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The Orange County Economic Reopening Task Force unanimously approved of the proposed plan. All that’s left is for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to sign off. According to the Orange County Economic Reopening Task Force’s meeting reported by Southwest Florida’s NBC2, Disney World will take several precautions when allowing visitors back into the park. There will be temperature checks upon arrival for both Cast Members and guests. Additionally, enhanced cleaning will take place throughout the parks....

Since COVID-19 emerged in China late last year, there has been an increase in incidents of racism, discrimination and violence against those perceived to be Asian, particularly in the United States, according to research. This prompted a team from Massey University, New Zealand, to investigate the potential role played by social media platforms, which they say have been relied on significantly while people socially distance amid the pandemic. The study published in the journal Frontiers in Communication involved 274 white people born in America who answered questions about their attitudes towards China and people they perceived as Chinese, both generally and in relation to COVID-19....

The Saturday press briefing is set to take place at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and will be broadcast from the White House’s James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. The official White House website will feature the livestream as well as its official YouTube channel. Although the president is not a member of the Coronavirus Task Force, he announced he would be speaking at the Saturday presser–a move that has repeatedly angered critics who say he is using the information session to rail against political opponents....

The official White House website will feature an embedded version of the Coronavirus Task Force’s press briefing live stream as well as their official YouTube channel. The official live stream is embeded in the YouTube link below. The president is expected to discuss a plan for “reopening America for business” at the beginning of May, although some governors in states including New York and Michigan have vowed not to pull back on social distancing guidelines until at least the middle of next month regardless of federal government quarantine changes....

The government said there is evolving intelligence that Russia may be looking at methods for a potential cyberattack. In order to protect business data, the government is warning companies to encrypt data so it can’t be used if it is stolen and to have offline backups that attackers cannot access, the White House said in a statement on Monday. The U.S. has been warning about a possible Russian cyberattack since before its invasion of Ukraine began....

As Cafardo points out, Chicago’s interest makes sense considering Paul Konerko is set to retire at season’s end and Adam Dunn has been traded to the A’s. The White Sox won’t be alone in pursuing Martinez, who is having an MVP-type season for the Tigers with a .335/.406/.575 slash line, 30 homers and 94 RBIs through Saturday’s game. The five-time All-Star, who turns 36 in December, has a 4.7 Baseball Reference WAR....

After suffering a brain hemorrhage due to an aneurysm, Farquhar has taken several short walks in the ICU. The timing is perfect after the White Sox unveiled t-shirts on Thursday in Farquhar’s honour. Farquhar, 31, collapsed in the dugout on Friday after suffering the hemorrhage. For awhile he was listed in a stable, but critical condition. 0 votes

One of the best parts of playing the new edition of NBA 2K is getting a look at the rookie class in the video game for the first time. With a star-studded 2022 NBA Draft class, this year’s rookies will be a ton of fun to run with. But who claimed the spot as the highest-rated rookie in this year’s class? Is it No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero or No....

The pressure of the Premier League day job will be mixed with European action in the coming weeks, as United kick off their Europa League campaign in September. United failed to secure a return to the Champions League at the back end of 2021/22 with Old Trafford set to host Europe’s second tier competition this season. However, there is some optimism for United, as they head into the competition as the most recent winners in the 2022/23 version, following Jose Mourinho’s success in 2017....

Only about 25 percent of the global population has had at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a tracker maintained by Brown University. There are significant disparities between wealthier nations and lower-income ones, and while countries with high vaccination rates are returning to normal, the WHO warns that the health crisis isn’t over. “Despite national, regional and global efforts, the pandemic is nowhere near finished,” a WHO emergency committee said on Thursday....

Mkhi delivers again for United Jose Mourinho’s side had to settle for second place in Group A, however, with Fenerbahce claiming victory away at Feyenoord in the group’s other fixture. The standings mean the Red Devils will be unseeded going into the draw, which takes place at 13:00CET on Monday 12 December, and can be drawn against any of the following: Ajax, APOEL, Besiktas, Fiorentina, Kobenhavn, Lyon, Osmanlıspor, Roma, Schalke, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sparta Praha, St-Etienne, and Zenit....

However, sometimes due to sheer luck, an overpowered car or other favourable circumstances, an average driver has gone on to become the Formula 1 world champion. Which makes you ask: who is Formula 1’s most undeserving world champion? The most undeserving Formula 1 world champion Formula 1 has been around since 1950 and finding a world champion who is not deserving of his crown can be a tricky task. However, a strong case can be made for Keke Rosberg, who won the 1982 Formula 1 world championship with Williams Racing....

Officers arrested a suspect, 67-year-old Chunli Zhao, after they found him in his car in the parking lot of a sheriff’s substation, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said during a news conference. He is suspected of opening fire at two rural locations about a mile apart in Half Moon Bay on Monday afternoon. Corpus said the shootings took place inside nurseries, in front of children who had recently been let out of school....

Dallan Hayden could be that player in 2022 when No. 2 Ohio State meets No. 3 Michigan at noon on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The freshman running back has taken advantage of opportunities to other running backs in the Buckeyes’ running back rotation. Hayden had 27 carries for 146 yards and three TDs in Ohio State’s victory against Maryland on Nov. 19. He has 100 carries for 503 yards and five TDs this season....

We’ll break down McNichols and the Titans RB situation below. For all the latest fantasy news, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. WEEK 9 WAIVERS: Top pickups Who is Derrick Henry’s backup, Titans handcuff RB? UPDATE: Henry is having foot surgery on Tuesday and will reportedly miss six-to-10 weeks, with eight being the most likely outcome. That will keep him out for the rest of the fantasy regular season, though there’s a chance he’ll make it back for the fantasy playoffs....

Exotic was sentenced to 22 years in prison after being found guilty of a murder-to-hire plot to kill his long-term rival, Carole Baskin. Alongside the murder-to-hire charges, Exotic was found guilty of 17 federal charges of animal abuse. Newsweek has everything you need to know about Tiger King 2’s Eric Love. Who is Eric Love? Eric Love is a self-described millionaire, philanthropist, retired police officer and private investigator from Texas....

Vellani is set to star in a Disney+ series based on the comic-book character, Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teenager based in New Jersey whose alter-ego is superhero Ms. Marvel. This project will be the 18-year-old Canadian’s first major Hollywood production. Vellani is herself the daughter of Pakistani Muslim immigrants and hails from Markham, Ontario. Announcing the news on Instagram, Vellani celebrated: “Speechless and excited! Wish me luck. #msmarvel.” In 2019, Vellani was part of the Next Wave Committee at the Toronto Fim Festival, which was tasked with adding a special tag to films which they believed would make an impact on their peers....

So far, four WWE standouts are joining the ranks of the immortalized, with a few more to be named in the coming weeks. Long-time fan favorite Rob Van Dam is the next former star inducted, with former ECW head Paul Heyman teasing it on Twitter in late March. But two of the class’ headliners are, literally, monster-sized: seven-footers Kane and the Great Khali spent ample time inside a WWE ring stepping over the top rope, the two of them carving out legacies as terrifying heels and, at times, entertaining babyface figures....