These are the top maybe-not headlines from the past 36-hours presented by The Conversation Project from raw engagement data from our social media to the headlines posted over the past day.
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MAN FATALLY STABBED AT PENTAGON METRO STATION IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
A man was fatally stabbed at the Pentagon Metro station in Arlington, Virginia, Monday morning, according to officials. The victim was stabbed on the station’s lower level platform at about 9 a.m., according to Metro Transit Police, which responded with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency. The man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police said “preliminary suspect information has been established and an investigation is ongoing.”
[SOURCE: nbcnews.com]
FOX SPORTS SUSPENDS PRODUCTION ON DAILY STUDIO SHOWS THROUGH MARCH 20TH, MAYBE LONGER
Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers suspended production on their late-night shows, for example, and today Fox Sports announced they’re suspending production on all of their daily FS1 programs. Obviously there aren’t many things to talk about in sports anyway, aside from further cancellations and speculating on the return of various sports. The new FS1 programming schedule they linked to features WWE SmackDown tonight (which will be produced from WWE’s Performance Center with no audience), NASCAR (still racing, but without fans), and bowling. The debate shows are a tough enough watch when there’s actually sports happening, much less in this kind of environment, but it’s still surreal to see how quickly the world can change. Other networks may obviously follow suit as well.
[SOURCE: awfulannouncing.com]
ESPN SUSPENDS PRODUCTION ON PTI AND EARLY-MORNING SPORTSCENTER
This news is not at all surprising with the way things are going right now. And even if we put aside the health/safety precautions, it’s not like there are sports being played to talk about on these shows anyway. FS1 already suspended the production on all of their studio shows on Friday. But being without live sports, PTI (and the rest of the D.C.-based programming), and the early-morning SportsCenter will make the programming even more of a challenge for ESPN during this pandemic. With that in mind, many people have suggested that ESPN moves up the release date of the The Last Dance, a 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls. And ESPN is now advertising the The Last Dance as “Coming Soon,” rather than “Coming in June” as it was previously shown in promos.
[SOURCE: msn.com]
POLICE IDENTIFY OFFICER, 3 KILLED IN SHOOTING AT SPRINGFIELD CONVENIENCE STORE
Police have identified a police officer and three others killed in a morning shooting at a Springfield convenience store late Sunday night. The shooter, Joaquin S. Roman, 31, killed himself after firing shots at several people and police inside a Kum and Go on East Chesnut near U.S. 65 around 11:45 p.m. Witnesses told police the gunman crashed his car into the convenience store, then entered the store shooting customers and an employee. Police say Officer Christopher Walsh, 32, Troy D. Rapp, 57, of Springfield, Shannon R. Perkins, 46, of Springfield and Matthew Hicks, 22, of Springfield died in the shooting. Rapp worked at the Kum and Go store. Perkins worked for WCA Waste Corporation. Springfield Police Officer Josiah Overton, 25 and a fourth victim inside the store were also injured. The victim inside the store has not been identified. Both remain hospitalized. Investigators say when officers arrived at the store, the shooter began firing at them from inside. Other responding officers arrived and made entry into the store where they found the shooter deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police say there were several other calls of shots fired linked to Roman.
[SOURCE: ky3.com]
NEVADA BROTHEL DEMANDS MASKED SEX DURING CORONAVIRUS SCARE
The coronavirus has changed the way most of us live in fundamental ways, which made us wonder what was happening with some of the most intimate contacts — sex in brothels. We contacted a half dozen of the biggest brothels in the Las Vegas area, and they’re all open for business … with an asterisk. One brothel manager said all customers must wear masks when they walk in and even during sex. It appears the women do not wear masks. Another brothel manager said an enormous bottle of hand sanitizer sits on the bar, and Clorox wipes are used frequently to wipe down doorknobs, bathroom counters and other surfaces. Every brothel we called said they sanitized their joints on a regular basis. And, one of the places told us they will send any women home even if she has a slight cold. And, then there’s the famed Mustang Ranch … they say customers have their temperature checked before entering.
[SOURCE: tmz.com]
AMAZON GLITCH STYMIES WHOLE FOODS, FRESH GROCERY DELIVERIES
Amazon.com Inc. suffered a technical glitch on Sunday affecting online grocery orders through its Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh delivery services, which have become lifelines for household essentials for people looking to avoid stores due to the coronavirus outbreak. The disruption also affected Prime Now orders, according to an internal Amazon memo reviewed by Bloomberg. Panic buying that has left store shelves empty is also straining Amazon’s delivery capacity. Around the country, Amazon staff reported long lines to enter delivery stations and delays getting items they were supposed to deliver. Amazon notified delivery drivers Sunday evening about a “technical issue that is causing a delay to Prime Now, Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Markets orders being assigned to delivery partners,” according to the company memo.
[SOURCE: finance.yahoo.com]
WRESTLEMANIA 36 MOVES TO AUDIENCE-FREE PERFORMANCE CENTER SHOW OVER CORONAVIRUS FEARS
WWE’s flagship pay-per-view, WrestleMania, will take place without an audience this year. The pro wrestling promotion announced Monday that the upcoming WrestleMania 36 will now take place at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida instead of in Tampa Bay as originally planned. The move mirrors the WWE’s approach to its weekly shows “SmackDown Live” and “Monday Night Raw,” which both began airing from the Performance Center after major sporting events were ordered to be suspended as the coronavirus pandemic continues. In addition to its three weekly TV shows — “SmackDown,” “Raw,” and “NXT” — WWE runs numerous non-televised live events throughout the year known as house shows.
[SOURCE: variety.com]
PBS STREAMING KEN BURNS’ ‘BASEBALL’ FOR FREE AMID DELAYED MLB SEASON
With Major League Baseball, like all major sports, delaying its 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, PBS is allowing fans to share in America’s pastime by making Ken Burns’ 1994 documentary series Baseball available to stream for free. The nine-part Baseball originally aired on PBS in September 1994. The documentary series — with each of the nine parts representing an inning, like a baseball game — charts the history of America’s pastime, from its genesis in the late 1800s up through 1990. Baseball is available to view now on the PBS site and its streaming apps.
[SOURCE: rollingstone.com]
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