One dead, multiple injured shot near skate park in California

19:16, March 05, 2020

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  Florida theme parks keep eye on virus as spring break nears

  In this Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, attendees try out a roller coaster where the cars spin and turn on display at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions convention in Orlando, Fla. (Photo: AP)As Florida’s busy spring break season kicked off this month, US Vice President Mike Pence addressed something that’s been on the mind of tens of thousands of families preparing to travel to theme parks: Is it safe?Over the weekend, Pence stressed it is safe for healthy Americans to travel, noting “one of our favorite places to go when my children were young and even before my children came was in Orlando.”“Whether it be Disney World, whether it be other destination, whether it be cruise ships … those most at risk are seniors with serious or chronic underlying health conditions.”“Otherwise Americans can confidently travel in this country,” Pence said at a meeting with cruise industry officials in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday.Still, asCOVID-19 concernsmultiply, the issue weighs heavily in the tourism industry.“There is definitely concern. Particularly how and when it could manifest itself in the U.S.,” said Dennis Speigel, president of International Theme Park Services Inc., an independent industry consultant.He’s been watching the spread of the coronavirus for weeks, as theme parks in Asia have closed. He estimated the temporary closure of Disney parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong will cost the company anywhere from $175 million to $300 million dollars.Coronavirus concerns have impacted the state’s cruise industry and convention business, but the theme parks have been spared so far, although that could change at any moment.Orlando is the nation’s most visited tourist destination, bringing vast numbers of people from around the globe to its major theme parks, which also include Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando. The city attracted 75 million visitors in 2018.As of Sunday, the city was at least 65 miles (105 kilometers) from the nearest person...

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  Stay-at-home fitness booms among Chinese amid epidemic

  Early in the morning, an online family sports meet was being held in a WeChat group, in which a video showcased a roller-skating girl skated between five empty bottles nimbly without knocking them over.Lu Kaiwen, a staff of the Yunnan Open University in southwest China, set up the WeChat group to in

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  Highlights of ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships

  Carolina Portesi Peroni /Michael Chrastecky of Italy perform during the ice dance free dance at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, March 7, 2020. (Photo by Sergei Stepanov/Xinhua) .Alysa Liu of the United States performs during the ladies' free skating at the ISU