showed up midseason with all the other workload,” Correa said....

Eats: The Netherlands isn’t known for its gourmet cuisine–the Dutch dining philosophy is to deep-fry everything and serve with fries, hold the salad–but thankfully the country offers every international cuisine under the sun (an ambler might find Ethiopian, Argentinean and Moroccan establishments all within a 100-foot stretch). With an Arabic population of more than 1 million, some of the best fare is North African and Middle Eastern: it’s cheap and easy and rarely disappoints....

In the midst of the battle for new hardware spotlight supremacy, Sony and Nintendo went toe-to-toe while Microsoft, who barely bothered to show up, was busy drinking out of the spit bucket. Nintendo, not content to wait around until Apple finally decides to let the iPad play games with the Apple TV, went ahead and showed off its new console, the Wii U. This sparkly little gadget features a fancy, and probably schmancy, tablet-based controller....

Join Zac Landry and Aaron Leach every week for the same Game Rant-flavored awesome-sauce that you’ve grown accustomed to… only now with pictures! Anti-video game noisemakers are always quick to jump at the Grand Theft Autos and the Bulletstorms when looking for a virtual scapegoat to blame the bad behavior of today’s youth on. But are those really the games they should be looking at? What hidden lessons and values are the kids learning from Mario or Pikachu?...