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Ratings for the 45th season finale of “Saturday Night Live” were about as abysmal as the season opener last September, which saw a deflated viewership for the long running NBC show. 

College kids may “laugh at the idea microaggressions” after living “through something difficult” such as the coronavirus, said Dan Crenshaw.

LONDON (AP) — The path to the Premier League resuming was eased Monday by the government saying elite sports will be allowed to resume in England in June if there is no new spike in coronavirus infections.

The progressive leader of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) has called on Europeans to fight against the twin enemies of coronavirus and nationalism in order to preserve the European Union.

Dr. Anthony Fauci sees a football game with an infected player as “the perfect set up spreading” the coronavirus.

Shelley Luther may still be jailed for violating a court order to close her hair salon, explained her Warren Norred, her lawyer.

Europe’s best-selling newspaper announced this weekend the lockdown in response to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic was a “huge mistake,” citing a number of public intellectuals critical of the country’s official response.

Major League Soccer has re-opened outdoor training camps for the 2020 season but is requiring medical screenings for players as they arrive.

Public fear, not government orders, drove economic shutdowns during the 1918 flu pandemic, said John Barry, author of “The Great Influenza.”

LONDON (AP) – The British government has replaced its “stay at home” coronavirus slogan with a new “stay alert” message, a move that has met with widespread criticism ahead of a speech Sunday in which Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lay out the stages for lifting the country’s lockdown.

Tres trabajadoras de la salud en el estado fronterizo de Coahuila se convirtieron en las últimas víctimas de violencia en la región después de que dos hombres las golpearan hasta matarlas en su hogar. El asesinato sucede en un momento en que México ha visto un aumento de agresiones contra los trabajadores de la salud por temor ante la pandemia del coronavirus.

Three health care workers in the border state of Coahuila became the latest victims of violence in the region after two men beat them to death inside their home. The gruesome murder comes at a time when Mexico has seen a rise in aggressive actions against healthcare workers over fears of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The globalist think tank run by Tony Blair has claimed that it is “embedded in governments around the world”, supposedly advising them on the Chinese coronavirus crisis — despite the former prime minister’s connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime.

The German bishops conference has dismissed a warning by high-ranking Church figures that the coronavirus crisis has furnished a pretext for government overreach and the squelching of liberties.

ROME (AP) – South Korea’s capital closed down more than 2,100 bars and other nightspots Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, Germany scrambled to contain fresh outbreaks at slaughterhouses, and Italian authorities worried that people were getting too friendly at cocktail hour during the country’s first weekend of eased restrictions.

Several Italian regions have demanded their shops and restaurants be allowed to start reopening on Monday, and the economy gradually opened up more as the month goes on.

PARIS (AP) – As France prepares to start letting public life resume after eight weeks under a coronavirus lockdown, many parents are deeply torn over a question without a clear or correct answer: Should I send my child back to school?

President Trump delivered a video message just before the pay-per-view portion of UFC 249. His message was clear: “We want our sports back.”

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kicks, punches and grunts echoed through the empty arena. Coaches, commentators and camera clicks resonated like never before. Blood, sweat, swollen eyelids and face masks signaled the return of UFC, the first major sporting event to resume since the coronavirus shuttered much of the country for nearly two months.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to reopen his state calls for bans of gatherings of more than 50 people, including worship services, until a vaccine or treatment for the coronavirus is “widely available.”

A significant group of cardinals, bishops, and Catholic leaders have signed a declaration denouncing unjustified government coercion of citizens over coronavirus.

Mexican health officials admitted to surpassing 3,100 COVID-19 related-deaths as cases continue to rise nationwide. The reports come despite repeated accusations of the government downplaying the true scope of the coronavirus pandemic

LONDON (AP) – From resounding applause to ostracization and isolation. That’s essentially the journey Lt. Cmdr. Robert Embleton, who served 34 years in Britain’s Royal Navy…

Italy’s Catholic bishops’ conference (CEI) announced this week that an accord has been reached with the government for the re-initiation of public worship, with a series of restrictions.

The moment that UFC boss Dana White hoped would not happen, has happened: A UFC fighter preparing to fight in the first major live American sporting event in two months has tested positive for the coronavirus.

For the first time in eight weeks, Hawaii has reported no new statewide cases of COVID-19, leaving the total case count since the beginning of the pandemic at 629.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Friday that restaurants throughout the state will be allowed to reopen for limited dine-in services starting on Monday after they were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shared a video to social media on Friday which announced that most barbershops, hair salons, and nail salons will open on Monday in parts of the state after they were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As President Trump plots how to return the country to the playing field and back to work, he will be closely monitoring how the UFC handles its return this weekend, according to UFC President Dana White.

Actress Debra Messing used a deceptive clip about vice president Mike Pence — that aired on left-wing late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC show on Thursday — to claim that the Trump administration is “conning the American people.”

China is employing thousands of Twitter bots as part of its disinformation campaign to portray itself as the leader in global coronavirus recovery efforts instead of the source of the pandemic, according to an analysis by the State Department’s Global Engagement Center.

The NFL is determined to play its 2020 regular-season schedule, and as proof of that, the league released its schedule Thursday night.

May 7 (UPI) — The NFL revealed its 2020 regular-season schedule Thursday, with the Kansas City Chiefs kicking off their Super Bowl title defense against the Houston Texans in Week 1.

The Department of Defense enacted a new policy medically disqualifying potential recruits who have been hospitalized for COVID-19.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — IndyCar has gotten the green flag to finally start its season in Texas next month with a night race without spectators.

Republicans will be punished if they fail to hold China accountable for negligence in the coronavirus outbreak, said Rep. Jim Banks.