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Media faces challenges in covering coronavirus outbreak

Media faces challenges in covering coronavirus outbreak

NEW YORK — Covering the coronavirus story requires careful navigation and constant attention.
Recording Academy fires ousted CEO, citing investigations

Recording Academy fires ousted CEO, citing investigations

LOS ANGELES — The Recording Academy on Monday fired Deborah Dugan, its former president who called into question the integrity of the Grammy Awards nominations process and said she was sexually harassed by a top lawyer for the organization, which she
Authorities confirm New Hampshire's 1st case of coronavirus

Authorities confirm New Hampshire's 1st case of coronavirus

CONCORD, N.H. — A hospital employee who recently travelled to Italy is the first person in New Hampshire to test positive for the new coronavirus, state officials said Monday.
Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obama health care law

Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obama health care law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, a case that will keep health care squarely in front of voters even though a decision won't come until after the 2020 election.
Sri Lankan Parliament dissolved, elections set for April

Sri Lankan Parliament dissolved, elections set for April

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's president dissolved Parliament ahead of schedule on Monday and set new elections for April in which he aims to secure a strong majority allowing him to push for constitutional changes to increase presidential powers.
Klobuchar is ending her presidential bid, will endorse Biden

Klobuchar is ending her presidential bid, will endorse Biden

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar ended her Democratic presidential campaign on Monday and plans to endorse rival Joe Biden in an effort to unify moderate voters behind the former vice-president's White House bid.
Opera union board member alleges coverup in Domingo scandal

Opera union board member alleges coverup in Domingo scandal

SAN FRANCISCO — A senior member of the main U.S. union that represents opera performers resigned Monday, accusing the leadership of a coverup in its investigation into accusations of sexual harassment against superstar Plácido Domingo.
Long-rumoured Woody Allen memoir coming in April

Long-rumoured Woody Allen memoir coming in April

NEW YORK — A memoir by Woody Allen, rumoured for years and once thought unpublishable in the #MeToo era, is coming out next month.
Jack Welch, the GE chief who became a superstar, has died

Jack Welch, the GE chief who became a superstar, has died

BOSTON — Jack Welch, who transformed General Electric Co. into a highly profitable multinational conglomerate and parlayed his legendary business acumen into a retirement career as a corporate leadership guru, has died. He was 84.
Nik vs. the volcano: How Wallenda is prepping for new stunt

Nik vs. the volcano: How Wallenda is prepping for new stunt

NEW YORK — Intense heat, poisonous gasses, molten lava — the conditions for Nik Wallenda’s latest tightrope walk are downright hellish, and that’s just the way he wants it.
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