The NBA is navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic in the first month of the 2020-2021 regular season. The league is dealing with several postponements due to positive tests and contact tracing within teams. On Friday, the NBA postponed several games for this weekend. The league postponed a back-to-back series with the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers that was originally set for Sunday and Monday. The Wizards will miss at least three games as their matchup on Friday against the Detroit Pistons was postponed too. Tonight’s matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Memphis Grizzlies was also postponed. Those teams join the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns that had a game altered as well. The Timberwolves will not play due to a positive COVID-19 test involving NBA superstar Karl-Anthony Towns according to Stadium reporter Shams Charania. Towns released a statement after finding out his diagnosis. Prior to tonight’s game, I received yet … [Read more...] about NBA postpones several games due to COVID-19
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The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by The AIDS Institute – Senate ref axes $15 minimum wage, House votes today on relief bill
Presented by The AIDS Institute Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Today is Friday and the last one in February! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the co-creators. Readers can find us on Twitter @asimendinger and @alweaver22. Please recommend the Morning Report to friends and let us know what you think. CLICK HERE to subscribe! Total U.S. coronavirus deaths each morning this week: Monday, 498,901; Tuesday, 500,310; Wednesday, 502,660; Thursday, 505,890; Friday, 508,307. House Democrats today are expected to pass legislation that would spend nearly $2 trillion to tackle the coronavirus crisis with direct payments to Americans and money for schools to reopen, small business loans and extended unemployment benefits for some of the 10 million people who are struggling without paychecks. Passage will give President Biden Joe Biden … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by The AIDS Institute – Senate ref axes $15 minimum wage, House votes today on relief bill
Fitness-mad mum transforms dusty garage into luxury gym thanks to £13k holiday refund
A fitness-mad mum transformed her dusty garage into a luxury home gym thanks to a £13,000 holiday refund. Catherine Pearson, 46, was determined to keep up her strict daily workout regime through lockdown despite gyms being forced to close across the country. The mum of three started using kettlebells in the dusty double garage of her home in Hartford, Cheshire, but soon became tired of how limited the space was. But after receiving £13,000 worth of refunds in cancelled holidays after Covid put pay to her Tenerife and Greece getaway plans, the sales and marketing director decided to splash the money on a fully kitted out luxury gym. She said: "The gym was really borne out of lockdown. "I felt like if I couldn't getaway physically, I knew I would need something to help me escape mentally. "It's been amazing having it done, I'm a mum of three boys and I'm the director of a company so my life is pretty hectic but now I can just go to the garage and do a full workout on my … [Read more...] about Fitness-mad mum transforms dusty garage into luxury gym thanks to £13k holiday refund