Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Sharing is expected to make her 2020 debut on May 23 at Churchill Downs, according to co-owner Eclipse Thoroughbreds' Twitter account. Following the track's announcement of an adjusted stakes schedule on Monday, the 3-year-old filly will aim for the $100,000 Tepin Stakes, held over a mile on the turf course. […]

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Social distancing could only last so long when Chester Thomas' By My Standards won Saturday's $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap by 1 3/4 lengths over Warrior's Charge. Thomas, the Madisonville, Ky., entrepreneur who races in the named of Allied Racing, and wife Jennifer had one of their sons and daughter in law and another couple over to […]

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TVG, America's horse racing network, will partner with NBC Sports to bring live horse racing into the homes of fans across the country for the seventh consecutive weekend with twelve hours of coverage scheduled from Friday, May 8th through Sunday, May 10th from 4:00 p.m. ET to 8:00 p.m. ET each day. The coverage will […]

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Pope Francis called for solidarity the world over to confront the “epochal challenge” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, as Christians celebrated a solitary Easter Sunday, blending the joyful feast day with sorrow over the toll the virus has already taken.

There were no arrests during Saturday's protest in Annapolis, where organizers were calling on Gov. Larry Hogan to lift his executive order shutting down many businesses by the end of the month.

Baltimore City's non-fatal shootings have gone down from 232 this time last year to 195 now, but homicides have gone up from 102 in 2019 to 103 so far this year.

In comments, Joshua Ellinger points to this news article headlined, “Hundreds of thousands in L.A. County may have been infected with coronavirus, study finds,” reporting: The initial results from the first large-scale study tracking the spread of the coronavirus in [Los Angeles] county found that 2.8% to 5.6% of adults have antibodies to the virus […]

Simas Kucinskas writes: I would like to share some recent research (pdf here). In this paper, I develop a new method for estimating R in real time, and apply it to track the dynamics of COVID-19. The method is based on standard epidemiological theory, but the approach itself is heavily inspired by time-series statistics. I […]

The other day I wrote about the challenge in addressing the pandemic—a worldwide science/engineering problem—using our existing science and engineering infrastructure, which is some mix of government labs and regulatory agencies, private mega-companies, smaller companies, university researchers, and media entities and rich people who can direct attention and resources. The current system might be the […]

Seth Flaxman et al. have an updated version of their model of coronavirus progression. Flaxman writes: Countries with successful control strategies (for example, Greece) never got above small numbers thanks to early, drastic action. Or put another way: if we did China and showed % of population infected (or death rate), we’d erroneously conclude that […]

Kevin Lewis pointed me to this article. It seemed kinda familiar, I took a look at the abstract, and I realized . . . I reviewed this article for the journal! Here was my referee report: The paper seems fine to me. I have only two minor comments, both relating to the abstract. 1. I […]

See here. Please share your reactions and suggestions in comments. I’ll be talking with Seth Flaxman tomorrow, and we’d appreciate all your criticisms and suggestions. All this is important not just for Italy but for making sensible models to inform policy all over the world, including here.

Part 1 Andrew Lilley, Gianluca Rinaldi, and Matthew Lilley write: You might be familiar with a recent paper by Correira, Luck, and Verner who argued that cities that enacted non-pharmaceutical interventions earlier / for longer during the Spanish Flu of 1918 had higher subsequent economic growth. The paper has had extensive media coverage – e.g. […]

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On Saturday, April 25, 2009, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate National Junior Ranger Day with kid-friendly activities and programs for the entire family. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-njrd-03-09.htm

The National Park Service (NPS) is now accepting public comments on the construction of a new Science and Resource Management Facility within Grand Canyon National Park. The NPS proposes to design and construct a facility for use by the Division of Science and Resource Management (SRM). In addition to providing necessary office and storage space, the SRM building will invite visiting scientists, students, and others to utilize classrooms and laboratories, offer training sessions, and have some exhibits and opportunities for experiential learning. This cutting edge facility will utilize alternative energy sources and water conservation technology. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-seeking-comments-on-construction-of-new-science-and-resource-management-facility-within-grand-canyon-national-park.htm

Grand Canyon National Park fire managers will be implementing up to three prescribed fires on the South Rim this spring: the Picnic Prescribed Fire, the Quarry Prescribed Fire and the Moqui Prescribed Fire.  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-04-23-rx.htm

Grand Canyon National Park rangers searching for three individuals in the Colorado River https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/canyon-search.htm

Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA) search and rescue personnel are currently searching for a man last seen outside of the park's Backcountry Information Center on Saturday, May 23, 2009. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-05-28-search.htm

Grand Canyon National Park search and rescue personnel are now focusing their search for Robert A. Williams on the Hermit Basin area west of Grand Canyon Village. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-05-29-search.htm

Endangered Humpback Chub to be Translocated to Shinumo Creek in Grand Canyon National Park https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/endangered-humpback-chub-to-be-translocated-to-shinumo-creek-in-grand-canyon-national-park.htm

Forest and park managers have agreed it is beneficial to manage both fires under one organization. On Saturday, June 13, the Ruby and Game Reserve fires became the Ruby Complex. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-06-15-fires.htm

The two fires forming the Ruby Complex have grown to 3,396 acres. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/the-ruby-fire-and-game-reserve-fire-now-managed-as-the-ruby-complex.htm

Grand Canyon National Park expects to implement the Moqui prescribed fire project within the next 48 hours. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/grand-canyon-fire-managers-to-initiate-prescribed-burn-on-south-rim.htm

Firefighters completed ignition of the 243 acre Moqui Prescribed Fire on Tuesday, June 23.  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-07-01-moqui.htm

At approximately 6:00 a.m. this morning, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received multiple reports that a car had driven over the edge near the El Tovar Hotel in Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-07-13-car-over-edge.htm

Rangers in Grand Canyon National Park are investigating the possible abduction of a woman from a residential area within the park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-07-16-abduction.htm

The body of a man who drove his car over the edge of the Grand Canyon earlier this week has been identified as that of Gheorghe Chiriac of Apple Valley, California. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-07-17_ident.htm

A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONISI) was signed Thursday, July 16, by Michael D. Snyder, Regional Director for Intermountain Region of the National Park Service for the implementation of the Exotic Plant Management Plan for Grand Canyon. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/finding-of-no-significant-impact-signed-for-the-exotic-plant-management-plan-at-grand-canyon-national-park.htm

An opinion was filed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today, affirming the United States District Court’s entry of summary judgment for the National Park Service in a lawsuit titled “River Runners for Wilderness, et al v. Stephen P. Martin, et al. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-ninth-circuit-rules-in-favor-of-national-park-service-in-lawsuit-challenging-grand-canyon-national-parks-colorado-river-management-plan.htm

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news_2009-07-22_search.htm

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/sixteenth-annual-native-american-heritage-days-starts-august-13-on-north-rim-of-grand-canyon.htm

Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin today announced the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Assessment of Effect (FEIS/AEF) to update the park’s Fire Management Plan. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/national-park-service-releases-final-environmental-impact-statement-and-assessment-of-effect-to-update-grand-canyon-national-park-fire-management-plan.htm

Investigators are looking for a young man last seen on August 9, exiting a commercial shuttle in Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news_2009-08-16_missing.htm