Even before a single second was played Wednesday on opening day of the 2020-21 college basketball season, the coronavirus pandemic was putting obstacles on the long road to March Madness.
Oklahoma lawmaker proposes a bill that calls for creation of a Bigfoot hunting season
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Bigfoot may be a considered a myth -- but that's not stopping one Oklahoma lawmaker from proposing open season on the creature. Rep. Justin Humphrey introduced the bill to the Oklahoma legislature earlier this mont...
Army confirms thousands of National Guard troops will remain in Washington into March
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More than 5,000 National Guard troops will remain in Washington through mid-March to provide security amid concerns over potential unrest in the coming weeks, acting Secretary of the Army John Whitley said in a pres...
Selena Gomez hopes her knife skills make the cut in new season of ‘Selena + Chef’
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Selena Gomez is putting it on all the line -- including her fingers -- in the new season of "Selena + Chef." The series, which features the multi-platinum selling recording artist honing her cooking skills with hel...
Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ is returning for a second season
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"Bridgerton" fans can breathe a sigh of relief after Netflix announced a second season of the hit show. The period drama -- created by Chris Van Dusen and produced by Shonda Rhimes -- based on Julia Quinn's novels h...
CNN Poll: Americans’ willingness to get the coronavirus vaccine is on the rise
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Two-thirds of Americans (66%) say they will try to get vaccinated now that multiple Covid-19 vaccines are approved and beginning to be made available to the public, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Tha...
College Board will no longer offer SAT’s optional essay and subject tests
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The SAT's optional essay and subject tests have been nixed by the College Board, the latest step away from standardized testing in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. "As students and colleges adapt to new realities...
‘Batwoman’ gets a new lead, but Season 2 looks like the same flawed show
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After a first season that never quite got off the ground creatively, "Batwoman" announced that original star Ruby Rose would be leaving but that the series would hang around without her. The contortions necessary to...
Trudeau says Canada needs to ‘buckle down’ as cases surge, vaccines delayed
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Canada got a one-two punch Friday as public health officials said vaccine deliveries would be delayed and its Covid-19 measures still aren't working to control a resurging virus. "We have to buckle down, this is our...
Health care in Brazil’s Amazonas state in ‘collapse’ as Covid-19 infections surge
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Hospitals in Brazil's largest state, Amazonas, are facing a crisis situation amid surging coronavirus infections, as oxygen supplies run short and hundreds of people wait in line for a hospital bed. Brazilian Health...
James Naismith: Basketball inventor is celebrated with Google Doodle
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James Naismith, the Canadian-American who invented the game of basketball, was celebrated with a Google Doodle on Friday. Naismith, who invented the sport in 1891, was born 30 years earlier, near the town of Almonte...
Coronavirus will knock more than a year off average US life expectancy, study finds
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The coronavirus pandemic is not only having an immediate impact in terms of the deaths of thousands of Americans, it's also taking more than a year off the average US life expectancy. A new study published in the P...
HBO’s ‘Insecure’ will end after its upcoming fifth season
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After years of heartbreak, friendship, mirror rapping and, of course, awkwardness, "Insecure" will be coming to an end after the next season. Issa Rae, the creator of the popular show, made the announcement on Wedne...