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NBA Suspends Season Indefinitely After Utah Jazz Player Tests Positive For Coronavirus

The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonight's schedule of games until further notice.

Tom Hanks And Wife Rita Wilson Test Positive For Coronavirus

Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday.

NCAA "March Madness" Basketball Tournaments Will Be Held Without Fans Due To Coronavirus

NCAA President Mark Emmert says NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will be played without fans in the arenas because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

Golden State Warriors To Play Next Home Game Without Fans Due To Coronavirus

The Golden State Warriors just announced they will play tomorrow night's basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets at Chase Center without fans being present due to coronavirus.

World Health Organization Declares COVID-19 Outbreak A Pandemic

World Health Organization declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.

Harry Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years For Sexual Assaults

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, a sight the Hollywood mogul’s multitude of accusers thought they would never see.

"Peter Rabbit 2" latest movie to delay release due to virus

Hollywood continued to shuffle its upcoming releases due to the coronavirus, as Sony Pictures on Tuesday announced that it’s moving “Peter Rabbit 2” to August.

Edge On The Clock: Tom Brady Is Going Hollywood

Tom Brady is officially moving! The New England Patriots quarterback is going Hollywood and opening up his own production company.

Should Nba Games Be Played Without A Crowd?

NBA Mulls Whether To Ban Fans From Games During Coronavirus Concerns

As coronavirus concerns creep into the sports world, Lebron James says he'll only play if there are fans in the stands. What do you think: should sporting events be played without fans for now?

Five More People In Wake County Test Positive For Coronavirus, Says NC Health Dept.

Five more people in Wake County tested presumptively positive Monday for coronavirus, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Dow Drops Coronavirus Oil Freefall Ap 03

Dow Suffers Steepest Drop Since 2008 Financial Crisis, Oil Prices Crash | PHOTOS

Stocks went into a steep slide Monday on Wall Street as a combination of coronavirus fears and a crash in oil prices spread alarm through the market, triggering the first automatic halt in trading in over two decades to let investors catch their breath.

Flame Burns At The Shell Deer Park Oil Refinery In Deer Park Texas Ap

The Oil Market Meltdown And Its Global Impact

A clash of two oil titans - Saudi Arabia and Russia - is sending shock waves through energy markets, with wide-ranging implications for consumers and oil companies, including those in the No. 1 producing country, the United States.

Italy Takes Measure To Stop Spread Of Coronavirus

Italy Quarantines North In Drastic Bid To Slow Virus Spread

Italy took a page from China’s playbook Sunday, locking down around 16 million people — more than a quarter of its population — for nearly a month to halt the relentless march of the new coronavirus across Europe.

Mark Meadows, Official Portrait, 113th Congress

NC Congressman Mark Meadows Named White House Chief of Staff

In the midst of one of the most daunting crises of his administration, President Donald Trump announced he had made a major staff overhaul, replacing his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Republican Rep. Mark Meadows.

US Cruise Ship In Limbo As Anti-Virus Controls Spread

Officials in California were deciding Saturday where to dock a cruise ship with 21 coronavirus cases aboard and four U.S. universities canceled in-person classes, as Western countries imitate China by imposing travel controls and shutting down public events to contain the outbreak.