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Opinion | Why UFC Is the First Sport to Return During the Coronavirus - The New York Times

In an age of trolls, economic insecurity and social isolation, mixed martial arts gives fans a rush of harsh reality.




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Barkes v. First Corr Med Inc

(United States Third Circuit) - In this appeal considering whether defendant-prison-administrators are entitled to qualified immunity for an inmate's suicide, the district court's order denying summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs is affirmed, where defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity from an Eighth Amendment claim that serious deficiencies in the provision of medical care by a private, third-party provider led to the inmate's suicide.




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Hernandez v. First Student, Inc.

(California Court of Appeal) - Affirmed. Plaintiffs brought a wrongful death action on behalf of their 13-year-old son who was struck and killed by a school bus. The jury found that Plaintiff’s son was 80 percent responsible for the accident and awarded $250,000 in damages. The trial court denied a motion for a new trial. The appeals court held that Plaintiffs had not made a cognizable argument as to why the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion and found no merit in Plaintiff’s claims. Affirmed judgment.




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Tindall v. First Solar Inc.

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirming the district court's dismissal of a shareholder derivative action for failure to show demand futility in a suit where shareholders of a company who brought suit for breach of fiduciary duties for failing to disclose manufacturing and design defects in the company's solar panels without making a demand to the board.




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International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 848 v. City of Monterey Park (First Transit, Inc.)

(California Court of Appeal) - Revived a labor union's claim that a municipality violated a law concerning contract bidding when it hired a new private company to operate its municipal bus system. Reversed a dismissal and remanded, in this case involving a statutory bidding preference tied to labor rights.




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Nat Jay Releases First Single "Sleep" Off Forthcoming Full-length Album

Vancouver-based Singer-songwriter And Recording Artist Nat Jay Releases Electro Pop Song "Sleep"




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Australia's First Online Radio/Podcast Station Launches As Apple Announces ITunes Closure

New Podcast Concept Station "Elevate Radio" To Help Podcasters And Musicians




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PartnerRe Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. reported a net loss attributable to common shareholder of $433 million for the first quarter of 2020. The company said,...




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With Buy-in From Rural Counties, Nevada Starts First Phase Of Reopening Saturday

By Bert Johnson

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the state will begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions sooner than expected, starting this weekend. 

“We will enter Phase One on Saturday May 9, before the current stay at home directive would have expired on May 15,” he said Thursday. 

This stage of Nevada’s Roadmap to Recovery allows for nonessential businesses like barbershops, salons and retail outlets to open their doors. And restaurants will be able to offer dine-in service again, too. But Sisolak explained there also will be some new requirements to make that process as safe as possible.

“Retail businesses shall limit the number of customers in their facility at any given time to no more than 50% of the allowed occupancy based on applicable firecodes,” he said. 

Restaurants will also be required to space tables six feet apart and use reservations whenever possible to help ensure social distancing.

Those stricter limits on customer density will also apply to essential businesses, like grocery stores, which didn’t have them before. Employees who work with the public will also be required to wear masks now, although customers are merely encouraged to do so.

Notably, the state’s casinos will remain closed at this point in the process. Bars that don’t serve food, movie theaters and gyms are also banned from reopening for now. 

Phase One — and every step that follows in the plan — will last at least two weeks, so officials can evaluate their impact on Nevada's outbreak.

The recovery plan was developed with input from the Local Empowerment Advisory Panel, which includes county-level elected officials tasked with seeking feedback from local leaders around the state. According to Clark County Commission chairwoman Marilyn Kirkpatrck, who represents urban communities for the panel, they wanted to avoid one-size-fits-all solutions. 

“We made sure that all of the counties had a voice in any statewide standards that we crafted,” she said. “There are different things across our state that make us unique.”

To that end, county officials are able to keep stricter standards for reopening in their jurisdictions if they think it’s necessary — but they won’t be allowed to make restrictions looser than those defined by the state. 

According to J.J. Goicoechea, who serves as Chairman of the Eureka County Commission and represents rural communities on the advisory panel, their efforts came in the nick of time. 

“We were right on the breaking point of some of these rural counties and some of these constituents just saying, ‘The hell with it, we’re gonna open. We’ve got to move forward, we can’t afford to stay closed anymore,’” he said.

In California, rural counties like Yuba and Sutter have bucked the state’s guidance and allowed non-essential businesses to reopen, prompting criticism from Gov. Gavin Newsom. Goicoechea says his efforts at communicating with his rural peers kept them invested in the process. 

Goicoechea says the plan’s flexibility is also important because the balance between public health and economic needs looks different in every community. 

“It was critical that we did have representation that these rurals felt comfortable talking to,” he said.

According to Kirkpatrick, the next step in the state’s plan to reopen was driven by public health concerns as well. 

“In Phase One we needed to be able to meet the federal criteria of the downward hospitalizations, we needed to increase the testing,” she said.

She added that Nevada is on track to be able to test 4,000 residents per day, with a target of 10,000 per day by June. Sisolak said in addition they’re expanding testing criteria, too. 

“They will all be able to get tests now if they’ve been identified as either a symptomatic or asymptomatic patient,” he said.

According to a recent NPR investigation, however, the state needs to test more than 5,000 people every day to be able to control its outbreak.




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Zarabanda @ First Friday

La Banda Zarabanda Surgió A Finales De Los 90. Fueron Contratados Originalmente Como La Banda De Planta Para El Restaurante Zarabanda, Propiedad Del Reconocido Cantante Cubano Willy Chirino.




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Rammstein Cancel First Leg Of 2020 Stadium Tour

Rammstein broke the bad news to fans in Europe that their planned 2020 stadium tour will not be taking place as planned




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GRAMMY®-Nominated Night Street / Interscope Records Artist K.Flay Hosts First-Ever Microcast Designed For Smart Speakers, “what Am I Doing Here”

A First Of Its Kind For The Music Industry, Listeners Can Access The Show By Asking Amazon’s Alexa To “Open K.Flay Show” Or By Asking Google Home To “Talk To K.Flay Show.”




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Esteemed Classical Violinist Xia Xia Zhang's First Commercially Released Single Zhang’s Rendition Of The Famous Classic Cesar Franck Violin Sonata In A Minor II Alle

Xia Xia Zhang, Classical Violinist Performs Her Seven Minute,forty-two Second Long Version Of The Franck Violin Sonata By Cesar Franck. It Is One Of His Best-known Compositions, And Is Considered One




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Acclaimed Folk Bluegrass Artist Marion Halliday’s First Solo Album Soars To The Top Of The Charts

Rings Around Saturn Debuts At #3 With Halliday Named As #3 “Top Artist”




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First Round Is On Andrea Vasquez In Celebration Of Successful Single And Video Launch

Powerful Country Artist Andrea Vasquez Is Continuing To Ride The Sweet High From Her First Single And Is Following It Up With The Release Of Her New Single "Runnin’ Wild".





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WORLDS FIRST POETRY OLYMPICS LAUNCHES ONLINE IN AUGUST 2018

The Poetry Olympics Is A Brand-New Initiative Created To Encourage, Inspire And Empower Writers Of Every Style And On Every Level.




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New Course ‘How To Be A Music Supervisor, Or Get Heard By One” Launches On The MusicFirst Platform

The Second Edition Of The Book Music Supervision, And The Newly Launched ‘How To Be A Music Supervisor’ Online Learning Platform, Introduces A Much-needed Educational Resource




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Chipotle just opened its first drive-thru in Colorado, another one is on the way

"Chipotlanes" are rolling out across the country, at a time when customers can't dine in and want more pickup and delivery options.




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15-Year-Old Maya Farrell To Attempt Being World’s First To Swim 88km Route Across Lake Ontario

Selected Route From Rochester To Brighton Scheduled For July, In Support Of Music Heals




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Chipotle just opened its first drive-thru in Colorado, another one is on the way

"Chipotlanes" are rolling out across the country, at a time when customers can't dine in and want more pickup and delivery options.




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Kiszla vs. O’Halloran: Would John Elway be dumb to draft for need in first round?

In the first round, Mark Kiszla wants the best player available, with the most Pro Bowl potential, regardless of position, every single time. Is that the right approach?





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Colorado Air National Guard to honor coronavirus first responders with F-16 flyovers

Jet pilots from the Colorado Air National Guard will do flyovers across the state Wednesday evening to salute people fighting on the front lines of the war against COVID-19, authorities said.




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“It’s like a doomsday scenario” as oil prices drop below zero for the first time ever

Analysts and industry officials were searching for new adjectives Monday to describe the cataclysmic fall of oil prices into sub-zero territory for the first time ever, prompting analysts to predict the idling of wells and bankruptcies.




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Meghan Markle To Give Her First Interview Since 'Megxit'



She was offered up to $1 million for the exclusive.




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Watch Meghan Markle's First Interview Since Royal Split



The Duchess of Sussex is embarking on a new adventure.




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Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson Welcome First Child



The couple tied the knot in December.




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First Wives Club Streaming Exclusively on BET+ This Fall



Watch First Wives Club on BET+ this fall.





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How Megan Thee Stallion First Learned The ‘Savage Challenge'



A “Captain Hook” challenge soon followed.




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First Responders Channel Wu-Tang Clan In Coronavirus Fight



“Wuhan virus ain’t nothing to be stuck with.”




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Kid Cudi Reacts To Landing His First No. 1 Hit



“This means so much to me!!!”




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Meek Mill And Milano Welcome Their First Child



See what the rapper tweeted to announce the baby's arrival.




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The First Look at Rihanna's New Puma Sneaker Is Everything



Ready to walk a day in the bad gal's shoes?




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Michelle Obama: First Lady of Style



Mrs. Obama gets our vote for best dressed in Washington.



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Louboutin Is the First Major Designer to Get 'Nude' Right



"Flesh-toned" isn't just about peaches and cream, people.




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Megan Thee Stallion Secures First Top 10 Hit With "Savage"



"I really want to cry right now like oh my god!!!!"





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2020 Gerber Baby Becomes First Adopted Child Chosen



Magnolia Earl is making history.




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Tika Shares A Story About Her First Minimum Wage Job



Tika talks about the effects of minimum wage rising.




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First Wives Club Streaming Exclusively on BET+ This Fall



Watch First Wives Club on BET+ this fall.





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Bozoma Saint John Receives The First Mover Award!



Presented by Bumble.




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Chris Paul And Trae Young Among First To Headline NBA HORSE Challenge

NBA and WNBA players are slated to participate.




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Chicago Bulls Set To Bring On First Black General Manager In Team's History

Marc Eversley has reportedly agreed to the contract.




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NYC First Lady To Head Racial Disparity COVID-19 Task Force



The city is seeing disproportionate cases among minorities.




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2020 Gerber Baby Becomes First Adopted Child Chosen



Magnolia Earl is making history.




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Beyoncé Gives Her First Interview in Years, Drops Knowledge



She's come a long way since "Bug-a-Boo."




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First Day Of Goslings International Invitational

The Goslings International Invitational recently got underway, with Canadian Dennis Hendershott leading after shooting 4 under 67. Hendershott’s round saw him card six birdies, 10 pars and two bogies, while Henry Smart from England is second at 2 under 69. Amateur Nick Maccario shot an opening round 1 over par 72 and finished in third […]

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