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Appeals court OKs June 23 NY Democratic presidential primary

Appeals court OKs June 23 NY Democratic presidential primary

New York’s Democratic Party leadership gave up trying to cancel the state’s June 23 presidential primary Tuesday after an appeals court rejected arguments that holding it during the coronavirus pandemic would endanger public safety. Douglas A.
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Annie Glenn, widow of U.S. Sen. John Glenn, dies at 100

Annie Glenn, widow of U.S. Sen. John Glenn, dies at 100

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Annie Glenn, the widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday at age 100. Glenn died of COVID-19 complications at a nursing home near St.
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Song critical of Polish leader disappears from hit chart

Song critical of Polish leader disappears from hit chart

WARSAW, Poland — A song took aim at an alleged abuse of power by Poland's ruling party leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski. It rose to the top of the chart of a public radio station. Then it disappeared. The public broadcaster is now accused of censorship.
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Sony to buy full control of financial unit to weather crisis

Sony to buy full control of financial unit to weather crisis

TOKYO — Sony Corp. plans to make its financial services unit a wholly owned subsidiary to ensure stability as it rides out the hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Film shows nightmare of an emergency room in Italy

Film shows nightmare of an emergency room in Italy

NEW YORK — Filmmaker Sasha Joelle Achilli has made documentaries on the Ebola virus and now the coronavirus. Ask which virus scares her more, and the answer is easy.
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Marc Maron mourns partner Lynn Shelton in emotional podcast

Marc Maron mourns partner Lynn Shelton in emotional podcast

LOS ANGELES — Marc Maron’s voice quivered from the first words he uttered. Just days after the sudden death of his partner Lynn Shelton, Maron spoke candidly Monday to his vast podcast audience about his grief.
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Wendy Williams pauses talk show because of health condition

Wendy Williams pauses talk show because of health condition

LOS ANGELES — Wendy Williams is taking a break from her daytime talk show to receive treatment for a previously announced health condition.
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WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe

WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe

GENEVA — The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus, which has been clouded by finger-pointing between the U.S.
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Trump says he's taking malaria drug to protect against virus

Trump says he's taking malaria drug to protect against virus

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to po
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Sheriff: Boy dead after police chase partly taped by TV crew

Sheriff: Boy dead after police chase partly taped by TV crew

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A man led Alabama officers and a reality television crew on a weekend chase that ended when he crashed his vehicle into a tanker truck, killing the man's 15-year-old son, authorities said.
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