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26/05/2020

Illinois is passing an emergency rule making it a Class A misdemeanor for firms including bars, restaurants, barbershops and gyms to reopen after several businesses defied the state's lockdown measures, the New York Times reports. Zoom in: Under the new rule, business openers could face up to one year in jail and a maximum $2,500 fine, with other enforcement tools to be enacted, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office told the NYT Sunday. By the numbers: More than 89,500 people have died from the virus and over 1.4 million have tested positive in the U.S. More than 272,200 Americans have recovered and over 11.4 million tests have been conducted. In two months alone, more than 36 million people have filed jobless claims. Goldman Sachs estimates the unemployment rate will hit 25%, matching the peak

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From throwing a surprise in the batting order to smashing sixes after sixes, CSK have done it all | ESPNcricinfo.com

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26/05/2020

If you're a Chennai Super Kings supporter, you'll remember MS Dhoni's sensational 29-ball 54 not out against Kings XI Punjab in Dharamsala in 2010 and that rare, pumped-up celebration where he jabbed himself in the jaw like a boxer. That was probably the moment when Dhoni became Chennai's thala. Here are five less-known contests that only hardcore Super Kings fans will recall. Spin barrage at Kingsmead v Kings XI Punjab, 2009Kingsmead isn't Chepauk, but Super Kings' spinners rallied to make their team's 116 for 9 in this game the lowest total successfully defended in the history of the IPL. Kings XI's line-up was packed with left-handers, so Super Kings looked to counter them by yanking rookie R Ashwin off the bench and uniting him with the vastly experienced Muttiah Muralitharan and part...

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26/05/2020

Premier League players have joined forces to create an initiative which aims to raise funds for NHS charities during the coronavirus pandemic and distribute them where they are needed most. Top-flight stars came under fire after some clubs placed non-playing staff on the Governments furlough scheme, with health secretary Matt Hancock last week calling for Premier League players to take a pay cut. Premier League clubs proposed wage deductions or deferrals of around 30 per cent to mitigate the financial impact of the crisis but talks over the weekend with the Professional Footballers Association did not reach a resolution. #PlayersTogetherpic.twitter.com/BrVaFcmulI Harry Kane (@HKane) April 8, 2020 But England captain Harry Kane was among a number of professionals to tweet out a stateme...

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26/05/2020

PA understands the club have taken up that option, extending the defenders contract until the end of the 2020/21 season. Fosu-Mensah has made 21 appearances for United in all competitions, but the last of those came in May 2017. The Holland international had season-long loan spells at Crystal Palace and Fulham, with a knee injury preventing playing for Uniteds first-team before the coronavirus saw the 2019/20 season suspended.

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Zoom has been a popular choice for video chatting during the coronavirus outbreak, but it has privacy flaws. Here are 9 alternatives.

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26/05/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a slew of requests and orders to stay home and work remotely as much as possible, in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. All that isolation means many are using video conferencing software like Zoom to get work done and talk to friends or family. But Zoom has found itself in hot water after its privacy practices have been called into question. While the company promises it’s working to address those issues, you don’t have to sit there and take it — you can switch apps. There are plenty of video chat services to switch to, each with their own advantages and disadvantages making them better suited to different uses, whether it’s to talk to grandma, play games with friends, or connect with colleagues. Here’s a look at some of the best...

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Lawyers say they’ve seen a flood of illegal evictions since the financial crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19.

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26/05/2020

Millions of people in America are under shelter-in-place orders requiring them to stay home whenever possible, but a growing number don’t have that luxury. Their landlords are kicking them out for not paying the rent, despite moratoriums on evictions in more than 30 states and dozens of cities. Robert Stephenson’s lawyer says an illegal eviction put the 49-year-old diabetic veteran on the street. Stephenson had been living in a New Orleans guesthouse for four months with his girlfriend, Jade Gribanov, who is known locally as Jade the Tarot Reader from Jackson Square, when COVID-19 hit. Jade’s income disappeared as tourism stopped, and Stephenson was still in the process of applying for disability benefits. When the couple’s savings ran out, the guesthouse told them to leave. They were wor...

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Many people have fallen back to old interests and habits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s why it’s making you act like a teenager.

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26/05/2020

Since she graduated high school, Kayla Stetzel, a 26-year-old law student living in Chicago, hadn’t spent any significant time in her father’s house in Indiana. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Not wanting to spend months alone in her small city apartment, Stetzel decided to move back in with her father—and inadvertently found herself reliving her adolescence. Her electric guitar and The O.C. DVDs came out of storage. She adopted sleep and eating habits even a teenager would find indulgent. And she found herself studying for law-school exams in the exact same place she did her grade-school homework. “I’m stressed out about school and playing very angry rock and roll music in my basement,” she says. “It’s very surreal.” Stetzel isn’t the only person having a teenage rebirth. Waves of 20- ...

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Votre pire ennemi n’est pas une horde de zombies pixellisée. C’est le mal de dos.

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26/05/2020

Vous venez doptimiser votre configuration PC avec une nouvelle carte graphique, un nouveau moniteur, un clavier et une souris gaming tous neufs. Vous avez même ajouté quelques jeux vidéo AAA récents dans votre bibliothèque Steam ou Epic Games. Sauf que, sans une colonne vertébrale en bon état, vos performances risquent bien de rester à plat. En position assise prolongée, vos abdominaux et les muscles de votre dos se relâchent. En jouant plusieurs heures devant votre PC, et ce plusieurs fois par semaine, votre corps enregistre cette mauvaise position. En résultent sur le long terme des malformations comme la cyphose, la scoliose et la lordose. Mais aussi des complications très douloureuses comme la hernie discale. Pour éviter de souffrir inutilement, pensez à faire des pauses entre chaque...

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Habibul Bashar, Mohammad Ashraful, Tareq Aziz and Tatenda Taibu recall Bangladesh’s first win since becoming a Test nation – in an ODI in Harare in 2004

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26/05/2020

Mushfiqur Rahman and his team-mates celebrate Tatenda Taibu's wicket. In the space of nine overs, Zimbabwe lost four wickets for 19 runs © AFP/Getty Images From June 1999 to February 2004, Bangladesh had racked up some unwanted records - most consecutive defeats in international cricket, which included most consecutive Test defeats, the longest winless streak in that format, and the most consecutive ODI defeats. Now under a new captain, Bangladesh were hoping for better days. Habibul Bashar, Bangladesh captain: The Zimbabwe team was far ahead of us in those days, that too in their conditions. We had already lost the Test series. I made a pair in my first Test as captain. While we waited for the rain to stop in Bulawayo [where the first two ODIs had to be abandoned], coach Dav Whatmore w...

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This week, we relive the glorious one-day triumphs of Lancashire in the 1990s | ESPNcricinfo.com

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26/05/2020

With still no live cricket in sight, we're digging deep into YouTube to keep ourselves entertained. This week, a trip down memory lane with one of the most dominant one-day sides ever - Lancashire in the 1990s. Wasim Akram too quickWasim Akram forged one of the great overseas careers with Lancashire. In the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup final at Lord's, he produced a blistering new-ball spell that put the county on course for a comfortable victory against Worcestershire. Akram had already played his part with the bat as he clubbed 28 off 21 balls in a strong performance from Lancashire's lower order (that was a feature of their side, as you will see). Akram was usually held back from the new ball - Lancashire's one-day bowling options were tremendously deep - and on this day he came on as...