Thursday Sports in Brief
April 11, 2020
NFL LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are trading receiver Brandin Cooks to the Houston Texans, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the teams hadn’t announced the trade. The NFL Network reported the Rams will get a second-round pick while sending a…
Coronavirus strikes at Amazon’s operational heart: its delivery machine – Los Angeles Times
April 11, 2020
At least five workers at Amazon.com Inc. warehouses in Europe have contracted the novel coronavirus, a sobering development for a company already struggling to deal with a surge in orders for food and household essentials from customers hunkering down at home.Cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, have appeared at Amazon warehouses…
Truckers brave coronavirus outbreak to deliver goods: “If we stop, the world stops”
April 11, 2020
parked at this truck stop between Denver and Cheyenne. “Soy milk.”Robertson, 56, of Kansas City is hauling a load destined for small shops and convenience stores across the country. He’s not alone.Across the United States, the nation’s 3.5 million professional truckers are working flat-out to keep stores and businesses stocked as consumers worry about riding out…
Legislatures meet remotely, limit public as virus spreads
April 11, 2020
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Members of the Arkansas House met in a college basketball arena, spaced out among 5,600 seats, as they voted on ways to cover a budget shortfall caused by the coronavirus punch to the economy.When South Dakota lawmakers convene Monday to consider 10 emergency bills, it won’t be inside their familiar…
COVID-19 Crisis Reveals Broadband Inequity
April 11, 2020
Eight-year-old Indi Pineau, a 3rd grader in Jeffco Public Schools, works on doing her first day of online learning in her room at her family’s home on March 17, 2020 in Lakewood, Colorado. Jeffco Public Schools implemented a remote learning and work plan where teachers, students, and staff will educate and learn from home with…
Denver Wes Welker reflects upon emotional breakup with the Patriots – Patriots Wire
April 11, 2020
When looking for examples of Bill Belichick’s ruthless approach to free agency, the coach’s handling of Wes Welker comes to mind. Welker was the lifeblood of the New England Patriots’ offense for six seasons, with five 100-catch seasons under Belichick. But when Welker hit free agency in 2013, Belichick didn’t bother pursuing when the slot…
What to Cook during Corona Quarantine
April 11, 2020
flatten the curve of the pandemic.But guess what?! One thing you can definitely do, and should be doing, is COOKING AT HOME! You will most likely find yourself with big chunks of time that you aren’t used to having and what better way to spend it than cooking up a comforting meal for your family?I…
“Colorado abolishes death penalty; governor commutes sentences of 3 on death row; Gov. Jared Polis signed the repeal into law Monday”
April 11, 2020
this post at his “CA3blog.” this report. And Keith Coffman of Reuters reports that “Colorado governor signs death penalty repeal, commutes sentences of death row inmates.” a report that begins, “A panel of three appeals court judges on Tuesday upheld a previous ruling that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot compel the cities of Providence…
Adjusted coronavirus model predicts fewer people in US will need hospitals, but 82,000 will still die by August – FOX 31 Denver
April 11, 2020
Originally Published: 07 APR 20 07:27 ET Updated: 07 APR 20 14:07 ET By Arman Azad, CNN (CNN) — An influential model tracking the coronavirus pandemic in the United States now predicts that fewer people will die and fewer hospital beds will be needed compared to its estimates from last week. As of Monday, the…
The Internet Reacts With Memes As Major Events Are Cancelled Worldwide Due To Coronavirus
April 11, 2020
As the 2019-2020 coronavirus outbreak sweeps the globe, events of all types are being suspended or cancelled one by one. Major venues, sports leagues, schools, airlines and many other industries are now heeding the word of medical experts and public officials everywhere, in an attempt to curb public gatherings that would spread COVID-19 even more…