A player for Juventus, the Italian soccer champion, has tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus , the club announced Wednesday, a worrisome development for a sport — and a country — struggling to contain the outbreak. The player, the 25-year-old defender Daniele Rugani , is believed to be the first athlete in Italy’s top division to test positive. The team said in a statement that Rugani was “currently asymptomatic,” but that the club was following isolation procedures required by law for him and anyone who has had contact with him. Urgent communication. Player tested positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/JdwTzLOjR6 pic.twitter.com/L8pU59zkYf — JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) March 11, 2020 Rugani is not the first player in Europe to test positive for the disease — a German team, Hannover 96, confirmed earlier on Wednesday that one of its players had tested positive and was in isolation — but the implications for Juventus, and for … [Read more...]

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A different type of surge may be on the way more than a year into the pandemic – a surge of babies. Right after the shutdown, many thought there would be a baby boom but that didn’t happen then. But now, the stork appears to be making up for lost time. READ MORE: Company Says Planned Natural Gas Pipeline From Pennsylvania To New Jersey Won't Go Forward The Chestman twins, born Sept 16., are part of a baby boom happening at AtlantiCare’s labor and delivery unit. “They’ve been amazing,” mother Tomi Chestman said. Weighing 5 and 6 pounds, they’re among 10 sets of twins born at the hospital over the last three months. “I have a twin sister myself. She actually gave birth to her third baby Aug. 3,” Jon Chestman said. The twins are part of what could be a new national trend — a delayed pandemic baby boom, according to a study published in JAMA. “There’s so many people having babies that we know of. I think it’s kinda cool,” Jon Chestman said. The … [Read more...]

Gucci wants to change show business. Or, rather, the business of shows. The Italian brand has joined the chorus of brands and retailers calling for a permanent reset of the fashion system thanks to Covid-19, adding the weight of a giant global name to the movement. On Monday, Alessandro Michele, the creative director of Gucci , held a video news conference to announce that the brand will reduce the number of shows it holds each year from five to two, effectively abandoning the idea of cruise shows — the far-flung midseason extravaganzas it has held at a Roman Necropolis in Arles and the Capitoline Museum i n Rome (among other places). He also wants to do away with the distinction between men’s wear and women’s wear, and the traditional appellations of fall/winter and spring/summer. “We need new oxygen to allow this complex system to be reborn,” Mr. Michele said, speaking from his studio in Rome while pensively waving a large black fan. One way to do that, he said, is to … [Read more...]

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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — With more people returning to school and work, something else has made a pre-pandemic comeback – high gas prices. The average price of a gallon of regular, self-serve gasoline is now $4.41, the highest its hit this year. Gas prices in Los Angeles County have gone up more than a dollar since January, and have risen 1.3 cents in just the past five days. READ MORE: Woman Dies, 2 Children Hurt In E-Bike Crash On San Juan Capistrano Trail In Orange County, there hasn’t been a change in recent days, but overall, prices there have also gone up $1.15 since the start of the year. READ MORE: 'I'm Ready': Karen Bass Makes It Official -- She's Running For LA Mayor The price of gas in the Inland Empire is also up to an average of $4.34 per gallon. AAA has previously said expensive crude oil prices were driving up costs, but increased demand may be an even bigger driver. More people are returning to their workplaces, but the biggest difference may be that most … [Read more...]

5 TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to lift all coronavirus emergency measures when they expire later this week as the infections slow and the nation tries to reactivate its economy. Officials in charge of coronavirus measures got endorsement from experts at a meeting Tuesday, on the condition easing of restrictions will be gradual. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to announce a lifting of the emergency and subsequent plans later Tuesday. With the lifting, Japan will be entirely free of any emergency requirements for the first time since April. Government officials are preparing for the relaxed restrictions by instituting other plans such as vaccine passports and virus tests. The emergency and other measures in all 27 prefectures expire at the end of September. Some experts want the state of emergency in 19 areas to be eased to a quasi-emergency first to ensure infections don't quickly rebound, and the government is reportedly … [Read more...]