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Chase Carey’s remarks come ahead of a video call between the Premier League’s 20 clubs on Friday as other sports look to restart. Formula One is planning to start its 2020 season on 5 July in Austria – despite news of the French Grand Prix becoming the 10th race this year to be postponed or …

Quarantines and lockdowns at large U.S. power plants are threatening to squeeze a multibillion-dollar slice of revenue that General Electric Co is counting on to help lift profits. Several major U.S. utilities with fleets of GE generators told Reuters they are halting or deferring maintenance, much of it handled by GE, because the work is …

Before entering the cave, the small team of scientists pull on hazmat suits, face masks and thick gloves to cover every inch of their skin. Contact with bat droppings or urine could expose them to some of the world’s deadliest unknown viruses.Equipped with headlights, they set their nets up at the entrance of the dark …

Sweden bucked the trend of top-down lockdowns. Sweden may be on to something. Bloomberg reports: Sweden’s unusual approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic is starting to yield results, according to the country’s top epidemiologist. Anders Tegnell, the architect behind Sweden’s relatively relaxed response to Covid-19, told local media the latest figures on infection rates and …

History shows that national shocks—the Depression, World War II, the financial crisis—have a way of expanding the role of government in lasting ways. This one is looking like no exception. History shows that big national shocks have a way of changing the role of government in lasting ways—and any shock as big as the coronavirus …

I’ve been pondering the new skillsets I’ve acquired in the past two months. Here, in no particular order, I present them: 1. Hitting buttons/doors with elbows To be clear, I’ve been a pro at hitting just about any sharp edge or hard surface with my elbows for years. However, that’s generally been accidental — and …

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Sunday that it may be safe for some construction and manufacturing firms outside New York City, the epicenter of the state’s coronavirus outbreak, to reopen in mid-May. Cuomo’s executive order shutting down most of the state is set to expire May 15, at which point the businesses  could …

Tighten your tinfoil hat. Ever since the coronavirus was discovered, misinformation has spread as quickly as the deadly disease. Wack-a-doo theories are causing people to destroy cellular towers and risk infection by joining protests. One Ohio man called the pandemic a “political ploy” and railed against stay-at-home orders, only to contract the disease and die. …

Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, on Sunday said that social distancing amid the pandemic should be here to stay through the summer and that researchers are still searching for a “breakthrough” in testing. “Social distancing will be with us through the summer to ensure that we protect one another as we move through these …

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) claimed Friday evening that 50,000 Americans died because the Senate failed to remove President Donald Trump from office during the impeachment trial in February. Schiff’s argument runs counter to those who have argued that the impeachment trial was a pointless distraction that prevented Congress from acting to …