Astronomers were alerted to the event due to a "intense flash of light" visible hundreds of millions of light years away, before a star disappeared into a black hole's event horizon.
In a poll on Yahoo Sports with 22,266 responses, people were asked why they thought the NBA's ratings had dropped off. "Player protests/politics" was the overwhelming favorite, at 61%.
ESPN is blaming the coronavirus, naturally, because it certainly can't blame its own politicized discussions during almost every major sporting event it has broadcast over the last few months.
"Now, when a business gains public attention for reports of racist conduct, such as using racist language or symbols, Yelp will place a new Business Accused of Racist Behavior Alert on their Yelp page to inform users..."