The impact of coronavirus is not just being felt in the NRL, as community and junior rugby league clubs struggle to stay afloat because of the current health crisis.

As ever the NRL's flea-infested tail wagged the dog but when it comes to professional sport taking place, those of us in the industry in this country have all let Australians down.

Steve Smith is now free to captain Australia again if called upon, with the leadership ban arising from the ball-tampering scandal expiring quietly over the weekend.

Rugby Union is facing a deepening financial crisis in Australia due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the governing body announcing it is standing down 75 per cent of its staff in an attempt to stay afloat.

As cricket's coronavirus shutdown continues, Australian coach Justin Langer suggests resuming games in empty stadiums when possible, saying he will never take for granted how lucky he and the team are again.

While UFC president Dana White isn't saying where it is, he says "infrastructure is being built right now" on an island that will host UFC fights amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The coronavirus outbreak has brought most sport to a standstill, but one game is giving some Australians respite from the ongoing uncertainty.

As professional sporting bodies such as the AFL and NRL sweat on the financial cost of coronavirus, the impact on suburban and regional clubs at the amateur level should not be ignored, writes Richard Hinds.

Alicia Meneghetti met Stephen Dank in 2014 when the sports scientist was at the centre of Essendon's infamous supplements program and serving a lifetime ban.

The NRL has a number of crucial questions it must answer if it wants to restart its premiership season on May 28 as planned following the coronavirus-forced suspension of the competition, writes David Mark.

The idea of the AFL setting up quarantine hubs so it can restart its season is gathering support, with the league looking at every state as a contender to be a host.

With their jobs under significant threat and online wagering taking hold, the coronavirus crisis is causing traditional rails bookmakers to re-imagine their future.

Sporting organisations can afford to join the national redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse but have chosen not to, according to government documents obtained by the ABC.

Americans should have been marking a milestone at the weekend — both in sport and the civil rights movement. Instead, a grieving nation has been forced to go without.

It is one of south-west Victoria's biggest money-spinning events, attracting thousands of partying racegoers — but the local economy came in last when this year's May Racing Carnival ran with no spectators.

AOC chief John Coates says history suggests the Tokyo Olympics could provide a special way for the world to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.

Netflix's new documentary, "Becoming," a companion to Michelle Obama's memoir of the same name, is unlikely to change one's view of its subject.

Rapman moves from YouTube to feature films with "Blue Story," a tale of two South-East London friends living in different neighborhoods torn apart by gang violence.

On the anniversary of the birth of the Works Progress Administration, it's worth asking what a post-COVID Federal Writers Project might look like.

Critic Lorraine Ali writes of seeing her immigrant upbringing in the San Fernando Valley reflected in the Mindy Kaling Netflix comedy 'Never Have I Ever.'

Veteran character actor Peter Gerety has a meaty role in Richard Jury's "Working Man" even as the movie shifts from quiet dignity into melodrama.

Andrew Ahn's lovely second feature "Driveways" also stars Hong Chau and Lucas Jaye.

The feature directing debut for actor Clark Duke, "Arkansas" amiably places Liam Hemsworth in a dangerous world of low-level criminals.

Beanie Feldstein stars

On a recent podcast, actor Kevin Spacey saw parallels between the coronavirus crisis and his Hollywood downfall after being accused of sexual misconduct.

In "Becoming Kim Jong Un," former CIA officer expands our understanding of North Korea's dangerous, precarious regime by taking its leader seriously

Amy Jo Burns' novel, "Shiner," illuminates an Appalachia whose men "pray for God to show Himself while our wives wash their husbands' underpants."

More pensive than lively fun, Christophe Honoré's "On a Magical Night" casts Chiara Mastroianni as a woman rethinking her marriage after 20 years of her own infidelity.

Coronavirus muted the hype of Microsoft's Xbox Series X reveal. But there was "Assassin's Creed Valhalla" excitement and a "Madden NFL 21" end run.

In Netflix's "The Eddy," "La La Land" director Damien Chazelle returns to the musical — this one starring Andre Holland and Amandla Stenberg.

Matt Wolf's latest documentary, "Spaceship Earth," is a layered and absorbing account of a widely dismissed but remarkable scientific study.

L.A.-based live music video streaming service LiveXLive said it plans to acquire PodcastOne, a Beverly Hills-based podcast production company. The all-stock transaction is the latest sign of growth in the podcast industry.

Veteran Times journalist Jim Newton's graceful "Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown" doubles as a history of postwar California.

Long before coronavirus, we attended the Beverly Hills Dog Show to shoot portraits of the pups and their owners. Let them brighten your Friday.

Is the "Æ" in the name X Æ A-12 pronounced "A-I" or "ash"? Depends on which parent (Elon Musk or Grimes) you ask.

Georgia lifts many coronavirus-related restrictions, allowing gyms, hair salons, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys to reopen Friday.

The World Health Organization joined with global leaders to accelerate production of vaccines and treatments aimed at stamping out the coronavirus.

The United States wants Mexico to reopen its border factories, even as the coronavirus spreads and worker deaths rise.

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has surpassed that of 9/11, even the Vietnam War. Here's a look at COVID-19's place in history.

Risk guides much of our medical care system. COVID-19 is showing us, unless we have developed immunity, we are all at risk.

The former Nissan chief's sensational escape involved being smuggled from Tokyo to Lebanon via Istanbul.

Revolutionizing cardiac device data management

Revolutionizing cardiac device data management

The Real Housewives of Cheshire favourite is looking great

With 34 years of programming experience in various organizations, Cal shares what he's observed of leaders who are looking to be reinvigorated, what to do when job-inspiration is lost and taking an educated leap of faith.

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By Suzan Onel and Vanessa Fulton On March 19, 2020, FDA issued a guidance document communicating its policy regarding postmarket adverse event reporting during a pandemic (“Guidance”).  The Guidance provides recommendations that affect adverse event reporting obligations for drugs, biologics, medical devices, combination products, and dietary supplements. To summarize, FDA states in the Guidance that

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By: Suzan Onel FDA issued a Press Release on March 28, 2020, reiterating what we all have seen in the news, there is a severe shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care facilities across the country.  In response to the shortages, FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for respirators, ventilators, ventilator tubing

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#TTB just made changes to modernize the way that #wine, #distilledspirits, and #maltbeverages are labeled and advertised. KKB associate Dan Logan and partner Dan Dwyer highlight some of the key changes (and proposals that were rejected).

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