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MELBOURNE (AP) — All competition at six Australian Open tuneup events scheduled for Thursday was called off and 520 people who flew to Melbourne for the year’s first tennis major were ordered to isolate after a worker at one of the tournaments’ … [Continue reading] about COVID case at Australian Open hotel cancels play at tuneups
CORTINA, Italy (AP) — The granite peaks that majestically encircle the northern Italian town of Cortina d’Ampezzo glimmer with one of the most prolific snowfalls in years, a cruel joke of nature while the COVID-19 pandemic silences Italy’s winter … [Continue reading] about Mountain heartbreak: Italy has deep snow, closed ski resorts
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are bringing back designated hitter Nelson Cruz and bolstering their bullpen with right-hander Alex Colomé, making two more major moves as spring training fast approaches. Cruz’s one-year deal is worth $13 … [Continue reading] about AP sources: Twins bring back DH Cruz, add Colome to bullpen
NEW YORK (AP) — Revel, the company that operates fleets of shared mopeds in several U.S. cities, announced Wednesday that it is building a charging hub for electric vehicles in Brooklyn this spring. The charging facility will be the first in a … [Continue reading] about Moped-share company Revel building car charging hub in NYC
No additional NBA players have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week, the league said Wednesday, after nearly two dozen games had to be called off in the past month because of virus-related issues. That continued a good two-week trend: After … [Continue reading] about NBA: Zero new players tested positive for virus in past week
