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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Casino workers across the country want their employers to provide them with protective equipment and adopt tough new cleaning and social distancing policies before the gambling halls reopen during the coronavirus outbreak.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is suing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, alleging they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors under the state's new labor law.

Siekierski will also be able to pursue a professional lacrosse career close to home. He was taken by the Denver Outlaws in the seventh round of the Major League Lacrosse draft on Monday night. He was the 41st overall selection.

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government scientist was ousted after the Trump administration ignored his dire warnings about COVID-19 and a malaria drug President Donald Trump was pushing for the coronavirus despite scant evidence it helped, according to a whistleblower complaint Tuesday.

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Tuesday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.

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.

ATLANTA (AP) — As girls, Nadia Williams and her sister spent countless hours imagining their weddings. Now 30, Williams helped her younger sibling plan her big day, but when it came on Friday, she couldn't be at her side as maid of honor. Instead, she put on a sequined dress, pulled her hair back, held a bouquet, and watched the ceremony alone, via Zoom, from a community for older adults.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Tuesday reported its lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases since Feb. 18, continuing a downward trend as the country restarts professional sports and prepares to reopen schools.

WASHINGTON (AP) —

The Trump administration is making ever louder pronouncements casting blame on China for the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to sidestep domestic criticism of the president's own response, tarnish China’s global reputation and give the U.S. leverage on trade and other aspects of U.S.-China competition.

President Donald Trump has vowed to penalize China for what U.S. officials have increasingly described as a pattern of deceit that denied the world precious time to prepare for the pandemic. Читать дальше...

Miami

Measuring Don Shula by wins and losses, no NFL coach had a better year. Or career.

He led the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in NFL history, set a league record with 347 victories and coached in six Super Bowls.

Shula died Monday at his home across Biscayne Bay from downtown Miami. He was 90.

"If there were a Mount Rushmore for the NFL, Don Shula certainly would be chiseled into the granite," Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said in a statement.

Shula... Читать дальше...

Miami

Don Shula often said he wanted to be remembered for playing within the rules, and that's what happened Monday.

In the wake of his death at age 90, an outpouring of tributes from around the NFL saluted not only Shula's two Super Bowl championships and NFL-record 347 coaching victories, but also the way he won.

"He's one of the great credits to the game that has ever been," said Shula's longtime friendly rival, former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy. "The fact he was the... Читать дальше...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that accuses the men's basketball program of committing a Level I violation with an improper recruiting offer and extra benefits and several Level II violations that accuse former Cardinals coach Rick Pitino of failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance.

NEW YORK (AP) — The story of India’s crackdown on Kashmir last August was difficult to show to the world. The unprecedented lockdown included a sweeping curfew and shutdowns of phone and internet service.

The Kentucky Derby should have been run three days ago.

It has been rescheduled for Sept. 5 because of the coronavirus pandemic. If the race does indeed happen, here's something not too surprising. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is going to be a major player in the 146th running of the Run for the Roses.

Baffert has won the Derby five times and the past two Triple Crown winners — American Pharoah in 2015 and Justify in 2018 — came from his California barn. This might sound crazy... Читать дальше...

Actor Henry Cavill is 37. Actor Lance Henriksen is 80. Comedian-actor Michael Palin is 77. Actor John Rhys-Davies is 76. Rock correspondent Kurt Loder is 75. Rock musician Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) is 72. Actress Melinda Culea is 65. Actress Lisa Eilbacher is 63. Actor Richard E. Grant is 63. Former broadcast journalist John Miller is 62. Rock singer Ian McCulloch (Echo and the Bunnymen) is 61. NBC newsman Brian Williams is 61. Rock musician Shawn Drover (Megadeth) is 54. TV personality Kyan Douglas is 50. Читать дальше...

On Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, Calif., five artists gathered recently, with appropriate social distancing. They painted "Togetherness" in huge letters vibrantly embellished across the plywood panels protecting the windows of shuttered kitchenware store Sur La Table.