The suspension of play in the NHL because of the coronavirus pandemic has put Tom Fitzgerald of the New Jersey Devils in a strange situation.
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Tokyo Olympics won’t offer much economic lift for Japan
IOC member John Coates, who oversees planing for next year’s Tokyo Olympics, has claimed the postponed games could help “kick start” Japan’s economy.
Poorer countries face big risks in easing virus restrictions
As some wealthier Western nations begin easing coronavirus restrictions, many developing countries, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, want to do it too, but they cannot afford the luxury of any missteps.
Source: Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen being released from prison
President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement amid the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the matter told The Associate…
Virus pandemic collides with Trump’s disdain for foreign aid
President Donald Trump’s well-known disdain for foreign aid is colliding with the imperatives of fighting the coronavirus pandemic, as his administration boasts about America’s generosity for countries in dire need while still generating confusion and…
Detained migrant with COVID-19 forced to call in to court
A detained immigrant who said he tested positive for COVID-19 was required to call in for a court hearing even after a guard said he was too weak to talk, his attorney said Thursday.
Coronavirus could complicate Trump’s path to reelection
The coronavirus is poised to reshape the political map, pummeling battleground states and alarming Republicans who see early signs of an election that could be a referendum on President Donald Trump’s management of the crisis.
China’s economy in worst downturn since ’70s in virus battle
China faces a drawn-out struggle to revive its economy after it suffered its biggest contraction since at least the 1970s after ordering hundreds of millions of people to stay home to fight the coronavirus.
CCSD deploys more Chromebooks, but distance-learning data still limited
Fifty-five thousand Clark County School District students have received chrome books from the district to help them learn from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced at Thursday’s Clark County School Board meeting.
2 held in fatal shooting in southwest valley
A person was slain and two others were detained in a shooting at a southwest Las Vegas gas station Thursday night, according to Metro Police.