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Freihofer's organizers are offering a virtual 5k in which participants will be asked to complete a 5k run themselves following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and New York state-mandated social distancing guidelines between May 23 at 6 a.m. and Sunday, May 31 at 11 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of Americans who are wrongfully imprisoned abroad or held hostage by militant groups say in a report that the U.S. government must do better in communicating with them, though they cite improvements over the past five years.

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were down Friday after the U.S. government said employers cut 701,000 jobs in March as they shut down or sharply curtailed business due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Passengers from an ill-fated cruise were carefully freed from their cabins and allowed to touch dry land on Friday for the first time in weeks, following the removal of 14 critically ill people who were wheeled off to Florida hospitals bracing for an onslaught of coronavirus patients.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The United States' top infectious disease specialist is getting his own bobblehead.

Geneva

Postponing the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 will make the event more costly for all parties, the International Olympic Committee acknowledged on Thursday, although it offered few details on what the final bill might be.

Four directors of the Olympic body held a conference call three days after Tokyo's new dates were finalized, with the Games pushed back to July 23-Aug. 8 next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

While the new dates cleared up any uncertainty about the event's future... Читать дальше...

When Greg Davis took over as the head coach of the Troy High boys' basketball program in 2017, he realized the day might come when Rich Hurley would want to return to guide the Flying Horses.

Look closely: The kettle drum player has a wooden spoon in one hand, a ladle in the other ... and doesn't even have his drums.

Alabama coach Nick Saban doesn't believe extending preseason camp for college football teams around the country is necessarily the best way to get them ready for the season.

Athlete of the Year: Morgan Hahn, Columbia

Morgan Hahn took a new approach to her bowling this season, and the result was a Suburban Council-leading 197 average.

Hahn, a senior at Columbia, found that taking that extra step can lead to success.

"I used to only do a three-step approach," Hahn said. "This year, my coach and I were working, and I started a four-step approach. I used to be far away from the foul line, and it changed my whole approach and made me much better. I... Читать дальше...

Los Angeles

There are cooking shows hosted by celebrities, some of whom may know a fricassee from a frittata, and shows that feature arrogant chefs and bad cooks. There's an upcoming digital series in which blindfolded chefs get smacked in the face with a dish and compete to identify and make it.

Then there's the gimmick-free "America's Test Kitchen," in its 20th season of expertly guiding viewers through well-vetted steps for savory sauces, perfectly grilled fish and flaky pie crusts... Читать дальше...