Pandemic

The most visible coach in college basketball is finally hanging it up. Mike Krzyzewski has announced that the upcoming 2021-2022 season will be his final year leading the Duke Blue Devils before he retires. Duke has reportedly tabbed assistant Jon Scheyer as the program’s coach-in-waiting, ending speculation on who will…

SHANGHAI — The future of Chinese cities will be automated. Experts at the Pujiang Innovation Forum said Wednesday that driverless vehicles and unmanned courier services could step in to resolve the crunch in human resources amid an ever-increasing demand for deliveries. The forum has been an annual event on Shanghai’s…

Fox News topped the ratings in key categories during the month of May, but cable news overall saw significant declines from the same period a year earlier. The trendline across cable news in recent months has been downward versus 2020, when a presidential election and a worsening Covid-19 pandemic gripped…

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is coming back next year for its first edition since 2019. The festival will run on the weekends of April 15-17 and 22-24 next year. Find the announcement below. Earlier this year, Coachella 2021 was canceled by the public health officer in Riverside…

Foo Fighters have announced the initial dates of their 26th anniversary tour. The band had been planning to celebrate its 25th anniversary last year, but had to cancel shows due to the pandemic. So far, six anniversary dates have been announced, with support from Radkey. See the poster below. Earlier…

BERLIN (AP) — Officials from around the globe begin three weeks of grueling climate talks Monday that will involve grappling with a number of thorny political issues without the benefit of face-to-face meetings, due to pandemic restrictions.Read More

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AP Photo/Ben McKeown For the first time since 1961, and the first time ever by way of a tournament, the Duke Blue Devils are the ACC baseball champions. In a battle for conference and baseball supremacy in the state, Duke came out on top, winning the ACC Championship 1-0 against…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is defending her decision to stick with appointment-only visits to branch offices after the coronavirus pandemic, amid pushback from lawmakers who say people should again be able to go without an…Read More

RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilians staged protests against President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in at least 16 cities across the country on Saturday, carrying signs such as "Out with Bolsonaro" and "Impeachment now." Bolsonaro's popularity has plummeted during the coronavirus crisis, which has killed more than…