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Orange County-2nd-worst COVID19 outbreak-California

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Orange County now has the second-most coronavirus infections in California, as the region and state continue to grapple with sharp spikes in the number of confirmed cases. The cumulative COVID-19 case count in Orange Count was 29,986 Tuesday, just ahead of Riverside County’s 29,983. Only Los Angeles County is higher, with nearly 160,000 cases. Over the last 14 days, Orange County has reported 12,104 additional COVID-19 cases, a figure that trails only that of Los Angeles, according to The Times’ coronavirus tracker. During that same time, Riverside County has confirmed 9,428; San Bernardino County, 8,754; …READ MORE

Six Flags a preview of entertainment parks opening

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Six Flags Entertainment Corp. became the first major U.S. theme park company to release a set of safety protocols for the reopening of all its U.S. parks, saying it will limit the number of people allowed in, check guests’ temperatures and require everyone to wear masks and spread out in lines and on rides. The new protocols offer a preview of how theme park fans are likely to experience U.S. parks in the COVID-19 era. “It’s a new wave,” said Dennis Speigel, president of the consulting firm International Theme Park Services. “That is the way …READ MORE

Competition and Sports in American Society

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Competition and Sports in American Society plays a key part in American Culture. The COVID-19 pandemic exposes this, as sports took a hiatus since Mid-March; when the NBA shut down, and then other sports proceeded to shut down activity until they could get a handle on this unfortunate outbreak. Sports was just starting to heat up with the NBA, NFL hockey runs for the playoffs were just getting started. Teams were about to jockey for position in their prospective sports. The NFL had to zoom the draft; the MLB had to postpone preseason and the …READ MORE

The Life We Know-Anxiety in getting the ball rolling again!

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The Life We Know – You go to a ball game and you are sitting about a few inches away from the seat next to you on either side. The seat behind you is only about a foot or more away, as well as the seat in front of you. You get up to get something to eat or drink, and depending where you sitting at; you will have to go by several folks at a close proximity. Then you get to the vendor where you want to purchase something to eat or drink and …READ MORE

Kobe Bryant memorial on Monday? Here’s how to watch

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Monday’s memorial service for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who were killed along with seven others in a helicopter crash last month, will be steeped in symbolism. The jersey numbers of the basketball legend and his budding prodigy — 24 and 2, respectively — are intrinsically rooted in the details. Everything from the date of the event — Feb. 24 (02/24/20) — to the ticket prices — $24.02, two for $224 or $224 each — relates to those special numbers. Twenty thousand mourners will fill downtown Los Angeles’ Staples Center — “the house that …READ MORE

Joshua gets Revenge on Ruiz Jr.

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Joshua gets Revenge on Ruiz Jr. in the Saudi’s on Saturday Night. When you compare this to the last fight, you see a much improved  Joshua, who stayed away from Ruiz. The last fight he just seemed to offer up his chin at will to Ruiz, thus Ruiz wins the title. Now Ruiz was already packing the pounds, but in this fight he packed even more pounds, as he packed on another 15lbs to his weight now at 284lbs. Amazingly you reflect back on that last fight, and you have to say that Joshua was …READ MORE