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The gig economy has been around for so long that it’s hard to imagine a time when we couldn’t book a ride through Uber or order lunch from DoorDash. While more exact data is hard to come by, it is estimated that between 25% and 35% of the workforce participates in the gig economy in some capacity, but their participation doesn’t come without a cost. Many workers have erratic schedules, and their income can be unpredictable and unreliable....

The ride operator, Orlando Slingshot, said in a statement on Thursday that it decided to take down the 430-foot-tall FreeFall drop tower in response to 14-year-old Tyre Sampson’s death on March 24. The teen slipped out from his restraint during the ride and fell to his death, officials said in March, adding that an investigation into his death has been opened. “We are devastated by Tyre’s death. We have listened to the wishes of Tyre’s family and the community, and have made the decision to take down the FreeFall,” said Ritchie Armstrong, Orlando Slingshot’s CEO, in the statement on Thursday....

Marques has played for great Brazilian clubs like Corinthians, but his strongest link is with Atlético-MG and he’ll enter in the books as one of the greatest Galo idols. The former striker is representing Atlético-MG in the Florida Cup and gave an exclusive interview to Goal about his expectations for the 2017 season. Are you excited about Roger as the team’s new manager? Roger has already proved himself as a great coach who makes his teams plays beautifully, so this season should be much better than the last....

On Tuesday, Florida officials reported 2,472 cases of a new coronavirus, the second-largest increase in cases over the past 30 days. Local health officials and public health experts are concerned the spike indicates reopening measures are fostering the spread of the virus, but DeSantis isn’t entertaining the idea of closing back down. DeSantis attributed the statewide increase in new cases to a rise in infections in areas where people live and work in close quarters....

Despite doctors and nurses being fully vaccinated, a growing number of medical staff continues to test positive with the COVID-19 virus. Hospital groups say there are growing concerns medical professionals will need to be isolated and off duty because of the increased positivity rate. Staffing shortages at Florida hospitals even forced the shutdown of a department at Holy Cross Health in Broward County when the hospital elected to close their maternity ward earlier in the week, placing the Labor and Delivery unit on diversion status....

Jesus Oscar Ferrer Jr., 30, is facing a felony charge after he allegedly battered a woman, with whom he shares a child, with “sweet and sour sauce packets” on Sunday evening because she “bought the wrong food from McDonald’s” to their motel room, according to a complaint affidavit. At around 6 p.m. Pasco County deputies responded to a location on Gall Boulevard in Zephyrhills after being advised by the victim that a “physical altercation” had occurred, reported WFLA....

Del Rio’s injury is expected to sideline him for two to three weeks, according to the report. After Saturday’s game in Knoxville, the Gators (3-0, 1-0 in the SEC) travel to Vanderbilt on Oct. 1 and then host LSU on Oct. 8. MORE: Week 4 AP Top 25 Austin Appleby, a graduate transfer from Purdue, will start against Tennessee. He was 2-for-4 passing for 30 yards Saturday after replacing Del Rio, who took a low hit in the third quarter that drew a personal foul penalty and sent Florida coach Jim McElwain into a rage....

The results of a private survey by Republican pollster Tony Fabrizio show DeSantis would be supported by 64 percent of respondents compared to 12 percent for Rubio and 10 percent for Scott, according to a Monday report from Politico. A similar poll conducted by Fabrizio in July showed DeSantis ahead of Rubio by only 11 percent, meaning that the governor’s lead has widened by 41 points in about 7 months....

You’re not going to play with little enthusiasm and waltz through that cake ACC schedule. You’re not going to play with little focus, and beat Notre Dame or Florida. You’re not going to play bored and eventually turn it on when you need it and escape any Saturday this fall. HAYES: Four in, four out of playoffs from Week 1 MORE: Scores | Week 1 photos | Top 25 roundup | Video...

The medical examiner’s report notes that Davis attended a 100-person church event, where people were not required to wear face masks, roughly two weeks before she died in a Miami-Dade County hospital. During the nine days that followed, she was given antibiotics, hydroxychloroquine and oxygen via her grandfather’s portable machine by her parents while at home. Her mother, Carole Brunton Davis, is a nurse. The hospital recommended intubation when Davis was admitted to its pediatric unit on June 19, but her parents declined the procedure, according to the county medical examiner....

That was 20 years ago. You do the math. The first one went to China to polish his Mandarin. The second left for college in the fall. I still have a chick in the nest, and what a chick she is, but increasingly it feels like an aerie too large for its occupants. Recently I told her we were going to be doing something we had always done as a family....

That was the real question when Floyd Mayweather Jr. unveiled his new ride on Instagram (via Washington Post), a Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita worth close to $5 million. Koenigsegg made just two Trevita cars and Mayweather now owns one of them. Hypercars are in an elite classification, a step above top-tier exotic supercars in terms of performance and price. A photo posted by Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather) on Aug 22, 2015 at 7:48pm PDT...

Bieber is trying to turn the world into “beliebers” one jab at a time.

How to Fix STATUS ACCESS VIOLATION in Chrome A few common errors include Aw, Snap! STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION that is caused due to mishandling code management or when you try to access an unspecified program without proper authorization. If you have too many extensions enabled in your browser or if you use an outdated version of it, you will face the STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION Chrome error. In most cases, the error will vanish when you restart the browser....

The main cause of this issue seems to be the Windows Store files somehow got corrupted while upgrading Windows. For a few users who have Windows Store reports that the icon is not clickable and for another user, the Windows Store app is completely missing. So without wasting any time let’s see how to actually Fix Windows Store missing in Windows 10 with the below-listed troubleshooting steps. Fix Windows Store missing in Windows 10 Make sure to create a restore point just in case something goes wrong....

Sometimes the Windows Store doesn’t open/load or work because of the date and time settings are incorrect which is totally fixable. But this doesn’t mean this is the case with all the other users, so we have listed all the possible solution for the Windows store not loading problem in Windows 10. Recommended: Before continuing, create a System Restore Point Fix Windows Store not Loading in Windows 10 Method 1: Run the troubleshooter for Windows apps 1....

The most common winload.efi errors that can appear on your PC are: The error is caused by corrupt BCD information, corrupt boot records, incorrect boot order, secure boot enabled etc. So without wasting any time, let’s see how to fix winload.efi missing or corrupt error with the help of below-listed troubleshooting guide. Fix winload.efi missing or corrupt error Method 1: Rebuild the BCD Insert the Windows 10 bootable installation DVD or USB and restart your PC....

The following are the fixtures of the 2015 World Cup released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) here Tuesday. England, Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Qualifier 2 and Qualifier 3 are in Group A. India, Pakistan, South Africa, the West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and Qualifier 4 are in Group B. A total of 49 matches will be played in the 44-day tournament across 14 venues in the two countries....

Team News FK Rostov Jano Ananidze and Artem Dzyuba will not feature during the game because they are on loan at Rostov from Spartak Moscow. Bastos is expected to continue at centre-back, leaving Siyanda Xulu sitting on the bench once more. Spartak Moscow Juan Insaurralde and Kirill Kombarov could be drafted into the defence as replacements for Dmitriy Kombarov and Sergey Parshivlyuk. Lucas Barrios could make a second consecutive start, with Yura Movsisyan expected to miss the game through injury....

The Baltimore Ravens quarterback doesn’t quite see it that way. Sure, he feels great. Yet he believes the credit for his team’s hot start should go to the 10 guys on the field with him every play. They’re the ones doing the hard work. Flinging the ball all over the place as he did in a 26-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night is the easy part....