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WHAT: Delayed by a year, students who graduated in 2020 will finally get their chance to experience the time-honored tradition of walking in their Washington University in St. Louis Commencement.

The 2020 universitywide Commencement ceremony was canceled in the midst of the pandemic. The university recognized the Class of 2020s graduation through online ceremonies and celebrations last May.

WHO: Julie L. Gerberding, MD, the first woman to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will deliver the address to the returning graduates at each of the three ceremonies.

More than 1,300 members of the Class of 2020 will be back on campus to take part in the ceremonies, and more than 160 will join virtually.

WHERE: Francis Olympic Field, at Forsyth Boulevard and Olympian Way, near Big Bend Boulevard

WHEN: Sunday, May 30. The university is holding three ceremonies beginning at 8:30 a.m. The morning and noon ceremonies will be for those who earned undergraduate degrees, divided in alphabetical order by last name. A ceremony at 3:30 p.m. is for graduate and professional schools graduates.

For a list of ceremonies and times, visit the Commencement website.

NOTE: Please call Sue Killenberg McGinn at 314-603-6008 if you plan to cover any of the ceremonies.

Per guidance from the universitys COVID Monitoring Team and thelocal health department, both of which advise wearing masks in large group situations, the university still will require masking for all guests.

MEDIA PARKING: Parking will be available on the surface parking lot directly east of the Athletic Complex. Enter from Forsyth Boulevard at Olympian Way.

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Last spring, 15 graduating students who embodied the spirit of the Class of 2020 were profiled. Visit The Source to read these postcards of appreciation to a sampling of undergraduate, graduate and professional students who contributed to the Washington University and St. Louis communities.

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A video of Brooks Koepka getting annoyed at Bryson DeChambeau during an interview has turned into a viral meme on Twitter, and even Tom Brady has joined in.

The Denver Broncos social media team decided to enter the meme conversation on Wednesday, showing their reaction to fans voicing their desire to bring in a new quarterback.

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Denver Broncos (@Broncos) May 26, 2021

Some fans werent happy with the tweet.

yea the ole boo the fans for wanting to have a good qb

Talkin Jake (@TalkinJake) May 26, 2021

We couldve drafted a franchise qb on justin fields, but no, lOCk iS OUr gUy We better trade for rodgers

Math Perez (@matheeusperez_) May 26, 2021

interesting position considering the

*checks tally marks carved into upper arm*

four losing seasons in a row

Cal (@UppercutOf) May 26, 2021

Ruining a perfectly good meme right at its apex, nice

Ryan Neumann (@neumdawg) May 26, 2021

So the Broncos annoyed at the fans who want to see a winning season? Right right right

Jen B (@Jb84107) May 26, 2021

Osweiler, Siemian, Lynch, Keenum, Flacco, Lock, Bridgewater Wonder why fans want to get a competent QB in the building, huh, @Broncos ? https://t.co/7vBhSiNLrr

Guillermo Azuara (@AzuaraGuillermo) May 27, 2021

lol says the team who tried to trade for Stafford, was in on Deshaun Watson and traded for Teddy Bridgewater. https://t.co/vqW9mYlB8f

Richie Carni (@RichieCarni) May 26, 2021

Maybe the last thing the Broncos should be doing is mocking fans that would just like to see some competent QB play on the field, but thats none of my business https://t.co/iajXZmPaW7

Adam Malnati (@AdamMalnati16) May 26, 2021

Not all fans were upset by the meme, and some fans showed support for the social media team.

The broncos fans in the comments pretending the social media team has any control over the roster is literally proving the point of the tweet https://t.co/ETN4IQOhXN

Patrick (@patrickadawson1) May 27, 2021

I think Broncos fans missed the point of this tweet, its saying the media team has no control over trades and draft picks. https://t.co/7Vx51whYVG

Tyler Gaynor (@tyler_sgaynor) May 26, 2021

W Broncos social media need more lighthearted content like this

Nick (@MileHigh_Nick) May 26, 2021

Its not the social media teams fault either. Thats the whole point of the post. Has nothing to do with yall wanting a qb lol.

Dalton Schoenberger (@djschoen24) May 26, 2021

Theyre rolling their eyes at the fact that 1) the social media team has no control over this and 2) literally any post they make gets completely inundated with those comments regardless of what the post is about

Mark Harbison (@darthharbison) May 26, 2021

Well done Broncos!!

Broncos Outsider (@BroncosOutside) May 26, 2021

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Broncos joined viral Twitter meme trend, but not every fan liked it - Broncos Wire

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today announced a confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer on a Warren County hunting preserve. Remaining deer were euthanized and all tested negative for the disease. The department has quarantined the preserve for five years. Contact tracing to determine any further exposure is in progress and may necessitate additional quarantines.

Pennsylvania has taken CWD very seriously, taking aggressive steps to contain the disease, using a scientific, fact-based approach, State Veterinarian Dr. Kevin Brightbill said. We will continue to investigate and implement rigorous controls on any business whose deer may have been exposed, and we are working with New York state regulatory partners to mitigate the threat.

CWD is a highly contagious disease that develops very slowly in the lymph nodes, spinal tissue and brains of deer and similar animals like reindeer and elk. It does not affect other livestock. To date there is no evidence that it can be spread to humans.

The PA Department of Agriculture oversees the states deer farming industry. Pennsylvanias 760 breeding farms, hunting preserves and hobby farms provide breeding does, breeder and trophy bucks, semen, embryos, antlers and urine products to Pennsylvania and states across the nation.

In 2020, the department established a CWD Core Captive Management Zone, implementing aggressive measures to control the disease in the area of the state where it is most prevalent, while allowing deer farms to stay in business.

A map of farms that have had CWD-positive deer, and locations of positive deer in the wild can be found on the agriculture departments website, along with information by county on farms under quarantine.

The new detection will also result in a new CWD Disease Management Area (DMA) being established. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is working to delineate the new DMAs boundary, which will be finalized and announced in the coming weeks.

Within DMAs, specific regulations meant to slow or stop the human-assisted spread of CWD across the landscape apply. It's illegal within DMAs to rehabilitate injured deer, possess or use cervid urine-based attractants and feed free-ranging deer. Hunters who harvest deer in DMAs may not transport those deer outside of a DMA without first removing the high-risk deer parts.

Those who live or hunt in the area that is likely to fall within the new DMAs boundaries are urged to watch for the coming announcement and visit pgc.pa.gov where the most up-to-date CWD information always can be found.

Advice for hunters, processors and taxidermists for safe handling of deer carcasses, and information about requirements for deer farms can be found at agriculture.pa.gov.

Find more information about comprehensive efforts to control CWD in Pennsylvania the 2020 report, Combatting CWD in Pennsylvania.

MEDIA CONTACT: Agriculture, Shannon Powers - shpowers@pa.gov - Game Commission, Travis Lau - trlau@pa.gov

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EDITORS NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider is hosting a two-day business and networking conference June 8-9, featuring some of the states most prominent industry leaders. Tickets are limited.

Federal lawmakers took another step Friday towards eliminating the federal prohibition against cannabis with the reintroduction of legislation that would let the states decide whether to legalize the marijuana and provide help to communities ravaged by the war on drugs.

The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or MORE Act, would remove cannabis classification as a Class 1 drug along with heroin and thus end the conflict between federal and state law.

It comes as an increasing number of states, including New Jersey, have legalized the drug for either medical or recreational use.

Last year, we saw more progress toward cannabis legalization than ever before, said Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., co-chair and founder of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus. This has been driven by unprecedented reforms at the state level. Now, Congress must deal with the problems created by the failed federal policy of prohibition.

The measure passed the House in December but never came up for a vote in the Senate, then controlled by Repiblicans.

When the MORE Act was approved by the House of Representatives in the previous session, Congress demonstrated in no uncertain terms that the days of federal marijuana prohibition are numbered, said Justin Strekal, political director of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

This year, with Democrats in control of the Senate, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have said they would introduce a comprehensive cannabis bill.

The House legislation would remove the need for separate legislation allowing banks to provide financial services to legal marijuana businesses, since cannabis no longer would be illegal under federal law, and would allow cannabis operations to receive Small Business Administration loans.

The measure also would take several steps to help individuals and communities hardest hit by the war on drugs. It would require federal courts to expunge prior marijuana convictions and allow those currently under supervision to petition the courts for resentencing.

In addition, a 5% federal tax on marijuana and marijuana products would fund services such as job training, drug treatment and literary programs, loans to small cannabis businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and programs to help those hardest hit by the war on drugs to enter the marijuana industry.

Im proud to reintroduce the MORE Act to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, remove the needless burden of marijuana convictions on so many Americans, and invest in communities that have been disproportionately harmed by the War on Drugs, said the bills chief sponsor, House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.

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An Austin-Travis County EMS ambulance moves down South Congress Avenue on Feb. 15 during the Texas freeze.

While Texas officials have confirmed that 151 deaths were related to the freeze in February, the death toll could actually be four or five times higher, according to a BuzzFeed data review.

Using mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, BuzzFeed said it compared the number of deaths from all causes that were reported in Texas during and after the storm with the number of fatalities that are normally reported during ordinary conditions. That method is known as "excess fatalities" and has been employed during other disasters, like the COVID-19 pandemic, to estimate related death tolls.

"Our analysis, reviewed by three independent experts, suggests that between 426 and 978 more people than expected died in Texas in the week ending February 20 alone," the BuzzFeed report says. "Our best estimate is that 702 people were killed by the storm that week. Even the lowest end of the range is almost three times the number officials have acknowledged. Neighboring states that were hit hard by the winter storm but did not experience the widespread power outages seen in Texas did not show a spike in deaths."

The victims included medically vulnerable people with chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and kidney problems, BuzzFeed said.

The February winter storm left thousands without power in subfreezing temperatures and caused serious damage to people's homes, leaving some apartment tenants with nowhere to go.

In Harris County alone, at least 66 people died from the storm. The county also felt the brunt of electricity and internet service outages, and the ability to obtain food or groceries, according to a report from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs.

Texas lawmakers are currently considering legislation meant to prevent further blackouts, most of which are contained in Senate Bill 3. The bill touches on everything from regulating some retail electricity plans to establishing an energy emergency alert system, but some worry it won't do enough to make sure all of the state's natural gas infrastructure is winterized or that penalties won't be high enough to get gas companies to comply.

Additional reporting by Houston Public Medias Paul DeBenedetto.

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