Professional sports leagues in the United States each hold annual drafts, but they use different methods in determining the draft order.The NBA draft lottery was delayed three months.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are certainly feeling like the wait was worthwhile.The Timberwolves won the lottery Thursday night, giving them the No.

1 pick. The lottery was conducted virtually because of the pandemic, with NBA officials doing the actual draw in Secaucus, New Jersey.Golden State holds the No.

2 pick, Charlotte got the No. 3 pick and Chicago will pick fourth. The Hornets and Bulls both bucked some odds to move into the upper echelon.“We know with the No.

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Furloughed chef gets jobless benefits restored 72 hours after contacting News 6

ORLANDO, Fla. – Todd Henke said he contacted News 6 on the advice of his mother after he received just two unemployment checks since he was first furloughed on April 5.“My mom is a big fan of yours,” Henke told News 6 investigator Mike Holfeld. “She’s the one who asked me to reach out to you.”Henke lost his job as executive chef with the Stubborn Mule restaurant in Orlando and was recently told by coworkers not to expect to be rehired due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.“I don’t know if self-worth is the right term,” he said.

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Number of active COVID-19 cases on the rise as Hamilton enters Phase 3 of municipal reopening plan

Hamilton Reopens‘, which is separate from the provincial reopening plan and focuses on municipal services and programs, as well as recreational facilities.Speaking to media on Tuesday, Mayor Fred Eisenberger said this phase is the city’s “new reality” while the risk of COVID-19 infection remains in the community.“We know that Phase 3 will be lengthy,” said Eisenberger. “It will continue until a COVID-19 vaccine or treatment is available, or is in widespread use.

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Frustrated NBA players wonder again whether they should play

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – As the NBA sought to resume the season, players had to weigh whether playing basketball aided or distracted from their calls for social justice reform.Those discussions are starting again.With the second round of the postseason set to begin Thursday when Toronto plays Boston, players from both teams say there have been discussions about whether they should boycott games following the police shooting in Wisconsin of Jacob Blake, a Black man.Players and coaches around the league say they have been frustrated and are upset after seeing cellphone video that showed Blake being shot multiple times after they have spent a month and a half in the bubble calling for reform.“But it’s not working, so obviously something has

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Coronavirus: Meat shortage could impact your favourite pizza

Meat production remains significantly lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Many meat producing facilities have cut back on staff so they could follow social distancing rules and reduce costs.

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Annual Manitoba motorcycle fundraiser continues in 2020 — but with a socially distanced twist

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]This includes the iconic parade, which Johner said he’s disappointed about missing — as it’s an annual highlight — but he understands that safety is more important. Many men ‘in the dark’ when it comes to prostate cancer: study “Because of the uniqueness of the format this year, we don’t have that attention-grabbing parade that has become so iconic, I guess you could say, in the city.“Prostate cancer doesn’t take a rest.

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Fresh start: Clevinger back with Indians after demotion

CLEVELAND – The Indians are ready to give starter Mike Clevinger another chance — and the ball.Cleveland will recall Clevinger to pitch Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins for the time since he and teammate Zach Plesac broke team rules and Major League Baseball COVID-19 protocols and were demoted for their behavior.“It's time to start the healing process with those guys,” said interim manager Sandy Alomar Jr., who is filling in while Terry Francona attends to health issues. “In order to go places, we’re going to need these guys, and also we’re going to eventually need Tito back.”Alomar did not speak to Clevinger and Plesac, but was told both showed contrition.“I guess both of them have remorse about what happened,” he said.

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News Scan for Aug 25, 2020

Seemingly healthy people with COVID-19 can spread the disease to others as soon as 2 days after infection, an analysis of a coronavirus cluster traced to four live music clubs in Osaka, Japan, shows.The study, published today in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, e

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Hurricane Laura forces hundreds of thousands to evacuate Gulf Coast

Residents wait to board a bus as residents evacuate ahead of Hurricane Laura at the Island Community Center on August 25, 2020 in Galveston, Texas.

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Orgeron: LSU in the market for a transfer cornerback now

LSU coach Ed Orgeron is looking to add a transfer defensive back at a time when uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic could theoretically help the No. 6 Tigers land an established player from another major conference.“We’re a little short” at cornerback, Orgeron said during a video media conference Tuesday.

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Heather McDonald at first socially distanced COVID-era red premiere and Jesse Metcalfe Zooms in

Hollywood events are being totally reworked in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.Comedienne Heather McDonald, 50, strutted her stuff in front of the cameras for the first time in 2020 as she took to the red carpet at the socially distanced premiere of Hard Kill on Monday.The event, powered by Reign Total Body Fuel, was held at the Hollywood Palladium and marked a first-of-its kind drive-in debut during COVID-19. Hollywood comes back:Comedienne Heather McDonald, 50, strutted her stuff in front of the cameras for the first time in 2020 as she took to the red carpet at the socially distanced premiere of Hard Kill on Monday'First movie premiere I’ve gone to in 2020,' McDonald quipped on social media.

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RNC: Melania Trump taking Rose Garden turn to pitch her husband

First Lady Melania Trump arrive to participate in a roundtable discussion on the Safe Reopening of Americas Schools in the East Room at the White House on Tuesday, July 07, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Gett WASHINGTON (AP) - When Melania Trump addresses the Republican convention from the White House, it will be the most that many Americans have seen of their first lady since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic that has come to define her husband's administration.Out of the public view for much of the year, Mrs.

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Mike Pompeo shattering precedent, sparking fury with GOP convention speech

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a joint statement to the press with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (unseen) after meeting in Jerusalem, on August 24, 2020. (Photo by DEBBIE HILL/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a cable to all U.S.

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RESULTS 2020: Mark your calendar with these important dates ahead of the general election

ORLANDO, Fla. – The November election is just around the corner but even before then, there are some pretty important dates voters will want to make note of.Voting day for the general election, during which citizens will cast votes for the candidates they hope to see fill national, state, county or district offices, is Nov. 3.

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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent Jacob Blake family

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 15: Attorney Ben Crump departs after speaking at a press conference outside of the Diana E. Murphy U.S.

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'This is so cool!': Brockville Railway Tunnel opens for first time in 2020

BROCKVILLE -- It may only be a short season, but a popular Brockville tourist attraction is once again open to the public.

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Ancient redwoods survive wildfire at California’s oldest state park

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. - When a massive wildfire swept through California’s oldest state park last week it was feared many trees in a grove of old-growth redwoods, some of them 2,000 years old and among the tallest living things on Earth, may finally have succumbed.But an Associated Press reporter and photographer hiked the renowned Redwood Trail at Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Monday and confirmed most of the ancient redwoods had withstood the blaze.

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Report: Titans rookie Isaiah Wilson nearly jumped from balcony after getting spotted at college party

Offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson of Georgia runs a drill during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) Tennessee Titans rookie Isaiah Wilson was spotted at a party near Tennessee State University while in the midst of training camp and nearly jumped off a second-story balcony to evade police earlier this month, according to a new report.Wilson, 21, received a trespass warning from campus police over the Aug.

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Lethbridge becomes latest city to pass mandatory masking bylaw

COVID-19.Bylaw 6239 — the Temporary Mandatory Face Covering Bylaw — will take effect immediately throughout the city, after its third and final reading passed in a 6-3 vote at Monday’s city council meeting.BREAKING: Lethbridge City Council has voted in favour of a mandatory mask bylaw. Final vote is 6-3.

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Coronavirus Pandemic pace slows worldwide except for southeast Asia, eastern Mediterranean: WHO

GENEVA : The COVID-19 pandemic is still expanding, but the rise in cases and deaths has slowed globally, except for southeast Asia and the eastern Mediterranean regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.In its latest epidemiological update, issued on Monday night, it said that the Americas remains the hardest-hit region, accounting for half of newly reported cases and 62% of the 39,240 deaths worldwide in the past week.More than 23.65 million people have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally and 811,895 have died, according to a Reuters tally on Tuesday."Over 1.7 million new COVID-19 cases and 39,000 new deaths were reported to WHO for the week ending 23 August, a 4% decrease in the number of cases and (a 12%

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Covid impacted pace, channel, frequency of FMCG consumption: Nestle India CMD

Do you see an uptick in consumer sentiment and mobility?Covid-19 is not just a health challenge, but also a humanitarian call to redefine the way in which humans live, engage and work innovatively. I do believe that companies that are better placed to react to the new normal will naturally be preferred more by the consumers.Food companies need to leverage their in-depth knowledge of food habits, nutrition, quality and safety in order to innovate and renovate and adapt to this new normal.

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Man whose daughter was killed in Parkland shooting speaks in support of Trump at RNC

WASHINGTON - Andrew Pollack, whose daughter, Meadow, was killed in the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, delivered remarks in support of President Donald Trump at the 2020 Republican National Convention’s opening night on Monday.“I truly believe the safety of our kids depends on whether this man is reelected,” Pollack said in support of Trump.Ahead of his speech, Pollack made an appearance on “FOX & Friends Weekend” on Aug.

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SC Republicans Nikki Haley, Tim Scott cite racial progress in US at RNC

Tim Scott speaks on racism during 2020 RNC.To close out the first night of the Republican National Convention, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Sen.

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Trump Jr. name-calls Biden, girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle lauds president in fiery RNC speeches

WASHINGTON - Addressing the 2020 Republican National Convention Monday night, Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, ridiculed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with name-calling in a fiery speech shortly after his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, took the stage to laud his father’s leadership.“If you’re looking for hope, look to the man who did what the failed Obama/Biden administration never could do and built the greatest economy our country has ever seen,” said the president's eldest son.Claiming that if elected, Biden will undo everything the Trump administration worked to achieve, Trump Jr.

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RNC Day 1: Parade of supporters paint Trump's re-election as pivotal to avoid grim future

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Republicans predicted a national “horror movie” should President Donald Trump lose in November, flinging out dark warnings on Monday's opening night of their scaled down national convention.Trump's campaign had promised to offer an inclusive and uplifting prime-time message, hoping to broaden his appeal beyond his hard-core base by featuring the next generation of party stars including two Republicans of color, Rep.

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Archdiocesan high school athletes in Philly region will not play fall sports due to COVID-19 pandemic

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Catholic League announced the decision to suspend fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The announcement was made in a letter to school families, administrators, faculty and staff in the 17 Archdiocesan high schools. “After much careful thought, consultation, and prayer a decision has been reached that all of our high schools will opt out of participation in interscholastic competition for the fall 2020 season. We recognize that this news is disappointing to many of our students, families and coaches, particularly our seniors.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 24, 2020

Department of Health: Two More Deaths and 169 New Cases of COVID-19Two O‘ahu residents, one man and one woman, both over 80-years old, and both with underlying medical conditions are the 48th and 49th victims of COVID-19. The entire state expresses their sorrow and condolences to the family and friends of the latest people to pass from this disease.

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RNC Day 1: Speakers tout Trump's response to pandemic, paint bleak picture of future if president loses

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RNC takeaways: Trump in spotlight as convention kicks off

US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at the 2020 Council for National Policy Meeting at the Ritz Carlton in Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia on August 21, 2020. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump aggressively asserted control over the Republican National Convention on Monday, overshadowing the prime-time speakers, as he made clear he wants voters to focus on him.Here are key takeaways from the first night of the convention:RELATED: Delegates ready to renominate Trump at Republican National ConventionAN OMNIPRESENT CONVENTION PRESENCETrump.

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Duo who waved guns at protesters appears at RNC

O'Fallon, Mo. - A white St. Louis couple criminally charged for waving guns during a Black Lives Matter protest outside their home says Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would invite unchecked lawlessness into American suburbs.Mark and Patty McCloskey on Monday at the Republican National Convention reinforced the theme outlined in President Donald Trump’s campaign ads.

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Serum Institute to begin phase 2 human trial of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine today

Serum Institute of India (SII) is set to begin from today. Serum Institute of India has partnered with British-Swedish pharma company AstraZeneca for manufacturing the COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by the University of Oxford.Human clinical trial process at the Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, PuneThe study to determine the safety and immunogenicity of ''Covishield'' on healthy Indian adults will begin at Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College and Hospital in Pune from today."We have got all approvals from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).

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RNC Day 1: Republicans formally nominate Donald Trump to face Joe Biden in 2020 election

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump turned a surprise opening-day appearance at his party’s scaled-down national convention into an opportunity to question the integrity of the fall election, even as his aides promised a diverse and uplifting message once the evening program shifted back to Washington, D.C.

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EastEnders’ Tina Carter caught deadly coronavirus in lockdown, reveals actress Luisa Bradshaw-White

EASTENDERS' Tina Carter caught coronavirus in lockdown - forcing her to reevaluate her life, revealed actress Luisa Bradshaw-White. Luisa shared what her Walford alter-ego had been up to during tonight's episode of Secrets From The Square, which also featured Linda Henry who plays her onscreen sister Shirley.

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Dr. Hinshaw updates weekend COVID-19 data

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, updates the province’s COVID-19 data between Friday, Aug. 21 and Monday, Aug. 24, 2020.

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Orange County eviction relief applications open this week, here’s how to apply

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County residents facing eviction will get a chance to apply for some relief Tuesday morning through the county’s new eviction diversion program.Earlier this month, the Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a plan to use $20 million in CARES Act money to fund a new program aimed at helping those who are struggling financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic avoid eviction.The portal opens at 9 a.m.

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Organized sports in B.C. to increase as province moves to Phase 3 of Return to Sport guidlines

COVID-19 crisis. The third phase of the plan allows each provincial sport organization to use the guidelines to develop or revise its own sport-specific plans.

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Deirdre Davis Butler, Who Fought for Disability Rights, Dies at 64

New York Times (August 23)Deirdre Davis Butler, Who Fought for Disability Rights, Dies at 64A wheelchair user herself, she helped draft a landmark law and held government posts championing people with disabilities, especially those of color.

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Archdiocesan high school athletes will not play fall sports due to COVID-19 pandemic

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Catholic League announced the decision to suspend fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The announcement was made in a letter to school families, administrators, faculty and staff in the 17 Archdiocesan high schools.The decision comes days after the board of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association voted to permit fall sports to begin on Monday, Aug. 24 based on local school decisions. “After much careful thought, consultation, and prayer a decision has been reached that all of our high schools will opt out of participation in interscholastic competition for the fall 2020 season.

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Will the 2020 census numbers be good enough, and how soon will we know?

Jeffrey MervisWith the clock winding down on the 2020 census, the U.S. statistical community is mounting a last-ditch campaign to prevent what it fears will be a seriously flawed headcount.Social scientists want Congress to create an independent oversight body to monitor the final weeks of the decennial census and to give the Census Bureau more time to count every U.S.

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California wildfires burn more than 1% of Golden State, 25 times more acres than last year

A garden sculpture is burned in Boulder Creek. Aug.

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Archdiocesan high schools will not play fall sports due to COVID-19 pandemic

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Catholic League announced the decision to suspend fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The announcement was made in a letter to school families, administrators, faculty and staff in the 17 Archdiocesan high schools.The decision comes days after the board of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association voted to permit fall sports to begin on Monday, Aug. 24 based on local school decisions. “After much careful thought, consultation, and prayer a decision has been reached that all of our high schools will opt out of participation in interscholastic competition for the fall 2020 season.

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CFP selection committee set to release 1st ranking Nov. 17

The College Football Playoff unveiled a revised schedule Monday for its weekly rankings, with the first set pushed back two weeks to Nov. 17 and the final list now on tap for Dec.

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Republicans formally nominate Donald Trump; he questions election integrity

US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence give a thumbs up after speaking during the first day of the Republican National Convention on August 24, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris Carlson / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House Monday, and then Trump delivered a long and extraordinary speech in which he cast great doubt on the integrity of the election he was nominated to compete in.“The only way they can take this election away from us is if this is a rigged election,” Trump said as he made an unscheduled appearance at the party's scaled-down convention.

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News Scan for Aug 24, 2020

A research letter published late last week in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found that about 40 million US adults who work or live with school-aged children have definite or possible risk factors for severe COVID-19, carrying implications for fall school reopenings.Researchers from Harvard Medical School and City University of New York a

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Video conferencing company Zoom resolves morning outages

Facade with sign at headquarters of videoconferencing, remote work, and webinar technology company Zoom (ZM) in the Silicon Valley, San Jose, California, March 28, 2020. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Video conferencing company Zoom has resolved the issues causing widespread outages that plagues its platform Monday morning.According to Down Detector — an organization that tracks digital service disruptions — the first reports of the outage came in at 7:40 a.m.

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NY Attorney General investigating if Trump inflated assets

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House on Aug. 13, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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CDC drops 14-day self-quarantine recommendation

Many of the seats aboard an American Airlines flight from New Orleans to Charlotte, North Carolina are seen on May 15, 2020. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday dropped its recommendation for travelers to quarantine for 14 days upon returning from trips overseas or out of state during the coronavirus pandemic.The CDC updated its guidelines on its website.

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Republicans formally nominate Donald Trump to take on Biden in the fall

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House Monday, one of the first acts of a GOP convention that has been dramatically scaled down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.Trump has sought to minimize the toll of the pandemic, but its impact was evident as proceedings began in Charlotte.

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